Extracted

• • Target

    file.exe

  • Size

    752KB

  • MD5

    7429ee8b83fcbb48fe5b383a6235ac1d

  • SHA1

    f225f686fe9027eb2527bc945895fead79e67926

  • SHA256

    59a07e2c448afe8d96a5f79968d7ede52d409d9d36d7a77eaa190c5c70cf3f32

  • SHA512

    4764bbc74a06f55f755a28490f1490233f50655dee568edfcf8a11dd20105841cd84e64ce134a95f9c99907a8d537f56fc60b466c97512a16dbbe6826efa30a9

  • SSDEEP

    12288:VQi3IG+zy2Rc6m6UR0Ipp1hf39Wkv8xwJA:VQiYG+zy2RzHIppdUMA

  Score

  10^/10

  gcleanerpseudomanuscryptloaderpersistenceevasionspywarestealer

  • Detects PseudoManuscrypt payload

    loader

  • GCleaner

    GCleaner is a Pay-Per-Install malware loader first discovered in early 2019.

    loadergcleaner

  • Process spawned unexpected child process

    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.

    loaderpseudomanuscrypt

  • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess

  • Checks for common network interception software

    Looks in the registry for tools like Wireshark or Fiddler commonly used to analyze network activity.

    evasion

  • Downloads MZ/PE file

  • Drops file in Drivers directory

  • Checks computer location settings

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

  • Executes dropped EXE

  • Loads dropped DLL

  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

    spywarestealer

  • Unexpected DNS network traffic destination

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

  • Adds Run key to start application

    persistence

  • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

  • Looks up external IP address via web service

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

  • Drops file in System32 directory

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

  behavioral1behavioral2