mercurialgrabber | 5a37e31fa5d37c93706a2c7be69cf9b9fa2a96e5401f46411bb53668d734ecfe

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions	KEK_1.1.18.exe

Looks for VMWare Tools registry key 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Query Registry

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VMWare, Inc.\VMWare Tools	KEK_1.1.18.exe

Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	KEK_1.1.18.exe

Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials In Files
T1552.001

Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

Web Service

T1102

flow	ioc
13	discord.com
14	discord.com
17	discord.com

Looks up external IP address via web service 3 IoCs

Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

flow	ioc
3	ip4.seeip.org
4	ip4.seeip.org
11	ip-api.com

Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

Disk information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Disk\Enum	KEK_1.1.18.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\disk\Enum\0	KEK_1.1.18.exe

Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_VMware_&Prod_VMware_Virtual_S	KEK_1.1.18.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0	KEK_1.1.18.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	KEK_1.1.18.exe

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemManufacturer	KEK_1.1.18.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemProductName	KEK_1.1.18.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\Logical Unit Id 0	KEK_1.1.18.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosInformation	KEK_1.1.18.exe

Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 5 IoCs

evasion spyware trojan

Install Root Certificate

T1553.004

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\DAC9024F54D8F6DF94935FB1732638CA6AD77C13	KEK_1.1.18.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\DAC9024F54D8F6DF94935FB1732638CA6AD77C13\Blob = 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	KEK_1.1.18.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\DAC9024F54D8F6DF94935FB1732638CA6AD77C13\Blob = 1900000001000000100000006cf252fec3e8f20996de5d4dd9aef424030000000100000014000000dac9024f54d8f6df94935fb1732638ca6ad77c1368000000010000000800000000409120d035d9017e000000010000000800000000c001b39667d6017f000000010000000e000000300c060a2b0601040182370a03041d00000001000000100000004558d512eecb27464920897de7b66053140000000100000014000000c4a7b1a47b2c71fadbe14b9075ffc415608589100b000000010000001e000000440053005400200052006f006f00740020004300410020005800330000006200000001000000200000000687260331a72403d909f105e69bcf0d32e1bd2493ffc6d9206d11bcd6770739090000000100000042000000304006082b06010505070302060a2b0601040182370a030c060a2b0601040182370a030406082b0601050507030406082b0601050507030106082b060105050703080f00000001000000140000005bcaa1c2780f0bcb5a90770451d96f38963f012d20000000010000004e0300003082034a30820232a003020102021044afb080d6a327ba893039862ef8406b300d06092a864886f70d0101050500303f31243022060355040a131b4469676974616c205369676e617475726520547275737420436f2e311730150603550403130e44535420526f6f74204341205833301e170d3030303933303231313231395a170d3231303933303134303131355a303f31243022060355040a131b4469676974616c205369676e617475726520547275737420436f2e311730150603550403130e44535420526f6f7420434120583330820122300d06092a864886f70d01010105000382010f003082010a0282010100dfafe99750088357b4cc6265f69082ecc7d32c6b30ca5becd9c37dc740c118148be0e83376492ae33f214993ac4e0eaf3e48cb65eefcd3210f65d22ad9328f8ce5f777b0127bb595c089a3a9baed732e7a0c063283a27e8a1430cd11a0e12a38b9790a31fd50bd8065dfb7516383c8e28861ea4b6181ec526bb9a2e24b1a289f48a39e0cda098e3e172e1edd20df5bc62a8aab2ebd70adc50b1a25907472c57b6