Analysis
- max time kernel
166s - max time network
169s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20220310-en - submitted
15/03/2022, 12:08
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe
Resource
win7-20220310-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20220310-en
General
- Target Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe
- Size 776KB
- Sample220315-pawkvachdk
- SHA256 de9f6c2d1c5290b7b9fb54e959dae7156cfd7005b1eb0299ea93e56e7883ca4b
- MD5 693c67ec2c061754dfccdea800ba29fd
- SHA1 55cd546626f2e334a0ce2cde158ae5ddffb12836
- SHA512 2156ba214bfc28a69a1522f675678a3d523880dd4a05888fdbee2bf5e9db99dee6c4dc0f0a9c147d3cd14c0cc0ca365159f2b033a444a9ec94a76333404ba3ae
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
Malware Config
Extracted
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snakekeylogger
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Protocol
smtp
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Host
mail.celkonsan.com
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Port
587
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Username
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Password
QtYphndw+8
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Email to
Signatures
- Snake Keylogger
Keylogger and Infostealer first seen in November 2020.
- Snake Keylogger Payload 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4012-147-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000426000-memory.dmp family_snakekeylogger - Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2403053463-4052593947-3703345493-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe - Reads data files stored by FTP clients 2 TTPs
Tries to access configuration files associated with programs like FileZilla.
- Reads user/profile data of local email clients 2 TTPs
Email clients store some user data on disk where infostealers will often target it.
- Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2403053463-4052593947-3703345493-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2403053463-4052593947-3703345493-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2403053463-4052593947-3703345493-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.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.
flow ioc 43 freegeoip.app 40 checkip.dyndns.org 42 freegeoip.app - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3308 set thread context of 4012 3308 Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe 93 - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.
- Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
pid Process 1460 schtasks.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 16 IoCs
pid Process 3308 Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe 3308 Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe 3308 Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe 3308 Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe 3308 Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe 3308 Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe 3308 Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe 3308 Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe 3308 Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe 3308 Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe 3308 Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe 3308 Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe 3308 Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe 4012 Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe 1412 powershell.exe 1412 powershell.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3308 Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1412 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4012 Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3308 wrote to memory of 1412 3308 Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe 89 PID 3308 wrote to memory of 1412 3308 Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe 89 PID 3308 wrote to memory of 1412 3308 Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe 89 PID 3308 wrote to memory of 1460 3308 Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe 91 PID 3308 wrote to memory of 1460 3308 Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe 91 PID 3308 wrote to memory of 1460 3308 Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe 91 PID 3308 wrote to memory of 4012 3308 Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe 93 PID 3308 wrote to memory of 4012 3308 Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe 93 PID 3308 wrote to memory of 4012 3308 Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe 93 PID 3308 wrote to memory of 4012 3308 Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe 93 PID 3308 wrote to memory of 4012 3308 Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe 93 PID 3308 wrote to memory of 4012 3308 Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe 93 PID 3308 wrote to memory of 4012 3308 Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe 93 PID 3308 wrote to memory of 4012 3308 Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe 93 - outlook_office_path 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2403053463-4052593947-3703345493-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe - outlook_win_path 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2403053463-4052593947-3703345493-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3308 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\bFGxywDtG.exe"2⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1412
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\bFGxywDtG" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp63EE.tmp"2⤵
- Creates scheduled task(s)
PID:1460
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Halkbank_Ekstre_20220315_1583843832.pdf.exe"2⤵
- Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- outlook_office_path
- outlook_win_path
PID:4012
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