Analysis
- max time kernel
97s - max time network
97s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20231215-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20231215-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system - submitted
20/02/2024, 18:05
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
DANGER.exe
Resource
win7-20240215-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
DANGER.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20231215-en
Behavioral task
behavioral3
Sample
setup_installer.exe
Resource
win7-20231215-en
General
- Target DANGER.exe
- Size 1.5MB
- Sample240220-wpjcdsdc35
- SHA256 e6ea98b046b11a35efa0ac1243f6190ff4d4247a35784e65a9feaaf4918ae779
- MD5 269d7e74e4b21a2fc0e66907c77fc0bc
- SHA1 fc09525a2f93bf089d0b02c5220e7ee452e64747
- SHA512 e0a257ed553383a06267c124b8d72215d6f155ae02ab6d327258c621835957c39e5567c012777fa80f087e578b9a2e1519ead076948b79b1145103826db4bdd0
- SSDEEP 24576:Eg5ks+W8y6AFZexyuCkfHGFV01gUSvriQMbOyK2jYR2J11RaLNBDj:EgrHa0ZAhIVQFSv2LtwRG11R+F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
Malware Config
Extracted
-
nullmixer
-
http://wxkeww.xyz/
Extracted
-
smokeloader
-
pub6
Extracted
-
smokeloader
-
2020
-
http://conceitosseg.com/upload/
-
http://integrasidata.com/upload/
-
http://ozentekstil.com/upload/
-
http://finbelportal.com/upload/
-
http://telanganadigital.com/upload/
Signatures
-
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection karotima_1.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableBehaviorMonitoring = "1" karotima_1.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableOnAccessProtection = "1" karotima_1.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableScanOnRealtimeEnable = "1" karotima_1.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableRealtimeMonitoring = "1" karotima_1.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableIOAVProtection = "1" karotima_1.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableRawWriteNotification = "1" karotima_1.exe - SmokeLoader
Modular backdoor trojan in use since 2014.
-
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000600000002313d-30.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0006000000023139-36.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0006000000023138-40.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000600000002313b-49.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3073191680-435865314-2862784915-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation DANGER.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3073191680-435865314-2862784915-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation setup_installer.exe - Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
pid Process 3456 setup_installer.exe 2076 setup_install.exe 3028 karotima_2.exe 1008 karotima_1.exe - Loads dropped DLL 8 IoCs
pid Process 2076 setup_install.exe 2076 setup_install.exe 2076 setup_install.exe 2076 setup_install.exe 2076 setup_install.exe 2076 setup_install.exe 2076 setup_install.exe 3028 karotima_2.exe - Looks up external IP address via web service 2 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
flow ioc 17 ipinfo.io 18 ipinfo.io - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Program crash 1 IoCs
pid pid_target Process procid_target 4088 2076 WerFault.exe 85 - Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 3 IoCs
SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI karotima_2.exe Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI karotima_2.exe Key enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI karotima_2.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
pid Process 3028 karotima_2.exe 3028 karotima_2.exe 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found 3480 Process not Found - Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 IoCs
pid Process 3028 karotima_2.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3448 wrote to memory of 3456 3448 DANGER.exe 84 PID 3448 wrote to memory of 3456 3448 DANGER.exe 84 PID 3448 wrote to memory of 3456 3448 DANGER.exe 84 PID 3456 wrote to memory of 2076 3456 setup_installer.exe 85 PID 3456 wrote to memory of 2076 3456 setup_installer.exe 85 PID 3456 wrote to memory of 2076 3456 setup_installer.exe 85 PID 2076 wrote to memory of 452 2076 setup_install.exe 89 PID 2076 wrote to memory of 452 2076 setup_install.exe 89 PID 2076 wrote to memory of 452 2076 setup_install.exe 89 PID 2076 wrote to memory of 1944 2076 setup_install.exe 88 PID 2076 wrote to memory of 1944 2076 setup_install.exe 88 PID 2076 wrote to memory of 1944 2076 setup_install.exe 88 PID 1944 wrote to memory of 3028 1944 cmd.exe 92 PID 1944 wrote to memory of 3028 1944 cmd.exe 92 PID 1944 wrote to memory of 3028 1944 cmd.exe 92 PID 452 wrote to memory of 1008 452 cmd.exe 91 PID 452 wrote to memory of 1008 452 cmd.exe 91 PID 452 wrote to memory of 1008 452 cmd.exe 91 - Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs
The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.
