Analysis

  • max time kernel
    52s
  • max time network
    34s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20230220-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20230220-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    21-03-2023 05:47

General

  • Target

    f6ed1f34f629ab51dba4c63dc57c1a91.exe

  • Size

    6.8MB

  • MD5

    f6ed1f34f629ab51dba4c63dc57c1a91

  • SHA1

    b62bbeef12de9a18ecf785153b9b429bca733aba

  • SHA256

    104645c74843e385754502a80a935156b585c6969fba1be83efe9b554a746560

  • SHA512

    853b9c762d5ce15948b2a23e26f581b02ac16749157669fd8ec702e7cdab25aded95ece117b2ed971cedee9d4df724340ad946e8cb8e775bd749e7de61fb468d

  • SSDEEP

    196608:7DANPFmCV+OoxomMRb4MGK3oI8XY2OqjoRK:70HPE+7GK3oVhOI

Malware Config

Signatures

  • SectopRAT

    SectopRAT is a remote access trojan first seen in November 2019.

  • SectopRAT payload 3 IoCs
  • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM) 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Drops startup file 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 2 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.

  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 24 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f6ed1f34f629ab51dba4c63dc57c1a91.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f6ed1f34f629ab51dba4c63dc57c1a91.exe"
    1⤵
    • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
    • Checks BIOS information in registry
    • Drops startup file
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1456
    • C:\ProgramData\kidequoxayes\kecovi.exe
      "C:\ProgramData\kidequoxayes\kecovi.exe"
      2⤵
      • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
      • Checks BIOS information in registry
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Checks whether UAC is enabled
      • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
      • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:540
      • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\InstallUtil.exe
        "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\InstallUtil.exe"
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1648
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c @echo off & ping 127.0.0.1 -n 5 -w 1000 > nul & del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f6ed1f34f629ab51dba4c63dc57c1a91.exe"
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:668
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
        ping 127.0.0.1 -n 5 -w 1000
        3⤵
        • Runs ping.exe
        PID:1344

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Persistence

Bootkit

1
T1067

Defense Evasion

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

1
T1497

Discovery

Query Registry

2
T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

1
T1497

System Information Discovery

3
T1082

Remote System Discovery

1
T1018

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Downloads

  • C:\ProgramData\kidequoxayes\kecovi.exe
    Filesize

    612.2MB

    MD5

    a89ce8de3a4f7e04880bae4f46dff784

    SHA1

    85423058f8fbc938cef211cde3396647d85ca617

    SHA256

    73584df1a03af8dea7f3c9adb70aeec1a3b2225721ee25beb2803472204ce2cb

    SHA512

    2aae89e39a8cb1c1cb3a66bf26067f8e09c2b4a49bcc575bc64a927cff185b068efddc868647db00ccaf5a6b4efa494e2e9521591a541d50631cab394590607d

  • C:\ProgramData\kidequoxayes\kecovi.exe
    Filesize

    639.9MB

    MD5

    d2fa721fbfb29d739d308cc6524472f8

    SHA1

    e16fea3a905634dbc8d4a248fea64f8399cbdca0

    SHA256

    7fcc0b63ef7055345eff9532920f76cb0ceca272aac04b85fa2f1473700f79a3

    SHA512

    746b5e591ec94521943f4c84a0485f190810bd350648c7a8cf855c9f12a236b4332dfa3c06ccc69ef9d1fb855b1b5d4b48ba778701f6132e37ac3aa7db2d0a50

  • C:\ProgramData\kidequoxayes\kecovi.exe
    Filesize

    656.8MB

    MD5

    5203b21a7197dbdc609141209258646d

    SHA1

    c54155859b18af061b6cb46a329ec4aecbbe0077

    SHA256

    7dc7b4d834c091fd35647857f39317be4deb6e3744e3f4f2a2ff4fda258d28b7

    SHA512

    95c81e3fc405faeb238e85b4a2b1c3d26ef4ab4eba0a6d2a6156d19186a17d502bd86ebcd1a0a96a7089b88976eb987a76e729c33a591074078f9e9e7155437a

  • C:\ProgramData\mntemp
    Filesize

    16B

    MD5

    b19a4205f90c549c25f5da39604816ac

    SHA1

    75491ac56838dc08896d4f2ba565e759bc706759

    SHA256

    42a654a48aa31d713ad2b1bb9758d4580229355568835713ecfc8abd2f56b3d2

    SHA512

    d75a960672f576ffad44b5225be4053881166f1fbb2692adf7b77fee46d3c7211564ae79b5fe198cd2f0bc1cc57ed00886afdbdb49ce8f76c9faba9b6187874d

  • \ProgramData\kidequoxayes\kecovi.exe
    Filesize

    298.8MB

    MD5

    00226dae437a59b7d671c512586f1cd6

    SHA1

    11dc153898f84042adfcd1f46ce7108c637f6f3b

    SHA256

    e899064cd6e8394bd83cc121da1cc496f4b2e706a61c6cb71dadecb75797d7e5

    SHA512

    bfa4554be4b4d644a1277ebfc84d74e664c7338afa1c4e5420e8dde2da416b9d4fb17bdea5088a619de262e544aaf46a96b52801ead74e18097613ebe7d29eed

  • memory/540-74-0x0000000003250000-0x0000000003290000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    256KB

  • memory/540-81-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000012AE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    14.7MB

  • memory/540-75-0x0000000003250000-0x0000000003290000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    256KB

  • memory/540-70-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000012AE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    14.7MB

  • memory/1456-58-0x0000000003030000-0x0000000003070000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    256KB

  • memory/1456-55-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000012AE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    14.7MB

  • memory/1456-73-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000012AE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    14.7MB

  • memory/1456-59-0x0000000003030000-0x0000000003070000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    256KB

  • memory/1456-69-0x0000000003EB0000-0x0000000004D5E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    14.7MB

  • memory/1456-60-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000012AE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    14.7MB

  • memory/1648-80-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004D6000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    856KB

  • memory/1648-79-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1648-76-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004D6000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    856KB

  • memory/1648-82-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004D6000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    856KB

  • memory/1648-83-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004D6000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    856KB

  • memory/1648-84-0x0000000004CE0000-0x0000000004D20000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    256KB

  • memory/1648-85-0x0000000004CE0000-0x0000000004D20000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    256KB