9ef2be22125e81f24389ac7f338187b883fe9c279d72ed6cbe9b2c007c2cd6ed

Analysis

max time kernel
31s
max time network
31s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20240226-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240226-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
15/03/2024, 06:25

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General

Target

Aquatic_V3.exe
Size

2.8MB
MD5

99e3bd9d720cd5225a0a5bc68083bd8d
SHA1

7fdc97c76dcee5cbefd2a49425f1c161241047b8
SHA256

93a68ff2fad73f03cd57898d381641488800e6f3972a5fcff06426a498383b79
SHA512

6070c5445fb24c0a43faace255df0df6928d39af5e48d36bd6104a65147545902e051f70c859fb3e1b940c88745d856351811ae4b63b4fa65d95a12e8b9c5ac7
SSDEEP

49152:OVW97XtBjD7X5xbGNrWIxKiaDT6pxdObf+uRTlN4afnm16m+gmoZist:OV8tB7X5tGN6YKiw6pUf+uRTTOIduZiS

Score

8^/10

evasion

Malware Config

Signatures

Stops running service(s) 3 TTPs
evasion

Windows Service
T1543.003

Impair Defenses
T1562

Service Stop
T1489

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-566096764-1992588923-1249862864-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	Aquatic_V3.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1872	Winhlp64.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\system32\MRT.exe	Winhlp64.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1872 set thread context of 4028	1872	Winhlp64.exe	112

Launches sc.exe 1 IoCs

Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

pid	Process
3428	sc.exe

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 11 IoCs

pid	Process
4084	powershell.exe
3716	powershell.exe
3716	powershell.exe
4084	powershell.exe
1872	Winhlp64.exe
3876	powershell.exe
3876	powershell.exe
3876	powershell.exe
1872	Winhlp64.exe
1872	Winhlp64.exe
1872	Winhlp64.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4084	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3716	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3876	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1872	Winhlp64.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 876 wrote to memory of 3716	876	Aquatic_V3.exe	89
PID 876 wrote to memory of 3716	876	Aquatic_V3.exe	89
PID 876 wrote to memory of 3716	876	Aquatic_V3.exe	89
PID 876 wrote to memory of 4084	876	Aquatic_V3.exe	91
PID 876 wrote to memory of 4084	876	Aquatic_V3.exe	91
PID 876 wrote to memory of 4084	876	Aquatic_V3.exe	91
PID 876 wrote to memory of 1872	876	Aquatic_V3.exe	93
PID 876 wrote to memory of 1872	876	Aquatic_V3.exe	93
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 4028	1872	Winhlp64.exe	112
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 4028	1872	Winhlp64.exe	112
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 4028	1872	Winhlp64.exe	112
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 4028	1872	Winhlp64.exe	112
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 4028	1872	Winhlp64.exe	112
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 4028	1872	Winhlp64.exe	112
PID 1436 wrote to memory of 4720	1436	cmd.exe	114
PID 1436 wrote to memory of 4720	1436	cmd.exe	114
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 4028	1872	Winhlp64.exe	112

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Aquatic_V3.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Aquatic_V3.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:876
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -EncodedCommand "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"
  2⤵
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:3716
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -EncodedCommand "PAAjAHUAdQB1ACMAPgBBAGQAZAAtAE0AcABQAHIAZQBmAGUAcgBlAG4AYwBlACAAPAAjAGYAaABxACMAPgAgAC0ARQB4AGMAbAB1AHMAaQBvAG4AUABhAHQAaAAgAEAAKAAkAGUAbgB2ADoAVQBzAGUAcgBQAHIAbwBmAGkAbABlACwAJABlAG4AdgA6AFMAeQBzAHQAZQBtAEQAcgBpAHYAZQApACAAPAAjAG0AYwB2ACMAPgAgAC0ARgBvAHIAYwBlACAAPAAjAGQAcABlACMAPgA="
  2⤵
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:4084
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Winhlp64.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Winhlp64.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1872
- - C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile, $env:ProgramData) -ExclusionExtension '.exe' -Force
    3⤵
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3876
- - C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
    3⤵
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1436
  - - C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
      wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
      4⤵
      PID:4720
- - C:\Windows\system32\dialer.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\dialer.exe
    3⤵
    PID:4028
- - C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe delete "Winhlp64"
    3⤵
    - Launches sc.exe
    PID:3428

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Privilege Escalation

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Defense Evasion

Impair Defenses

T1562

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

Service Stop

T1489

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log

Filesize
2KB

MD5
968cb9309758126772781b83adb8a28f

SHA1
8da30e71accf186b2ba11da1797cf67f8f78b47c

SHA256
92099c10776bb7e3f2a8d1b82d4d40d0c4627e4f1bf754a6e58dfd2c2e97042a

SHA512
4bd50732f8af4d688d95999bddfd296115d7033ddc38f86c9fb1f47fde202bffa27e9088bebcaa3064ca946af2f5c1ca6cbde49d0907f0005c7ab42874515dd3

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Filesize
17KB

MD5
fc07916328b0f6e55ca6db29481764f4

SHA1
e1292a72bfca66489ff22d3a75ca26945f57789b

SHA256
7cdae2f7c076a6bac06bc64fabd29128f58b14fd395f052aa1bd237406134050

SHA512
8a0dac1bec59970e8a6f5df46d538a9257262f36bb1632004322488e7d6e87a2468c5e1e495e684124504ba79b28017dce4a63011f8067d25ce71c6d69046d8e