Processes
-
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DANGER.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DANGER.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3448 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\setup_installer.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\setup_installer.exe"2⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3456 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS08D5E9E7\setup_install.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS08D5E9E7\setup_install.exe"3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2076 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c karotima_2.exe4⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1944 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS08D5E9E7\karotima_2.exekarotima_2.exe5⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
PID:3028
-
-
-
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c karotima_1.exe4⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:452 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS08D5E9E7\karotima_1.exekarotima_1.exe5⤵
- Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1008
-
-
-
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2076 -s 5004⤵
- Program crash
PID:4088
-
-
-
-
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 416 -p 2076 -ip 20761⤵PID:4484
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Replay Monitor
Loading Replay Monitor...
Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS08D5E9E7\karotima_1.txt
- Size 1.0MB
- SHA256 c9d5525b2f2b76087121039ee1c23ed35508e60f653479722ec64ea3a064878e
- MD5 9108ad5775c76cccbb4eadf02de24f5d
- SHA1 82996bc4f72b3234536d0b58630d5d26bcf904b0
- SHA512 19021a28555bba1fe1bdcdc8845f1bcadebd256c7db02b9329d6b44ae01a123a00e162cc34a97ba51f088cafa6f54ab1de8f82f771ac54b94a3a796f84f73362
- SSDEEP 24576:DKMirjCYKgXW9CfBOh0UFcrPfT6batCA:DKR8BmBUfFwnTUatCA
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS08D5E9E7\karotima_2.txt
- Size 222KB
- SHA256 9ff44c4da853cdbe606d2cfe4d04b410c3ae603acf0f1d3f75195b6236e0e123
- MD5 80e74cf9f38c5712c6c2432a509c8bc7
- SHA1 62ccdca04b3685728ce7f1a785cc01f3a3f3b3dc
- SHA512 d602cd95ad38cacae41b4848e72ac54ad81d287e1c825d68a088009512b14b5290a5a6c3032ebb2c91fecb5f743d519e92f1ccb27f5fe2841094a693d2b8de49
- SSDEEP 3072:gc0R9UmcdrBJzLr3EOoLLJDwX961lRsQj+MFzwbEu4HGszssldPu0bL:SWhzzLrCLyX961lrFzBnmytldWS
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS08D5E9E7\libcurl.dll
- Size 218KB
- SHA256 0de53e7be51789adaec5294346220b20f793e7f8d153a3c110a92d658760697e
- MD5 d09be1f47fd6b827c81a4812b4f7296f
- SHA1 028ae3596c0790e6d7f9f2f3c8e9591527d267f7
- SHA512 857f44a1383c29208509b8f1164b6438d750d5bb4419add7626986333433e67a0d1211ec240ce9472f30a1f32b16c8097aceba4b2255641b3d8928f94237f595
- SSDEEP 6144:Kk3jgivfCVSRrLV7yAVzKZIjCbanUKWw+ba//PXHUo:30iH0iVPVzKOOunLWf2//0
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS08D5E9E7\libcurlpp.dll
- Size 54KB
- SHA256 43e86d650a68f1f91fa2f4375aff2720e934aa78fa3d33e06363122bf5a9535f
- MD5 e6e578373c2e416289a8da55f1dc5e8e
- SHA1 b601a229b66ec3d19c2369b36216c6f6eb1c063e
