Analysis

  • max time kernel
    134s
  • max time network
    137s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20230220-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20230220-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    01/03/2023, 07:07

General

  • Target
    file.exe
  • Size 2.5MB
  • Sample230301-hxmswsfb33
  • SHA256 80c23d3e20447c98454bb10ff5408b0c3540d7ee52f8c8f0feaa42cc00a66eee
  • 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.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • 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 behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 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:1300
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-A6SQE.tmp\is-IQ5KI.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-A6SQE.tmp\is-IQ5KI.tmp" /SL4 $8003A "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe" 2405414 52736
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1364
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\FIIsoftFR\FRec31\FRec31.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\FIIsoftFR\FRec31\FRec31.exe"
        3⤵
        • Checks computer location settings
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2288
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\{7f74da3b-b191-11ed-abe8-806e6f6e6963}\vi4Svv.exe
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          PID:3756
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c taskkill /im "FRec31.exe" /f & erase "C:\Program Files (x86)\FIIsoftFR\FRec31\FRec31.exe" & exit
          4⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3108
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
            taskkill /im "FRec31.exe" /f
            5⤵
            • Kills process with taskkill
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:4220

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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        Downloads

        FRec31.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\FIIsoftFR\FRec31\FRec31.exe
        • Size 2.6MB
        • SHA256 0d5c91f1711c574c8ddcd23d83b07eb537af7ee66c499150e4a9a03be58c8772
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        FRec31.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\FIIsoftFR\FRec31\FRec31.exe
        • Size 2.6MB
        • SHA256 0d5c91f1711c574c8ddcd23d83b07eb537af7ee66c499150e4a9a03be58c8772
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        dll[1].htm

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\4HAJQ22Y\dll[1].htm
        • Size 1B
        • SHA256 5feceb66ffc86f38d952786c6d696c79c2dbc239dd4e91b46729d73a27fb57e9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        is-IQ5KI.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-A6SQE.tmp\is-IQ5KI.tmp
        • Size 658KB
        • SHA256 97d7825ef37d313e47642ba48ad2a4421fb4b63dfcb2cf09029906939e527f04
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        is-IQ5KI.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-A6SQE.tmp\is-IQ5KI.tmp
        • Size 658KB
        • SHA256 97d7825ef37d313e47642ba48ad2a4421fb4b63dfcb2cf09029906939e527f04
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        _iscrypt.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-HV1KE.tmp\_isetup\_iscrypt.dll
        • Size 2KB
        • SHA256 2f6294f9aa09f59a574b5dcd33be54e16b39377984f3d5658cda44950fa0f8fc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        _isdecmp.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-HV1KE.tmp\_isetup\_isdecmp.dll
        • Size 13KB
        • SHA256 e19781aabe466dd8779cb9c8fa41bbb73375447066bb34e876cf388a6ed63c64
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        _isdecmp.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-HV1KE.tmp\_isetup\_isdecmp.dll
        • Size 13KB
        • SHA256 e19781aabe466dd8779cb9c8fa41bbb73375447066bb34e876cf388a6ed63c64
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        vi4Svv.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\{7f74da3b-b191-11ed-abe8-806e6f6e6963}\vi4Svv.exe
        • Size 72KB
        • SHA256 27ae813ceff8aa56e9fa68c8e50bb1c6c4a01636015eac4bd8bf444afb7020d6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        vi4Svv.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\{7f74da3b-b191-11ed-abe8-806e6f6e6963}\vi4Svv.exe
        • Size 72KB
        • SHA256 27ae813ceff8aa56e9fa68c8e50bb1c6c4a01636015eac4bd8bf444afb7020d6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        memory/1300-133-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp

        memory/1300-183-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp

        memory/1300-215-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp

        memory/1364-184-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

        memory/1364-154-0x0000000002230000-0x0000000002231000-memory.dmp

        memory/1364-214-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

        memory/2288-172-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000149E000-memory.dmp

        memory/2288-180-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001B000-memory.dmp

        memory/2288-185-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000149E000-memory.dmp

        memory/2288-213-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000149E000-memory.dmp