Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    159s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20221111-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20221111-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    29/01/2023, 21:26

General

  • Target
    ec78bffd668366762d3d8e235eb5dccfa4274dd6d7fbaa562f2f990607bdc0b0.exe
  • Size 411KB
  • Sample230129-1anqsadd49
  • SHA256 ec78bffd668366762d3d8e235eb5dccfa4274dd6d7fbaa562f2f990607bdc0b0
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
Score
10/10

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • limerat

Attributes
  • aes_key

    K4L4M4rIK4L4M4rI18531337!!?

  • antivm

    true

  • c2_url

    https://pastebin.com/raw/iN0vMtL8

  • delay

    3

  • download_payload

    false

  • install

    false

  • install_name

    Wservices.exe

  • main_folder

    Temp

  • pin_spread

    false

  • sub_folder

    \

  • usb_spread

    false

Signatures

  • LimeRAT

    Simple yet powerful RAT for Windows machines written in .NET.

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

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

  • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs
  • Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ec78bffd668366762d3d8e235eb5dccfa4274dd6d7fbaa562f2f990607bdc0b0.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ec78bffd668366762d3d8e235eb5dccfa4274dd6d7fbaa562f2f990607bdc0b0.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1816
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Xngonkweqxnfbz.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Xngonkweqxnfbz.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1712
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Qwzaqwjfp.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Qwzaqwjfp.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Maps connected drives based on registry
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2236

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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        Downloads

        Qwzaqwjfp.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Qwzaqwjfp.exe
        • Size 28KB
        • SHA256 2706962fc354eff30672cd8ac13d78e98529231283bce26746955bfe207a5d59
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        Qwzaqwjfp.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Qwzaqwjfp.exe
        • Size 28KB
        • SHA256 2706962fc354eff30672cd8ac13d78e98529231283bce26746955bfe207a5d59
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        Xngonkweqxnfbz.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Xngonkweqxnfbz.exe
        • Size 435KB
        • SHA256 ccc8538dd62f20999717e2bbab58a18973b938968d699154df9233698a899efa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        memory/1712-144-0x0000024BFB370000-0x0000024BFB3B4000-memory.dmp

        memory/1712-146-0x0000024BFBE90000-0x0000024BFBF06000-memory.dmp

        memory/1712-148-0x00007FF81B2B0000-0x00007FF81BD71000-memory.dmp

        memory/1712-143-0x0000024BFAEB0000-0x0000024BFAED2000-memory.dmp

        memory/1712-145-0x00007FF81B2B0000-0x00007FF81BD71000-memory.dmp

        memory/1816-135-0x0000000000A20000-0x0000000000AB2000-memory.dmp

        memory/1816-136-0x0000000000B00000-0x0000000000B0A000-memory.dmp

        memory/1816-134-0x0000000005530000-0x0000000005AD4000-memory.dmp

        memory/1816-133-0x0000000004B90000-0x0000000004C2C000-memory.dmp

        memory/1816-132-0x0000000000270000-0x00000000002DE000-memory.dmp

        memory/2236-147-0x0000000004950000-0x00000000049B6000-memory.dmp

        memory/2236-142-0x0000000000050000-0x000000000005C000-memory.dmp