Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows10_x64
  • resource
    win10-20220223-en
  • submitted
    17-03-2022 06:34

General

  • Target

    https://www.gamespot.com

Malware Config

Signatures

  • PlugX

    PlugX is a RAT (Remote Access Trojan) that has been around since 2008.

  • PlugX Rat Payload 7 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 26 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 24 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
    "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" https://www.gamespot.com
    1⤵
    • Enumerates system info in registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2264
    • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
      "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" /prefetch:7 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Crashpad" "--metrics-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/report --annotation=channel= --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Chrome --annotation=ver=89.0.4389.114 --initial-client-data=0xcc,0xd0,0xd4,0x88,0xd8,0x7ff831274f50,0x7ff831274f60,0x7ff831274f70
      2⤵
        PID:3044
      • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=1632,6566172330394325293,5974308532516254410,131072 --gpu-preferences=SAAAAAAAAADgAAAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAoAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAAAAAAAHgAAAAAAAAAKAAAAAQAAAAgAAAAAAAAACgAAAAAAAAAMAAAAAAAAAA4AAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAEAAAAAAAAAABAAAABQAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAYAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAA --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1648 /prefetch:2
        2⤵
          PID:3920
        • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
          "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --field-trial-handle=1632,6566172330394325293,5974308532516254410,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=network --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1708 /prefetch:8
          2⤵
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          PID:3924
        • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
          "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --field-trial-handle=1632,6566172330394325293,5974308532516254410,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2372 /prefetch:8
          2⤵
            PID:3672
          • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
            "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1632,6566172330394325293,5974308532516254410,131072 --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=1 --renderer-client-id=5 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2992 /prefetch:1
            2⤵
              PID:3636
            • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
              "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1632,6566172330394325293,5974308532516254410,131072 --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=1 --renderer-client-id=6 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2984 /prefetch:1
              2⤵
                PID:3628
              • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --field-trial-handle=1632,6566172330394325293,5974308532516254410,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4456 /prefetch:8
                2⤵
                  PID:4092
                • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --field-trial-handle=1632,6566172330394325293,5974308532516254410,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4996 /prefetch:8
                  2⤵
                  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                  PID:3272
                • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1632,6566172330394325293,5974308532516254410,131072 --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=1 --renderer-client-id=9 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5200 /prefetch:1
                  2⤵
                    PID:400
                  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                    "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1632,6566172330394325293,5974308532516254410,131072 --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=1 --renderer-client-id=10 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5376 /prefetch:1
                    2⤵
                      PID:416
                    • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                      "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=unzip.mojom.Unzipper --field-trial-handle=1632,6566172330394325293,5974308532516254410,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5636 /prefetch:8
                      2⤵
                        PID:1920
                      • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                        "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=unzip.mojom.Unzipper --field-trial-handle=1632,6566172330394325293,5974308532516254410,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5660 /prefetch:8
                        2⤵
                          PID:3584
                        • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                          "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --field-trial-handle=1632,6566172330394325293,5974308532516254410,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4656 /prefetch:8
                          2⤵
                          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                          PID:3868
                        • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                          "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1632,6566172330394325293,5974308532516254410,131072 --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=1 --renderer-client-id=14 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4860 /prefetch:1
                          2⤵
                            PID:2460
                          • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                            "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1632,6566172330394325293,5974308532516254410,131072 --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=1 --renderer-client-id=15 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5588 /prefetch:1
                            2⤵
                              PID:3384
                            • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                              "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1632,6566172330394325293,5974308532516254410,131072 --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=1 --renderer-client-id=16 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5836 /prefetch:1
                              2⤵
                                PID:976
                              • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --field-trial-handle=1632,6566172330394325293,5974308532516254410,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5984 /prefetch:8
                                2⤵
                                  PID:2888
                                • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --field-trial-handle=1632,6566172330394325293,5974308532516254410,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6124 /prefetch:8
                                  2⤵
                                    PID:1552
                                  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                    "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=unzip.mojom.Unzipper --field-trial-handle=1632,6566172330394325293,5974308532516254410,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6240 /prefetch:8
                                    2⤵
                                      PID:220
                                    • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                      "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=unzip.mojom.Unzipper --field-trial-handle=1632,6566172330394325293,5974308532516254410,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6400 /prefetch:8
                                      2⤵
                                        PID:208
                                      • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                        "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --field-trial-handle=1632,6566172330394325293,5974308532516254410,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6276 /prefetch:8
                                        2⤵
                                          PID:3864
                                        • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                          "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --field-trial-handle=1632,6566172330394325293,5974308532516254410,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6652 /prefetch:8
                                          2⤵
                                            PID:2892
                                          • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                            "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1632,6566172330394325293,5974308532516254410,131072 --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --extension-process --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=1 --renderer-client-id=23 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6956 /prefetch:1
                                            2⤵
                                              PID:2084
                                            • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                              "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1632,6566172330394325293,5974308532516254410,131072 --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --extension-process --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=1 --renderer-client-id=24 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6732 /prefetch:1
                                              2⤵
