General

  • Target

    12a5b844e946f8c8b4b4bb3301664f7a662a1341ea9171359d1c4fc25bc11b6a.zip

  • Size

    6.5MB

  • Sample

    240402-ma7a8sef2w

  • MD5

    2859d41b6ff2538f7a1363425f886677

  • SHA1

    259ec262b345d4c23e833677018fe29655c7c33f

  • SHA256

    2c4506464a65a5997889d5cf8aa9c5ad1802cd9c8e24f560d014b5f18446c95e

  • SHA512

    321640e4008391bbe7d7f9aca1125964be583773b29a3253890774fd3e249fea2d5ad1ee86f7b324db48eaab1769e16e9925dfc09bfcdcc814c412139a584c1a

  • SSDEEP

    196608:GZVdwZ4BVXMwmG2kZwFmC0umuuhQs32F3:0dwKDXMwbZ4m5DhQr

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

smokeloader

Botnet

up3

Extracted

Family

smokeloader

Version

2020

C2

http://host-file-host6.com/

http://host-host-file8.com/

rc4.i32
rc4.i32

Extracted

Family

socks5systemz

C2

51.159.66.125

217.23.6.51

151.80.38.159

217.23.9.168

37.187.122.227

http://datasheet.fun/manual/avon_3_2022.pdf?%.8x

Attributes
  • rc4_key

    heyfg645fdhwi

Targets

    • Target

      12a5b844e946f8c8b4b4bb3301664f7a662a1341ea9171359d1c4fc25bc11b6a.exe

    • Size

      7.3MB

    • MD5

      91fcc906d24350286fc38d756bdacbfc

    • SHA1

      b96e73c04be4d15ed18e2e7811b951554cf57e7b

    • SHA256

      12a5b844e946f8c8b4b4bb3301664f7a662a1341ea9171359d1c4fc25bc11b6a

    • SHA512

      b6cbca675648d967620e4d133345445a070896d2adebd44f58d9ad7f012db5bac0223d2304e86818bc9096e6c72087241c3917efed273d44809a7a1276787b3e

    • SSDEEP

      196608:tH/rieS1u4+zl+k7GJWhlTC7BUQ4qye9tkvQ2y3w3W9uWD:tDiFk4+zhLOBB4qT9tk6EW9

    • Detect Socks5Systemz Payload

    • SmokeLoader

      Modular backdoor trojan in use since 2014.

    • Socks5Systemz

      Socks5Systemz is a botnet written in C++.

    • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess

    • xmrig

      XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform CPU/GPU miner.

    • XMRig Miner payload

    • Drops file in Drivers directory

    • Stops running service(s)

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Checks installed software on the system

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

    • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Execution

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Persistence

Create or Modify System Process

1
T1543

Windows Service

1
T1543.003

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Privilege Escalation

Create or Modify System Process

1
T1543

Windows Service

1
T1543.003

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Defense Evasion

Impair Defenses

1
T1562

Discovery

Query Registry

4
T1012

System Information Discovery

3
T1082

Peripheral Device Discovery

1
T1120

Command and Control

Web Service

1
T1102

Impact

Service Stop

1
T1489

Tasks