5a007d6f2c1a508d06ea7b465eb9041648d51dba7af5e4777aff92864749f70c

General

Target

5148346e16b5621a995da6b6336b5f0b.exe
Size

174KB
MD5

5148346e16b5621a995da6b6336b5f0b
SHA1

20e59544300597d727c09f472cb6e7550e8487ff
SHA256

5a007d6f2c1a508d06ea7b465eb9041648d51dba7af5e4777aff92864749f70c
SHA512

10bc9f5960a547368f3f2c0a9bbcc72249ea9f546d0835bca9ca93823da59a0f71649b3bc43f217903dc79ed56c42613fedbbfc60eb39da705c1d3df393655d8
SSDEEP

3072:FnOn7t7XpdpCCTg/sxFgJDZM1MZCQDUxRNV0zQ+29VfU+G5HqJADzsJclFFBG:FKpdcCrTq6PQopKE+UVfU9nlDBG

Score

7^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
468	northstar.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4636	5148346e16b5621a995da6b6336b5f0b.exe
4636	5148346e16b5621a995da6b6336b5f0b.exe

Drops desktop.ini file(s) 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini	northstar.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini	northstar.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\assembly	northstar.exe
File created	C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini	northstar.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini	northstar.exe

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

Install Root Certificate

T1553.004

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\4EB6D578499B1CCF5F581EAD56BE3D9B6744A5E5	northstar.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\4EB6D578499B1CCF5F581EAD56BE3D9B6744A5E5\Blob = 040000000100000010000000cb17e431673ee209fe455793f30afa1c0f0000000100000014000000e91e1e972b8f467ab4e0598fa92285387dee94c953000000010000006300000030613021060b6086480186f8450107170630123010060a2b0601040182373c0101030200c0301f06096086480186fd6c020130123010060a2b0601040182373c0101030200c0301b060567810c010330123010060a2b0601040182373c0101030200c07f000000010000002a000000302806082b0601050507030206082b0601050507030306082b0601050507030406082b0601050507030109000000010000002a000000302806082b0601050507030206082b0601050507030306082b0601050507030406082b060105050703016200000001000000200000009acfab7e43c8d880d06b262a94deeee4b4659989c3d0caf19baf6405e41ab7df1400000001000000140000007fd365a7c2ddecbbf03009f34339fa02af3331330b000000010000001200000056006500720069005300690067006e0000001d0000000100000010000000c6cbcafa17955c4cfd41eca0c654c3617e000000010000000800000000c0032f2df8d6016800000001000000000000000300000001000000140000004eb6d578499b1ccf5f581ead56be3d9b6744a5e5190000000100000010000000d8b5fb368468620275d142ffd2aade372000000001000000d7040000308204d3308203bba003020102021018dad19e267de8bb4a2158cdcc6b3b4a300d06092a864886f70d01010505003081ca310b300906035504061302555331173015060355040a130e566572695369676e2c20496e632e311f301d060355040b1316566572695369676e205472757374204e6574776f726b313a3038060355040b1331286329203230303620566572695369676e2c20496e632e202d20466f7220617574686f72697a656420757365206f6e6c79314530430603550403133c566572695369676e20436c6173732033205075626c6963205072696d6172792043657274696669636174696f6e20417574686f72697479202d204735301e170d3036313130383030303030305a170d3336303731363233353935395a3081ca310b300906035504061302555331173015060355040a130e566572695369676e2c20496e632e311f301d060355040b1316566572695369676e205472757374204e6574776f726b313a3038060355040b1331286329203230303620566572695369676e2c20496e632e202d20466f7220617574686f72697a656420757365206f6e6c79314530430603550403133c566572695369676e20436c6173732033205075626c6963205072696d6172792043657274696669636174696f6e20417574686f72697479202d20473530820122300d06092a864886f70d01010105000382010f003082010a0282010100af240808297a359e600caae74b3b4edc7cbc3c451cbb2be0fe2902f95708a364851527f5f1adc831895d22e82aaaa642b38ff8b955b7b1b74bb3fe8f7e0757ecef43db66621561cf600da4d8def8e0c362083d5413eb49ca59548526e52b8f1b9febf5a191c23349d843636a524bd28fe870514dd189697bc770f6b3dc1274db7b5d4b56d396bf1577a1b0f4a225f2af1c926718e5f40604ef90b9e400e4dd3ab519ff02baf43ceee08beb378becf4d7acf2f6f03dafdd759133191d1c40cb7424192193d914feac2a52c78fd50449e48d6347883c6983cbfe47bd2b7e4fc595ae0e9dd4d143c06773e314087ee53f9f73b8330acf5d3f3487968aee53e825150203010001a381b23081af300f0603551d130101ff040530030101ff300e0603551d0f0101ff040403020106306d06082b0601050507010c0461305fa15da05b3059305730551609696d6167652f6769663021301f300706052b0e03021a04148fe5d31a86ac8d8e6bc3cf806ad448182c7b192e30251623687474703a2f2f6c6f676f2e766572697369676e2e636f6d2f76736c6f676f2e676966301d0603551d0e041604147fd365a7c2ddecbbf03009f34339fa02af333133300d06092a864886f70d0101050500038201010093244a305f62cfd81a982f3deadc992dbd77f6a5792238ecc4a7a07812ad620e457064c5e797662d98097e5fafd6cc2865f201aa081a47def9f97c925a0869200dd93e6d6e3c0d6ed8e606914018b9f8c1eddfdb41aae09620c9cd64153881c994eea284290b136f8edb0cdd2502dba48b1944d2417a05694a584f60ca7e826a0b02aa251739b5db7fe784652a958abd86de5e8116832d10ccdefda8822a6d281f0d0bc4e5e71a2619e1f4116f10b595fce7420532dbce9d515e28b69e85d35befa57d4540728eb70e6b0e06fb33354871b89d278bc4655f0d86769c447af6955cf65d320833a454b6183f685cf2424a853854835fd1e82cf2ac11d6a8ed636a	northstar.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\4EB6D578499B1CCF5F581EAD56BE3D9B6744A5E5\Blob = 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	northstar.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
468	northstar.exe
468	northstar.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4636 wrote to memory of 468	4636	5148346e16b5621a995da6b6336b5f0b.exe	89
PID 4636 wrote to memory of 468	4636	5148346e16b5621a995da6b6336b5f0b.exe	89
PID 4636 wrote to memory of 468	4636	5148346e16b5621a995da6b6336b5f0b.exe	89

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5148346e16b5621a995da6b6336b5f0b.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5148346e16b5621a995da6b6336b5f0b.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4636
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsl6FC3.tmp\northstar.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsl6FC3.tmp\northstar.exe /u4dbeae05-eba0-4356-8e68-33c05bc06ebe /e2507656 /dT201301251308
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Drops desktop.ini file(s)
  - Drops file in Windows directory
  - Modifies system certificate store
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:468

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Subvert Trust Controls

1

T1553

Install Root Certificate

1

T1553.004

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsl6FC3.tmp\System.dll

Filesize
21KB

MD5
5ebc73650256e9c8ddbcda231db829a1

SHA1
988d4535e18754ab2a6248abae96c5697d7dbcd5

SHA256
1eaa543842df7795404184e8892a1654b0773dbc9bd8b54c7fdb9e68f4355493

SHA512
b21266e76fc7263af982a1336a766e47ccf348ed56b305dbb09f03574c9b2a7309f12200e80d86f9a251381be6e87a41206447f11c51899cb31fba10da1d5270

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsl6FC3.tmp\northstar.exe

Filesize
275KB

MD5
a1e2472db630c7043c2fb486a17300bc

SHA1
f289644ce703d4050b49ec0606c543a8f3928624

SHA256
0e990e290a6c3b4b3a3ac7495bfc197b698799ae840a06586eb5d5cbe74a1bd7

SHA512
3571478424b464b17ef58f43ffca57e09e539e4b83ed1a158694ab4f473001ceb37cb72c850d701767625d515f129a14a1f60446ace745517658923467b01823

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memory/468-34-0x00000000019B0000-0x00000000019C0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/468-14-0x0000000074CD0000-0x0000000075281000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/468-15-0x00000000019B0000-0x00000000019C0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/468-32-0x0000000074CD0000-0x0000000075281000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/468-33-0x00000000019B0000-0x00000000019C0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/468-13-0x0000000074CD0000-0x0000000075281000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/468-35-0x00000000019B0000-0x00000000019C0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/468-36-0x00000000019B0000-0x00000000019C0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/468-40-0x0000000074CD0000-0x0000000075281000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/4636-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/4636-17-0x000000006E3C0000-0x000000006E3CD000-memory.dmp

Filesize
52KB

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memory/4636-44-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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