Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20220812-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20220812-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    08/01/2023, 12:26

General

  • Target
    0c0c9a19db1f89d94ddcd8af54fa631798e3ccc82743faae6d9818759f2dbcc1.exe
  • Size 97KB
  • Sample230108-pmj3ksde68
  • SHA256 0c0c9a19db1f89d94ddcd8af54fa631798e3ccc82743faae6d9818759f2dbcc1
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detect Neshta payload 36 IoCs
  • Modifies system executable filetype association 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Neshta

    Malware from the neshta family is designed to infect itself into other files to spread itself and cause damage.

  • Phobos

    Phobos ransomware appeared at the beginning of 2019.

  • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess 1 IoCs
  • Deletes shadow copies 2 TTPs

    Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.

  • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Deletes backup catalog 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Uses wbadmin.exe to inhibit system recovery.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Modifies Windows Firewall 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Drops startup file 1 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Drops desktop.ini file(s) 4 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Interacts with shadow copies 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Shadow copies are often targeted by ransomware to inhibit system recovery.

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 51 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 24 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0c0c9a19db1f89d94ddcd8af54fa631798e3ccc82743faae6d9818759f2dbcc1.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0c0c9a19db1f89d94ddcd8af54fa631798e3ccc82743faae6d9818759f2dbcc1.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies system executable filetype association
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1576
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\0c0c9a19db1f89d94ddcd8af54fa631798e3ccc82743faae6d9818759f2dbcc1.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\0c0c9a19db1f89d94ddcd8af54fa631798e3ccc82743faae6d9818759f2dbcc1.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops startup file
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Drops desktop.ini file(s)
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5060
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\0c0c9a19db1f89d94ddcd8af54fa631798e3ccc82743faae6d9818759f2dbcc1.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\0c0c9a19db1f89d94ddcd8af54fa631798e3ccc82743faae6d9818759f2dbcc1.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:2556
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4820
        • C:\Windows\system32\vssadmin.exe
          vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet
          4⤵
          • Interacts with shadow copies
          PID:852
        • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe
          wmic shadowcopy delete
          4⤵
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:4208
        • C:\Windows\system32\bcdedit.exe
          bcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures
          4⤵
          • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
          PID:1488
        • C:\Windows\system32\bcdedit.exe
          bcdedit /set {default} recoveryenabled no
          4⤵
          • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
          PID:3484
        • C:\Windows\system32\wbadmin.exe
          wbadmin delete catalog -quiet
          4⤵
          • Deletes backup catalog
          PID:3052
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:732
        • C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
          netsh advfirewall set currentprofile state off
          4⤵
          • Modifies Windows Firewall
          PID:2148
        • C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
          netsh firewall set opmode mode=disable
          4⤵
          • Modifies Windows Firewall
          PID:3656
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -p -s seclogon
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5000
  • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3260
  • C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3696
  • C:\Windows\System32\vdsldr.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\vdsldr.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
      PID:2036
    • C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:3136

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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          Downloads

