Analysis Overview
SHA256
203c8548afcd7927e3a41650b6dc5a40a472f7ffd24ea6f2a29a34653f005351
Threat Level: Likely malicious
The file Horizon.exe was found to be: Likely malicious.
Malicious Activity Summary
Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
Sets service image path in registry
Themida packer
Checks BIOS information in registry
Checks whether UAC is enabled
Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
Unsigned PE
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-03-02 16:34
Signatures
Themida packer
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
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Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
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Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-03-02 16:34
Reported
2024-03-02 16:37
Platform
win7-20240221-en
Max time kernel
142s
Max time network
125s
Command Line
Signatures
Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__ | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Horizon.exe | N/A |
Sets service image path in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\frAQBc8Wsa1xVPfv\ImagePath = "\\??\\C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\frAQBc8Wsa1xVPfv" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Horizon.exe | N/A |
Checks BIOS information in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Horizon.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Horizon.exe | N/A |
Themida packer
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
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Checks whether UAC is enabled
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Horizon.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Horizon.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Horizon.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Horizon.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1636 wrote to memory of 3060 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Horizon.exe | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe |
| PID 1636 wrote to memory of 3060 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Horizon.exe | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe |
| PID 1636 wrote to memory of 3060 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Horizon.exe | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe |
| PID 1636 wrote to memory of 2548 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Horizon.exe | C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe |
| PID 1636 wrote to memory of 2548 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Horizon.exe | C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe |
| PID 1636 wrote to memory of 2548 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Horizon.exe | C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Horizon.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Horizon.exe"
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c color B
C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 1636 -s 192
Network
Files
memory/1636-0-0x000000013F9A0000-0x0000000140391000-memory.dmp
memory/1636-1-0x0000000077770000-0x0000000077919000-memory.dmp
memory/1636-2-0x000000013F9A0000-0x0000000140391000-memory.dmp
memory/1636-3-0x000000013F9A0000-0x0000000140391000-memory.dmp
memory/1636-4-0x000000013F9A0000-0x0000000140391000-memory.dmp
memory/1636-5-0x000000013F9A0000-0x0000000140391000-memory.dmp
memory/1636-6-0x000000013F9A0000-0x0000000140391000-memory.dmp
memory/1636-8-0x00000000026C0000-0x0000000002CA8000-memory.dmp
memory/1636-9-0x000000013F9A0000-0x0000000140391000-memory.dmp
memory/1636-11-0x0000000077770000-0x0000000077919000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-03-02 16:34
Reported
2024-03-02 16:37
Platform
win10v2004-20240226-en
Max time kernel
93s
Max time network
113s
Command Line
Signatures
Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__ | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Horizon.exe | N/A |
Sets service image path in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\frAQBc8Wsa1xVPfv\ImagePath = "\\??\\C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\frAQBc8Wsa1xVPfv" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Horizon.exe | N/A |
Checks BIOS information in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Horizon.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Horizon.exe | N/A |
Themida packer
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
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Checks whether UAC is enabled
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Horizon.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Horizon.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Horizon.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Horizon.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 4536 wrote to memory of 3012 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Horizon.exe | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe |
| PID 4536 wrote to memory of 3012 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Horizon.exe | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Horizon.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Horizon.exe"
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c color B
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 147.177.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 240.221.184.93.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | g.bing.com | udp |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | g.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 9.228.82.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 178.223.142.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 200.197.79.204.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 41.110.16.96.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 55.36.223.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 183.59.114.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 18.31.95.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 217.135.221.88.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 30.243.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
memory/4536-0-0x00007FF72FEE0000-0x00007FF7308D1000-memory.dmp
memory/4536-1-0x00007FFFBFAF0000-0x00007FFFBFCE5000-memory.dmp
memory/4536-2-0x00007FF72FEE0000-0x00007FF7308D1000-memory.dmp
memory/4536-3-0x00007FF72FEE0000-0x00007FF7308D1000-memory.dmp
memory/4536-4-0x00007FF72FEE0000-0x00007FF7308D1000-memory.dmp
memory/4536-5-0x00007FF72FEE0000-0x00007FF7308D1000-memory.dmp
memory/4536-6-0x00007FF72FEE0000-0x00007FF7308D1000-memory.dmp
memory/4536-8-0x00007FF72FEE0000-0x00007FF7308D1000-memory.dmp
memory/4536-9-0x00007FFFBFAF0000-0x00007FFFBFCE5000-memory.dmp