privateloader | e7fcce1e5f3d665159c7db8f26d0d801e6c06e61fe9fb56a02c1d511c27ada9d

General

Target

Install.exe
Size

684.7MB
MD5

7b1891c680f6ed2164ba0e1111685e59
SHA1

6edc16a653d8386503c85b8d6808fe23cff4b8d4
SHA256

80b627c3ba8a4f128f7b2e9a06988a95e6db084f29c66fb43ca3491d4d847fb8
SHA512

3e3496a6cd4990ba69613cb33d889513f3a08cde6af6b3946070f58f6e2bb01c4014236200dfdd9c943065beb2d4d8d42c5b3e902af80187c460bd6ffe80cc6f
SSDEEP

196608:ZKXGveJUwY3JEnr0AZF5OMdyBLMmkKJDACfjttklWe:ZKXPEanYAZqMoAYMCfjj/

Score

10^/10

privateloader evasion loader spyware stealer themida trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

PrivateLoader
PrivateLoader is a downloader sold as a pay-per-install malware distribution service.
loader privateloader
Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM) 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
evasion

Query Registry
T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion
T1497

Processes:

Install.exe

description ioc process

Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__ Install.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__	Install.exe

Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

Install.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	Install.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	Install.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry
T1012

System Information Discovery
T1082

Processes:

Install.exe

description ioc process

Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3385717845-2518323428-350143044-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation Install.exe
Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials in Files
T1081

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3385717845-2518323428-350143044-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	Install.exe

Themida packer 9 IoCs

Detects Themida, an advanced Windows software protection system.

themida

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/968-55-0x0000000000BA0000-0x000000000162C000-memory.dmp	themida
behavioral1/memory/968-57-0x0000000000BA0000-0x000000000162C000-memory.dmp	themida
behavioral1/memory/968-58-0x0000000000BA0000-0x000000000162C000-memory.dmp	themida
behavioral1/memory/968-60-0x0000000000BA0000-0x000000000162C000-memory.dmp	themida
behavioral1/memory/968-61-0x0000000000BA0000-0x000000000162C000-memory.dmp	themida
behavioral1/memory/968-62-0x0000000000BA0000-0x000000000162C000-memory.dmp	themida
behavioral1/memory/968-63-0x0000000000BA0000-0x000000000162C000-memory.dmp	themida
behavioral1/memory/968-64-0x0000000000BA0000-0x000000000162C000-memory.dmp	themida
behavioral1/memory/968-65-0x0000000000BA0000-0x000000000162C000-memory.dmp	themida

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
evasion trojan

System Information Discovery
T1082

Processes:

Install.exe

description ioc process

Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA Install.exe
Looks up external IP address via web service 2 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

Processes:

flow ioc

9 ipinfo.io
10 ipinfo.io

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA	Install.exe

flow	ioc
9	ipinfo.io
10	ipinfo.io

Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs

Processes:

Install.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy\Machine\Registry.pol	Install.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy\GPT.INI	Install.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy	Install.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\GroupPolicy\gpt.ini	Install.exe

Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 1 IoCs

Processes:

Install.exe

pid process

968 Install.exe

pid	process
968	Install.exe

Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

evasion spyware trojan

Install Root Certificate

T1130

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

Install.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\ROOT\Certificates\CABD2A79A1076A31F21D253635CB039D4329A5E8\Blob = 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	Install.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\DAC9024F54D8F6DF94935FB1732638CA6AD77C13	Install.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\DAC9024F54D8F6DF94935FB1732638CA6AD77C13\Blob = 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	Install.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\DAC9024F54D8F6DF94935FB1732638CA6AD77C13\Blob = 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	Install.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\DAC9024F54D8F6DF94935FB1732638CA6AD77C13\Blob = 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	Install.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\ROOT\Certificates\CABD2A79A1076A31F21D253635CB039D4329A5E8	Install.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

Install.exe

pid process

968 Install.exe
968 Install.exe
968 Install.exe

pid	process
968	Install.exe
968	Install.exe
968	Install.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Install.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Install.exe"
1⤵
- Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Checks computer location settings
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- Modifies system certificate store
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:968

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

1

T1497

Install Root Certificate

1

T1130

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Credentials in Files

1

T1081

Discovery

Query Registry

3

T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

1

T1497

System Information Discovery

3

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

1

T1005

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

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memory/968-54-0x0000000075351000-0x0000000075353000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/968-55-0x0000000000BA0000-0x000000000162C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.5MB

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memory/968-57-0x0000000000BA0000-0x000000000162C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.5MB

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memory/968-59-0x0000000077670000-0x00000000777F0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.5MB

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memory/968-58-0x0000000000BA0000-0x000000000162C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.5MB

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memory/968-60-0x0000000000BA0000-0x000000000162C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.5MB

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memory/968-61-0x0000000000BA0000-0x000000000162C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.5MB

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memory/968-62-0x0000000000BA0000-0x000000000162C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.5MB

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memory/968-63-0x0000000000BA0000-0x000000000162C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.5MB

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memory/968-64-0x0000000000BA0000-0x000000000162C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.5MB

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memory/968-65-0x0000000000BA0000-0x000000000162C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.5MB

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memory/968-66-0x0000000077670000-0x00000000777F0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.5MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

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