          0C0C9A~1.EXE

          • Path C:\PROGRA~3\MICROS~1\Windows\STARTM~1\Programs\StartUp\0C0C9A~1.EXE
          • Size 97KB
          • SHA256 e4bf3ba166ba3acc1ae5db8694cf673a395b814e61a2915fac877515350aabb5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          ADelRCP.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ADelRCP.exe
          • Size 175KB
          • SHA256 3f00404dd591c2856e6f71bd78423ed47199902e0b85f228e6c4de72c59ddffe
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          AcroBroker.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroBroker.exe
          • Size 328KB
          • SHA256 888a1dd0033e5d758a4e731e3e55357de866e80d03b1b194375f714e1fd4351d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          RdrCEF.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
          • Size 10.1MB
          • SHA256 c9959954acfe1708ec135c91e94827193b420229671b89b0cc370c3659cecde3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          AcroRd32.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
          • Size 3.2MB
          • SHA256 c5e3949cb72dc497ef499fe50aec6b2cafd71a557bc94a1c064790484519957d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          AcroTextExtractor.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroTextExtractor.exe
          • Size 86KB
          • SHA256 ded54d1fcca07b6bff2bc3b9a1131eac29ff1f836e5d7a7c5c325ec5abe96e29
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          AdobeCollabSync.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe
          • Size 6.4MB
          • SHA256 56217c9b87ad697847d9a73bf73f397d374ac4cdad00799db6059507be13954b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\WCChromeExtn\WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe
          • Size 183KB
          • SHA256 ecd5e94da88c653e4c34b6ab325e0aca8824247b290336f75c410caa16381bc5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          Eula.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Eula.exe
          • Size 131KB
          • SHA256 5c3ef3ec7594c040146e908014791dd15201ba58b4d70032770bb661b6a0e394
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          FullTrustNotifier.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\FullTrustNotifier.exe
          • Size 254KB
          • SHA256 16d65f2463658a72dba205dcaa18bc3d0bab4453e726233d68bc176e69db0950
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          LogTransport2.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\LogTransport2.exe
          • Size 386KB
          • SHA256 473eb551101caeaf2d18f811342e21de323c8dd19ed21011997716871defe997
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          arh.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\arh.exe
          • Size 125KB
          • SHA256 fe44ca8d5050932851aa54c23133277e66db939501af58e5aeb7b67ec1dde7b5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          32BitMAPIBroker.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\32BitMAPIBroker.exe
          • Size 142KB
          • SHA256 3e9da97a7106122245e77f13f3f3cc96c055d732ab841eb848d03ac25401c1bc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          64BitMAPIBroker.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\64BitMAPIBroker.exe
          • Size 278KB
          • SHA256 22a585c183e27b3c732028ff193733c2f9d03700a0e95e65c556b0592c43d880
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          reader_sl.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\reader_sl.exe
          • Size 92KB
          • SHA256 2f947e3ca624ce7373080b4a3934e21644fb070a53feeaae442b15b849c2954f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          wow_helper.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\wow_helper.exe
          • Size 147KB
          • SHA256 750824b5f75c91a6c2eeb8c5e60ae28d7a81e323d3762c8652255bfea5cba0bb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          AdobeARM.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe
          • Size 1.2MB
          • SHA256 b1ec065f71cc40f400e006586d370997102860504fd643b235e8ed9f5607262a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          AdobeARMHelper.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARMHelper.exe
          • Size 454KB
          • SHA256 bb07d817b8b1b6b4c25e62b6120e51dec10118557d7b6b696ad084a5ba5bfdeb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          jaureg.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jaureg.exe
          • Size 466KB
          • SHA256 49577d0c54d9f941d25346dd964f309da452b62bfb09282cabc2fbcb169fdf5d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          jucheck.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jucheck.exe
          • Size 942KB
          • SHA256 fe46de1265b6fe2e316aca33d7f7f45c6ffdf7c49a044b464fd9dc88ec92091b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          jusched.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jusched.exe
          • Size 623KB
          • SHA256 c6b7f9119cf867951f007c5468f75eb4dca59c7eedeb0afdd8ad9d5b9606e759
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          VSTOInstaller.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe
          • Size 121KB
          • SHA256 405b8bd647fa703e233b8b609a18999abe465a8458168f1daf23197bd2ea36aa
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          GoogleCrashHandler.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\1.3.36.71\GoogleCrashHandler.exe
          • Size 326KB
          • SHA256 56977618a0fbd66c0ef0ca042290dfe464f4ad5b4b737a4b9db47631a7178f13
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          GoogleCrashHandler64.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\1.3.36.71\GoogleCrashHandler64.exe
          • Size 404KB
          • SHA256 d5adfd6c8160892716ad5f2907cc66888aee97e1d296404503e1d42dd30ba562
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          GoogleUpdate.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\1.3.36.71\GoogleUpdate.exe
          • Size 191KB
          • SHA256 fba2b9270ade0ce80e8dfc5e3279db683324502f6103e451cd090c69da56415e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          GoogleUpdateBroker.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\1.3.36.71\GoogleUpdateBroker.exe
          • Size 138KB
          • SHA256 09786f64db91266470b56046098d9825253ba5d6a5361c2f4e6dbc8ec28c9bb2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          GoogleUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\1.3.36.71\GoogleUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe
          • Size 217KB
          • SHA256 c87fd5b223cb6dc716815b442b4964d4670a30b5c79f4fb9f1c3a65ec9072e5a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          GoogleUpdateCore.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\1.3.36.71\GoogleUpdateCore.exe
          • Size 251KB
          • SHA256 1f455ea6bab09377e5fdfbd5df102f79c5cbbb5fe5ce456f2fbb34f94ec848bb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          GoogleUpdateOnDemand.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\1.3.36.71\GoogleUpdateOnDemand.exe
          • Size 138KB
          • SHA256 c17785fe7e6b5e08fe5a4ca3679fee85ba6f2e5efcce0fb9807727cf8aa25265
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          DisabledGoogleUpdate.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\DisabledGoogleUpdate.exe
          • Size 191KB
          • SHA256 fba2b9270ade0ce80e8dfc5e3279db683324502f6103e451cd090c69da56415e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          ie_to_edge_stub.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\92.0.902.67\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe
          • Size 509KB
          • SHA256 da333c92fdfd2e8092f5b56686b94f713f8fa27ef8f333e7222259ad1eb08f5d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          setup.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\92.0.902.67\Installer\setup.exe
          • Size 4.4MB
          • SHA256 402baa8bea5f10c18f21713e8bc9bcc6567078eeca3856d3e146bba9341b77d1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          cookie_exporter.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\92.0.902.67\cookie_exporter.exe
          • Size 138KB
          • SHA256 5d548c2cc25d542f2061ed9c8e38bd5ca72bddb37dd17654346cae8a19645714
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          elevation_service.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\92.0.902.67\elevation_service.exe
          • Size 2.4MB
          • SHA256 b5a78a14abffaabb08912106f09a13cc368cc154e3448eacd0028e0e9b28a80a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          identity_helper.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\92.0.902.67\identity_helper.exe
          • Size 1.1MB
          • SHA256 abe398284d90be5e5e78f98654b88664e2e14478f7eb3f55c5fd1c1bcf1bebee
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          msedge.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\92.0.902.67\msedge.exe
          • Size 3.9MB
          • SHA256 da5f151bda581298760c75858da82378e1a623a6e9475f9e8bffd1bfd1228ead
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          msedge_proxy.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\92.0.902.67\msedge_proxy.exe
          • Size 1.1MB
          • SHA256 34b8662d38e7d3d6394fa6c965d943d2c82ea06ba9d7a0af4f8e0571fb5a9c48
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          msedge_pwa_launcher.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\92.0.902.67\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe
          • Size 2.3MB
          • SHA256 9b44714a7ad120536f94f02e36fd724de5180d0282edca8d69691516be6c26f7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          msedgewebview2.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\92.0.902.67\msedgewebview2.exe
          • Size 3.5MB
          • SHA256 97f38df23deaf37e635beb74227c3855429037ee3c7adc8441f8f3d71b808bfb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          notification_helper.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\92.0.902.67\notification_helper.exe
          • Size 1.3MB
          • SHA256 75530dc732f35cc796d19edd11ae6d6f6ef6499ddcf2e57307582b1c5299554c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          pwahelper.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\92.0.902.67\pwahelper.exe
          • Size 1.1MB
          • SHA256 9abd7f0aa942ee6b263cdc4b32a4110ddb95e43ad411190f0ea48c0064884564
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          0C0C9A~1.EXE

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\0C0C9A~1.EXE
          • Size 97KB
          • SHA256 0c0c9a19db1f89d94ddcd8af54fa631798e3ccc82743faae6d9818759f2dbcc1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          0c0c9a19db1f89d94ddcd8af54fa631798e3ccc82743faae6d9818759f2dbcc1.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\0c0c9a19db1f89d94ddcd8af54fa631798e3ccc82743faae6d9818759f2dbcc1.exe
          • Size 57KB
          • SHA256 aeae9f524a881e67bb62cf15fc67dc36a5a751f91a849a1d546f618104a33191
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          0c0c9a19db1f89d94ddcd8af54fa631798e3ccc82743faae6d9818759f2dbcc1.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\0c0c9a19db1f89d94ddcd8af54fa631798e3ccc82743faae6d9818759f2dbcc1.exe
          • Size 57KB
          • SHA256 aeae9f524a881e67bb62cf15fc67dc36a5a751f91a849a1d546f618104a33191
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          0c0c9a19db1f89d94ddcd8af54fa631798e3ccc82743faae6d9818759f2dbcc1.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\0c0c9a19db1f89d94ddcd8af54fa631798e3ccc82743faae6d9818759f2dbcc1.exe
          • Size 57KB
          • SHA256 aeae9f524a881e67bb62cf15fc67dc36a5a751f91a849a1d546f618104a33191
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          0C0C9A~1.EXE

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MICROS~1\Windows\STARTM~1\Programs\Startup\0C0C9A~1.EXE
          • Size 97KB
          • SHA256 0c0c9a19db1f89d94ddcd8af54fa631798e3ccc82743faae6d9818759f2dbcc1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          office2016setup.exe

          • Path C:\odt\office2016setup.exe
          • Size 5.8MB
          • SHA256 72b4b42cc2a7bad96c1749312207aed9531b0084d81874b1066bf4733efc423e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP