Analysis

  • max time kernel
    65s
  • max time network
    71s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20230703-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20230703-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    16-07-2023 00:03

General

  • Target

    Paladin.exe

  • Size

    9.5MB

  • MD5

    60fb5bcf43d7462fba8a16edde2c9524

  • SHA1

    4118779194de403e1b7baf9d5a1dc43ee48130dc

  • SHA256

    86ef1a5f70b1f18a40f4f3bc6f975e29543c6a0266c123276dbc9c3057dcee5b

  • SHA512

    8fac729c002e2d0f7b20eb27caf599ddff1af44c3162ee4f9c5aab355869c577139e2c3d038a186fb6576825f7cca99c2a3cda20e64ea1672c9318992236d94f

  • SSDEEP

    196608:RFxF82Yk816W8Gb9y0TiaujeMGsDPkcUvwRm0zEeOppTc6FrGp:RTuSp149yRz9Pkc6wRSLC5

Score
9/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM) 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Paladin.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Paladin.exe"
    1⤵
    • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
    • Checks BIOS information in registry
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
    • Modifies system certificate store
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4916
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C echo Paladin 3.0.0 - Error & echo. & echo Failed to start kernel driver: -44 577 & echo. & pause
      2⤵
        PID:4568
      • C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 4916 -s 2152
        2⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:5040
    • C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe -pss -s 444 -p 4916 -ip 4916
      1⤵
        PID:2280

      Network

      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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      Downloads

      • memory/4916-133-0x00007FF61B7C0000-0x00007FF61D10E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        25.3MB

      • memory/4916-134-0x00007FFD3E4F0000-0x00007FFD3E6E5000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        2.0MB

      • memory/4916-135-0x00007FF61B7C0000-0x00007FF61D10E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        25.3MB

      • memory/4916-136-0x00007FF61B7C0000-0x00007FF61D10E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        25.3MB

      • memory/4916-137-0x00007FF61B7C0000-0x00007FF61D10E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        25.3MB

      • memory/4916-138-0x00007FF61B7C0000-0x00007FF61D10E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        25.3MB

      • memory/4916-139-0x00007FF61B7C0000-0x00007FF61D10E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        25.3MB

      • memory/4916-140-0x00007FF61B7C0000-0x00007FF61D10E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        25.3MB

      • memory/4916-141-0x00007FF61B7C0000-0x00007FF61D10E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        25.3MB

      • memory/4916-142-0x00007FF61B7C0000-0x00007FF61D10E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        25.3MB

      • memory/4916-143-0x00007FF61B7C0000-0x00007FF61D10E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        25.3MB

      • memory/4916-144-0x00007FF61B7C0000-0x00007FF61D10E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        25.3MB

      • memory/4916-145-0x00007FFD3E4F0000-0x00007FFD3E6E5000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        2.0MB

      • memory/4916-157-0x00007FF61B7C0000-0x00007FF61D10E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        25.3MB

      • memory/4916-158-0x00007FFD3E4F0000-0x00007FFD3E6E5000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        2.0MB

      • memory/4916-160-0x00007FFD3E4F0000-0x00007FFD3E6E5000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        2.0MB