aab34d63089ffe568137b540bc8d6aeec5a9c921e3d64b38cc6dfbfc94170ec1672d526ec38553943d0fcfd185c40f197ebd59a9b8d1dbada25b9c6d8dfc115023aabda6ef13e2ef55c089c3cd68369e4109b192ab62957e3e53d9b9ff0025d0203010001a3423040300f0603551d130101ff040530030101ff300e0603551d0f0101ff040403020106301d0603551d0e04160414c4a7b1a47b2c71fadbe14b9075ffc41560858910300d06092a864886f70d01010505000382010100a31a2c9b17005ca91eee2866373abf83c73f4bc309a095205de3d95944d23e0d3ebd8a4ba0741fce10829c741a1d7e981addcb134bb32044e491e9ccfc7da5db6ae5fee6fde04eddb7003ab57049aff2e5eb02f1d1028b19cb943a5e48c4181e58195f1e025af00cf1b1ada9dc59868b6ee991f586cafab96633aa595bcee2a7167347cb2bcc99b03748cfe3564bf5cf0f0c723287c6f044bb53726d43f526489a5267b758abfe67767178db0da256141339243185a2a8025a3047e1dd5007bc02099000eb6463609b16bc88c912e6d27d918bf93d328d65b4e97cb15776eac5b62839bf15651cc8f677966a0a8d770bd8910b048e07db29b60aee9d82353510	KEK_1.1.18.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\DAC9024F54D8F6DF94935FB1732638CA6AD77C13\Blob = 040000000100000010000000410352dc0ff7501b16f0028eba6f45c50f00000001000000140000005bcaa1c2780f0bcb5a90770451d96f38963f012d090000000100000042000000304006082b06010505070302060a2b0601040182370a030c060a2b0601040182370a030406082b0601050507030406082b0601050507030106082b060105050703086200000001000000200000000687260331a72403d909f105e69bcf0d32e1bd2493ffc6d9206d11bcd67707390b000000010000001e000000440053005400200052006f006f0074002000430041002000580033000000140000000100000014000000c4a7b1a47b2c71fadbe14b9075ffc415608589101d00000001000000100000004558d512eecb27464920897de7b660537f000000010000000e000000300c060a2b0601040182370a03047e000000010000000800000000c001b39667d60168000000010000000800000000409120d035d901030000000100000014000000dac9024f54d8f6df94935fb1732638ca6ad77c131900000001000000100000006cf252fec3e8f20996de5d4dd9aef42420000000010000004e0300003082034a30820232a003020102021044afb080d6a327ba893039862ef8406b300d06092a864886f70d0101050500303f31243022060355040a131b4469676974616c205369676e617475726520547275737420436f2e311730150603550403130e44535420526f6f74204341205833301e170d3030303933303231313231395a170d3231303933303134303131355a303f31243022060355040a131b4469676974616c205369676e617475726520547275737420436f2e311730150603550403130e44535420526f6f7420434120583330820122300d06092a864886f70d01010105000382010f003082010a0282010100dfafe99750088357b4cc6265f69082ecc7d32c6b30ca5becd9c37dc740c118148be0e83376492ae33f214993ac4e0eaf3e48cb65eefcd3210f65d22ad9328f8ce5f777b0127bb595c089a3a9baed732e7a0c063283a27e8a1430cd11a0e12a38b9790a31fd50bd8065dfb7516383c8e28861ea4b6181ec526bb9a2e24b1a289f48a39e0cda098e3e172e1edd20df5bc62a8aab2ebd70adc50b1a25907472c57b6aab34d63089ffe568137b540bc8d6aeec5a9c921e3d64b38cc6dfbfc94170ec1672d526ec38553943d0fcfd185c40f197ebd59a9b8d1dbada25b9c6d8dfc115023aabda6ef13e2ef55c089c3cd68369e4109b192ab62957e3e53d9b9ff0025d0203010001a3423040300f0603551d130101ff040530030101ff300e0603551d0f0101ff040403020106301d0603551d0e04160414c4a7b1a47b2c71fadbe14b9075ffc41560858910300d06092a864886f70d01010505000382010100a31a2c9b17005ca91eee2866373abf83c73f4bc309a095205de3d95944d23e0d3ebd8a4ba0741fce10829c741a1d7e981addcb134bb32044e491e9ccfc7da5db6ae5fee6fde04eddb7003ab57049aff2e5eb02f1d1028b19cb943a5e48c4181e58195f1e025af00cf1b1ada9dc59868b6ee991f586cafab96633aa595bcee2a7167347cb2bcc99b03748cfe3564bf5cf0f0c723287c6f044bb53726d43f526489a5267b758abfe67767178db0da256141339243185a2a8025a3047e1dd5007bc02099000eb6463609b16bc88c912e6d27d918bf93d328d65b4e97cb15776eac5b62839bf15651cc8f677966a0a8d770bd8910b048e07db29b60aee9d82353510	KEK_1.1.18.