Analysis Overview
SHA256
53285fb142e48bd1a568509c8997067370ac4578b3c92d8c3bc75ecdebc2915f
Threat Level: Likely malicious
The file Akira (NEWEST).exe was found to be: Likely malicious.
Malicious Activity Summary
Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
Themida packer
Checks BIOS information in registry
Checks whether UAC is enabled
Unsigned PE
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-04-09 11:15
Signatures
Themida packer
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Unsigned PE
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Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-04-09 11:15
Reported
2024-04-09 11:18
Platform
win7-20240221-en
Max time kernel
141s
Max time network
123s
Command Line
Signatures
Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__ | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Akira (NEWEST).exe | N/A |
Checks BIOS information in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Akira (NEWEST).exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Akira (NEWEST).exe | N/A |
Themida packer
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Checks whether UAC is enabled
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Akira (NEWEST).exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Akira (NEWEST).exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Akira (NEWEST).exe"
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c certutil -hashfile "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Akira (NEWEST).exe" MD5 | find /i /v "md5" | find /i /v "certutil"
C:\Windows\system32\certutil.exe
certutil -hashfile "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Akira (NEWEST).exe" MD5
C:\Windows\system32\find.exe
find /i /v "md5"
C:\Windows\system32\find.exe
find /i /v "certutil"
C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 2300 -s 432
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | api.akiraghost.com | udp |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:49211 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:49213 | tcp |
Files
memory/2300-0-0x000000013F460000-0x0000000140005000-memory.dmp
memory/2300-1-0x000000013F460000-0x0000000140005000-memory.dmp
memory/2300-2-0x000000013F460000-0x0000000140005000-memory.dmp
memory/2300-3-0x000000013F460000-0x0000000140005000-memory.dmp
memory/2300-4-0x000000013F460000-0x0000000140005000-memory.dmp
memory/2300-5-0x000000013F460000-0x0000000140005000-memory.dmp
memory/2300-6-0x000000013F460000-0x0000000140005000-memory.dmp
memory/2300-7-0x000000013F460000-0x0000000140005000-memory.dmp
memory/2300-8-0x000000013F460000-0x0000000140005000-memory.dmp
memory/2300-9-0x000000013F460000-0x0000000140005000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-04-09 11:15
Reported
2024-04-09 11:15
Platform
win10v2004-20240226-en
Max time kernel
7s
Max time network
25s
Command Line
Signatures
Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__ | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Akira (NEWEST).exe | N/A |
Checks BIOS information in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Akira (NEWEST).exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Akira (NEWEST).exe | N/A |
Themida packer
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Checks whether UAC is enabled
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Akira (NEWEST).exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 4960 wrote to memory of 4660 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Akira (NEWEST).exe | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe |
| PID 4960 wrote to memory of 4660 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Akira (NEWEST).exe | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe |
| PID 4660 wrote to memory of 3732 | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | C:\Windows\system32\certutil.exe |
| PID 4660 wrote to memory of 3732 | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | C:\Windows\system32\certutil.exe |
| PID 4660 wrote to memory of 2304 | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | C:\Windows\system32\find.exe |
| PID 4660 wrote to memory of 2304 | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | C:\Windows\system32\find.exe |
| PID 4660 wrote to memory of 2096 | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | C:\Windows\system32\find.exe |
| PID 4660 wrote to memory of 2096 | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | C:\Windows\system32\find.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Akira (NEWEST).exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Akira (NEWEST).exe"
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c certutil -hashfile "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Akira (NEWEST).exe" MD5 | find /i /v "md5" | find /i /v "certutil"
C:\Windows\system32\certutil.exe
certutil -hashfile "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Akira (NEWEST).exe" MD5
C:\Windows\system32\find.exe
find /i /v "md5"
C:\Windows\system32\find.exe
find /i /v "certutil"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 104.219.191.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 240.197.17.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | api.akiraghost.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 0.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 241.150.49.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 203.33.253.131.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:49828 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:49830 | tcp |
Files
memory/4960-0-0x00007FF7CB5F0000-0x00007FF7CC195000-memory.dmp
memory/4960-1-0x00007FF7CB5F0000-0x00007FF7CC195000-memory.dmp
memory/4960-2-0x00007FF7CB5F0000-0x00007FF7CC195000-memory.dmp
memory/4960-3-0x00007FF7CB5F0000-0x00007FF7CC195000-memory.dmp
memory/4960-4-0x00007FF7CB5F0000-0x00007FF7CC195000-memory.dmp
memory/4960-5-0x00007FF7CB5F0000-0x00007FF7CC195000-memory.dmp
memory/4960-6-0x00007FF7CB5F0000-0x00007FF7CC195000-memory.dmp
memory/4960-7-0x00007FF7CB5F0000-0x00007FF7CC195000-memory.dmp
memory/4960-8-0x00007FF7CB5F0000-0x00007FF7CC195000-memory.dmp
memory/4960-9-0x00007FF7CB5F0000-0x00007FF7CC195000-memory.dmp