Analysis

  • max time kernel
    299s
  • max time network
    160s
  • platform
    windows10-1703_x64
  • resource
    win10-20230220-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10-20230220-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-1703-x64system
  • submitted
    24-02-2023 04:55

General

  • Target

    4ca6df75008045a45e441869a4389b4ef620df9f89cd5f05fd329d0f9987c822.exe

  • Size

    312KB

  • MD5

    eb7d2add3fe15ee8524a07c2c75bedb9

  • SHA1

    d13c52cd6709f416aefe338922c77bae33a85f31

  • SHA256

    4ca6df75008045a45e441869a4389b4ef620df9f89cd5f05fd329d0f9987c822

  • SHA512

    484f1172d1c0c240a8b3cb7412f41cafc25a6473256d96da4a2ed7657a7606e1a2ae202b4db43e5db180dc3325c3211b524f2d52389bd52452c5f09e2d194701

  • SSDEEP

    6144:E4PWLN3m+XeeqeO0UQeQ8KbLVHqAQg5jIQshEPn:6aeqeO0UQB8KFHqAYhEPn

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects PseudoManuscrypt payload 27 IoCs
  • Process spawned unexpected child process 1 IoCs

    This typically indicates the parent process was compromised via an exploit or macro.

  • PseudoManuscrypt

    PseudoManuscrypt is a malware Lazarus’s Manuscrypt targeting government organizations and ICS.

  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Unexpected DNS network traffic destination 1 IoCs

    Network traffic to other servers than the configured DNS servers was detected on the DNS port.

  • Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 16 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 22 IoCs
  • Script User-Agent 1 IoCs

    Uses user-agent string associated with script host/environment.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 37 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

Processes

  • c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
    c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -s Schedule
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:964
  • c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
    c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -s SENS
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1436
  • c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
    c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -s WpnService
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2712
  • c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
    c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -s Winmgmt
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2696
  • c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
    c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -s Browser
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2592
    • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k WspService
      2⤵
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Checks processor information in registry
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      PID:1460
  • c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
    c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -s LanmanServer
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2384
  • c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
    c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -s IKEEXT
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2352
  • c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
    c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -s ShellHWDetection
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1824
  • c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
    c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -s UserManager
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1268
  • c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
    c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -s Themes
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1216
  • c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
    c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -s ProfSvc
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1096
  • c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
    c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -s gpsvc
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1020
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4ca6df75008045a45e441869a4389b4ef620df9f89cd5f05fd329d0f9987c822.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4ca6df75008045a45e441869a4389b4ef620df9f89cd5f05fd329d0f9987c822.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2056
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4ca6df75008045a45e441869a4389b4ef620df9f89cd5f05fd329d0f9987c822.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4ca6df75008045a45e441869a4389b4ef620df9f89cd5f05fd329d0f9987c822.exe" -h
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:2424
  • C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\db.dll",open
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3096
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
      rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\db.dll",open
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5016

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Discovery

System Information Discovery

2
T1082

Query Registry

1
T1012

Replay Monitor

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\db.dat
    Filesize

    557KB

    MD5

    30d5f615722d12fdda4f378048221909

    SHA1

    e94e3e3a6fae8b29f0f80128761ad1b69304a7eb

    SHA256

    b7cb464cd0c61026ec38d89c0a041393bc9369e217303677551eec65a09d2628

    SHA512

    a561a224d7228ec531a966c7dbd6bc88138e2f4a1c8112e5950644f69bf3a43b1e87e03bc1b4fd5e9ca071b5a9353b18697573404602ccd51f2946faf95144c2

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\db.dll
    Filesize

    52KB

    MD5

    1b20e998d058e813dfc515867d31124f

    SHA1

    c9dc9c42a748af18ae1a8c882b90a2b9e3313e6f

    SHA256

    24a53033a2e89acf65f6a5e60d35cb223585817032635e81bf31264eb7dabd00

    SHA512

    79849fbdb9a9e7f7684b570d14662448b093b8aa2b23dfd95856db3a78faf75a95d95c51b8aa8506c4fbecffebcc57cd153dda38c830c05b8cd38629fae673c6

