plugx | a78dbafaca4813307529cafbed554b53a622a639941f2e66520bbb92769ee960

General

Target

291976ba47cec4b3c0e31cbc50ab1923.exe
Size

236KB
MD5

291976ba47cec4b3c0e31cbc50ab1923
SHA1

38273b08bd046fc29bd777c9dc4a177ae162b5f8
SHA256

a78dbafaca4813307529cafbed554b53a622a639941f2e66520bbb92769ee960
SHA512

0b44f02c9d37ba25b9988146bf9a516b65625ed7184c4188689eb4056945cd56e86180e21d7b157faff6acdf4991eec51b18c8d83f084652ef574b0d7ec4158b
SSDEEP

3072:1H5VhrQrb6DvbqJMikwRz2Og2QTAxQ4Vt6r+CtbmMjxm8qyCz/xwDSpa:1ZkFkw1vgfCVt6r+l18qjp6Sp

Score

10^/10

plugx trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

Detects PlugX payload 7 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1532-70-0x0000000000450000-0x0000000000488000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/1668-72-0x00000000003D0000-0x0000000000408000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/1284-73-0x0000000000340000-0x0000000000378000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/908-74-0x0000000000240000-0x0000000000278000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/568-79-0x0000000000310000-0x0000000000348000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/908-80-0x0000000000240000-0x0000000000278000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/568-81-0x0000000000310000-0x0000000000348000-memory.dmp	family_plugx

PlugX
PlugX is a RAT (Remote Access Trojan) that has been around since 2008.
trojan plugx
Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

Processes:

NvSmart.exeNvSmart.exe

pid process

1284 NvSmart.exe
1532 NvSmart.exe
Deletes itself 1 IoCs

Processes:

NvSmart.exe

pid process

1284 NvSmart.exe
Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

Processes:

NvSmart.exeNvSmart.exe

pid process

1284 NvSmart.exe
1532 NvSmart.exe

pid	process
1284	NvSmart.exe
1532	NvSmart.exe

pid	process
1284	NvSmart.exe

pid	process
1284	NvSmart.exe
1532	NvSmart.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 37 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\06-d8-6c-5b-31-86\WpadDecisionTime = 206d27a3b0f9d801	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\UNCAsIntranet = "0"	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{21F804C3-6D10-431D-B2B5-224412D7FA27}\06-d8-6c-5b-31-86	svchost.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{21F804C3-6D10-431D-B2B5-224412D7FA27}\WpadDecisionTime = c0744367b0f9d801	svchost.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\06-d8-6c-5b-31-86\WpadDecisionTime = 40403485b0f9d801	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings	svchost.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{21F804C3-6D10-431D-B2B5-224412D7FA27}\WpadDecisionTime = a01f7163b0f9d801	svchost.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{21F804C3-6D10-431D-B2B5-224412D7FA27}\WpadDecisionTime = 40403485b0f9d801	svchost.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{21F804C3-6D10-431D-B2B5-224412D7FA27}\WpadDecisionTime = 206d27a3b0f9d801	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{21F804C3-6D10-431D-B2B5-224412D7FA27}\WpadDecision = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\06-d8-6c-5b-31-86\WpadDecision = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\06-d8-6c-5b-31-86\WpadDecisionTime = 80b90276b0f9d801	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\User Agent\Post Platform	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{21F804C3-6D10-431D-B2B5-224412D7FA27}\WpadNetworkName = "Network 2"	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\06-d8-6c-5b-31-86\WpadDetectedUrl	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent\Post Platform	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent	svchost.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{21F804C3-6D10-431D-B2B5-224412D7FA27}\WpadDecisionTime = 80b90276b0f9d801	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\AutoDetect = "1"	svchost.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\06-d8-6c-5b-31-86\WpadDecisionTime = a01f7163b0f9d801	svchost.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\06-d8-6c-5b-31-86\WpadDecisionTime = c0744367b0f9d801	svchost.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{21F804C3-6D10-431D-B2B5-224412D7FA27}\WpadDecisionTime = 60072f94b0f9d801	svchost.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\06-d8-6c-5b-31-86\WpadDecisionTime = 60072f94b0f9d801	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\06-d8-6c-5b-31-86\WpadDecisionReason = "1"	svchost.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{21F804C3-6D10-431D-B2B5-224412D7FA27}\WpadDecisionTime = c051eb87b0f9d801	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{21F804C3-6D10-431D-B2B5-224412D7FA27}\WpadDecisionReason = "1"	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\06-d8-6c-5b-31-86	svchost.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\06-d8-6c-5b-31-86\WpadDecisionTime = c051eb87b0f9d801	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\User Agent	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{21F804C3-6D10-431D-B2B5-224412D7FA27}	svchost.exe

