Analysis

  • max time kernel
    155s
  • max time network
    161s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240226-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240226-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    10/04/2024, 10:18

General

  • Target
    354fed4072f0c12b9a7e40f48feb32c043481d0a87fbff599ce36fd2e323d379.exe
  • Size 697KB
  • Sample240410-mcdfyafb91
  • SHA256 354fed4072f0c12b9a7e40f48feb32c043481d0a87fbff599ce36fd2e323d379
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
Score
10/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects PlugX payload 23 IoCs
  • PlugX

    PlugX is a RAT (Remote Access Trojan) that has been around since 2008.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
  • Unexpected DNS network traffic destination 1 IoCs

    Network traffic to other servers than the configured DNS servers was detected on the DNS port.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry class 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 19 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\354fed4072f0c12b9a7e40f48feb32c043481d0a87fbff599ce36fd2e323d379.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\354fed4072f0c12b9a7e40f48feb32c043481d0a87fbff599ce36fd2e323d379.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3464
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\adb.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\adb.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1732
  • C:\ProgramData\adb\adb.exe
    "C:\ProgramData\adb\adb.exe" 100 1732
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2976
  • C:\ProgramData\adb\adb.exe
    "C:\ProgramData\adb\adb.exe" 200 0
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:460
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe 201 0
      2⤵
      • Checks processor information in registry
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1332
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe 209 1332
        3⤵
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3352
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2268 --field-trial-handle=2244,i,11878111470816612087,2265290141962607370,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8
    1⤵
      PID:4996

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          AdbWinApi.dat

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AdbWinApi.dat
          • Size 148KB
          • SHA256 88045766007380b99fa7874c633d66bcb17d3314b6145ad5f8d8216e8e24b375
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          AdbWinApi.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AdbWinApi.dll
          • Size 33KB
          • SHA256 9217518710b77766d9dc3397c3ce9bd88734c71c8b80a2dd1e9ed1312efacd9c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          adb.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\adb.exe
          • Size 804KB
          • SHA256 ef4c7f4c417c18cd3394dd81ccd94381af252e0af81b0ad89b7e6d81412f4706
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          memory/460-45-0x0000000000DB0000-0x0000000000DE5000-memory.dmp

          memory/460-57-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E1000-memory.dmp

          memory/460-46-0x0000000000DB0000-0x0000000000DE5000-memory.dmp

          memory/1332-67-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000BE5000-memory.dmp

          memory/1332-69-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000BE5000-memory.dmp

          memory/1332-85-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000BE5000-memory.dmp

          memory/1332-47-0x0000000000370000-0x0000000000371000-memory.dmp

          memory/1332-49-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000BE5000-memory.dmp

          memory/1332-50-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000BE5000-memory.dmp

          memory/1332-48-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000BE5000-memory.dmp

          memory/1332-72-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000BE5000-memory.dmp

          memory/1332-65-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000BE5000-memory.dmp

          memory/1332-66-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000BE5000-memory.dmp

          memory/1332-71-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000BE5000-memory.dmp

          memory/1332-70-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000BE5000-memory.dmp

          memory/1332-63-0x0000000000370000-0x0000000000371000-memory.dmp

          memory/1732-26-0x00000000007D0000-0x0000000000805000-memory.dmp

          memory/1732-64-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E1000-memory.dmp

          memory/1732-19-0x0000000000940000-0x0000000000A40000-memory.dmp

          memory/1732-20-0x00000000007D0000-0x0000000000805000-memory.dmp

          memory/2976-41-0x00000000007B0000-0x00000000007E5000-memory.dmp

          memory/2976-76-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2976-75-0x00000000007B0000-0x00000000007E5000-memory.dmp

          memory/3352-77-0x0000000002930000-0x0000000002965000-memory.dmp

          memory/3352-79-0x0000000002930000-0x0000000002965000-memory.dmp

          memory/3352-80-0x0000000000B60000-0x0000000000B61000-memory.dmp

          memory/3352-81-0x0000000002930000-0x0000000002965000-memory.dmp

          memory/3352-82-0x0000000002930000-0x0000000002965000-memory.dmp

          memory/3352-83-0x0000000002930000-0x0000000002965000-memory.dmp

          memory/3352-78-0x0000000000B60000-0x0000000000B61000-memory.dmp

          memory/3352-86-0x0000000002930000-0x0000000002965000-memory.dmp