Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    139s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20230220-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20230220-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    27/05/2023, 02:13

General

  • Target

    file.exe

  • Size

    9.5MB

  • MD5

    5422229fb73b556e34c950a237521e12

  • SHA1

    db1dd1f3674627b28606d73e392aec464eb6dc46

  • SHA256

    e772862c5c554d912f0ed4972268c4390bc663401f1864a85953b65237087ad5

  • SHA512

    2160b289b906332ea696e53195a5245a992aacc61af0513ca266413b7e182ace7b173c0ed21e4dd9cc62c2354f9965dfdcb89e64d2b309e0f57f9ca720a9c99a

  • SSDEEP

    196608:Z3ehppCu5upX7JuKUklqDSPRW6DhMuMu2gaavbOfpwku:Reh0X7Jddl7P469M5a6SX

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess 11 IoCs
  • xmrig

    XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform CPU/GPU miner.

  • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM) 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • XMRig Miner payload 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Drivers directory 2 IoCs
  • Stops running service(s) 3 TTPs
  • Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

    BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Themida packer 21 IoCs

    Detects Themida, an advanced Windows software protection system.

  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 10 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 39 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

Processes

  • C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    1⤵
      PID:1228
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe"
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
        • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
        • Drops file in Drivers directory
        • Checks BIOS information in registry
        • Checks whether UAC is enabled
        • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        PID:912
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile, $env:ProgramFiles) -Force
        2⤵
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:752
      • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c sc stop UsoSvc & sc stop WaaSMedicSvc & sc stop wuauserv & sc stop bits & sc stop dosvc
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:864
        • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
          sc stop UsoSvc
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:1976
        • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
          sc stop WaaSMedicSvc
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:1940
        • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
          sc stop wuauserv
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:1748
        • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
          sc stop bits
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:1460
        • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
          sc stop dosvc
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:1776
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe <#brvhh#> IF([System.Environment]::OSVersion.Version -lt [System.Version]"6.2") { schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /ru 'System' /tn 'GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC' /tr '''C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe''' } Else { Register-ScheduledTask -Action (New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe') -Trigger (New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtStartup) -Settings (New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -AllowStartIfOnBatteries -DisallowHardTerminate -DontStopIfGoingOnBatteries -DontStopOnIdleEnd -ExecutionTimeLimit (New-TimeSpan -Days 1000)) -TaskName 'GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC' -User 'System' -RunLevel 'Highest' -Force; }
        2⤵
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1604
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /ru System /tn GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC /tr "'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe'"
          3⤵
          • Creates scheduled task(s)
          PID:1884
      • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c powercfg /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0 & powercfg /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0 & powercfg /x -standby-timeout-ac 0 & powercfg /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1656
        • C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe
          powercfg /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:608
        • C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe
          powercfg /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2020
        • C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe
          powercfg /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:1328
        • C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe
          powercfg /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:1904
      • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe /run /tn "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC"
        2⤵
          PID:1728
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile, $env:ProgramFiles) -Force
          2⤵
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2044
        • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c sc stop UsoSvc & sc stop WaaSMedicSvc & sc stop wuauserv & sc stop bits & sc stop dosvc
          2⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1476
          • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
            sc stop UsoSvc
            3⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:828
          • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
            sc stop WaaSMedicSvc
            3⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:512
          • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
            sc stop wuauserv
            3⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:1392
          • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
            sc stop bits
            3⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:268
          • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
            sc stop dosvc
            3⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:1092
        • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c powercfg /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0 & powercfg /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0 & powercfg /x -standby-timeout-ac 0 & powercfg /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
          2⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1976
          • C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe
            powercfg /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
            3⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1500
          • C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe
            powercfg /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
            3⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1700
          • C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe
            powercfg /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
            3⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:896
          • C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe
            powercfg /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
            3⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:608
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe <#brvhh#> IF([System.Environment]::OSVersion.Version -lt [System.Version]"6.2") { schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /ru 'System' /tn 'GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC' /tr '''C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe''' } Else { Register-ScheduledTask -Action (New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe') -Trigger (New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtStartup) -Settings (New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -AllowStartIfOnBatteries -DisallowHardTerminate -DontStopIfGoingOnBatteries -DontStopOnIdleEnd -ExecutionTimeLimit (New-TimeSpan -Days 1000)) -TaskName 'GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC' -User 'System' -RunLevel 'Highest' -Force; }
          2⤵
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:556
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /ru System /tn GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC /tr "'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe'"
            3⤵
            • Creates scheduled task(s)
            PID:588
        • C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe
          C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe
          2⤵
            PID:1328
          • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
            C:\Windows\explorer.exe
            2⤵
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1740
        • C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
          taskeng.exe {41A7EDD7-89A9-44AD-8E69-F8752166BA03} S-1-5-18:NT AUTHORITY\System:Service:
          1⤵
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1368
          • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe
            "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe"
            2⤵
            • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
            • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
            • Drops file in Drivers directory
            • Checks BIOS information in registry
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Checks whether UAC is enabled
            • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
            • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
            • Drops file in Program Files directory
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1900

        Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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        Downloads

        • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe

          Filesize

          9.5MB

          MD5

          5422229fb73b556e34c950a237521e12

          SHA1

          db1dd1f3674627b28606d73e392aec464eb6dc46

          SHA256

          e772862c5c554d912f0ed4972268c4390bc663401f1864a85953b65237087ad5

          SHA512

          2160b289b906332ea696e53195a5245a992aacc61af0513ca266413b7e182ace7b173c0ed21e4dd9cc62c2354f9965dfdcb89e64d2b309e0f57f9ca720a9c99a

        • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe

          Filesize

          9.5MB

          MD5

          5422229fb73b556e34c950a237521e12

          SHA1

          db1dd1f3674627b28606d73e392aec464eb6dc46

          SHA256

          e772862c5c554d912f0ed4972268c4390bc663401f1864a85953b65237087ad5

          SHA512

          2160b289b906332ea696e53195a5245a992aacc61af0513ca266413b7e182ace7b173c0ed21e4dd9cc62c2354f9965dfdcb89e64d2b309e0f57f9ca720a9c99a

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms

          Filesize

          7KB

          MD5

          2162a30ba136c399c023820286d1ce15

          SHA1

          82756595aa8a4624564eba4973bfb454053e67df

          SHA256

          47d16ab292d760d84928c1187d06fc02d7de138d4b293df69d7498811e8c56eb

          SHA512

          6e3d6d466dd35f118a0ed5306bd06d57d45277e9f17116a91c4627212ab5cb8e8efed7e72f7d15faa610cdcfad59d364c3e1e7d89179f22fe438124fe5216f7a

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\LIHOJ23CLT5KVO233R0J.temp

          Filesize

          7KB

          MD5

          2162a30ba136c399c023820286d1ce15

          SHA1

          82756595aa8a4624564eba4973bfb454053e67df

          SHA256

          47d16ab292d760d84928c1187d06fc02d7de138d4b293df69d7498811e8c56eb

          SHA512

          6e3d6d466dd35f118a0ed5306bd06d57d45277e9f17116a91c4627212ab5cb8e8efed7e72f7d15faa610cdcfad59d364c3e1e7d89179f22fe438124fe5216f7a

        • C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

          Filesize

          2KB

          MD5

          3e9af076957c5b2f9c9ce5ec994bea05

          SHA1

          a8c7326f6bceffaeed1c2bb8d7165e56497965fe

          SHA256

          e332ebfed27e0bb08b84dfda05acc7f0fa1b6281678e0120c5b7c893a75df47e

          SHA512

          933ba0d69e7b78537348c0dc1bf83fb069f98bb93d31c638dc79c4a48d12d879c474bd61e3cbde44622baef5e20fb92ebf16c66128672e4a6d4ee20afbf9d01f

