Analysis Overview
SHA256
3a3e675b68a08c3c331a5b0c31508d5987f7dd0a60a87ce39410a8fa8ea83661
Threat Level: Known bad
The file ae310aefc6d18aacc1f57118d8f7bead.exe was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
UAC bypass
Windows security bypass
Disables taskbar notifications via registry modification
Windows security modification
Adds Run key to start application
Checks whether UAC is enabled
Program crash
Unsigned PE
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
System policy modification
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-01-07 19:37
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-01-07 19:37
Reported
2024-01-07 19:40
Platform
win7-20231129-en
Max time kernel
52s
Max time network
126s
Command Line
Signatures
UAC bypass
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae310aefc6d18aacc1f57118d8f7bead.exe | N/A |
Windows security bypass
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae310aefc6d18aacc1f57118d8f7bead.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae310aefc6d18aacc1f57118d8f7bead.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae310aefc6d18aacc1f57118d8f7bead.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae310aefc6d18aacc1f57118d8f7bead.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae310aefc6d18aacc1f57118d8f7bead.exe | N/A |
Disables taskbar notifications via registry modification
Windows security modification
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\svc | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae310aefc6d18aacc1f57118d8f7bead.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\DisableAntiSpyware = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae310aefc6d18aacc1f57118d8f7bead.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae310aefc6d18aacc1f57118d8f7bead.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae310aefc6d18aacc1f57118d8f7bead.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae310aefc6d18aacc1f57118d8f7bead.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae310aefc6d18aacc1f57118d8f7bead.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae310aefc6d18aacc1f57118d8f7bead.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\svc | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae310aefc6d18aacc1f57118d8f7bead.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3627615824-4061627003-3019543961-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\E29A11625780832400CEE299434D0648 = "C:\\ProgramData\\E29A11625780832400CEE299434D0648\\E29A11625780832400CEE299434D0648.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae310aefc6d18aacc1f57118d8f7bead.exe | N/A |
Checks whether UAC is enabled
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae310aefc6d18aacc1f57118d8f7bead.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae310aefc6d18aacc1f57118d8f7bead.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae310aefc6d18aacc1f57118d8f7bead.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae310aefc6d18aacc1f57118d8f7bead.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae310aefc6d18aacc1f57118d8f7bead.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae310aefc6d18aacc1f57118d8f7bead.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae310aefc6d18aacc1f57118d8f7bead.exe | N/A |
System policy modification
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae310aefc6d18aacc1f57118d8f7bead.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae310aefc6d18aacc1f57118d8f7bead.exe | N/A |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae310aefc6d18aacc1f57118d8f7bead.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae310aefc6d18aacc1f57118d8f7bead.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| HK | 112.121.178.189:80 | 112.121.178.189 | tcp |
| HK | 112.121.178.189:80 | 112.121.178.189 | tcp |
Files
memory/2988-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000053B000-memory.dmp
memory/2988-2-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000263000-memory.dmp
memory/2988-0-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000226000-memory.dmp
memory/2988-3-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000053B000-memory.dmp
memory/2988-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000053B000-memory.dmp
memory/2988-17-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000053B000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-01-07 19:37
Reported
2024-01-07 19:40
Platform
win10v2004-20231222-en
Max time kernel
134s
Max time network
121s
Command Line
Signatures
Program crash
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae310aefc6d18aacc1f57118d8f7bead.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae310aefc6d18aacc1f57118d8f7bead.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae310aefc6d18aacc1f57118d8f7bead.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 440 -p 856 -ip 856
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 856 -s 540
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 146.78.124.51.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 49.179.17.96.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 23.181.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 9.228.82.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| N/A | 20.123.104.105:443 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| N/A | 52.165.165.26:443 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| N/A | 96.16.110.41:443 | tcp | |
| N/A | 51.104.136.2:443 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| N/A | 51.104.136.2:443 | tcp | |
| N/A | 51.104.136.2:443 | tcp | |
| US | 192.229.221.95:80 | tcp | |
| N/A | 20.123.104.105:443 | tcp | |
| N/A | 52.165.165.26:443 | tcp | |
| N/A | 52.165.165.26:443 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| N/A | 52.165.165.26:443 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| N/A | 20.3.187.198:443 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| N/A | 52.165.165.26:443 | tcp | |
| N/A | 20.3.187.198:443 | tcp | |
| N/A | 52.165.165.26:443 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| N/A | 104.91.71.134:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| N/A | 23.37.1.183:80 | tcp | |
| N/A | 23.37.1.183:80 | tcp | |
| N/A | 20.123.104.105:443 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| N/A | 20.54.110.119:443 | tcp | |
| N/A | 20.3.187.198:443 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| N/A | 104.91.71.134:80 | tcp | |
| N/A | 104.91.71.134:80 | tcp | |
| N/A | 104.91.71.134:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| N/A | 104.91.71.134:80 | tcp | |
| N/A | 104.91.71.134:80 | tcp | |
| N/A | 104.91.71.134:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| N/A | 96.17.179.157:80 | tcp | |
| N/A | 104.91.71.134:80 | tcp | |
| N/A | 104.91.71.134:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| N/A | 96.17.179.157:80 | tcp | |
| N/A | 104.91.71.134:80 | tcp | |
| N/A | 96.17.179.157:80 | tcp | |
| N/A | 104.91.71.134:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.47:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.47:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| N/A | 96.17.179.74:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| N/A | 20.223.36.55:443 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| US | 52.111.227.13:443 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| N/A | 104.91.71.134:80 | tcp | |
| N/A | 104.91.71.134:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.47:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.47:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.47:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.47:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.47:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.47:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.47:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.47:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.47:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.47:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.47:80 | tcp | |
| N/A | 20.223.36.55:443 | tcp | |
| N/A | 20.223.36.55:443 | tcp | |
| N/A | 20.223.36.55:443 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.47:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | tcp | |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | tcp | |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | tcp | |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | tcp | |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | tcp | |
| US | 192.229.221.95:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.47:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.47:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.47:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.47:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.47:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.47:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.47:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.47:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.47:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.47:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.47:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| N/A | 20.242.39.171:443 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| N/A | 104.91.71.140:80 | tcp | |
| N/A | 104.91.71.140:80 | tcp | |
| N/A | 104.91.71.140:80 | tcp | |
| N/A | 104.91.71.140:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| N/A | 96.17.179.194:80 | tcp | |
| N/A | 104.91.71.140:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| N/A | 104.91.71.140:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| N/A | 104.91.71.134:80 | tcp | |
| N/A | 104.91.71.134:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp | |
| N/A | 20.242.39.171:443 | tcp | |
| N/A | 104.91.71.134:80 | tcp | |
| N/A | 104.91.71.134:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 96.17.179.56:80 | tcp |
Files
memory/856-0-0x00000000006A0000-0x00000000006A6000-memory.dmp
memory/856-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000053B000-memory.dmp