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Analysis

max time kernel
582s
max time network
600s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20231215-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20231215-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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General

Target

https://africapolicythink.com/Message%20Centre/mc.php

Score

1^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS	chrome.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemProductName	chrome.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemManufacturer	chrome.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-19\Software\Microsoft\Cryptography\TPM\Telemetry	chrome.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-19\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\TPM\Telemetry\TraceTimeLast = "133500122260349313"	chrome.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe

Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 2 IoCs

pid	Process
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	880	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	880	chrome.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 27 IoCs

pid	Process
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe

Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 24 IoCs

pid	Process
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe
880	chrome.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 880 wrote to memory of 3796	880	chrome.exe	19
PID 880 wrote to memory of 3796	880	chrome.exe	19
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2932	880	chrome.exe	52
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2932	880	chrome.exe	52
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2932	880	chrome.exe	52
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2932	880	chrome.exe	52
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2932	880	chrome.exe	52
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2932	880	chrome.exe	52
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2932	880	chrome.exe	52
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2932	880	chrome.exe	52
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2932	880	chrome.exe	52
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2932	880	chrome.exe	52
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2932	880	chrome.exe	52
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2932	880	chrome.exe	52
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2932	880	chrome.exe	52
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2932	880	chrome.exe	52
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2932	880	chrome.exe	52
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2932	880	chrome.exe	52
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2932	880	chrome.exe	52
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2932	880	chrome.exe	52
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2932	880	chrome.exe	52
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2932	880	chrome.exe	52
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2932	880	chrome.exe	52
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2932	880	chrome.exe	52
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2932	880	chrome.exe	52
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2932	880	chrome.exe	52
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2932	880	chrome.exe	52
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2932	880	chrome.exe	52
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2932	880	chrome.exe	52
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2932	880	chrome.exe	52
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2932	880	chrome.exe	52
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2932	880	chrome.exe	52
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2932	880	chrome.exe	52
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2932	880	chrome.exe	52
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2932	880	chrome.exe	52
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2932	880	chrome.exe	52
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2932	880	chrome.exe	52
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2932	880	chrome.exe	52
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2932	880	chrome.exe	52
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2932	880	chrome.exe	52
PID 880 wrote to memory of 4648	880	chrome.exe	48
PID 880 wrote to memory of 4648	880	chrome.exe	48
PID 880 wrote to memory of 4712	880	chrome.exe	51
PID 880 wrote to memory of 4712	880	chrome.exe	51
PID 880 wrote to memory of 4712	880	chrome.exe	51
PID 880 wrote to memory of 4712	880	chrome.exe	51
PID 880 wrote to memory of 4712	880	chrome.exe	51
PID 880 wrote to memory of 4712	880	chrome.exe	51
PID 880 wrote to memory of 4712	880	chrome.exe	51
PID 880 wrote to memory of 4712	880	chrome.exe	51
PID 880 wrote to memory of 4712	880	chrome.exe	51
PID 880 wrote to memory of 4712	880	chrome.exe	51
PID 880 wrote to memory of 4712	880	chrome.exe	51
PID 880 wrote to memory of 4712	880	chrome.exe	51
PID 880 wrote to memory of 4712	880	chrome.exe	51
PID 880 wrote to memory of 4712	880	chrome.exe	51
PID 880 wrote to memory of 4712	880	chrome.exe	51
PID 880 wrote to memory of 4712	880	chrome.exe	51
PID 880 wrote to memory of 4712	880	chrome.exe	51
PID 880 wrote to memory of 4712	880	chrome.exe	51
PID 880 wrote to memory of 4712	880	chrome.exe	51
PID 880 wrote to memory of 4712	880	chrome.exe	51
PID 880 wrote to memory of 4712	880	chrome.exe	51
PID 880 wrote to memory of 4712	880	chrome.exe	51

C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --disable-background-networking --disable-component-update --simulate-outdated-no-au='Tue, 31 Dec 2099 23:59:59 GMT' --single-argument https://africapolicythink.com/Message%20Centre/mc.php
1⤵
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:880
- C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" /prefetch:7 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Crashpad" "--metrics-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/report --annotation=channel= --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Chrome --annotation=ver=106.0.5249.119 --initial-client-data=0xfc,0x100,0x104,0xd8,0x108,0x7ff968c69758,0x7ff968c69768,0x7ff968c69778
  2⤵
  PID:3796
- C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1936 --field-trial-handle=1820,i,6299470230257391790,7762607453290260898,131072 /prefetch:8
  2⤵
  PID:4648
- C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --display-capture-permissions-policy-allowed --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=5 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2840 --field-trial-handle=1820,i,6299470230257391790,7762607453290260898,131072 /prefetch:1
  2⤵
  PID:672
- C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --display-capture-permissions-policy-allowed --first-renderer-process --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=6 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2832 --field-trial-handle=1820,i,6299470230257391790,7762607453290260898,131072 /prefetch:1
  2⤵
  PID:2812
- C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2216 --field-trial-handle=1820,i,6299470230257391790,7762607453290260898,131072 /prefetch:8
  2⤵
  PID:4712
- C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADgAAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEgAAAAAAAAASAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAgAAABAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOAAAAEAAAAAAAAAABAAAADgAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAA= --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1736 --field-trial-handle=1820,i,6299470230257391790,7762607453290260898,131072 /prefetch:2
  2⤵
  PID:2932
- C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.ProcessorMetrics --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4984 --field-trial-handle=1820,i,6299470230257391790,7762607453290260898,131072 /prefetch:8
  2⤵
  PID:1648
- C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3816 --field-trial-handle=1820,i,6299470230257391790,7762607453290260898,131072 /prefetch:8
  2⤵
  PID:4884

