Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    155s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20240319-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20240319-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    27/03/2024, 16:48

General

  • Target
    a6d6db330de2463e562342bcc2527e50cc8425adb7bdc1e9a6df70bc17fc0aee.exe
  • Size 4.1MB
  • Sample240327-va3xtagc96
  • SHA256 a6d6db330de2463e562342bcc2527e50cc8425adb7bdc1e9a6df70bc17fc0aee
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Glupteba

    Glupteba is a modular loader written in Golang with various components.

  • Glupteba payload 22 IoCs
  • Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 4 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Manipulates WinMonFS driver. 1 IoCs

    Roottkits write to WinMonFS to hide directories/files from being detected.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 7 IoCs
  • Checks for VirtualBox DLLs, possible anti-VM trick 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Certain files are specific to VirtualBox VMs and can be used to detect execution in a VM.

  • Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 1 IoCs

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

  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 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\a6d6db330de2463e562342bcc2527e50cc8425adb7bdc1e9a6df70bc17fc0aee.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a6d6db330de2463e562342bcc2527e50cc8425adb7bdc1e9a6df70bc17fc0aee.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:872
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell -nologo -noprofile
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3816
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a6d6db330de2463e562342bcc2527e50cc8425adb7bdc1e9a6df70bc17fc0aee.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a6d6db330de2463e562342bcc2527e50cc8425adb7bdc1e9a6df70bc17fc0aee.exe"
      2⤵
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Checks for VirtualBox DLLs, possible anti-VM trick
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:908
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell -nologo -noprofile
        3⤵
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2896
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\Sysnative\cmd.exe /C "netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="csrss" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe" enable=yes"
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1268
        • C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
          netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="csrss" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe" enable=yes
          4⤵
          • Modifies Windows Firewall
          PID:3740
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell -nologo -noprofile
        3⤵
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3880
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell -nologo -noprofile
        3⤵
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1524
      • C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
        C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Manipulates WinMonFS driver.
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4436
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -nologo -noprofile
          4⤵
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:3604
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /CREATE /SC ONLOGON /RL HIGHEST /TR "C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe" /TN csrss /F
          4⤵
          • Creates scheduled task(s)
          PID:2732
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /delete /tn ScheduledUpdate /f
          4⤵
            PID:1192
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            powershell -nologo -noprofile
            4⤵
            • Drops file in System32 directory
            • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:4672
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            powershell -nologo -noprofile
            4⤵
            • Drops file in System32 directory
            • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1656
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\csrss\injector\injector.exe
            C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\csrss\injector\injector.exe taskmgr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\csrss\injector\NtQuerySystemInformationHook.dll
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            PID:648
          • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
            schtasks /CREATE /SC ONLOGON /RL HIGHEST /TR "C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe" /TN csrss /F
            4⤵
            • Creates scheduled task(s)
            PID:5056
          • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
            "C:\Windows\windefender.exe"
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1232
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
              cmd.exe /C sc sdset WinDefender D:(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;SY)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA)(D;;WPDT;;;BA)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;IU)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;SU)S:(AU;FA;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;WD)
              5⤵
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:384
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
                sc sdset WinDefender D:(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;SY)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA)(D;;WPDT;;;BA)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;IU)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;SU)S:(AU;FA;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;WD)
                6⤵
                • Launches sc.exe
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:248
    • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      PID:1768

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_havkzp2k.l5o.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_havkzp2k.l5o.ps1
          • Size 60B
          • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          injector.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\csrss\injector\injector.exe
          • Size 281KB
          • SHA256 5de4e2b07a26102fe527606ce5da1d5a4b938967c9d380a3c5fe86e2e34aaaf1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          powershell.exe.log

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
          • Size 2KB
          • SHA256 9600b3fdf0565ccb49e21656aa4b24d7c18f776bfd04d9ee984b134707550f02
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 7fb76ef489b0dfc5ca63bc341594829eddda3c368fb66cca5521085c85b0729a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 68216f6db28e5e10f0e4a813a49e189e6f602f0aa7fed771acfa6a2cc80a52e5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 557aed26dbb829afc98cdf31c6e0a0ebcf892f36d387cab081bb474be054f9f0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 a4b55fbb49db9532fae6b3fee387831148004a0c4ea1915c51ac7c1763023c59
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 f80357b066612545d18f8e2ad4cf5cf12b5eebb2980caf91f0b983ddccdeaad4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          csrss.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
          • Size 1.2MB
          • SHA256 8bf0ec4ea0db4906198718b6af70ce4f601cfc3481a103ecbae9a29520485beb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          csrss.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
          • Size 1.4MB
          • SHA256 d77dff2fb702d87a8031173259536bf6cf1051154d1ca3dcc9aa729f3e724b04
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          windefender.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\windefender.exe
          • Size 2.0MB
          • SHA256 166ddb03ff3c89bd4525ac390067e180fdd08f10fbcf4aadb0189541673c03fa
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          memory/872-47-0x0000000002CD0000-0x00000000030CC000-memory.dmp

          memory/872-1-0x0000000002CD0000-0x00000000030CC000-memory.dmp

          memory/872-45-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/872-56-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/872-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/872-2-0x00000000030D0000-0x00000000039BB000-memory.dmp

