Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20230220-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20230220-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    21-03-2023 18:39

General

  • Target

    Notepad++.exe

  • Size

    9.5MB

  • MD5

    53e4fa88bd8c51ba2d913380e3de6a2c

  • SHA1

    9b4b91444e9ead8c667e87c36f08a7d2ebf3309b

  • SHA256

    e8ae1f376e40875ff96c2b322faecee3b7f013b36662d9e45eed733f870994d0

  • SHA512

    b48fab3b7aba5aa22b4d0d536cb7919d6a515c4450d2416ee029ad1fcda6933eb72a5658d9e1e1638bb377e84e1a397e922fbfe34e18522b1d3855208fbea97c

  • SSDEEP

    196608:o1wjFLQPnIGNOfhw3tMGo6ysjLf0qCgFMh9uF9CeQ0mHEDzg/aymNd7t7:ljFUmW3tMTXGz7A5vHEDzMaB

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM) 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Looks for VMWare Tools registry key 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Themida packer 3 IoCs

    Detects Themida, an advanced Windows software protection system.

  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Notepad++.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Notepad++.exe"
    1⤵
    • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
    • Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry
    • Looks for VMWare Tools registry key
    • Checks BIOS information in registry
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Maps connected drives based on registry
    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:1572

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Defense Evasion

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

3
T1497

Discovery

Query Registry

5
T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

3
T1497

System Information Discovery

3
T1082

Peripheral Device Discovery

1
T1120

Replay Monitor

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Downloads

  • memory/1572-59-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001A96000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    22.6MB

  • memory/1572-62-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001A96000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    22.6MB

  • memory/1572-63-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001A96000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    22.6MB

  • memory/1572-64-0x0000000005F70000-0x0000000005FB0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    256KB

  • memory/1572-65-0x0000000007000000-0x0000000007406000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4.0MB

  • memory/1572-66-0x00000000069B0000-0x00000000069E4000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    208KB

  • memory/1572-83-0x0000000005F70000-0x0000000005FB0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    256KB

  • memory/1572-93-0x0000000005F70000-0x0000000005FB0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    256KB

  • memory/1572-94-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001A96000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    22.6MB

  • memory/1572-96-0x0000000005F70000-0x0000000005FB0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    256KB

  • memory/1572-97-0x0000000005F70000-0x0000000005FB0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    256KB

  • memory/1572-98-0x0000000005F70000-0x0000000005FB0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    256KB

  • memory/1572-99-0x0000000005F70000-0x0000000005FB0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    256KB