Analysis

  • max time kernel
    158s
  • max time network
    164s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20231215-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20231215-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    12/01/2024, 10:48

General

  • Target
    ec88c05e8d2e697b023514bade68e311.exe
  • Size 256KB
  • Sample240112-mv5cdaeddl
  • SHA256 c7cc77635eee4026d68f94cecbd1b92793de6ff0d8506c74b9c3a4bfe0c19541
  • 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

  • BetaBot

    Beta Bot is a Trojan that infects computers and disables Antivirus.

  • Modifies firewall policy service 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • SmokeLoader

    Modular backdoor trojan in use since 2014.

  • Sets file execution options in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 8 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 6 IoCs

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

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Modifies Internet Explorer Protected Mode 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Modifies Internet Explorer Protected Mode Banner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 30 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 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\ec88c05e8d2e697b023514bade68e311.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ec88c05e8d2e697b023514bade68e311.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
    PID:4456
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2D64.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2D64.exe
    1⤵
    • Sets file execution options in registry
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2648
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
      2⤵
      • Modifies firewall policy service
      • Sets file execution options in registry
      • Checks BIOS information in registry
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
      • Checks processor information in registry
      • Enumerates system info in registry
      • Modifies Internet Explorer Protected Mode
      • Modifies Internet Explorer Protected Mode Banner
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3752
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3752 -s 1144
        3⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:1796
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3B5F.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3B5F.exe
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3740
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WindowsUpdater.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WindowsUpdater.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      PID:2044
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 432 -p 3752 -ip 3752
    1⤵
      PID:5072
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\futgfuv
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\futgfuv
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
      PID:2316

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          2D64.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2D64.exe
          • Size 360KB
          • SHA256 6d99cec56614b6b8a23dfa84a50c6bbfde535411c6366ac2bcc20c9f5af62880
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          3B5F.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3B5F.exe
          • Size 2.8MB
          • SHA256 5e049ff4bea209a767a20790b6c6a7c5c94fd97a3a676ef59d2ff442c57ee78d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          3B5F.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3B5F.exe
          • Size 4.9MB
          • SHA256 edb544807f4447aa465f9f60e12f7952110210ba096d06d4e787075492be5e6e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          WindowsUpdater.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WindowsUpdater.exe
          • Size 2.1MB
          • SHA256 af22a57833df7ff4ff021e9244136ffea5acd98f6441d6c3ab0e3bb7818585f2
          • 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 C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lib.dll
          • Size 2.2MB
          • SHA256 fdbd693e2a9eab791967e78eef8e1a3423c63b570d6fc8ccd9367be931c779c4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          System.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsj4300.tmp\System.dll
          • Size 12KB
          • SHA256 7fb0f8d452fefaac789986b933df050f3d3e4feb8a8d9944ada995f572dcdca1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          futgfuv

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\futgfuv
          • Size 256KB
          • SHA256 c7cc77635eee4026d68f94cecbd1b92793de6ff0d8506c74b9c3a4bfe0c19541
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          memory/2316-67-0x0000000000730000-0x0000000000830000-memory.dmp

          memory/2316-68-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000446000-memory.dmp

          memory/2316-72-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000446000-memory.dmp

          memory/2648-17-0x0000000002290000-0x00000000022F6000-memory.dmp

          memory/2648-23-0x0000000002830000-0x000000000283C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2648-22-0x0000000002800000-0x0000000002801000-memory.dmp

          memory/2648-24-0x0000000002290000-0x00000000022F6000-memory.dmp

          memory/2648-18-0x0000000002640000-0x000000000264D000-memory.dmp

          memory/2648-15-0x0000000000010000-0x000000000006D000-memory.dmp

          memory/2648-20-0x0000000002290000-0x00000000022F6000-memory.dmp

          memory/2648-33-0x0000000002820000-0x0000000002821000-memory.dmp

          memory/2648-35-0x0000000002290000-0x00000000022F6000-memory.dmp

          memory/2648-19-0x0000000076F04000-0x0000000076F05000-memory.dmp

          memory/3580-4-0x0000000002270000-0x0000000002286000-memory.dmp

          memory/3580-69-0x0000000002310000-0x0000000002326000-memory.dmp

          memory/3740-47-0x0000000000310000-0x00000000008A6000-memory.dmp

          memory/3740-40-0x0000000000310000-0x00000000008A6000-memory.dmp

          memory/3752-63-0x0000000001290000-0x0000000001354000-memory.dmp

          memory/3752-62-0x00000000009C0000-0x0000000000DF3000-memory.dmp

          memory/3752-25-0x00000000009C0000-0x0000000000DF4000-memory.dmp

          memory/3752-28-0x0000000001290000-0x0000000001354000-memory.dmp

          memory/3752-27-0x00000000009C0000-0x0000000000DF4000-memory.dmp

          memory/3752-59-0x0000000001290000-0x0000000001354000-memory.dmp

          memory/3752-60-0x0000000003170000-0x0000000003172000-memory.dmp

          memory/3752-29-0x0000000001290000-0x0000000001354000-memory.dmp

          memory/3752-31-0x0000000001290000-0x0000000001354000-memory.dmp

          memory/4456-1-0x0000000000510000-0x0000000000610000-memory.dmp

          memory/4456-8-0x00000000004F0000-0x00000000004F9000-memory.dmp

          memory/4456-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000446000-memory.dmp

          memory/4456-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000446000-memory.dmp

          memory/4456-2-0x00000000004F0000-0x00000000004F9000-memory.dmp