kinsing | 49120084b513287ae224f654854a88ed3a8bff124efa63d57db3f81d16adb846

Analysis

max time kernel
140s
max time network
158s
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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25-01-2024 17:21

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General

Target

$PLUGINSDIR/modern-header.bmp
Size

9KB
MD5

940c56737bf9bb69ce7a31c623d4e87a
SHA1

f2f3b4e7b9c28df6687ceeaed300a793e3bac445
SHA256

766a893fe962aefd27c574cb05f25cf895d3fc70a00db5a6fa73d573f571aefc
SHA512

81c60431619d7eb826b8da997c227c4f7077cc754caa15df6e0e7ae0e33690432bc2a27a7e295998f15e33a17b3d80e492d7cc09fd70dc43daf1cfe86b8746ff
SSDEEP

192:TYw3C/LSnMoejFXnknIHbGoijTr3dBZ9KPPsnY/T0x9j:TY3LSnlepnknIHKoUrdBZ9uPsY/Ix9j

Score

10^/10

kinsing loader

Malware Config

Signatures

Kinsing
Kinsing is a loader written in Golang.
loader kinsing
Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry
T1012

System Information Discovery
T1082

Processes:

cmd.exe

description ioc process

Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3336304223-2978740688-3645194410-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation cmd.exe
Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

Processes:

mspaint.exe

description ioc process

File opened for modification C:\Windows\Debug\WIA\wiatrace.log mspaint.exe
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082
Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

Processes:

cmd.exe

description ioc process

Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3336304223-2978740688-3645194410-1000_Classes\Local Settings cmd.exe
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

Processes:

mspaint.exe

pid process

1144 mspaint.exe
1144 mspaint.exe
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

Processes:

mspaint.exe

pid process

1144 mspaint.exe
1144 mspaint.exe
1144 mspaint.exe
1144 mspaint.exe
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes:

cmd.exe

description pid process target process

PID 2068 wrote to memory of 1144 2068 cmd.exe mspaint.exe
PID 2068 wrote to memory of 1144 2068 cmd.exe mspaint.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3336304223-2978740688-3645194410-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	cmd.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Debug\WIA\wiatrace.log	mspaint.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3336304223-2978740688-3645194410-1000_Classes\Local Settings	cmd.exe

pid	process
1144	mspaint.exe
1144	mspaint.exe

pid	process
1144	mspaint.exe
1144	mspaint.exe
1144	mspaint.exe
1144	mspaint.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2068 wrote to memory of 1144	2068	cmd.exe	mspaint.exe
PID 2068 wrote to memory of 1144	2068	cmd.exe	mspaint.exe

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
cmd /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$PLUGINSDIR\modern-header.bmp
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2068

C:\Windows\system32\mspaint.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\mspaint.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$PLUGINSDIR\modern-header.bmp"
2⤵
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:1144

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s DeviceAssociationService
1⤵
PID:4896

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

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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