Analysis

  • max time kernel
    23s
  • max time network
    130s
  • 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, 10:51

General

  • Target
    866c6faeaa820ec56550404cd3d0f1b0.exe
  • Size 289KB
  • Sample240112-mxtzesfcc5
  • SHA256 1a0885223c50263c153be36ffdcccd5c217e00a2e1f04893a836a37a6c0cd8a7
  • 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 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
  • 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\866c6faeaa820ec56550404cd3d0f1b0.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\866c6faeaa820ec56550404cd3d0f1b0.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3220
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\866c6faeaa820ec56550404cd3d0f1b0.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\866c6faeaa820ec56550404cd3d0f1b0.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
      PID:1052
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1052 -s 328
        3⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:1864
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 432 -p 1052 -ip 1052
    1⤵
      PID:2992
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9AD8.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9AD8.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Checks whether UAC is enabled
      • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
      • Checks processor information in registry
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3016
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
        2⤵
          PID:4536
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4536 -s 1136
            3⤵
            • Program crash
            PID:3744
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\A5A7.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\A5A7.exe
        1⤵
          PID:3980
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WindowsUpdater.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WindowsUpdater.exe"
            2⤵
              PID:4504
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 432 -p 4536 -ip 4536
            1⤵
              PID:2136

            Network

                  MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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                  Downloads

                  memory/1052-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1052-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1052-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1052-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3016-23-0x00000000775C4000-0x00000000775C5000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3016-19-0x0000000000910000-0x0000000000976000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3016-17-0x0000000000010000-0x000000000006D000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3016-20-0x0000000000990000-0x000000000099D000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3016-26-0x0000000000910000-0x0000000000976000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3016-25-0x0000000002840000-0x000000000284C000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3016-24-0x0000000002810000-0x0000000002811000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3016-35-0x0000000000910000-0x0000000000976000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3016-21-0x0000000000910000-0x0000000000976000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3220-1-0x0000000000800000-0x0000000000900000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3220-2-0x00000000007F0000-0x00000000007F9000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3524-6-0x0000000002ED0000-0x0000000002EE6000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3980-49-0x0000000001000000-0x0000000001596000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3980-42-0x0000000001000000-0x0000000001596000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4536-27-0x0000000000820000-0x0000000000C54000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4536-33-0x0000000001000000-0x00000000010C4000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4536-36-0x0000000002C30000-0x0000000002C31000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4536-31-0x0000000001000000-0x00000000010C4000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4536-29-0x0000000000820000-0x0000000000C54000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4536-64-0x0000000001000000-0x00000000010C4000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4536-63-0x0000000000820000-0x0000000000C53000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4536-61-0x00000000047E0000-0x00000000047E2000-memory.dmp