Analysis

  • max time kernel
    91s
  • max time network
    128s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20220901-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20220901-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    26/01/2023, 22:31

General

  • Target
    file.exe
  • Size 1.8MB
  • Sample230126-2fcq5sff82
  • SHA256 b8944a57466cd23b02b462b13134b7980caa8a0c053a4f076435c4a004e831e0
  • 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:4960
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-D9EK4.tmp\file.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-D9EK4.tmp\file.tmp" /SL5="$C003A,1609947,135168,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:1968
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\FgbsoftFR\FinalRecovery\finalrecovery.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\FgbsoftFR\FinalRecovery\finalrecovery.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Checks computer location settings
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1164
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\{d6dc608d-2a27-11ed-a0e3-806e6f6e6963}\H9vE7yZ5Jbgo.exe
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          PID:5048
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c taskkill /im "finalrecovery.exe" /f & erase "C:\Program Files (x86)\FgbsoftFR\FinalRecovery\finalrecovery.exe" & exit
          4⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1828
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
            taskkill /im "finalrecovery.exe" /f
            5⤵
            • Kills process with taskkill
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:4180

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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        Downloads

        finalrecovery.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\FgbsoftFR\FinalRecovery\finalrecovery.exe
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 5873f4d139d9bca47ebb788e807743a54f2b98346472490cdc0bf3db06187e68
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        finalrecovery.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\FgbsoftFR\FinalRecovery\finalrecovery.exe
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 5873f4d139d9bca47ebb788e807743a54f2b98346472490cdc0bf3db06187e68
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        _iscrypt.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-3M11V.tmp\_isetup\_iscrypt.dll
        • Size 2KB
        • SHA256 2f6294f9aa09f59a574b5dcd33be54e16b39377984f3d5658cda44950fa0f8fc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        file.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-D9EK4.tmp\file.tmp
        • Size 696KB
        • SHA256 229fbcb11ee7d1f082b6411610e95f726eec4e6737e6b6392719df4f0fe3fa1d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        file.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-D9EK4.tmp\file.tmp
        • Size 696KB
        • SHA256 229fbcb11ee7d1f082b6411610e95f726eec4e6737e6b6392719df4f0fe3fa1d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        H9vE7yZ5Jbgo.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\{d6dc608d-2a27-11ed-a0e3-806e6f6e6963}\H9vE7yZ5Jbgo.exe
        • Size 72KB
        • SHA256 27ae813ceff8aa56e9fa68c8e50bb1c6c4a01636015eac4bd8bf444afb7020d6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        H9vE7yZ5Jbgo.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\{d6dc608d-2a27-11ed-a0e3-806e6f6e6963}\H9vE7yZ5Jbgo.exe
        • Size 72KB
        • SHA256 27ae813ceff8aa56e9fa68c8e50bb1c6c4a01636015eac4bd8bf444afb7020d6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        memory/1164-146-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001348000-memory.dmp

        memory/1164-155-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001348000-memory.dmp

        memory/1164-145-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001348000-memory.dmp

        memory/1164-158-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001348000-memory.dmp

        memory/1164-147-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001348000-memory.dmp

        memory/1164-151-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001B000-memory.dmp

        memory/4960-154-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000428000-memory.dmp

        memory/4960-140-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000428000-memory.dmp

        memory/4960-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000428000-memory.dmp

        memory/4960-159-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000428000-memory.dmp