Analysis

  • max time kernel
    206s
  • max time network
    206s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20220812-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20220812-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    08-11-2022 12:01

General

  • Target

    278e803d720e3df9f64d987e06736c9ff58620ebc4c597b8eceb978042f5c081.exe

  • Size

    282KB

  • MD5

    08996160b29a26eb2750d5dd608e0438

  • SHA1

    97d264a4bb7db1ae2ef07bfb337003bb584c5de2

  • SHA256

    278e803d720e3df9f64d987e06736c9ff58620ebc4c597b8eceb978042f5c081

  • SHA512

    0ff1fe90695ddddc38a7401c7843b292f28cfff146612be41e5b311a8f2baacc6fd1d81642349238ecff131d9814f8b161aabd2c4820cd7a712dea07e33b6888

  • SSDEEP

    6144:VxJsGLnF5oxDNT/xQphU+jrlgzfuzt91C9NDyWId98HhqbxtHGZO:HJsG554h/xQp6+tqOYy9zo0F

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

cybergate

Version

v1.02.1

Botnet

Hacker

C2

toto68.zapto.org:188

Mutex

Pluguin

Attributes
  • enable_keylogger

    true

  • enable_message_box

    false

  • ftp_directory

    ./

  • ftp_interval

    30

  • injected_process

    explorer.exe

  • install_dir

    Microsoft

  • install_file

    Pluguin.exe

  • install_flag

    true

  • keylogger_enable_ftp

    false

  • message_box_caption

    Plugins java Updeter

  • message_box_title

    Windows

  • password

    0123456789

  • regkey_hkcu

    Avirnt

  • regkey_hklm

    Avgnt

Signatures

  • CyberGate, Rebhip

    CyberGate is a lightweight remote administration tool with a wide array of functionalities.

  • Adds policy Run key to start application 2 TTPs 16 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
  • Modifies Installed Components in the registry 2 TTPs 8 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 10 IoCs

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

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 16 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 9 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

  • Program crash 2 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    1⤵
      PID:3076
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\278e803d720e3df9f64d987e06736c9ff58620ebc4c597b8eceb978042f5c081.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\278e803d720e3df9f64d987e06736c9ff58620ebc4c597b8eceb978042f5c081.exe"
        2⤵
        • Adds policy Run key to start application
        • Modifies Installed Components in the registry
        • Checks computer location settings
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:976
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
          explorer.exe
          3⤵
          • Adds policy Run key to start application
          • Modifies Installed Components in the registry
          • Adds Run key to start application
          PID:4836
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Microsoft\Pluguin.exe
            "C:\Windows\system32\Microsoft\Pluguin.exe"
            4⤵
            • Adds policy Run key to start application
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Modifies Installed Components in the registry
            • Adds Run key to start application
            • Drops file in System32 directory
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            PID:4016
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Microsoft\Pluguin.exe
              "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Microsoft\Pluguin.exe"
              5⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              PID:4944
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4944 -s 1000
                6⤵
                • Program crash
                PID:1520
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Microsoft\Pluguin.exe
          "C:\Windows\system32\Microsoft\Pluguin.exe"
          3⤵
          • Adds policy Run key to start application
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Modifies Installed Components in the registry
          • Checks computer location settings
          • Adds Run key to start application
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
          PID:4624
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Pluguin.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Pluguin.exe"
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Drops file in System32 directory
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            PID:4312
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Pluguin.exe
              "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Pluguin.exe"
              5⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Checks computer location settings
              • Drops file in System32 directory
              • Modifies registry class
              • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              PID:4680
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Microsoft\Pluguin.exe
                "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Microsoft\Pluguin.exe"
                6⤵
                • Executes dropped EXE
                PID:2972
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2972 -s 544
                  7⤵
                  • Program crash
                  PID:4284
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 412 -p 4944 -ip 4944
      1⤵
        PID:2304
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 184 -p 2972 -ip 2972
        1⤵
          PID:4296

        Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

        Persistence

        Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

        3
        T1060

        Defense Evasion

        Modify Registry

        3
        T1112

        Discovery

        Query Registry

        1
        T1012

        System Information Discovery

        2
        T1082

        Replay Monitor

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        Downloads

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XX--XX--XX.txt
          Filesize

          221KB

          MD5

          7c20220dec20262572e7d3f5d278617e

          SHA1

          375f859c077a5433eb481e64ff0c73e5f950fd52

          SHA256

          871eda86246a73f340cd609f9152d573a424d1372fed445c73d73ff0264d20d6

          SHA512

          7cceaca6304fbbfaac5e15f80b2eb42cddcd1462ed76761a94fc0c86241c458d758688a27e937908a17e42f9bf341eb7f7dd8040a0adeff0d18bcb0c23e12fe3

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XX--XX--XX.txt
          Filesize

          221KB

          MD5

          637f3c7efd621b37a472a48bac5a32ac

          SHA1

          342f24d6da64d317c8321ad99acfed170b1896df

          SHA256

          1ca33f6cf5138f29b6c35fac390d7bdeb8a130283803088a38289919c2ae04c0

          SHA512

          a89e61c3f0759b0ba984e7c1d5cc309ec616b3b68dea2936fcbfcf5abca4c27f8289c59058a4e7fcfb69d841d9293fd354d6140461cfaf3ac1b09a3e6149d2d0

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XX--XX--XX.txt
          Filesize

          221KB

          MD5

          113aaaa5837d8124d8338a54df9e2116

          SHA1

          25fdf3d7793d6955d0bd542edc2dba9d41430445

          SHA256

          674703a586b8803fe4ba9d8e4d1b26346a0736dd4d0e60ef8a922e40a9185606

          SHA512

          59c928930ebaf54e3d2b043e4f88d6a79a20bb37cac9cafb27bae2b797c39c60b252980746b7868f2a82de4e96b4b82144a20223ca6a346c86ce77f7e8d274fe

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XX--XX--XX.txt
          Filesize

          221KB

          MD5

          113aaaa5837d8124d8338a54df9e2116

          SHA1

          25fdf3d7793d6955d0bd542edc2dba9d41430445

          SHA256

          674703a586b8803fe4ba9d8e4d1b26346a0736dd4d0e60ef8a922e40a9185606

          SHA512

          59c928930ebaf54e3d2b043e4f88d6a79a20bb37cac9cafb27bae2b797c39c60b252980746b7868f2a82de4e96b4b82144a20223ca6a346c86ce77f7e8d274fe

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Pluguin.exe
          Filesize

          282KB

          MD5

          08996160b29a26eb2750d5dd608e0438

          SHA1

          97d264a4bb7db1ae2ef07bfb337003bb584c5de2

          SHA256

          278e803d720e3df9f64d987e06736c9ff58620ebc4c597b8eceb978042f5c081

          SHA512

          0ff1fe90695ddddc38a7401c7843b292f28cfff146612be41e5b311a8f2baacc6fd1d81642349238ecff131d9814f8b161aabd2c4820cd7a712dea07e33b6888

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Pluguin.exe
          Filesize

          282KB

          MD5

          08996160b29a26eb2750d5dd608e0438

          SHA1

          97d264a4bb7db1ae2ef07bfb337003bb584c5de2

          SHA256

          278e803d720e3df9f64d987e06736c9ff58620ebc4c597b8eceb978042f5c081

          SHA512

          0ff1fe90695ddddc38a7401c7843b292f28cfff146612be41e5b311a8f2baacc6fd1d81642349238ecff131d9814f8b161aabd2c4820cd7a712dea07e33b6888

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Pluguin.exe
          Filesize

          282KB

          MD5

          08996160b29a26eb2750d5dd608e0438

          SHA1

          97d264a4bb7db1ae2ef07bfb337003bb584c5de2

          SHA256

          278e803d720e3df9f64d987e06736c9ff58620ebc4c597b8eceb978042f5c081

          SHA512

          0ff1fe90695ddddc38a7401c7843b292f28cfff146612be41e5b311a8f2baacc6fd1d81642349238ecff131d9814f8b161aabd2c4820cd7a712dea07e33b6888