Modifies registry class 2 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\FAST	svchost.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\FAST\CLSID = 38003300440046003900390030003700360043003000410046003800360044000000	svchost.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exemsiexec.exe

pid	process
908	svchost.exe
908	svchost.exe
908	svchost.exe
908	svchost.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
908	svchost.exe
908	svchost.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
908	svchost.exe
908	svchost.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
908	svchost.exe
908	svchost.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
908	svchost.exe
908	svchost.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
908	svchost.exe
908	svchost.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
908	svchost.exe
908	svchost.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
568	msiexec.exe
908	svchost.exe
908	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 10 IoCs

Processes:

291976ba47cec4b3c0e31cbc50ab1923.exeNvSmart.exeNvSmart.exesvchost.exemsiexec.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1668	291976ba47cec4b3c0e31cbc50ab1923.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	1668	291976ba47cec4b3c0e31cbc50ab1923.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1284	NvSmart.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	1284	NvSmart.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1532	NvSmart.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	1532	NvSmart.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	908	svchost.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	908	svchost.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	568	msiexec.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	568	msiexec.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

Processes:

NvSmart.exesvchost.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 908	1532	NvSmart.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 908	1532	NvSmart.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 908	1532	NvSmart.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 908	1532	NvSmart.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 908	1532	NvSmart.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 908	1532	NvSmart.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 908	1532	NvSmart.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 908	1532	NvSmart.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 908	1532	NvSmart.exe	svchost.exe
PID 908 wrote to memory of 568	908	svchost.exe	msiexec.exe
PID 908 wrote to memory of 568	908	svchost.exe	msiexec.exe
PID 908 wrote to memory of 568	908	svchost.exe	msiexec.exe
PID 908 wrote to memory of 568	908	svchost.exe	msiexec.exe
PID 908 wrote to memory of 568	908	svchost.exe	msiexec.exe
PID 908 wrote to memory of 568	908	svchost.exe	msiexec.exe
PID 908 wrote to memory of 568	908	svchost.exe	msiexec.exe
PID 908 wrote to memory of 568	908	svchost.exe	msiexec.exe
PID 908 wrote to memory of 568	908	svchost.exe	msiexec.exe
PID 908 wrote to memory of 568	908	svchost.exe	msiexec.exe
PID 908 wrote to memory of 568	908	svchost.exe	msiexec.exe
PID 908 wrote to memory of 568	908	svchost.exe	msiexec.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\291976ba47cec4b3c0e31cbc50ab1923.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\291976ba47cec4b3c0e31cbc50ab1923.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1668

C:\ProgramData\SxS\NvSmart.exe
"C:\ProgramData\SxS\NvSmart.exe" 100 1668
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Deletes itself
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1284

C:\ProgramData\SxS\NvSmart.exe
"C:\ProgramData\SxS\NvSmart.exe" 200 0
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1532

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe 201 0
2⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:908

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe
C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe 209 908
3⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:568

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C:\ProgramData\SxS\NvSmart.exe
Filesize
46KB

MD5
09b8b54f78a10c435cd319070aa13c28

SHA1
6474d0369f97e72e01e4971128d1062f5c2b3656

SHA256
523d28df917f9d265cd2c0d38df26277bc56a535145100ed82e6f5fdeaae7256

SHA512
c1f2f5c4aa5eb55d255e22db032da954a38a0204fb4d9bc76042f140f1b1e171944aa09b0eb11159323a8b9f33974c73fd32a4f76d976aaa8a16cc9c60a34ca7

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C:\ProgramData\SxS\NvSmart.exe
Filesize
46KB

MD5
09b8b54f78a10c435cd319070aa13c28

SHA1
6474d0369f97e72e01e4971128d1062f5c2b3656

SHA256
523d28df917f9d265cd2c0d38df26277bc56a535145100ed82e6f5fdeaae7256

SHA512
c1f2f5c4aa5eb55d255e22db032da954a38a0204fb4d9bc76042f140f1b1e171944aa09b0eb11159323a8b9f33974c73fd32a4f76d976aaa8a16cc9c60a34ca7

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C:\ProgramData\SxS\NvSmartMax.dll
Filesize
5KB

MD5
ff338690b8c399341981dcbcaf3af02c

SHA1
5162c70b2ae0b434cab7d9871dbd9a1dac14ec45

SHA256
5304d00250196a8cd5e9a81e053a886d1a291e4615484e49ff537bebecc13976

SHA512
4c4394b9675d0ab01d2fc8d4a765411fb83700ae58d86b4c71452563931cb50ff1ed60ac637099e89bf0d49f939b4c7eaa4e168c1c2baa1b04e8e80fff37e5a3

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C:\ProgramData\SxS\bug.log
Filesize
460B

MD5
b178c48612f9e71e7c64ec57096385a4

SHA1
b4dc6b898a245549e921b6b37c65a6c4d068179a

SHA256
3a2dc2ca2ab21733b67b0c983d13618b62f82c03620a27ac918e2caf3ee21c94

SHA512
63ef023227363429309c51855030b3d37fb97c52dc94422d50f7fe74beae39e038e3ba7e7576293fcf1359b1a73e90f56db5fa7221158eab8d6092fa98933051

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C:\ProgramData\SxS\xxx.xxx
Filesize
155KB

MD5
64dce06ff017f3613b3360f3fa2200b6

SHA1
df7b71bbc1e40a8a3ef52ba8a744f2572608eb9c

SHA256
3b3f5f30ec0ef0a061e322c55e3ab55f095b6bd346ebecf3ba6970180ccf2c93

SHA512
f1924ed6f8c430422939c6c37fc1349ecbc81bef4dded66d71facb2246da9dc12dab0a3738d05df4c4cee3bba141eaa0d02fcd17505b2c5eb0fa2e49aec63410

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\ProgramData\SxS\NvSmartMax.dll
Filesize
5KB

MD5
ff338690b8c399341981dcbcaf3af02c

SHA1
5162c70b2ae0b434cab7d9871dbd9a1dac14ec45

SHA256
5304d00250196a8cd5e9a81e053a886d1a291e4615484e49ff537bebecc13976

SHA512
4c4394b9675d0ab01d2fc8d4a765411fb83700ae58d86b4c71452563931cb50ff1ed60ac637099e89bf0d49f939b4c7eaa4e168c1c2baa1b04e8e80fff37e5a3

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\ProgramData\SxS\NvSmartMax.dll
Filesize
5KB

MD5
ff338690b8c399341981dcbcaf3af02c

SHA1
5162c70b2ae0b434cab7d9871dbd9a1dac14ec45

SHA256
5304d00250196a8cd5e9a81e053a886d1a291e4615484e49ff537bebecc13976

SHA512
4c4394b9675d0ab01d2fc8d4a765411fb83700ae58d86b4c71452563931cb50ff1ed60ac637099e89bf0d49f939b4c7eaa4e168c1c2baa1b04e8e80fff37e5a3

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memory/568-81-0x0000000000310000-0x0000000000348000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/568-79-0x0000000000310000-0x0000000000348000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/568-77-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/908-68-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/908-74-0x0000000000240000-0x0000000000278000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/908-66-0x00000000000A0000-0x00000000000C6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
152KB

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memory/908-80-0x0000000000240000-0x0000000000278000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/1284-73-0x0000000000340000-0x0000000000378000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/1284-60-0x0000000001CD0000-0x0000000001DD0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/1532-70-0x0000000000450000-0x0000000000488000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/1668-54-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000277000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/1668-72-0x00000000003D0000-0x0000000000408000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/1668-55-0x0000000075071000-0x0000000075073000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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