General

  • Target

    plc-password-setup-t_rCqyQfiI.exe

  • Size

    6.2MB

  • Sample

    220716-gg86hsaaem

  • MD5

    7250e3da80e7072cea98e23fe4041345

  • SHA1

    f9853b72781bc82d6508ac978503ffdfa104b419

  • SHA256

    7e1616589594ae5c4303abd3ebf73dbe38b7b3b454690670ddaba11530ab4bd8

  • SHA512

    bbf776d9183315a721455dab747c3daf3be1b4ded5d018642c131f9770a9beffdaeaa30fd801100f7ae6086d7417240f6e1171944bb115e7fd86590e8638de63

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

redline

Botnet

mixbasic1

C2

185.215.113.70:21508

Attributes
  • auth_value

    b5b7790c71797786dfd950545c81e9fa

Targets

    • Target

      plc-password-setup-t_rCqyQfiI.exe

    • Size

      6.2MB

    • MD5

      7250e3da80e7072cea98e23fe4041345

    • SHA1

      f9853b72781bc82d6508ac978503ffdfa104b419

    • SHA256

      7e1616589594ae5c4303abd3ebf73dbe38b7b3b454690670ddaba11530ab4bd8

    • SHA512

      bbf776d9183315a721455dab747c3daf3be1b4ded5d018642c131f9770a9beffdaeaa30fd801100f7ae6086d7417240f6e1171944bb115e7fd86590e8638de63

    • RedLine

      RedLine Stealer is a malware family written in C#, first appearing in early 2020.

    • RedLine payload

    • suricata: ET MALWARE AutoHotkey Downloader Checkin via IPLogger

      suricata: ET MALWARE AutoHotkey Downloader Checkin via IPLogger

    • suricata: ET MALWARE Terse alphanumeric executable downloader high likelihood of being hostile

      suricata: ET MALWARE Terse alphanumeric executable downloader high likelihood of being hostile

    • suricata: ET MALWARE Trojan Generic - POST To gate.php with no accept headers

      suricata: ET MALWARE Trojan Generic - POST To gate.php with no accept headers

    • suricata: ET MALWARE Trojan Generic - POST To gate.php with no referer

      suricata: ET MALWARE Trojan Generic - POST To gate.php with no referer

    • ACProtect 1.3x - 1.4x DLL software

      Detects file using ACProtect software.

    • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)

    • Blocklisted process makes network request

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Drops file in Drivers directory

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Modifies Windows Firewall

    • UPX packed file

      Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

    • Checks BIOS information in registry

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

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Drops startup file

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

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

    • Themida packer

      Detects Themida, an advanced Windows software protection system.

    • Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Checks for any installed AV software in registry

    • Checks installed software on the system

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

    • Checks whether UAC is enabled

    • Drops Chrome extension

    • Drops desktop.ini file(s)

    • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

    • Looks up external IP address via web service

      Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Execution

Scheduled Task

1
T1053

Persistence

Modify Existing Service

1
T1031

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1060

Scheduled Task

1
T1053

Privilege Escalation

Scheduled Task

1
T1053

Defense Evasion

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

1
T1497

Modify Registry

2
T1112

Install Root Certificate

1
T1130

Credential Access

Credentials in Files

2
T1081

Discovery

Query Registry

7
T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

1
T1497

System Information Discovery

7
T1082

Security Software Discovery

1
T1063

Peripheral Device Discovery

1
T1120

Collection

Data from Local System

2
T1005

Command and Control

Web Service

1
T1102

Tasks