General

  • Target

    free_donate.exe

  • Size

    2.6MB

  • Sample

    221110-xqx3lsegcn

  • MD5

    c0827a7bd617a2fcd31a3d751152c2e0

  • SHA1

    2d58f48e54e1c54e7b63e7ba2c9f50323994242a

  • SHA256

    16691a026002980c1fac428610d73ca9638420d2e3fa79c8d1a8284388ee307b

  • SHA512

    cbec23219a6084bc7226c5c86e34ecc17019224b1ccf55e35df899c50d896da358c7c2e1558f52aaf582f23520144b4541fb31c58e851251bed7dac364c09ad5

  • SSDEEP

    49152:Y00kMwfXeTG2JpMpukZ6obih7GQtMKc+l3s7RjE+SsZa:YJkduTG2JQdZ6nhYK1cu3

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      free_donate.exe

    • Size

      2.6MB

    • MD5

      c0827a7bd617a2fcd31a3d751152c2e0

    • SHA1

      2d58f48e54e1c54e7b63e7ba2c9f50323994242a

    • SHA256

      16691a026002980c1fac428610d73ca9638420d2e3fa79c8d1a8284388ee307b

    • SHA512

      cbec23219a6084bc7226c5c86e34ecc17019224b1ccf55e35df899c50d896da358c7c2e1558f52aaf582f23520144b4541fb31c58e851251bed7dac364c09ad5

    • SSDEEP

      49152:Y00kMwfXeTG2JpMpukZ6obih7GQtMKc+l3s7RjE+SsZa:YJkduTG2JQdZ6nhYK1cu3

    • Modifies security service

    • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess

    • Drops file in Drivers directory

    • Possible privilege escalation attempt

    • Stops running service(s)

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Deletes itself

    • Modifies file permissions

    • 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.

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Execution

Scheduled Task

1
T1053

Persistence

Modify Existing Service

2
T1031

Scheduled Task

1
T1053

Privilege Escalation

Scheduled Task

1
T1053

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

3
T1112

Impair Defenses

1
T1562

File Permissions Modification

1
T1222

Install Root Certificate

1
T1130

Discovery

Query Registry

1
T1012

System Information Discovery

2
T1082

Command and Control

Web Service

1
T1102

Impact

Service Stop

1
T1489

Tasks