Analysis

  • max time kernel
    388s
  • max time network
    295s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20230831-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20230831-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    07-09-2023 11:20

General

  • Target

    http://engineersyard.com/wp-includes/images/crystal/lfgnc

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 2 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 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 36 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 24 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Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --disable-background-networking --disable-component-update --simulate-outdated-no-au='Tue, 31 Dec 2099 23:59:59 GMT' --single-argument http://engineersyard.com/wp-includes/images/crystal/lfgnc
    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:1740
    • 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,0x100,0x104,0xd8,0x108,0x7ff8b1ca9758,0x7ff8b1ca9768,0x7ff8b1ca9778
      2⤵
        PID:5028
      • 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=1756 --field-trial-handle=1880,i,987497424550448071,14277799794266104797,131072 /prefetch:2
        2⤵
          PID:3368
        • 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=2116 --field-trial-handle=1880,i,987497424550448071,14277799794266104797,131072 /prefetch:8
          2⤵
            PID:4244
          • 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=2204 --field-trial-handle=1880,i,987497424550448071,14277799794266104797,131072 /prefetch:8
            2⤵
              PID:4784
            • 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=2980 --field-trial-handle=1880,i,987497424550448071,14277799794266104797,131072 /prefetch:1
              2⤵
                PID:3228
              • 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=2972 --field-trial-handle=1880,i,987497424550448071,14277799794266104797,131072 /prefetch:1
                2⤵
                  PID:1868
                • 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=4564 --field-trial-handle=1880,i,987497424550448071,14277799794266104797,131072 /prefetch:1
                  2⤵
                    PID:3564
                  • 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=8 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4720 --field-trial-handle=1880,i,987497424550448071,14277799794266104797,131072 /prefetch:1
                    2⤵
                      PID:996
                    • 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=3264 --field-trial-handle=1880,i,987497424550448071,14277799794266104797,131072 /prefetch:8
                      2⤵
                        PID:836
                      • 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=5180 --field-trial-handle=1880,i,987497424550448071,14277799794266104797,131072 /prefetch:8
                        2⤵
                          PID:2064
                        • 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=11 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4020 --field-trial-handle=1880,i,987497424550448071,14277799794266104797,131072 /prefetch:1
                          2⤵
                            PID:3696
                          • 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=4004 --field-trial-handle=1880,i,987497424550448071,14277799794266104797,131072 /prefetch:8
                            2⤵
                              PID:1124
                            • 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=4748 --field-trial-handle=1880,i,987497424550448071,14277799794266104797,131072 /prefetch:2
                              2⤵
                              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                              PID:1716
                          • 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:5108
                            • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
                              C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
                              1⤵
                                PID:880
                              • C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
                                "C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe" x -o"C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\" -an -ai#7zMap70:92:7zEvent15426
                                1⤵
                                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
                                PID:1716
                              • C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\Payment_Receipt.cmd
                                "C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\Payment_Receipt.cmd"
                                1⤵
                                • Drops startup file
                                • Executes dropped EXE
                                • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                                PID:448
                                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
                                  cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\
                                  2⤵
                                    PID:1972
                                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\fzqblkfk.exe
                                    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\fzqblkfk.exe"
                                    2⤵
                                    • Executes dropped EXE
                                    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                                    PID:1528
                                • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                                  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\Payment_Receipt.cmd"
                                  1⤵
                                    PID:5060
                                  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
                                    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k SDRSVC
                                    1⤵
                                      PID:456
                                    • C:\Windows\System32\NOTEPAD.EXE
                                      "C:\Windows\System32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\Payment_Receipt.cmd
                                      1⤵
                                      • Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
                                      PID:5004

                                    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\Default\Network\Network Persistent State
                                      Filesize

                                      1KB

                                      MD5

                                      f62dd41f22af9dc15591fecf382da15d

                                      SHA1

                                      a5677fd26666330aa88475d9e537d05b89686698

                                      SHA256

                                      86fd1969576639e914ff10d3538a6585df1ec3725e357d1cc590066fa657dc20

                                      SHA512

                                      476e69c063e24c776dc4fc5bd8f591c4ad24d0da4cf59c419a8938d62190fcc1b4d205568cd18e6f81d40d277dcf388e2730ba929aefdcc455dde40742a9788a

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

                                      7KB

                                      MD5

                                      5b92de8997a36b8c45caf1a7a9dcc503

                                      SHA1

                                      6878096bb7aeffc753ec28759d3bc6e620eb2e9f

                                      SHA256

                                      2a4554d1c8e6436487fbed90d3b37dee62da3ca09964134748716cc7c8064f27

                                      SHA512

                                      ed9d2d495fc65c219cf93d0dcd6b912a5356d6aac608be76065df8ee8107ac6f117cc90cd2941d0e5c533c674199241b86e9c58944554e22a7531dd95c7755dc

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

                                      6KB

                                      MD5

                                      b6188692fc615612f395061aa678a0e3

                                      SHA1

                                      74216c8cdc03eca5d9247c2926fee495890e1ea2

                                      SHA256

                                      5a48ba3b3b0ff2a7c793fc1adc6697d90dead00b16395ce20b53c09916171a9c

                                      SHA512

                                      53dd211d440c36b291b45f57dd093221b6212d0a01c3ad65c39d097eb1af8f7c9f75a09db408d1f1e6fceeb77ec8391fc24f6dbedf74e76efdd17df36e689244

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

                                      97KB

                                      MD5

                                      7084d0365180e817db08011613a38efe

                                      SHA1

                                      4d5f65897495e2273bf13d15fab7f07637bcab58

                                      SHA256

                                      c4778dbf9dc1d21f3522211ad0faacecbedbaa6c13d4565b8acf30a958c513ec

                                      SHA512

                                      3e0e1e8b89b290a5ba11d144e5db0b28a5c9f9a41a645834dd08525aeb3ce84ca25075646c734d0747266ef3b4d70b2d9b2781ff0978ee116173dd3b010dad43

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

                                      97KB

                                      MD5

                                      ad663bc969ede852e7566940696bd4da

                                      SHA1

                                      ad7b2dbe1e4f7368936eaf566f84fbc698a17fd4

                                      SHA256

                                      2b600e0288c9181365fe63c86877d0f7f227db818a86e8dad093012568255022

                                      SHA512

                                      68bf246b13526bd1a3e88bed15938d4047a93b08e229bec9dbbdf3a0ef6986457423fe05955a5943a23f864f6c5c34208518acd4b08df7a60777c2ffa2ef71ed

                                    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\ShaderCache\data_1
                                      Filesize

                                      264KB

                                      MD5

                                      b4cecd353bacd093da857198cb8e03e5

                                      SHA1

                                      5b3db99deb47806d31019818e11af9fd12b81019

                                      SHA256

                                      bc0a8319e88ed1f1888177423f53eb75caddc72d28e376eab211f8d1357b0d0d

                                      SHA512

                                      ff6dfa87dba71ad4122a220ac489ffd33f0848f8a0b8dcfc2d9a739a78ac79e340d312aa215a36d88bb4ea7def7a6a1e83038b7703a55b959bff978a1a4d8c3d

                                    • 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\fzqblkfk.exe
                                      Filesize

                                      2.4MB

                                      MD5

                                      49da6d69f825c8723f3549d0248921fa

                                      SHA1

                                      a4994443e9441a9315f27d07d46e1c4ad952c146

                                      SHA256

                                      f5960dc9a89da73d8b612e94145ec5664082dad50514071a54e4cc7d8a7820ca

                                      SHA512

                                      0b8c7f0e5aa7146303e354443254761d3cf16a139b3294de366fb0a1f756258307b7eb445e9e8138359e2c30e428afacbd939dd6cc8d61a57cebc78e6047de85

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

                                      2.4MB

                                      MD5

                                      49da6d69f825c8723f3549d0248921fa

                                      SHA1

                                      a4994443e9441a9315f27d07d46e1c4ad952c146

                                      SHA256

                                      f5960dc9a89da73d8b612e94145ec5664082dad50514071a54e4cc7d8a7820ca

                                      SHA512

                                      0b8c7f0e5aa7146303e354443254761d3cf16a139b3294de366fb0a1f756258307b7eb445e9e8138359e2c30e428afacbd939dd6cc8d61a57cebc78e6047de85

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

                                      2.4MB

                                      MD5

                                      49da6d69f825c8723f3549d0248921fa

                                      SHA1

                                      a4994443e9441a9315f27d07d46e1c4ad952c146

                                      SHA256

                                      f5960dc9a89da73d8b612e94145ec5664082dad50514071a54e4cc7d8a7820ca

                                      SHA512

                                      0b8c7f0e5aa7146303e354443254761d3cf16a139b3294de366fb0a1f756258307b7eb445e9e8138359e2c30e428afacbd939dd6cc8d61a57cebc78e6047de85

                                    • C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\Payment_Receipt.cmd
                                      Filesize

                                      2.4MB

                                      MD5

                                      49da6d69f825c8723f3549d0248921fa

                                      SHA1

                                      a4994443e9441a9315f27d07d46e1c4ad952c146

                                      SHA256

                                      f5960dc9a89da73d8b612e94145ec5664082dad50514071a54e4cc7d8a7820ca

                                      SHA512

                                      0b8c7f0e5aa7146303e354443254761d3cf16a139b3294de366fb0a1f756258307b7eb445e9e8138359e2c30e428afacbd939dd6cc8d61a57cebc78e6047de85

                                    • C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\Payment_Receipt.cmd
                                      Filesize

                                      2.4MB

                                      MD5

                                      49da6d69f825c8723f3549d0248921fa

                                      SHA1

                                      a4994443e9441a9315f27d07d46e1c4ad952c146

                                      SHA256

                                      f5960dc9a89da73d8b612e94145ec5664082dad50514071a54e4cc7d8a7820ca

                                      SHA512

                                      0b8c7f0e5aa7146303e354443254761d3cf16a139b3294de366fb0a1f756258307b7eb445e9e8138359e2c30e428afacbd939dd6cc8d61a57cebc78e6047de85

                                    • C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\Payment_Receipt.zip
                                      Filesize

                                      2.1MB

                                      MD5

                                      bf63fc45c319a29cfad91418a47e0936

                                      SHA1

                                      3a659779ecd57473b596b4a047a62fda9f2f672c

                                      SHA256

                                      77dfba9b6f16d20471d46be4faf4b0c7ce5be4b95e767d809ae5b71bfe6b57c7

                                      SHA512

                                      72fa66028808f4b6384491b5cdb2b46e574394ba57d5a38e2a77c03c8c26371a54af8f4f83944bfde191dd3d1b1cac0ee613f9c0bbbbc3b48b53598e8e93ef6f

                                    • \??\pipe\crashpad_1740_ZBKYSMABLWYQCKZA
                                      MD5

                                      d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e

                                      SHA1

                                      da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709

                                      SHA256

                                      e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855

                                      SHA512

                                      cf83e1357eefb8bdf1542850d66d8007d620e4050b5715dc83f4a921d36ce9ce47d0d13c5d85f2b0ff8318d2877eec2f63b931bd47417a81a538327af927da3e