kinsing | e161926dbde52476ecadf490e4d2f8292c28bab433f6d1bc427ae13589eed769

Analysis

max time kernel
144s
max time network
146s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20231222-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20231222-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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25-01-2024 16:02

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General

Target

$PLUGINSDIR/Components.html
Size

3KB
MD5

09129279318e4b369ab2735238c096a8
SHA1

650e5805ba4f4f57df7316ae86adc96aa639730d
SHA256

c4a462d888994922c132fdd69854db07f34a43fb685a9c527ad5ab57462e08df
SHA512

bbfd5880bc41fafa3de9dc800f9417f6ccfc61842e706bb10e92314bec34e172d51cf1f54475912e5e2dd1b08dc0bffca9a519fdee0959b9e25f523d47c29172

Score

10^/10

kinsing loader

Malware Config

Signatures

Kinsing
Kinsing is a loader written in Golang.
loader kinsing

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 41 IoCs

adware spyware

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

iexplore.exeIEXPLORE.EXE

description	ioc	process
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Window_Placement = 2c0000000200000003000000ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff2400000024000000aa04000089020000	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\GPU	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IESettingSync\SlowSettingTypesChanged = "2"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb0100000015a2f750fe9ee1479ecf0c8cfb11934c00000000020000000000106600000001000020000000ce608f4da47a439dc73abf491af258d3466f140e05207e0f99d5f5328834427d000000000e800000000200002000000052ba44b6ae9b4faeaa68424aab26293d5938bd98645d406c9344b3cab45ed94220000000a6627b4ff4ed424a7ab3cd7297e64547687f9039e6549e10b366b9740e30205f40000000a674b9081f0e81a249c3ef951f1427033c38841b397e043a76b6d44abce8eb2429cf51369bd75782d80418513476816a9fb20398de255e231afb8662e32ef26d	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\CompatibilityFlags = "0"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateHighDateTime = "31084455"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FullScreen = "no"	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NTPFirstRun = "1"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\en-US = "en-US.1"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateLowDateTime = "4187861083"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = 403436faa74fda01	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastUpdateHighDateTime = "31084455"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastTTLLowDateTime = "1251635200"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastTTLHighDateTime = "50"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateHighDateTime = "31084455"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = 40a538faa74fda01	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery\AdminActive = "0"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IESettingSync	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive\{252F5DCF-BB9B-11EE-A0B6-6AA3E029E500} = "0"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\GPU\AdapterInfo = "vendorId=\"0x10de\",deviceID=\"0x8c\",subSysID=\"0x0\",revision=\"0x0\",version=\"10.0.19041.546\"hypervisor=\"No Hypervisor (No SLAT)\""	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\NextUpdateDate = "412963526"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastUpdateLowDateTime = "4187861083"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateLowDateTime = "4192236062"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb0100000015a2f750fe9ee1479ecf0c8cfb11934c000000000200000000001066000000010000200000003e1a1e422e74e739165539c7fdbc71e90abdc5f9e60a8f7fe5c2c4f85f6b7a63000000000e800000000200002000000086e27bf2b45ebd313d4e903a247d089bf88f955b54e9f2ff9ec825d09335bdf220000000426bf26bad31ca2d3f09eebd10c914ee38d48e9a0d4cbd9eff716faf64703edd40000000c1dd6eb5c06af19aa0536137f0d373139f311de03e247d7537534b6726570669745579faddcadcdc1f5781212c4ec73fd853cb8d8455fe5959afa467fd520948	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

Processes:

iexplore.exe

pid process

760 iexplore.exe
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs

Processes:

iexplore.exeIEXPLORE.EXE

pid process

760 iexplore.exe
760 iexplore.exe
4888 IEXPLORE.EXE
4888 IEXPLORE.EXE
4888 IEXPLORE.EXE
4888 IEXPLORE.EXE

pid	process
760	iexplore.exe

pid	process
760	iexplore.exe
760	iexplore.exe
4888	IEXPLORE.EXE
4888	IEXPLORE.EXE
4888	IEXPLORE.EXE
4888	IEXPLORE.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes:

iexplore.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 760 wrote to memory of 4888	760	iexplore.exe	IEXPLORE.EXE
PID 760 wrote to memory of 4888	760	iexplore.exe	IEXPLORE.EXE
PID 760 wrote to memory of 4888	760	iexplore.exe	IEXPLORE.EXE

C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$PLUGINSDIR\Components.html
1⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:760

C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:760 CREDAT:17410 /prefetch:2
2⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:4888

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\7423F88C7F265F0DEFC08EA88C3BDE45_AA1E8580D4EBC816148CE81268683776
Filesize
471B

MD5
1d7f25dc2d6699e79619c31ff8908f6c

SHA1
de3c1be6c3f3e7f6eadbe715ae575794e5bf1221

SHA256
845c8a47772a9c534cf13a177c83c40db250a6dbbd0a369401ea884b8d058d6e

SHA512
7a6e1765a31821e79b766ea0675ed17d735a40766d5fcd6cc305a8d33b8257d11e492d4ad8626f2909e1c2c2d93e8d04ed133effd0a3ec29324ec3ca36a22a1e

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\7423F88C7F265F0DEFC08EA88C3BDE45_AA1E8580D4EBC816148CE81268683776
Filesize
404B

MD5
b996f3074af4cfc108bf0dff221e5c6c

SHA1
b156f1c3c432fd2408628d44f115fe052f38ff5e

SHA256
986001ebac5ab26455b76995d6b68bd320fece1daeb0f01e97ee61c084f6b7a8

SHA512
e2abd44fe2ffc2f5138311a8fb3bd22f94133c1c579d1148a0115c4306598cd04336607cdbcf6a07c9bc1485b93a96f45da0b5c8026bc4627b7636b2eda19faf

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\NSWVVUXL\suggestions[1].en-US
Filesize
17KB

MD5
5a34cb996293fde2cb7a4ac89587393a

SHA1
3c96c993500690d1a77873cd62bc639b3a10653f

SHA256
c6a5377cbc07eece33790cfc70572e12c7a48ad8296be25c0cc805a1f384dbad

SHA512
e1b7d0107733f81937415104e70f68b1be6fd0ca65dccf4ff72637943d44278d3a77f704aedff59d2dbc0d56a609b2590c8ec0dd6bc48ab30f1dad0c07a0a3ee

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