matiex | eca3cc09792ccba9c1dfa361cbaac62a0a33b94510b730e81c32b6c0ea3eddeb

General

Target

QUOTATION.exe
Size

562KB
MD5

21fd27bf9ec8cae0d958388319af9556
SHA1

f56d951b083b72300316ea71925868959ebbefb6
SHA256

df9211c8d0cf3b06189f2b29e7704219c3ed996dd21e97ca47f63f8c1f8537da
SHA512

f76da8389181d8bace01cabc1ed9f37b712e52e52eccaddf679d90dec708f19144d84e0eca1e7cbc708286c3db1a69d24fee0302ed498fcb03ab16c49940bd7c

Score

10^/10

matiex collection keylogger spyware stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Credentials

Protocol: smtp
Host:
smtp.privateemail.com
Port:
587
Username:
[email protected]
Password:
MARYolanmauluogwo@ever

Extracted

Family

matiex

Credentials

Protocol: smtp
Host:
smtp.privateemail.com
Port:
587
Username:
[email protected]
Password:
MARYolanmauluogwo@ever

Signatures

Matiex
Matiex is a keylogger and infostealer first seen in July 2020.
stealer keylogger matiex

Matiex Main Payload 6 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral7/memory/812-64-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000476000-memory.dmp	family_matiex
behavioral7/memory/812-66-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000476000-memory.dmp	family_matiex
behavioral7/memory/812-65-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000476000-memory.dmp	family_matiex
behavioral7/memory/812-67-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000476000-memory.dmp	family_matiex
behavioral7/memory/1664-70-0x0000000002430000-0x000000000307A000-memory.dmp	family_matiex
behavioral7/memory/1664-72-0x0000000002430000-0x000000000307A000-memory.dmp	family_matiex

Drops startup file 2 IoCs

Processes:

Powershell.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\I$s#$lT3ssl.exe	Powershell.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\I$s#$lT3ssl.exe	Powershell.exe

Reads data files stored by FTP clients 2 TTPs
Tries to access configuration files associated with programs like FileZilla.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials in Files
T1081
Reads user/profile data of local email clients 2 TTPs
Email clients store some user data on disk where infostealers will often target it.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials in Files
T1081
Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials in Files
T1081

Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

collection

Email Collection

T1114

Processes:

QUOTATION.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2329389628-4064185017-3901522362-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	QUOTATION.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2329389628-4064185017-3901522362-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	QUOTATION.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2329389628-4064185017-3901522362-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	QUOTATION.exe

Looks up external IP address via web service 3 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

Processes:

flow ioc

4 checkip.dyndns.org
8 freegeoip.app
9 freegeoip.app
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

Processes:

QUOTATION.exe

description pid process target process

PID 1984 set thread context of 812 1984 QUOTATION.exe QUOTATION.exe
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

QUOTATION.exePowershell.exeQUOTATION.exe

pid process

1984 QUOTATION.exe
1664 Powershell.exe
812 QUOTATION.exe
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

Processes:

QUOTATION.exePowershell.exeQUOTATION.exe

description pid process

Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1984 QUOTATION.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1664 Powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege 812 QUOTATION.exe
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

Processes:

QUOTATION.exe

pid process

812 QUOTATION.exe

flow	ioc
4	checkip.dyndns.org
8	freegeoip.app
9	freegeoip.app

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1984 set thread context of 812	1984	QUOTATION.exe	QUOTATION.exe

pid	process
1984	QUOTATION.exe
1664	Powershell.exe
812	QUOTATION.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1984	QUOTATION.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1664	Powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	812	QUOTATION.exe

pid	process
812	QUOTATION.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

Processes:

