Analysis Overview
SHA256
eb2ecf4e69565b73a8d8e0e482720d4cd53da84a12a4bbc3614ae8a140e9cec4
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 6ef26da1b60b7ded9865e30a03062796.exe was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
LimeRAT
Executes dropped EXE
Checks computer location settings
Loads dropped DLL
Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Enumerates physical storage devices
Creates scheduled task(s)
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V6
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2022-06-08 17:48
Signatures
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2022-06-08 17:48
Reported
2022-06-08 17:51
Platform
win7-20220414-en
Max time kernel
150s
Max time network
154s
Command Line
Signatures
LimeRAT
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ef26da1b60b7ded9865e30a03062796.exe | N/A |
Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1968 set thread context of 1244 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ef26da1b60b7ded9865e30a03062796.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ef26da1b60b7ded9865e30a03062796.exe |
| PID 912 set thread context of 852 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe | C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Creates scheduled task(s)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ef26da1b60b7ded9865e30a03062796.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ef26da1b60b7ded9865e30a03062796.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ef26da1b60b7ded9865e30a03062796.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ef26da1b60b7ded9865e30a03062796.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ef26da1b60b7ded9865e30a03062796.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
schtasks /create /f /sc ONLOGON /RL HIGHEST /tn LimeRAT-Admin /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe'"
C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | pastebin.com | udp |
| US | 104.20.67.143:443 | pastebin.com | tcp |
| RU | 80.66.79.77:4043 | tcp |
Files
memory/1968-54-0x00000000009A0000-0x00000000009EA000-memory.dmp
memory/1244-55-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp
memory/1244-56-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp
memory/1244-58-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp
memory/1244-60-0x000000000040894E-mapping.dmp
memory/1244-59-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp
memory/1244-62-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp
memory/1244-64-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp
memory/516-65-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
memory/1244-66-0x0000000075EF1000-0x0000000075EF3000-memory.dmp
\Users\Admin\svhost.exe
| MD5 | 6ef26da1b60b7ded9865e30a03062796 |
| SHA1 | 69022e9ac2104e3d0d61d916e485b39e0fdf9868 |
| SHA256 | eb2ecf4e69565b73a8d8e0e482720d4cd53da84a12a4bbc3614ae8a140e9cec4 |
| SHA512 | d22477daf5597d2c7d5e5432a29393eb1e1ccaf5f1f30dd39e910552cdd65dde206121dc0ad42c58f71c74975d66c3b48335a5e5963529110eed8c6d7e184bb5 |
memory/912-68-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe
| MD5 | 6ef26da1b60b7ded9865e30a03062796 |
| SHA1 | 69022e9ac2104e3d0d61d916e485b39e0fdf9868 |
| SHA256 | eb2ecf4e69565b73a8d8e0e482720d4cd53da84a12a4bbc3614ae8a140e9cec4 |
| SHA512 | d22477daf5597d2c7d5e5432a29393eb1e1ccaf5f1f30dd39e910552cdd65dde206121dc0ad42c58f71c74975d66c3b48335a5e5963529110eed8c6d7e184bb5 |
C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe
| MD5 | 6ef26da1b60b7ded9865e30a03062796 |
| SHA1 | 69022e9ac2104e3d0d61d916e485b39e0fdf9868 |
| SHA256 | eb2ecf4e69565b73a8d8e0e482720d4cd53da84a12a4bbc3614ae8a140e9cec4 |
| SHA512 | d22477daf5597d2c7d5e5432a29393eb1e1ccaf5f1f30dd39e910552cdd65dde206121dc0ad42c58f71c74975d66c3b48335a5e5963529110eed8c6d7e184bb5 |
memory/912-71-0x0000000000170000-0x00000000001BA000-memory.dmp
memory/852-77-0x000000000040894E-mapping.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe
| MD5 | 6ef26da1b60b7ded9865e30a03062796 |
| SHA1 | 69022e9ac2104e3d0d61d916e485b39e0fdf9868 |
| SHA256 | eb2ecf4e69565b73a8d8e0e482720d4cd53da84a12a4bbc3614ae8a140e9cec4 |
| SHA512 | d22477daf5597d2c7d5e5432a29393eb1e1ccaf5f1f30dd39e910552cdd65dde206121dc0ad42c58f71c74975d66c3b48335a5e5963529110eed8c6d7e184bb5 |
memory/852-80-0x00000000000C0000-0x00000000000CC000-memory.dmp
memory/852-83-0x00000000000C0000-0x00000000000CC000-memory.dmp
memory/852-85-0x00000000000C0000-0x00000000000CC000-memory.dmp
memory/852-87-0x0000000000610000-0x000000000062C000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2022-06-08 17:48
