43ba483381d4484c805a84a43e75eefc6628bb55c2faf6389de86e489ffbc0f1

General

Target

a2f080d43cddd2b6c4708d92efdfdaff.exe
Size

174KB
MD5

a2f080d43cddd2b6c4708d92efdfdaff
SHA1

0321072e2498e0e4218afe47eccf44ec4417c109
SHA256

43ba483381d4484c805a84a43e75eefc6628bb55c2faf6389de86e489ffbc0f1
SHA512

c849d601902664667b3b4ea119a6e04a76b1cd40c04f794458bc8b688a44d17b27fa2dbf5854d115ced1d80aad68ac76748812decdd9d8fbe1c9b4a9b7e12d0d
SSDEEP

3072:WnOn7t7XpdpCCTg/sxFgJDIhTOCRaxsc86/FHmpxoCjqLK4hRC9diRDBT:WKpdcCrTqq3cyIFOoCjf4hw2Rl

Score

7^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4572	northstar.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2932	a2f080d43cddd2b6c4708d92efdfdaff.exe
2932	a2f080d43cddd2b6c4708d92efdfdaff.exe

Drops desktop.ini file(s) 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini	northstar.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini	northstar.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\assembly	northstar.exe
File created	C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini	northstar.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini	northstar.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

Install Root Certificate

T1553.004

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\4EB6D578499B1CCF5F581EAD56BE3D9B6744A5E5	northstar.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\4EB6D578499B1CCF5F581EAD56BE3D9B6744A5E5\Blob = 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	northstar.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\4EB6D578499B1CCF5F581EAD56BE3D9B6744A5E5\Blob = 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	northstar.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4572	northstar.exe
4572	northstar.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 4572	2932	a2f080d43cddd2b6c4708d92efdfdaff.exe	86
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 4572	2932	a2f080d43cddd2b6c4708d92efdfdaff.exe	86
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 4572	2932	a2f080d43cddd2b6c4708d92efdfdaff.exe	86

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a2f080d43cddd2b6c4708d92efdfdaff.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a2f080d43cddd2b6c4708d92efdfdaff.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2932
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsq3AF8.tmp\northstar.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsq3AF8.tmp\northstar.exe /u4fbfca05-374c-42b7-8d55-26865bc06f2f /e5334566 /dT201212291656
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Drops desktop.ini file(s)
  - Drops file in Windows directory
  - Modifies system certificate store
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:4572

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Subvert Trust Controls

1

T1553

Install Root Certificate

1

T1553.004

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsq3AF8.tmp\System.dll

Filesize
21KB

MD5
5ebc73650256e9c8ddbcda231db829a1

SHA1
988d4535e18754ab2a6248abae96c5697d7dbcd5

SHA256
1eaa543842df7795404184e8892a1654b0773dbc9bd8b54c7fdb9e68f4355493

SHA512
b21266e76fc7263af982a1336a766e47ccf348ed56b305dbb09f03574c9b2a7309f12200e80d86f9a251381be6e87a41206447f11c51899cb31fba10da1d5270

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsq3AF8.tmp\northstar.exe

Filesize
275KB

MD5
a1e2472db630c7043c2fb486a17300bc

SHA1
f289644ce703d4050b49ec0606c543a8f3928624

SHA256
0e990e290a6c3b4b3a3ac7495bfc197b698799ae840a06586eb5d5cbe74a1bd7

SHA512
3571478424b464b17ef58f43ffca57e09e539e4b83ed1a158694ab4f473001ceb37cb72c850d701767625d515f129a14a1f60446ace745517658923467b01823

Download Submit
memory/2932-36-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

Download
memory/4572-13-0x00000000749B0000-0x0000000074F61000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

Download
memory/4572-14-0x00000000012F0000-0x0000000001300000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4572-15-0x00000000749B0000-0x0000000074F61000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/4572-28-0x00000000012F0000-0x0000000001300000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4572-29-0x00000000012F0000-0x0000000001300000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4572-30-0x00000000012F0000-0x0000000001300000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4572-32-0x00000000749B0000-0x0000000074F61000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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