Analysis

  • max time kernel
    77s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-en-20220112
  • submitted
    26/02/2022, 07:20

General

  • Target
    9b8107f42878501861702cac98baea7034b91231b362ce08741479aaf7c6cf4d.exe
  • Size 341KB
  • Sample220226-h5597sbbem
  • SHA256 9b8107f42878501861702cac98baea7034b91231b362ce08741479aaf7c6cf4d
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • netwire

C2
  • 185.244.29.161:1591

Attributes
  • activex_autorun

    false

  • activex_key

  • copy_executable

    true

  • delete_original

    false

  • host_id

    HostId-%Rand%

  • install_path

    %AppData%\Install\Host.exe

  • keylogger_dir

    %AppData%\Logs\

  • lock_executable

    false

  • mutex

    NeiqFfto

  • offline_keylogger

    true

  • password

    Password

  • registry_autorun

    false

  • startup_name

  • use_mutex

    true

Signatures

  • NetWire RAT payload 1 IoCs
  • Netwire

    Netwire is a RAT with main functionalities focused password stealing and keylogging, but also includes remote control capabilities as well.

  • Suspicious use of NtCreateProcessExOtherParentProcess 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9b8107f42878501861702cac98baea7034b91231b362ce08741479aaf7c6cf4d.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9b8107f42878501861702cac98baea7034b91231b362ce08741479aaf7c6cf4d.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2768
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svhost.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svhost.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:424
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 424 -s 344
        3⤵
        • Program crash
        • Checks processor information in registry
        • Enumerates system info in registry
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3056
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c copy "C:/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/Temp/9b8107f42878501861702cac98baea7034b91231b362ce08741479aaf7c6cf4d.exe" "%temp%\FolderN\name.exe" /Y
      2⤵
        PID:2568
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows" /v Load /t REG_SZ /d "%temp%\FolderN\name.exe.lnk" /f
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1812
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
          reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows" /v Load /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FolderN\name.exe.lnk" /f
          3⤵
            PID:4060
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c echo [zoneTransfer]ZoneID = 2 > %temp%\FolderN\name.exe:Zone.Identifier
          2⤵
          • NTFS ADS
          PID:1028
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FolderN\name.exe.bat
          2⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1256
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
            timeout /t 300
            3⤵
            • Delays execution with timeout.exe
            PID:2280
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 472 -p 424 -ip 424
        1⤵
        • Suspicious use of NtCreateProcessExOtherParentProcess
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3964

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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            memory/424-134-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000430000-memory.dmp

            memory/424-136-0x0000000004B10000-0x0000000004B40000-memory.dmp

            memory/2768-130-0x00000000748CE000-0x00000000748CF000-memory.dmp

            memory/2768-131-0x0000000000960000-0x00000000009BC000-memory.dmp

            memory/2768-132-0x00000000053C0000-0x000000000545C000-memory.dmp

            memory/2768-133-0x00000000054B0000-0x00000000054B1000-memory.dmp