Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    128s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20240221-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20240221-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    04/04/2024, 12:31

General

  • Target
    a396f35ccbac5f78eeca017af15fc33e6e8429eff1c9d603e46e3ebe0d6e1cbe.exe
  • Size 4.1MB
  • Sample240404-pp4vrsga52
  • SHA256 a396f35ccbac5f78eeca017af15fc33e6e8429eff1c9d603e46e3ebe0d6e1cbe
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Glupteba

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

  • Glupteba payload 17 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\a396f35ccbac5f78eeca017af15fc33e6e8429eff1c9d603e46e3ebe0d6e1cbe.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a396f35ccbac5f78eeca017af15fc33e6e8429eff1c9d603e46e3ebe0d6e1cbe.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4072
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell -nologo -noprofile
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4440
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a396f35ccbac5f78eeca017af15fc33e6e8429eff1c9d603e46e3ebe0d6e1cbe.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a396f35ccbac5f78eeca017af15fc33e6e8429eff1c9d603e46e3ebe0d6e1cbe.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:2128
      • 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:3996
      • 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:2968
        • 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:932
      • 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:4156
      • 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:2960
      • 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:2580
        • 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:3460
        • 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:392
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /delete /tn ScheduledUpdate /f
          4⤵
            PID:736
          • 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:3928
          • 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:948
          • 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:1508
          • 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:3592
          • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
            "C:\Windows\windefender.exe"
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:2852
            • 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:768
              • 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:3604
    • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      PID:3680

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_mpivbwks.r04.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_mpivbwks.r04.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 e39062a62c3c7617feeeff95ea8a0be51104a0d36f46e44eea22556fda74d8d9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 32aad241298acf33c82768629cb6809480b90ba661c6328aedae2e415cac9f30
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 c44effee32fc4ec435277f6f2381837d67ce187fd6eaefbcac12dcef6e4a6a64
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 dd68e48a561749d69425c16b4a63d0847641a5345598c1808acdcf0acc437043
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 a3563fe7c48c2514547d5634431cf87efa395cd5cfd580d501c092c526c3dfda
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 3f4dfa62e16088ca2e5a5ceb8cedd2341aa69ea01175b226ab871a3699f93495
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          csrss.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
          • Size 4.1MB
          • SHA256 a396f35ccbac5f78eeca017af15fc33e6e8429eff1c9d603e46e3ebe0d6e1cbe
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          windefender.exe

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

          memory/2128-130-0x0000000004CA0000-0x00000000050A5000-memory.dmp

          memory/2128-55-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002F43000-memory.dmp

          memory/2128-116-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002F43000-memory.dmp

          memory/2128-151-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002F43000-memory.dmp

          memory/2128-56-0x0000000004CA0000-0x00000000050A5000-memory.dmp

          memory/2128-57-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002F43000-memory.dmp

          memory/2580-268-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002F43000-memory.dmp

          memory/2580-264-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002F43000-memory.dmp

          memory/2580-260-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002F43000-memory.dmp

          memory/2580-242-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002F43000-memory.dmp

          memory/2580-248-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002F43000-memory.dmp

          memory/2580-272-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002F43000-memory.dmp

          memory/2580-284-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002F43000-memory.dmp

          memory/2580-256-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002F43000-memory.dmp

          memory/2580-280-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002F43000-memory.dmp

          memory/2580-276-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002F43000-memory.dmp

          memory/2852-253-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/2960-141-0x0000000002F20000-0x0000000002F30000-memory.dmp

          memory/2960-131-0x0000000070FD0000-0x0000000071327000-memory.dmp

          memory/2960-127-0x0000000005EC0000-0x0000000006217000-memory.dmp

          memory/2960-117-0x0000000074420000-0x0000000074BD1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2960-118-0x0000000002F20000-0x0000000002F30000-memory.dmp

          memory/2960-129-0x0000000070690000-0x00000000706DC000-memory.dmp

          memory/2960-132-0x000000007F760000-0x000000007F770000-memory.dmp

          memory/2960-142-0x0000000002F20000-0x0000000002F30000-memory.dmp

          memory/3680-265-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/3680-257-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/3996-70-0x0000000070690000-0x00000000706DC000-memory.dmp

          memory/3996-87-0x0000000074420000-0x0000000074BD1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3996-59-0x0000000005510000-0x0000000005867000-memory.dmp

          memory/3996-60-0x0000000002170000-0x0000000002180000-memory.dmp

          memory/3996-69-0x0000000074420000-0x0000000074BD1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3996-71-0x000000007F2C0000-0x000000007F2D0000-memory.dmp

          memory/3996-72-0x00000000708E0000-0x0000000070C37000-memory.dmp

          memory/3996-58-0x0000000002170000-0x0000000002180000-memory.dmp

          memory/3996-81-0x0000000006C20000-0x0000000006CC4000-memory.dmp

          memory/3996-82-0x0000000002170000-0x0000000002180000-memory.dmp

          memory/3996-83-0x0000000006F70000-0x0000000006F81000-memory.dmp

          memory/3996-84-0x0000000006FF0000-0x0000000007005000-memory.dmp

          memory/4072-53-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002F43000-memory.dmp

          memory/4072-1-0x0000000004E30000-0x000000000522D000-memory.dmp

          memory/4072-2-0x0000000005230000-0x0000000005B1B000-memory.dmp

          memory/4072-48-0x0000000004E30000-0x000000000522D000-memory.dmp

          memory/4072-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002F43000-memory.dmp

          memory/4156-89-0x0000000074420000-0x0000000074BD1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4156-90-0x0000000005420000-0x0000000005430000-memory.dmp

          memory/4156-91-0x0000000005420000-0x0000000005430000-memory.dmp

          memory/4156-101-0x000000007FB10000-0x000000007FB20000-memory.dmp

          memory/4156-102-0x0000000070690000-0x00000000706DC000-memory.dmp

          memory/4156-103-0x0000000070810000-0x0000000070B67000-memory.dmp

          memory/4156-112-0x0000000005420000-0x0000000005430000-memory.dmp

          memory/4156-114-0x0000000074420000-0x0000000074BD1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4440-44-0x0000000007090000-0x000000000709E000-memory.dmp

          memory/4440-23-0x0000000005F20000-0x0000000005F66000-memory.dmp

          memory/4440-46-0x00000000071A0000-0x00000000071BA000-memory.dmp

          memory/4440-43-0x0000000007050000-0x0000000007061000-memory.dmp

          memory/4440-42-0x00000000070E0000-0x0000000007176000-memory.dmp

          memory/4440-41-0x0000000007020000-0x000000000702A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4440-40-0x0000000006FE0000-0x0000000006FFA000-memory.dmp

          memory/4440-39-0x0000000007620000-0x0000000007C9A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4440-38-0x0000000006EB0000-0x0000000006F54000-memory.dmp

          memory/4440-37-0x0000000004790000-0x00000000047A0000-memory.dmp

          memory/4440-36-0x0000000006E90000-0x0000000006EAE000-memory.dmp

          memory/4440-27-0x0000000070810000-0x0000000070B67000-memory.dmp

          memory/4440-26-0x0000000070690000-0x00000000706DC000-memory.dmp

          memory/4440-25-0x0000000006E50000-0x0000000006E84000-memory.dmp

          memory/4440-24-0x000000007F770000-0x000000007F780000-memory.dmp

          memory/4440-45-0x00000000070A0000-0x00000000070B5000-memory.dmp

          memory/4440-22-0x00000000059F0000-0x0000000005A3C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4440-21-0x00000000059A0000-0x00000000059BE000-memory.dmp

          memory/4440-20-0x0000000005570000-0x00000000058C7000-memory.dmp

          memory/4440-11-0x0000000004D60000-0x0000000004DC6000-memory.dmp

          memory/4440-10-0x0000000004C80000-0x0000000004CE6000-memory.dmp

          memory/4440-9-0x0000000004BE0000-0x0000000004C02000-memory.dmp

          memory/4440-7-0x0000000004790000-0x00000000047A0000-memory.dmp

          memory/4440-8-0x0000000004DD0000-0x00000000053FA000-memory.dmp

          memory/4440-6-0x0000000004790000-0x00000000047A0000-memory.dmp

          memory/4440-5-0x0000000074420000-0x0000000074BD1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4440-4-0x0000000002520000-0x0000000002556000-memory.dmp

          memory/4440-47-0x0000000007180000-0x0000000007188000-memory.dmp

          memory/4440-51-0x0000000074420000-0x0000000074BD1000-memory.dmp