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\DAC9024F54D8F6DF94935FB1732638CA6AD77C13\Blob = 5c0000000100000004000000000800001900000001000000100000006cf252fec3e8f20996de5d4dd9aef424030000000100000014000000dac9024f54d8f6df94935fb1732638ca6ad77c1368000000010000000800000000409120d035d9017e000000010000000800000000c001b39667d6017f000000010000000e000000300c060a2b0601040182370a03041d00000001000000100000004558d512eecb27464920897de7b66053140000000100000014000000c4a7b1a47b2c71fadbe14b9075ffc415608589100b000000010000001e000000440053005400200052006f006f00740020004300410020005800330000006200000001000000200000000687260331a72403d909f105e69bcf0d32e1bd2493ffc6d9206d11bcd6770739090000000100000042000000304006082b06010505070302060a2b0601040182370a030c060a2b0601040182370a030406082b0601050507030406082b0601050507030106082b060105050703080f00000001000000140000005bcaa1c2780f0bcb5a90770451d96f38963f012d040000000100000010000000410352dc0ff7501b16f0028eba6f45c520000000010000004e0300003082034a30820232a003020102021044afb080d6a327ba893039862ef8406b300d06092a864886f70d0101050500303f31243022060355040a131b4469676974616c205369676e617475726520547275737420436f2e311730150603550403130e44535420526f6f74204341205833301e170d3030303933303231313231395a170d3231303933303134303131355a303f31243022060355040a131b4469676974616c205369676e617475726520547275737420436f2e311730150603550403130e44535420526f6f7420434120583330820122300d06092a864886f70d01010105000382010f003082010a0282010100dfafe99750088357b4cc6265f69082ecc7d32c6b30ca5becd9c37dc740c118148be0e83376492ae33f214993ac4e0eaf3e48cb65eefcd3210f65d22ad9328f8ce5f777b0127bb595c089a3a9baed732e7a0c063283a27e8a1430cd11a0e12a38b9790a31fd50bd8065dfb7516383c8e28861ea4b6181ec526bb9a2e24b1a289f48a39e0cda098e3e172e1edd20df5bc62a8aab2ebd70adc50b1a25907472c57b6aab34d63089ffe568137b540bc8d6aeec5a9c921e3d64b38cc6dfbfc94170ec1672d526ec38553943d0fcfd185c40f197ebd59a9b8d1dbada25b9c6d8dfc115023aabda6ef13e2ef55c089c3cd68369e4109b192ab62957e3e53d9b9ff0025d0203010001a3423040300f0603551d130101ff040530030101ff300e0603551d0f0101ff040403020106301d0603551d0e04160414c4a7b1a47b2c71fadbe14b9075ffc41560858910300d06092a864886f70d01010505000382010100a31a2c9b17005ca91eee2866373abf83c73f4bc309a095205de3d95944d23e0d3ebd8a4ba0741fce10829c741a1d7e981addcb134bb32044e491e9ccfc7da5db6ae5fee6fde04eddb7003ab57049aff2e5eb02f1d1028b19cb943a5e48c4181e58195f1e025af00cf1b1ada9dc59868b6ee991f586cafab96633aa595bcee2a7167347cb2bcc99b03748cfe3564bf5cf0f0c723287c6f044bb53726d43f526489a5267b758abfe67767178db0da256141339243185a2a8025a3047e1dd5007bc02099000eb6463609b16bc88c912e6d27d918bf93d328d65b4e97cb15776eac5b62839bf15651cc8f677966a0a8d770bd8910b048e07db29b60aee9d82353510	KEK_1.1.18.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3412	KEK_1.1.18.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\KEK_1.1.18.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\KEK_1.1.18.exe"
1⤵
- Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry
- Looks for VMWare Tools registry key
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Maps connected drives based on registry
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
- Checks processor information in registry
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Modifies system certificate store
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3412

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Subvert Trust Controls

T1553

Install Root Certificate

T1553.004

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

2

Credential Access

Unsecured Credentials

T1552

Credentials In Files

T1552.001

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

5

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

2

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

T1005

Command and Control

Web Service