Reported
2022-06-08 17:51
Platform
win10v2004-20220414-en
Max time kernel
152s
Max time network
155s
Command Line
Signatures
LimeRAT
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe | N/A |
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1809750270-3141839489-3074374771-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ef26da1b60b7ded9865e30a03062796.exe | N/A |
Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1676 set thread context of 4588 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ef26da1b60b7ded9865e30a03062796.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ef26da1b60b7ded9865e30a03062796.exe |
| PID 368 set thread context of 4256 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe | C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Creates scheduled task(s)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ef26da1b60b7ded9865e30a03062796.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ef26da1b60b7ded9865e30a03062796.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ef26da1b60b7ded9865e30a03062796.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ef26da1b60b7ded9865e30a03062796.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ef26da1b60b7ded9865e30a03062796.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
schtasks /create /f /sc ONLOGON /RL HIGHEST /tn LimeRAT-Admin /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe'"
C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 209.197.3.8:80 | tcp | |
| US | 13.107.4.50:80 | tcp | |
| FR | 2.18.109.224:443 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | pastebin.com | udp |
| US | 104.20.67.143:443 | pastebin.com | tcp |
| RU | 80.66.79.77:4043 | tcp | |
| IE | 13.69.239.73:443 | tcp | |
| US | 104.18.25.243:80 | tcp | |
| NL | 104.110.191.140:80 | tcp | |
| NL | 104.110.191.140:80 | tcp | |
| US | 209.197.3.8:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 106.89.54.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 93.184.220.29:80 | tcp |
Files
memory/1676-130-0x0000000000700000-0x000000000074A000-memory.dmp
memory/1676-131-0x0000000005470000-0x0000000005A14000-memory.dmp
memory/4588-132-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\6ef26da1b60b7ded9865e30a03062796.exe.log
| MD5 | 3ca2f9e6a94c24c455ac9431a0bf479b |
| SHA1 | a90309eec691588990609f8f8ad9b935d6f38eb2 |
| SHA256 | e84d0c64750ec6333b67eb8aef737bb21cd86c6ef6e520c6537ede13505e125e |
| SHA512 | ba66e42b384f0d865a21d9169169a0b2bd9c62ebee68acc63a191b1a67ca16f4534f955055fc84bbc4a9cd22cec11c3c22a15df7741d99b7dec456e5cabcb0b5 |
memory/4588-135-0x0000000000680000-0x000000000068C000-memory.dmp
memory/4588-136-0x0000000004C60000-0x0000000004CFC000-memory.dmp
memory/4588-137-0x0000000004D00000-0x0000000004D66000-memory.dmp
memory/4232-138-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
memory/368-139-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe
| MD5 | 6ef26da1b60b7ded9865e30a03062796 |
| SHA1 | 69022e9ac2104e3d0d61d916e485b39e0fdf9868 |
| SHA256 | eb2ecf4e69565b73a8d8e0e482720d4cd53da84a12a4bbc3614ae8a140e9cec4 |
| SHA512 | d22477daf5597d2c7d5e5432a29393eb1e1ccaf5f1f30dd39e910552cdd65dde206121dc0ad42c58f71c74975d66c3b48335a5e5963529110eed8c6d7e184bb5 |
C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe
| MD5 | 6ef26da1b60b7ded9865e30a03062796 |
| SHA1 | 69022e9ac2104e3d0d61d916e485b39e0fdf9868 |
| SHA256 | eb2ecf4e69565b73a8d8e0e482720d4cd53da84a12a4bbc3614ae8a140e9cec4 |
| SHA512 | d22477daf5597d2c7d5e5432a29393eb1e1ccaf5f1f30dd39e910552cdd65dde206121dc0ad42c58f71c74975d66c3b48335a5e5963529110eed8c6d7e184bb5 |
memory/368-142-0x0000000000D90000-0x0000000000DDA000-memory.dmp
memory/4256-143-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\svhost.exe
| MD5 | 6ef26da1b60b7ded9865e30a03062796 |
| SHA1 | 69022e9ac2104e3d0d61d916e485b39e0fdf9868 |
| SHA256 | eb2ecf4e69565b73a8d8e0e482720d4cd53da84a12a4bbc3614ae8a140e9cec4 |
| SHA512 | d22477daf5597d2c7d5e5432a29393eb1e1ccaf5f1f30dd39e910552cdd65dde206121dc0ad42c58f71c74975d66c3b48335a5e5963529110eed8c6d7e184bb5 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\svhost.exe.log
| MD5 | 3ca2f9e6a94c24c455ac9431a0bf479b |
| SHA1 | a90309eec691588990609f8f8ad9b935d6f38eb2 |
| SHA256 | e84d0c64750ec6333b67eb8aef737bb21cd86c6ef6e520c6537ede13505e125e |
| SHA512 | ba66e42b384f0d865a21d9169169a0b2bd9c62ebee68acc63a191b1a67ca16f4534f955055fc84bbc4a9cd22cec11c3c22a15df7741d99b7dec456e5cabcb0b5 |
memory/4256-147-0x00000000078D0000-0x0000000007962000-memory.dmp