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Winhlp64.exe

Filesize
2.8MB

MD5
5193cb4946d8a5c0e4bcfa2589d2889f

SHA1
01da27ce3c3aaa705b9e8bc7bf29f4785dbb70a1

SHA256
d3c5034163ab5e7b5e6ff2bdb82a5e8c6f3e9adf0474a4e63311944fe1c53811

SHA512
d352234b6bf35aa942408eeb4e25dd6acf9081fd70b20cc48250dc8fd29e39a8baebc1c1d118e719ef66841e61144497e93b3f438b799e97eda098a7b866abaf

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Winhlp64.exe

Filesize
2.2MB

MD5
70ecb641f568a5b5e2f0d00b67d46aa4

SHA1
8bc29c3fe54c34f4729dff2a1405561ec44926f7

SHA256
52e02ff1c6d7dfadd0c4391bedfc76653ef9147e29d29850e8dc4fb3c13e0637

SHA512
4645b1e0cd75fd97e65b68f0eb253c8981d31b7a87fe517c069c56707201cb3c537143b078f329f2a2c68cb3cfe922b271e6d0fa2e57b37c9129038b4c700219

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Winhlp64.exe

Filesize
2.4MB

MD5
b71d26a28c8201447becb37323b23a1d

SHA1
c9bb47615af37da4d8374d91d1b44c6efe1c3947

SHA256
778cf5f0e0aa621a3b04d2ccaaa15a08656a97c643f9afa1111408116d5998fa

SHA512
9f77745b074613aa283015c664870101dda0f2b259bc9b384f18b86572b36c002fd77c96b00915e925d9523311bdd52e430daf40d46c9b7ea2b7541b4bc4a1f3

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_4rzxpkoq.hhy.ps1

Filesize
60B

MD5
d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

SHA1
6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

SHA256
96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

SHA512
5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

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memory/3716-21-0x0000000005610000-0x0000000005632000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/3716-46-0x0000000007E10000-0x000000000848A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.5MB

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memory/3716-13-0x0000000005140000-0x0000000005176000-memory.dmp

Filesize
216KB

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memory/3716-19-0x0000000005200000-0x0000000005210000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3716-20-0x0000000005200000-0x0000000005210000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3716-77-0x00000000742F0000-0x0000000074AA0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/3716-15-0x0000000005840000-0x0000000005E68000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.2MB

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memory/3716-22-0x0000000005FE0000-0x0000000006046000-memory.dmp

Filesize
408KB

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memory/3716-29-0x00000000061C0000-0x0000000006226000-memory.dmp

Filesize
408KB

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memory/3716-42-0x0000000006370000-0x00000000066C4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/3716-43-0x00000000066F0000-0x000000000670E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/3716-63-0x0000000007AD0000-0x0000000007B62000-memory.dmp

Filesize
584KB

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memory/3716-62-0x0000000008A40000-0x0000000008FE4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.6MB

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memory/3716-14-0x00000000742F0000-0x0000000074AA0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/3716-49-0x0000000006C00000-0x0000000006C1A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/3876-94-0x00007FFA5CC50000-0x00007FFA5D711000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/3876-89-0x0000019B19B10000-0x0000019B19B20000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3876-90-0x0000019B19B10000-0x0000019B19B20000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3876-80-0x0000019B7FCC0000-0x0000019B7FCE2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/3876-88-0x00007FFA5CC50000-0x00007FFA5D711000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/4028-96-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
172KB

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memory/4028-98-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
172KB

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memory/4028-95-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
172KB

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memory/4028-97-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
172KB

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memory/4028-100-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
172KB

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memory/4028-101-0x00007FFA7D730000-0x00007FFA7D925000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4028-102-0x00007FFA7C000000-0x00007FFA7C0BE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
760KB

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memory/4084-47-0x000000007EE60000-0x000000007EE70000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4084-70-0x00000000072E0000-0x00000000072E8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/4084-73-0x00000000742F0000-0x0000000074AA0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/4084-69-0x0000000007390000-0x00000000073AA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/4084-68-0x00000000072B0000-0x00000000072C4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
80KB

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memory/4084-67-0x00000000072A0000-0x00000000072AE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/4084-66-0x0000000007260000-0x0000000007271000-memory.dmp

Filesize
68KB

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memory/4084-65-0x00000000072F0000-0x0000000007386000-memory.dmp

Filesize
600KB

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memory/4084-64-0x00000000070D0000-0x00000000070DA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/4084-61-0x0000000006F40000-0x0000000006FE3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
652KB

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memory/4084-60-0x00000000048A0000-0x00000000048B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4084-59-0x00000000062C0000-0x00000000062DE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/4084-48-0x0000000073F60000-0x0000000073FAC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/4084-45-0x0000000006F00000-0x0000000006F32000-memory.dmp

Filesize
200KB

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memory/4084-17-0x00000000048A0000-0x00000000048B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4084-44-0x0000000005D70000-0x0000000005DBC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/4084-16-0x00000000742F0000-0x0000000074AA0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/4084-18-0x00000000048A0000-0x00000000048B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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