Analysis

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

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20230915-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    09/10/2023, 12:37

General

  • Target

    file.exe

  • Size

    9.8MB

  • MD5

    caa5d4bc40598d0896c79a5ffc90e301

  • SHA1

    7af47a5ca2cc7f422b6bf33620b385fe6899af29

  • SHA256

    b45152b6f575816c3d86ce8bb35fff917e6535de4ae84c04a4b97970ed0e8109

  • SHA512

    95cc5f4bcbd1cb5badc24681e9a4a478e7b484ffe8ad441be86e2fd80a2410cf67e39d5c548227d18babf6c7c0fb58b5e680ea662c039b6f6c09ae11324676a1

  • SSDEEP

    196608:plXsEIej17HAGQkOYj6Tr71XILoqW0wRbGypipMtCTC+K:plXsnGQfYCIluRpipMtCTCl

Score
10/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess 11 IoCs
  • xmrig

    XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform CPU/GPU miner.

  • XMRig Miner payload 12 IoCs
  • Stops running service(s) 3 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 10 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 38 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

Processes

  • C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    1⤵
      PID:3104
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe"
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        PID:536
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile, $env:ProgramFiles) -Force
        2⤵
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1872
      • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c sc stop UsoSvc & sc stop WaaSMedicSvc & sc stop wuauserv & sc stop bits & sc stop dosvc
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4304
        • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
          sc stop UsoSvc
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:3856
        • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
          sc stop WaaSMedicSvc
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:2400
        • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
          sc stop wuauserv
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:3252
        • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
          sc stop bits
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:1416
        • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
          sc stop dosvc
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:4380
      • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c powercfg /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0 & powercfg /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0 & powercfg /x -standby-timeout-ac 0 & powercfg /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1228
        • C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe
          powercfg /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:3188
        • C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe
          powercfg /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:1564
        • C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe
          powercfg /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:4976
        • C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe
          powercfg /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:4744
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe <#lrtxivj#> IF([System.Environment]::OSVersion.Version -lt [System.Version]"6.2") { schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /ru 'System' /tn 'GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC' /tr '''C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe''' } Else { Register-ScheduledTask -Action (New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe') -Trigger (New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtStartup) -Settings (New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -AllowStartIfOnBatteries -DisallowHardTerminate -DontStopIfGoingOnBatteries -DontStopOnIdleEnd -ExecutionTimeLimit (New-TimeSpan -Days 1000)) -TaskName 'GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC' -User 'System' -RunLevel 'Highest' -Force; }
        2⤵
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3288
      • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe /run /tn "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC"
        2⤵
          PID:2424
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile, $env:ProgramFiles) -Force
          2⤵
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          PID:5040
        • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c sc stop UsoSvc & sc stop WaaSMedicSvc & sc stop wuauserv & sc stop bits & sc stop dosvc
          2⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3044
          • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
            sc stop UsoSvc
            3⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:4872
          • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
            sc stop WaaSMedicSvc
            3⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:2728
          • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
            sc stop wuauserv
            3⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:4040
          • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
            sc stop bits
            3⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:4176
          • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
            sc stop dosvc
            3⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:3788
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe <#lrtxivj#> IF([System.Environment]::OSVersion.Version -lt [System.Version]"6.2") { schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /ru 'System' /tn 'GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC' /tr '''C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe''' } Else { Register-ScheduledTask -Action (New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe') -Trigger (New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtStartup) -Settings (New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -AllowStartIfOnBatteries -DisallowHardTerminate -DontStopIfGoingOnBatteries -DontStopOnIdleEnd -ExecutionTimeLimit (New-TimeSpan -Days 1000)) -TaskName 'GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC' -User 'System' -RunLevel 'Highest' -Force; }
          2⤵
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          PID:3596
        • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c powercfg /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0 & powercfg /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0 & powercfg /x -standby-timeout-ac 0 & powercfg /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
          2⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3068
          • C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe
            powercfg /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
            3⤵
              PID:4088
            • C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe
              powercfg /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
              3⤵
                PID:2032
              • C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe
                powercfg /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
                3⤵
                  PID:4884
                • C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe
                  powercfg /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
                  3⤵
                    PID:3964
                • C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe
                  C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe
                  2⤵
                    PID:2208
                  • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
                    C:\Windows\explorer.exe
                    2⤵
                    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                    PID:2552
                • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe
                  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe"
                  1⤵
                  • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
                  • Drops file in Program Files directory
                  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:3352

                Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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                Downloads

                • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe

                  Filesize

                  9.8MB

                  MD5

                  caa5d4bc40598d0896c79a5ffc90e301

                  SHA1

                  7af47a5ca2cc7f422b6bf33620b385fe6899af29

                  SHA256

                  b45152b6f575816c3d86ce8bb35fff917e6535de4ae84c04a4b97970ed0e8109

                  SHA512

                  95cc5f4bcbd1cb5badc24681e9a4a478e7b484ffe8ad441be86e2fd80a2410cf67e39d5c548227d18babf6c7c0fb58b5e680ea662c039b6f6c09ae11324676a1

                • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe

                  Filesize

                  9.8MB

                  MD5

                  caa5d4bc40598d0896c79a5ffc90e301

                  SHA1

                  7af47a5ca2cc7f422b6bf33620b385fe6899af29

                  SHA256

                  b45152b6f575816c3d86ce8bb35fff917e6535de4ae84c04a4b97970ed0e8109

                  SHA512

                  95cc5f4bcbd1cb5badc24681e9a4a478e7b484ffe8ad441be86e2fd80a2410cf67e39d5c548227d18babf6c7c0fb58b5e680ea662c039b6f6c09ae11324676a1

                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log

                  Filesize

                  2KB

                  MD5

                  d85ba6ff808d9e5444a4b369f5bc2730

                  SHA1

                  31aa9d96590fff6981b315e0b391b575e4c0804a

                  SHA256

                  84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f

                  SHA512

                  8c414eb55b45212af385accc16d9d562adba2123583ce70d22b91161fe878683845512a78f04dedd4ea98ed9b174dbfa98cf696370598ad8e6fbd1e714f1f249

                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

                  Filesize

                  944B

                  MD5

                  cadef9abd087803c630df65264a6c81c

                  SHA1

                  babbf3636c347c8727c35f3eef2ee643dbcc4bd2

                  SHA256

                  cce65b73cdfe9304bcd5207913e8b60fb69faa20cd3b684f2b0343b755b99438

                  SHA512

                  7278aa87124abb382d9024a645e881e7b7cf1b84e8894943b36e018dbf0399e6858392f77980b599fa5488e2e21bf757a0702fe6419417edac93b68e0c2ec085

                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_zpbvzk45.h4h.ps1

                  Filesize

                  60B

                  MD5

                  d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

                  SHA1

                  6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

                  SHA256

                  96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

                  SHA512

                  5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

                • C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log

                  Filesize

                  4KB

                  MD5

                  bdb25c22d14ec917e30faf353826c5de

                  SHA1

                  6c2feb9cea9237bc28842ebf2fea68b3bd7ad190

                  SHA256

                  e3274ce8296f2cd20e3189576fbadbfa0f1817cdf313487945c80e968589a495

                  SHA512

                  b5eddbfd4748298a302e2963cfd12d849130b6dcb8f0f85a2a623caed0ff9bd88f4ec726f646dbebfca4964adc35f882ec205113920cb546cc08193739d6728c

                • C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

                  Filesize

                  1KB

                  MD5

                  b42c70c1dbf0d1d477ec86902db9e986

                  SHA1

                  1d1c0a670748b3d10bee8272e5d67a4fabefd31f

                  SHA256

                  8ed3b348989cdc967d1fc0e887b2a2f5a656680d8d14ebd3cb71a10c2f55867a

                  SHA512

                  57fb278a8b2e83d01fac2a031c90e0e2bd5e4c1a360cfa4308490eb07e1b9d265b1f28399d0f10b141a6438ba92dd5f9ce4f18530ec277fece0eb7678041cbc5

                • memory/536-0-0x00007FF6BE270000-0x00007FF6BEC3F000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  9.8MB

                • memory/536-36-0x00007FF6BE270000-0x00007FF6BEC3F000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  9.8MB

                • memory/1872-17-0x00007FF8C1AC0000-0x00007FF8C2581000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  10.8MB

                • memory/1872-11-0x00007FF8C1AC0000-0x00007FF8C2581000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  10.8MB

                • memory/1872-1-0x00000204D9A30000-0x00000204D9A52000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  136KB

                • memory/1872-12-0x00000204C13A0000-0x00000204C13B0000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  64KB

                • memory/1872-14-0x00000204C13A0000-0x00000204C13B0000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  64KB

                • memory/1872-13-0x00000204C13A0000-0x00000204C13B0000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  64KB

                • memory/2208-112-0x00007FF7B2B00000-0x00007FF7B2B2A000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  168KB

