Analysis Overview
SHA256
21b86512de83574c3ad44210d025e93fb28d205cfbd18825da0a64a52063b627
Threat Level: Known bad
The file tmp was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
LimeRAT
Limerat family
Executes dropped EXE
Checks computer location settings
Loads dropped DLL
Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Creates scheduled task(s)
Modifies system certificate store
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V6
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2022-06-04 18:42
Signatures
Limerat family
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2022-06-04 18:42
Reported
2022-06-04 18:45
Platform
win7-20220414-en
Max time kernel
151s
Max time network
155s
Command Line
Signatures
LimeRAT
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe | N/A |
Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2
Enumerates physical storage devices
Creates scheduled task(s)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
Modifies system certificate store
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\D4DE20D05E66FC53FE1A50882C78DB2852CAE474 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome.exe | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\D4DE20D05E66FC53FE1A50882C78DB2852CAE474\Blob = 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 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1324 wrote to memory of 844 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe |
| PID 1324 wrote to memory of 844 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe |
| PID 1324 wrote to memory of 844 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe |
| PID 1324 wrote to memory of 844 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe |
| PID 1324 wrote to memory of 1760 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome.exe |
| PID 1324 wrote to memory of 1760 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome.exe |
| PID 1324 wrote to memory of 1760 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome.exe |
| PID 1324 wrote to memory of 1760 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
schtasks /create /f /sc ONLOGON /RL HIGHEST /tn LimeRAT-Admin /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome.exe'"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | pastebin.com | udp |
| US | 104.20.68.143:443 | pastebin.com | tcp |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp | |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp | |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp | |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp | |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp | |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp | |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp | |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp | |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp | |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp | |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp | |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp | |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp | |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp | |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp | |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp | |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp | |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp | |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp |
Files
memory/1324-54-0x00000000011E0000-0x00000000011EC000-memory.dmp
memory/1324-55-0x0000000072E40000-0x00000000741CF000-memory.dmp
memory/1324-56-0x0000000072430000-0x0000000072E40000-memory.dmp
memory/1324-57-0x0000000071C50000-0x0000000072430000-memory.dmp
memory/1324-58-0x0000000074A20000-0x0000000074BF1000-memory.dmp
memory/1324-59-0x00000000748F0000-0x0000000074A13000-memory.dmp
memory/844-60-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
memory/1324-61-0x0000000076011000-0x0000000076013000-memory.dmp
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome.exe
| MD5 | 3d7801d573cab12f3093c219ebfe495c |
| SHA1 | e1ad7be4ba84e44e4ee4339232b984d29c1328d1 |
| SHA256 | 21b86512de83574c3ad44210d025e93fb28d205cfbd18825da0a64a52063b627 |
| SHA512 | 844418bee9dfc603211e2b7e989879b97523adc18630f0ea1b8d93377b3d5fd867a19ffd0af0ac3867d35fc5c8231a1abbbf11f24f8784ab6349afd27ac30cc5 |
memory/1760-64-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome.exe
| MD5 | 3d7801d573cab12f3093c219ebfe495c |
| SHA1 | e1ad7be4ba84e44e4ee4339232b984d29c1328d1 |
| SHA256 | 21b86512de83574c3ad44210d025e93fb28d205cfbd18825da0a64a52063b627 |
| SHA512 | 844418bee9dfc603211e2b7e989879b97523adc18630f0ea1b8d93377b3d5fd867a19ffd0af0ac3867d35fc5c8231a1abbbf11f24f8784ab6349afd27ac30cc5 |
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome.exe
| MD5 | 3d7801d573cab12f3093c219ebfe495c |
| SHA1 | e1ad7be4ba84e44e4ee4339232b984d29c1328d1 |
| SHA256 | 21b86512de83574c3ad44210d025e93fb28d205cfbd18825da0a64a52063b627 |
| SHA512 | 844418bee9dfc603211e2b7e989879b97523adc18630f0ea1b8d93377b3d5fd867a19ffd0af0ac3867d35fc5c8231a1abbbf11f24f8784ab6349afd27ac30cc5 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome.exe
| MD5 | 3d7801d573cab12f3093c219ebfe495c |
| SHA1 | e1ad7be4ba84e44e4ee4339232b984d29c1328d1 |
| SHA256 | 21b86512de83574c3ad44210d025e93fb28d205cfbd18825da0a64a52063b627 |
