chinese_generic_botnet | be817248c8fc124a548b2187aa95fca5b2a5de02cabbd18a2463d2cb5a1593ab

General

Target

GXS.exe
Size

3.3MB
MD5

a3b10f3a5f223f5098ec991f21ab85aa
SHA1

04765416947784368adaf3bea627bcd3c817f0f8
SHA256

be817248c8fc124a548b2187aa95fca5b2a5de02cabbd18a2463d2cb5a1593ab
SHA512

77d3183c13b0f70f963d9fe271c2f5889710d09a7acdf95650d8ac20b21009a0078803922803c73fcb237d5c6f070f7a016e6b13e8635d98a3f3df83c1292979
SSDEEP

98304:Wbjsyw3BKLujJ5iV0hH1bRWydCOHoFN6WtljaEy9/FLOAkGkzdnEVomFHKnP:We3YY1bRWybHmN6WtljaEylFLOyomFHo

Score

10^/10

chinese_generic_botnet botnet

Malware Config

Signatures

Generic Chinese Botnet
A botnet originating from China which is currently unnamed publicly.
botnet chinese_generic_botnet

Chinese Botnet payload 2 IoCs

botnet

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3944-133-0x0000000000DD0000-0x0000000000DF6000-memory.dmp	unk_chinese_botnet
behavioral2/memory/3944-134-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010027000-memory.dmp	unk_chinese_botnet

Downloads MZ/PE file
Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry
T1012

System Information Discovery
T1082

Processes:

GXS.exe

description ioc process

Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation GXS.exe
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

Windowsfig.exe

pid process

1788 Windowsfig.exe
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

System Information Discovery
T1082
Program crash 1 IoCs

Processes:

WerFault.exe

pid pid_target process target process

2520 1788 WerFault.exe Windowsfig.exe
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

Processes:

Windowsfig.exe

pid process

1788 Windowsfig.exe
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

Processes:

Windowsfig.exe

description pid process

Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1788 Windowsfig.exe
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

Processes:

GXS.exe

pid process

3944 GXS.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	GXS.exe

pid	process
1788	Windowsfig.exe

pid	pid_target	process	target process
2520	1788	WerFault.exe	Windowsfig.exe

pid	process
1788	Windowsfig.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1788	Windowsfig.exe

pid	process
3944	GXS.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes:

GXS.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3944 wrote to memory of 1788	3944	GXS.exe	Windowsfig.exe
PID 3944 wrote to memory of 1788	3944	GXS.exe	Windowsfig.exe
PID 3944 wrote to memory of 1788	3944	GXS.exe	Windowsfig.exe
PID 3944 wrote to memory of 3120	3944	GXS.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3944 wrote to memory of 3120	3944	GXS.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3944 wrote to memory of 3120	3944	GXS.exe	cmd.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GXS.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GXS.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3944

C:\ProgramData\Windowsfig.exe
"C:\ProgramData\Windowsfig.exe"
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1788

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1788 -s 2432
3⤵
- Program crash
PID:2520

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
cmd /C "del /F /S /Q /A C:\ProgramData\Windowsfig.exe"
2⤵
PID:3120

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 1788 -ip 1788
1⤵
PID:4824

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

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Downloads

C:\ProgramData\Windowsfig.exe
Filesize
108KB

MD5
40528a8ce542af784cb9958552f7798d

SHA1
58c5ba782f367a1d65bf712ada150fe0b5e14292

SHA256
46780be1f3276ff325e105b85d5cac13b1eae75b04d17340bca01c7d63027cfc

SHA512
dad82f72882e2a7ca2fe4cea7360150bdffe394dca582f7afdc378ff6e77578e3dd12da668bf2297532b3d2475d97838571cca6343c4a7515d26449acf287e0a

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C:\ProgramData\Windowsfig.exe
Filesize
108KB

MD5
40528a8ce542af784cb9958552f7798d

SHA1
58c5ba782f367a1d65bf712ada150fe0b5e14292

SHA256
46780be1f3276ff325e105b85d5cac13b1eae75b04d17340bca01c7d63027cfc

SHA512
dad82f72882e2a7ca2fe4cea7360150bdffe394dca582f7afdc378ff6e77578e3dd12da668bf2297532b3d2475d97838571cca6343c4a7515d26449acf287e0a

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C:\ProgramData\Windowsfig.exe
Filesize
108KB

MD5
40528a8ce542af784cb9958552f7798d

SHA1
58c5ba782f367a1d65bf712ada150fe0b5e14292

SHA256
46780be1f3276ff325e105b85d5cac13b1eae75b04d17340bca01c7d63027cfc

SHA512
dad82f72882e2a7ca2fe4cea7360150bdffe394dca582f7afdc378ff6e77578e3dd12da668bf2297532b3d2475d97838571cca6343c4a7515d26449acf287e0a

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_xtqfoka5.mdh.ps1
Filesize
60B

MD5
d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

SHA1
6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

SHA256
96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

SHA512
5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

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memory/1788-180-0x00000000069D0000-0x0000000006A66000-memory.dmp

Filesize
600KB

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memory/1788-181-0x0000000006980000-0x00000000069A2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/1788-166-0x0000000008E10000-0x0000000009438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.2MB

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memory/1788-167-0x0000000005250000-0x0000000005260000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1788-200-0x0000000005250000-0x0000000005260000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1788-177-0x0000000006890000-0x00000000068AA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/1788-178-0x00000000068F0000-0x0000000006926000-memory.dmp

Filesize
216KB

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memory/1788-179-0x00000000076E0000-0x0000000007D5A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.5MB

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memory/1788-199-0x00000000FFDD0000-0x00000000FFDE0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1788-165-0x0000000000880000-0x00000000008A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/1788-182-0x0000000006AE0000-0x0000000006B46000-memory.dmp

Filesize
408KB

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memory/1788-183-0x0000000007D60000-0x0000000008304000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.6MB

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memory/1788-184-0x0000000006AB0000-0x0000000006ACE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/1788-185-0x0000000006BA0000-0x0000000006BEA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
296KB

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memory/1788-186-0x0000000008310000-0x0000000008376000-memory.dmp

Filesize
408KB

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memory/1788-187-0x0000000008380000-0x00000000083A2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/1788-197-0x0000000005580000-0x000000000559E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/1788-198-0x0000000006170000-0x000000000617A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/3944-133-0x0000000000DD0000-0x0000000000DF6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
152KB

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memory/3944-134-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010027000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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