Malware Analysis Report

2025-01-02 11:19

Sample ID 240318-fneptahe7x
Target a10b0517f6a5aea4b34964dc41e7bb7b3dff94f790b7fc8c6b683e0c7191ddb6
SHA256 a10b0517f6a5aea4b34964dc41e7bb7b3dff94f790b7fc8c6b683e0c7191ddb6
Tags
smokeloader pub1 backdoor trojan
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V15

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
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SHA256

a10b0517f6a5aea4b34964dc41e7bb7b3dff94f790b7fc8c6b683e0c7191ddb6

Threat Level: Known bad

The file a10b0517f6a5aea4b34964dc41e7bb7b3dff94f790b7fc8c6b683e0c7191ddb6 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

smokeloader pub1 backdoor trojan

SmokeLoader

Deletes itself

Unsigned PE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Uses Task Scheduler COM API

Checks SCSI registry key(s)

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-03-18 05:00

Signatures

Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
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Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-03-18 05:00

Reported

2024-03-18 05:05

Platform

win7-20240221-en

Max time kernel

300s

Max time network

120s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a10b0517f6a5aea4b34964dc41e7bb7b3dff94f790b7fc8c6b683e0c7191ddb6.exe"

Signatures

SmokeLoader

trojan backdoor smokeloader

Deletes itself

Description Indicator Process Target
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Checks SCSI registry key(s)

Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a10b0517f6a5aea4b34964dc41e7bb7b3dff94f790b7fc8c6b683e0c7191ddb6.exe N/A
Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a10b0517f6a5aea4b34964dc41e7bb7b3dff94f790b7fc8c6b683e0c7191ddb6.exe N/A
Key enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a10b0517f6a5aea4b34964dc41e7bb7b3dff94f790b7fc8c6b683e0c7191ddb6.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a10b0517f6a5aea4b34964dc41e7bb7b3dff94f790b7fc8c6b683e0c7191ddb6.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a10b0517f6a5aea4b34964dc41e7bb7b3dff94f790b7fc8c6b683e0c7191ddb6.exe N/A
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Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a10b0517f6a5aea4b34964dc41e7bb7b3dff94f790b7fc8c6b683e0c7191ddb6.exe N/A

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege N/A N/A N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a10b0517f6a5aea4b34964dc41e7bb7b3dff94f790b7fc8c6b683e0c7191ddb6.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a10b0517f6a5aea4b34964dc41e7bb7b3dff94f790b7fc8c6b683e0c7191ddb6.exe"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 nidoe.org udp
AR 190.224.203.37:80 nidoe.org tcp
AR 190.224.203.37:80 nidoe.org tcp

Files

memory/2172-2-0x0000000000220000-0x000000000022B000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-1-0x0000000000550000-0x0000000000650000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

memory/1112-4-0x0000000002CE0000-0x0000000002CF6000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-03-18 05:00

Reported

2024-03-18 05:07

Platform

win10-20240221-en

Max time kernel

300s

Max time network

304s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a10b0517f6a5aea4b34964dc41e7bb7b3dff94f790b7fc8c6b683e0c7191ddb6.exe"

Signatures

SmokeLoader

trojan backdoor smokeloader

Deletes itself

Description Indicator Process Target
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Checks SCSI registry key(s)

Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a10b0517f6a5aea4b34964dc41e7bb7b3dff94f790b7fc8c6b683e0c7191ddb6.exe N/A
Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a10b0517f6a5aea4b34964dc41e7bb7b3dff94f790b7fc8c6b683e0c7191ddb6.exe N/A
Key enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a10b0517f6a5aea4b34964dc41e7bb7b3dff94f790b7fc8c6b683e0c7191ddb6.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a10b0517f6a5aea4b34964dc41e7bb7b3dff94f790b7fc8c6b683e0c7191ddb6.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a10b0517f6a5aea4b34964dc41e7bb7b3dff94f790b7fc8c6b683e0c7191ddb6.exe N/A
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Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a10b0517f6a5aea4b34964dc41e7bb7b3dff94f790b7fc8c6b683e0c7191ddb6.exe N/A

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege N/A N/A N/A
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege N/A N/A N/A

Uses Task Scheduler COM API

persistence

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a10b0517f6a5aea4b34964dc41e7bb7b3dff94f790b7fc8c6b683e0c7191ddb6.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a10b0517f6a5aea4b34964dc41e7bb7b3dff94f790b7fc8c6b683e0c7191ddb6.exe"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 nidoe.org udp
JM 63.143.98.185:80 nidoe.org tcp
JM 63.143.98.185:80 nidoe.org tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 185.98.143.63.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 23.236.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 11.179.89.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 180.178.17.96.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/2340-1-0x0000000000650000-0x0000000000750000-memory.dmp

memory/2340-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

memory/2340-2-0x00000000004E0000-0x00000000004EB000-memory.dmp

memory/3376-4-0x0000000001330000-0x0000000001346000-memory.dmp

memory/2340-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp