kinsing | 12fa24859402e438781cdc0a6553e8586798663374a811aaf896356239041d91

Analysis

max time kernel
141s
max time network
145s
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 17:22

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General

Target

7514d0d0af15f64f8267b2a8fba89f7a.pdf
Size

110KB
MD5

7514d0d0af15f64f8267b2a8fba89f7a
SHA1

21663bdf3b7963f5a03a5fcc3622926494e8231b
SHA256

12fa24859402e438781cdc0a6553e8586798663374a811aaf896356239041d91
SHA512

f67470c2a6693e79137f88b679c2750336c653c151e8cce5dfc13ca7ae1191f19ac976e6b1b39fce8b5e530cf7d94f6341b9ed788f96b6b837ff8b3bc8cf36ad
SSDEEP

768:DN8WZSVsV1YPveYmYGbLB/vbQNK775BoQ4mijVJipEhiD6T+bIxp0sO9PGVigGZw:4

Score

10^/10

kinsing loader

Malware Config

Signatures

Kinsing
Kinsing is a loader written in Golang.
loader kinsing

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	AcroRd32.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	AcroRd32.exe

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

adware spyware

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1168293393-3419776239-306423207-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION	AcroRd32.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 20 IoCs

pid	Process
3660	AcroRd32.exe
3660	AcroRd32.exe
3660	AcroRd32.exe
3660	AcroRd32.exe
3660	AcroRd32.exe
3660	AcroRd32.exe
3660	AcroRd32.exe
3660	AcroRd32.exe
3660	AcroRd32.exe
3660	AcroRd32.exe
3660	AcroRd32.exe
3660	AcroRd32.exe
3660	AcroRd32.exe
3660	AcroRd32.exe
3660	AcroRd32.exe
3660	AcroRd32.exe
3660	AcroRd32.exe
3660	AcroRd32.exe
3660	AcroRd32.exe
3660	AcroRd32.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3660	AcroRd32.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs

pid	Process
3660	AcroRd32.exe
3660	AcroRd32.exe
3660	AcroRd32.exe
3660	AcroRd32.exe
3660	AcroRd32.exe
3660	AcroRd32.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3660 wrote to memory of 2776	3660	AcroRd32.exe	90
PID 3660 wrote to memory of 2776	3660	AcroRd32.exe	90
PID 3660 wrote to memory of 2776	3660	AcroRd32.exe	90
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2144	2776	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 3148	2776	RdrCEF.exe	92
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 3148	2776	RdrCEF.exe	92
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 3148	2776	RdrCEF.exe	92
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 3148	2776	RdrCEF.exe	92
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 3148	2776	RdrCEF.exe	92
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 3148	2776	RdrCEF.exe	92
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 3148	2776	RdrCEF.exe	92
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 3148	2776	RdrCEF.exe	92
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 3148	2776	RdrCEF.exe	92
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 3148	2776	RdrCEF.exe	92
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 3148	2776	RdrCEF.exe	92
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 3148	2776	RdrCEF.exe	92
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 3148	2776	RdrCEF.exe	92
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 3148	2776	RdrCEF.exe	92
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 3148	2776	RdrCEF.exe	92
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 3148	2776	RdrCEF.exe	92
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 3148	2776	RdrCEF.exe	92
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 3148	2776	RdrCEF.exe	92
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 3148	2776	RdrCEF.exe	92
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 3148	2776	RdrCEF.exe	92

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7514d0d0af15f64f8267b2a8fba89f7a.pdf"
1⤵
- Checks processor information in registry
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3660
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --backgroundcolor=16514043
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2776
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=795980CDC3D64817754A7D76AC522063 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1720 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
    3⤵
    PID:2144
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=renderer --disable-browser-side-navigation --disable-gpu-compositing --service-pipe-token=A7EBCC81D2491F0FBAA038CCE861950C --lang=en-US --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --enable-pinch --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --enable-gpu-async-worker-context --content-image-texture-target=0,0,3553;0,1,3553;0,2,3553;0,3,3553;0,4,3553;0,5,3553;0,6,3553;0,7,3553;0,8,3553;0,9,3553;0,10,3553;0,11,3553;0,12,3553;0,13,3553;0,14,3553;0,15,3553;0,16,3553;0,17,3553;0,18,3553;1,0,3553;1,1,3553;1,2,3553;1,3,3553;1,4,3553;1,5,3553;1,6,3553;1,7,3553;1,8,3553;1,9,3553;1,10,3553;1,11,3553;1,12,3553;1,13,3553;1,14,3553;1,15,3553;1,16,3553;1,17,3553;1,18,3553;2,0,3553;2,1,3553;2,2,3553;2,3,3553;2,4,3553;2,5,3553;2,6,3553;2,7,3553;2,8,3553;2,9,3553;2,10,3553;2,11,3553;2,12,3553;2,13,3553;2,14,3553;2,15,3553;2,16,3553;2,17,3553;2,18,3553;3,0,3553;3,1,3553;3,2,3553;3,3,3553;3,4,3553;3,5,3553;3,6,3553;3,7,3553;3,8,3553;3,9,3553;3,10,3553;3,11,3553;3,12,3553;3,13,3553;3,14,3553;3,15,3553;3,16,3553;3,17,3553;3,18,3553;4,0,3553;4,1,3553;4,2,3553;4,3,3553;4,4,3553;4,5,3553;4,6,3553;4,7,3553;4,8,3553;4,9,3553;4,10,3553;4,11,3553;4,12,3553;4,13,3553;4,14,3553;4,15,3553;4,16,3553;4,17,3553;4,18,3553;5,0,3553;5,1,3553;5,2,3553;5,3,3553;5,4,3553;5,5,3553;5,6,3553;5,7,3553;5,8,3553;5,9,3553;5,10,3553;5,11,3553;5,12,3553;5,13,3553;5,14,3553;5,15,3553;5,16,3553;5,17,3553;5,18,3553;6,0,3553;6,1,3553;6,2,3553;6,3,3553;6,4,3553;6,5,3553;6,6,3553;6,7,3553;6,8,3553;6,9,3553;6,10,3553;6,11,3553;6,12,3553;6,13,3553;6,14,3553;6,15,3553;6,16,3553;6,17,3553;6,18,3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --service-request-channel-token=A7EBCC81D2491F0FBAA038CCE861950C --renderer-client-id=2 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1744 --allow-no-sandbox-job /prefetch:1
    3⤵
    PID:3148
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=0598BBAABB46116500F1ACA8B598AFCD --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2256 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
    3⤵
    PID:1032
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=87E6FBEA32EBA9179D39138F592FC7F3 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1924 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
    3⤵
    PID:856
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=55FA4E5C59FF892C552EA7A619897D4F --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2396 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
    3⤵
    PID:3696
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=renderer --disable-browser-side-navigation --disable-gpu-compositing --service-pipe-token=E44FE92A6E886C284AE28685CED669DF --lang=en-US --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --enable-pinch --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --enable-gpu-async-worker-context --content-image-texture-target=0,0,3553;0,1,3553;0,2,3553;0,3,3553;0,4,3553;0,5,3553;0,6,3553;0,7,3553;0,8,3553;0,9,3553;0,10,3553;0,11,3553;0,12,3553;0,13,3553;0,14,3553;0,15,3553;0,16,3553;0,17,3553;0,18,3553;1,0,3553;1,1,3553;1,2,3553;1,3,3553;1,4,3553;1,5,3553;1,6,3553;1,7,3553;1,8,3553;1,9,3553;1,10,3553;1,11,3553;1,12,3553;1,13,3553;1,14,3553;1,15,3553;1,16,3553;1,17,3553;1,18,3553;2,0,3553;2,1,3553;2,2,3553;2,3,3553;2,4,3553;2,5,3553;2,6,3553;2,7,3553;2,8,3553;2,9,3553;2,10,3553;2,11,3553;2,12,3553;2,13,3553;2,14,3553;2,15,3553;2,16,3553;2,17,3553;2,18,3553;3,0,3553;3,1,3553;3,2,3553;3,3,3553;3,4,3553;3,5,3553;3,6,3553;3,7,3553;3,8,3553;3,9,3553;3,10,3553;3,11,3553;3,12,3553;3,13,3553;3,14,3553;3,15,3553;3,16,3553;3,17,3553;3,18,3553;4,0,3553;4,1,3553;4,2,3553;4,3,3553;4,4,3553;4,5,3553;4,6,3553;4,7,3553;4,8,3553;4,9,3553;4,10,3553;4,11,3553;4,12,3553;4,13,3553;4,14,3553;4,15,3553;4,16,3553;4,17,3553;4,18,3553;5,0,3553;5,1,3553;5,2,3553;5,3,3553;5,4,3553;5,5,3553;5,6,3553;5,7,3553;5,8,3553;5,9,3553;5,10,3553;5,11,3553;5,12,3553;5,13,3553;5,14,3553;5,15,3553;5,16,3553;5,17,3553;5,18,3553;6,0,3553;6,1,3553;6,2,3553;6,3,3553;6,4,3553;6,5,3553;6,6,3553;6,7,3553;6,8,3553;6,9,3553;6,10,3553;6,11,3553;6,12,3553;6,13,3553;6,14,3553;6,15,3553;6,16,3553;6,17,3553;6,18,3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --service-request-channel-token=E44FE92A6E886C284AE28685CED669DF --renderer-client-id=8 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2276 --allow-no-sandbox-job /prefetch:1
    3⤵
    PID:1676

C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe
C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:3564

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

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\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\ReaderMessages

Filesize
64KB

MD5
567ca205003319edb8ac9b07bba78c3b

SHA1
2398f600f51c338716781988bc35d496f0ad5740

SHA256
2fcbbe7d797ee648d53d721fbc4ad713fb785cb29569c4a6085104e2ddf8390d

SHA512
78510df5534a2c58b6697cfb34f6072f4937a69ae6da742418b9ebf397d26b602ca3973b9112e70ac336204efdecb30c05a7ec8bfc86ae40c7b0b773485f0c2b

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\ReaderMessages

Filesize
36KB

MD5
b30d3becc8731792523d599d949e63f5

SHA1
19350257e42d7aee17fb3bf139a9d3adb330fad4

SHA256
b1b77e96279ead2b460de3de70e2ea4f5ad1b853598a4e27a5caf3f1a32cc4f3

SHA512
523f54895fb07f62b9a5f72c8b62e83d4d9506bda57b183818615f6eb7286e3b9c5a50409bc5c5164867c3ccdeae88aa395ecca6bc7e36d991552f857510792e

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\ReaderMessages

Filesize
56KB

MD5
752a1f26b18748311b691c7d8fc20633

SHA1
c1f8e83eebc1cc1e9b88c773338eb09ff82ab862

SHA256
111dac2948e4cecb10b0d2e10d8afaa663d78d643826b592d6414a1fd77cc131

SHA512
a2f5f262faf2c3e9756da94b2c47787ce3a9391b5bd53581578aa9a764449e114836704d6dec4aadc097fed4c818831baa11affa1eb25be2bfad9349bb090fe5

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