Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20230221-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20230221-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    04/04/2023, 00:51

General

  • Target
    PurchaseOrder.js
  • Size 628KB
  • Sample230404-a7g2dsca33
  • SHA256 ad3a780c4487e14936c1ea36f3ef998ba04d99a004b7da28b5d587c8be8a1872
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • wshrat

C2
  • http://chongmei33.publicvm.com:7045

Signatures

  • WSHRAT

    WSHRAT is a variant of Houdini worm and has vbs and js variants.

  • Blocklisted process makes network request 25 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Drops startup file 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Script User-Agent 24 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\wscript.exe
    wscript.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PurchaseOrder.js
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4500
    • C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windows.js"
      2⤵
      • Blocklisted process makes network request
      • Drops startup file
      • Adds Run key to start application
      PID:2352

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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        Downloads

        windows.js

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windows.js
        • Size 453KB
        • SHA256 4f0b855a0e1741d5f31f887eda41d1848cb5fa6eee6f5712b8a4addcc832af00
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        windows.js

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\windows.js
        • Size 453KB
        • SHA256 4f0b855a0e1741d5f31f887eda41d1848cb5fa6eee6f5712b8a4addcc832af00
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP