General

  • Target

    Install.exe

  • Size

    5.9MB

  • Sample

    221127-cw3vtsgc9w

  • MD5

    35f50ee9675bf66d2d941032272abb8d

  • SHA1

    45339e33b7e3d51246e31e4de31c32367f8f1abf

  • SHA256

    a7fc1e38349297186b90d7ee6a9a237e8bc4679b6874688cf6b79a7045fd3b47

  • SHA512

    53a382a9527f93d9fcd1aa405538d899906cf298010a47b3f19512ae5d9caee9006db5f9f7a43bcc353cc3a35365f653add82417e5c2ba6ffaecb4e2ec22d876

  • SSDEEP

    49152:ynG1kZ3xyC9ECuVSsJzE4IK3CRhVSjG6QgU9CF04R0Xv1CntizMf7gRkH:J1kZhDAJ93CXS7V+KUv1Cn8zM7x

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      Install.exe

    • Size

      5.9MB

    • MD5

      35f50ee9675bf66d2d941032272abb8d

    • SHA1

      45339e33b7e3d51246e31e4de31c32367f8f1abf

    • SHA256

      a7fc1e38349297186b90d7ee6a9a237e8bc4679b6874688cf6b79a7045fd3b47

    • SHA512

      53a382a9527f93d9fcd1aa405538d899906cf298010a47b3f19512ae5d9caee9006db5f9f7a43bcc353cc3a35365f653add82417e5c2ba6ffaecb4e2ec22d876

    • SSDEEP

      49152:ynG1kZ3xyC9ECuVSsJzE4IK3CRhVSjG6QgU9CF04R0Xv1CntizMf7gRkH:J1kZhDAJ93CXS7V+KUv1Cn8zM7x

    • Modifies security service

    • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess

    • xmrig

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

    • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)

    • XMRig Miner payload

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Stops running service(s)

    • UPX packed file

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

    • Checks BIOS information in registry

      BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

      Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

    • Themida packer

      Detects Themida, an advanced Windows software protection system.

    • Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles

    • Checks whether UAC is enabled

    • 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 NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

    • 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

1
T1112

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

1
T1497

Impair Defenses

1
T1562

Credential Access

Credentials in Files

1
T1081

Discovery

Query Registry

3
T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

1
T1497

System Information Discovery

4
T1082

Collection

Data from Local System

1
T1005

Email Collection

1
T1114

Impact

Service Stop

1
T1489

Tasks