Analysis Overview
SHA256
a1a204279d3cdcf73ce14a62268795170aece0aa178c9f18c489d83530b14da5
Threat Level: Known bad
The file a1a204279d3cdcf73ce14a62268795170aece0aa178c9f18c489d83530b14da5 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Ducktail family
Detect Ducktail Third Stage Payload
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Checks computer location settings
Adds Run key to start application
Looks up external IP address via web service
Unsigned PE
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2023-12-03 02:42
Signatures
Detect Ducktail Third Stage Payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Ducktail family
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2023-12-03 02:42
Reported
2023-12-03 02:45
Platform
win7-20231130-en
Max time kernel
121s
Max time network
126s
Command Line
Signatures
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Public Program\Chrome Service.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a1a204279d3cdcf73ce14a62268795170aece0aa178c9f18c489d83530b14da5.exe | N/A |
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2058106572-1146578376-825901627-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\GoogleChromed = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Public Program\\Chrome Service.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a1a204279d3cdcf73ce14a62268795170aece0aa178c9f18c489d83530b14da5.exe | N/A |
Looks up external IP address via web service
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | ipinfo.io | N/A | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a1a204279d3cdcf73ce14a62268795170aece0aa178c9f18c489d83530b14da5.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a1a204279d3cdcf73ce14a62268795170aece0aa178c9f18c489d83530b14da5.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"powershell.exe" Stop-Process -Name "firefox"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"powershell.exe" Stop-Process -Name "firefox"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Public Program\Chrome Service.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Public Program\Chrome Service.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ipinfo.io | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | api.telegram.org | udp |
Files
memory/3024-0-0x00000000067C0000-0x0000000007149000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-3-0x00000000067C0000-0x0000000007149000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-5-0x0000000000BB0000-0x00000000013FF000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-4-0x0000000006210000-0x00000000062B7000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-9-0x0000000000630000-0x000000000064D000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-12-0x0000000000630000-0x000000000064D000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-8-0x0000000006210000-0x00000000062B7000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-13-0x0000000000B50000-0x0000000000B78000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-16-0x0000000000B50000-0x0000000000B78000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-17-0x0000000008F70000-0x00000000090FE000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-21-0x00000000028B0000-0x00000000028E0000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-20-0x0000000008F70000-0x00000000090FE000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-25-0x0000000009460000-0x00000000097B6000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-24-0x00000000028B0000-0x00000000028E0000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-28-0x0000000009460000-0x00000000097B6000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-29-0x0000000006640000-0x00000000066E5000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-33-0x0000000002900000-0x0000000002915000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-37-0x0000000005E30000-0x0000000005E84000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-41-0x00000000066F0000-0x0000000006786000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-45-0x0000000009100000-0x000000000917A000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-49-0x0000000005C70000-0x0000000005CAC000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-52-0x0000000005C70000-0x0000000005CAC000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