Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20221111-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20221111-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    01/01/2023, 02:27

General

  • Target
    file.exe
  • Size 240KB
  • Sample230101-cxevdsba99
  • SHA256 3c83b3496cb64dc1959e11c462c8dea200d1e5cf44919c4d0310d6772fb6c5ef
  • 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.

  • 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 47 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 48 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:4736
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5E.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5E.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1376
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1376 -s 1000
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:4876
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1376 -s 1104
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:4224
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1376 -s 1168
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:2036
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1376 -s 1100
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:4592
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1376 -s 1100
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:4200
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1376 -s 1168
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:4688
    • 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:1984
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1984 -s 464
        3⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:2344
    • 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 FindShellTrayWindow
      PID:3120
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1376 -s 1456
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:1224
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 456 -p 1376 -ip 1376
    1⤵
      PID:1492
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 500 -p 1376 -ip 1376
      1⤵
        PID:2724
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 484 -p 1376 -ip 1376
        1⤵
          PID:1348
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 500 -p 1376 -ip 1376
          1⤵
            PID:3280
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 416 -p 1376 -ip 1376
            1⤵
              PID:1124
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
              C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 504 -p 1376 -ip 1376
              1⤵
                PID:3852
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 360 -p 1376 -ip 1376
                1⤵
                  PID:3140
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 484 -p 1984 -ip 1984
                  1⤵
                    PID:1468
                  • 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:3556
                    • 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=0xfc,0x100,0x104,0xd8,0x108,0x7ff980634f50,0x7ff980634f60,0x7ff980634f70
                      2⤵
                        PID:3108
                      • 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=1640,14722693009209009198,10215630766788326384,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=network --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1752 /prefetch:8
                        2⤵
                          PID:672
                        • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                          "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=1640,14722693009209009198,10215630766788326384,131072 --gpu-preferences=SAAAAAAAAADgAAAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAoAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAAAAAAAHgAAAAAAAAAKAAAAAQAAAAgAAAAAAAAACgAAAAAAAAAMAAAAAAAAAA4AAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAEAAAAAAAAAABAAAABQAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAYAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAA --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1648 /prefetch:2
                          2⤵
                            PID:3068
                          • 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=1640,14722693009209009198,10215630766788326384,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2292 /prefetch:8
                            2⤵
                              PID:3464
                            • C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe
                              C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 3556 -s 3136
                              2⤵
                              • Program crash
                              PID:1636
                          • C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe
                            C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe -Embedding
                            1⤵
                              PID:2824
                            • C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe
                              C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe -pss -s 568 -p 3556 -ip 3556
                              1⤵
                                PID:2140

                              Network

                                    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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                                    Downloads

                                    5E.exe

                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5E.exe
                                    • Size 6.6MB
                                    • SHA256 49d497d4a38848701d8908078bbc416302e98ae3a21a4ad6b60e2a664d99c33c
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                    5E.exe

                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5E.exe
                                    • Size 6.6MB
                                    • SHA256 49d497d4a38848701d8908078bbc416302e98ae3a21a4ad6b60e2a664d99c33c
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                    9418b075-c490-40b2-8d6e-41210813f04c.tmp

                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9418b075-c490-40b2-8d6e-41210813f04c.tmp
                                    • Size 242KB
                                    • SHA256 81e3a4d43a73699e1b7781723f56b8717175c536685c5450122b30789464ad82
                                    • 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

                                    wct4377.tmp

                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wct4377.tmp
                                    • Size 63KB
                                    • SHA256 543796a1b343b4ebc0285d89cb8eb70667ac7b513da37495e38003704e9d88d7
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                    memory/1132-188-0x00000000088E0000-0x0000000008A08000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/1132-186-0x00000000088E0000-0x0000000008A08000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/1132-183-0x00000000088E0000-0x0000000008A08000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/1376-140-0x0000000002B6C000-0x00000000031E2000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/1376-152-0x0000000005740000-0x0000000005880000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/1376-143-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000CD0000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/1376-142-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000CD0000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/1376-147-0x0000000004B00000-0x0000000005652000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/1376-148-0x0000000004B00000-0x0000000005652000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/1376-149-0x0000000005740000-0x0000000005880000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/1376-150-0x0000000005740000-0x0000000005880000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/1376-151-0x0000000005740000-0x0000000005880000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/1376-185-0x0000000004B00000-0x0000000005652000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/1376-153-0x0000000005740000-0x0000000005880000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/1376-154-0x0000000005740000-0x0000000005880000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/1376-155-0x0000000005740000-0x0000000005880000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/1376-156-0x0000000005740000-0x0000000005880000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/1376-157-0x0000000004B00000-0x0000000005652000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/1376-141-0x00000000031F0000-0x0000000003AB3000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/1376-139-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000CD0000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/1376-161-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000CD0000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/1984-177-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000588000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/1984-174-0x0000000002338000-0x0000000002478000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/1984-182-0x0000000002990000-0x0000000002AC4000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/1984-181-0x0000000002990000-0x0000000002AC4000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/1984-180-0x0000000002990000-0x0000000002AC4000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/1984-168-0x0000000002990000-0x0000000002AC4000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/1984-179-0x0000000002990000-0x0000000002AC4000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/1984-175-0x0000000002480000-0x00000000025D5000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/1984-178-0x0000000002990000-0x0000000002AC4000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/1984-176-0x0000000002990000-0x0000000002AC4000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/3120-162-0x0000000004240000-0x0000000004380000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/3120-173-0x0000000004240000-0x0000000004380000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/3120-171-0x0000000004240000-0x0000000004380000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/3120-159-0x0000000001200000-0x0000000001C32000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/3120-160-0x00000000036E0000-0x0000000004232000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/3120-164-0x0000000004240000-0x0000000004380000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/3120-184-0x00000000036E0000-0x0000000004232000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/3120-163-0x00000000036E0000-0x0000000004232000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4736-132-0x00000000007CD000-0x00000000007DE000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4736-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4736-134-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4736-133-0x0000000000700000-0x0000000000709000-memory.dmp