Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240226-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240226-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    25-03-2024 11:31

General

  • Target

    EKTEDIR.exe

  • Size

    746KB

  • MD5

    9be19c8e10fb09797a0e3d3c5fc7396f

  • SHA1

    51a0a99ede2c3be78a34699fbc213c449c4a1fe3

  • SHA256

    fb73f5a127c2ad0f07f45f1c4c556213dd3ce4b4076f4ae20fc8d37988fc883a

  • SHA512

    fb93321f88eedbf5e88db24dfdc31086006e5815a22d40d5ac7e71ceda822cc83406f566ea3e152c572ffd9dcaf6eb6222e7fcfe50b7400b7152f68a0044b0dc

  • SSDEEP

    12288:UyE0oN04r6Eqc9IVZcrur34V2y9PlQZaePquUvLwW+mL0Sq4e3AyfijHBA:AA4m3xZcruj4MONMP3k+mL+ni

Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EKTEDIR.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EKTEDIR.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2612
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EKTEDIR.exe"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4128
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\JbhogsSf.exe"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:776
    • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\JbhogsSf" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp92AB.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:668
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EKTEDIR.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EKTEDIR.exe
      2⤵
        PID:1636

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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    Downloads

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

      Filesize

      2KB

      MD5

      d85ba6ff808d9e5444a4b369f5bc2730

      SHA1

      31aa9d96590fff6981b315e0b391b575e4c0804a

      SHA256

      84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f

      SHA512

      8c414eb55b45212af385accc16d9d562adba2123583ce70d22b91161fe878683845512a78f04dedd4ea98ed9b174dbfa98cf696370598ad8e6fbd1e714f1f249

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

      Filesize

      944B

      MD5

      d28a889fd956d5cb3accfbaf1143eb6f

      SHA1

      157ba54b365341f8ff06707d996b3635da8446f7

      SHA256

      21e5d7ccf80a293e6ba30ed728846ca19c929c52b96e2c8d34e27cd2234f1d45

      SHA512

      0b6d88deb9be85722e6a78d5886d49f2caf407a59e128d2b4ed74c1356f9928c40048a62731959f2460e9ff9d9feee311043d2a37abe3bb92c2b76a44281478c

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_mo5xdhwr.bns.ps1

      Filesize

      60B

      MD5

      d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

      SHA1

      6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

      SHA256

      96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

      SHA512

      5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp92AB.tmp

      Filesize

      1KB

      MD5

      fa92f07297dc38a4131425bc1a64d5fc

      SHA1

      1546c769f9c4b33191ab1302814cc9b423606ce6

      SHA256

      241cd5a1193cbcfdcdc72280f2c9636383d9a48bd147add3684739782e3b1103

      SHA512

      713d11a5b78f7ba409cf553d1787cd5880b5bd54e43c285f67ef1ef1d34313529ac28033a634d7c9317497bcf65d1cdd398d861814fcb149d86cb2f73a4a7a76

    • memory/776-13-0x00007FFD659E0000-0x00007FFD664A1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/776-14-0x000001D8ADC90000-0x000001D8ADCA0000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/776-47-0x00007FFD659E0000-0x00007FFD664A1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/2612-4-0x00007FFD659E0000-0x00007FFD664A1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/2612-8-0x000000001CB40000-0x000000001CB50000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/2612-7-0x000000001D750000-0x000000001D7D0000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      512KB

    • memory/2612-0-0x0000000000DA0000-0x0000000000E5E000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      760KB

    • memory/2612-6-0x0000000003A00000-0x0000000003A10000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/2612-5-0x00000000039F0000-0x0000000003A02000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      72KB

    • memory/2612-40-0x00007FFD659E0000-0x00007FFD664A1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/2612-3-0x00000000039D0000-0x00000000039EA000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      104KB

    • memory/2612-2-0x000000001CB40000-0x000000001CB50000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/2612-1-0x00007FFD659E0000-0x00007FFD664A1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/4128-15-0x000001BFDD320000-0x000001BFDD330000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/4128-28-0x000001BFDD230000-0x000001BFDD252000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      136KB

    • memory/4128-18-0x00007FFD659E0000-0x00007FFD664A1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/4128-17-0x000001BFDD320000-0x000001BFDD330000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/4128-46-0x00007FFD659E0000-0x00007FFD664A1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB