Analysis

  • max time kernel
    87s
  • max time network
    180s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20220414-en
  • submitted
    17-06-2022 09:25

General

  • Target

    dcae989d2c708fa2b73374698b1a8acc.exe

  • Size

    336KB

  • MD5

    dcae989d2c708fa2b73374698b1a8acc

  • SHA1

    5846cc14d013c09c1f86796aba571ee65daa2d7e

  • SHA256

    edfaf15aa4e28a3891b08e7e948f0d08680b492b8ba4ca464ad1b68df0190719

  • SHA512

    4216de9f3641ba425cab752c769117f8c52e0087af09ae0413b2afcc2d82cb77ce1da0c5508cfcfa503de8f8f1c4d0b19fe263b65056b69c4de746874e72a0d1

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

arkei

Botnet

Default

Signatures

  • Arkei

    Arkei is an infostealer written in C++.

  • suricata: ET MALWARE Win32/Vidar Variant/Mars CnC Activity (GET)

    suricata: ET MALWARE Win32/Vidar Variant/Mars CnC Activity (GET)

  • suricata: ET MALWARE Win32/Vidar Variant/Mars Stealer CnC Exfil

    suricata: ET MALWARE Win32/Vidar Variant/Mars Stealer CnC Exfil

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting 2 TTPs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dcae989d2c708fa2b73374698b1a8acc.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dcae989d2c708fa2b73374698b1a8acc.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1000
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c timeout /t 5 & del /f /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dcae989d2c708fa2b73374698b1a8acc.exe" & exit
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1248
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
        timeout /t 5
        3⤵
        • Delays execution with timeout.exe
        PID:4916
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1000 -s 1540
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:2448
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 440 -p 1000 -ip 1000
    1⤵
      PID:4948

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

    Credential Access

    Credentials in Files

    2
    T1081

    Discovery

    Query Registry

    3
    T1012

    System Information Discovery

    3
    T1082

    Collection

    Data from Local System

    2
    T1005

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    Downloads

    • C:\ProgramData\mozglue.dll
      Filesize

      133KB

      MD5

      8f73c08a9660691143661bf7332c3c27

      SHA1

      37fa65dd737c50fda710fdbde89e51374d0c204a

      SHA256

      3fe6b1c54b8cf28f571e0c5d6636b4069a8ab00b4f11dd842cfec00691d0c9cd

      SHA512

      0042ecf9b3571bb5eba2de893e8b2371df18f7c5a589f52ee66e4bfbaa15a5b8b7cc6a155792aaa8988528c27196896d5e82e1751c998bacea0d92395f66ad89

    • C:\ProgramData\nss3.dll
      Filesize

      1.2MB

      MD5

      bfac4e3c5908856ba17d41edcd455a51

      SHA1

      8eec7e888767aa9e4cca8ff246eb2aacb9170428

      SHA256

      e2935b5b28550d47dc971f456d6961f20d1633b4892998750140e0eaa9ae9d78

      SHA512

      2565bab776c4d732ffb1f9b415992a4c65b81bcd644a9a1df1333a269e322925fc1df4f76913463296efd7c88ef194c3056de2f1ca1357d7b5fe5ff0da877a66

    • memory/1000-130-0x000000000082D000-0x000000000084E000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      132KB

    • memory/1000-131-0x00000000022B0000-0x00000000022D9000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      164KB

    • memory/1000-132-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000670000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      2.4MB

    • memory/1000-133-0x0000000060900000-0x0000000060992000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      584KB

    • memory/1000-156-0x000000000082D000-0x000000000084E000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      132KB

    • memory/1000-157-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000670000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      2.4MB

    • memory/1248-154-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/4916-155-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp