Analysis

  • max time kernel
    300s
  • max time network
    296s
  • platform
    windows10-1703_x64
  • resource
    win10-20231215-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10-20231215-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-1703-x64system
  • submitted
    08/01/2024, 05:01

General

  • Target
    d248ac0df52d36cca68053a1a361f864e8b9b83994475df0ae5f35ee1f7c5feb.exe
  • Size 253KB
  • Sample240108-fnmenabefq
  • SHA256 d248ac0df52d36cca68053a1a361f864e8b9b83994475df0ae5f35ee1f7c5feb
  • 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.

  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • 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).

  • NSIS installer 3 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 2 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\d248ac0df52d36cca68053a1a361f864e8b9b83994475df0ae5f35ee1f7c5feb.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d248ac0df52d36cca68053a1a361f864e8b9b83994475df0ae5f35ee1f7c5feb.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4752
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d248ac0df52d36cca68053a1a361f864e8b9b83994475df0ae5f35ee1f7c5feb.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d248ac0df52d36cca68053a1a361f864e8b9b83994475df0ae5f35ee1f7c5feb.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
      PID:436
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5668.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5668.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:2860
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5F14.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5F14.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3384
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WindowsUpdater.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WindowsUpdater.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      PID:1768

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        5668.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5668.exe
        • Size 360KB
        • SHA256 6d99cec56614b6b8a23dfa84a50c6bbfde535411c6366ac2bcc20c9f5af62880
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        5F14.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5F14.exe
        • Size 5.6MB
        • SHA256 4e07a3356bb6ffaa23224884b2ec5d79b6f956acc186475adac89867c0d623d9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        WindowsUpdater.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WindowsUpdater.exe
        • Size 2.2MB
        • SHA256 5ebb608342d1306743d1ab56bb587b00d7e14737f5af48be3fa738a98cf29668
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        lib.dll

        • Path \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lib.dll
        • Size 2.2MB
        • SHA256 fdbd693e2a9eab791967e78eef8e1a3423c63b570d6fc8ccd9367be931c779c4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        System.dll

        • Path \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nso6761.tmp\System.dll
        • Size 12KB
        • SHA256 7fb0f8d452fefaac789986b933df050f3d3e4feb8a8d9944ada995f572dcdca1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        memory/436-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

        memory/436-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

        memory/436-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

        memory/1768-38-0x0000000073DD0000-0x00000000744E7000-memory.dmp

        memory/1768-39-0x0000000073DD0000-0x00000000744E7000-memory.dmp

        memory/3344-5-0x0000000000700000-0x0000000000716000-memory.dmp

        memory/3384-22-0x0000000000820000-0x0000000000DB6000-memory.dmp

        memory/3384-26-0x0000000000820000-0x0000000000DB6000-memory.dmp

        memory/4752-2-0x0000000000540000-0x0000000000549000-memory.dmp

        memory/4752-1-0x0000000000580000-0x0000000000680000-memory.dmp