General

  • Target

    http://cod2master.activision.com

  • Sample

    240411-se1bdahb3t

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      http://cod2master.activision.com

    • UAC bypass

    • Disables Task Manager via registry modification

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Obfuscated with Agile.Net obfuscator

      Detects use of the Agile.Net commercial obfuscator, which is capable of entity renaming and control flow obfuscation.

    • Enumerates connected drives

      Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

    • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)

      Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

    • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Persistence

Pre-OS Boot

1
T1542

Bootkit

1
T1542.003

Privilege Escalation

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

1
T1548

Bypass User Account Control

1
T1548.002

Defense Evasion

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

1
T1548

Bypass User Account Control

1
T1548.002

Impair Defenses

1
T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

1
T1562.001

Modify Registry

3
T1112

Pre-OS Boot

1
T1542

Bootkit

1
T1542.003

Discovery

Query Registry

4
T1012

System Information Discovery

5
T1082

Peripheral Device Discovery

2
T1120

Impact

Defacement

1
T1491

Tasks