C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\106.0.5249.119\elevation_service.exe
"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\106.0.5249.119\elevation_service.exe"
1⤵
PID:4000

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Code Cache\js\index-dir\the-real-index

Filesize
144B

MD5
614ace8f38d89da39e1c481d66c798d7

SHA1
cf03d4969d24020464fb7a25ed18b652075e3980

SHA256
b216f23c4da46c27510c54595c1932838f6e0b0718ad67249c774cce33e2f56f

SHA512
5ad4e72e4076985730097c7f98084354065edf1a0bf36b2a50325b224879d17d28961a911c9475a80da872f7e3295602352ed656be1d8315d4ff0056b627d862

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Network\TransportSecurity

Filesize
539B

MD5
71c3cdd82054661fb1cbe526aa9f9f01

SHA1
f89891f612747da37660acc6ba9bee5ee8a2c4b7

SHA256
5a154ac1dac0effab48c5d62eb258dd9714c2abcb2d827d3ffbcbd7125c0a47e

SHA512
7d36b0e290c5441976da74c6461670c053a61f54d6f1eccc335d336f49b348f47cc8d050161cb586d269dc2e17a7eb292a4f0662efbebe80e4905751d29e06ce

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences

Filesize
7KB

MD5
b9530336b2ce8ce0353e853cc435f44f

SHA1
ef784365dbd49d2a4bfeb946a1d5f52bdabc20e5

SHA256
d174eb03770e5e6ed0f5d4d4c12a1297c1dfe9a25e77c7447e72495fc0794c9b

SHA512
ba305fe430c97f3ba3448b26232b106668a8be24df5376845e950dab101f079275635506b05bdf9d1019997dbebe8341991d7089a67929fc521e8c93bb95cd39

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences

Filesize
6KB

MD5
72986189198d491145b89f2b1606389d

SHA1
e81fd2945ce1a9a4f21f6342ae96634ec6ff3c96

SHA256
909acd6ff77b975e61eab53023a02d304151bc824c1e1454a62e7a329fccb6d3

SHA512
9d1a480c7a3dbe04e9deab20d44a6e506c806ad7234322a3c6b6080cb1913bcd2b7849f985e2508dd02d27631e2677ab283f7d9bc7e132a024b20e1f8a83c76c

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State

Filesize
114KB

MD5
da6d2b292f1aa579a618cc0d14633254

SHA1
cdb477aed3afbe798427812edf446d44696e2952

SHA256
c4f801a415e00b714f58442b5857f894b257b3cf5e721a31cbeaa52eb9706851

SHA512
33fb68808513dbbcc98fdcd540dcf456bd32074cf68919cbe238fb0ecc005d0cb3737bdb5c4bc0af75efd881dbddec692a443b4edfcda7fbf89f318f2bcb83b5

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State

Filesize
114KB

MD5
40a3b9ae440d7ce0bc649b095b9a711b

SHA1
2749c5d5dfed7f96f28130ba4e08cb088b3c3920

SHA256
c933aeba674c31ef11e488705fcc24c84eebc21074a00f66342db4abad47a252

SHA512
9ba1949a52363861308c989b4c2ded89cf94f5da779428c52ca615f990e427959794f0f5fc142c92eb9d5a7bbb81baf42263b00993116c4d747d301c67e964e6

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\ShaderCache\data_1

Filesize
264KB

MD5
800ee09ad1bed0cd2da03f4797c5d865

SHA1
939f95578185bb96a310d4b3bf3aeca7e1f8492a

SHA256
344b11029850bd2d3976966c8cd5c273a98de61669ddbebe5450f3c51f3543c5

SHA512
d0f8e40bef4a1d666f7c3c21fd060d7a8f642b340f56c29005b316c5b4d2ad06e2e42113a34ba4bbe86ca96bb17e1c1e1cb57e73c54370d1d0d61cecc6de4ca4

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\persisted_first_party_sets.json

Filesize
2B

MD5
99914b932bd37a50b983c5e7c90ae93b

SHA1
bf21a9e8fbc5a3846fb05b4fa0859e0917b2202f

SHA256
44136fa355b3678a1146ad16f7e8649e94fb4fc21fe77e8310c060f61caaff8a

SHA512
27c74670adb75075fad058d5ceaf7b20c4e7786c83bae8a32f626f9782af34c9a33c2046ef60fd2a7878d378e29fec851806bbd9a67878f3a9f1cda4830763fd

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