Analysis
- max time kernel
147s - max time network
155s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20240226-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240226-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system - submitted
04/04/2024, 10:23
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
lxdriver_setup.exe
Resource
win7-20240221-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
lxdriver_setup.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20240226-en
General
- Target lxdriver_setup.exe
- Size 2.9MB
- Sample240404-mesnmsch97
- SHA256 8cc8785cff5971bb2f042e978026723515ee3f1d7036682a8d34ad715d82eef3
- MD5 3f34ad79fb717be15dd55fbdae748ab4
- SHA1 aeb7f1757745055525c2f2e65a0eeb3d54f8391a
- SHA512 57978681f074eac290f06ffb4d12981af7eee90442be5e57fc305a7e9f682eaa4ac5afd452f8e1b3506e10ba65222866f112389bc5e42a791a2b922b5a0bde01
- SSDEEP 3072:eaGrE3qzUE/1IkH+wWtaiYGlIQZboLRy9ua/aHyvBvd2md:ea+TzUUb7ZGlVbA
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
Malware Config
Extracted
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stealc
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http://185.172.128.209
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url_path
/3cd2b41cbde8fc9c.php
Signatures
- Detect ZGRat V1 3 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3208-176-0x00000197D4CC0000-0x00000197D85B8000-memory.dmp family_zgrat_v1 behavioral2/memory/3208-178-0x00000197F2E50000-0x00000197F2F60000-memory.dmp family_zgrat_v1 behavioral2/memory/3208-183-0x00000197F2DB0000-0x00000197F2DD4000-memory.dmp family_zgrat_v1 - Downloads MZ/PE file
- Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 5 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3045580317-3728985860-206385570-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation lxdriver_setup.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3045580317-3728985860-206385570-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation accepted.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3045580317-3728985860-206385570-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation u138.1.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3045580317-3728985860-206385570-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation u138.0.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3045580317-3728985860-206385570-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation AKEGDAKEHJ.exe - Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
pid Process 1412 accepted.exe 4916 u138.0.exe 2456 u138.1.exe 4468 AKEGDAKEHJ.exe - Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
pid Process 4916 u138.0.exe 4916 u138.0.exe - Reads data files stored by FTP clients 2 TTPs
Tries to access configuration files associated with programs like FileZilla.
- Reads user/profile data of local email clients 2 TTPs
Email clients store some user data on disk where infostealers will often target it.
- Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3045580317-3728985860-206385570-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 lxdriver_setup.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3045580317-3728985860-206385570-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 lxdriver_setup.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3045580317-3728985860-206385570-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 lxdriver_setup.exe - Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting 2 TTPs
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3045580317-3728985860-206385570-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MyOtApp = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\iolo\\iolo.exe" lxdriver_setup.exe - Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs
Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
- Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
flow ioc 13 checkip.dyndns.org - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Program crash 2 IoCs
pid pid_target Process procid_target 2284 1412 WerFault.exe 94 1764 4916 WerFault.exe 96 - Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 3 IoCs
SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
description ioc Process Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI u138.1.exe Key enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI u138.1.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI u138.1.exe - Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0 u138.0.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString u138.0.exe - Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 4228 PING.EXE - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 29 IoCs
pid Process 4264 lxdriver_setup.exe 4264 lxdriver_setup.exe 4916 u138.0.exe 4916 u138.0.exe 3208 SystemMechanic_5488CB36-BE62-4606-B07B-2EE938868BD1.exe 3208 SystemMechanic_5488CB36-BE62-4606-B07B-2EE938868BD1.exe 3208 SystemMechanic_5488CB36-BE62-4606-B07B-2EE938868BD1.exe 3208 SystemMechanic_5488CB36-BE62-4606-B07B-2EE938868BD1.exe 3208 SystemMechanic_5488CB36-BE62-4606-B07B-2EE938868BD1.exe 3208 SystemMechanic_5488CB36-BE62-4606-B07B-2EE938868BD1.exe 3208 SystemMechanic_5488CB36-BE62-4606-B07B-2EE938868BD1.exe 3208 SystemMechanic_5488CB36-BE62-4606-B07B-2EE938868BD1.exe 3208 SystemMechanic_5488CB36-BE62-4606-B07B-2EE938868BD1.exe 3208 SystemMechanic_5488CB36-BE62-4606-B07B-2EE938868BD1.exe 3208 SystemMechanic_5488CB36-BE62-4606-B07B-2EE938868BD1.exe 3208 SystemMechanic_5488CB36-BE62-4606-B07B-2EE938868BD1.exe 3208 SystemMechanic_5488CB36-BE62-4606-B07B-2EE938868BD1.exe 3208 SystemMechanic_5488CB36-BE62-4606-B07B-2EE938868BD1.exe 3208 SystemMechanic_5488CB36-BE62-4606-B07B-2EE938868BD1.exe 3208 SystemMechanic_5488CB36-BE62-4606-B07B-2EE938868BD1.exe 3208 SystemMechanic_5488CB36-BE62-4606-B07B-2EE938868BD1.exe 3208 SystemMechanic_5488CB36-BE62-4606-B07B-2EE938868BD1.exe 3208 SystemMechanic_5488CB36-BE62-4606-B07B-2EE938868BD1.exe 3208 SystemMechanic_5488CB36-BE62-4606-B07B-2EE938868BD1.exe 3208 SystemMechanic_5488CB36-BE62-4606-B07B-2EE938868BD1.exe 3208 SystemMechanic_5488CB36-BE62-4606-B07B-2EE938868BD1.exe 3208 SystemMechanic_5488CB36-BE62-4606-B07B-2EE938868BD1.exe 4916 u138.0.exe 4916 u138.0.exe - Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
pid Process 4264 lxdriver_setup.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4264 lxdriver_setup.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3208 SystemMechanic_5488CB36-BE62-4606-B07B-2EE938868BD1.exe - Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 7 IoCs
pid Process 2456 u138.1.exe 2456 u138.1.exe 2456 u138.1.exe 2456 u138.1.exe 2456 u138.1.exe 2456 u138.1.exe 2456 u138.1.exe - Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 7 IoCs
pid Process 2456 u138.1.exe 2456 u138.1.exe 2456 u138.1.exe 2456 u138.1.exe 2456 u138.1.exe 2456 u138.1.exe 2456 u138.1.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
pid Process 4264 lxdriver_setup.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4264 wrote to memory of 1412 4264 lxdriver_setup.exe 94 PID 4264 wrote to memory of 1412 4264 lxdriver_setup.exe 94 PID 4264 wrote to memory of 1412 4264 lxdriver_setup.exe 94 PID 1412 wrote to memory of 4916 1412 accepted.exe 96 PID 1412 wrote to memory of 4916 1412 accepted.exe 96 PID 1412 wrote to memory of 4916 1412 accepted.exe 96 PID 1412 wrote to memory of 2456 1412 accepted.exe 98 PID 1412 wrote to memory of 2456 1412 accepted.exe 98 PID 1412 wrote to memory of 2456 1412 accepted.exe 98 PID 2456 wrote to memory of 3208 2456 u138.1.exe 104 PID 2456 wrote to memory of 3208 2456 u138.1.exe 104 PID 4916 wrote to memory of 3516 4916 u138.0.exe 106 PID 4916 wrote to memory of 3516 4916 u138.0.exe 106 PID 4916 wrote to memory of 3516 4916 u138.0.exe 106 PID 3516 wrote to memory of 4468 3516 cmd.exe 109 PID 3516 wrote to memory of 4468 3516 cmd.exe 109 PID 3516 wrote to memory of 4468 3516 cmd.exe 109 PID 4468 wrote to memory of 2996 4468 AKEGDAKEHJ.exe 111 PID 4468 wrote to memory of 2996 4468 AKEGDAKEHJ.exe 111 PID 4468 wrote to memory of 2996 4468 AKEGDAKEHJ.exe 111 PID 2996 wrote to memory of 4228 2996 cmd.exe 113 PID 2996 wrote to memory of 4228 2996 cmd.exe 113 PID 2996 wrote to memory of 4228 2996 cmd.exe 113 - outlook_office_path 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3045580317-3728985860-206385570-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 lxdriver_setup.exe - outlook_win_path 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3045580317-3728985860-206385570-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 lxdriver_setup.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lxdriver_setup.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lxdriver_setup.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- outlook_office_path
- outlook_win_path
PID:4264 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\accepted.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\accepted.exe"2⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1412 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\u138.0.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\u138.0.exe"3⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Checks processor information in registry
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4916 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c start "" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AKEGDAKEHJ.exe"4⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3516 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AKEGDAKEHJ.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AKEGDAKEHJ.exe"5⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4468 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C ping 2.2.2.2 -n 1 -w 3000 > Nul & Del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AKEGDAKEHJ.exe6⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2996 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXEping 2.2.2.2 -n 1 -w 30007⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4228
