netwire | bbfbad35286bd453c139ad4e1a6361072509fd878c9583f2b4767cb2bbb9fd54

General

Target

Quote.js
Size

411KB
MD5

8d716616f6251eb501301a7ae6adb281
SHA1

f77a1b8fee85dc4a268ac4ec84a72d7992849266
SHA256

bbfbad35286bd453c139ad4e1a6361072509fd878c9583f2b4767cb2bbb9fd54
SHA512

9f58ae42bb1aa34a54e805c1e69a74068d9a3836268b6c5d483fde555409331367767a9b297b45911373bb54b31d61ebdfb09529807e71cdc92624b7df37425d

Score

10^/10

netwire botnet persistence rat stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

NetWire RAT payload 4 IoCs

rat

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Host Ip Js StartUp.exe	netwire
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Host Ip Js StartUp.exe	netwire
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Googlee\Notepad.exe	netwire
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Googlee\Notepad.exe	netwire

Netwire
Netwire is a RAT with main functionalities focused password stealing and keylogging, but also includes remote control capabilities as well.
botnet stealer netwire
Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

Processes:

Host Ip Js StartUp.exeNotepad.exe

pid process

4940 Host Ip Js StartUp.exe
788 Notepad.exe

pid	process
4940	Host Ip Js StartUp.exe
788	Notepad.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

wscript.exeHost Ip Js StartUp.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2660308776-3705150086-26593515-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	wscript.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2660308776-3705150086-26593515-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	Host Ip Js StartUp.exe

Drops startup file 1 IoCs

Processes:

Notepad.exe

description ioc process

File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Note.lnk Notepad.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Note.lnk	Notepad.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

Notepad.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2660308776-3705150086-26593515-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\	Notepad.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2660308776-3705150086-26593515-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\£2ëUíaÊ—KåL¦K®¨æ = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Googlee\\Notepad.exe"	Notepad.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\InstallService\{843E828C-69F0-499A-B9BD-4EFEA76117DA}.catalogItem	svchost.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\InstallService\{364C5B7D-8B93-478B-9714-511CDF6A8095}.catalogItem	svchost.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

System Information Discovery
T1082

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

svchost.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0	svchost.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	svchost.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	svchost.exe

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

svchost.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS	svchost.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes:

wscript.exeHost Ip Js StartUp.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3864 wrote to memory of 4700	3864	wscript.exe	wscript.exe
PID 3864 wrote to memory of 4700	3864	wscript.exe	wscript.exe
PID 3864 wrote to memory of 4940	3864	wscript.exe	Host Ip Js StartUp.exe
PID 3864 wrote to memory of 4940	3864	wscript.exe	Host Ip Js StartUp.exe
PID 3864 wrote to memory of 4940	3864	wscript.exe	Host Ip Js StartUp.exe
PID 4940 wrote to memory of 788	4940	Host Ip Js StartUp.exe	Notepad.exe
PID 4940 wrote to memory of 788	4940	Host Ip Js StartUp.exe	Notepad.exe
PID 4940 wrote to memory of 788	4940	Host Ip Js StartUp.exe	Notepad.exe

C:\Windows\system32\wscript.exe
wscript.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Quote.js
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3864

C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe" //B "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\NiEPTAGvwK.js"
2⤵
PID:4700

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Host Ip Js StartUp.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Host Ip Js StartUp.exe"
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4940

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Googlee\Notepad.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Googlee\Notepad.exe"
3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops startup file
- Adds Run key to start application
PID:788

C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -p
1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Checks processor information in registry
- Enumerates system info in registry
PID:1996

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1060

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

3

T1012

System Information Discovery

4

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Googlee\Notepad.exe
Filesize
227KB

MD5
fc6330d62ae89347dddf9e98d6dc2533

SHA1
b2a3104e8178e25b6b40cf8b19d60c1a4e03e969

SHA256
72c15ab989fb449e62d6a560bdad1c9c39d61c21345322b8c1331235adf484a7

SHA512
1cf0e356a72a525b585533adab9c2abe1cfef9127ef96fedefe840bf33248bb85752fd92ca447cc6ac2b0654b497c07e3e3d0f0e064958f0f17b3e79424d6a4c

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Googlee\Notepad.exe
Filesize
227KB

MD5
fc6330d62ae89347dddf9e98d6dc2533

SHA1
b2a3104e8178e25b6b40cf8b19d60c1a4e03e969

SHA256
72c15ab989fb449e62d6a560bdad1c9c39d61c21345322b8c1331235adf484a7

SHA512
1cf0e356a72a525b585533adab9c2abe1cfef9127ef96fedefe840bf33248bb85752fd92ca447cc6ac2b0654b497c07e3e3d0f0e064958f0f17b3e79424d6a4c

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Host Ip Js StartUp.exe
Filesize
227KB

MD5
fc6330d62ae89347dddf9e98d6dc2533

SHA1
b2a3104e8178e25b6b40cf8b19d60c1a4e03e969

SHA256
72c15ab989fb449e62d6a560bdad1c9c39d61c21345322b8c1331235adf484a7

SHA512
1cf0e356a72a525b585533adab9c2abe1cfef9127ef96fedefe840bf33248bb85752fd92ca447cc6ac2b0654b497c07e3e3d0f0e064958f0f17b3e79424d6a4c

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Host Ip Js StartUp.exe
Filesize
227KB

MD5
fc6330d62ae89347dddf9e98d6dc2533

SHA1
b2a3104e8178e25b6b40cf8b19d60c1a4e03e969

SHA256
72c15ab989fb449e62d6a560bdad1c9c39d61c21345322b8c1331235adf484a7

SHA512
1cf0e356a72a525b585533adab9c2abe1cfef9127ef96fedefe840bf33248bb85752fd92ca447cc6ac2b0654b497c07e3e3d0f0e064958f0f17b3e79424d6a4c

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\NiEPTAGvwK.js
Filesize
1KB

MD5
8efa6c8d330a2f78a70ea7c34d15a105

SHA1
1a4cbe922884b4c70ce5149fb5df2fd648914c4c

SHA256
7003aeebb9585e848aaa2be76ed8c1d0538c183233487d46867aa750b8eb5acd

SHA512
e5a80386cf1ee17af7d08aa31b617333420da985a188b9df78feeb080110bbfdc9ecdd6309d26b38420cba1ff249aa9bfc63649fb2198cc43d666c142487f431

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memory/788-135-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/4700-130-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/4940-132-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

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