Analysis

  • max time kernel
    147s
  • max time network
    146s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20230831-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20230831-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    20/09/2023, 13:22

General

  • Target
    Gaelde2.exe
  • Size 1.2MB
  • Sample230920-ql79fsge3y
  • SHA256 a0b0db8c6dc77550bb990118e37e3dda30255f3abd39c04089bb120887d225ce
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
Score
10/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Guloader,Cloudeye

    A shellcode based downloader first seen in 2020.

  • Checks QEMU agent file 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Checks presence of QEMU agent, possibly to detect virtualization.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs
  • Suspicious use of NtCreateThreadExHideFromDebugger 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 27 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Gaelde2.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Gaelde2.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks QEMU agent file
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2120
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Gaelde2.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Gaelde2.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks QEMU agent file
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Suspicious use of NtCreateThreadExHideFromDebugger
      • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2592

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        System.dll

        • Path \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsi453B.tmp\System.dll
        • Size 11KB
        • SHA256 a0cac4cf4852895619bc7743ebeb89f9e4927ccdb9e66b1bcd92a4136d0f9c77
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        memory/2120-17-0x0000000003420000-0x0000000004B88000-memory.dmp

        memory/2120-18-0x0000000003420000-0x0000000004B88000-memory.dmp

        memory/2120-19-0x00000000776B0000-0x0000000077859000-memory.dmp

        memory/2120-20-0x00000000778A0000-0x0000000077976000-memory.dmp

        memory/2120-21-0x0000000074C00000-0x0000000074C06000-memory.dmp

        memory/2592-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001462000-memory.dmp

        memory/2592-23-0x0000000001470000-0x0000000002BD8000-memory.dmp

        memory/2592-24-0x00000000776B0000-0x0000000077859000-memory.dmp

        memory/2592-46-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001462000-memory.dmp

        memory/2592-47-0x0000000001470000-0x0000000002BD8000-memory.dmp

        memory/2592-48-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001462000-memory.dmp

        memory/2592-49-0x0000000001470000-0x0000000002BD8000-memory.dmp

        memory/2592-50-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001462000-memory.dmp

        memory/2592-52-0x0000000032F70000-0x0000000033273000-memory.dmp