Analysis

  • max time kernel
    168s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20231215-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20231215-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    12-01-2024 10:49

General

  • Target

    bca382ae53d61ae12b6e3420cf474f6f.exe

  • Size

    276KB

  • MD5

    bca382ae53d61ae12b6e3420cf474f6f

  • SHA1

    1729b577acba8f81e5e0568f1dbd2a95f6c2be21

  • SHA256

    6a4a7355b992673eecda83e99103ddd832d993ba1e66521a36f69a9d38ce5418

  • SHA512

    3505e29f97c235173979dbbbb8a00e7311892950e2a57393ce6726cd970e769d1ea3ac7671289bb6ccb1f121d4f3faff0a133960ffea34544a5e6e2f90ef924c

  • SSDEEP

    3072:phSsvz5tse1uLlA8RYUQJSJilheleTQF5KFr/MT//l/q9aENHDBw8lgPJJPUzPlX:ysVtsSuLe88PKFY0Sa+jBbKTPU15l

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

  • BetaBot

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

  • Modifies firewall policy service 2 TTPs 8 IoCs
  • Modifies security service 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • SmokeLoader

    Modular backdoor trojan in use since 2014.

  • Disables taskbar notifications via registry modification
  • Disables use of System Restore points 1 TTPs
  • Sets file execution options in registry 2 TTPs 20 IoCs
  • Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Checks for any installed AV software in registry 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Drops desktop.ini file(s) 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • NSIS installer 3 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 6 IoCs

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

  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • 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
  • NTFS ADS 2 IoCs
  • Runs regedit.exe 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 60 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 61 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:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    1⤵
    • Deletes itself
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1204
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bca382ae53d61ae12b6e3420cf474f6f.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bca382ae53d61ae12b6e3420cf474f6f.exe"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2172
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bca382ae53d61ae12b6e3420cf474f6f.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bca382ae53d61ae12b6e3420cf474f6f.exe"
        3⤵
        • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
        PID:2204
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\75AD.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\75AD.exe
      2⤵
      • 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:2596
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
        3⤵
        • Modifies firewall policy service
        • Sets file execution options in registry
        • Checks BIOS information in registry
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Drops desktop.ini file(s)
        • 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
        • NTFS ADS
        • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1156
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9e15sqi373w_1.exe
          /suac
          4⤵
          • Modifies firewall policy service
          • Sets file execution options in registry
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Checks for any installed AV software in registry
          • 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:1280
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regedit.exe
            "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regedit.exe"
            5⤵
            • Modifies security service
            • Sets file execution options in registry
            • Sets service image path in registry
            • Runs regedit.exe
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1240
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /CREATE /SC ONLOGON /TN "Windows Update Check - 0x1BB70478" /TR "C:\PROGRA~3\JAVAUP~1\9E15SQ~1.EXE" /RL HIGHEST
            5⤵
            • Creates scheduled task(s)
            PID:1112
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8518.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8518.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:1944
  • C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
    1⤵
      PID:1176
    • C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
      1⤵
        PID:2868

      Network

      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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      Downloads

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\75AD.exe

        Filesize

        360KB

        MD5

        80c413180b6bd0dd664adc4e0665b494

        SHA1

        e791e4a3391fc6b7bcb58399cd4fa3c52a06b940

        SHA256

        6d99cec56614b6b8a23dfa84a50c6bbfde535411c6366ac2bcc20c9f5af62880

        SHA512

        347f4ae6f308b37d055a6177478e45ab3838d7020abed70c7aa138d2c3771e709de204da8550aebdcaa6139d869dc7328cc7e645c4dd48d1066f9ad70225644a

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8518.exe

        Filesize

        1.2MB

        MD5

        f611745a2534b9abeb61f19495c2dc4d

        SHA1

        be54eec4a69665cac7849743c0b4789073394859

        SHA256

        d6af657d77b6e63eee748b4fa1cc6505d552df911d6d79248e73a044bea1dbd4

        SHA512

        d07e3b21d888bdf463f1f8c48dc38556574bd3ef6b3278e2fad00d530e9e13c4503b6ba82176227e531b94501db5a2f4cf83286a7ebb2b37278b7d997a4a37f2

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8518.exe

        Filesize

        1.3MB

        MD5

        5c7930184f01e00b6f3d72383b2ae406

        SHA1

        f28856892703094f938bf94e7fdecb2f10aa177e

        SHA256

        41500e4e06575dedf4b895ea9cb9ee62f6d2a93a599a03051c847e3196e2aa90

        SHA512

        f6150b621d935a267bd9f60f59e2e5cf69cad397e4a62239383bec054f0d786d8211d316056748c171609bc8d628bb3ab62088d5210b6c16a99e541fac3251ec

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8518.exe

        Filesize

        1.1MB

        MD5

        2925d9f6585fdfdcb2d5dfcb7a238ff7

        SHA1

        71c7b59fd150ed8e3947943516b490bb9ea81ec5

        SHA256

        597bf7c0b7265909d55f374e0caf263945a350dd51f6876422b767fc719fc232

        SHA512

        abbaed39276d028985f2be805adb0e5dcdf7c854db0f6e08b535e18bd372d0c0cd6c3b7f1e7ef91876ea5f804c5ff3bd262356e5276bf749ddc0ea34e07704a4

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\bcsesuw

        Filesize

        276KB

        MD5

        bca382ae53d61ae12b6e3420cf474f6f

        SHA1

        1729b577acba8f81e5e0568f1dbd2a95f6c2be21

        SHA256

        6a4a7355b992673eecda83e99103ddd832d993ba1e66521a36f69a9d38ce5418

        SHA512

        3505e29f97c235173979dbbbb8a00e7311892950e2a57393ce6726cd970e769d1ea3ac7671289bb6ccb1f121d4f3faff0a133960ffea34544a5e6e2f90ef924c

      • memory/1156-87-0x00000000000D0000-0x0000000000194000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        784KB

      • memory/1156-61-0x0000000077B60000-0x0000000077CE1000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1.5MB

      • memory/1156-113-0x0000000077B60000-0x0000000077CE1000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1.5MB

      • memory/1156-112-0x0000000077B60000-0x0000000077CE1000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1.5MB

      • memory/1156-62-0x0000000077B60000-0x0000000077CE1000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1.5MB

      • memory/1156-63-0x00000000000D0000-0x0000000000194000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        784KB

      • memory/1156-68-0x00000000002A0000-0x00000000002A6000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        24KB

      • memory/1156-67-0x0000000077B60000-0x0000000077CE1000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1.5MB

      • memory/1156-64-0x0000000077B60000-0x0000000077CE1000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1.5MB

      • memory/1156-65-0x0000000077B60000-0x0000000077CE1000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1.5MB

      • memory/1156-70-0x0000000077B60000-0x0000000077CE1000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1.5MB

      • memory/1156-71-0x0000000077980000-0x0000000077B29000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1.7MB

      • memory/1156-100-0x0000000077B60000-0x0000000077CE1000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1.5MB

      • memory/1156-35-0x0000000077B60000-0x0000000077CE1000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1.5MB

      • memory/1156-36-0x0000000077B60000-0x0000000077CE1000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1.5MB

      • memory/1156-38-0x00000000000D0000-0x0000000000194000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        784KB

      • memory/1156-39-0x00000000002A0000-0x00000000002A6000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        24KB

      • memory/1156-42-0x0000000077B60000-0x0000000077CE1000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1.5MB

      • memory/1156-95-0x0000000077B60000-0x0000000077CE1000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1.5MB

      • memory/1156-37-0x0000000077B60000-0x0000000077CE1000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1.5MB

      • memory/1156-43-0x0000000077B60000-0x0000000077CE1000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1.5MB

      • memory/1156-44-0x0000000077B60000-0x0000000077CE1000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1.5MB

      • memory/1156-46-0x0000000077B60000-0x0000000077CE1000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1.5MB

      • memory/1156-45-0x00000000000D0000-0x0000000000194000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        784KB

      • memory/1156-47-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000003FC000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        48KB

      • memory/1156-49-0x00000000000D0000-0x0000000000194000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        784KB

      • memory/1156-72-0x0000000077B60000-0x0000000077CE1000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1.5MB

      • memory/1156-85-0x0000000077B60000-0x0000000077CE1000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1.5MB

      • memory/1156-75-0x00000000000D0000-0x0000000000194000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        784KB

      • memory/1156-73-0x0000000077B60000-0x0000000077CE1000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1.5MB

      • memory/1156-58-0x0000000077B60000-0x0000000077CE1000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1.5MB

      • memory/1156-69-0x0000000077B60000-0x0000000077CE1000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1.5MB

      • memory/1156-60-0x00000000003D0000-0x00000000003D1000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/1156-59-0x0000000077B60000-0x0000000077CE1000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1.5MB

      • memory/1204-8-0x0000000002A40000-0x0000000002A56000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        88KB

      • memory/1204-97-0x0000000002A20000-0x0000000002A21000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/1204-66-0x00000000779D1000-0x00000000779D2000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/1240-103-0x0000000000190000-0x00000000001F6000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        408KB

      • memory/1240-102-0x0000000000190000-0x00000000001F6000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        408KB

      • memory/1240-106-0x0000000000090000-0x000000000009B000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        44KB

      • memory/1240-105-0x0000000000190000-0x00000000001F5000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        404KB

      • memory/1280-91-0x00000000002A0000-0x0000000000306000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        408KB

      • memory/1280-89-0x0000000000310000-0x0000000000316000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        24KB

      • memory/1280-109-0x00000000002A0000-0x0000000000306000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        408KB

      • memory/1280-110-0x0000000000310000-0x0000000000316000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        24KB

      • memory/1280-108-0x0000000000010000-0x000000000006D000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        372KB

      • memory/1280-94-0x00000000002A0000-0x0000000000306000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        408KB

      • memory/1280-93-0x0000000001E80000-0x0000000001E8C000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        48KB

      • memory/1280-88-0x00000000002A0000-0x0000000000306000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        408KB

      • memory/1944-57-0x0000000001260000-0x00000000017F6000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        5.6MB

      • memory/2172-1-0x0000000000520000-0x0000000000620000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1024KB

      • memory/2172-16-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000229000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        36KB

      • memory/2172-2-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000229000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        36KB

      • memory/2204-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        36KB

      • memory/2204-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        36KB

      • memory/2204-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        36KB

      • memory/2204-3-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/2204-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        36KB

      • memory/2596-30-0x00000000005D0000-0x00000000005DC000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        48KB

      • memory/2596-28-0x0000000077B70000-0x0000000077B71000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/2596-29-0x0000000000450000-0x00000000004B6000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        408KB

      • memory/2596-32-0x0000000000590000-0x0000000000591000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/2596-27-0x0000000000360000-0x000000000036D000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        52KB

      • memory/2596-26-0x0000000000350000-0x0000000000351000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/2596-33-0x0000000000450000-0x00000000004B6000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        408KB

      • memory/2596-24-0x0000000000010000-0x000000000006D000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        372KB

      • memory/2596-25-0x0000000000450000-0x00000000004B6000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        408KB

      • memory/2596-41-0x0000000000450000-0x00000000004B6000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        408KB

      • memory/2868-76-0x00000000779D1000-0x00000000779D2000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        4KB