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, 04:50

General

  • Target
    2956bc327016b74df177ace4cc464fdb444ec6c149d44136947e651d881c6c7c.exe
  • Size 213KB
  • Sample240101-ff8mxseec8
  • SHA256 2956bc327016b74df177ace4cc464fdb444ec6c149d44136947e651d881c6c7c
  • 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\2956bc327016b74df177ace4cc464fdb444ec6c149d44136947e651d881c6c7c.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2956bc327016b74df177ace4cc464fdb444ec6c149d44136947e651d881c6c7c.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:656
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2956bc327016b74df177ace4cc464fdb444ec6c149d44136947e651d881c6c7c.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2956bc327016b74df177ace4cc464fdb444ec6c149d44136947e651d881c6c7c.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
      PID:3996
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3996 -s 500
        3⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:1592
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EC83.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EC83.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:1012
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FD2D.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FD2D.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1772
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WindowsUpdater.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WindowsUpdater.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      PID:2556

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        EC83.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EC83.exe
        • Size 360KB
        • SHA256 6d99cec56614b6b8a23dfa84a50c6bbfde535411c6366ac2bcc20c9f5af62880
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        EC83.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EC83.exe
        • Size 305KB
        • SHA256 663ace9483120199444e65083cb9b6215e9c241c24a54ee470566829fb444e3b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        FD2D.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FD2D.exe
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 09ff25beec5067fb835e7c28c0b5a0b952b46157d603d1cc4e13fa778aedde78
        • 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 381KB
        • SHA256 2c53c6230503e9ac061e3a3ef5a2baa06457768fe18d30bedd9a9a29b859a902
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        lib.dll

        • Path \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lib.dll
        • Size 92KB
        • SHA256 fb3946bcf285f3d6b07e20ac4f2344de316c89afadc9a91829f5ae1b5f1af23c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        System.dll

        • Path \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsxFE18.tmp\System.dll
        • Size 12KB
        • SHA256 7fb0f8d452fefaac789986b933df050f3d3e4feb8a8d9944ada995f572dcdca1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        memory/656-1-0x0000000000C00000-0x0000000000D00000-memory.dmp

        memory/656-2-0x0000000000BA0000-0x0000000000BA9000-memory.dmp

        memory/1772-24-0x0000000000F90000-0x0000000001526000-memory.dmp

        memory/1772-28-0x0000000000F90000-0x0000000001526000-memory.dmp

        memory/3432-5-0x00000000005F0000-0x0000000000606000-memory.dmp

        memory/3996-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

        memory/3996-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

        memory/3996-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp