Analysis

  • max time kernel
    141s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20231222-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20231222-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    03/02/2024, 20:26

General

  • Target
    8d44a1dc87c9ae9d07c48ec37dd58568.exe
  • Size 728KB
  • Sample240203-y8a68sbhdn
  • SHA256 3b56d425f23b78268452f8cc5cc6d7f8789e14081b0d95c1d0ab22580a78cbdd
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Installs/modifies Browser Helper Object 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

    BHOs are DLL modules which act as plugins for Internet Explorer.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 8 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 8 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 24 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8d44a1dc87c9ae9d07c48ec37dd58568.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8d44a1dc87c9ae9d07c48ec37dd58568.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Installs/modifies Browser Helper Object
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3276
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe" /s nethelper.dll
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Modifies registry class
      PID:2180
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nethelper.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\nethelper.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Installs/modifies Browser Helper Object
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4660
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe" /s nethelper.dll
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:1204
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nethelper.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\nethelper.exe"
        3⤵
        • Checks computer location settings
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Installs/modifies Browser Helper Object
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3184
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe" /s nethelper.dll
          4⤵
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Modifies registry class
          PID:4360
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nethelper.exe
          "C:\Windows\system32\nethelper.exe"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          PID:5092
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3184 -s 632
          4⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:4696
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nethelper.exe
        "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nethelper.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:5088
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8d44a1dc87c9ae9d07c48ec37dd58568.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8d44a1dc87c9ae9d07c48ec37dd58568.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:1480
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 3184 -ip 3184
    1⤵
      PID:2260

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          8d44a1dc87c9ae9d07c48ec37dd58568.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8d44a1dc87c9ae9d07c48ec37dd58568.exe
          • Size 495KB
          • SHA256 67b0aa8a2adc26f7e1ad81b98615bbf2c48e34445f6fd8b12890a9146a5af482
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          8d44a1dc87c9ae9d07c48ec37dd58568.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8d44a1dc87c9ae9d07c48ec37dd58568.exe
          • Size 599KB
          • SHA256 7361b940ede77536d1830c2b590ab540cff25b2375eed62e3d726a6b7626a974
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          4ebook.htm

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TMP5696\4ebook.htm
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 d9355f6bfd2e922d872d05252de5d99b1102c2983897c9daaffa74af8d3dacb9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          search_magnifg_animated.gif

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TMP5696\search_magnifg_animated.gif
          • Size 14KB
          • SHA256 ed4d2a3d775843f4c71be58f791e6183ce677778c32e67ece71f2ca08599437e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          nethelper.dll

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nethelper.dll
          • Size 40KB
          • SHA256 369d5d99328207920ccd60a29cad44f2a7b3a7cb88ffa4a432b227f17bb1ff9b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          nethelper.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nethelper.exe
          • Size 728KB
          • SHA256 3b56d425f23b78268452f8cc5cc6d7f8789e14081b0d95c1d0ab22580a78cbdd
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          memory/3276-62-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B8000-memory.dmp

          memory/4660-63-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B8000-memory.dmp