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
12/10/2023, 13:47
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
190KB
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MD5
a137245d8bc8109c4bc3df6e2b37d327
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SHA1
ed8973e65b2aacb60683787831de37e7c805fa6c
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SHA256
f342950ea78a3910911df852de530912090acea09b895e299d4ba0132ee146ee
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SHA512
5d83e91ac5862c62d5b90418a75feaedcffb01aa2a396d1cb71c11d9dfbfb0e415d38687ce0736b7159f874835ace02f27d11067b2ab6b81f58a948f10fabc00
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SSDEEP
3072:NmryVYLB2K+OZvhatgDcYYkTz1ICn55cD5WJA2Y:CLEKfZvlc4X13559X
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 1640 set thread context of 4212 1640 toolspub2.exe 100 -
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 4212 toolspub2.exe 4212 toolspub2.exe 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found 3276 Process not Found -
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
pid Process 3276 Process not Found -
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 IoCs
pid Process 4212 toolspub2.exe -
Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage 1 IoCs
pid Process 3276 Process not Found -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 1640 wrote to memory of 4212 1640 toolspub2.exe 100 PID 1640 wrote to memory of 4212 1640 toolspub2.exe 100 PID 1640 wrote to memory of 4212 1640 toolspub2.exe 100 PID 1640 wrote to memory of 4212 1640 toolspub2.exe 100 PID 1640 wrote to memory of 4212 1640 toolspub2.exe 100 PID 1640 wrote to memory of 4212 1640 toolspub2.exe 100 -
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:1640 -
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:4212
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