Analysis

  • max time kernel
    26s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20231222-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20231222-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    12/01/2024, 22:46

General

  • Target
    0f73dc9673062de7bb486da601791e67e78e9aaae6a1dc5fabbdf5abe5fcc058.exe
  • Size 178KB
  • Sample240112-2qbxlagaf2
  • SHA256 0f73dc9673062de7bb486da601791e67e78e9aaae6a1dc5fabbdf5abe5fcc058
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • smokeloader

Botnet
  • up3

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 1 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Program crash 2 IoCs
  • NSIS installer 8 IoCs
  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 16 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 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\0f73dc9673062de7bb486da601791e67e78e9aaae6a1dc5fabbdf5abe5fcc058.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0f73dc9673062de7bb486da601791e67e78e9aaae6a1dc5fabbdf5abe5fcc058.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:644
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0f73dc9673062de7bb486da601791e67e78e9aaae6a1dc5fabbdf5abe5fcc058.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0f73dc9673062de7bb486da601791e67e78e9aaae6a1dc5fabbdf5abe5fcc058.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
      PID:4484
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4484 -s 328
        3⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:1660
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 428 -p 4484 -ip 4484
    1⤵
      PID:2924
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\B3CF.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\B3CF.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Checks whether UAC is enabled
      • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
      • Checks processor information in registry
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1404
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
        2⤵
          PID:1104
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1104 -s 1076
            3⤵
            • Program crash
            PID:944
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\BAC5.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\BAC5.exe
        1⤵
          PID:4192
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WindowsUpdater.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WindowsUpdater.exe"
            2⤵
              PID:1372
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 196 -p 1104 -ip 1104
            1⤵
              PID:1184

            Network

                  MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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                  Downloads

                  B3CF.exe

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\B3CF.exe
                  • Size 360KB
                  • SHA256 6d99cec56614b6b8a23dfa84a50c6bbfde535411c6366ac2bcc20c9f5af62880
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                  BAC5.exe

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\BAC5.exe
                  • Size 46KB
                  • SHA256 ae6397128f82a80bf81b27b46ffe6ea70659ecde593079ab0d66f7fdc2937732
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                  BAC5.exe

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\BAC5.exe
                  • Size 9KB
                  • SHA256 6f2d2efba6a2283b0090af06976873479ba9605803a06e2339911043fd3dd553
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                  WindowsUpdater.exe

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WindowsUpdater.exe
                  • Size 304KB
                  • SHA256 8688fd4bf4a95b9970d2fd23b7969f9bcd2320f4425f778facc71bec9e35be5a
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                  WindowsUpdater.exe

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WindowsUpdater.exe
                  • Size 363KB
                  • SHA256 3805884be4941b7abeaf25972484a0b8e2b6d4eb1f3a0afefb37fb2788de51e6
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                  WindowsUpdater.exe

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WindowsUpdater.exe
                  • Size 172KB
                  • SHA256 b4f30a35e6b29fb6c1041808d959011c884aba48caad6293b41b6a3454834878
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                  lib.dll

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lib.dll
                  • Size 231KB
                  • SHA256 e8e4272974211e0e6d117e46e8864b31737b4c9d31eee91d9f40e4ac0208522f
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                  System.dll

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

                  memory/644-2-0x00000000008D0000-0x00000000008D9000-memory.dmp

                  memory/644-1-0x0000000000A30000-0x0000000000B30000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1104-28-0x0000000000590000-0x00000000009C4000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1104-64-0x0000000000CD0000-0x0000000000D94000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1104-63-0x0000000000590000-0x00000000009C3000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1104-26-0x0000000000590000-0x00000000009C4000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1104-61-0x0000000004560000-0x0000000004562000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1104-30-0x0000000000CD0000-0x0000000000D94000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1104-32-0x0000000000CD0000-0x0000000000D94000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1104-29-0x0000000000CD0000-0x0000000000D94000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1372-60-0x00000000727D0000-0x0000000072EE7000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1372-65-0x00000000727D0000-0x0000000072EE7000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1404-18-0x0000000002280000-0x00000000022E6000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1404-25-0x0000000002280000-0x00000000022E6000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1404-34-0x0000000002280000-0x00000000022E6000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1404-19-0x0000000002640000-0x000000000264D000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1404-16-0x0000000000010000-0x000000000006D000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1404-20-0x0000000077294000-0x0000000077295000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1404-35-0x0000000002820000-0x0000000002821000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1404-21-0x0000000002280000-0x00000000022E6000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1404-23-0x0000000002800000-0x0000000002801000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1404-24-0x0000000002830000-0x000000000283C000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3404-5-0x0000000002A30000-0x0000000002A46000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4192-48-0x0000000000FC0000-0x0000000001556000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4192-41-0x0000000000FC0000-0x0000000001556000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4484-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4484-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4484-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp