Analysis

  • max time kernel
    151s
  • max time network
    163s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20220722-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20220722-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    25-07-2022 17:21

General

  • Target

    54fe3fb46b47d290445662882ddf2e20b65306ff7d1ff1d9878b5b9ef5632422.exe

  • Size

    728KB

  • MD5

    cf5eaf5016b20b65c805de7e5e074a85

  • SHA1

    1b89c182e8421d1b28feec2308cfbb1ce455dd79

  • SHA256

    54fe3fb46b47d290445662882ddf2e20b65306ff7d1ff1d9878b5b9ef5632422

  • SHA512

    b3a6cb9d8d686ea1f4ce312ef6f0269cee5fa3df1eb773f672ff2aa2da6c6a0e1b40acedaa8e3fd1fb723304f0e61455886872fb0622368b64cc5a4e98d03158

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.

  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 26 IoCs
  • System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\54fe3fb46b47d290445662882ddf2e20b65306ff7d1ff1d9878b5b9ef5632422.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\54fe3fb46b47d290445662882ddf2e20b65306ff7d1ff1d9878b5b9ef5632422.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4772
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /SC HOURLY /MO 23 /TN "Forsamlingshusets" /TR "reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "\""Forsamlingshusets"\"" /f /t REG_SZ /d "\""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Borland8.exe\""
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:756
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /run /tn "Forsamlingshusets"
      2⤵
        PID:4432
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Borland8.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Borland8.exe"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5064
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Borland8.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Borland8.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:4556
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
            C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Borland8.exe
            4⤵
            • Adds policy Run key to start application
            • Adds Run key to start application
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            PID:4928

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

    Execution

    Scheduled Task

    1
    T1053

    Persistence

    Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

    2
    T1060

    Scheduled Task

    1
    T1053

    Privilege Escalation

    Bypass User Account Control

    1
    T1088

    Scheduled Task

    1
    T1053

    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\Borland8.exe
      Filesize

      728KB

      MD5

      ef41b5d8c942469a54c6bc3d7820f875

      SHA1

      cf3b1e9d07ea0046e0dbb2cc679165ab66bfd45c

      SHA256

      1ae554428c74e230e1b1e89b709630d36cc0e31d42a07c7555e5727809dfe85f

      SHA512

      68b06f59d290acabfbafad73558eb9229cb5f2b4a99723bf7b02e139b60fecec827a2d05c40229d1b63c0cd105fe0581dc282eb71f1f5c53b64b424679cafb7a

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Borland8.exe
      Filesize

      728KB

      MD5

      ef41b5d8c942469a54c6bc3d7820f875

      SHA1

      cf3b1e9d07ea0046e0dbb2cc679165ab66bfd45c

      SHA256

      1ae554428c74e230e1b1e89b709630d36cc0e31d42a07c7555e5727809dfe85f

      SHA512

      68b06f59d290acabfbafad73558eb9229cb5f2b4a99723bf7b02e139b60fecec827a2d05c40229d1b63c0cd105fe0581dc282eb71f1f5c53b64b424679cafb7a

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Borland8.exe
      Filesize

      728KB

      MD5

      ef41b5d8c942469a54c6bc3d7820f875

      SHA1

      cf3b1e9d07ea0046e0dbb2cc679165ab66bfd45c

      SHA256

      1ae554428c74e230e1b1e89b709630d36cc0e31d42a07c7555e5727809dfe85f

      SHA512

      68b06f59d290acabfbafad73558eb9229cb5f2b4a99723bf7b02e139b60fecec827a2d05c40229d1b63c0cd105fe0581dc282eb71f1f5c53b64b424679cafb7a

    • memory/756-138-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/4432-139-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/4556-148-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      176KB

    • memory/4556-147-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/4556-153-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      176KB

    • memory/4556-156-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      176KB

    • memory/4772-137-0x00000000770A0000-0x0000000077243000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      1.6MB

    • memory/4772-143-0x00007FF89F390000-0x00007FF89F585000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      2.0MB

    • memory/4772-136-0x00007FF89F390000-0x00007FF89F585000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      2.0MB

    • memory/4772-145-0x00000000770A0000-0x0000000077243000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      1.6MB

    • memory/4772-134-0x00007FF89F390000-0x00007FF89F585000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      2.0MB

    • memory/4772-135-0x00000000770A0000-0x0000000077243000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      1.6MB

    • memory/5064-140-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/5064-151-0x00007FF89F390000-0x00007FF89F585000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      2.0MB

    • memory/5064-152-0x00000000770A0000-0x0000000077243000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      1.6MB