Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
windows10-2004_x64 -
resource
win10v2004-20230915-en -
resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20230915-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
17-10-2023 15:29
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
connection.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20230915-en
General
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Target
connection.exe
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Size
41KB
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MD5
028bf43765fd5740df6ee1cbc5f7d32a
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SHA1
234d038291208ef32ec35cb97433e2aefcab55f5
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SHA256
169ed579b6d3311d8b09f750359b07bad69520ad72abd8a6a6f67069d3c6d937
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SHA512
b7c0bfea011766597b99e59304de91099f5c8e91adbb46a3cf6a1cfddd6f14725e964b474c89dda18f7f6c3c44914533749f0ae8824be0e593883ca52ca1a98e
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SSDEEP
768:oscaIiIJVEaxAiI/ywmuZDeFWTjSKZKfgm3EhAG:vc1jVE/9eFWTGF7EWG
Malware Config
Extracted
mercurialgrabber
https://discord.com/api/webhooks/1163860957546676244/Tr0vbiHfaBLONi1q8rhwgNDPXrsDZTRmEMTJEkXwdGd3Rj27hN8kShu7EFuvkxKMo7Mb
Signatures
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Mercurial Grabber Stealer
Mercurial Grabber is an open source stealer targeting Chrome, Discord and some game clients as well as generic system information.
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Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Processes:
connection.exedescription ioc process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions connection.exe -
Looks for VMWare Tools registry key 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Processes:
connection.exedescription ioc process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VMWare, Inc.\VMWare Tools connection.exe -
Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
Processes:
connection.exedescription ioc process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion connection.exe -
Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
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Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs
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Looks up external IP address via web service 3 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
Processes:
flow ioc 2 ip4.seeip.org 10 ip-api.com 1 ip4.seeip.org -
Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 2 IoCs
Disk information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
Processes:
connection.exedescription ioc process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Disk\Enum connection.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\disk\Enum\0 connection.exe -
Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
Processes:
connection.exedescription ioc process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_VMware_&Prod_VMware_Virtual_S connection.exe -
Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
Processes:
connection.exedescription ioc process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0 connection.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString connection.exe -
Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
Processes:
connection.exedescription ioc process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosInformation connection.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemManufacturer connection.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemProductName connection.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\Logical Unit Id 0 connection.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
Processes:
connection.exedescription pid process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3076 connection.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\connection.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\connection.exe"1⤵
- Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry
- Looks for VMWare Tools registry key
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Maps connected drives based on registry
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
- Checks processor information in registry
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3076