QUOTATION.exeQUOTATION.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1984 wrote to memory of 1664	1984	QUOTATION.exe	Powershell.exe
PID 1984 wrote to memory of 1664	1984	QUOTATION.exe	Powershell.exe
PID 1984 wrote to memory of 1664	1984	QUOTATION.exe	Powershell.exe
PID 1984 wrote to memory of 1664	1984	QUOTATION.exe	Powershell.exe
PID 1984 wrote to memory of 776	1984	QUOTATION.exe	QUOTATION.exe
PID 1984 wrote to memory of 776	1984	QUOTATION.exe	QUOTATION.exe
PID 1984 wrote to memory of 776	1984	QUOTATION.exe	QUOTATION.exe
PID 1984 wrote to memory of 776	1984	QUOTATION.exe	QUOTATION.exe
PID 1984 wrote to memory of 812	1984	QUOTATION.exe	QUOTATION.exe
PID 1984 wrote to memory of 812	1984	QUOTATION.exe	QUOTATION.exe
PID 1984 wrote to memory of 812	1984	QUOTATION.exe	QUOTATION.exe
PID 1984 wrote to memory of 812	1984	QUOTATION.exe	QUOTATION.exe
PID 1984 wrote to memory of 812	1984	QUOTATION.exe	QUOTATION.exe
PID 1984 wrote to memory of 812	1984	QUOTATION.exe	QUOTATION.exe
PID 1984 wrote to memory of 812	1984	QUOTATION.exe	QUOTATION.exe
PID 1984 wrote to memory of 812	1984	QUOTATION.exe	QUOTATION.exe
PID 1984 wrote to memory of 812	1984	QUOTATION.exe	QUOTATION.exe
PID 812 wrote to memory of 1220	812	QUOTATION.exe	netsh.exe
PID 812 wrote to memory of 1220	812	QUOTATION.exe	netsh.exe
PID 812 wrote to memory of 1220	812	QUOTATION.exe	netsh.exe
PID 812 wrote to memory of 1220	812	QUOTATION.exe	netsh.exe

outlook_office_path 1 IoCs

Processes:

QUOTATION.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2329389628-4064185017-3901522362-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	QUOTATION.exe

outlook_win_path 1 IoCs

Processes:

QUOTATION.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2329389628-4064185017-3901522362-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	QUOTATION.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\QUOTATION.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\QUOTATION.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1984

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Powershell.exe
"Powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -command Copy-Item 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\QUOTATION.exe' 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\I$s#$lT3ssl.exe'
2⤵
- Drops startup file
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1664

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\QUOTATION.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\QUOTATION.exe"
2⤵
PID:776

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\QUOTATION.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\QUOTATION.exe"
2⤵
- Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- outlook_office_path
- outlook_win_path
PID:812

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
"netsh" wlan show profile
3⤵
PID:1220

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Credentials in Files

3

T1081

Discovery

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

3

T1005

Email Collection

1

T1114

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

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memory/812-66-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000476000-memory.dmp

Filesize
472KB

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memory/812-76-0x0000000002155000-0x0000000002166000-memory.dmp

Filesize
68KB

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memory/812-73-0x0000000002150000-0x0000000002151000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/812-68-0x0000000074020000-0x000000007470E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/812-67-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000476000-memory.dmp

Filesize
472KB

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memory/812-65-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000476000-memory.dmp

Filesize
472KB

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memory/812-62-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000476000-memory.dmp

Filesize
472KB

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memory/812-63-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000476000-memory.dmp

Filesize
472KB

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memory/812-64-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000476000-memory.dmp

Filesize
472KB

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memory/1664-71-0x000000006F940000-0x000000006FEEB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1664-69-0x000000006F940000-0x000000006FEEB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1664-70-0x0000000002430000-0x000000000307A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
12.3MB

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memory/1664-72-0x0000000002430000-0x000000000307A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
12.3MB

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memory/1984-61-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001D6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
88KB

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memory/1984-59-0x00000000006B0000-0x0000000000738000-memory.dmp

Filesize
544KB

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memory/1984-58-0x0000000002420000-0x0000000002421000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1984-55-0x0000000074020000-0x000000007470E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/1984-57-0x0000000074B21000-0x0000000074B23000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/1984-75-0x0000000002425000-0x0000000002436000-memory.dmp

Filesize
68KB

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memory/1984-56-0x0000000000310000-0x00000000003A2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
584KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

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