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 8 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4364-142-0x0000000002A60000-0x0000000002A98000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral2/memory/5080-144-0x0000000002190000-0x00000000021C8000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral2/memory/1756-145-0x0000000000E50000-0x0000000000E88000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral2/memory/4060-147-0x0000000001000000-0x0000000001038000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral2/memory/5080-148-0x0000000002190000-0x00000000021C8000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral2/memory/4060-149-0x0000000001000000-0x0000000001038000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral2/memory/3992-151-0x0000000002AC0000-0x0000000002AF8000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral2/memory/3992-152-0x0000000002AC0000-0x0000000002AF8000-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

5080 NvSmart.exe
1756 NvSmart.exe
Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

Processes:

NvSmart.exeNvSmart.exe

pid process

5080 NvSmart.exe
1756 NvSmart.exe

pid	process
5080	NvSmart.exe
1756	NvSmart.exe

pid	process
5080	NvSmart.exe
1756	NvSmart.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 17 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe

description	ioc	process
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\User Agent\Post Platform	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\User Agent\Post Platform	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\IntranetName = "1"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\AutoDetect = "0"	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ProxyBypass = "1"	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion	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\5.0\User Agent	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\User Agent	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\UNCAsIntranet = "1"	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent\Post Platform	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 = 32003400330043004300320034004200360032003300380036003900410033000000	svchost.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exemsiexec.exe

pid	process
4060	svchost.exe
4060	svchost.exe
4060	svchost.exe
4060	svchost.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
4060	svchost.exe
4060	svchost.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
4060	svchost.exe
4060	svchost.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
4060	svchost.exe
4060	svchost.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
4060	svchost.exe
4060	svchost.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
3992	msiexec.exe
4060	svchost.exe
4060	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 10 IoCs

Processes:

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

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4364	291976ba47cec4b3c0e31cbc50ab1923.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	4364	291976ba47cec4b3c0e31cbc50ab1923.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5080	NvSmart.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	5080	NvSmart.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1756	NvSmart.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	1756	NvSmart.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4060	svchost.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	4060	svchost.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3992	msiexec.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	3992	msiexec.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 16 IoCs

Processes:

NvSmart.exesvchost.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1756 wrote to memory of 4060	1756	NvSmart.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1756 wrote to memory of 4060	1756	NvSmart.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1756 wrote to memory of 4060	1756	NvSmart.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1756 wrote to memory of 4060	1756	NvSmart.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1756 wrote to memory of 4060	1756	NvSmart.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1756 wrote to memory of 4060	1756	NvSmart.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1756 wrote to memory of 4060	1756	NvSmart.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1756 wrote to memory of 4060	1756	NvSmart.exe	svchost.exe
PID 4060 wrote to memory of 3992	4060	svchost.exe	msiexec.exe
PID 4060 wrote to memory of 3992	4060	svchost.exe	msiexec.exe
PID 4060 wrote to memory of 3992	4060	svchost.exe	msiexec.exe
PID 4060 wrote to memory of 3992	4060	svchost.exe	msiexec.exe
PID 4060 wrote to memory of 3992	4060	svchost.exe	msiexec.exe
PID 4060 wrote to memory of 3992	4060	svchost.exe	msiexec.exe
PID 4060 wrote to memory of 3992	4060	svchost.exe	msiexec.exe
PID 4060 wrote to memory of 3992	4060	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:4364

C:\ProgramData\SxS\NvSmart.exe
"C:\ProgramData\SxS\NvSmart.exe" 100 4364
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:5080

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:1756

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:4060

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe
C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe 209 4060
3⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3992

Network

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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\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\NvSmartMax.dll
Filesize
5KB

MD5
ff338690b8c399341981dcbcaf3af02c

SHA1
5162c70b2ae0b434cab7d9871dbd9a1dac14ec45

SHA256
5304d00250196a8cd5e9a81e053a886d1a291e4615484e49ff537bebecc13976

SHA512
4c4394b9675d0ab01d2fc8d4a765411fb83700ae58d86b4c71452563931cb50ff1ed60ac637099e89bf0d49f939b4c7eaa4e168c1c2baa1b04e8e80fff37e5a3

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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
9677e7dd87965395d39fd8f549dcaf5c

SHA1
17b461ca3dd2f160f9630bd8de9b23840e90279e

SHA256
6a0605d7ea924ddfb401a3c94655213264d8bbc626b8b402535d920a1487b68d

SHA512
db13bf8dcc8516238e748e801a0a199d7dd53b40a5bf829a95e59561a8a2415bda5a85a2e45526ef060a089c0a307cfc5cd8d2c8e944ac174847982cc6c7e5d6

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

MD5
64dce06ff017f3613b3360f3fa2200b6

SHA1
df7b71bbc1e40a8a3ef52ba8a744f2572608eb9c

SHA256
3b3f5f30ec0ef0a061e322c55e3ab55f095b6bd346ebecf3ba6970180ccf2c93

SHA512
f1924ed6f8c430422939c6c37fc1349ecbc81bef4dded66d71facb2246da9dc12dab0a3738d05df4c4cee3bba141eaa0d02fcd17505b2c5eb0fa2e49aec63410

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memory/1756-145-0x0000000000E50000-0x0000000000E88000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/3992-152-0x0000000002AC0000-0x0000000002AF8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/3992-150-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/3992-151-0x0000000002AC0000-0x0000000002AF8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/4060-143-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/4060-147-0x0000000001000000-0x0000000001038000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/4060-149-0x0000000001000000-0x0000000001038000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/4364-142-0x0000000002A60000-0x0000000002A98000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/4364-132-0x00000000029C0000-0x00000000029E7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/5080-144-0x0000000002190000-0x00000000021C8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/5080-148-0x0000000002190000-0x00000000021C8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/5080-138-0x0000000002050000-0x0000000002150000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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