| SHA512 | 844418bee9dfc603211e2b7e989879b97523adc18630f0ea1b8d93377b3d5fd867a19ffd0af0ac3867d35fc5c8231a1abbbf11f24f8784ab6349afd27ac30cc5 |
memory/1760-67-0x0000000000E50000-0x0000000000E5C000-memory.dmp
memory/1324-68-0x0000000074530000-0x00000000746C4000-memory.dmp
memory/1324-69-0x0000000072E40000-0x00000000741CF000-memory.dmp
memory/1324-70-0x0000000072430000-0x0000000072E40000-memory.dmp
memory/1324-71-0x0000000074A20000-0x0000000074BF1000-memory.dmp
memory/1324-72-0x00000000748F0000-0x0000000074A13000-memory.dmp
memory/1324-73-0x0000000070F30000-0x0000000071C4D000-memory.dmp
memory/1760-74-0x0000000071C50000-0x0000000072430000-memory.dmp
memory/1760-75-0x0000000074A20000-0x0000000074BF1000-memory.dmp
memory/1760-76-0x0000000072E40000-0x00000000741CF000-memory.dmp
memory/1760-77-0x0000000072430000-0x0000000072E40000-memory.dmp
memory/1760-78-0x00000000747C0000-0x00000000748E3000-memory.dmp
memory/1760-79-0x0000000071AB0000-0x0000000071C44000-memory.dmp
memory/1760-81-0x0000000070D90000-0x0000000071AAD000-memory.dmp
memory/1760-82-0x0000000070650000-0x0000000070D8E000-memory.dmp
memory/1760-83-0x0000000074550000-0x000000007464C000-memory.dmp
memory/1324-84-0x0000000070F30000-0x0000000071C4D000-memory.dmp
memory/1760-85-0x0000000074A20000-0x0000000074BF1000-memory.dmp
memory/1760-86-0x0000000072E40000-0x00000000741CF000-memory.dmp
memory/1760-87-0x0000000072430000-0x0000000072E40000-memory.dmp
memory/1760-88-0x00000000747C0000-0x00000000748E3000-memory.dmp
memory/1760-89-0x0000000070650000-0x0000000070D8E000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2022-06-04 18:42
Reported
2022-06-04 18:45
Platform
win10v2004-20220414-en
Max time kernel
153s
Max time network
156s
Command Line
Signatures
LimeRAT
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome.exe | N/A |
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1081944012-3634099177-1681222835-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe | N/A |
Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2
Enumerates physical storage devices
Creates scheduled task(s)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2136 wrote to memory of 832 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe |
| PID 2136 wrote to memory of 832 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe |
| PID 2136 wrote to memory of 832 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe |
| PID 2136 wrote to memory of 3840 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome.exe |
| PID 2136 wrote to memory of 3840 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome.exe |
| PID 2136 wrote to memory of 3840 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
schtasks /create /f /sc ONLOGON /RL HIGHEST /tn LimeRAT-Admin /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome.exe'"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| AU | 104.46.162.224:443 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | pastebin.com | udp |
| US | 104.20.67.143:443 | pastebin.com | tcp |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp | |
| NL | 178.79.208.1:80 | tcp | |
| NL | 178.79.208.1:80 | tcp | |
| NL | 178.79.208.1:80 | tcp | |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp | |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp | |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp | |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp | |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp | |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp | |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp | |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp | |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp | |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp | |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp | |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp | |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp | |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp | |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp | |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp | |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp | |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp | |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp | |
| DE | 172.111.242.20:2033 | tcp |
Files
memory/2136-130-0x0000000000BD0000-0x0000000000BDC000-memory.dmp
memory/2136-131-0x0000000005520000-0x00000000055BC000-memory.dmp
memory/2136-132-0x00000000055C0000-0x0000000005626000-memory.dmp
memory/2136-133-0x00000000061E0000-0x0000000006784000-memory.dmp
memory/832-134-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
memory/3840-135-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome.exe
| MD5 | 3d7801d573cab12f3093c219ebfe495c |
| SHA1 | e1ad7be4ba84e44e4ee4339232b984d29c1328d1 |
| SHA256 | 21b86512de83574c3ad44210d025e93fb28d205cfbd18825da0a64a52063b627 |
| SHA512 | 844418bee9dfc603211e2b7e989879b97523adc18630f0ea1b8d93377b3d5fd867a19ffd0af0ac3867d35fc5c8231a1abbbf11f24f8784ab6349afd27ac30cc5 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome.exe
| MD5 | 3d7801d573cab12f3093c219ebfe495c |
| SHA1 | e1ad7be4ba84e44e4ee4339232b984d29c1328d1 |
| SHA256 | 21b86512de83574c3ad44210d025e93fb28d205cfbd18825da0a64a52063b627 |
| SHA512 | 844418bee9dfc603211e2b7e989879b97523adc18630f0ea1b8d93377b3d5fd867a19ffd0af0ac3867d35fc5c8231a1abbbf11f24f8784ab6349afd27ac30cc5 |
memory/3840-138-0x0000000006450000-0x00000000064E2000-memory.dmp