Analysis

  • max time kernel
    1199s
  • max time network
    1145s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20230831-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20230831-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    03-09-2023 20:35

General

  • Target

    http://smartechinfosystems.in/images/assh

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

kutaki

C2

http://treysbeatend.com/laptop/squared.php

http://terebinnahicc.club/sec/kool.txt

Signatures

  • Kutaki

    Information stealer and keylogger that hides inside legitimate Visual Basic applications.

  • Drops startup file 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 2 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note) 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 44 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 32 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
    "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --disable-background-networking --disable-component-update --simulate-outdated-no-au='Tue, 31 Dec 2099 23:59:59 GMT' --single-argument http://smartechinfosystems.in/images/assh
    1⤵
    • Enumerates system info in registry
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2868
    • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
      "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" /prefetch:7 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Crashpad" "--metrics-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/report --annotation=channel= --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Chrome --annotation=ver=106.0.5249.119 --initial-client-data=0xfc,0x100,0x104,0xd8,0x108,0x7fffebe19758,0x7fffebe19768,0x7fffebe19778
      2⤵
        PID:1892
      • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADgAAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEgAAAAAAAAASAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAgAAABAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOAAAAEAAAAAAAAAABAAAADgAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAA= --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1744 --field-trial-handle=1252,i,16594298675376191297,11880723781703391999,131072 /prefetch:2
        2⤵
          PID:2508
        • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
          "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2148 --field-trial-handle=1252,i,16594298675376191297,11880723781703391999,131072 /prefetch:8
          2⤵
            PID:4288
          • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
            "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2216 --field-trial-handle=1252,i,16594298675376191297,11880723781703391999,131072 /prefetch:8
            2⤵
              PID:4984
            • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
              "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --display-capture-permissions-policy-allowed --enable-chrome-cart --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=5 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2744 --field-trial-handle=1252,i,16594298675376191297,11880723781703391999,131072 /prefetch:1
              2⤵
                PID:4644
              • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --display-capture-permissions-policy-allowed --enable-chrome-cart --first-renderer-process --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=6 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2736 --field-trial-handle=1252,i,16594298675376191297,11880723781703391999,131072 /prefetch:1
                2⤵
                  PID:4604
                • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --display-capture-permissions-policy-allowed --enable-chrome-cart --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=7 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4528 --field-trial-handle=1252,i,16594298675376191297,11880723781703391999,131072 /prefetch:1
                  2⤵
                    PID:2248
                  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                    "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.ProcessorMetrics --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5152 --field-trial-handle=1252,i,16594298675376191297,11880723781703391999,131072 /prefetch:8
                    2⤵
                      PID:1636
                    • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                      "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5484 --field-trial-handle=1252,i,16594298675376191297,11880723781703391999,131072 /prefetch:8
                      2⤵
                        PID:3484
                      • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                        "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=quarantine.mojom.Quarantine --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5456 --field-trial-handle=1252,i,16594298675376191297,11880723781703391999,131072 /prefetch:8
                        2⤵
                          PID:4608
                        • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                          "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=884 --field-trial-handle=1252,i,16594298675376191297,11880723781703391999,131072 /prefetch:8
                          2⤵
                            PID:4052
                          • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                            "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-gpu-sandbox --use-gl=disabled --gpu-vendor-id=4318 --gpu-device-id=140 --gpu-sub-system-id=0 --gpu-revision=0 --gpu-driver-version=10.0.19041.546 --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADoAAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAACQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEgAAAAAAAAASAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAgAAABAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOAAAAEAAAAAAAAAABAAAADgAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAA= --mojo-platform-channel-handle=748 --field-trial-handle=1252,i,16594298675376191297,11880723781703391999,131072 /prefetch:2
                            2⤵
                            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                            PID:1736
                          • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                            "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --display-capture-permissions-policy-allowed --enable-chrome-cart --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=13 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4992 --field-trial-handle=1252,i,16594298675376191297,11880723781703391999,131072 /prefetch:1
                            2⤵
                              PID:2492
                          • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\106.0.5249.119\elevation_service.exe
                            "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\106.0.5249.119\elevation_service.exe"
                            1⤵
                              PID:1896
                            • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
                              C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
                              1⤵
                                PID:1140
                              • C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\Payment_Copy\Payment_Copy\Payment_Copy.bat
                                "C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\Payment_Copy\Payment_Copy\Payment_Copy.bat"
                                1⤵
                                • Drops startup file
                                • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                                PID:1596
                                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
                                  cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\
                                  2⤵
                                    PID:1176
                                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\jbukdgfk.exe
                                    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\jbukdgfk.exe"
                                    2⤵
                                    • Executes dropped EXE
                                    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                                    PID:4388
                                • C:\Windows\System32\NOTEPAD.EXE
                                  "C:\Windows\System32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\Payment_Copy\Payment_Copy\Payment_Copy.bat
                                  1⤵
                                  • Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
                                  PID:4080
                                • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
                                  C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k SDRSVC
                                  1⤵
                                    PID:3512

                                  Network

                                  MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

                                  Discovery

                                  System Information Discovery

                                  2
                                  T1082

                                  Query Registry

                                  1
                                  T1012

                                  Replay Monitor

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                                  Downloads

                                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\127e5d92-8008-43f5-b684-2251e6b6df11.tmp
                                    Filesize

                                    110KB

                                    MD5

                                    a4831655d57f198bcedcc3145e715167

                                    SHA1

                                    fa6010154c64590aed6415744c77ceef0be72bd5

                                    SHA256

                                    84231753e3bc72ac3d91f3e43941258a61924d9469772d6b08a31d2d40cff2b1

                                    SHA512

                                    0c7705fb4558f65c99c2dce7200a72805146405a6dbece82c511191c528761b11dce63eb1b39a0589efa9c1a7072f0c36f0bd63d59babd3b1a916e6c522fb2fd

