Analysis

  • max time kernel
    133s
  • max time network
    177s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20221111-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20221111-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    18/02/2023, 21:58

General

  • Target
    Hogwarts Legacy by Empress.zip
  • Size 33.3MB
  • Sample230218-1vnlhsda3x
  • SHA256 14bd04d358baa93e39f94953f4a5db0c9f3318081f75e1a8dfa287cb60774fa4
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • purecrypter

C2
  • http://comicmaster.org.uk/img/css/design/fabric/bo/Kvxut.dat

Signatures

  • PureCrypter

    PureCrypter is a .NET malware loader first seen in early 2021.

  • Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\Explorer.exe
    C:\Windows\Explorer.exe /idlist,,"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Hogwarts Legacy by Empress.zip"
    1⤵
      PID:1336
    • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
      1⤵
        PID:1892
      • C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
        "C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe" x -o"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Hogwarts Legacy by Empress\" -spe -an -ai#7zMap4814:132:7zEvent29223
        1⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        PID:4760
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Hogwarts Legacy by Empress\Hogwarts Legacy by Empress.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Hogwarts Legacy by Empress\Hogwarts Legacy by Empress.exe"
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1028
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\setupov16.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\setupov16.exe
          2⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:4852
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ENC cwB0AGEAcgB0AC0AcwBsAGUAZQBwACAALQBzAGUAYwBvAG4AZABzACAAMwA1AA==
            3⤵
              PID:4364
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Hogwarts Legacy by Empress\Hogwarts Legacy by Empress.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Hogwarts Legacy by Empress\Hogwarts Legacy by Empress.exe"
          1⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Adds Run key to start application
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3788
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP001.TMP\setupov16.exe
            C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP001.TMP\setupov16.exe
            2⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1352
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ENC cwB0AGEAcgB0AC0AcwBsAGUAZQBwACAALQBzAGUAYwBvAG4AZABzACAAMwA1AA==
              3⤵
                PID:4488
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Hogwarts Legacy by Empress\Hogwarts Legacy by Empress.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Hogwarts Legacy by Empress\Hogwarts Legacy by Empress.exe"
            1⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            PID:3024
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP002.TMP\setupov16.exe
              C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP002.TMP\setupov16.exe
              2⤵
                PID:448
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
                  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ENC cwB0AGEAcgB0AC0AcwBsAGUAZQBwACAALQBzAGUAYwBvAG4AZABzACAAMwA1AA==
                  3⤵
                    PID:4532

              Network

                    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

                    Replay Monitor

                    Loading Replay Monitor...

                    Downloads

                    Hogwarts Legacy by Empress.exe

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Hogwarts Legacy by Empress\Hogwarts Legacy by Empress.exe
                    • Size 460.1MB
                    • SHA256 77287124aea8556664a5e360f0a616dd3ffdd30f062efe56522e0ae67bf1f768
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                    Hogwarts Legacy by Empress.exe

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Hogwarts Legacy by Empress\Hogwarts Legacy by Empress.exe
                    • Size 443.3MB
                    • SHA256 57187e11c78ff9e86cdd4e97c82bab6d3b4662cc0b7d6acc00aa42555a3f58b1
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                    Hogwarts Legacy by Empress.exe

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Hogwarts Legacy by Empress\Hogwarts Legacy by Empress.exe
                    • Size 276.1MB
                    • SHA256 8a11062548c0839930405b193bc1f7ffc2ba8ea5cce6d84af4aab7705367a1ec
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                    Hogwarts Legacy by Empress.exe

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Hogwarts Legacy by Empress\Hogwarts Legacy by Empress.exe
                    • Size 75.9MB
                    • SHA256 d30c17c813a049fc6c97b32b3044e477122321e18e7059439579b9f28b2e0d50
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                    setupov16.exe

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\setupov16.exe
                    • Size 97.8MB
                    • SHA256 9b881e5b8ec566c06d9011996999f08ddda4b2c4865a73d04efdc156a99ad16f
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                    setupov16.exe

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\setupov16.exe
                    • Size 95.9MB
                    • SHA256 6fa39fd3a5ba5d867016a1aa9b00122fc293e9a3a2f638f18b8029dba5382b68
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                    setupov16.exe

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP001.TMP\setupov16.exe
                    • Size 69.8MB
                    • SHA256 5fc9ef0f27d7762372730796df4457b20ad5b618c86a87931aced401d9a6f81d
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                    setupov16.exe

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP001.TMP\setupov16.exe
                    • Size 68.2MB
                    • SHA256 5c194c25ff85a7408b71957ab0f38665370e067b0cd4eb32043e6c603d446615
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                    setupov16.exe

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP002.TMP\setupov16.exe
                    • Size 62.1MB
                    • SHA256 a79cb5ff4a4503a95aff32a0c49070589eaafdeb4d7cffd2ee2a0e115ab2a095
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                    setupov16.exe

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP002.TMP\setupov16.exe
                    • Size 61.5MB
                    • SHA256 979a1fed7aca7a1f34f7ff09068bda5d89c2449d188782d38e91aa8eca4918c2
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                    memory/4364-148-0x0000000005FE0000-0x0000000006046000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4364-149-0x00000000060C0000-0x0000000006126000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4364-153-0x00000000066E0000-0x00000000066FE000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4364-155-0x0000000007D40000-0x00000000083BA000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4364-156-0x0000000006BE0000-0x0000000006BFA000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4488-146-0x00000000028F0000-0x0000000002926000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4488-147-0x0000000004FF0000-0x0000000005618000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4852-143-0x0000000006340000-0x0000000006362000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4852-139-0x00000000006C0000-0x00000000006C8000-memory.dmp