Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    139s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20220812-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20220812-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    31/12/2022, 22:27

General

  • Target
    file.exe
  • Size 240KB
  • Sample221231-2c3s6aag33
  • SHA256 ffd384d22e2ae94aca65ed18903667270f9da4db6d609549cdb847ec8a6fe81c
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects Smokeloader packer 1 IoCs
  • SmokeLoader

    Modular backdoor trojan in use since 2014.

  • Downloads MZ/PE file
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Program crash 9 IoCs
  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 50 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 19 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 49 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
    PID:3036
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\F6E8.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\F6E8.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1984
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1984 -s 1020
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:3996
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1984 -s 1060
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:3380
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1984 -s 1184
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:1664
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1984 -s 1192
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:4128
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1984 -s 1192
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:772
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1984 -s 1184
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:4132
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Iqpoqhfidqa.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Iqpoqhfidqa.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
      PID:2384
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2384 -s 456
        3⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:3404
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
      "C:\Windows\syswow64\rundll32.exe" "C:\Windows\syswow64\shell32.dll",#61
      2⤵
      • Checks processor information in registry
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      PID:1072
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1984 -s 1328
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:4508
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 420 -p 1984 -ip 1984
    1⤵
      PID:2036
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 472 -p 1984 -ip 1984
      1⤵
        PID:4116
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 448 -p 1984 -ip 1984
        1⤵
          PID:952
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 536 -p 1984 -ip 1984
          1⤵
            PID:2964
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 552 -p 1984 -ip 1984
            1⤵
              PID:4576
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
              C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 536 -p 1984 -ip 1984
              1⤵
                PID:2188
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 572 -p 1984 -ip 1984
                1⤵
                  PID:3464
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 556 -p 2384 -ip 2384
                  1⤵
                    PID:1264
                  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                    "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --no-first-run --no-default-browser-check --silent-launch --disable-backgrounding-occluded-windows --disable-background-timer-throttling --ran-launcher --profile-directory="Default"
                    1⤵
                    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
                    • Enumerates system info in registry
                    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
                    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                    PID:4808
                    • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                      "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" /prefetch:7 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Crashpad" "--metrics-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/report --annotation=channel= --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Chrome --annotation=ver=89.0.4389.114 --initial-client-data=0x100,0x104,0x108,0xdc,0x10c,0x7ffddfd74f50,0x7ffddfd74f60,0x7ffddfd74f70
                      2⤵
                        PID:3948
                      • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                        "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=1652,9537892487148127522,15770298792433436254,131072 --gpu-preferences=SAAAAAAAAADgAAAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAoAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAAAAAAAHgAAAAAAAAAKAAAAAQAAAAgAAAAAAAAACgAAAAAAAAAMAAAAAAAAAA4AAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAEAAAAAAAAAABAAAABQAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAYAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAA --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1660 /prefetch:2
                        2⤵
                          PID:4744
                        • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                          "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --field-trial-handle=1652,9537892487148127522,15770298792433436254,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=network --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1700 /prefetch:8
                          2⤵
                            PID:1896
                          • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                            "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --field-trial-handle=1652,9537892487148127522,15770298792433436254,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2256 /prefetch:8
                            2⤵
                              PID:2844
                            • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                              "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --field-trial-handle=1652,9537892487148127522,15770298792433436254,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3588 /prefetch:8
                              2⤵
                                PID:4776
                              • C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe
                                C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 4808 -s 3592
                                2⤵
                                • Program crash
                                PID:4644
                            • C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe
                              C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe -Embedding
                              1⤵
                                PID:3400
                              • C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe
                                C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe -pss -s 560 -p 4808 -ip 4808
                                1⤵
                                  PID:4252

                                Network

                                      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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                                      Downloads

                                      AdobeSFX.log

                                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AdobeSFX.log
                                      • Size 1KB
                                      • SHA256 1e468f7498982fd02504ba0511bc09256fdfc7d9157b732f46b621148304c34c
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                      F6E8.exe

                                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\F6E8.exe
                                      • Size 6.7MB
                                      • SHA256 b896146165c8f4b760f91b8999b7a3e50c4da4a7fb1beb5e794955c2bf18517c
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                      F6E8.exe

                                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\F6E8.exe
                                      • Size 6.7MB
                                      • SHA256 b896146165c8f4b760f91b8999b7a3e50c4da4a7fb1beb5e794955c2bf18517c
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                      Iqpoqhfidqa.exe

                                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Iqpoqhfidqa.exe
                                      • Size 1.4MB
                                      • SHA256 57c3c745da3abd3efb910c157bad430f5dc74a3aab48334e4f8f1a93c68d7d67
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                      Iqpoqhfidqa.exe

