General

  • Target

    ICEY LOADER 2022.exe

  • Size

    4.8MB

  • Sample

    220924-ndvbhscedq

  • MD5

    170343dae67f141321e31a6b1bf981f4

  • SHA1

    322d6493902eb57c4459e87dfea219b8aed9ba44

  • SHA256

    c23e8f61e677667f91254417a9dcd50bb07ba2675e0f011e34f36d977c57dbf2

  • SHA512

    f89895ea2778362866408fbbd7d12164440d9a98b02eb325d7d820a6fcdac4c4046460909b7c62f1937cd60c0546dd74c4dc4d502fd58722183f9c7b951ef727

  • SSDEEP

    6144:KSncRldLV6Bta6dtJmakIM54uZ97mtdX5iSHk:H4nLV6Btpmk7uZYnp5k

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

mercurialgrabber

C2

https://discord.com/api/webhooks/1001432779277488129/ds6qwagh9qP4fRBOS0tRY_aM9hwOb5u7JARhwuzCEBGuhKBT8AQuW2d7u1RzTBLa_LSp

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

hackenamin.duckdns.org:8080

127.0.0.1:8080

Mutex

35523077-e7cb-4a73-80a9-6f6f0dc2b313

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    127.0.0.1

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2022-05-07T11:48:21.790283936Z

  • bypass_user_account_control

    true

  • bypass_user_account_control_data

  • clear_access_control

    true

  • clear_zone_identifier

    false

  • connect_delay

    4000

  • connection_port

    8080

  • default_group

    Default

  • enable_debug_mode

    true

  • gc_threshold

    1.048576e+07

  • keep_alive_timeout

    30000

  • keyboard_logging

    false

  • lan_timeout

    2500

  • max_packet_size

    1.048576e+07

  • mutex

    35523077-e7cb-4a73-80a9-6f6f0dc2b313

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    hackenamin.duckdns.org

  • primary_dns_server

    8.8.8.8

  • request_elevation

    true

  • restart_delay

    5000

  • run_delay

    0

  • run_on_startup

    false

  • set_critical_process

    true

  • timeout_interval

    5000

  • use_custom_dns_server

    false

  • version

    1.2.2.0

  • wan_timeout

    8000

Targets

    • Target

      ICEY LOADER 2022.exe

    • Size

      4.8MB

    • MD5

      170343dae67f141321e31a6b1bf981f4

    • SHA1

      322d6493902eb57c4459e87dfea219b8aed9ba44

    • SHA256

      c23e8f61e677667f91254417a9dcd50bb07ba2675e0f011e34f36d977c57dbf2

    • SHA512

      f89895ea2778362866408fbbd7d12164440d9a98b02eb325d7d820a6fcdac4c4046460909b7c62f1937cd60c0546dd74c4dc4d502fd58722183f9c7b951ef727

    • SSDEEP

      6144:KSncRldLV6Bta6dtJmakIM54uZ97mtdX5iSHk:H4nLV6Btpmk7uZYnp5k

    • Mercurial Grabber Stealer

      Mercurial Grabber is an open source stealer targeting Chrome, Discord and some game clients as well as generic system information.

    • NanoCore

      NanoCore is a remote access tool (RAT) with a variety of capabilities.

    • Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Looks for VMWare Tools registry key

    • 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.

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

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

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Checks whether UAC is enabled

    • 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.

    • Maps connected drives based on registry

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

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1060

Defense Evasion

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

2
T1497

Modify Registry

1
T1112

Credential Access

Credentials in Files

1
T1081

Discovery

Query Registry

8
T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

2
T1497

System Information Discovery

8
T1082

Peripheral Device Discovery

2
T1120

Collection

Data from Local System

1
T1005

Command and Control

Web Service

1
T1102

Tasks