Analysis

  • max time kernel
    155s
  • max time network
    186s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240226-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240226-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    02-03-2024 20:26

General

  • Target

    TrashMalwares-main/MercuryXhoffle.exe

  • Size

    6.0MB

  • MD5

    f72d4ee1ff7439bda08ce89b606a6f08

  • SHA1

    40673463d8fe4ac1b53c5e35642e6a67fe252c41

  • SHA256

    15bd99bd0c7c8a7c5836e687db2d7eded6195491df7e5f04633e33e66ae8361c

  • SHA512

    c8b3b3ee73de22492e1455bc68405924861ff2814ff2bcf627df04712f33d30d3e63a3835f8b6b41bd254269e22c4da6d655fb718d6b4e97c9a2706ff8040976

  • SSDEEP

    98304:lgJZv2O7hzxNA5P7Mb5mXHMDU+WDwL0ubziP7Us8F2m5rylw/ViFkfGOzNL3kz3f:OJ92OH6Zwb58wU+WDFFu2XlwXGKNLEjr

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Disables RegEdit via registry modification 1 IoCs
  • Disables Task Manager via registry modification
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 26 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TrashMalwares-main\MercuryXhoffle.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TrashMalwares-main\MercuryXhoffle.exe"
    1⤵
    • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3652
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bootrec.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bootrec.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4748
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /Create /TN "Windows Update" /ru SYSTEM /SC ONSTART /TR "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bootrec.exe"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:3224
  • C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE
    C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x468 0x378
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1656

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bootrec.exe

    Filesize

    167KB

    MD5

    f14b989516f256db1befee3dee508f55

    SHA1

    fbd2c6b1d783debb9a69c5766d3672138e24e127

    SHA256

    c88dbbd0002395beaeaef3f855790abef3430d76307953825745339bdc1f9388

    SHA512

    bfa84b7837d3bcda55571710289092af7e6cb7ee48b21a2a032d24b495ddbe9259c07eeceb58fb2a5ac4482e2b120259fe5b95162eb632228c86516f41bf035e

  • memory/3652-0-0x00007FF957A50000-0x00007FF9583F1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    9.6MB

  • memory/3652-1-0x0000000001BE0000-0x0000000001BF0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3652-2-0x000000001C5E0000-0x000000001CAAE000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4.8MB

  • memory/3652-3-0x000000001CBB0000-0x000000001CC4C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    624KB

  • memory/3652-4-0x00007FF957A50000-0x00007FF9583F1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    9.6MB

  • memory/3652-5-0x0000000001BE0000-0x0000000001BF0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3652-6-0x0000000001BE0000-0x0000000001BF0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3652-16-0x0000000001BE0000-0x0000000001BF0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3652-17-0x000000001C050000-0x000000001C058000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/3652-18-0x0000000001BE0000-0x0000000001BF0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3652-19-0x0000000001BE0000-0x0000000001BF0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3652-20-0x00007FF957A50000-0x00007FF9583F1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    9.6MB

  • memory/3652-21-0x00007FF957A50000-0x00007FF9583F1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    9.6MB

  • memory/3652-22-0x0000000001BE0000-0x0000000001BF0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3652-23-0x0000000001BE0000-0x0000000001BF0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3652-24-0x0000000001BE0000-0x0000000001BF0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3652-25-0x0000000001BE0000-0x0000000001BF0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3652-27-0x0000000020680000-0x0000000020780000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/3652-26-0x0000000001BE0000-0x0000000001BF0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3652-28-0x0000000001BE0000-0x0000000001BF0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3652-29-0x0000000001BE0000-0x0000000001BF0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3652-30-0x0000000020680000-0x0000000020780000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/3652-31-0x0000000020680000-0x0000000020780000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/3652-32-0x0000000020680000-0x0000000020780000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/3652-33-0x0000000020680000-0x0000000020780000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/3652-34-0x0000000020680000-0x0000000020780000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/3652-35-0x0000000001BE0000-0x0000000001BF0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3652-36-0x0000000020680000-0x0000000020780000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/3652-37-0x0000000020680000-0x0000000020780000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/3652-38-0x0000000001BE0000-0x0000000001BF0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3652-39-0x0000000020680000-0x0000000020780000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/3652-41-0x0000000001BE0000-0x0000000001BF0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3652-40-0x0000000020680000-0x0000000020780000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/3652-42-0x0000000020680000-0x0000000020780000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/3652-43-0x0000000001BE0000-0x0000000001BF0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3652-44-0x0000000020680000-0x0000000020780000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/3652-45-0x0000000020680000-0x0000000020780000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/3652-47-0x0000000020680000-0x0000000020780000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/3652-46-0x0000000020680000-0x0000000020780000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/3652-48-0x0000000020680000-0x0000000020780000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/3652-49-0x0000000020680000-0x0000000020780000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/3652-50-0x0000000020680000-0x0000000020780000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/3652-51-0x0000000001BE0000-0x0000000001BF0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3652-52-0x0000000001BE0000-0x0000000001BF0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3652-53-0x0000000020680000-0x0000000020780000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/3652-54-0x0000000020680000-0x0000000020780000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/3652-55-0x0000000020680000-0x0000000020780000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/3652-56-0x0000000020680000-0x0000000020780000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/3652-57-0x0000000020680000-0x0000000020780000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/3652-58-0x0000000001BE0000-0x0000000001BF0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3652-59-0x0000000001BE0000-0x0000000001BF0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3652-60-0x0000000020680000-0x0000000020780000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/3652-62-0x0000000020680000-0x0000000020780000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/3652-61-0x0000000001BE0000-0x0000000001BF0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3652-63-0x0000000020680000-0x0000000020780000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/3652-64-0x0000000001BE0000-0x0000000001BF0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3652-66-0x0000000020680000-0x0000000020780000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/3652-65-0x0000000020680000-0x0000000020780000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/3652-67-0x0000000020680000-0x0000000020780000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/3652-68-0x0000000020680000-0x0000000020780000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/3652-69-0x0000000001BE0000-0x0000000001BF0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3652-70-0x0000000001BE0000-0x0000000001BF0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3652-71-0x0000000020680000-0x0000000020780000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/3652-72-0x0000000020680000-0x0000000020780000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/4748-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000433000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    204KB