Analysis Overview
SHA256
5f055b2ee3364f00afe1496ee6539a964cd02633aa737da81f54db4b82250242
Threat Level: Known bad
The file Elected.Styce was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Qakbot/Qbot
Drops file in System32 directory
Program crash
Unsigned PE
Runs ping.exe
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V6
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2023-05-16 15:47
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2023-05-16 15:47
Reported
2023-05-16 15:50
Platform
win7-20230220-en
Max time kernel
29s
Max time network
33s
Command Line
Signatures
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 960 wrote to memory of 1980 | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe |
| PID 960 wrote to memory of 1980 | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe |
| PID 960 wrote to memory of 1980 | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe |
| PID 960 wrote to memory of 1980 | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe |
| PID 960 wrote to memory of 1980 | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe |
| PID 960 wrote to memory of 1980 | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe |
| PID 960 wrote to memory of 1980 | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe |
Processes
C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Elected.dll,#1
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Elected.dll,#1
Network
Files
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2023-05-16 15:47
Reported
2023-05-16 15:50
Platform
win10v2004-20230220-en
Max time kernel
149s
Max time network
145s
Command Line
Signatures
Qakbot/Qbot
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\System32\%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Windows PowerShell\Windows PowerShell.lnk | C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\PowerShell.exe | N/A |
Program crash
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe |
Runs ping.exe
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ping.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\PowerShell.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Elected.dll,#1
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Elected.dll,#1
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 480 -p 4432 -ip 4432
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4432 -s 596
C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\PowerShell.exe
"PowerShell.exe" -noexit -command Set-Location -literalPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp'
C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" .\Elected.dll,print
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" .\Elected.dll,print
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wermgr.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wermgr.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ping.exe
ping -n 3 yahoo.com
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 104.219.191.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 17.160.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 58.55.71.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | assets.msn.com | udp |
| GB | 95.101.143.106:443 | assets.msn.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 106.143.101.95.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | yahoo.com | udp |
| US | 40.125.122.176:443 | tcp | |
| JP | 40.79.189.59:443 | tcp | |
| NL | 173.223.113.164:443 | tcp | |
| US | 40.125.122.176:443 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 0.77.109.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 93.184.221.240:80 | tcp | |
| US | 93.184.221.240:80 | tcp | |
| US | 93.184.221.240:80 | tcp | |
| NL | 173.223.113.131:80 | tcp | |
| NL | 173.223.113.131:80 | tcp | |
| US | 204.79.197.203:80 | api.msn.com | tcp |
| US | 40.125.122.176:443 | tcp | |
| US | 40.125.122.176:443 | tcp | |
| US | 40.125.122.176:443 | tcp | |
| US | 40.125.122.176:443 | tcp |
Files
memory/4924-136-0x00000260DD470000-0x00000260DD492000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_bfn1swzy.ndk.ps1
| MD5 | d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641 |
| SHA1 | 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d |
| SHA256 | 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7 |
| SHA512 | 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82 |
memory/4924-145-0x00000260DD520000-0x00000260DD564000-memory.dmp
memory/4924-146-0x00000260DD580000-0x00000260DD590000-memory.dmp
memory/4924-147-0x00000260DD580000-0x00000260DD590000-memory.dmp
memory/4924-148-0x00000260DD580000-0x00000260DD590000-memory.dmp
memory/4924-149-0x00000260DDA50000-0x00000260DDAC6000-memory.dmp
memory/4924-150-0x00000260DD9D0000-0x00000260DD9EE000-memory.dmp
memory/4852-152-0x00000000013A0000-0x00000000013A3000-memory.dmp
memory/4852-153-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010024000-memory.dmp
memory/648-158-0x00000000001D0000-0x00000000001F4000-memory.dmp
memory/648-159-0x00000000001D0000-0x00000000001F4000-memory.dmp
memory/4924-160-0x00000260DD580000-0x00000260DD590000-memory.dmp
memory/4924-161-0x00000260DD580000-0x00000260DD590000-memory.dmp
memory/4924-162-0x00000260DD580000-0x00000260DD590000-memory.dmp
memory/648-163-0x00000000001D0000-0x00000000001F4000-memory.dmp
memory/648-164-0x00000000001D0000-0x00000000001F4000-memory.dmp
memory/648-165-0x00000000001D0000-0x00000000001F4000-memory.dmp
memory/648-166-0x00000000001D0000-0x00000000001F4000-memory.dmp
memory/648-167-0x00000000001D0000-0x00000000001F4000-memory.dmp
memory/648-170-0x00000000001D0000-0x00000000001F4000-memory.dmp