General
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Target
ArceusX.exe
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Size
7.2MB
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Sample
230617-2cljwadc72
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MD5
e209eaa50105b03fc303b6d53ba72125
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SHA1
8e084a40f935b7164933a709b793b4248350377f
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SHA256
bde88f3874e804af81f095f41330f1382c45572acef95f4eb60c81413cb28170
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SHA512
41d8f1d90045aa17e1f8e307cf2c328d1f80b1649345e58cfb86735535ebccfe518fe1a2705f5579be784abbb0dcbc020dd18d3e72a36c178bb19bcc99b42bf2
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SSDEEP
196608:SOFJsKeaDQuEKgsO0dXP0h7oAD2mE+O7oPw:Zb8uDgsTdMyUMtoPw
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
ArceusX.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20230220-en
Malware Config
Targets
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Target
ArceusX.exe
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Size
7.2MB
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MD5
e209eaa50105b03fc303b6d53ba72125
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SHA1
8e084a40f935b7164933a709b793b4248350377f
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SHA256
bde88f3874e804af81f095f41330f1382c45572acef95f4eb60c81413cb28170
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SHA512
41d8f1d90045aa17e1f8e307cf2c328d1f80b1649345e58cfb86735535ebccfe518fe1a2705f5579be784abbb0dcbc020dd18d3e72a36c178bb19bcc99b42bf2
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SSDEEP
196608:SOFJsKeaDQuEKgsO0dXP0h7oAD2mE+O7oPw:Zb8uDgsTdMyUMtoPw
Score10/10-
Modifies security service
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Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
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Checks BIOS information in registry
BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
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Checks computer location settings
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
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Drops startup file
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Executes dropped EXE
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Loads dropped DLL
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Obfuscated with Agile.Net obfuscator
Detects use of the Agile.Net commercial obfuscator, which is capable of entity renaming and control flow obfuscation.
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Adds Run key to start application
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Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2
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Looks up external IP address via web service
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
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Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
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MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6
Persistence
Modify Existing Service
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Scheduled Task
1Defense Evasion
Disabling Security Tools
1Modify Registry
3Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion
1Web Service
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