Analysis Overview
SHA256
f347898a48829ec52d4bb0e18458cd23ce04f5af5d81c80363fdc15c3b4c77f8
Threat Level: Known bad
The file file was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
RedLine payload
RedLine
Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
Downloads MZ/PE file
Drops file in Drivers directory
Stops running service(s)
Checks BIOS information in registry
Themida packer
Executes dropped EXE
Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting
Checks whether UAC is enabled
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
Drops file in Program Files directory
Launches sc.exe
Unsigned PE
Creates scheduled task(s)
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2023-10-16 22:08
Signatures
Unsigned PE
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Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2023-10-16 22:08
Reported
2023-10-16 22:11
Platform
win7-20230831-en
Max time kernel
117s
Max time network
122s
Command Line
Signatures
RedLine
RedLine payload
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Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 3016 set thread context of 2652 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe"
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| GB | 145.239.200.147:30225 | tcp |
Files
memory/2652-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043E000-memory.dmp
memory/2652-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043E000-memory.dmp
memory/2652-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043E000-memory.dmp
memory/2652-3-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043E000-memory.dmp
memory/2652-4-0x00000000FFFDE000-0x00000000FFFDF000-memory.dmp
memory/2652-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043E000-memory.dmp
memory/2652-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043E000-memory.dmp
memory/2652-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043E000-memory.dmp
memory/2652-10-0x00000000748E0000-0x0000000074FCE000-memory.dmp
memory/2652-11-0x0000000007590000-0x00000000075D0000-memory.dmp
memory/2652-12-0x00000000748E0000-0x0000000074FCE000-memory.dmp
memory/2652-13-0x0000000007590000-0x00000000075D0000-memory.dmp
memory/2652-14-0x00000000748E0000-0x0000000074FCE000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2023-10-16 22:08
Reported
2023-10-16 22:11
Platform
win10v2004-20230915-en
Max time kernel
152s
Max time network
157s
Command Line
Signatures
RedLine
RedLine payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
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Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 4472 created 3224 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mi.exe | C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE |
| PID 4472 created 3224 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mi.exe | C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE |
| PID 4472 created 3224 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mi.exe | C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE |
| PID 4472 created 3224 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mi.exe | C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE |
| PID 4472 created 3224 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mi.exe | C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE |
| PID 4472 created 3224 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mi.exe | C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE |
Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__ | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mi.exe | N/A |
Downloads MZ/PE file
Drops file in Drivers directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mi.exe | N/A |
Stops running service(s)
Checks BIOS information in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mi.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mi.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mi.exe | N/A |
Themida packer
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Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting
Checks whether UAC is enabled
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mi.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mi.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1696 set thread context of 2912 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe |
Drops file in Program Files directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mi.exe | N/A |
Launches sc.exe
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe | N/A |
Creates scheduled task(s)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeShutdownPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeShutdownPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeShutdownPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeShutdownPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Processes
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe"
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe"
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe"
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mi.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mi.exe"
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile, $env:ProgramFiles) -Force
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
C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
sc stop UsoSvc
C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
sc stop WaaSMedicSvc
C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
sc stop wuauserv
C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
sc stop bits
C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
sc stop dosvc
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