        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Microsoft\Pluguin.exe
          Filesize

          282KB

          MD5

          08996160b29a26eb2750d5dd608e0438

          SHA1

          97d264a4bb7db1ae2ef07bfb337003bb584c5de2

          SHA256

          278e803d720e3df9f64d987e06736c9ff58620ebc4c597b8eceb978042f5c081

          SHA512

          0ff1fe90695ddddc38a7401c7843b292f28cfff146612be41e5b311a8f2baacc6fd1d81642349238ecff131d9814f8b161aabd2c4820cd7a712dea07e33b6888

        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Microsoft\Pluguin.exe
          Filesize

          282KB

          MD5

          08996160b29a26eb2750d5dd608e0438

          SHA1

          97d264a4bb7db1ae2ef07bfb337003bb584c5de2

          SHA256

          278e803d720e3df9f64d987e06736c9ff58620ebc4c597b8eceb978042f5c081

          SHA512

          0ff1fe90695ddddc38a7401c7843b292f28cfff146612be41e5b311a8f2baacc6fd1d81642349238ecff131d9814f8b161aabd2c4820cd7a712dea07e33b6888

        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Microsoft\Pluguin.exe
          Filesize

          282KB

          MD5

          08996160b29a26eb2750d5dd608e0438

          SHA1

          97d264a4bb7db1ae2ef07bfb337003bb584c5de2

          SHA256

          278e803d720e3df9f64d987e06736c9ff58620ebc4c597b8eceb978042f5c081

          SHA512

          0ff1fe90695ddddc38a7401c7843b292f28cfff146612be41e5b311a8f2baacc6fd1d81642349238ecff131d9814f8b161aabd2c4820cd7a712dea07e33b6888

        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Microsoft\Pluguin.exe
          Filesize

          282KB

          MD5

          08996160b29a26eb2750d5dd608e0438

          SHA1

          97d264a4bb7db1ae2ef07bfb337003bb584c5de2

          SHA256

          278e803d720e3df9f64d987e06736c9ff58620ebc4c597b8eceb978042f5c081

          SHA512

          0ff1fe90695ddddc38a7401c7843b292f28cfff146612be41e5b311a8f2baacc6fd1d81642349238ecff131d9814f8b161aabd2c4820cd7a712dea07e33b6888

        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Microsoft\Pluguin.exe
          Filesize

          282KB

          MD5

          08996160b29a26eb2750d5dd608e0438

          SHA1

          97d264a4bb7db1ae2ef07bfb337003bb584c5de2

          SHA256

          278e803d720e3df9f64d987e06736c9ff58620ebc4c597b8eceb978042f5c081

          SHA512

          0ff1fe90695ddddc38a7401c7843b292f28cfff146612be41e5b311a8f2baacc6fd1d81642349238ecff131d9814f8b161aabd2c4820cd7a712dea07e33b6888

        • memory/976-133-0x0000000024010000-0x0000000024070000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          384KB

        • memory/976-138-0x0000000024070000-0x00000000240D0000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          384KB

        • memory/2972-171-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
        • memory/4016-165-0x0000000024010000-0x0000000024070000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          384KB

        • memory/4016-150-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
        • memory/4312-147-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
        • memory/4312-157-0x0000000024010000-0x0000000024070000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          384KB

        • memory/4624-145-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
        • memory/4680-160-0x0000000024010000-0x0000000024070000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          384KB

        • memory/4680-155-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
        • memory/4680-169-0x0000000024010000-0x0000000024070000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          384KB

        • memory/4836-144-0x0000000024070000-0x00000000240D0000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          384KB

        • memory/4836-141-0x0000000024070000-0x00000000240D0000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          384KB

        • memory/4836-137-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
        • memory/4944-163-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
        • memory/4944-168-0x0000000024010000-0x0000000024070000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          384KB

        • memory/4944-170-0x0000000024010000-0x0000000024070000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          384KB