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4916 -s 23444⤵
- Program crash
PID:1764
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\u138.1.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\u138.1.exe"3⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2456 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\iolo\dm\SystemMechanic_5488CB36-BE62-4606-B07B-2EE938868BD1.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\iolo\dm\SystemMechanic_5488CB36-BE62-4606-B07B-2EE938868BD1.exe" /eieci=11A12794-499E-4FA0-A281-A9A9AA8B2685 /eipi=5488CB36-BE62-4606-B07B-2EE938868BD14⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3208
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1412 -s 11443⤵
- Program crash
PID:2284
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 444 -p 1412 -ip 14121⤵PID:4324
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 560 -p 4916 -ip 49161⤵PID:884
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Credential Access
Unsecured Credentials
5Credentials In Files
4Credentials in Registry
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
- Path C:\ProgramData\Are.docx
- Size 11KB
- SHA256 5abf8e3d1f78de7b09d7f6fb87f9e80e60caacf13ef3c1289665653dacd7c454
- MD5 a33e5b189842c5867f46566bdbf7a095
- SHA1 e1c06359f6a76da90d19e8fd95e79c832edb3196
- SHA512 f2ad3812ec9b915e9618539b0f103f2e9acaad25fbbacd84941c954ce070af231324e83a4621e951c1dbae8d40d50410954e40dd52bbd46e34c54b0d1957407b
- SSDEEP 192:CtNCEE33S7Ok0CMSYbcBVk6tqM16iPBkeawLWdxd7o3Lp:aNwC78uYbcBv6akwLWdxdE3Lp
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
- Path C:\ProgramData\mozglue.dll
- Size 593KB
- SHA256 ba06a6ee0b15f5be5c4e67782eec8b521e36c107a329093ec400fe0404eb196a
- MD5 c8fd9be83bc728cc04beffafc2907fe9
- SHA1 95ab9f701e0024cedfbd312bcfe4e726744c4f2e
- SHA512 fbb446f4a27ef510e616caad52945d6c9cc1fd063812c41947e579ec2b54df57c6dc46237ded80fca5847f38cbe1747a6c66a13e2c8c19c664a72be35eb8b040
- SSDEEP 12288:BlSyAom/gcRKMdRm4wFkRHuyG4RRGJVDjMk/x21R8gY/r:BKgcRKMdRm4wFkVVDGJVv//x21R8br
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
- Path C:\ProgramData\nss3.dll
- Size 2.0MB
- SHA256 ac5c92fe6c51cfa742e475215b83b3e11a4379820043263bf50d4068686c6fa5
- MD5 1cc453cdf74f31e4d913ff9c10acdde2
- SHA1 6e85eae544d6e965f15fa5c39700fa7202f3aafe
- SHA512 dd9ff4e06b00dc831439bab11c10e9b2ae864ea6e780d3835ea7468818f35439f352ef137da111efcdf2bb6465f6ca486719451bf6cf32c6a4420a56b1d64571
- SSDEEP 49152:fECf12gikHlnKGxJRIB+y5nvxnaOSJ3HFNWYrVvE4CQsgzMmQfTU1NrWmy4KoAzh:J7Tf8J1Q+SS5/nr
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AKEGDAKEHJ.exe
- Size 106KB
- SHA256 b64a84d1f88e4e78464a1901c1cb5bbd5f00bb73203d719e64e072157a087b53
- MD5 fe380780b5c35bd6d54541791151c2be
- SHA1 7fe3a583cf91474c733f85cebf3c857682e269e1
- SHA512 ba05ba8aa13c4bc1cf98fbf6c08b021e8b19354098e0397fc8e1e5d3dcce367c1063203f24e50d0973193f6535681d0a43486e5dade5d112853b7a2fe8739b6c
- SSDEEP 1536:lIpbrxKOcuS11Phbiyn2TCdfGyJVGJkyrt517EwM+UPpe5xKOcuS11Phbiyn2TCf:KpbrsISnRGPJkGt74GsISnRF
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\accepted.exe
- Size 359KB
- SHA256 3d930caf56cd3ebfe398ce42f17e6f83dd6e6724e0bdd6121352c8e1144cfc76
- MD5 496a7dbff3483491688ada2775fcd220
- SHA1 35032c0d49016c2e95e1a35d8388556c19532184
- SHA512 46148706bdf34aad12316dfad6fc4454b123df1f92c41ca91b2c82df68ff348f6555bfcd5ab5b3f12f2afe3be64543cd5cdb0e1dc1eb0056deae923274865890
- SSDEEP 6144:XnqaECNPTFkBgWFtBaNzFbwhkzp/LU++d0RIxgZk+mGMeja/K5+QEhIn:6a9NPTF8LFt6Jvzp/L2+Ixp1Gxj4KihC
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\u138.0.exe
- Size 218KB
- SHA256 218761e370074e320b1f371ff45f203f5b5dbfef76786e2070a0df98ccb08c0f
- MD5 e56c83770da1263eb2f14faee7adc64f
- SHA1 f720dc655ba9f7449a4d145cab0377353bde8ab1
- SHA512 22a6460baf44c0768a1a507567ecc2424f6d00a08cc20b51aeb657c9484efcf5014ff42f4ea5a1f4fe2c6eb7b6b982c4cec8a30d0331b68f710575e2dfa65757
- SSDEEP 3072:AUKTqP6mYOykQ3I3uOhDrM5O9/iplUh0eqjCnBh32/gQeYT:AFqP6mYOykQAJrM5O6uqji27e
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\u138.1.exe
- Size 4.6MB
- SHA256 4f07e1095cc915b2d46eb149d1c3be14f3f4b4bd2742517265947fd23bdca5a7
- MD5 397926927bca55be4a77839b1c44de6e
- SHA1 e10f3434ef3021c399dbba047832f02b3c898dbd
- SHA512 cf54136b977fc8af7e8746d78676d0d464362a8cfa2213e392487003b5034562ee802e6911760b98a847bddd36ad664f32d849af84d7e208d4648bd97a2fa954
- SSDEEP 49152:1ZRCckM8wwGbtBiRFWSGqCW4FL5wslsAEL1ksS2NHsF3TjZ1I6bqmHC0Jg:1ZRCwrb64XwWsAwFaFXxg
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP