Analysis Overview
SHA256
4f953cb2b47a8cd44c077c80e145fe59161815bda879984e321629a2fc0c87fa
Threat Level: Known bad
The file updater.exe was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Gozi
Executes dropped EXE
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Checks computer location settings
Loads dropped DLL
Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2
Unsigned PE
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Creates scheduled task(s)
Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-03-12 20:31
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-03-12 20:31
Reported
2024-03-12 20:34
Platform
win10v2004-20240226-en
Max time kernel
150s
Max time network
158s
Command Line
Signatures
Gozi
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2727153400-192325109-1870347593-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wscript.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2727153400-192325109-1870347593-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\updater.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ss1gtdoz.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\updater.exe | N/A |
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | raw.githubusercontent.com | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | raw.githubusercontent.com | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | discord.com | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | discord.com | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | discord.com | N/A | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Creates scheduled task(s)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
Modifies registry class
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2727153400-192325109-1870347593-1000_Classes\ms-settings\shell\open\command\DelegateExecute = "0" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2727153400-192325109-1870347593-1000_Classes\ms-settings\shell\open\command | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2727153400-192325109-1870347593-1000_Classes\ms-settings\shell | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2727153400-192325109-1870347593-1000_Classes\ms-settings\shell\open\command\ = "wscript.exe C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\playkyle14145027.vbs" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{4336a54d-038b-4685-ab02-99bb52d3fb8b}\Instance\ | C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2727153400-192325109-1870347593-1000_Classes\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}\Instance\ | C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2727153400-192325109-1870347593-1000_Classes\ms-settings | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2727153400-192325109-1870347593-1000_Classes\ms-settings\shell\open | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2727153400-192325109-1870347593-1000_Classes\ms-settings\shell\open\command | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\updater.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ss1gtdoz.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeShutdownPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE | N/A |
| Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE | N/A |
| Token: SeShutdownPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE | N/A |
| Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE | N/A |
| Token: SeShutdownPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE | N/A |
| Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE | N/A |
| Token: SeShutdownPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE | N/A |
| Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE | N/A |
| Token: SeShutdownPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE | N/A |
| Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE | N/A |
| Token: SeShutdownPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE | N/A |
| Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE | N/A |
| Token: SeShutdownPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE | N/A |
| Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE | N/A |
| Token: SeShutdownPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE | N/A |
| Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\updater.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\updater.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\updater.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe" add "HKCU\Software\Classes\ms-settings\shell\open\command" /d "wscript.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\playkyle14145027.vbs" /f
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe" add "HKCU\Software\Classes\ms-settings\shell\open\command" /v DelegateExecute /d "0" /f
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"cmd.exe" /C computerdefaults.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ComputerDefaults.exe
computerdefaults.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wscript.exe
"wscript.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\playkyle14145027.vbs
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C del C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C schtasks /Create /SC ONLOGON /TN DropboxSyncTask_Zpb63tfbo5HwJfd2q050MX /TR "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Ringtones\Zpb63tfbo5HwJfd2q050MX.exe" /RL HIGHEST /IT
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
schtasks /Create /SC ONLOGON /TN DropboxSyncTask_Zpb63tfbo5HwJfd2q050MX /TR "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Ringtones\Zpb63tfbo5HwJfd2q050MX.exe" /RL HIGHEST /IT
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ss1gtdoz.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ss1gtdoz.exe" explorer.exe
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 5.181.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 0.205.248.87.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 20.231.121.79:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 241.154.82.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 133.211.185.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 88.156.103.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | raw.githubusercontent.com | udp |
| US | 185.199.108.133:443 | raw.githubusercontent.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 25.63.96.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 133.108.199.185.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | textpubshiers.top | udp |
| US | 172.67.146.76:443 | textpubshiers.top | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 76.146.67.172.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 41.110.16.96.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 103.169.127.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 28.118.140.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 56.126.166.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 195.177.78.104.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 119.110.54.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 23.160.77.104.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | discord.com | udp |
| US | 162.159.137.232:443 | discord.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 202.178.17.96.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 0.204.248.87.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 232.137.159.162.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 162.159.137.232:443 | discord.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 183.59.114.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 43.58.199.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | tse1.mm.bing.net | udp |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 28.160.77.104.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 240.221.184.93.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 204.178.17.96.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 31.243.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 138.178.17.96.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 11.173.189.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 162.159.137.232:443 | discord.com | tcp |
Files
memory/324-0-0x0000000000850000-0x000000000085C000-memory.dmp
memory/324-1-0x0000000074890000-0x0000000075040000-memory.dmp
memory/324-2-0x00000000024B0000-0x00000000024CA000-memory.dmp
memory/324-3-0x0000000004AA0000-0x0000000004AB0000-memory.dmp
memory/324-4-0x00000000024A0000-0x00000000024AA000-memory.dmp
memory/324-5-0x0000000004AB0000-0x0000000004B42000-memory.dmp
memory/324-6-0x0000000005100000-0x00000000056A4000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\playkyle14145027.vbs
| MD5 | a34267102c21aff46aecc85598924544 |
| SHA1 | 77268af47c6a4b9c6be7f7487b2c9b233d49d435 |
| SHA256 | eba7ab5c248e46dbe70470b41ebf25a378b4eff9ce632adff927ac1f95583d44 |
| SHA512 | 5d320312b93b46c9051a20c82d6405a3f2c78b23adb3ab3e71aad854b65b500937de7ca2986cf79967386d689beecccf676d89afde8ecc5d5ad0cb4ae2bf38a3 |
memory/324-10-0x000000000A860000-0x000000000B460000-memory.dmp
memory/324-11-0x0000000012A00000-0x00000000136A2000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Costura\40BD99E3E2E3C109881E4ECA2DEDC617\32\sqlite.interop.dll
| MD5 | 6f2fdecc48e7d72ca1eb7f17a97e59ad |
| SHA1 | fcbc8c4403e5c8194ee69158d7e70ee7dbd4c056 |
| SHA256 | 70e48ef5c14766f3601c97451b47859fddcbe7f237e1c5200cea8e7a7609d809 |
| SHA512 | fea98a3d6fff1497551dc6583dd92798dcac764070a350fd381e856105a6411c94effd4b189b7a32608ff610422b8dbd6d93393c5da99ee66d4569d45191dc8b |
memory/324-17-0x0000000074890000-0x0000000075040000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ss1gtdoz.exe
| MD5 | e898826598a138f86f2aa80c0830707a |
| SHA1 | 1e912a5671f7786cc077f83146a0484e5a78729c |
| SHA256 | df443ccf551470b3f9f7d92faf51b3b85ae206dd08da3b6390ce9a6039b7253a |
| SHA512 | 6827068b8580822ded1fb8447bdb038d0e00633f5ef7f480a8cdeaab6928ac23022a0b7a925058e0926ce9b41a6c8c22a5692e074621b2fccdb7edd29a0d4cfb |
memory/3344-27-0x00000000004D0000-0x00000000004D8000-memory.dmp
memory/3344-28-0x00000000024C0000-0x00000000024C1000-memory.dmp
memory/3344-31-0x00000000004D0000-0x00000000004D8000-memory.dmp
memory/324-32-0x0000000004AA0000-0x0000000004AB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3344-29-0x00000000004D0000-0x00000000004D8000-memory.dmp
memory/3344-33-0x00000000004D0000-0x00000000004D8000-memory.dmp
memory/324-39-0x000000000C7D0000-0x000000000C836000-memory.dmp
memory/324-40-0x000000000A840000-0x000000000A84A000-memory.dmp
memory/324-41-0x000000000E2E0000-0x000000000E2EA000-memory.dmp
memory/324-42-0x000000000C7C0000-0x000000000C7CC000-memory.dmp
memory/324-43-0x000000000D1D0000-0x000000000D1D8000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Gongle\aFAN48Z64E\tooqwtv0.default-release\storage\permanent\chrome\idb\3561288849sdhlie.sqlite
| MD5 | ca38ef773cc720e885e46b59cfee0f3f |
| SHA1 | f97eb5a51bd09e9a53d26d543d44b4e3b1127f8f |
| SHA256 | 39e0ef3060e892d6270951eaf4e6f1ad6b9413c8174d03541cab61599a35372e |
| SHA512 | 8c55c306544e971693216525d857284de7142204a53c6a5c83f4421d47ad357fc45cba90c448199d909796f50049db2d58254d1f222abec3a0420a21cd8dad8a |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Gongle\a3KS7GBHJZ\MANIFEST-000001
| MD5 | 5af87dfd673ba2115e2fcf5cfdb727ab |
| SHA1 | d5b5bbf396dc291274584ef71f444f420b6056f1 |
| SHA256 | f9d31b278e215eb0d0e9cd709edfa037e828f36214ab7906f612160fead4b2b4 |
| SHA512 | de34583a7dbafe4dd0dc0601e8f6906b9bc6a00c56c9323561204f77abbc0dc9007c480ffe4092ff2f194d54616caf50aecbd4a1e9583cae0c76ad6dd7c2375b |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Gongle\a3KS7GBHJZ\CURRENT
| MD5 | 46295cac801e5d4857d09837238a6394 |
| SHA1 | 44e0fa1b517dbf802b18faf0785eeea6ac51594b |
| SHA256 | 0f1bad70c7bd1e0a69562853ec529355462fcd0423263a3d39d6d0d70b780443 |
| SHA512 | 8969402593f927350e2ceb4b5bc2a277f3754697c1961e3d6237da322257fbab42909e1a742e22223447f3a4805f8d8ef525432a7c3515a549e984d3eff72b23 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Gongle\a3KS7GBHJZ\LOG.old
| MD5 | 4dcbe22619a5e5c1ae6cedb1456611ae |
| SHA1 | 7f811b137e46727d084d68ad70a31c851245e57d |
| SHA256 | 2278841eeeaf5b1d3775e42aae672f4782cce576eac6885a2ac40e1962c477d8 |
| SHA512 | b62d80b2390ed95792d3105b2bfbeef3fa12425f2801accd9163ab9721364c61578c60df622c0b5cdfd602f91b63f7f1aafef0dabb9906d4abc6038eb89e93a4 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Gongle\a3KS7GBHJZ\LOG
| MD5 | 8220c959b4f540a9cc973c1fd5abbf00 |
| SHA1 | f7cc457c56f7f53ff4cf8647ab4dffef16ee86b2 |
| SHA256 | c4570bda9fb9523b3806f3754cd4c14f016412789dba6b09adedc5698da15a02 |
| SHA512 | 440750792d3f5c90f935139c99c1dd03baab87a0cef56e589c9c627de74d2ad26bdb31069a6cff9804ade094792e99c7b92bb899747c8f7ce435d2db1b87f524 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Gongle\aAO355GYKL\LOG
| MD5 | 0659e141eeda8b24dc107f08f10002fc |
| SHA1 | d7aad6a7d00fe9dd0f5bbd138a070354a6759ba4 |
| SHA256 | 2c8cae3da109ed5dfc79899ecaa71a93834d700c7bead5014b6e2ab91786fec7 |
| SHA512 | 4d1dc8ceece0dee7284b73c78580e344963db0260b32192ee6df2f24548182fa841e2966028e5e667c134bb32c4135f62155caa15a586b63cacf6b68820863ab |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Gongle\aAO355GYKL\LOG.old
| MD5 | e052d5a5ec65c16c047ea870deb7959f |
| SHA1 | 5398cf68be8e91ec519016a961705a642be48203 |
| SHA256 | 4f34b875419b82b288fc6deeed6d826d3c2ddc53a5c86e214294edd4712ea23a |
| SHA512 | 36161da294d187abd882191b8677c26b7d9eb16ec972b2824969b1e32b22b8c368ccc1812169f67a9fe2e3e0eb7e7d20d5a5d41b234c15c245d7f00dff1a4073 |
memory/324-171-0x000000000DBA0000-0x000000000DC52000-memory.dmp
memory/324-172-0x000000000DC80000-0x000000000DCA2000-memory.dmp
memory/324-173-0x000000000DD30000-0x000000000DDA6000-memory.dmp
memory/324-174-0x000000000DCB0000-0x000000000DCCE000-memory.dmp
memory/324-175-0x000000000DDB0000-0x000000000DE00000-memory.dmp
memory/324-176-0x000000000DE00000-0x000000000DE6A000-memory.dmp
memory/324-177-0x000000000E340000-0x000000000E694000-memory.dmp
memory/324-178-0x000000000DE80000-0x000000000DECC000-memory.dmp
memory/324-182-0x000000000DF60000-0x000000000DF9C000-memory.dmp
memory/324-183-0x000000000DF20000-0x000000000DF41000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4be819ce89ab40d695eb799d293f7f21
| MD5 | 02d2c46697e3714e49f46b680b9a6b83 |
| SHA1 | 84f98b56d49f01e9b6b76a4e21accf64fd319140 |
| SHA256 | 522cad95d3fa6ebb3274709b8d09bbb1ca37389d0a924cd29e934a75aa04c6c9 |
| SHA512 | 60348a145bfc71b1e07cb35fa79ab5ff472a3d0a557741ea2d39b3772bc395b86e261bd616f65307ae0d997294e49b5548d32f11e86ef3e2704959ca63da8aac |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a7dc47072984300ac6250f56e860461
| MD5 | 66dec648bca6f8eb23d7f04991cde16d |
| SHA1 | d7f656a9dbd6fc168f1dba102204fd972b6dbbc7 |
| SHA256 | b78e68edfb8b8ea8bd35c9b7e705ded0e1285ecd7d1de43cb3db12d7bd0f4a6b |
| SHA512 | 86edc8be704700cd11976b47c411e938831ca7c94eb395c5e3ff51cf5281639b12e8584b9492656a01ca0ffe85c9ea462100833d9d6436d6927f592e5c882d59 |
memory/324-198-0x000000000DFD0000-0x000000000DFDA000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1134bc62de0d4ae587fe6c3e2b7b2ee4
| MD5 | b5960673e1f8d2ad2b9e0d9863bafa13 |
| SHA1 | 813cd3b59a884cd03979b1ca11d1f6a76454c885 |
| SHA256 | b7b8b1cd64aa9ae75879614bf9902dd3830b75e6c367e3c71ae9439d56aeffdd |
| SHA512 | 506c9ba84c8360602f3ce5c1c6d6edc2235b94b7d171d601443a656f1a41c4a4a6d4b3717e14487ecb266cc48787740c95081d24cb39da7e3ad249284e948f75 |
memory/3344-202-0x00000000024C0000-0x00000000024C1000-memory.dmp