Analysis

  • max time kernel
    146s
  • max time network
    44s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20220414-en
  • submitted
    21-05-2022 12:40

General

  • Target

    PI . 290.pdf.exe

  • Size

    658KB

  • MD5

    165a8076aefc984b43248293ffe0fe04

  • SHA1

    5c5f6a1d70db1493f3d9f3a0f17b6afdba2727b9

  • SHA256

    5889fd00dbdb63d2e655258fac2143f291c1f94d515c8a94707f3c439fde5932

  • SHA512

    337b467b703261bc311d45811901f55ec452a3f6dbcd6717969f9ead9738ed2be7c9e7052dd03fa07ececd366f0e7278aafa80b1e41ebb3bc015b2c37f502055

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

agenttesla

Credentials

  • Protocol:
    smtp
  • Host:
    mail.bestinjectionmachines.com
  • Port:
    587
  • Username:
    v6engine@bestinjectionmachines.com
  • Password:
    wN{qPRgN7Lo~

Signatures

  • AgentTesla

    Agent Tesla is a remote access tool (RAT) written in visual basic.

  • AgentTesla Payload 6 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
  • 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
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 24 IoCs
  • outlook_office_path 1 IoCs
  • outlook_win_path 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PI . 290.pdf.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PI . 290.pdf.exe"
    1⤵
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1964
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "cmd.exe" /c REG ADD HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run /f /v appli /t REG_SZ /d C:\Windows\system32\pcalua.exe" -a C:\Windows\SysWOW64\appli.exe"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2024
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
        REG ADD HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run /f /v appli /t REG_SZ /d C:\Windows\system32\pcalua.exe" -a C:\Windows\SysWOW64\appli.exe"
        3⤵
        • Adds Run key to start application
        PID:1128
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\appli.exe
      "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\appli.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1404
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RegAsm.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RegAsm.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • outlook_office_path
        • outlook_win_path
        PID:652

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1060

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1
T1112

Credential Access

Credentials in Files

3
T1081

Discovery

System Information Discovery

1
T1082

Collection

Data from Local System

3
T1005

Email Collection

1
T1114

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RegAsm.exe
    Filesize

    63KB

    MD5

    b58b926c3574d28d5b7fdd2ca3ec30d5

    SHA1

    d260c4ffd603a9cfc057fcb83d678b1cecdf86f9

    SHA256

    6e70b56d748c4ccab13cc8a055d3795ea0dd95fe3b70568d7d3ac0c6621140a3

    SHA512

    b13cb998822b716b695013bcd6dec62a2290567d0d1743b2d982ca084235cf69c6ea1fc91c9d4e62657c6f9e102c7c60e81296ab055ffe43b887c5f8ec8958ab

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RegAsm.exe
    Filesize

    63KB

    MD5

    b58b926c3574d28d5b7fdd2ca3ec30d5

    SHA1

    d260c4ffd603a9cfc057fcb83d678b1cecdf86f9

    SHA256

    6e70b56d748c4ccab13cc8a055d3795ea0dd95fe3b70568d7d3ac0c6621140a3

    SHA512

    b13cb998822b716b695013bcd6dec62a2290567d0d1743b2d982ca084235cf69c6ea1fc91c9d4e62657c6f9e102c7c60e81296ab055ffe43b887c5f8ec8958ab

  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\appli.exe
    Filesize

    658KB

    MD5

    165a8076aefc984b43248293ffe0fe04

    SHA1

    5c5f6a1d70db1493f3d9f3a0f17b6afdba2727b9

    SHA256

    5889fd00dbdb63d2e655258fac2143f291c1f94d515c8a94707f3c439fde5932

    SHA512

    337b467b703261bc311d45811901f55ec452a3f6dbcd6717969f9ead9738ed2be7c9e7052dd03fa07ececd366f0e7278aafa80b1e41ebb3bc015b2c37f502055

  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\appli.exe
    Filesize

    658KB

    MD5

    165a8076aefc984b43248293ffe0fe04

    SHA1

    5c5f6a1d70db1493f3d9f3a0f17b6afdba2727b9

    SHA256

    5889fd00dbdb63d2e655258fac2143f291c1f94d515c8a94707f3c439fde5932

    SHA512

    337b467b703261bc311d45811901f55ec452a3f6dbcd6717969f9ead9738ed2be7c9e7052dd03fa07ececd366f0e7278aafa80b1e41ebb3bc015b2c37f502055

  • \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RegAsm.exe
    Filesize

    63KB

    MD5

    b58b926c3574d28d5b7fdd2ca3ec30d5

    SHA1

    d260c4ffd603a9cfc057fcb83d678b1cecdf86f9

    SHA256

    6e70b56d748c4ccab13cc8a055d3795ea0dd95fe3b70568d7d3ac0c6621140a3

    SHA512

    b13cb998822b716b695013bcd6dec62a2290567d0d1743b2d982ca084235cf69c6ea1fc91c9d4e62657c6f9e102c7c60e81296ab055ffe43b887c5f8ec8958ab

  • \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RegAsm.exe
    Filesize

    63KB

    MD5

    b58b926c3574d28d5b7fdd2ca3ec30d5

    SHA1

    d260c4ffd603a9cfc057fcb83d678b1cecdf86f9

    SHA256

    6e70b56d748c4ccab13cc8a055d3795ea0dd95fe3b70568d7d3ac0c6621140a3

    SHA512

    b13cb998822b716b695013bcd6dec62a2290567d0d1743b2d982ca084235cf69c6ea1fc91c9d4e62657c6f9e102c7c60e81296ab055ffe43b887c5f8ec8958ab

  • \Windows\SysWOW64\appli.exe
    Filesize

    658KB

    MD5

    165a8076aefc984b43248293ffe0fe04

    SHA1

    5c5f6a1d70db1493f3d9f3a0f17b6afdba2727b9

    SHA256

    5889fd00dbdb63d2e655258fac2143f291c1f94d515c8a94707f3c439fde5932

    SHA512

    337b467b703261bc311d45811901f55ec452a3f6dbcd6717969f9ead9738ed2be7c9e7052dd03fa07ececd366f0e7278aafa80b1e41ebb3bc015b2c37f502055

  • memory/652-70-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    304KB

  • memory/652-69-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    304KB

  • memory/652-77-0x00000000756E1000-0x00000000756E3000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/652-76-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    304KB

  • memory/652-65-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    304KB

  • memory/652-66-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    304KB

  • memory/652-68-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    304KB

  • memory/652-74-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    304KB

  • memory/652-71-0x0000000000446E4E-mapping.dmp
  • memory/1128-57-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/1404-62-0x0000000001350000-0x00000000013FA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    680KB

  • memory/1404-59-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/1964-54-0x0000000001310000-0x00000000013BA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    680KB

  • memory/1964-55-0x0000000000470000-0x000000000047A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/2024-56-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp