Analysis

  • max time kernel
    99s
  • max time network
    147s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20220812-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20220812-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    01/11/2022, 10:30

General

  • Target
    MSDev.exe
  • Size 254KB
  • Sample221101-mkad9aaha4
  • SHA256 b9e9b93e99d1a8fe172d70419181a74376af8188dcb03249037d4daea27f110e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
Score
8/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Downloads MZ/PE file
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 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 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSDev.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSDev.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4020
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\MSCache\MSCache.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\MSCache\MSCache.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4324
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /Query /TN DRPR
        3⤵
          PID:4044
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /create /sc minute /tn DRPR /tr C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\MSCache\MSDev.exe /mo 15 /F
          3⤵
          • Creates scheduled task(s)
          PID:1316

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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          Downloads

          023F2BD90AEC133DACB74365D7D2C74D

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\023F2BD90AEC133DACB74365D7D2C74D
          • Size 503B
          • SHA256 5f2ecab67dfe7d81034fdf4f38d1cf396a4df9a23ce51bacbbdb9ee6e0d7ecc4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          103621DE9CD5414CC2538780B4B75751

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\103621DE9CD5414CC2538780B4B75751
          • Size 717B
          • SHA256 e634c2d1ed20e0638c95597adf4c9d392ebab932d3353f18af1e4421f4bb9cab
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          023F2BD90AEC133DACB74365D7D2C74D

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\023F2BD90AEC133DACB74365D7D2C74D
          • Size 548B
          • SHA256 46b6d5e7f33d63b155295c684bd4898ad9d1b653a2ffd309c26ef2eb07368a62
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          103621DE9CD5414CC2538780B4B75751

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\103621DE9CD5414CC2538780B4B75751
          • Size 192B
          • SHA256 49a7b2c9d1b01399b27abb452a93138caa634f66276e848cccca12ea4eaa65b7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          MSCache.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\MSCache\MSCache.exe
          • Size 261KB
          • SHA256 2cad816abfe4d816cf5ecd81fb23773b6cfa1e85b466d5e5a48112862ceb3efb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          MSCache.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\MSCache\MSCache.exe
          • Size 261KB
          • SHA256 2cad816abfe4d816cf5ecd81fb23773b6cfa1e85b466d5e5a48112862ceb3efb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          memory/4324-139-0x000001CD171F0000-0x000001CD171F8000-memory.dmp

          memory/4324-140-0x000001CD30D60000-0x000001CD30D82000-memory.dmp

          memory/4324-142-0x00007FFD89720000-0x00007FFD8A1E1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4324-143-0x00007FFD89720000-0x00007FFD8A1E1000-memory.dmp