Analysis

  • max time kernel
    35s
  • max time network
    55s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240412-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240412-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    16-04-2024 01:30

Errors

Reason
Machine shutdown

General

  • Target

    loxvanity.exe

  • Size

    7.5MB

  • MD5

    ae18d7298dbd5a2f9a1205155f9c03b6

  • SHA1

    baf3d83ad8a391d36d0a0fdf3a0a510afa4ccc59

  • SHA256

    88417151070ccd5906c410061a2d27faf14473607c11eecc58fa56e60f3caf4b

  • SHA512

    a3988d5d1b8102bc1f074f6c4e1ada4db7bcf673fe81734b82b710c822698f55df5a4a6aaf3734f64cb6282b22eeb9a5eefce390bc1304cbcdff7ec0dbf0e2ef

  • SSDEEP

    196608:Rdg6G0KaH2EGMII+QvlRXgh9OADa8k2mv899:1WEfIIDvlCiUCd899

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Contains code to disable Windows Defender 1 IoCs

    A .NET executable tasked with disabling Windows Defender capabilities such as realtime monitoring, blocking at first seen, etc.

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

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

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Obfuscated with Agile.Net obfuscator 2 IoCs

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

  • Themida packer 6 IoCs

    Detects Themida, an advanced Windows software protection system.

  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 34 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\loxvanity.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\loxvanity.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1816
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\ProgramData\z.bat" "
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4996
      • C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
        chcp.com 437
        3⤵
          PID:396
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c type tmp
          3⤵
            PID:1584
          • C:\Windows\system32\find.exe
            fiNd
            3⤵
              PID:3984
            • C:\Windows\system32\findstr.exe
              findstr /L /I set "C:\ProgramData\z.bat"
              3⤵
                PID:1480
              • C:\Windows\system32\findstr.exe
                findstr /L /I goto "C:\ProgramData\z.bat"
                3⤵
                  PID:2476
                • C:\Windows\system32\findstr.exe
                  findstr /L /I echo "C:\ProgramData\z.bat"
                  3⤵
                    PID:1688
                  • C:\Windows\system32\findstr.exe
                    findstr /L /I pause "C:\ProgramData\z.bat"
                    3⤵
                      PID:1836
                    • C:\Windows\system32\find.exe
                      fINd
                      3⤵
                        PID:652
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c type tmp
                        3⤵
                          PID:4056
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          cmd.exe /c mshta "javascript:var sh=new ActiveXObject('WScript.Shell'); sh.Popup('The instruction at 0x00000000771034FB referenced memory at 0x00000000771034FB. The required data was not placed into memory because of an I/O error status of 0x0000428. Click on OK to terminate the program', 0, 'