General

  • Target

    Akira Client.exe

  • Size

    1.5MB

  • Sample

    230408-xl26rsgf6z

  • MD5

    417fa33d2677da041ce209cbac5240c1

  • SHA1

    b109facc50d4d39e375543d5496ac517f0d9a4da

  • SHA256

    34c3b86ca774438ee357cdb9bc39805af451d32437898f8935be9bb9eba0befa

  • SHA512

    f3ddbd0f0dee910081f0ee83e332ec708c7b77dd45cae9cbab629cacbf185fa488df8b1051800758ed4c1e6a618585fbc9ddab8d81af55233c8219ce63c71e94

  • SSDEEP

    24576:N4nXubIQGyxbPV0db266Bw+vogz2dbFFv0S6dS/01icZOEOR5QvlY:Nqe3f6t+DidXvh6dS/04OOR5QvlY

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

gcleaner

C2

45.12.253.56

45.12.253.72

45.12.253.98

45.12.253.75

Targets

    • Target

      Akira Client.exe

    • Size

      1.5MB

    • MD5

      417fa33d2677da041ce209cbac5240c1

    • SHA1

      b109facc50d4d39e375543d5496ac517f0d9a4da

    • SHA256

      34c3b86ca774438ee357cdb9bc39805af451d32437898f8935be9bb9eba0befa

    • SHA512

      f3ddbd0f0dee910081f0ee83e332ec708c7b77dd45cae9cbab629cacbf185fa488df8b1051800758ed4c1e6a618585fbc9ddab8d81af55233c8219ce63c71e94

    • SSDEEP

      24576:N4nXubIQGyxbPV0db266Bw+vogz2dbFFv0S6dS/01icZOEOR5QvlY:Nqe3f6t+DidXvh6dS/04OOR5QvlY

    • GCleaner

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

    • Blocklisted process makes network request

    • Creates new service(s)

    • 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

    • 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.

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Persistence

New Service

1
T1050

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1060

Privilege Escalation

New Service

1
T1050

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

2
T1112

Install Root Certificate

1
T1130

Discovery

Query Registry

5
T1012

System Information Discovery

5
T1082

Peripheral Device Discovery

1
T1120

Tasks