                                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                    Filesize

                                    6KB

                                    MD5

                                    1e5c2aa8e361e8d8c0511e6f5d76a446

                                    SHA1

                                    14eedaea1b90008f1818e517b2b308c1e3ebf44e

                                    SHA256

                                    c8e1d967712a9c1719811f7fd18be0b77aef9e48a1e2dd952056e981c1f7ebb5

                                    SHA512

                                    2c2f2ceae861aae635ca61ea806558f27d8204307ed81677c035cdeca74a720e85331a4db808362e38c5806dcd9b87de7d26f71b63e8566258bf4f89f07ff3d2

                                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                    Filesize

                                    6KB

                                    MD5

                                    d77a55f4cf27bf1f1e05697a8c910660

                                    SHA1

                                    3901c84f8fc07640760f9858826a176195e0fd2a

                                    SHA256

                                    8dd60c6443fa7aa8f30252445f43a89a5832ac65faf6b1ff58b0a7ef867f3bbe

                                    SHA512

                                    85b5eea2d2970b079c31fbecd6d8fbf3b57ff1054dedf58c2e1f60c7f8a70d7874b9fe53f5c3c91a58b5112c3d6056c251db203a37e8e4906513558e923bc20a

                                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                    Filesize

                                    97KB

                                    MD5

                                    9bcaf9caa957702d579a47c741338b12

                                    SHA1

                                    e00fefa2cd3e0fdbac7c64f6d4c1967021cafe98

                                    SHA256

                                    aa49378e28e6bef24fdefd1900efdfa3d9b60dee910d0bf52ede5016cefe4f01

                                    SHA512

                                    5d3c150c8e813fb106af435917228caba28007c40e4d50e13e3465086e3ad790aa44f599c2c04d8bde89fb9633041d96cee6ef03eabd01cc7a65fb2944127f7e

                                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                    Filesize

                                    97KB

                                    MD5

                                    18a3170136ffb5ac0a0be39baf15a06a

                                    SHA1

                                    c9cf93325a49df05e77511813622a910d6b86b5c

                                    SHA256

                                    737926a96211a5372ba6a9969d5484710b32cb3c59f86e1f28b1f0ab3af623dc

                                    SHA512

                                    e43c567d740142c727fdd8feb04d250604ae731c2a97df4898c68ef15b19fff3e0176c264068978b62d8bb40c0f3571fbd351f424f2ad459df023137559f38ce

                                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Module Info Cache~RFe5980ee.TMP
                                    Filesize

                                    106KB

                                    MD5

                                    26ac24136f579bc0458ac5901b1cdc94

                                    SHA1

                                    9c8b65d942c6d5bd137bf3a390aff798cd6b8721

                                    SHA256

                                    1eff891d3fee4aec502747babefe6f645fa5b6f9f7202c9030f5d89d92b3c067

                                    SHA512

                                    e489e361085d35862900d566409cc7b207d1bd8f94259340c106ec702a9f2b95341855fa536cc8f239247493b9eb68819cbac186643c69c21669d161fa6ca01a

                                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\persisted_first_party_sets.json
                                    Filesize

                                    2B

                                    MD5

                                    99914b932bd37a50b983c5e7c90ae93b

                                    SHA1

                                    bf21a9e8fbc5a3846fb05b4fa0859e0917b2202f

                                    SHA256

                                    44136fa355b3678a1146ad16f7e8649e94fb4fc21fe77e8310c060f61caaff8a

                                    SHA512

                                    27c74670adb75075fad058d5ceaf7b20c4e7786c83bae8a32f626f9782af34c9a33c2046ef60fd2a7878d378e29fec851806bbd9a67878f3a9f1cda4830763fd

                                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\jbukdgfk.exe
                                    Filesize

                                    2.3MB

                                    MD5

                                    c591b0acc0df2406355e774f173e815d

                                    SHA1

                                    c6a7d9c4bedf6fee2c142ac5d192c72ff2f2e0af

                                    SHA256

                                    1cd39cb40659f2a2fc0c379cdc87c2150fa3f7421d7760930677d6e9ba6c9dda

                                    SHA512

                                    f11f9df649f9d4cafdb750d8276f555773e26c657183d34b27bb284522b017e207b67950ab4f282a2f0e859b416183623db937abc028f429161de8fd10c646e2

                                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\jbukdgfk.exe
                                    Filesize

                                    2.3MB

                                    MD5

                                    c591b0acc0df2406355e774f173e815d

                                    SHA1

                                    c6a7d9c4bedf6fee2c142ac5d192c72ff2f2e0af

                                    SHA256

                                    1cd39cb40659f2a2fc0c379cdc87c2150fa3f7421d7760930677d6e9ba6c9dda

                                    SHA512

                                    f11f9df649f9d4cafdb750d8276f555773e26c657183d34b27bb284522b017e207b67950ab4f282a2f0e859b416183623db937abc028f429161de8fd10c646e2

                                  • C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\Payment_Copy.zip.crdownload
                                    Filesize

                                    2.1MB

                                    MD5

                                    4f75fcc3c86996544f0f83fef7aa3337

                                    SHA1

                                    1d70114e29de616e943bb5e9be66fefa2905c8fa

                                    SHA256

                                    8ce13d0e37be82bdefcc6f8ab5433bb335ebd9f2e3632d5cf6c339474cde197e

                                    SHA512

                                    ef07c893da64c9c270f582dc38f6803554a104adfb163418a5f09b394dc1d282ce5cae4f5c4099574a4bf487dc95c828f5688f7cbda3d22daf810316c5ed0f44