Analysis Overview
SHA256
f46f42d48bccbc1ddf2758cac437b81e6d6c6d3e920d29ef2cbe627cc6a5f89f
Threat Level: Known bad
The file c819e2b4d2c91d98aae0304c1ff5aa38 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
LimeRAT
Executes dropped EXE
Checks computer location settings
Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2
Maps connected drives based on registry
AutoIT Executable
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Unsigned PE
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Creates scheduled task(s)
MITRE ATT&CK Matrix V13
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-03-14 07:53
Signatures
AutoIT Executable
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-03-14 07:53
Reported
2024-03-14 07:56
Platform
win7-20240221-en
Max time kernel
150s
Max time network
154s
Command Line
Signatures
LimeRAT
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe | N/A |
Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | pastebin.com | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | pastebin.com | N/A | N/A |
Maps connected drives based on registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Disk\Enum\0 | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Disk\Enum | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe | N/A |
AutoIT Executable
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2020 set thread context of 1728 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c819e2b4d2c91d98aae0304c1ff5aa38.exe | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe |
| PID 2504 set thread context of 2588 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe |
| PID 1264 set thread context of 1684 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe |
| PID 1588 set thread context of 2212 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Creates scheduled task(s)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c819e2b4d2c91d98aae0304c1ff5aa38.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c819e2b4d2c91d98aae0304c1ff5aa38.exe"
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe" /create /tn SettingSyncHost /tr "C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe" /sc minute /mo 1 /F
C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
taskeng.exe {19F93AAD-5AF1-472A-8BA8-6006DBF6AEAD} S-1-5-21-330940541-141609230-1670313778-1000:KXIPPCKF\Admin:Interactive:[1]
C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe
C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe" /create /tn SettingSyncHost /tr "C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe" /sc minute /mo 1 /F
C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe
C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe" /create /tn SettingSyncHost /tr "C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe" /sc minute /mo 1 /F
C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe
C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe" /create /tn SettingSyncHost /tr "C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe" /sc minute /mo 1 /F
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | pastebin.com | udp |
| US | 104.20.67.143:443 | pastebin.com | tcp |
Files
memory/2020-0-0x0000000000110000-0x0000000000111000-memory.dmp
memory/1728-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp
memory/1728-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp
memory/1728-5-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp
memory/1728-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp
memory/1728-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp
memory/1728-11-0x0000000074110000-0x00000000746BB000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe
| MD5 | 422e25352d7ca91bea1753312de65466 |
| SHA1 | aebcddda6623d1e44a47d88866f4f3c24c15bf44 |
| SHA256 | 3bd47218aa5e92140b982b30ef5f5160a6b6ce06b8a817af5a3346e0609e8fe3 |
| SHA512 | cac08f8e5a8d75486860d83d92580d7bba133dae5f8067fe271b74864458f5e474814860a64b47bb661215e474c2c1528a03e0f83c36167dc005e97b7c8f36f5 |
memory/2588-16-0x0000000000090000-0x000000000009C000-memory.dmp
memory/2588-21-0x0000000000090000-0x000000000009C000-memory.dmp
memory/2588-22-0x0000000000090000-0x000000000009C000-memory.dmp
memory/2588-23-0x0000000074110000-0x00000000746BB000-memory.dmp
memory/2588-24-0x0000000074110000-0x00000000746BB000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015
| MD5 | 753df6889fd7410a2e9fe333da83a429 |
| SHA1 | 3c425f16e8267186061dd48ac1c77c122962456e |
| SHA256 | b42dc237e44cbc9a43400e7d3f9cbd406dbdefd62bfe87328f8663897d69df78 |
| SHA512 | 9d56f79410ad0cf852c74c3ef9454e7ae86e80bdd6ff67773994b48ccac71142bcf5c90635da6a056e1406e81e64674db9584928e867c55b77b59e2851cf6444 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TarB3FC.tmp
| MD5 | dd73cead4b93366cf3465c8cd32e2796 |
| SHA1 | 74546226dfe9ceb8184651e920d1dbfb432b314e |
| SHA256 | a6752b7851b591550e4625b832a393aabcc428de18d83e8593cd540f7d7cae22 |
| SHA512 | ce1bdd595065c94fa528badf4a6a8777893807d6789267612755df818ba6ffe55e4df429710aea29526ee4aa8ef20e25f2f05341da53992157d21ae032c0fb63 |
memory/1728-62-0x0000000074110000-0x00000000746BB000-memory.dmp
memory/1684-73-0x0000000074110000-0x00000000746BB000-memory.dmp
memory/1684-74-0x0000000074110000-0x00000000746BB000-memory.dmp
memory/2212-80-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp
memory/2212-84-0x0000000074110000-0x00000000746BB000-memory.dmp
memory/2212-85-0x0000000074110000-0x00000000746BB000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-03-14 07:53
Reported
2024-03-14 07:56
Platform
win10v2004-20240226-en
Max time kernel
150s
Max time network
152s
Command Line
Signatures
LimeRAT
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-275798769-4264537674-1142822080-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c819e2b4d2c91d98aae0304c1ff5aa38.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-275798769-4264537674-1142822080-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-275798769-4264537674-1142822080-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-275798769-4264537674-1142822080-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe | N/A |
Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | pastebin.com | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | pastebin.com | N/A | N/A |
Maps connected drives based on registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Disk\Enum | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\disk\Enum\0 | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe | N/A |
AutoIT Executable
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1492 set thread context of 3800 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c819e2b4d2c91d98aae0304c1ff5aa38.exe | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe |
| PID 3656 set thread context of 1988 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe |
| PID 1176 set thread context of 4012 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe |
| PID 3236 set thread context of 2004 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Creates scheduled task(s)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c819e2b4d2c91d98aae0304c1ff5aa38.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c819e2b4d2c91d98aae0304c1ff5aa38.exe"
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe" /create /tn SettingSyncHost /tr "C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe" /sc minute /mo 1 /F
C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe
C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe" /create /tn SettingSyncHost /tr "C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe" /sc minute /mo 1 /F
C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe
C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe" /create /tn SettingSyncHost /tr "C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe" /sc minute /mo 1 /F
C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe
C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe" /create /tn SettingSyncHost /tr "C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe" /sc minute /mo 1 /F
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 149.177.190.20.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 | 228.249.119.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 187.178.17.96.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 241.154.82.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 55.36.223.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 41.110.16.96.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | pastebin.com | udp |
| US | 104.20.67.143:443 | pastebin.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 143.67.20.104.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 183.59.114.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 171.39.242.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 18.134.221.88.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 205.47.74.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 175.178.17.96.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 13.227.111.52.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 | 88.16.208.104.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
memory/1492-0-0x00000000033B0000-0x00000000033B1000-memory.dmp
memory/3800-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp
memory/3800-5-0x0000000074970000-0x0000000074F21000-memory.dmp
memory/3800-6-0x0000000074970000-0x0000000074F21000-memory.dmp
memory/3800-7-0x0000000001200000-0x0000000001210000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe
| MD5 | e10d368f33b1b0d03efc001f8ddd0759 |
| SHA1 | 8f535181286052b0d9e304e2b91984fa3b50bce6 |
| SHA256 | 69961eb28015c4ad525e5ef2f236262130c0e19d95a9660788726e5960de9399 |
| SHA512 | 54e1fc5e71f717183e28dc6d0228b0aef0a7c4c061a5bf6387d765456017ed11652873b9a63c26bcaed1edfa7cdeae6a5db28fd4ad6d15128d8aa20b9ff4ce7f |
memory/1988-12-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000078C000-memory.dmp
memory/1988-16-0x0000000074970000-0x0000000074F21000-memory.dmp
memory/1988-17-0x00000000025F0000-0x0000000002600000-memory.dmp
memory/1988-18-0x0000000074970000-0x0000000074F21000-memory.dmp
memory/1988-21-0x0000000074970000-0x0000000074F21000-memory.dmp
memory/3800-22-0x0000000074970000-0x0000000074F21000-memory.dmp
memory/3800-23-0x0000000074970000-0x0000000074F21000-memory.dmp
memory/3800-24-0x0000000001200000-0x0000000001210000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v2.0_32\UsageLogs\RegAsm.exe.log
| MD5 | 9f893d94b017a0684012d50319c9ffbe |
| SHA1 | 140cc2cb6b2520ba4f9a1f666a5f679853472793 |
| SHA256 | 8a7cb420c82edf1bb2c7bdfef52091e5169fabaecc370e120985e91406fcbbec |
| SHA512 | 4b7df94d3622b82d852b0f532d7fd810ca2113d7b737ec417023d5b2142e9e79414a06d22647d73f8bc114f8e871a3a741a479b0aba48892f9078975ec78acba |
memory/4012-32-0x0000000001540000-0x0000000001550000-memory.dmp
memory/4012-31-0x0000000074970000-0x0000000074F21000-memory.dmp
memory/4012-33-0x0000000074970000-0x0000000074F21000-memory.dmp
memory/4012-34-0x0000000074970000-0x0000000074F21000-memory.dmp
memory/2004-40-0x0000000074970000-0x0000000074F21000-memory.dmp
memory/2004-41-0x0000000074970000-0x0000000074F21000-memory.dmp
memory/2004-42-0x0000000000A60000-0x0000000000A70000-memory.dmp
memory/2004-43-0x0000000074970000-0x0000000074F21000-memory.dmp