                                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Iqpoqhfidqa.exe
                                      • Size 1.4MB
                                      • SHA256 57c3c745da3abd3efb910c157bad430f5dc74a3aab48334e4f8f1a93c68d7d67
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                      Iqpoqhfidqa.tmp

                                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Iqpoqhfidqa.tmp
                                      • Size 3.5MB
                                      • SHA256 c34565954052e885c9978fc2b50cf32cc98a67ba9851689101ed5bfffa9bdce4
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                      JavaDeployReg.log

                                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JavaDeployReg.log
                                      • Size 25KB
                                      • SHA256 833a94dd9e8aef79c0eba1208f9c2446898d21c210bc14f1567586811964a9c6
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                      b702d486-654d-4716-aaa2-bc53c138b0f8.tmp

                                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b702d486-654d-4716-aaa2-bc53c138b0f8.tmp
                                      • Size 84KB
                                      • SHA256 1f7a721b714f57504dab936b57f2d5dc7a0b5c1452eebbd44360705e2a636efa
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                      chrome_installer.log

                                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome_installer.log
                                      • Size 1KB
                                      • SHA256 fbba51574a6ba44ae6525df959ec9a14e4a1f65dbd74d2d6cd36d415b5a8bf98
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                      e60d62fd-4f64-4839-9b40-06d8d042b5b1.tmp

                                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e60d62fd-4f64-4839-9b40-06d8d042b5b1.tmp
                                      • Size 242KB
                                      • SHA256 81e3a4d43a73699e1b7781723f56b8717175c536685c5450122b30789464ad82
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                      wct5E8C.tmp

                                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wct5E8C.tmp
                                      • Size 62KB
                                      • SHA256 094754a618b102b7ad0800dd4c9c02c882cf2d1e7996ba864f422fa4312427e1
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                      wct7D63.tmp

                                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wct7D63.tmp
                                      • Size 62KB
                                      • SHA256 094754a618b102b7ad0800dd4c9c02c882cf2d1e7996ba864f422fa4312427e1
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                      wctD292.tmp

                                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wctD292.tmp
                                      • Size 62KB
                                      • SHA256 094754a618b102b7ad0800dd4c9c02c882cf2d1e7996ba864f422fa4312427e1
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                      memory/1072-173-0x0000000003790000-0x00000000038D0000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1072-191-0x0000000002AB0000-0x0000000003602000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1072-174-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000001032000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1072-172-0x0000000003790000-0x00000000038D0000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1072-162-0x0000000003790000-0x00000000038D0000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1072-161-0x0000000003790000-0x00000000038D0000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1072-160-0x0000000002AB0000-0x0000000003602000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1072-159-0x0000000002AB0000-0x0000000003602000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1984-148-0x0000000004B00000-0x0000000005652000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1984-140-0x0000000002956000-0x0000000002FCC000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1984-155-0x0000000005740000-0x0000000005880000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1984-158-0x0000000004B00000-0x0000000005652000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1984-154-0x0000000005740000-0x0000000005880000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1984-153-0x0000000005740000-0x0000000005880000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1984-152-0x0000000005740000-0x0000000005880000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1984-151-0x0000000005740000-0x0000000005880000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1984-149-0x0000000005740000-0x0000000005880000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1984-150-0x0000000005740000-0x0000000005880000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1984-156-0x0000000005740000-0x0000000005880000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1984-147-0x0000000004B00000-0x0000000005652000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1984-175-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000CD0000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1984-143-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000CD0000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1984-142-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000CD0000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1984-141-0x0000000002FD0000-0x0000000003893000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1984-139-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000CD0000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1984-193-0x0000000004B00000-0x0000000005652000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2384-183-0x0000000002820000-0x0000000002954000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2384-189-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000588000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2384-176-0x0000000002820000-0x0000000002954000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2384-180-0x0000000002820000-0x0000000002954000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2384-181-0x0000000002820000-0x0000000002954000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2384-182-0x0000000002820000-0x0000000002954000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2384-185-0x0000000002820000-0x0000000002954000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2384-184-0x0000000002820000-0x0000000002954000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2384-186-0x0000000002258000-0x0000000002398000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2384-188-0x00000000023A0000-0x00000000024F5000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2864-187-0x00000000084B0000-0x00000000085D8000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2864-194-0x00000000084B0000-0x00000000085D8000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2864-190-0x00000000084B0000-0x00000000085D8000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3036-132-0x000000000048D000-0x000000000049E000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3036-133-0x0000000000460000-0x0000000000469000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3036-134-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3036-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp