Analysis

  • max time kernel
    1193s
  • max time network
    1210s
  • platform
    windows10-1703_x64
  • resource
    win10-20240404-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10-20240404-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-1703-x64system
  • submitted
    09/04/2024, 13:34

General

  • Target
    14052163e50c197697c64b143.exe
  • Size 17.6MB
  • Sample240409-qvk6aabe81
  • SHA256 4e0ddcd303f27c01dcc8a35a9bd821c53fb7dcca474ac7f0c84d3c6451e9f778
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • strrat

C2
  • rar.ydns.eu:9999

  • svchost.ydns.eu:10000

Attributes
  • license_id

    khonsari

  • plugins_url

    http://jbfrost.live/strigoi/server/?hwid=1&lid=m&ht=5

  • scheduled_task

    false

  • secondary_startup

    false

  • startup

    true

Extracted

Language
  • ps1

Deobfuscated
Source
URLs
  • ps1.dropper

    https://files.catbox.moe/fvl5hy.jpg

Signatures

  • STRRAT

    STRRAT is a remote access tool than can steal credentials and log keystrokes.

  • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM) 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Blocklisted process makes network request 32 IoCs
  • Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Drops startup file 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Identifies Wine through registry keys 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Wine is a compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications, which can be used as sandboxing environment.

  • Modifies file permissions 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • AutoIT Executable 2 IoCs

    AutoIT scripts compiled to PE executables.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 12 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 42 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14052163e50c197697c64b143.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14052163e50c197697c64b143.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4500
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Antimalware Service Executable.JS"
      2⤵
      • Drops startup file
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2868
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wscript.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe" //B "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Antimalware Service Executable.JS"
        3⤵
        • Blocklisted process makes network request
        • Drops startup file
        • Adds Run key to start application
        PID:2332
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MsMpEng.js"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2452
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\x.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\x.exe"
        3⤵
        • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
        • Checks BIOS information in registry
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Identifies Wine through registry keys
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4608
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CL_Debug_Log.txt
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CL_Debug_Log.txt e -p"JDQJndnqwdnqw2139dn21n3b312idDQDB" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CR_Debug_Log.txt" -o"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:4416
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks.exe /Create /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SystemCheck.xml" /TN "System\SystemCheck"
          4⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3676
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
            schtasks.exe /Create /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SystemCheck.xml" /TN "System\SystemCheck"
            5⤵
            • Creates scheduled task(s)
            PID:1364
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c For /L %i In (0,0,0) Do (del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\x.exe"&&timeout /t 0&&if not exist "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\x.exe" exit)
          4⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3864
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
            timeout /t 0
            5⤵
            • Delays execution with timeout.exe
            PID:2380
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Windows Driver Foundation.vbs"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4424
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -executionpolicy remotesigned -File "C:\ProgramData\rrrrrrrr.ps1"
        3⤵
        • Blocklisted process makes network request
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4712
    • C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaw.exe
      "C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaw.exe" -jar "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Java Install.jar"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4132
      • C:\Windows\system32\icacls.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\icacls.exe C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\.oracle_jre_usage /grant "everyone":(OI)(CI)M
        3⤵
        • Modifies file permissions
        PID:4788
      • C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java.exe
        "C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java.exe" -jar "C:\Users\Admin\Java Install.jar"
        3⤵
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        PID:3592
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EmbraTor Mac Smash Bullet.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EmbraTor Mac Smash Bullet.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:2092

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        3903daac9bc4a3b7.timestamp

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\.oracle_jre_usage\3903daac9bc4a3b7.timestamp
        • Size 46B
        • SHA256 047a756250952ebb16117b4d28f0dc7f7f3a953da0771101cf7b2c092e53fc1a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        rrrrrrrr.ps1

        • Path C:\ProgramData\rrrrrrrr.ps1
        • Size 437B
        • SHA256 4247e7a94a7fd5e4266622a37d91770dfedb12587aff4c2ece7812c56bd2c1fb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        32.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\32.exe
        • Size 7.4MB
        • SHA256 6cd0a0976cff64c5287c166b73e5c877f026274f85599344756c47e9aa756bcb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        64.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\64.exe
        • Size 8.4MB
        • SHA256 390126ab71cd12f414f4200cc246d5283c534ab216794ce9980048779960ea68
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        Antimalware Service Executable.JS

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Antimalware Service Executable.JS
        • Size 713KB
        • SHA256 e3a33757c2e596f7ee50a4a41ff58f2e64dbdb062257fe5749ca19b955b0baaf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        CL_Debug_Log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CL_Debug_Log.txt
        • Size 722KB
        • SHA256 ea308c76a2f927b160a143d94072b0dce232e04b751f0c6432a94e05164e716d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        CR_Debug_Log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CR_Debug_Log.txt
        • Size 14.6MB
        • SHA256 0afc8b7c47f48ef991535d435d48411ea12c4b98f14253a27b15ec6d7f020620
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        EmbraTor Mac Smash Bullet.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EmbraTor Mac Smash Bullet.exe
        • Size 1012KB
        • SHA256 3863d2cab19dba2988e33810d9235e0f04aee019b696e4fdf4cf637b3072b19d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        Java Install.jar

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Java Install.jar
        • Size 92KB
        • SHA256 16ed7004aa68efab0eda75b3f9bff11508365a4224ef859c91f93029bc441284
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        MsMpEng.js

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MsMpEng.js
        • Size 24.2MB
        • SHA256 b27dd5407a22c8df93090fbc1a3eb93c6461f4a279cfabd87b4b21e246bda458
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        SystemCheck.xml

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SystemCheck.xml
        • Size 2KB
        • SHA256 0fe356f3d04bb43f772604b049fd2b20f3038ca2ce84bf9778b8ccdd481d77ab
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        Windows Driver Foundation.vbs

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Windows Driver Foundation.vbs
        • Size 984B
        • SHA256 2c5907389d374ed9efb86194a7f0f954349c93a7bc67b99c3d6b59bfc0d8296c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_cbbbpiln.jmo.ps1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_cbbbpiln.jmo.ps1
        • Size 1B
        • SHA256 6b86b273ff34fce19d6b804eff5a3f5747ada4eaa22f1d49c01e52ddb7875b4b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        asacpiex.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\asacpiex.dll
        • Size 14.6MB
        • SHA256 12afa4813940c6985259f487d5e2892550596a60c6c77f806aefa2c254c74bb4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        x.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\x.exe
        • Size 18.1MB
        • SHA256 41686ad9f581037f44b72b37f8bee562512854fc6807c5a13ea1646cdeab61c8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        jna-5.5.0.jar

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\lib\jna-5.5.0.jar
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 b308faebfe4ed409de8410e0a632d164b2126b035f6eacff968d3908cafb4d9e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        jna-platform-5.5.0.jar

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\lib\jna-platform-5.5.0.jar
        • Size 2.6MB
        • SHA256 24d81621f82ac29fcdd9a74116031f5907a2343158e616f4573bbfa2434ae0d5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        sqlite-jdbc-3.14.2.1.jar

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\lib\sqlite-jdbc-3.14.2.1.jar
        • Size 4.1MB
        • SHA256 2eae3dea1c3dde6104c49f9601074b6038ff6abcf3be23f4b56f6720a4f6a491
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        system-hook-3.5.jar

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\lib\system-hook-3.5.jar
        • Size 772KB
        • SHA256 2ddda8af6faef8bde46acf43ec546603180bcf8dcb2e5591fff8ac9cd30b5609
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        memory/2332-127-0x000000006EE00000-0x000000006EE16000-memory.dmp

        memory/2332-126-0x000000006EE20000-0x000000006EE31000-memory.dmp

        memory/3592-466-0x0000021043990000-0x0000021044990000-memory.dmp

        memory/3592-483-0x0000021043990000-0x0000021044990000-memory.dmp

        memory/3592-484-0x0000021043990000-0x0000021044990000-memory.dmp

        memory/3592-486-0x0000021043990000-0x0000021044990000-memory.dmp

        memory/3592-488-0x0000021043990000-0x0000021044990000-memory.dmp

        memory/3592-489-0x0000021043990000-0x0000021044990000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-101-0x00000242401D0000-0x00000242401D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-50-0x00000242401D0000-0x00000242401D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-99-0x00000242419D0000-0x00000242429D0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-97-0x00000242419D0000-0x00000242429D0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-28-0x00000242419D0000-0x00000242429D0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-145-0x00000242419D0000-0x00000242429D0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-41-0x00000242401D0000-0x00000242401D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-84-0x00000242419D0000-0x00000242429D0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-56-0x00000242419D0000-0x00000242429D0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-70-0x00000242419D0000-0x00000242429D0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-71-0x00000242401D0000-0x00000242401D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4712-69-0x0000000008240000-0x00000000082A6000-memory.dmp

        memory/4712-359-0x000000000A570000-0x000000000ABE8000-memory.dmp

        memory/4712-361-0x00000000073A0000-0x00000000073BA000-memory.dmp

        memory/4712-64-0x0000000008190000-0x00000000081F6000-memory.dmp

        memory/4712-426-0x0000000004C90000-0x0000000004CA0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4712-448-0x0000000073640000-0x0000000073D2E000-memory.dmp

        memory/4712-61-0x0000000007310000-0x0000000007332000-memory.dmp

        memory/4712-80-0x00000000082B0000-0x0000000008600000-memory.dmp

        memory/4712-123-0x0000000008960000-0x00000000089D6000-memory.dmp

        memory/4712-46-0x0000000007660000-0x0000000007C88000-memory.dmp

        memory/4712-45-0x0000000004C90000-0x0000000004CA0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4712-92-0x0000000008740000-0x000000000875C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4712-44-0x0000000004C90000-0x0000000004CA0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4712-43-0x0000000004CA0000-0x0000000004CD6000-memory.dmp

        memory/4712-42-0x0000000073640000-0x0000000073D2E000-memory.dmp

        memory/4712-95-0x00000000087E0000-0x000000000882B000-memory.dmp