Analysis

  • max time kernel
    12s
  • max time network
    14s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240226-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240226-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    18/03/2024, 17:13

General

  • Target

    strcomputer.vbs

  • Size

    1KB

  • MD5

    ad904c42c0d85e06b13c7e4ab2b9e55c

  • SHA1

    b0d575bea8ec086d5300a311c3b6522d5d501f6f

  • SHA256

    80d9168cb7382d64e9d757647fd4b4bd4a418360baff91347416219b7aacc738

  • SHA512

    2d1f08fd11ad9f507adcd42355bcc58a78601d620f0ae6c106a5171a6e9da80d693e0e9d76935394bf26ab9f67f5e56769e05b181c6051dc13552d35d030b293

Malware Config

Signatures

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

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

  • Detected potential entity reuse from brand microsoft.
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note) 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 25 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 24 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\strcomputer.vbs"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2972
    • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
      "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\README.txt
      2⤵
      • Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
      PID:4336
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --single-argument https://login.live.com/
      2⤵
      • Enumerates system info in registry
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1816
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data" /prefetch:7 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad" "--metrics-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data" --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=92.0.4515.131 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 "--annotation=prod=Microsoft Edge" --annotation=ver=92.0.902.67 --initial-client-data=0xfc,0x100,0x104,0xc0,0x108,0x7ffc2b4446f8,0x7ffc2b444708,0x7ffc2b444718
        3⤵
          PID:3300
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=2012,18421403761628874794,16149872548475085338,131072 --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADgAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHgAAAAAAAAAeAAAAAAAAAAoAAAABAAAACAAAAAAAAAAKAAAAAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAADgAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADQAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAA0AAAAQAAAAAAAAAAQAAAANAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAHAAAADQAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAA= --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2056 /prefetch:2
          3⤵
            PID:3488
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --field-trial-handle=2012,18421403761628874794,16149872548475085338,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2176 /prefetch:3
            3⤵
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            PID:3192
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --field-trial-handle=2012,18421403761628874794,16149872548475085338,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2676 /prefetch:8
            3⤵
              PID:2272
            • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
              "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2012,18421403761628874794,16149872548475085338,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=6 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3304 /prefetch:1
              3⤵
                PID:3912
              • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2012,18421403761628874794,16149872548475085338,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=5 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3328 /prefetch:1
                3⤵
                  PID:5072
                • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\92.0.902.67\identity_helper.exe
                  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\92.0.902.67\identity_helper.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=winrt_app_id.mojom.WinrtAppIdService --field-trial-handle=2012,18421403761628874794,16149872548475085338,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5148 /prefetch:8
                  3⤵
                    PID:2288
                  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\92.0.902.67\identity_helper.exe
                    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\92.0.902.67\identity_helper.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=winrt_app_id.mojom.WinrtAppIdService --field-trial-handle=2012,18421403761628874794,16149872548475085338,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5148 /prefetch:8
                    3⤵
                    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                    PID:3780
                  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2012,18421403761628874794,16149872548475085338,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=8 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5308 /prefetch:1
                    3⤵
                      PID:4228
                    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2012,18421403761628874794,16149872548475085338,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --instant-process --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=9 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5244 /prefetch:1
                      3⤵
                        PID:3204
                  • C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe
                    C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe -Embedding
                    1⤵
                      PID:3276
                    • C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe
                      C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe -Embedding
                      1⤵
                        PID:4852

                      Network

                            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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                            Downloads

                            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad\settings.dat

                              Filesize

                              152B

                              MD5

                              cbec32729772aa6c576e97df4fef48f5

                              SHA1

                              6ec173d5313f27ba1e46ad66c7bbe7c0a9767dba

                              SHA256

                              d34331aa91a21e127bbe68f55c4c1898c429d9d43545c3253d317ffb105aa24e

                              SHA512

                              425b3638fed70da3bc16bba8b9878de528aca98669203f39473b931f487a614d3f66073b8c3d9bc2211e152b4bbdeceb2777001467954eec491f862912f3c7a0

                            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad\settings.dat

                              Filesize

                              152B

                              MD5

                              279e783b0129b64a8529800a88fbf1ee

                              SHA1

                              204c62ec8cef8467e5729cad52adae293178744f

                              SHA256

                              3619c3b82a8cbdce37bfd88b66d4fdfcd728a1112b05eb26998bea527d187932

                              SHA512

                              32730d9124dd28c196bd4abcfd6a283a04553f3f6b050c057264bc883783d30d6602781137762e66e1f90847724d0e994bddf6e729de11a809f263f139023d3b

                            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Preferences

                              Filesize

                              6KB

                              MD5

                              0b8b3b447d0066862c61a1d203805105

                              SHA1

                              73fa87c13203495782bc85b43a5be89c09d24688

                              SHA256

                              ffe3bce39dfeea1135a118bc6e7e6cdc81a54d453b83faaaa84550c5921634b2

                              SHA512

                              bd2550b286d0532e3ec4d31fe0ed3f3b2a51d493a0476781e2de670bc0307420efe622cd44a2b4233e35c0720d06f3d1d8e8f10ef3ae1a9317948e4d206c217b

                            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\CURRENT

                              Filesize

                              16B

                              MD5

                              6752a1d65b201c13b62ea44016eb221f

                              SHA1

                              58ecf154d01a62233ed7fb494ace3c3d4ffce08b

                              SHA256

                              0861415cada612ea5834d56e2cf1055d3e63979b69eb71d32ae9ae394d8306cd

                              SHA512

                              9cfd838d3fb570b44fc3461623ab2296123404c6c8f576b0de0aabd9a6020840d4c9125eb679ed384170dbcaac2fa30dc7fa9ee5b77d6df7c344a0aa030e0389

                            • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\README.txt

                              Filesize

                              202B

                              MD5

                              9a190d0c64bc1d51844e7968034a03cd

                              SHA1

                              f4ba61187a622ea3136aac3a21d2fabef67ed258

                              SHA256

                              05b6e9b29124ec20b25a3d39345cc0680c698ec0bffdad72c3587e8d3dc47a86

                              SHA512

                              15f4eb2d797edd1c97c68e5129be4ecabd624a711de57e6a5b50651750116bf2a45a560b9e12365952ddd6628da7e794ff85d50779498cd29d5c335716855b83