        • \Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe

          Filesize

          9.5MB

          MD5

          5422229fb73b556e34c950a237521e12

          SHA1

          db1dd1f3674627b28606d73e392aec464eb6dc46

          SHA256

          e772862c5c554d912f0ed4972268c4390bc663401f1864a85953b65237087ad5

          SHA512

          2160b289b906332ea696e53195a5245a992aacc61af0513ca266413b7e182ace7b173c0ed21e4dd9cc62c2354f9965dfdcb89e64d2b309e0f57f9ca720a9c99a

        • memory/556-112-0x00000000012BB000-0x00000000012F2000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          220KB

        • memory/556-111-0x00000000012B4000-0x00000000012B7000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          12KB

        • memory/752-74-0x000000000256B000-0x00000000025A2000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          220KB

        • memory/752-71-0x000000001B0B0000-0x000000001B392000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          2.9MB

        • memory/752-73-0x0000000002564000-0x0000000002567000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          12KB

        • memory/752-72-0x0000000002260000-0x0000000002268000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          32KB

        • memory/912-58-0x000000013FF10000-0x0000000140E7A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          15.4MB

        • memory/912-61-0x000000013FF10000-0x0000000140E7A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          15.4MB

        • memory/912-57-0x000000013FF10000-0x0000000140E7A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          15.4MB

        • memory/912-56-0x000000013FF10000-0x0000000140E7A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          15.4MB

        • memory/912-55-0x000000013FF10000-0x0000000140E7A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          15.4MB

        • memory/912-88-0x000000013FF10000-0x0000000140E7A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          15.4MB

        • memory/912-60-0x000000013FF10000-0x0000000140E7A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          15.4MB

        • memory/912-59-0x000000013FF10000-0x0000000140E7A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          15.4MB

        • memory/912-54-0x000000013FF10000-0x0000000140E7A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          15.4MB

        • memory/1328-120-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          168KB

        • memory/1368-101-0x000000013F0F0000-0x000000014005A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          15.4MB

        • memory/1368-93-0x000000013F0F0000-0x000000014005A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          15.4MB

        • memory/1604-82-0x0000000002320000-0x0000000002328000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          32KB

        • memory/1604-86-0x000000000272B000-0x0000000002762000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          220KB

        • memory/1604-85-0x0000000002720000-0x00000000027A0000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          512KB

        • memory/1604-84-0x0000000002720000-0x00000000027A0000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          512KB

        • memory/1604-83-0x0000000002720000-0x00000000027A0000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          512KB

        • memory/1604-81-0x000000001B1F0000-0x000000001B4D2000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          2.9MB

        • memory/1740-121-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407EF000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          7.9MB

        • memory/1740-119-0x0000000000530000-0x0000000000550000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          128KB

        • memory/1740-118-0x0000000000200000-0x0000000000220000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          128KB

        • memory/1900-94-0x000000013F0F0000-0x000000014005A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          15.4MB

        • memory/1900-100-0x000000013F0F0000-0x000000014005A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          15.4MB

        • memory/1900-99-0x000000013F0F0000-0x000000014005A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          15.4MB

        • memory/1900-98-0x000000013F0F0000-0x000000014005A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          15.4MB

        • memory/1900-97-0x000000013F0F0000-0x000000014005A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          15.4MB

        • memory/1900-117-0x000000013F0F0000-0x000000014005A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          15.4MB

        • memory/1900-96-0x000000013F0F0000-0x000000014005A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          15.4MB

        • memory/1900-95-0x000000013F0F0000-0x000000014005A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          15.4MB

        • memory/1900-92-0x000000013F0F0000-0x000000014005A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          15.4MB

        • memory/2044-108-0x00000000011DB000-0x0000000001212000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          220KB

        • memory/2044-107-0x00000000011D4000-0x00000000011D7000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          12KB