Analysis

  • max time kernel
    140s
  • max time network
    181s
  • 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, 05:47

General

  • Target
    file.exe
  • Size 2.1MB
  • Sample230129-ggvm5aaf53
  • SHA256 d2ee45df380f71159c6c9209094a2722a32ceabe3351e158fcdcaeaa0f391df6
  • 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 3 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:1172
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-5F316.tmp\file.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-5F316.tmp\file.tmp" /SL5="$E0064,1978414,135168,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:3276
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\FgesoftFR\FinalRecovery\finalrecovery.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\FgesoftFR\FinalRecovery\finalrecovery.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Checks computer location settings
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1628
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\{6eb576c0-6208-11ed-9190-806e6f6e6963}\hPezQF5z.exe
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          PID:1920
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c taskkill /im "finalrecovery.exe" /f & erase "C:\Program Files (x86)\FgesoftFR\FinalRecovery\finalrecovery.exe" & exit
          4⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1144
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
            taskkill /im "finalrecovery.exe" /f
            5⤵
            • Kills process with taskkill
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:4164

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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        Downloads

        finalrecovery.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\FgesoftFR\FinalRecovery\finalrecovery.exe
        • Size 1.5MB
        • SHA256 a5b6c97c43480eef115c778181d865be1740bc0e608f1b5fd89334b2f093fd58
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        finalrecovery.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\FgesoftFR\FinalRecovery\finalrecovery.exe
        • Size 1.5MB
        • SHA256 a5b6c97c43480eef115c778181d865be1740bc0e608f1b5fd89334b2f093fd58
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        file.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-5F316.tmp\file.tmp
        • Size 696KB
        • SHA256 229fbcb11ee7d1f082b6411610e95f726eec4e6737e6b6392719df4f0fe3fa1d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        file.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-5F316.tmp\file.tmp
        • Size 696KB
        • SHA256 229fbcb11ee7d1f082b6411610e95f726eec4e6737e6b6392719df4f0fe3fa1d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        _iscrypt.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-D77R7.tmp\_isetup\_iscrypt.dll
        • Size 2KB
        • SHA256 2f6294f9aa09f59a574b5dcd33be54e16b39377984f3d5658cda44950fa0f8fc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        _isdecmp.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-D77R7.tmp\_isetup\_isdecmp.dll
        • Size 13KB
        • SHA256 e19781aabe466dd8779cb9c8fa41bbb73375447066bb34e876cf388a6ed63c64
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        _isdecmp.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-D77R7.tmp\_isetup\_isdecmp.dll
        • Size 13KB
        • SHA256 e19781aabe466dd8779cb9c8fa41bbb73375447066bb34e876cf388a6ed63c64
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        hPezQF5z.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\{6eb576c0-6208-11ed-9190-806e6f6e6963}\hPezQF5z.exe
        • Size 72KB
        • SHA256 27ae813ceff8aa56e9fa68c8e50bb1c6c4a01636015eac4bd8bf444afb7020d6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        hPezQF5z.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\{6eb576c0-6208-11ed-9190-806e6f6e6963}\hPezQF5z.exe
        • Size 72KB
        • SHA256 27ae813ceff8aa56e9fa68c8e50bb1c6c4a01636015eac4bd8bf444afb7020d6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        memory/1172-137-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000428000-memory.dmp

        memory/1172-158-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000428000-memory.dmp

        memory/1172-132-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000428000-memory.dmp

        memory/1628-145-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001389000-memory.dmp

        memory/1628-147-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001389000-memory.dmp

        memory/1628-146-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001389000-memory.dmp

        memory/1628-151-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001B000-memory.dmp

        memory/1628-154-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001389000-memory.dmp

        memory/1628-156-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001389000-memory.dmp

        memory/3276-140-0x0000000002571000-0x0000000002573000-memory.dmp