          memory/872-53-0x00000000030D0000-0x00000000039BB000-memory.dmp

          memory/908-99-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002E7E000-memory.dmp

          memory/908-88-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/908-54-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002E7E000-memory.dmp

          memory/908-55-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/908-112-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/908-145-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1232-249-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/1524-116-0x0000000073ED0000-0x0000000074681000-memory.dmp

          memory/1524-130-0x00000000702C0000-0x0000000070617000-memory.dmp

          memory/1524-140-0x0000000073ED0000-0x0000000074681000-memory.dmp

          memory/1524-129-0x0000000070140000-0x000000007018C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1524-128-0x0000000005490000-0x00000000054A0000-memory.dmp

          memory/1524-117-0x0000000005490000-0x00000000054A0000-memory.dmp

          memory/1524-118-0x0000000005490000-0x00000000054A0000-memory.dmp

          memory/1768-253-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/1768-259-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/2896-81-0x0000000007040000-0x0000000007051000-memory.dmp

          memory/2896-80-0x0000000006D10000-0x0000000006DB4000-memory.dmp

          memory/2896-86-0x0000000073ED0000-0x0000000074681000-memory.dmp

          memory/2896-83-0x0000000007090000-0x00000000070A5000-memory.dmp

          memory/2896-58-0x0000000004700000-0x0000000004710000-memory.dmp

          memory/2896-57-0x0000000004700000-0x0000000004710000-memory.dmp

          memory/2896-59-0x0000000073ED0000-0x0000000074681000-memory.dmp

          memory/2896-60-0x00000000055B0000-0x0000000005907000-memory.dmp

          memory/2896-69-0x0000000004700000-0x0000000004710000-memory.dmp

          memory/2896-70-0x0000000070140000-0x000000007018C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2896-71-0x00000000703B0000-0x0000000070707000-memory.dmp

          memory/3816-27-0x00000000702C0000-0x0000000070617000-memory.dmp

          memory/3816-7-0x0000000005870000-0x0000000005E9A000-memory.dmp

          memory/3816-46-0x0000000007D40000-0x0000000007D5A000-memory.dmp

          memory/3816-48-0x0000000007D30000-0x0000000007D38000-memory.dmp

          memory/3816-43-0x0000000007CE0000-0x0000000007CEE000-memory.dmp

          memory/3816-42-0x0000000007C90000-0x0000000007CA1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3816-4-0x0000000073ED0000-0x0000000074681000-memory.dmp

          memory/3816-41-0x0000000007D80000-0x0000000007E16000-memory.dmp

          memory/3816-40-0x0000000007C70000-0x0000000007C7A000-memory.dmp

          memory/3816-6-0x0000000005230000-0x0000000005240000-memory.dmp

          memory/3816-5-0x00000000051A0000-0x00000000051D6000-memory.dmp

          memory/3816-44-0x0000000007CF0000-0x0000000007D05000-memory.dmp

          memory/3816-13-0x0000000006000000-0x0000000006022000-memory.dmp

          memory/3816-39-0x0000000007C30000-0x0000000007C4A000-memory.dmp

          memory/3816-17-0x00000000060A0000-0x0000000006106000-memory.dmp

          memory/3816-38-0x0000000008270000-0x00000000088EA000-memory.dmp

          memory/3816-37-0x0000000007AE0000-0x0000000007B84000-memory.dmp

          memory/3816-36-0x0000000007A80000-0x0000000007A9E000-memory.dmp

          memory/3816-51-0x0000000073ED0000-0x0000000074681000-memory.dmp

          memory/3816-26-0x0000000070140000-0x000000007018C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3816-25-0x0000000007AA0000-0x0000000007AD4000-memory.dmp

          memory/3816-24-0x000000007FB60000-0x000000007FB70000-memory.dmp

          memory/3816-23-0x0000000005230000-0x0000000005240000-memory.dmp

          memory/3816-22-0x0000000007850000-0x0000000007896000-memory.dmp

          memory/3816-21-0x0000000006720000-0x000000000676C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3816-20-0x0000000006690000-0x00000000066AE000-memory.dmp

          memory/3816-18-0x0000000006190000-0x00000000061F6000-memory.dmp

          memory/3816-19-0x0000000006200000-0x0000000006557000-memory.dmp

          memory/3880-103-0x00000000703B0000-0x0000000070707000-memory.dmp

          memory/3880-89-0x0000000073ED0000-0x0000000074681000-memory.dmp

          memory/3880-100-0x0000000004750000-0x0000000004760000-memory.dmp

          memory/3880-114-0x0000000073ED0000-0x0000000074681000-memory.dmp

          memory/3880-102-0x000000007F140000-0x000000007F150000-memory.dmp

          memory/3880-101-0x0000000070140000-0x000000007018C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4436-250-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4436-240-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4436-148-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4436-252-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4436-204-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4436-256-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4436-258-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4436-147-0x0000000003000000-0x0000000003400000-memory.dmp

          memory/4436-261-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4436-264-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4436-267-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4436-270-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4436-274-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp