Analysis

  • max time kernel
    129s
  • max time network
    132s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20220812-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20220812-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    22/01/2023, 08:32

General

  • Target
    file.exe
  • Size 2.0MB
  • Sample230122-kfahcaff65
  • SHA256 1596cc687e18fc7c926fbeb8ffffed792a231b3e357d31e165aceffdc48145e2
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • gcleaner

C2
  • 45.12.253.56

  • 45.12.253.72

  • 45.12.253.98

  • 45.12.253.75

Signatures

  • GCleaner

    GCleaner is a Pay-Per-Install malware loader first discovered in early 2019.

  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 9 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 15 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4056
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-4URTC.tmp\file.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-4URTC.tmp\file.tmp" /SL5="$B0052,1764554,211456,C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2264
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\FexsoftFR\FinalRecovery\finalrecovery.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\FexsoftFR\FinalRecovery\finalrecovery.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Checks computer location settings
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2424
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\{cd0d74c0-1ab4-11ed-b686-806e6f6e6963}\IbH8nTtx8x.exe
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          PID:1656
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c taskkill /im "finalrecovery.exe" /f & erase "C:\Program Files (x86)\FexsoftFR\FinalRecovery\finalrecovery.exe" & exit
          4⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2828
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
            taskkill /im "finalrecovery.exe" /f
            5⤵
            • Kills process with taskkill
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:4552

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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        Downloads

        finalrecovery.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\FexsoftFR\FinalRecovery\finalrecovery.exe
        • Size 1.5MB
        • SHA256 a1126c2f48266e4933c3d1d81173d2fee8ee4685da30ca4ba459f206e373d054
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        finalrecovery.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\FexsoftFR\FinalRecovery\finalrecovery.exe
        • Size 1.5MB
        • SHA256 a1126c2f48266e4933c3d1d81173d2fee8ee4685da30ca4ba459f206e373d054
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        file.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-4URTC.tmp\file.tmp
        • Size 849KB
        • SHA256 ae9de9f9dbe29fe0996d144850b768c31a132d96da041d2ee0b7009675ec5af0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        file.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-4URTC.tmp\file.tmp
        • Size 849KB
        • SHA256 ae9de9f9dbe29fe0996d144850b768c31a132d96da041d2ee0b7009675ec5af0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        _iscrypt.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-6AIM0.tmp\_isetup\_iscrypt.dll
        • Size 2KB
        • SHA256 2f6294f9aa09f59a574b5dcd33be54e16b39377984f3d5658cda44950fa0f8fc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        IbH8nTtx8x.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\{cd0d74c0-1ab4-11ed-b686-806e6f6e6963}\IbH8nTtx8x.exe
        • Size 72KB
        • SHA256 27ae813ceff8aa56e9fa68c8e50bb1c6c4a01636015eac4bd8bf444afb7020d6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        IbH8nTtx8x.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\{cd0d74c0-1ab4-11ed-b686-806e6f6e6963}\IbH8nTtx8x.exe
        • Size 72KB
        • SHA256 27ae813ceff8aa56e9fa68c8e50bb1c6c4a01636015eac4bd8bf444afb7020d6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        memory/2424-143-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000137C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2424-142-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000137C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2424-147-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001B000-memory.dmp

        memory/2424-151-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000137C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2424-154-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000137C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4056-132-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp

        memory/4056-134-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp

        memory/4056-150-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp

        memory/4056-155-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp