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General

  • Target

    https://github.com/NightfallGT/Mercurial-Grabber

  • Sample

    230407-rae9zahc89

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      https://github.com/NightfallGT/Mercurial-Grabber

    • Blocklisted process makes network request

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Registers COM server for autorun

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Checks installed software on the system

      Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

    • Enumerates connected drives

      Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

    • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

2
T1060

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

2
T1112

Discovery

Query Registry

5
T1012

System Information Discovery

5
T1082

Peripheral Device Discovery

2
T1120

Command and Control

Web Service

1
T1102

Tasks