Analysis

  • max time kernel
    18s
  • max time network
    13s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240412-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240412-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    13/04/2024, 00:21

General

  • Target
    applecleaner.exe
  • Size 3.6MB
  • Sample240413-anpxwsbf4x
  • SHA256 46fe5192387d3f897a134d29c069ebf39c72094c892134d2f0e77b12b11a6172
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM) 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Themida packer 6 IoCs

    Detects Themida, an advanced Windows software protection system.

  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks system information in the registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 21 IoCs
  • Gathers network information 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Uses commandline utility to view network configuration.

  • Kills process with taskkill 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 45 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 26 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 24 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\applecleaner.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\applecleaner.exe"
    1⤵
    • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
    • Checks BIOS information in registry
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Checks system information in the registry
    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
    • Enumerates system info in registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3428
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c taskkill /f /im EpicGamesLauncher.exe >nul 2>&1
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3740
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        taskkill /f /im EpicGamesLauncher.exe
        3⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1052
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c taskkill /f /im FortniteClient-Win64-Shipping.exe >nul 2>&1
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1504
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        taskkill /f /im FortniteClient-Win64-Shipping.exe
        3⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4192
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c taskkill /f /im Battle.net.exe >nul 2>&1
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1108
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        taskkill /f /im Battle.net.exe
        3⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3048
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c start https://applecheats.cc
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3736
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --single-argument https://applecheats.cc/
        3⤵
        • Enumerates system info in registry
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4824
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data" /prefetch:7 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad" "--metrics-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data" --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=92.0.4515.131 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 "--annotation=prod=Microsoft Edge" --annotation=ver=92.0.902.67 --initial-client-data=0xfc,0x100,0x104,0xd8,0x108,0x7ff9776f46f8,0x7ff9776f4708,0x7ff9776f4718
          4⤵
            PID:3592
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=2080,824492511660828376,114690761823529525,131072 --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADgAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHgAAAAAAAAAeAAAAAAAAAAoAAAABAAAACAAAAAAAAAAKAAAAAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAADgAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADQAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAA0AAAAQAAAAAAAAAAQAAAANAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAHAAAADQAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAA= --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2088 /prefetch:2
            4⤵
              PID:4660
            • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
              "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --field-trial-handle=2080,824492511660828376,114690761823529525,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2292 /prefetch:3
              4⤵
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              PID:384
            • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
              "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --field-trial-handle=2080,824492511660828376,114690761823529525,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2796 /prefetch:8
              4⤵
                PID:3404
              • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2080,824492511660828376,114690761823529525,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=6 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3384 /prefetch:1
                4⤵
                  PID:4772
                • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2080,824492511660828376,114690761823529525,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=5 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3392 /prefetch:1
                  4⤵
                    PID:4636
                  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2080,824492511660828376,114690761823529525,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=7 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4976 /prefetch:1
                    4⤵
                      PID:4256
                    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2080,824492511660828376,114690761823529525,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=8 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3700 /prefetch:1
                      4⤵
                        PID:4780
                      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2080,824492511660828376,114690761823529525,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=9 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5288 /prefetch:1
                        4⤵
                          PID:4172
                    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c pause
                      2⤵
                        PID:2696
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c cls
                        2⤵
                          PID:2984
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c NETSH WINSOCK RESET >nul 2>&1
                          2⤵
                            PID:2268
                            • C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
                              NETSH WINSOCK RESET
                              3⤵
                                PID:4692
                            • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                              C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c NETSH INT IP RESET >nul 2>&1
                              2⤵
                                PID:4444
                                • C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
                                  NETSH INT IP RESET
                                  3⤵
                                    PID:2060
                                • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c netsh advfirewall reset >nul 2>&1
                                  2⤵
                                    PID:4876
                                    • C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
                                      netsh advfirewall reset
                                      3⤵
                                      • Modifies Windows Firewall
                                      PID:3248
                                  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c NETSH INTERFACE IPV4 RESET >nul 2>&1
                                    2⤵
                                      PID:2216
                                      • C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
                                        NETSH INTERFACE IPV4 RESET
                                        3⤵
                                          PID:5056
                                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c NETSH INTERFACE IPV6 RESET >nul 2>&1
                                        2⤵
                                          PID:4452
                                          • C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
                                            NETSH INTERFACE IPV6 RESET
                                            3⤵
                                              PID:1064
                                          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                            C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c NETSH INTERFACE TCP RESET >nul 2>&1
                                            2⤵
                                              PID:3740
                                              • C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
                                                NETSH INTERFACE TCP RESET
                                                3⤵
                                                  PID:2708
                                              • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c NETSH INT RESET ALL >nul 2>&1
                                                2⤵
                                                  PID:4156
                                                  • C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
                                                    NETSH INT RESET ALL
                                                    3⤵
                                                      PID:232
                                                  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c IPCONFIG /RELEASE >nul 2>&1
                                                    2⤵
                                                      PID:4652
                                                      • C:\Windows\system32\ipconfig.exe
                                                        IPCONFIG /RELEASE
                                                        3⤵
                                                        • Gathers network information
                                                        PID:3668
                                                    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c IPCONFIG /RELEASE >nul 2>&1
                                                      2⤵
                                                        PID:4972
                                                        • C:\Windows\system32\ipconfig.exe
                                                          IPCONFIG /RELEASE
                                                          3⤵
                                                          • Gathers network information
                                                          PID:3884
                                                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c IPCONFIG /FLUSHDNS >nul 2>&1
                                                        2⤵
                                                          PID:1800
                                                          • C:\Windows\system32\ipconfig.exe
                                                            IPCONFIG /FLUSHDNS
                                                            3⤵
                                                            • Gathers network information
                                                            PID:4580
                                                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c NBTSTAT -R >nul 2>&1
                                                          2⤵
                                                            PID:3244
                                                            • C:\Windows\system32\nbtstat.exe
                                                              NBTSTAT -R
                                                              3⤵
                                                                PID:2648
                                                            • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                              C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c NBTSTAT -RR >nul 2>&1
                                                              2⤵
                                                                PID:4276
                                                                • C:\Windows\system32\nbtstat.exe
                                                                  NBTSTAT -RR
                                                                  3⤵
                                                                    PID:1852
                                                                • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                                  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c arp -a >nul 2>&1
                                                                  2⤵
                                                                    PID:2352
                                                                    • C:\Windows\system32\ARP.EXE
                                                                      arp -a
                                                                      3⤵
                                                                        PID:1132
                                                                    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                                      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c arp -d >nul 2>&1
                                                                      2⤵
                                                                        PID:3012
                                                                        • C:\Windows\system32\ARP.EXE
                                                                          arp -d
                                                                          3⤵
                                                                            PID:1868
                                                                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                                          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c WMIC PATH WIN32_NETWORKADAPTER WHERE PHYSICALADAPTER=TRUE CALL DISABLE >nul 2>&1
                                                                          2⤵
                                                                            PID:4600
                                                                            • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe
                                                                              WMIC PATH WIN32_NETWORKADAPTER WHERE PHYSICALADAPTER=TRUE CALL DISABLE
                                                                              3⤵
                                                                              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                                                              PID:4880
                                                                        • C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe
                                                                          C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe -Embedding
                                                                          1⤵
                                                                            PID:2208
                                                                          • C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe
                                                                            C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe -Embedding
                                                                            1⤵
                                                                              PID:4156

