matiex | beaff19d4901abc6bf50871a2514a1efb985edb39b64786adeab9259839038e7

General

Target

5ab6117ef6b9607c962f102518ab534b.exe
Size

558KB
MD5

5ab6117ef6b9607c962f102518ab534b
SHA1

e37e0327403eeb95e5df462689d6b83f2d9e3d9a
SHA256

beaff19d4901abc6bf50871a2514a1efb985edb39b64786adeab9259839038e7
SHA512

ad7120ebf1ea9fe92266b400c0983c82a5e0a858ba3662290a8fcfa41d712bc38dad4fc7dc393a1c1c6ea34cb2c8e8bfb4efe0333a5c3c3acb9378838f391eb9
SSDEEP

12288:P9SS0V7xIyeP9I1mKpDPhe950yvCfXU2euRrAMIWmA0lq:1SS0VCFI1n9EnCMB0rpGV

Score

10^/10

matiex collection keylogger spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Matiex
Matiex is a keylogger and infostealer first seen in July 2020.
stealer keylogger matiex

Matiex Main payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/5080-138-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000483000-memory.dmp	family_matiex

Reads data files stored by FTP clients 2 TTPs
Tries to access configuration files associated with programs like FileZilla.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials in Files
T1081
Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials in Files
T1081

Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

collection

Email Collection

T1114

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	5ab6117ef6b9607c962f102518ab534b.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	5ab6117ef6b9607c962f102518ab534b.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	5ab6117ef6b9607c962f102518ab534b.exe

Looks up external IP address via web service 3 IoCs

Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

flow	ioc
5	checkip.dyndns.org
7	freegeoip.app
8	freegeoip.app

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3204 set thread context of 5080	3204	5ab6117ef6b9607c962f102518ab534b.exe	83

Program crash 1 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
4188	5080	WerFault.exe	83

Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

persistence

Scheduled Task

T1053

pid	Process
1892	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3204	5ab6117ef6b9607c962f102518ab534b.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5080	5ab6117ef6b9607c962f102518ab534b.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3204 wrote to memory of 4436	3204	5ab6117ef6b9607c962f102518ab534b.exe	82
PID 3204 wrote to memory of 4436	3204	5ab6117ef6b9607c962f102518ab534b.exe	82
PID 3204 wrote to memory of 4436	3204	5ab6117ef6b9607c962f102518ab534b.exe	82
PID 3204 wrote to memory of 5080	3204	5ab6117ef6b9607c962f102518ab534b.exe	83
PID 3204 wrote to memory of 5080	3204	5ab6117ef6b9607c962f102518ab534b.exe	83
PID 3204 wrote to memory of 5080	3204	5ab6117ef6b9607c962f102518ab534b.exe	83
PID 3204 wrote to memory of 5080	3204	5ab6117ef6b9607c962f102518ab534b.exe	83
PID 4436 wrote to memory of 1892	4436	cmd.exe	84
PID 4436 wrote to memory of 1892	4436	cmd.exe	84
PID 4436 wrote to memory of 1892	4436	cmd.exe	84

outlook_office_path 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	5ab6117ef6b9607c962f102518ab534b.exe

outlook_win_path 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	5ab6117ef6b9607c962f102518ab534b.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5ab6117ef6b9607c962f102518ab534b.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5ab6117ef6b9607c962f102518ab534b.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3204
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  cmd /c schtasks /Create /TN name /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d4c79d78a33a481894964ddfeeee395c.xml"
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4436
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    schtasks /Create /TN name /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d4c79d78a33a481894964ddfeeee395c.xml"
    3⤵
    - Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:1892
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5ab6117ef6b9607c962f102518ab534b.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5ab6117ef6b9607c962f102518ab534b.exe"
  2⤵
  - Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - outlook_office_path
  - outlook_win_path
  PID:5080
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 5080 -s 2612
    3⤵
    - Program crash
    PID:4188

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 360 -p 5080 -ip 5080
1⤵
PID:5048

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

Initial Access

Execution

Scheduled Task

1

T1053

Persistence

Scheduled Task

1

T1053

Privilege Escalation

Scheduled Task

1

T1053

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Credentials in Files

2

T1081

Discovery

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

Email Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d4c79d78a33a481894964ddfeeee395c.xml

Filesize
1KB

MD5
2feaac3555165aa7b76fabc3984fe19b

SHA1
76710b1b204309f4d057eba17bba71b7444f52af

SHA256
68052979b38f028b24e466114471d2d49568b83a9a7f051a82a72c5ca4e8c01c

SHA512
81cf57a2ad53f9eaf9a21799dc87e7846a1669a370e05597f58ffb87a91f8f38814375e675880a6d9cdb5bb667d47cb875e6fb471d9a9b143f81a83e6f5b6739

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memory/3204-132-0x00000000005BB000-0x00000000005C0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
20KB

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memory/3204-136-0x00000000005BB000-0x00000000005C0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
20KB

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memory/5080-138-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000483000-memory.dmp

Filesize
524KB

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memory/5080-139-0x0000000005480000-0x000000000551C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
624KB

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memory/5080-140-0x0000000005520000-0x0000000005586000-memory.dmp

Filesize
408KB

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memory/5080-141-0x0000000006930000-0x0000000006ED4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.6MB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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