                • memory/2208-107-0x00007FF7B2B00000-0x00007FF7B2B2A000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  168KB

                • memory/2552-108-0x00007FF688980000-0x00007FF68916F000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  7.9MB

                • memory/2552-104-0x0000000000620000-0x0000000000640000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  128KB

                • memory/2552-134-0x00007FF688980000-0x00007FF68916F000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  7.9MB

                • memory/2552-132-0x0000000001570000-0x0000000001590000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  128KB

                • memory/2552-131-0x0000000000E70000-0x0000000000E90000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  128KB

                • memory/2552-130-0x00007FF688980000-0x00007FF68916F000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  7.9MB

                • memory/2552-128-0x0000000001570000-0x0000000001590000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  128KB

                • memory/2552-127-0x0000000000E70000-0x0000000000E90000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  128KB

                • memory/2552-126-0x00007FF688980000-0x00007FF68916F000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  7.9MB

                • memory/2552-124-0x00007FF688980000-0x00007FF68916F000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  7.9MB

                • memory/2552-122-0x00007FF688980000-0x00007FF68916F000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  7.9MB

                • memory/2552-120-0x00007FF688980000-0x00007FF68916F000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  7.9MB

                • memory/2552-118-0x00007FF688980000-0x00007FF68916F000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  7.9MB

                • memory/2552-116-0x00007FF688980000-0x00007FF68916F000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  7.9MB

                • memory/2552-115-0x0000000000E70000-0x0000000000E90000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  128KB

                • memory/2552-113-0x00007FF688980000-0x00007FF68916F000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  7.9MB

                • memory/2552-111-0x0000000000E70000-0x0000000000E90000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  128KB

                • memory/2552-110-0x00007FF688980000-0x00007FF68916F000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  7.9MB

                • memory/2552-106-0x0000000001430000-0x0000000001470000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  256KB

                • memory/3288-32-0x000001EC1CE00000-0x000001EC1CE10000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  64KB

                • memory/3288-31-0x000001EC1CE00000-0x000001EC1CE10000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  64KB

                • memory/3288-28-0x00007FF8C1AC0000-0x00007FF8C2581000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  10.8MB

                • memory/3288-29-0x000001EC1CE00000-0x000001EC1CE10000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  64KB

                • memory/3288-34-0x00007FF8C1AC0000-0x00007FF8C2581000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  10.8MB

                • memory/3352-38-0x00007FF7FBDD0000-0x00007FF7FC79F000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  9.8MB

                • memory/3352-105-0x00007FF7FBDD0000-0x00007FF7FC79F000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  9.8MB

                • memory/3596-75-0x00000295B66D0000-0x00000295B66E0000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  64KB

                • memory/3596-97-0x00000295B66D0000-0x00000295B66E0000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  64KB

                • memory/3596-87-0x00007FF4E8490000-0x00007FF4E84A0000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  64KB

                • memory/3596-76-0x00000295B66D0000-0x00000295B66E0000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  64KB

                • memory/3596-74-0x00007FF8C2900000-0x00007FF8C33C1000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  10.8MB

                • memory/3596-99-0x00007FF8C2900000-0x00007FF8C33C1000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  10.8MB

                • memory/5040-68-0x0000015C2FE70000-0x0000015C2FE7A000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  40KB

                • memory/5040-64-0x0000015C2FE20000-0x0000015C2FE2A000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  40KB

                • memory/5040-69-0x0000015C2D790000-0x0000015C2D7A0000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  64KB

                • memory/5040-48-0x00007FF8C2900000-0x00007FF8C33C1000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  10.8MB

                • memory/5040-67-0x0000015C2FE60000-0x0000015C2FE66000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  24KB

                • memory/5040-66-0x0000015C2FE30000-0x0000015C2FE38000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  32KB

                • memory/5040-65-0x0000015C2FE80000-0x0000015C2FE9A000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  104KB

                • memory/5040-72-0x00007FF8C2900000-0x00007FF8C33C1000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  10.8MB

                • memory/5040-63-0x0000015C2FE40000-0x0000015C2FE5C000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  112KB

                • memory/5040-62-0x0000015C2FCD0000-0x0000015C2FCDA000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  40KB

                • memory/5040-61-0x0000015C2FC10000-0x0000015C2FCC5000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  724KB

                • memory/5040-60-0x0000015C2D770000-0x0000015C2D78C000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  112KB

                • memory/5040-49-0x0000015C2D790000-0x0000015C2D7A0000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  64KB

                • memory/5040-50-0x0000015C2D790000-0x0000015C2D7A0000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  64KB