- SHA512 9df6a8c418113a77051f6cb02745ad48c521c13cdadb85e0e37f79e29041464c8c7d7ba8c558fdd877035eb8475b6f93e7fc62b38504ddfe696a61480cabac89
- SSDEEP 768:W//WT2mbP+7x4Mx5KzVAn/QqvtdZs8LlR67diTNh4joK7qmQhyOl4UuGoxX9j3D:WHIK1R2VA/Qqvtzz67dbn1QhyOl4UuD
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS08D5E9E7\libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll
- Size 113KB
- SHA256 59a466f77584438fc3abc0f43edc0fc99d41851726827a008841f05cfe12da7e
- MD5 9aec524b616618b0d3d00b27b6f51da1
- SHA1 64264300801a353db324d11738ffed876550e1d3
- SHA512 0648a26940e8f4aad73b05ad53e43316dd688e5d55e293cce88267b2b8744412be2e0d507dadad830776bf715bcd819f00f5d1f7ac1c5f1c4f682fb7457a20d0
- SSDEEP 3072:nti6N0WeF35Ro7hAWP6cagLSuf6LG3qSbKE4M:ti6N2F33wGJVuHuE
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS08D5E9E7\libstdc++-6.dll
- Size 647KB
- SHA256 97de47068327bb822b33c7106f9cbb489480901a6749513ef5c31d229dcaca87
- MD5 5e279950775baae5fea04d2cc4526bcc
- SHA1 8aef1e10031c3629512c43dd8b0b5d9060878453
- SHA512 666325e9ed71da4955058aea31b91e2e848be43211e511865f393b7f537c208c6b31c182f7d728c2704e9fc87e7d1be3f98f5fee4d34f11c56764e1c599afd02
- SSDEEP 12288:ZGRoW1chMjnv+gvJhb6bmpPSmCnh4o0v4Mc2jTrKoDSwq/3PmkfT4CmwcMcP1uE:uowcmBhKmlC4o0v4k1
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS08D5E9E7\libwinpthread-1.dll
- Size 69KB
- SHA256 509cb1d1443b623a02562ac760bced540e327c65157ffa938a22f75e38155723
- MD5 1e0d62c34ff2e649ebc5c372065732ee
- SHA1 fcfaa36ba456159b26140a43e80fbd7e9d9af2de
- SHA512 3653f8ed8ad3476632f731a3e76c6aae97898e4bf14f70007c93e53bc443906835be29f861c4a123db5b11e0f3dd5013b2b3833469a062060825df9ee708dc61
- SSDEEP 1536:xPCESXKWzkxTz8uLfdkWr2sUX8YNKykl1wwwwUXrMZE4cYdz:x6baWwxH8EzSHYZE4cYdz
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS08D5E9E7\setup_install.exe
- Size 290KB
- SHA256 f7dec887c3345567ce86ce60cc8841a6a54eda35049811049debd1c5451656f4
- MD5 118f130d93db3be4452ad8a0751509df
- SHA1 4cac4b964784aadc7e6f41c21b854c668dca6981
- SHA512 ec263d9cfc0a0324f8f79f6f6703f507d06f454cbc9964595a00d9606aae86c34920c8a10ef3d4413aceb85e33d731634200c0e7ee099b8a35baf8e69f46234f
- SSDEEP 6144:VWaYfSq62Fy8uM1YwYj1Sqni+rEnmZ2OVJEy8PWYC2cFDdo:VWPKp6Y5Ji+r/hEy8PWYhc5d
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CC4F.tmp
- Size 1.6MB
- SHA256 767a3fc4a7a6818cdc3f0b99aaa95db694f6bcde719d2057a88b3d4df3d74fac
- MD5 4f3387277ccbd6d1f21ac5c07fe4ca68
- SHA1 e16506f662dc92023bf82def1d621497c8ab5890
- SHA512 9da199ac69e3c0d4e0c6307e0ab8178f12cc25cb2f14c3511f6b64e6e60a925c860f3263cb38353a97b55a71ef4d27f8cb7fa3cfc08e7c1a349fd8d209dfa219
- SSDEEP 24576:qhYK3o0FvOh/e8AuDq8TJqbEPVVdqi90gvuPGO12HoIGTufqN8:2XFvO5egq8TMbEL59JCKSN
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\setup_installer.exe
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 b14218cb639c6afa35a66cf418035ce10475b53f5386896a44327fd48d8447c8
- MD5 78418bfb23c7adf70828f675e990de49
- SHA1 534a26817c39972287abf166bb00c831440a1e57
- SHA512 5df88e9bd4d241b69acba4499845e68286cd24fffed582864c24ad4c5d9bd47041c99ac32cc023c7a6dbe4cecaed39882274cbf4e12aedd5220c6e51075a8dd8
- SSDEEP 24576:xcVkKSqXCeomdCFDWHp/7F82H1qjUEPY/RQ5DsvLwcaBhdZIl9mTkPdei+uYvSm1:xcBFCpZgu2VqjUEwJ84vLRaBtIl9mT4Y
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP