Analysis

  • max time kernel
    23s
  • max time network
    112s
  • 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
    a945da935725b3335b8d532f59c60976.exe
  • Size 290KB
  • Sample240112-mxtzesfcc9
  • SHA256 dccf17e32afc8abc1e8179411260ffe7971826da058cf4f57162c17560c16920
  • 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 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 2 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\a945da935725b3335b8d532f59c60976.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a945da935725b3335b8d532f59c60976.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3444
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a945da935725b3335b8d532f59c60976.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a945da935725b3335b8d532f59c60976.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
      PID:1300
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1300 -s 328
        3⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:4180
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 416 -p 1300 -ip 1300
    1⤵
      PID:3216
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\A97E.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\A97E.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Checks whether UAC is enabled
      • Checks processor information in registry
      PID:4080
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
        2⤵
          PID:4372
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4372 -s 1132
            3⤵
            • Program crash
            PID:1040
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AEB0.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AEB0.exe
        1⤵
          PID:4376
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WindowsUpdater.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WindowsUpdater.exe"
            2⤵
              PID:4736
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 420 -p 4372 -ip 4372
            1⤵
              PID:2488

            Network

                  MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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                  Downloads

                  memory/1300-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1300-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1300-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3444-2-0x0000000000530000-0x0000000000539000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3444-1-0x0000000000540000-0x0000000000640000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3512-5-0x0000000003150000-0x0000000003166000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4372-23-0x0000000002CF0000-0x0000000002CFC000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4372-18-0x0000000000C30000-0x0000000000CF4000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4372-19-0x00000000010C0000-0x00000000010CD000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4372-24-0x0000000000C30000-0x0000000000CF4000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4372-16-0x00000000000F0000-0x0000000000524000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4372-22-0x00000000011D0000-0x00000000011D1000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4372-21-0x00000000777D4000-0x00000000777D5000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4372-17-0x00000000000F0000-0x0000000000524000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4372-25-0x00000000011F0000-0x00000000011F1000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4372-52-0x0000000004540000-0x0000000004542000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4372-54-0x00000000000F0000-0x0000000000523000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4372-55-0x0000000000C30000-0x0000000000CF4000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4376-39-0x00000000004A0000-0x0000000000A36000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4376-32-0x00000000004A0000-0x0000000000A36000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4736-51-0x0000000072D10000-0x0000000073427000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4736-56-0x0000000072D10000-0x0000000073427000-memory.dmp