Analysis

  • max time kernel
    152s
  • max time network
    157s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20220310-en
  • submitted
    21-03-2022 09:55

General

  • Target

    http://news-spot.live/Reports/1/45/

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.

  • Drops file in Windows directory 62 IoCs
  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 20 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 4 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://news-spot.live/Reports/1/45/
    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:1176
    • 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=0xfc,0x100,0x104,0xd8,0x108,0x7ff9608b4f50,0x7ff9608b4f60,0x7ff9608b4f70
      2⤵
        PID:2364
      • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=1580,8918360553623648896,13242685653287464649,131072 --gpu-preferences=SAAAAAAAAADgAAAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAoAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAAAAAAAHgAAAAAAAAAKAAAAAQAAAAgAAAAAAAAACgAAAAAAAAAMAAAAAAAAAA4AAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAEAAAAAAAAAABAAAABQAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAYAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAA --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1592 /prefetch:2
        2⤵
          PID:752
        • 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=1580,8918360553623648896,13242685653287464649,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=network --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1932 /prefetch:8
          2⤵
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          PID:2992
        • 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=1580,8918360553623648896,13242685653287464649,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2236 /prefetch:8
          2⤵
            PID:4156
          • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
            "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1580,8918360553623648896,13242685653287464649,131072 --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=1 --renderer-client-id=6 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2884 /prefetch:1
            2⤵
              PID:4280
            • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
              "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1580,8918360553623648896,13242685653287464649,131072 --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=1 --renderer-client-id=5 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2908 /prefetch:1
              2⤵
                PID:4288
              • 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=1580,8918360553623648896,13242685653287464649,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4296 /prefetch:8
                2⤵
                  PID:4536
                • 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=1580,8918360553623648896,13242685653287464649,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4980 /prefetch:8
                  2⤵
                  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                  PID:4720
                • 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=1580,8918360553623648896,13242685653287464649,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5252 /prefetch:8
                  2⤵
                    PID:4996
                  • 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=1580,8918360553623648896,13242685653287464649,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5256 /prefetch:8
                    2⤵
                      PID:5028
                    • 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=1580,8918360553623648896,13242685653287464649,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5292 /prefetch:8
                      2⤵
                      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                      PID:5060
                    • 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=1580,8918360553623648896,13242685653287464649,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5360 /prefetch:8
                      2⤵
                        PID:5076
                      • 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=1580,8918360553623648896,13242685653287464649,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5496 /prefetch:8
                        2⤵
                          PID:4272
                        • 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=1580,8918360553623648896,13242685653287464649,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5296 /prefetch:8
                          2⤵
                            PID:4488
                          • 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=1580,8918360553623648896,13242685653287464649,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4356 /prefetch:8
                            2⤵
                              PID:4496
                            • 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=1580,8918360553623648896,13242685653287464649,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4628 /prefetch:8
                              2⤵
                                PID:456
                              • 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=1580,8918360553623648896,13242685653287464649,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5240 /prefetch:8
                                2⤵
                                  PID:3864
                                • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1580,8918360553623648896,13242685653287464649,131072 --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --extension-process --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=1 --renderer-client-id=18 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4552 /prefetch:1
                                  2⤵
                                    PID:4756
                                  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                    "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1580,8918360553623648896,13242685653287464649,131072 --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --extension-process --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=1 --renderer-client-id=19 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5440 /prefetch:1
                                    2⤵
                                      PID:5108
                                    • 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=1580,8918360553623648896,13242685653287464649,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4640 /prefetch:8
                                      2⤵
                                      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                                      PID:4500
                                    • 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=1580,8918360553623648896,13242685653287464649,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2260 /prefetch:8
                                      2⤵
                                        PID:4264
                                      • 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=1580,8918360553623648896,13242685653287464649,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5480 /prefetch:8
                                        2⤵
                                        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                                        PID:4460
                                      • 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=1580,8918360553623648896,13242685653287464649,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4828 /prefetch:8
                                        2⤵
                                          PID:5084
                                        • 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=1580,8918360553623648896,13242685653287464649,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2116 /prefetch:8
                                          2⤵
                                            PID:1300
                                          • 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=1580,8918360553623648896,13242685653287464649,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5436 /prefetch:8
                                            2⤵
                                              PID:2392
                                            • 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=L0kR7NLC1FpWHBZA6SMUNVCl1xe2H0P3mUKgGCYx --registry-suffix=ESET --enable-crash-reporting --srt-field-trial-group-name=NewCleanerUIExperiment
                                              2⤵
                                              • Executes dropped EXE
                                              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                                              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                              PID:3764
                                              • \??\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=0x284,0x288,0x28c,0x24c,0x290,0x7ff6dbcc25a0,0x7ff6dbcc25b0,0x7ff6dbcc25c0
                                                3⤵
                                                • Executes dropped EXE
                                                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                                PID:5024
                                              • \??\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_3764_EYYUJHCMANMXHPPC" --sandboxed-process-id=2 --init-done-notifier=768 --sandbox-mojo-pipe-token=1607388765666632415 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=744 --engine=2
                                                3⤵
                                                • Executes dropped EXE
                                                • Loads dropped DLL
                                                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                                PID:1472
                                              • \??\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_3764_EYYUJHCMANMXHPPC" --sandboxed-process-id=3 --init-done-notifier=996 --sandbox-mojo-pipe-token=13670843864354820705 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=992
                                                3⤵
                                                • Executes dropped EXE
                                                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                                PID:2464
                                            • 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=1580,8918360553623648896,13242685653287464649,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4444 /prefetch:8
                                              2⤵
                                              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                                              PID:4516
                                            • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                              "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=1580,8918360553623648896,13242685653287464649,131072 --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=10.0.19041.546 --gpu-preferences=SAAAAAAAAADoAAAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAQAAAoAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAAAAAAAHgAAAAAAAAAKAAAAAQAAAAgAAAAAAAAACgAAAAAAAAAMAAAAAAAAAA4AAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAEAAAAAAAAAABAAAABQAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAYAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAA --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2032 /prefetch:2
                                              2⤵
                                              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                                              PID:3048
                                            • 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=1580,8918360553623648896,13242685653287464649,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2032 /prefetch:8
                                              2⤵
                                                PID:2672
                                            • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
                                              C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -p -s BITS
                                              1⤵
                                              • Drops file in Windows directory
                                              • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
                                              PID:1760
                                            • C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe
                                              C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe -Embedding
                                              1⤵
                                                PID:4468
                                              • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
                                                C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k appmodel -p -s camsvc
                                                1⤵
                                                  PID:4836

                                                Network

                                                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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                                                Downloads

                                                • memory/1472-153-0x00007FF97E4D0000-0x00007FF97E4D1000-memory.dmp

                                                  Filesize

                                                  4KB

                                                • memory/1472-154-0x00007FF97D590000-0x00007FF97D591000-memory.dmp

                                                  Filesize

                                                  4KB

                                                • memory/1760-145-0x0000028F06C20000-0x0000028F06C24000-memory.dmp

                                                  Filesize

                                                  16KB

                                                • memory/1760-143-0x0000028F06C20000-0x0000028F06C24000-memory.dmp

                                                  Filesize

                                                  16KB

                                                • memory/1760-142-0x0000028F069E0000-0x0000028F069E4000-memory.dmp

                                                  Filesize

                                                  16KB

                                                • memory/1760-141-0x0000028F069E0000-0x0000028F069E4000-memory.dmp

                                                  Filesize

                                                  16KB

                                                • memory/1760-139-0x0000028F06900000-0x0000028F06904000-memory.dmp

                                                  Filesize

                                                  16KB

                                                • memory/1760-138-0x0000028F06900000-0x0000028F06904000-memory.dmp

                                                  Filesize

                                                  16KB

                                                • memory/1760-137-0x0000028F06560000-0x0000028F06564000-memory.dmp

                                                  Filesize

                                                  16KB

                                                • memory/1760-136-0x0000028F04180000-0x0000028F04190000-memory.dmp

                                                  Filesize

                                                  64KB

                                                • memory/1760-135-0x0000028F03F60000-0x0000028F03F70000-memory.dmp

                                                  Filesize

                                                  64KB