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:win10v2004-20231023-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
13-11-2023 16:37
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
ekstre.exe
Resource
win7-20231023-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
ekstre.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20231023-en
General
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Target
ekstre.exe
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Size
628KB
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MD5
7eec1e611d996a5f2792c9778da882bc
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SHA1
90b7ad77edd7e61499d8e0160490bce4c9366934
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SHA256
1d7069432d20883d8bf613e91d3a78de608bb7e7fa2b6daf1252e5da9a717ba2
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SHA512
3bcb54831392b6b6c0c976f4c9940590e0095d14859d02a639a0908ef131039d323f5601a142196c47e6d43f473f3fd8999b47c79f247380660e1eb413b91bea
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SSDEEP
12288:QWOTNXc3hEunBAFnSuBVZ60SwMPAF98gb8X+SHucpVHGH:332uBqSu9FHMPAF76+SLVHG
Malware Config
Extracted
snakekeylogger
Protocol: smtp- Host:
mail.alupanorama.com.my - Port:
587 - Username:
[email protected] - Password:
t9&KsFB5dPgV - Email To:
[email protected]
Signatures
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Snake Keylogger
Keylogger and Infostealer first seen in November 2020.
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Snake Keylogger payload 2 IoCs
Processes:
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/2920-47-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000424000-memory.dmp family_snakekeylogger behavioral2/memory/2920-100-0x00000000032C0000-0x00000000032D0000-memory.dmp family_snakekeylogger -
Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
Processes:
ekstre.exedescription ioc process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1114462139-3090196418-29517368-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation ekstre.exe -
Reads user/profile data of local email clients 2 TTPs
Email clients store some user data on disk where infostealers will often target it.
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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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Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
Processes:
ekstre.exedescription ioc process Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1114462139-3090196418-29517368-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 ekstre.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1114462139-3090196418-29517368-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 ekstre.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1114462139-3090196418-29517368-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 ekstre.exe -
Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
Processes:
flow ioc 89 checkip.dyndns.org -
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
Processes:
ekstre.exedescription pid process target process PID 1680 set thread context of 2920 1680 ekstre.exe ekstre.exe -
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
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Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
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Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 19 IoCs
Processes:
ekstre.exepowershell.exepowershell.exeekstre.exepid process 1680 ekstre.exe 1680 ekstre.exe 1680 ekstre.exe 1680 ekstre.exe 1680 ekstre.exe 3640 powershell.exe 3640 powershell.exe 3880 powershell.exe 3880 powershell.exe 1680 ekstre.exe 1680 ekstre.exe 1680 ekstre.exe 1680 ekstre.exe 1680 ekstre.exe 2920 ekstre.exe 2920 ekstre.exe 3640 powershell.exe 3880 powershell.exe 2920 ekstre.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
Processes:
ekstre.exepowershell.exepowershell.exeekstre.exedescription pid process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1680 ekstre.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3880 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3640 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2920 ekstre.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs
Processes:
