Analysis

  • max time kernel
    93s
  • max time network
    114s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240221-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240221-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    24/02/2024, 10:45

General

  • Target
    a1ab9fa586883c4d2f7236a4fc52f040.exe
  • Size 504KB
  • Sample240224-mtkxcaac6t
  • SHA256 0a49d8839ecbd2441d1c1a40a592d6a0d6936b46b7a73e449d8e5f05169f2dce
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
Score
7/10
upx

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 3 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • AutoIT Executable 1 IoCs

    AutoIT scripts compiled to PE executables.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Modifies registry class 2 IoCs
  • Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note) 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 16 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    1⤵
      PID:3436
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a1ab9fa586883c4d2f7236a4fc52f040.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a1ab9fa586883c4d2f7236a4fc52f040.exe"
        2⤵
        • Checks computer location settings
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1604
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Sysbat.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Sysbat.exe"
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2724
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Sysbat.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Sysbat.exe"
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1460
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE
          "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Macete.txt
          3⤵
          • Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
          PID:2056
    • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\FirewallControlPanel.dll,ShowWarningDialog "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a1ab9fa586883c4d2f7236a4fc52f040.exe"
      1⤵
      • Modifies registry class
      PID:3988

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          Macete.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Macete.txt
          • Size 137B
          • SHA256 fc45121d51aa42e4cdbfa6a39c94616eb9820de1de690d9ef4ad3a75cbc86d57
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          Sysbat.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Sysbat.exe
          • Size 492KB
          • SHA256 f0f185a8815514101c533287ee02751a9b2423a870a6eb0153c35ef47ee0325b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          memory/1460-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

          memory/1460-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

          memory/1460-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

          memory/1460-23-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010011000-memory.dmp

          memory/1460-27-0x0000000000410000-0x00000000004D9000-memory.dmp

          memory/2724-10-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F8000-memory.dmp

          memory/2724-17-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F8000-memory.dmp

          memory/3436-20-0x00000000FFFF0000-0x00000000FFFF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3436-22-0x00000000FFFE0000-0x00000000FFFE6000-memory.dmp