Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    154s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20230915-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20230915-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    03-10-2023 03:19

General

  • Target

    76599bf790a73e2b744baf9a32e85f68.exe

  • Size

    451KB

  • MD5

    76599bf790a73e2b744baf9a32e85f68

  • SHA1

    540189233d31135e0dfb448e66b6b04d6a18a5cc

  • SHA256

    7ad4833a0a350da2896e61f57df12dd34e3f22c8e80e75184550b61176594eb0

  • SHA512

    6a6632c228363055bdaaea0e59b9115a8c176ab3946dc7557a8dba8b6a754cb54d967a9f51d1d933216032f887ba44a9925224c78cb75caabeca1cac28aa8e2f

  • SSDEEP

    6144:UJCvLUCa8FDbtUhB8wNHVi2dpgaUIVdrjc:UwLFjFUhB1HVx1JVe

Score
10/10

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

limerat

Wallets

bc1qkrux9qr0mu3ffgysy47lh3mh2638vxeu6vpufu

Attributes
  • aes_key

    xxx

  • antivm

    false

  • c2_url

    https://pastebin.com/raw/7chtuSCB

  • delay

    11

  • download_payload

    false

  • install

    true

  • install_name

    explorer.exe

  • main_folder

    AppData

  • pin_spread

    true

  • sub_folder

    \WinExplorer\

  • usb_spread

    true

Extracted

Family

limerat

Attributes
  • antivm

    false

  • c2_url

    https://pastebin.com/raw/7chtuSCB

  • download_payload

    false

  • install

    false

  • pin_spread

    false

  • usb_spread

    false

Signatures

  • LimeRAT

    Simple yet powerful RAT for Windows machines written in .NET.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\76599bf790a73e2b744baf9a32e85f68.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\76599bf790a73e2b744baf9a32e85f68.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1548
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      schtasks /create /f /sc ONLOGON /RL HIGHEST /tn LimeRAT-Admin /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinExplorer\explorer.exe'"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:3468
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinExplorer\explorer.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinExplorer\explorer.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4528
  • C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\EDGEHTML.dll",#141 Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00_8wekyb3d8bbwe
    1⤵
      PID:2552
    • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k UnistackSvcGroup
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4592

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinExplorer\explorer.exe

      Filesize

      451KB

      MD5

      76599bf790a73e2b744baf9a32e85f68

      SHA1

      540189233d31135e0dfb448e66b6b04d6a18a5cc

      SHA256

      7ad4833a0a350da2896e61f57df12dd34e3f22c8e80e75184550b61176594eb0

      SHA512

      6a6632c228363055bdaaea0e59b9115a8c176ab3946dc7557a8dba8b6a754cb54d967a9f51d1d933216032f887ba44a9925224c78cb75caabeca1cac28aa8e2f

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinExplorer\explorer.exe

      Filesize

      451KB

      MD5

      76599bf790a73e2b744baf9a32e85f68

      SHA1

      540189233d31135e0dfb448e66b6b04d6a18a5cc

      SHA256

      7ad4833a0a350da2896e61f57df12dd34e3f22c8e80e75184550b61176594eb0

      SHA512

      6a6632c228363055bdaaea0e59b9115a8c176ab3946dc7557a8dba8b6a754cb54d967a9f51d1d933216032f887ba44a9925224c78cb75caabeca1cac28aa8e2f

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinExplorer\explorer.exe

      Filesize

      451KB

      MD5

      76599bf790a73e2b744baf9a32e85f68

      SHA1

      540189233d31135e0dfb448e66b6b04d6a18a5cc

      SHA256

      7ad4833a0a350da2896e61f57df12dd34e3f22c8e80e75184550b61176594eb0

      SHA512

      6a6632c228363055bdaaea0e59b9115a8c176ab3946dc7557a8dba8b6a754cb54d967a9f51d1d933216032f887ba44a9925224c78cb75caabeca1cac28aa8e2f

    • memory/1548-0-0x0000000074720000-0x0000000074CD1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      5.7MB

    • memory/1548-1-0x0000000074720000-0x0000000074CD1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      5.7MB

    • memory/1548-2-0x0000000001370000-0x0000000001380000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/1548-3-0x0000000074720000-0x0000000074CD1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      5.7MB

    • memory/1548-4-0x0000000001370000-0x0000000001380000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/1548-14-0x0000000074720000-0x0000000074CD1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      5.7MB

    • memory/4528-16-0x00000000006C0000-0x00000000006D0000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/4528-15-0x0000000074720000-0x0000000074CD1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      5.7MB

    • memory/4528-17-0x0000000074720000-0x0000000074CD1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      5.7MB

    • memory/4528-18-0x0000000074720000-0x0000000074CD1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      5.7MB

    • memory/4528-19-0x00000000006C0000-0x00000000006D0000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/4592-20-0x000002D196940000-0x000002D196950000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/4592-36-0x000002D196A40000-0x000002D196A50000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/4592-52-0x000002D19ED30000-0x000002D19ED31000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/4592-54-0x000002D19ED60000-0x000002D19ED61000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/4592-55-0x000002D19ED60000-0x000002D19ED61000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/4592-56-0x000002D19EE70000-0x000002D19EE71000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB