Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows10-1703_x64
  • resource
    win10-20240214-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10-20240214-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-1703-x64system
  • submitted
    18/02/2024, 16:09

General

  • Target
    LZMA.exe
  • Size 388KB
  • Sample240218-tmaw5ace25
  • SHA256 f7369777a4fee1b2e8282f30dc355c3216e4fdc7018912f2a7444026f9edafd0
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
Score
10/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects PlugX payload 23 IoCs
  • PlugX

    PlugX is a RAT (Remote Access Trojan) that has been around since 2008.

  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Unexpected DNS network traffic destination 3 IoCs

    Network traffic to other servers than the configured DNS servers was detected on the DNS port.

  • Modifies registry class 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 16 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\LZMA.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\LZMA.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4600
  • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\CryptSvcser\LZMA.exe
    "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\CryptSvcser\LZMA.exe" 100 4600
    1⤵
    • Deletes itself
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4172
  • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\CryptSvcser\LZMA.exe
    "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\CryptSvcser\LZMA.exe" 200 0
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1180
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe 201 0
      2⤵
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5060
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe 209 5060
        3⤵
        • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:600

Network

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        Downloads

        LZMA.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\CryptSvcser\LZMA.exe
        • Size 388KB
        • SHA256 f7369777a4fee1b2e8282f30dc355c3216e4fdc7018912f2a7444026f9edafd0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        update.log

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\CryptSvcser\update.log
        • Size 228KB
        • SHA256 8a7e960d9aefce2bc6c515e63a46ea5d6e7db964301eb8a26c3dd561707eac77
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        expatai.dll

        • Path \ProgramData\Microsoft\CryptSvcser\expatai.dll
        • Size 400KB
        • SHA256 ed10a005bbab4385775e5964586bad0c1d267edbf87ce98feb3cc7135877cca1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        memory/600-64-0x0000000002700000-0x000000000272D000-memory.dmp

        memory/600-60-0x0000000002700000-0x000000000272D000-memory.dmp

        memory/600-57-0x0000000002700000-0x000000000272D000-memory.dmp

        memory/600-56-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/600-58-0x0000000002700000-0x000000000272D000-memory.dmp

        memory/600-59-0x00000000000D0000-0x00000000000D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/600-61-0x0000000002700000-0x000000000272D000-memory.dmp

        memory/600-62-0x0000000002700000-0x000000000272D000-memory.dmp

        memory/1180-32-0x0000000001440000-0x000000000146D000-memory.dmp

        memory/1180-26-0x0000000001440000-0x000000000146D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4172-55-0x0000000002C40000-0x0000000002C6D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4172-22-0x0000000002C40000-0x0000000002C6D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4600-35-0x0000000003100000-0x000000000312D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4600-2-0x0000000003100000-0x000000000312D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4600-0-0x0000000003140000-0x0000000003240000-memory.dmp

        memory/5060-28-0x0000000003200000-0x0000000003201000-memory.dmp

        memory/5060-52-0x0000000003580000-0x00000000035AD000-memory.dmp

        memory/5060-54-0x0000000003580000-0x00000000035AD000-memory.dmp

        memory/5060-51-0x0000000003580000-0x00000000035AD000-memory.dmp

        memory/5060-50-0x0000000003580000-0x00000000035AD000-memory.dmp

        memory/5060-47-0x0000000003580000-0x00000000035AD000-memory.dmp

        memory/5060-45-0x0000000003580000-0x00000000035AD000-memory.dmp

        memory/5060-46-0x0000000003580000-0x00000000035AD000-memory.dmp

        memory/5060-44-0x0000000003580000-0x00000000035AD000-memory.dmp

        memory/5060-43-0x0000000002F10000-0x0000000002F11000-memory.dmp

        memory/5060-31-0x0000000003580000-0x00000000035AD000-memory.dmp

        memory/5060-63-0x0000000003580000-0x00000000035AD000-memory.dmp

        memory/5060-30-0x0000000003580000-0x00000000035AD000-memory.dmp