-48-0x0000000009100000-0x000000000917A000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-44-0x00000000066F0000-0x0000000006786000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-40-0x0000000005E30000-0x0000000005E84000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-36-0x0000000002900000-0x0000000002915000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-32-0x0000000006640000-0x00000000066E5000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-60-0x0000000006590000-0x0000000006596000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-57-0x0000000006590000-0x0000000006596000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-56-0x0000000002A90000-0x0000000002AA2000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-53-0x0000000002A90000-0x0000000002AA2000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-64-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002A8C000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-61-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002A8C000-memory.dmp
memory/1320-120-0x0000000073050000-0x00000000735FB000-memory.dmp
memory/1320-122-0x0000000001EA0000-0x0000000001EE0000-memory.dmp
memory/1320-123-0x0000000001EA0000-0x0000000001EE0000-memory.dmp
memory/1320-121-0x0000000073050000-0x00000000735FB000-memory.dmp
memory/1320-124-0x0000000073050000-0x00000000735FB000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\d93f411851d7c929.customDestinations-ms
| MD5 | 01a27b20a6355334844b25f2cda189c6 |
| SHA1 | 74b90298a46435d03da6581f803d49a3bda49c5b |
| SHA256 | 7f3a0e248cd4941eafff223787c30b88984dd40d9a438af1a94eca6d0534a896 |
| SHA512 | 9feacddb0c97d628d1aaeb01281cba40eb95b35bc65f88330ed02d78aabf2b62b6fbca5051a2404129c7aaec3336b49c5cba431f762ba5b66963560035ab5752 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\S0X9871ZA39WJC2DDGO4.temp
| MD5 | 01a27b20a6355334844b25f2cda189c6 |
| SHA1 | 74b90298a46435d03da6581f803d49a3bda49c5b |
| SHA256 | 7f3a0e248cd4941eafff223787c30b88984dd40d9a438af1a94eca6d0534a896 |
| SHA512 | 9feacddb0c97d628d1aaeb01281cba40eb95b35bc65f88330ed02d78aabf2b62b6fbca5051a2404129c7aaec3336b49c5cba431f762ba5b66963560035ab5752 |
memory/2788-131-0x0000000072AA0000-0x000000007304B000-memory.dmp
memory/2788-132-0x0000000072AA0000-0x000000007304B000-memory.dmp
memory/2788-134-0x0000000002AE0000-0x0000000002B20000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-133-0x0000000000BB0000-0x00000000013FF000-memory.dmp
memory/2788-135-0x0000000002AE0000-0x0000000002B20000-memory.dmp
memory/2788-136-0x0000000072AA0000-0x000000007304B000-memory.dmp
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Public Program\Chrome Service.exe
| MD5 | 41c7c46cfdcccaed611db23a96bd2c99 |
| SHA1 | 80f685cd297e68655301107eff8ae85b3574183d |
| SHA256 | 6ff06b54677d32a26d7230adc14fca1d2e007ae483a156eb801e9d5d82fd5402 |
| SHA512 | ca714d462b57443958a31b061a8154aff3e2a8003ce6e4e6995536b93954ac32ead0b7a7b6d0385dd95d8a49d75aa4347d2901b2acef466bb5687cef50661615 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Public Program\Chrome Service.exe
| MD5 | 41c7c46cfdcccaed611db23a96bd2c99 |
| SHA1 | 80f685cd297e68655301107eff8ae85b3574183d |
| SHA256 | 6ff06b54677d32a26d7230adc14fca1d2e007ae483a156eb801e9d5d82fd5402 |
| SHA512 | ca714d462b57443958a31b061a8154aff3e2a8003ce6e4e6995536b93954ac32ead0b7a7b6d0385dd95d8a49d75aa4347d2901b2acef466bb5687cef50661615 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Public Program\Chrome Service.exe
| MD5 | 41c7c46cfdcccaed611db23a96bd2c99 |
| SHA1 | 80f685cd297e68655301107eff8ae85b3574183d |
| SHA256 | 6ff06b54677d32a26d7230adc14fca1d2e007ae483a156eb801e9d5d82fd5402 |
| SHA512 | ca714d462b57443958a31b061a8154aff3e2a8003ce6e4e6995536b93954ac32ead0b7a7b6d0385dd95d8a49d75aa4347d2901b2acef466bb5687cef50661615 |
memory/1196-198-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000AA3000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-200-0x0000000000BB0000-0x00000000013FF000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-201-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000AA3000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2023-12-03 02:42
Reported
2023-12-03 02:45
Platform
win10v2004-20231130-en
Max time kernel
67s
Max time network
53s
Command Line
Signatures
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-423100829-2271632622-1028104103-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a1a204279d3cdcf73ce14a62268795170aece0aa178c9f18c489d83530b14da5.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Public Program\Chrome Service.exe | N/A |
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-423100829-2271632622-1028104103-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\GoogleChromed = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Public Program\\Chrome Service.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a1a204279d3cdcf73ce14a62268795170aece0aa178c9f18c489d83530b14da5.exe | N/A |
Looks up external IP address via web service
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | ipinfo.io | N/A | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a1a204279d3cdcf73ce14a62268795170aece0aa178c9f18c489d83530b14da5.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a1a204279d3cdcf73ce14a62268795170aece0aa178c9f18c489d83530b14da5.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"powershell.exe" Stop-Process -Name "msedge"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"powershell.exe" Stop-Process -Name "firefox"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"powershell.exe" Stop-Process -Name "firefox"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Public Program\Chrome Service.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Public Program\Chrome Service.exe"
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 | g.bing.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ipinfo.io | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | api.telegram.org | udp |
Files
memory/4152-0-0x0000000006F00000-0x0000000007889000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-3-0x0000000006F00000-0x0000000007889000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-4-0x00000000069E0000-0x0000000006A87000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-6-0x0000000000450000-0x0000000000C9F000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041D000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-8-0x00000000069E0000-0x0000000006A87000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-12-0x0000000006890000-0x00000000068B8000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-15-0x0000000006890000-0x00000000068B8000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-16-0x000000000AE90000-0x000000000B01E000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-19-0x000000000AE90000-0x000000000B01E000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-20-0x0000000006DD0000-0x0000000006E00000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-23-0x0000000006DD0000-0x0000000006E00000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-24-0x000000000B380000-0x000000000B6D6000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-27-0x000000000B380000-0x000000000B6D6000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-28-0x000000000ADA0000-0x000000000AE45000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-31-0x000000000ADA0000-0x000000000AE45000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-32-0x0000000006EE0000-0x0000000006EF5000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-35-0x0000000006EE0000-0x0000000006EF5000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-36-0x000000000B020000-0x000000000B074000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-39-0x000000000B020000-0x000000000B074000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-40-0x000000000AD00000-0x000000000AD96000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-43-0x000000000AD00000-0x000000000AD96000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-44-0x000000000B110000-0x000000000B18A000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-47-0x000000000B110000-0x000000000B18A000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-48-0x000000000AE50000-0x000000000AE8C000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-51-0x000000000AE50000-0x000000000AE8C000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-52-0x000000000B1C0000-0x000000000B1D2000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-55-0x000000000B1C0000-0x000000000B1D2000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-56-0x000000000B100000-0x000000000B106000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-59-0x000000000B100000-0x000000000B106000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-60-0x000000000B1B0000-0x000000000B1BC000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-63-0x000000000B1B0000-0x000000000B1BC000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-64-0x000000000B300000-0x000000000B33A000-memory.dmp
memory/3736-126-0x0000000002430000-0x0000000002466000-memory.dmp
memory/3736-128-0x0000000002470000-0x0000000002480000-memory.dmp
memory/3736-127-0x0000000073BE0000-0x0000000074390000-memory.dmp
memory/3736-129-0x0000000002470000-0x0000000002480000-memory.dmp
memory/3736-130-0x0000000004E00000-0x0000000005428000-memory.dmp
memory/3736-131-0x0000000004DB0000-0x0000000004DD2000-memory.dmp
memory/3736-132-0x00000000056A0000-0x0000000005706000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_iudyvbtj.fm5.ps1
| MD5 | d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641 |
| SHA1 | 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d |
| SHA256 | 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7 |
| SHA512 | 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82 |
memory/3736-142-0x0000000005810000-0x0000000005876000-memory.dmp
memory/3736-143-0x0000000005890000-0x0000000005BE4000-memory.dmp
memory/3736-144-0x0000000005D40000-0x0000000005D5E000-memory.dmp
memory/3736-145-0x0000000005D80000-0x0000000005DCC000-memory.dmp
memory/3736-146-0x00000000062A0000-0x0000000006336000-memory.dmp
memory/3736-147-0x0000000006230000-0x000000000624A000-memory.dmp
memory/3736-148-0x0000000006D40000-0x0000000006D62000-memory.dmp
memory/3736-149-0x0000000007320000-0x00000000078C4000-memory.dmp
memory/3736-152-0x0000000073BE0000-0x0000000074390000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
| MD5 | def65711d78669d7f8e69313be4acf2e |
| SHA1 | 6522ebf1de09eeb981e270bd95114bc69a49cda6 |
| SHA256 | aa1c97cdbce9a848f1db2ad483f19caa535b55a3a1ef2ad1260e0437002bc82c |
| SHA512 | 05b2f9cd9bc3b46f52fded320b68e05f79b2b3ceaeb13e5d87ae9f8cd8e6c90bbb4ffa4da8192c2bfe0f58826cabff2e99e7c5cc8dd47037d4eb7bfc6f2710a7 |
memory/4688-163-0x0000000073BE0000-0x0000000074390000-memory.dmp
memory/4688-165-0x0000000004750000-0x0000000004760000-memory.dmp
memory/4688-164-0x0000000004750000-0x0000000004760000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
| MD5 | 1a2969cec968310d4e569c9417a4791a |
| SHA1 | 23529e28f00c0989687bacae91b595999ab1534e |
| SHA256 | 0ec55e6b6bd8e5cf9afda8cd2b1677df6dde5b0c12885bbb2f43f05b42d55518 |
| SHA512 | 23542242b8157ad35bd3d454c161225699dceff1fe68f41996280eb581b196439ff4691910e375e3ca3f93a71216c283767105687a538ce9c3bd30a482b65093 |
memory/4688-177-0x0000000073BE0000-0x0000000074390000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-179-0x0000000000450000-0x0000000000C9F000-memory.dmp
memory/4504-180-0x0000000073BE0000-0x0000000074390000-memory.dmp
memory/4504-181-0x0000000002690000-0x00000000026A0000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
| MD5 | 3f091062175982c8771f33a6f4dc3cce |
| SHA1 | 7cf6e87a218c80d90bdd57d53e1ee77c9127b90b |
| SHA256 | 09be24ce413cf8a7402bc1f4840f053399b7a4d2646428257d94a6d1dd1d18db |
| SHA512 | c1ad48d7732f88300d67e5fbdf1c4bec132747244eb8e678e7f6e37659ea5e81e399283389ccf055b1e15e6f0efbccccc589b44fead2d58678aaae6efd7ab604 |
memory/4504-193-0x0000000073BE0000-0x0000000074390000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Public Program\Chrome Service.exe
| MD5 | 41c7c46cfdcccaed611db23a96bd2c99 |
| SHA1 | 80f685cd297e68655301107eff8ae85b3574183d |
| SHA256 | 6ff06b54677d32a26d7230adc14fca1d2e007ae483a156eb801e9d5d82fd5402 |
| SHA512 | ca714d462b57443958a31b061a8154aff3e2a8003ce6e4e6995536b93954ac32ead0b7a7b6d0385dd95d8a49d75aa4347d2901b2acef466bb5687cef50661615 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Public Program\Chrome Service.exe
| MD5 | 41c7c46cfdcccaed611db23a96bd2c99 |
| SHA1 | 80f685cd297e68655301107eff8ae85b3574183d |
| SHA256 | 6ff06b54677d32a26d7230adc14fca1d2e007ae483a156eb801e9d5d82fd5402 |
| SHA512 | ca714d462b57443958a31b061a8154aff3e2a8003ce6e4e6995536b93954ac32ead0b7a7b6d0385dd95d8a49d75aa4347d2901b2acef466bb5687cef50661615 |
memory/3656-256-0x0000000000580000-0x0000000000DC3000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-258-0x0000000000450000-0x0000000000C9F000-memory.dmp
memory/3656-259-0x0000000000580000-0x0000000000DC3000-memory.dmp