                                                PID:992
                                              • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                                "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --field-trial-handle=1632,6566172330394325293,5974308532516254410,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6332 /prefetch:8
                                                2⤵
                                                • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                                                PID:1848
                                              • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                                "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --field-trial-handle=1632,6566172330394325293,5974308532516254410,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5156 /prefetch:8
                                                2⤵
                                                • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                                                PID:3040
                                              • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                                "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --field-trial-handle=1632,6566172330394325293,5974308532516254410,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2252 /prefetch:8
                                                2⤵
                                                  PID:2932
                                                • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                                  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --field-trial-handle=1632,6566172330394325293,5974308532516254410,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4948 /prefetch:8
                                                  2⤵
                                                  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                                                  PID:772
                                                • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                                  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=unzip.mojom.Unzipper --field-trial-handle=1632,6566172330394325293,5974308532516254410,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1956 /prefetch:8
                                                  2⤵
                                                    PID:2628
                                                  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                                    "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=unzip.mojom.Unzipper --field-trial-handle=1632,6566172330394325293,5974308532516254410,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2412 /prefetch:8
                                                    2⤵
                                                      PID:2740
                                                    • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                                      "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=unzip.mojom.Unzipper --field-trial-handle=1632,6566172330394325293,5974308532516254410,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4400 /prefetch:8
                                                      2⤵
                                                        PID:460
                                                      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\SwReporter\99.279.200\software_reporter_tool.exe
                                                        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\SwReporter\99.279.200\software_reporter_tool.exe" --engine=2 --scan-locations=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10 --disabled-locations=9,11 --session-id=aZ+F2hK87kBU5Dj/q5arUnqSzrSKoSqZkfNYszYa --registry-suffix=ESET --enable-crash-reporting --srt-field-trial-group-name=NewCleanerUIExperiment
                                                        2⤵
                                                        • Executes dropped EXE
                                                        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                                                        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                                        PID:3848
                                                        • \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\google\chrome\user data\swreporter\99.279.200\software_reporter_tool.exe
                                                          "c:\users\admin\appdata\local\google\chrome\user data\swreporter\99.279.200\software_reporter_tool.exe" --crash-handler "--database=c:\users\admin\appdata\local\Google\Software Reporter Tool" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/report --annotation=plat=Win32 --annotation=prod=ChromeFoil --annotation=ver=99.279.200 --initial-client-data=0x260,0x264,0x268,0x23c,0x26c,0x7ff7132c25a0,0x7ff7132c25b0,0x7ff7132c25c0
                                                          3⤵
                                                          • Executes dropped EXE
                                                          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                                          PID:3808
                                                        • \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\google\chrome\user data\swreporter\99.279.200\software_reporter_tool.exe
                                                          "c:\users\admin\appdata\local\google\chrome\user data\swreporter\99.279.200\software_reporter_tool.exe" --enable-crash-reporting --use-crash-handler-with-id="\\.\pipe\crashpad_3848_TVOZIMQCVIWKXFOG" --sandboxed-process-id=2 --init-done-notifier=704 --sandbox-mojo-pipe-token=6751249974504314086 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=680 --engine=2
                                                          3⤵
                                                          • Executes dropped EXE
                                                          • Loads dropped DLL
                                                          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                                          PID:3084
                                                        • \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\google\chrome\user data\swreporter\99.279.200\software_reporter_tool.exe
                                                          "c:\users\admin\appdata\local\google\chrome\user data\swreporter\99.279.200\software_reporter_tool.exe" --enable-crash-reporting --use-crash-handler-with-id="\\.\pipe\crashpad_3848_TVOZIMQCVIWKXFOG" --sandboxed-process-id=3 --init-done-notifier=928 --sandbox-mojo-pipe-token=9854855025604283772 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=924
                                                          3⤵
                                                          • Executes dropped EXE
                                                          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                                          PID:3276
                                                      • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                                        "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --field-trial-handle=1632,6566172330394325293,5974308532516254410,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6720 /prefetch:8
                                                        2⤵
                                                        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                                                        PID:3856
                                                      • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                                        "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=1632,6566172330394325293,5974308532516254410,131072 --disable-gpu-sandbox --use-gl=disabled --gpu-vendor-id=5140 --gpu-device-id=140 --gpu-sub-system-id=0 --gpu-revision=0 --gpu-driver-version=10.0.15063.0 --gpu-preferences=SAAAAAAAAADoAAAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAQAAAoAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAAAAAAAHgAAAAAAAAAKAAAAAQAAAAgAAAAAAAAACgAAAAAAAAAMAAAAAAAAAA4AAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAEAAAAAAAAAABAAAABQAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAYAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAA --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2088 /prefetch:2
                                                        2⤵
                                                        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                                                        PID:4040
                                                      • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                                        "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=unzip.mojom.Unzipper --field-trial-handle=1632,6566172330394325293,5974308532516254410,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2088 /prefetch:8
                                                        2⤵
                                                          PID:1072

                                                      Network

                                                      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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                                                      Downloads

                                                      • memory/3084-127-0x00007FF83B830000-0x00007FF83B831000-memory.dmp

                                                        Filesize

                                                        4KB

                                                      • memory/3084-126-0x00007FF83B5D0000-0x00007FF83B5D1000-memory.dmp

                                                        Filesize

                                                        4KB