ekstre.exedescription pid process target process PID 1680 wrote to memory of 3880 1680 ekstre.exe powershell.exe PID 1680 wrote to memory of 3880 1680 ekstre.exe powershell.exe PID 1680 wrote to memory of 3880 1680 ekstre.exe powershell.exe PID 1680 wrote to memory of 3640 1680 ekstre.exe powershell.exe PID 1680 wrote to memory of 3640 1680 ekstre.exe powershell.exe PID 1680 wrote to memory of 3640 1680 ekstre.exe powershell.exe PID 1680 wrote to memory of 3220 1680 ekstre.exe schtasks.exe PID 1680 wrote to memory of 3220 1680 ekstre.exe schtasks.exe PID 1680 wrote to memory of 3220 1680 ekstre.exe schtasks.exe PID 1680 wrote to memory of 3908 1680 ekstre.exe ekstre.exe PID 1680 wrote to memory of 3908 1680 ekstre.exe ekstre.exe PID 1680 wrote to memory of 3908 1680 ekstre.exe ekstre.exe PID 1680 wrote to memory of 4672 1680 ekstre.exe ekstre.exe PID 1680 wrote to memory of 4672 1680 ekstre.exe ekstre.exe PID 1680 wrote to memory of 4672 1680 ekstre.exe ekstre.exe PID 1680 wrote to memory of 2920 1680 ekstre.exe ekstre.exe PID 1680 wrote to memory of 2920 1680 ekstre.exe ekstre.exe PID 1680 wrote to memory of 2920 1680 ekstre.exe ekstre.exe PID 1680 wrote to memory of 2920 1680 ekstre.exe ekstre.exe PID 1680 wrote to memory of 2920 1680 ekstre.exe ekstre.exe PID 1680 wrote to memory of 2920 1680 ekstre.exe ekstre.exe PID 1680 wrote to memory of 2920 1680 ekstre.exe ekstre.exe PID 1680 wrote to memory of 2920 1680 ekstre.exe ekstre.exe -
outlook_office_path 1 IoCs
Processes:
ekstre.exedescription ioc process Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1114462139-3090196418-29517368-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 ekstre.exe -
outlook_win_path 1 IoCs
Processes:
ekstre.exedescription ioc process Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1114462139-3090196418-29517368-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 ekstre.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ekstre.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ekstre.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1680 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ekstre.exe"2⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3880 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PjzCeIhiuryZzE.exe"2⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3640 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\PjzCeIhiuryZzE" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp347.tmp"2⤵
- Creates scheduled task(s)
PID:3220 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ekstre.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ekstre.exe"2⤵PID:3908
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ekstre.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ekstre.exe"2⤵
- Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- outlook_office_path
- outlook_win_path
PID:2920 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ekstre.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ekstre.exe"2⤵PID:4672
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
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Downloads
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Filesize
1KB
MD58ec831f3e3a3f77e4a7b9cd32b48384c
SHA1d83f09fd87c5bd86e045873c231c14836e76a05c
SHA2567667e538030e3f8ce2886e47a01af24cb0ea70528b1e821c5d8832c5076cb982
SHA51226bffa2406b66368bd412bf25869a792631455645992cdcade2dbc13a2e56fb546414a6a9223b94c96c38d89187add6678d4779a88b38b0c9e36be8527b213c3
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Filesize
2KB
MD5968cb9309758126772781b83adb8a28f
SHA18da30e71accf186b2ba11da1797cf67f8f78b47c
SHA25692099c10776bb7e3f2a8d1b82d4d40d0c4627e4f1bf754a6e58dfd2c2e97042a
SHA5124bd50732f8af4d688d95999bddfd296115d7033ddc38f86c9fb1f47fde202bffa27e9088bebcaa3064ca946af2f5c1ca6cbde49d0907f0005c7ab42874515dd3
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Filesize
18KB
MD585f0fc32b4a3a4cfa2757ea6d7295d5d
SHA1ab2e73bba345a9228ff153d0c92e1d132184d344
SHA256db39b86ceba66e581c9892e54b6e112d089c024d3a7143444d617343f8d5bdb2
SHA51260adb6b163ff3f1a90820c6c01e32273c5672bf6eaee6a0065b97ca598b661ab33d1cef877ffcc2f0b6b0e38b7f3741612c908c0f899fa20f882ee4b079317b7
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Filesize
60B
MD5d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA16ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA25696ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
SHA5125b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
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Filesize
1KB
MD5f2616dd3e209d5e2cd45b400a73c46d8
SHA11f232d7586795529ccca8de863913d895f7305ab
SHA2565617e0cd82d42e87fefd2e322412bd60f4b1a586dbe731ab5473159f39a10da7
SHA5120820793441a7db90d9aba122a0c9992a5c70b542f18e1914ef6cb206ef07b6ef232f79fa45a9b09efedebd3f496bd2131cdf6aac159b22247aab016cdae62473