matiex | 4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e

General

Target

4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe
Size

736KB
MD5

a4ed08dd58d17c8c8b5ab9c98fb65829
SHA1

5ce970bf1623baee0c6025a7c6316bc4a2532e8a
SHA256

4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e
SHA512

3a4940bf14d1c091d2d6c3c0a9e2ee07c9835142bcdd192731880dfe7ca68a31deabc94ef0ef1edcdf8dc4af26822dd928de56be8fe9c36a3c17978f787d8733

Score

10^/10

matiex collection keylogger spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

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

Matiex Main Payload 2 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/592-59-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp	family_matiex
behavioral1/memory/592-61-0x0000000000490000-0x0000000000506000-memory.dmp	family_matiex

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:

4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3846991908-3261386348-1409841751-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3846991908-3261386348-1409841751-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3846991908-3261386348-1409841751-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.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

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

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

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

Processes:

4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1776 set thread context of 592	1776	4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe	4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe

Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
persistence

Scheduled Task
T1053

Processes:

schtasks.exe

pid process

688 schtasks.exe
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

Processes:

4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe

pid process

592 4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 IoCs

Processes:

4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe

pid process

1776 4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

Processes:

4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe

description pid process

Token: SeDebugPrivilege 592 4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe

pid	process
688	schtasks.exe

pid	process
592	4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe

pid	process
1776	4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	592	4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs

Processes:

4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.execmd.exe4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1776 wrote to memory of 628	1776	4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1776 wrote to memory of 628	1776	4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1776 wrote to memory of 628	1776	4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1776 wrote to memory of 628	1776	4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1776 wrote to memory of 592	1776	4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe	4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe
PID 1776 wrote to memory of 592	1776	4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe	4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe
PID 1776 wrote to memory of 592	1776	4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe	4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe
PID 1776 wrote to memory of 592	1776	4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe	4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe
PID 1776 wrote to memory of 592	1776	4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe	4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe
PID 628 wrote to memory of 688	628	cmd.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 628 wrote to memory of 688	628	cmd.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 628 wrote to memory of 688	628	cmd.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 628 wrote to memory of 688	628	cmd.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 592 wrote to memory of 1952	592	4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe	netsh.exe
PID 592 wrote to memory of 1952	592	4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe	netsh.exe
PID 592 wrote to memory of 1952	592	4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe	netsh.exe
PID 592 wrote to memory of 1952	592	4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe	netsh.exe

outlook_office_path 1 IoCs

Processes:

4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3846991908-3261386348-1409841751-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe

outlook_win_path 1 IoCs

Processes:

4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3846991908-3261386348-1409841751-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1776

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
cmd /c schtasks /Create /TN name /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fa333dcdb58d4817afcda6567a97302c.xml"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:628

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
schtasks /Create /TN name /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fa333dcdb58d4817afcda6567a97302c.xml"
3⤵
- Creates scheduled task(s)
PID:688

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4eadab98bb726919ff7748c567a9635981a538e92b83d273b7c5ac02c0b7e40e.exe"
2⤵
- Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- outlook_office_path
- outlook_win_path
PID:592

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
"netsh" wlan show profile
3⤵
PID:1952

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Initial Access

Execution

Scheduled Task

1

T1053

Persistence

Scheduled Task

1

T1053

Privilege Escalation

Scheduled Task

1

T1053

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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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fa333dcdb58d4817afcda6567a97302c.xml
MD5
8cf58047e7724b4448c58879852c31ff

SHA1
ef96ec55fef577ff2b63aa4e04fad5e21c7e8db4

SHA256
533fa10b236e674ce4fb0002956e88939b1b7a3f72ba3c04c33dcf27171e492f

SHA512
9745b463cf257059ee3b6dda45cc3c6e620341bd5daa92af5bde553ccc2dd88ca56d81ceea27de65128fe650b1c442e9772bc01a7fe3afc690ffc5ac5e8d436b

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memory/592-58-0x0000000074B8E000-0x0000000074B8F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/592-59-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp

Filesize
528KB

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memory/592-60-0x0000000004A01000-0x0000000004A02000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/592-61-0x0000000000490000-0x0000000000506000-memory.dmp

Filesize
472KB

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memory/592-63-0x0000000004A03000-0x0000000004A04000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/592-62-0x0000000004A02000-0x0000000004A03000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/592-64-0x0000000004A04000-0x0000000004A05000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1776-54-0x0000000076C61000-0x0000000076C63000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/1776-56-0x0000000000AB4000-0x0000000000AB9000-memory.dmp

Filesize
20KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

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