Malware Analysis Report

2025-04-03 08:56

Sample ID 230120-vlaemsah6x
Target Rufus_setup.exe
SHA256 60f3105bb0be3b1b611e3d3e38f55e600292b0dcb887649315eb341cd66b3a50
Tags
aurora spyware stealer
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V6

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

60f3105bb0be3b1b611e3d3e38f55e600292b0dcb887649315eb341cd66b3a50

Threat Level: Known bad

The file Rufus_setup.exe was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

aurora spyware stealer

Aurora family

Reads user/profile data of web browsers

Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2023-01-20 17:05

Signatures

Aurora family

aurora

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2023-01-20 17:04

Reported

2023-01-20 17:11

Platform

win7-20221111-en

Max time kernel

15s

Max time network

152s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rufus_setup.exe"

Signatures

Reads user/profile data of web browsers

spyware stealer

Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting

spyware

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeBackupPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeRestorePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeUndockPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: 33 N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: 34 N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: 35 N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeBackupPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeRestorePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeUndockPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: 33 N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: 34 N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: 35 N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: SeBackupPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: SeRestorePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: SeUndockPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: 33 N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: 34 N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: 35 N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 1152 wrote to memory of 1216 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rufus_setup.exe C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe
PID 1152 wrote to memory of 1216 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rufus_setup.exe C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe
PID 1152 wrote to memory of 1216 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rufus_setup.exe C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe
PID 1152 wrote to memory of 1480 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rufus_setup.exe C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
PID 1152 wrote to memory of 1480 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rufus_setup.exe C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
PID 1152 wrote to memory of 1480 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rufus_setup.exe C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
PID 1480 wrote to memory of 1584 N/A C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe
PID 1480 wrote to memory of 1584 N/A C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe
PID 1480 wrote to memory of 1584 N/A C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe
PID 1152 wrote to memory of 284 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rufus_setup.exe C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
PID 1152 wrote to memory of 284 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rufus_setup.exe C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
PID 1152 wrote to memory of 284 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rufus_setup.exe C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
PID 284 wrote to memory of 1380 N/A C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe
PID 284 wrote to memory of 1380 N/A C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe
PID 284 wrote to memory of 1380 N/A C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rufus_setup.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rufus_setup.exe"

C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe

wmic os get Caption

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe

cmd /C "wmic path win32_VideoController get name"

C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe

wmic path win32_VideoController get name

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe

cmd /C "wmic cpu get name"

C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe

wmic cpu get name

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
N/A 195.123.218.52:8081 tcp

Files

memory/1216-54-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/1480-55-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/1584-56-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/284-57-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/1380-58-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2023-01-20 17:04

Reported

2023-01-20 17:10

Platform

win10v2004-20221111-en

Max time kernel

90s

Max time network

157s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rufus_setup.exe"

Signatures

Reads user/profile data of web browsers

spyware stealer

Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting

spyware

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeBackupPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeRestorePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeUndockPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: 33 N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: 34 N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: 35 N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: 36 N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeBackupPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeRestorePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeUndockPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: 33 N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: 34 N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: 35 N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: 36 N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe N/A
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: SeBackupPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: SeRestorePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: SeUndockPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: 33 N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: 34 N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: 35 N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: 36 N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rufus_setup.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rufus_setup.exe"

C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe

wmic os get Caption

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe

cmd /C "wmic path win32_VideoController get name"

C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe

wmic path win32_VideoController get name

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe

cmd /C "wmic cpu get name"

C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe

wmic cpu get name

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
N/A 195.123.218.52:8081 tcp
N/A 20.190.159.4:443 tcp
N/A 13.89.178.26:443 tcp
N/A 104.80.225.205:443 tcp
N/A 209.197.3.8:80 tcp

Files

memory/2264-132-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/3080-133-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/4480-134-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/1072-135-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/3332-136-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp