Analysis

  • max time kernel
    299s
  • max time network
    301s
  • platform
    windows10-1703_x64
  • resource
    win10-20231215-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10-20231215-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-1703-x64system
  • submitted
    01/01/2024, 04:49

General

  • Target
    25381ed3f2da7940e89e2f4561b200509c833998b10a94f9c71c64bb27604a6e.exe
  • Size 163KB
  • Sample240101-ff3rnsbggj
  • SHA256 25381ed3f2da7940e89e2f4561b200509c833998b10a94f9c71c64bb27604a6e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • smokeloader

Botnet
  • pub1

Extracted

Family
  • smokeloader

Version
  • 2020

C2
  • http://host-file-host6.com/

  • http://host-host-file8.com/

rc4.i32
rc4.i32

Signatures

  • SmokeLoader

    Modular backdoor trojan in use since 2014.

  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • NSIS installer 6 IoCs
  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 3 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 15 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\25381ed3f2da7940e89e2f4561b200509c833998b10a94f9c71c64bb27604a6e.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\25381ed3f2da7940e89e2f4561b200509c833998b10a94f9c71c64bb27604a6e.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4624
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\25381ed3f2da7940e89e2f4561b200509c833998b10a94f9c71c64bb27604a6e.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\25381ed3f2da7940e89e2f4561b200509c833998b10a94f9c71c64bb27604a6e.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
      PID:2192
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2192 -s 496
        3⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:4740
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\C747.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\C747.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:3792
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CC0B.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CC0B.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4288
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WindowsUpdater.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WindowsUpdater.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      PID:4144

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        C747.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\C747.exe
        • Size 360KB
        • SHA256 6d99cec56614b6b8a23dfa84a50c6bbfde535411c6366ac2bcc20c9f5af62880
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        CC0B.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CC0B.exe
        • Size 897KB
        • SHA256 0e61ac642c86b08ac5c2bf2f64f8c5d3702d7be40378290fcfc845193ee7994b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        CC0B.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CC0B.exe
        • Size 359KB
        • SHA256 665608477a224931cee167aa0ff18a794d938469e3abcff45a1d2ce89c0b393e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        WindowsUpdater.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WindowsUpdater.exe
        • Size 893KB
        • SHA256 e047e7822e36b84b23bd7d7defdb6b574f4d078d8797f9c4e68ff6e009d09c90
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        WindowsUpdater.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WindowsUpdater.exe
        • Size 894KB
        • SHA256 e535f046861f812702ca7d2e6a3f549e382c082704a72257c0c6600cd8e2887e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        System.dll

        • Path \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsdCCF6.tmp\System.dll
        • Size 12KB
        • SHA256 7fb0f8d452fefaac789986b933df050f3d3e4feb8a8d9944ada995f572dcdca1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        memory/2192-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

        memory/2192-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

        memory/2192-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

        memory/3372-5-0x0000000000730000-0x0000000000746000-memory.dmp

        memory/4144-39-0x00000000729B0000-0x00000000730C7000-memory.dmp

        memory/4144-42-0x00000000729B0000-0x00000000730C7000-memory.dmp

        memory/4288-22-0x00000000012F0000-0x0000000001886000-memory.dmp

        memory/4288-27-0x00000000012F0000-0x0000000001886000-memory.dmp

        memory/4624-1-0x0000000000A30000-0x0000000000B30000-memory.dmp

        memory/4624-2-0x0000000000990000-0x0000000000999000-memory.dmp