  • \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\db.dll
    Filesize

    52KB

    MD5

    1b20e998d058e813dfc515867d31124f

    SHA1

    c9dc9c42a748af18ae1a8c882b90a2b9e3313e6f

    SHA256

    24a53033a2e89acf65f6a5e60d35cb223585817032635e81bf31264eb7dabd00

    SHA512

    79849fbdb9a9e7f7684b570d14662448b093b8aa2b23dfd95856db3a78faf75a95d95c51b8aa8506c4fbecffebcc57cd153dda38c830c05b8cd38629fae673c6

  • memory/964-216-0x000001F38B2A0000-0x000001F38B312000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    456KB

  • memory/964-170-0x000001F38B2A0000-0x000001F38B312000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    456KB

  • memory/1020-137-0x00000296C7FD0000-0x00000296C8042000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    456KB

  • memory/1020-167-0x00000296C7FD0000-0x00000296C8042000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    456KB

  • memory/1096-175-0x00000269F9BE0000-0x00000269F9C52000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    456KB

  • memory/1096-163-0x00000269F9BE0000-0x00000269F9C52000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    456KB

  • memory/1216-219-0x000002EFDC350000-0x000002EFDC3C2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    456KB

  • memory/1216-192-0x000002EFDC350000-0x000002EFDC3C2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    456KB

  • memory/1268-220-0x0000022D0FE00000-0x0000022D0FE72000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    456KB

  • memory/1268-199-0x0000022D0FE00000-0x0000022D0FE72000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    456KB

  • memory/1436-180-0x0000023CAB960000-0x0000023CAB9D2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    456KB

  • memory/1436-217-0x0000023CAB960000-0x0000023CAB9D2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    456KB

  • memory/1460-265-0x000001E90EAA0000-0x000001E90EABB000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    108KB

  • memory/1460-245-0x000001E90EB40000-0x000001E90EB5B000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    108KB

  • memory/1460-139-0x000001E90D270000-0x000001E90D2E2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    456KB

  • memory/1460-243-0x000001E90F800000-0x000001E90F90A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1.0MB

  • memory/1460-244-0x000001E90EAD0000-0x000001E90EAF0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    128KB

  • memory/1460-266-0x000001E90F800000-0x000001E90F90A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1.0MB

  • memory/1460-154-0x000001E90D270000-0x000001E90D2E2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    456KB

  • memory/1460-242-0x000001E90EAA0000-0x000001E90EABB000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    108KB

  • memory/1460-229-0x000001E90D270000-0x000001E90D2E2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    456KB

  • memory/1824-186-0x000002045AEB0000-0x000002045AF22000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    456KB

  • memory/1824-218-0x000002045AEB0000-0x000002045AF22000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    456KB

  • memory/2352-171-0x000001F709210000-0x000001F709282000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    456KB

  • memory/2352-149-0x000001F709210000-0x000001F709282000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    456KB

  • memory/2384-173-0x000001FACED60000-0x000001FACEDD2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    456KB

  • memory/2384-156-0x000001FACED60000-0x000001FACEDD2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    456KB

  • memory/2592-129-0x0000024F59D50000-0x0000024F59DC2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    456KB

  • memory/2592-126-0x0000024F59550000-0x0000024F5959D000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    308KB

  • memory/2592-131-0x0000024F59550000-0x0000024F5959D000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    308KB

  • memory/2592-143-0x0000024F59D50000-0x0000024F59DC2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    456KB

  • memory/2696-221-0x000001C3F4670000-0x000001C3F46E2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    456KB

  • memory/2696-205-0x000001C3F4670000-0x000001C3F46E2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    456KB

  • memory/2712-223-0x000001B01EEA0000-0x000001B01EF12000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    456KB

  • memory/2712-212-0x000001B01EEA0000-0x000001B01EF12000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    456KB

  • memory/5016-215-0x0000000004F90000-0x0000000004FEE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    376KB

  • memory/5016-138-0x0000000004DF0000-0x0000000004EFE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1.1MB

  • memory/5016-141-0x0000000004F90000-0x0000000004FEE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    376KB