C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe
powercfg /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe /delete /f /tn "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC"
C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe
powercfg /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe
powercfg /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe
powercfg /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe /create /f /ru "System" /tn "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\grrhfnlxagtw.xml"
C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe /run /tn "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 158.240.127.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 86.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 0.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 108.211.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 208.194.73.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 126.177.238.8.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 2.136.104.51.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 11.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| GB | 145.239.200.147:30225 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 147.200.239.145.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | cdn.discordapp.com | udp |
| US | 162.159.134.233:443 | cdn.discordapp.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 233.134.159.162.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 90.65.42.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
memory/2912-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043E000-memory.dmp
memory/2912-1-0x0000000075260000-0x0000000075A10000-memory.dmp
memory/2912-2-0x0000000007D00000-0x00000000082A4000-memory.dmp
memory/2912-3-0x0000000007830000-0x00000000078C2000-memory.dmp
memory/2912-4-0x00000000079F0000-0x0000000007A00000-memory.dmp
memory/2912-5-0x00000000079E0000-0x00000000079EA000-memory.dmp
memory/2912-6-0x00000000088D0000-0x0000000008EE8000-memory.dmp
memory/2912-7-0x0000000007B90000-0x0000000007C9A000-memory.dmp
memory/2912-8-0x0000000007AC0000-0x0000000007AD2000-memory.dmp
memory/2912-9-0x0000000007B20000-0x0000000007B5C000-memory.dmp
memory/2912-10-0x0000000007CA0000-0x0000000007CEC000-memory.dmp
memory/2912-11-0x00000000083E0000-0x0000000008446000-memory.dmp
memory/2912-12-0x0000000075260000-0x0000000075A10000-memory.dmp
memory/2912-13-0x00000000079F0000-0x0000000007A00000-memory.dmp
memory/2912-14-0x0000000009450000-0x0000000009612000-memory.dmp
memory/2912-15-0x0000000009B50000-0x000000000A07C000-memory.dmp
memory/2912-16-0x0000000006590000-0x00000000065E0000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mi.exe
| MD5 | 0c5f3483a23c84f846ea7953c4bdd390 |
| SHA1 | fa9d08eb946292f9e9578de5cac7d9ddad8eb49d |
| SHA256 | 2dc47f48d34658df21546fc76a6983bd957423c01b22749ccd168b732ca0a42d |
| SHA512 | 4a76a1cf27d8797ef84fb0dabc207b433fb9533f80d51d7c6f3b4e3e77d225fb79d47aee003a678df22c19dac8ef3ed34ee5cf82225fe262c466f9c5e5481b7f |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mi.exe
| MD5 | 0c5f3483a23c84f846ea7953c4bdd390 |
| SHA1 | fa9d08eb946292f9e9578de5cac7d9ddad8eb49d |
| SHA256 | 2dc47f48d34658df21546fc76a6983bd957423c01b22749ccd168b732ca0a42d |
| SHA512 | 4a76a1cf27d8797ef84fb0dabc207b433fb9533f80d51d7c6f3b4e3e77d225fb79d47aee003a678df22c19dac8ef3ed34ee5cf82225fe262c466f9c5e5481b7f |
memory/4472-28-0x00007FF7D4340000-0x00007FF7D5579000-memory.dmp
memory/4472-29-0x00007FFDCC690000-0x00007FFDCC885000-memory.dmp
memory/4472-27-0x00007FF7D4340000-0x00007FF7D5579000-memory.dmp
memory/4472-30-0x00007FF7D4340000-0x00007FF7D5579000-memory.dmp
memory/4472-31-0x00007FF7D4340000-0x00007FF7D5579000-memory.dmp
memory/4472-32-0x00007FF7D4340000-0x00007FF7D5579000-memory.dmp
memory/2912-34-0x0000000075260000-0x0000000075A10000-memory.dmp
memory/4472-35-0x00007FF7D4340000-0x00007FF7D5579000-memory.dmp
memory/4472-36-0x00007FF7D4340000-0x00007FF7D5579000-memory.dmp
memory/4472-37-0x00007FFDCC690000-0x00007FFDCC885000-memory.dmp
memory/3416-38-0x0000018B2E6C0000-0x0000018B2E6E2000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_mvpwig0q.vjy.ps1
| MD5 | d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641 |
| SHA1 | 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d |
| SHA256 | 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7 |
| SHA512 | 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82 |
memory/3416-48-0x00007FFDAD880000-0x00007FFDAE341000-memory.dmp
memory/3416-49-0x0000018B2C640000-0x0000018B2C650000-memory.dmp
memory/3416-50-0x0000018B2C640000-0x0000018B2C650000-memory.dmp
memory/3416-51-0x0000018B2C640000-0x0000018B2C650000-memory.dmp
memory/3416-54-0x00007FFDAD880000-0x00007FFDAE341000-memory.dmp
memory/4472-55-0x00007FF7D4340000-0x00007FF7D5579000-memory.dmp
memory/4472-57-0x00007FF7D4340000-0x00007FF7D5579000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\grrhfnlxagtw.xml
| MD5 | 546d67a48ff2bf7682cea9fac07b942e |
| SHA1 | a2cb3a9a97fd935b5e62d4c29b3e2c5ab7d5fc90 |
| SHA256 | eff7edc19e6c430aaeca7ea8a77251c74d1e9abb79b183a9ee1f58c2934b4b6a |
| SHA512 | 10d90edf31c0955bcec52219d854952fd38768bd97e8e50d32a1237bccaf1a5eb9f824da0f81a7812e0ce62c0464168dd0201d1c0eb61b9fe253fe7c89de05fe |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mi.exe
| MD5 | cf91893b12513b95141caf369b7f3a4a |
| SHA1 | e98d2ada91b7de8a87c4872b068af0859ac69153 |
| SHA256 | de4bf17fc2b8ce4c4c36f68bbb9158186270a20a7c267d85673bb38994a5f301 |
| SHA512 | 7a8e7cd687fa401ea487247789a7b8ce0a23302724ada00a49813a20992a669caed543030ee91aa920e6eff06804fa3c3ec294de173b2089b5c34410363e67d4 |
memory/4472-62-0x00007FF7D4340000-0x00007FF7D5579000-memory.dmp
memory/4472-63-0x00007FFDCC690000-0x00007FFDCC885000-memory.dmp