Analysis

  • max time kernel
    151s
  • max time network
    138s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-en-20220112
  • submitted
    26-01-2022 22:32

General

  • Target

    4e02e727f1caeed64b2765770829c9395c6da81aac975c702d8fd78aebb8f270.exe

  • Size

    356KB

  • MD5

    5b72fe4706365d32e5b0c812f88e413c

  • SHA1

    1feb15e94bfd6e83a05dca687c396327b555c22c

  • SHA256

    4e02e727f1caeed64b2765770829c9395c6da81aac975c702d8fd78aebb8f270

  • SHA512

    7fd8f16cfe0862a3e0ee2dd60fd7f2c668a259fe27ebbf889b2f329adce81a390b4a045b1c23bc66a9b2b192f07f176fcd26b76f00f2c35bb823f0fd1a313f9b

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

smokeloader

Version

2020

C2

http://host-data-coin-11.com/

http://file-coin-host-12.com/

rc4.i32
rc4.i32

Signatures

  • SmokeLoader

    Modular backdoor trojan in use since 2014.

  • Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 3 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 41 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4e02e727f1caeed64b2765770829c9395c6da81aac975c702d8fd78aebb8f270.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4e02e727f1caeed64b2765770829c9395c6da81aac975c702d8fd78aebb8f270.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:624
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4e02e727f1caeed64b2765770829c9395c6da81aac975c702d8fd78aebb8f270.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4e02e727f1caeed64b2765770829c9395c6da81aac975c702d8fd78aebb8f270.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
      PID:1340
  • C:\Windows\System32\WaaSMedicAgent.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\WaaSMedicAgent.exe 483e5287e50d5c07a435fdab4a35ec78 Pjx81x9EX0yx/8/CJ1J92A.0.1.0.0.0
    1⤵
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    PID:2572

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1060

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1
T1112

Discovery

Query Registry

1
T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

1
T1120

System Information Discovery

1
T1082

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Downloads

  • memory/624-130-0x00000000005D0000-0x00000000005FB000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    172KB

  • memory/624-132-0x0000000000550000-0x0000000000559000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    36KB

  • memory/1340-131-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    36KB

  • memory/1340-133-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    36KB

  • memory/2520-134-0x00000000007F0000-0x0000000000806000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    88KB