Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    154s
  • platform
    windows10_x64
  • resource
    win10-20220310-en
  • submitted
    19-03-2022 16:55

General

  • Target

    http://investorsbusinesshour.com

Malware Config

Signatures

  • PlugX

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

  • PlugX Rat Payload 6 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.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 18 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 11 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" http://investorsbusinesshour.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:1552
    • 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,0xd0,0xd4,0xa8,0xd8,0x7ff9603b4f50,0x7ff9603b4f60,0x7ff9603b4f70
      2⤵
        PID:1668
      • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=1652,1671998467462976092,4696683439516185813,131072 --gpu-preferences=SAAAAAAAAADgAAAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAoAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAAAAAAAHgAAAAAAAAAKAAAAAQAAAAgAAAAAAAAACgAAAAAAAAAMAAAAAAAAAA4AAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAEAAAAAAAAAABAAAABQAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAYAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAA --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1648 /prefetch:2
        2⤵
          PID:2552
        • 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=1652,1671998467462976092,4696683439516185813,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=network --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1692 /prefetch:8
          2⤵
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          PID:2564
        • 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=1652,1671998467462976092,4696683439516185813,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2112 /prefetch:8
          2⤵
            PID:4032
          • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
            "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1652,1671998467462976092,4696683439516185813,131072 --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=1 --renderer-client-id=6 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2676 /prefetch:1
            2⤵
              PID:1236
            • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
              "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1652,1671998467462976092,4696683439516185813,131072 --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=1 --renderer-client-id=5 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2684 /prefetch:1
              2⤵
                PID:1104
              • 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=1652,1671998467462976092,4696683439516185813,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4072 /prefetch:8
                2⤵
                  PID:3332
                • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1652,1671998467462976092,4696683439516185813,131072 --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=1 --renderer-client-id=8 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4476 /prefetch:1
                  2⤵
                    PID:796
                  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                    "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1652,1671998467462976092,4696683439516185813,131072 --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=4824 /prefetch:1
                    2⤵
                      PID:2104
                    • 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=1652,1671998467462976092,4696683439516185813,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2408 /prefetch:8
                      2⤵
                      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                      PID:1020
                    • 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=1652,1671998467462976092,4696683439516185813,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5148 /prefetch:8
                      2⤵
                        PID:3992
                      • 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=1652,1671998467462976092,4696683439516185813,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5276 /prefetch:8
                        2⤵
                          PID:3332
                        • 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=1652,1671998467462976092,4696683439516185813,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5276 /prefetch:8
                          2⤵
                          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                          PID:3500
                        • 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=1652,1671998467462976092,4696683439516185813,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4492 /prefetch:8
                          2⤵
                          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                          PID:3624
                        • 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=1652,1671998467462976092,4696683439516185813,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4152 /prefetch:8
                          2⤵
                            PID:516
                          • 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=1652,1671998467462976092,4696683439516185813,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5256 /prefetch:8
                            2⤵
                              PID:3640
                            • 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=1652,1671998467462976092,4696683439516185813,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2868 /prefetch:8
                              2⤵
                                PID:3740
                              • 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=1652,1671998467462976092,4696683439516185813,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4316 /prefetch:8
                                2⤵
                                  PID:3948
                                • 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=1652,1671998467462976092,4696683439516185813,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5200 /prefetch:8
                                  2⤵
                                    PID:1020
                                  • 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=1652,1671998467462976092,4696683439516185813,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3324 /prefetch:8
                                    2⤵
                                      PID:1412
                                    • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                      "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1652,1671998467462976092,4696683439516185813,131072 --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --extension-process --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=1 --renderer-client-id=21 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4268 /prefetch:1
                                      2⤵
                                        PID:796
                                      • 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=1652,1671998467462976092,4696683439516185813,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2684 /prefetch:8
                                        2⤵
                                          PID:516
                                        • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                          "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1652,1671998467462976092,4696683439516185813,131072 --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=1 --renderer-client-id=23 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2864 /prefetch:1
                                          2⤵
                                            PID:3956
                                          • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                            "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1652,1671998467462976092,4696683439516185813,131072 --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=1 --renderer-client-id=24 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5540 /prefetch:1
                                            2⤵
                                              PID:3236
                                            • 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=1652,1671998467462976092,4696683439516185813,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4624 /prefetch:8
                                              2⤵
                                                PID:3940
                                              • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                                "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1652,1671998467462976092,4696683439516185813,131072 --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --extension-process --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=1 --renderer-client-id=26 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5836 /prefetch:1
                                                2⤵
                                                  PID:3944
                                                • 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=1652,1671998467462976092,4696683439516185813,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5856 /prefetch:8
                                                  2⤵
                                                    PID:3696
                                                  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                                    "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1652,1671998467462976092,4696683439516185813,131072 --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=1 --renderer-client-id=28 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5972 /prefetch:1
                                                    2⤵
                                                      PID:1412
                                                    • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                                      "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1652,1671998467462976092,4696683439516185813,131072 --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=1 --renderer-client-id=29 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2428 /prefetch:1
                                                      2⤵
                                                        PID:796
                                                      • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                                        "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1652,1671998467462976092,4696683439516185813,131072 --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=1 --renderer-client-id=30 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2912 /prefetch:1
                                                        2⤵
                                                          PID:928
                                                        • 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=1652,1671998467462976092,4696683439516185813,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5968 /prefetch:8
                                                          2⤵
                                                            PID:3696
                                                          • 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=7Qwob+nhPELK96lSeSDJgWBgbEVrbsSl49Nkuae5 --registry-suffix=ESET --enable-crash-reporting --srt-field-trial-group-name=NewCleanerUIExperiment
                                                            2⤵
                                                            • Executes dropped EXE
                                                            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                                                            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                                            PID:428
                                                            • \??\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=0x250,0x254,0x258,0x22c,0x25c,0x7ff6bc6825a0,0x7ff6bc6825b0,0x7ff6bc6825c0
                                                              3⤵
                                                              • Executes dropped EXE
                                                              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                                              PID:1944
                                                            • \??\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_428_VFWIBJGHHEFXCKHF" --sandboxed-process-id=2 --init-done-notifier=704 --sandbox-mojo-pipe-token=12370628009645504655 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=680 --engine=2
                                                              3⤵
                                                              • Executes dropped EXE
                                                              • Loads dropped DLL
                                                              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                                              PID:2260
                                                            • \??\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_428_VFWIBJGHHEFXCKHF" --sandboxed-process-id=3 --init-done-notifier=928 --sandbox-mojo-pipe-token=4867019908091145062 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=924
                                                              3⤵
                                                              • Executes dropped EXE
                                                              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                                              PID:1180
                                                          • 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=1652,1671998467462976092,4696683439516185813,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2428 /prefetch:8
                                                            2⤵
                                                            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                                                            PID:3640
                                                          • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                                            "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=1652,1671998467462976092,4696683439516185813,131072 --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=4512 /prefetch:2
                                                            2⤵
                                                            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                                                            PID:3212

                                                        Network

                                                        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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                                                        Downloads

                                                        • memory/2260-131-0x00007FF97B3A0000-0x00007FF97B3A1000-memory.dmp

                                                          Filesize

                                                          4KB

                                                        • memory/2260-130-0x00007FF979050000-0x00007FF979051000-memory.dmp

                                                          Filesize

                                                          4KB