Analysis Overview
SHA256
3fa790f62b5e861e92afd51a6ee9c95668112414b1087a6fe682c008a5bbd346
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 3fa790f62b5e861e92afd51a6ee9c95668112414b1087a6fe682c008a5bbd346 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Qakbot/Qbot
Checks computer location settings
Loads dropped DLL
Program crash
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious behavior: CmdExeWriteProcessMemorySpam
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Modifies registry class
Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V6
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2023-02-24 22:03
Signatures
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2023-02-24 22:02
Reported
2023-02-24 22:06
Platform
win10v2004-20230220-en
Max time kernel
150s
Max time network
105s
Command Line
Signatures
Qakbot/Qbot
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-144354903-2550862337-1367551827-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Program crash
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
cmd /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RR.lnk
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe" /q /c vibrations\\polaroid.cmd
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vibrations\airtightness.exe
vibrations\airtightness.exe -decode vibrations\croaks.sql c:\users\public\output.txt
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vibrations\airtightness.exe
vibrations\airtightness.exe -decode c:\users\public\output.txt c:\users\public\output2.txt
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32 c:\users\public\output2.txt,N115
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 420 -p 4004 -ip 4004
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4004 -s 540
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wermgr.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wermgr.exe
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 210.81.184.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 14.110.152.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 97.97.242.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 20.189.173.4:443 | tcp | |
| US | 93.184.221.240:80 | tcp | |
| NL | 173.223.113.164:443 | tcp | |
| NL | 173.223.113.131:80 | tcp | |
| US | 204.79.197.203:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 86.8.109.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
\??\c:\users\public\output.txt
| MD5 | 22cfe9eedc2e6c8ff516656b6242ac41 |
| SHA1 | f59c6a1431ad36bb9035dc8043ca2aa7f151607d |
| SHA256 | ffc649866a338db3fd611a8ad361674ce83d20dfaf547f76fdd37c0442c287c4 |
| SHA512 | 1c02a208d0ff6142247ef9eb2ffbf73ea06b0f3c06903462c46b55c0cd3420b9c471d6f29aa6bdd844b32c489828bdb6c4455fc1fff838cf2c4fc3d923eb2b03 |
\??\c:\users\public\output2.txt
| MD5 | a6baa56cc1fb0fb73ad86142aa7b55d9 |
| SHA1 | 8651cf4de25617b9727afd4004fe70e516f05c6f |
| SHA256 | 860f6be05c43522e405e9bfd862ee9a02c16c406ee87d8da662764d0cb3c39cd |
| SHA512 | cbbb171a14fb0376924302cc160a8130b82403cd9644af424baf96617774f463813ae90cf8c7a676cebfffd5c2441ef283f2ddb890cc051fed283059a61e43e3 |
C:\Users\Public\output2.txt
| MD5 | a6baa56cc1fb0fb73ad86142aa7b55d9 |
| SHA1 | 8651cf4de25617b9727afd4004fe70e516f05c6f |
| SHA256 | 860f6be05c43522e405e9bfd862ee9a02c16c406ee87d8da662764d0cb3c39cd |
| SHA512 | cbbb171a14fb0376924302cc160a8130b82403cd9644af424baf96617774f463813ae90cf8c7a676cebfffd5c2441ef283f2ddb890cc051fed283059a61e43e3 |
memory/4004-138-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010023000-memory.dmp
memory/4004-143-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010023000-memory.dmp
memory/4004-144-0x0000000000C90000-0x0000000000C93000-memory.dmp
memory/4004-145-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010023000-memory.dmp
memory/4004-146-0x000000006D700000-0x000000006D7D1000-memory.dmp
memory/4004-147-0x0000000000C90000-0x0000000000C93000-memory.dmp
memory/216-149-0x0000000000FC0000-0x0000000000FE3000-memory.dmp
memory/216-150-0x0000000000FC0000-0x0000000000FE3000-memory.dmp
memory/216-151-0x0000000000FC0000-0x0000000000FE3000-memory.dmp
memory/216-152-0x0000000000FC0000-0x0000000000FE3000-memory.dmp
memory/216-153-0x0000000000FC0000-0x0000000000FE3000-memory.dmp
memory/216-154-0x0000000000FC0000-0x0000000000FE3000-memory.dmp
memory/216-155-0x0000000000FC0000-0x0000000000FE3000-memory.dmp
memory/216-157-0x0000000000FC0000-0x0000000000FE3000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral3
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2023-02-24 22:02
Reported
2023-02-24 22:03
Platform
win7-20230220-en
Max time kernel
0s
Command Line
Signatures
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vibrations\airtightness.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vibrations\airtightness.exe"
Network
Files
Analysis: behavioral4
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2023-02-24 22:02
Reported
2023-02-24 22:06
Platform
win10v2004-20230220-en
Max time kernel
84s
Max time network
125s
Command Line
Signatures
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vibrations\airtightness.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vibrations\airtightness.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 20.42.65.89:443 | tcp | |
| NL | 8.238.20.126:80 | tcp | |
| NL | 8.238.177.126:80 | tcp | |
| NL | 173.223.113.164:443 | tcp | |
| NL | 173.223.113.131:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 203.151.224.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| NL | 8.238.177.126:80 | tcp | |
| NL | 8.238.177.126:80 | tcp |
Files
Analysis: behavioral5
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2023-02-24 22:02
Reported
2023-02-24 22:06
Platform
win7-20230220-en
Max time kernel
31s
Max time network
34s
Command Line
Signatures
Enumerates physical storage devices
Modifies registry class
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3430344531-3702557399-3004411149-1000_CLASSES\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache | C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3430344531-3702557399-3004411149-1000_CLASSES\.sql | C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3430344531-3702557399-3004411149-1000_CLASSES\.sql\ = "sql_auto_file" | C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3430344531-3702557399-3004411149-1000_CLASSES\sql_auto_file\shell | C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3430344531-3702557399-3004411149-1000_CLASSES\sql_auto_file\shell\edit\command\ = "%SystemRoot%\\system32\\NOTEPAD.EXE %1" | C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3430344531-3702557399-3004411149-1000_CLASSES\sql_auto_file\shell\open\command | C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3430344531-3702557399-3004411149-1000_Classes\Local Settings | C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3430344531-3702557399-3004411149-1000_CLASSES\sql_auto_file\ | C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3430344531-3702557399-3004411149-1000_CLASSES\sql_auto_file\shell\edit | C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3430344531-3702557399-3004411149-1000_CLASSES\sql_auto_file\shell\edit\command | C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3430344531-3702557399-3004411149-1000_CLASSES\sql_auto_file\shell\open | C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3430344531-3702557399-3004411149-1000_CLASSES\sql_auto_file\shell\open\command\ = "%SystemRoot%\\system32\\NOTEPAD.EXE %1" | C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3430344531-3702557399-3004411149-1000_CLASSES\sql_auto_file | C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe | N/A |
Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1684 wrote to memory of 1632 | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe |
| PID 1684 wrote to memory of 1632 | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe |
| PID 1684 wrote to memory of 1632 | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe |
| PID 1632 wrote to memory of 864 | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe | C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE |
| PID 1632 wrote to memory of 864 | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe | C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE |
| PID 1632 wrote to memory of 864 | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe | C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE |
Processes
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
cmd /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vibrations\croaks.sql
C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" C:\Windows\system32\shell32.dll,OpenAs_RunDLL C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vibrations\croaks.sql
C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
"C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vibrations\croaks.sql
Network
Files
Analysis: behavioral6
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2023-02-24 22:02
Reported
2023-02-24 22:06
Platform
win10v2004-20230220-en
Max time kernel
101s
Max time network
124s
Command Line
Signatures
Enumerates physical storage devices
Modifies registry class
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000_Classes\Local Settings | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000_Classes\Local Settings | C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe | N/A |
Processes
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
cmd /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vibrations\croaks.sql
C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 56.126.166.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| IE | 13.69.239.74:443 | tcp | |
| US | 8.248.3.254:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 2.77.109.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 93.184.221.240:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 8.3.197.209.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| NL | 173.223.113.164:443 | tcp | |
| NL | 173.223.113.131:80 | tcp | |
| US | 204.79.197.203:80 | tcp |
Files
Analysis: behavioral7
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2023-02-24 22:02
Reported
2023-02-24 22:06
Platform
win7-20230220-en
Max time kernel
31s
Max time network
71s
Command Line
Signatures
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2020 wrote to memory of 1992 | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe |
| PID 2020 wrote to memory of 1992 | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe |
| PID 2020 wrote to memory of 1992 | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe |
Processes
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
cmd /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vibrations\polaroid.cmd"
C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32 c:\users\public\output2.txt,N115
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| NL | 8.238.23.254:80 | tcp | |
| NL | 8.238.23.254:80 | tcp | |
| US | 104.18.30.194:443 | tcp |
Files
Analysis: behavioral8
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2023-02-24 22:02
Reported
2023-02-24 22:06
Platform
win10v2004-20230220-en
Max time kernel
104s
Max time network
126s
Command Line
Signatures
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 4056 wrote to memory of 3712 | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe |
| PID 4056 wrote to memory of 3712 | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe |
Processes
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vibrations\polaroid.cmd"
C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32 c:\users\public\output2.txt,N115
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 104.208.16.89:443 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 121.175.53.84.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 86.8.109.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 209.197.3.8:80 | tcp | |
| NL | 173.223.113.164:443 | tcp | |
| US | 209.197.3.8:80 | tcp |
Files
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2023-02-24 22:02
Reported
2023-02-24 22:06
Platform
win7-20230220-en
Max time kernel
31s
Max time network
33s
Command Line
Signatures
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious behavior: CmdExeWriteProcessMemorySpam
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
cmd /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RR.lnk
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe" /q /c vibrations\\polaroid.cmd
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vibrations\airtightness.exe
vibrations\airtightness.exe -decode vibrations\croaks.sql c:\users\public\output.txt
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vibrations\airtightness.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vibrations\airtightness.exe" -decode vibrations\croaks.sql c:\users\public\output.txt
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vibrations\airtightness.exe
vibrations\airtightness.exe -decode c:\users\public\output.txt c:\users\public\output2.txt
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vibrations\airtightness.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vibrations\airtightness.exe" -decode c:\users\public\output.txt c:\users\public\output2.txt
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32 c:\users\public\output2.txt,N115
Network
Files
memory/1684-125-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000024E1000-memory.dmp
memory/1684-161-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000024E1000-memory.dmp