Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
windows10-2004_x64 -
resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20230915-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
11-10-2023 20:42
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
toolspub2.exe
Resource
win7-20230831-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
toolspub2.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20230915-en
General
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Target
toolspub2.exe
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Size
186KB
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MD5
f0ba7739cc07608c54312e79abaf9ece
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SHA1
38b075b2e04bc8eee78b89766c1cede5ad889a7e
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SHA256
9e96d77f013c6ca17f641c947be11a1bb8921937ed79ec98c4b49ef4c641ae5f
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SHA512
15da0554fdd9fb80325883344349b3b4d7b5a612c13eecb810c488621f805ab59c159a54c526ae92f1b81064949bf408f9f2ad07a4c8eda424b2a8f89ea6e165
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SSDEEP
3072:Sr/cVOw2YAGMPmmdTpKJbhiA0ecpUFx51An0zj:SYVOw2YAomd1K62qUzAW
Malware Config
Extracted
smokeloader
up3
Extracted
smokeloader
2020
http://host-file-host6.com/
http://host-host-file8.com/
Signatures
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SmokeLoader
Modular backdoor trojan in use since 2014.
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Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3740 set thread context of 4980 3740 toolspub2.exe 91 -
Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 3 IoCs
SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI toolspub2.exe Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI toolspub2.exe Key enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI toolspub2.exe -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
pid Process 4980 toolspub2.exe 4980 toolspub2.exe 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found 2636 Process not Found -
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
pid Process 2636 Process not Found -
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 IoCs
pid Process 4980 toolspub2.exe -
Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage 1 IoCs
pid Process 2636 Process not Found -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3740 wrote to memory of 4980 3740 toolspub2.exe 91 PID 3740 wrote to memory of 4980 3740 toolspub2.exe 91 PID 3740 wrote to memory of 4980 3740 toolspub2.exe 91 PID 3740 wrote to memory of 4980 3740 toolspub2.exe 91 PID 3740 wrote to memory of 4980 3740 toolspub2.exe 91 PID 3740 wrote to memory of 4980 3740 toolspub2.exe 91 -
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
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\toolspub2.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\toolspub2.exe"1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3740 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\toolspub2.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\toolspub2.exe"2⤵
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
PID:4980
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