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Analysis

max time kernel
297s
max time network
266s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20231020-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20231020-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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General

Target

VSP.dll
Size

1.2MB
MD5

1256db0d678a86a604a61dd42da07a4a
SHA1

5ba1f4e06963b726e6a127f2a4caf605c94991d6
SHA256

2bf21a583f86c4889b1653cb188aa361a20a9fbaa451d514c4d2d8bf5decc24d
SHA512

294a4777fdf76e2e72fa3e544c75967797a924038139a32b79b4456dbda45e15d4d063238a65b0256b9b9393267bfefe4967b54e6a93011a05846a96ed1fcff5
SSDEEP

24576:XDOgwgfYbK9s3kW3CG3vQ3snpR7loatbEUZqHwhv642THJ1r63LSw7b8VzkPPjwt:XDOyfYbK9sZvw8V/qQeHf6JUawknjY

Score

10^/10

pikabot botnet

Malware Config

Signatures

Detects PikaBot botnet 10 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/4104-6-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2
behavioral1/memory/4104-8-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2
behavioral1/memory/4104-9-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2
behavioral1/memory/4104-10-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2
behavioral1/memory/4104-11-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2
behavioral1/memory/4104-12-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2
behavioral1/memory/4104-13-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2
behavioral1/memory/4104-15-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2
behavioral1/memory/4104-26-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2
behavioral1/memory/4104-29-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2

PikaBot
PikaBot is a botnet that is distributed similarly to Qakbot and written in c++.
botnet pikabot

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1880 set thread context of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108

Enumerates processes with tasklist 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Process Discovery

T1057

pid	Process
416	tasklist.exe

Gathers network information 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Uses commandline utility to view network configuration.

System Information Discovery

T1082

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

pid	Process
1756	ipconfig.exe
2252	netstat.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4104	SearchProtocolHost.exe
4104	SearchProtocolHost.exe

Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1880	rundll32.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 29 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	416	tasklist.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	netstat.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2968 wrote to memory of 4992	2968	rundll32.exe	86
PID 2968 wrote to memory of 4992	2968	rundll32.exe	86
PID 2968 wrote to memory of 4992	2968	rundll32.exe	86
PID 1896 wrote to memory of 5084	1896	cmd.exe	104
PID 1896 wrote to memory of 5084	1896	cmd.exe	104
PID 5084 wrote to memory of 1880	5084	rundll32.exe	106
PID 5084 wrote to memory of 1880	5084	rundll32.exe	106
PID 5084 wrote to memory of 1880	5084	rundll32.exe	106
PID 1896 wrote to memory of 416	1896	cmd.exe	107
PID 1896 wrote to memory of 416	1896	cmd.exe	107
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	108

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSP.dll,#1
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2968
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSP.dll,#1
  2⤵
  PID:4992

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1896
- C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
  rundll32 VSP.dll, Crash
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:5084
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    rundll32 VSP.dll, Crash
    3⤵
    - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    - Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1880
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SearchProtocolHost.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe"
      4⤵
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:4104
    - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\whoami.exe
        
        whoami.exe /all
        5⤵
        Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        
        PID:3316
    - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe
        
        ipconfig.exe /all
        5⤵
        Gathers network information
        
        PID:1756
    - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netstat.exe
        
        netstat.exe -aon
        5⤵
        Gathers network information
        Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        
        PID:2252
- C:\Windows\system32\tasklist.exe
  tasklist
  2⤵
  - Enumerates processes with tasklist
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:416

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Process Discovery

T1057

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

memory/1880-0-0x0000000002040000-0x0000000002043000-memory.dmp

Filesize
12KB

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memory/1880-1-0x0000000002390000-0x0000000002460000-memory.dmp

Filesize
832KB

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memory/4104-6-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/4104-8-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/4104-9-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/4104-10-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/4104-11-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/4104-12-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/4104-13-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/4104-15-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/4104-26-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/4104-29-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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