                                                                            Network

                                                                                  MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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                                                                                  Downloads

                                                                                  settings.dat

                                                                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad\settings.dat
                                                                                  • Size 152B
                                                                                  • SHA256 f6b5fbc610a71b3914753feb2bd4475a7c77d0d785cc36255bf93b3fe3ccb775
                                                                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                                                                  settings.dat

                                                                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad\settings.dat
                                                                                  • Size 152B
                                                                                  • SHA256 86af7213f410df65d0937f4331f783160f30eaeb088e28a9eef461713b9a3929
                                                                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                                                                  the-real-index

                                                                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Code Cache\js\index-dir\the-real-index
                                                                                  • Size 120B
                                                                                  • SHA256 137e433ff26f74172c8b114f8c583fc87094b574c2b12f6697ff21d95c5270e9
                                                                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                                                                  Network Persistent State

                                                                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Network Persistent State
                                                                                  • Size 555B
                                                                                  • SHA256 857a0b7ba6393232792a4ad42de769931d515f29f313e87bc6a8ec086ad278b6
                                                                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                                                                  Preferences

                                                                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                                                                  • Size 6KB
                                                                                  • SHA256 04101e1d414bd6b926fb58a5b1db3344847750a599d91ff422f244715a92a3da
                                                                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                                                                  Preferences

                                                                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                                                                  • Size 6KB
                                                                                  • SHA256 f1b64dd1a67200b9099b3b89686f073db0018f010854c4e39ea89341723215f4
                                                                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                                                                  Local State

                                                                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State
                                                                                  • Size 11KB
                                                                                  • SHA256 52e9db57bc31af850abf0ecf126f364640b1c4b451663b32bb3462fd2fe8ae41
                                                                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                                                                  memory/3428-5-0x00007FF6D94D0000-0x00007FF6D9E72000-memory.dmp

                                                                                  memory/3428-4-0x00007FF6D94D0000-0x00007FF6D9E72000-memory.dmp

                                                                                  memory/3428-0-0x00007FF6D94D0000-0x00007FF6D9E72000-memory.dmp

                                                                                  memory/3428-37-0x00007FF6D94D0000-0x00007FF6D9E72000-memory.dmp

                                                                                  memory/3428-3-0x00007FF6D94D0000-0x00007FF6D9E72000-memory.dmp

                                                                                  memory/3428-2-0x00007FF6D94D0000-0x00007FF6D9E72000-memory.dmp

                                                                                  memory/3428-1-0x00007FF994F10000-0x00007FF995105000-memory.dmp