Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    136s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20221111-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20221111-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    02/01/2023, 08:27

General

  • Target
    file.exe
  • Size 215KB
  • Sample230102-kcemwsdg44
  • SHA256 61ec14d901f7d00ec0c6ec5e76093a881de5e6ca86a7d4fc0ea26256f5d693f6
  • 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 3 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 46 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 33 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:4912
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CE41.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CE41.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2352
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Proueehaoipr.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Proueehaoipr.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
      PID:4236
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4236 -s 404
        3⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:4208
    • 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:944
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2352 -s 1156
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:2212
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 180 -p 4236 -ip 4236
    1⤵
      PID:3892
    • 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:1548
      • 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,0x100,0x104,0xd8,0x108,0x7ff80d3f4f50,0x7ff80d3f4f60,0x7ff80d3f4f70
        2⤵
          PID:1728
        • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
          "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=1612,10434247909535311969,8585520242621626025,131072 --gpu-preferences=SAAAAAAAAADgAAAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAoAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAAAAAAAHgAAAAAAAAAKAAAAAQAAAAgAAAAAAAAACgAAAAAAAAAMAAAAAAAAAA4AAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAEAAAAAAAAAABAAAABQAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAYAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAA --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1648 /prefetch:2
          2⤵
            PID:4944
          • 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=1612,10434247909535311969,8585520242621626025,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=network --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1956 /prefetch:8
            2⤵
              PID:2828
            • 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=1612,10434247909535311969,8585520242621626025,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2292 /prefetch:8
              2⤵
                PID:3808
              • 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=1612,10434247909535311969,8585520242621626025,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3560 /prefetch:8
                2⤵
                  PID:4056
                • C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe
                  C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 1548 -s 3724
                  2⤵
                  • Program crash
                  PID:2404
              • C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe
                C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe -Embedding
                1⤵
                  PID:4268
                • C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe
                  C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe -pss -s 548 -p 1548 -ip 1548
                  1⤵
                    PID:4916
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 452 -p 2352 -ip 2352
                    1⤵
                      PID:3672

                    Network

                          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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                          Downloads

                          CE41.exe

                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CE41.exe
                          • Size 5.6MB
                          • SHA256 4ba96ecdcdfa746de28a0ee3ef474842e829917c9486ace35ec4cc2fa1ad956f
                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                          CE41.exe

                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CE41.exe
                          • Size 5.6MB
                          • SHA256 4ba96ecdcdfa746de28a0ee3ef474842e829917c9486ace35ec4cc2fa1ad956f
                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                          Proueehaoipr.exe

                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Proueehaoipr.exe
                          • Size 1.4MB
                          • SHA256 11333749aa43d97da7da9a9f9589a50d8ec497aa931ed3c0cb6876f302be22e6
                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                          Proueehaoipr.exe

                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Proueehaoipr.exe
                          • Size 1.4MB
                          • SHA256 11333749aa43d97da7da9a9f9589a50d8ec497aa931ed3c0cb6876f302be22e6
                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                          memory/944-161-0x0000000000E00000-0x0000000001837000-memory.dmp

                          memory/944-164-0x00000000032E0000-0x0000000003E37000-memory.dmp

                          memory/944-162-0x0000000003EB0000-0x0000000003FF0000-memory.dmp

                          memory/944-160-0x0000000003EB0000-0x0000000003FF0000-memory.dmp

                          memory/944-159-0x0000000003EB0000-0x0000000003FF0000-memory.dmp

                          memory/944-158-0x0000000003EB0000-0x0000000003FF0000-memory.dmp

                          memory/944-157-0x00000000032E0000-0x0000000003E37000-memory.dmp

                          memory/944-156-0x00000000032E0000-0x0000000003E37000-memory.dmp

                          memory/1032-173-0x0000000008760000-0x0000000008888000-memory.dmp

                          memory/1032-168-0x0000000008760000-0x0000000008888000-memory.dmp

                          memory/1032-163-0x0000000008760000-0x0000000008888000-memory.dmp

                          memory/2352-147-0x0000000008100000-0x0000000008240000-memory.dmp

                          memory/2352-140-0x0000000002CA0000-0x000000000325E000-memory.dmp

                          memory/2352-150-0x0000000008100000-0x0000000008240000-memory.dmp

                          memory/2352-152-0x0000000008100000-0x0000000008240000-memory.dmp

                          memory/2352-153-0x0000000008100000-0x0000000008240000-memory.dmp

                          memory/2352-149-0x0000000008100000-0x0000000008240000-memory.dmp

                          memory/2352-155-0x0000000007310000-0x0000000007E67000-memory.dmp

                          memory/2352-148-0x0000000008100000-0x0000000008240000-memory.dmp

                          memory/2352-145-0x0000000007310000-0x0000000007E67000-memory.dmp

                          memory/2352-146-0x0000000008100000-0x0000000008240000-memory.dmp

                          memory/2352-139-0x000000000272B000-0x0000000002C98000-memory.dmp

                          memory/2352-172-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009C0000-memory.dmp

                          memory/2352-171-0x0000000007310000-0x0000000007E67000-memory.dmp

                          memory/2352-170-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009C0000-memory.dmp

                          memory/2352-141-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009C0000-memory.dmp

                          memory/2352-151-0x0000000008100000-0x0000000008240000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4236-166-0x0000000002460000-0x0000000002593000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4236-167-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000057B000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4236-165-0x0000000002321000-0x0000000002453000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4912-133-0x0000000002190000-0x0000000002199000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4912-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000453000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4912-132-0x00000000005E9000-0x00000000005FA000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4912-134-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000453000-memory.dmp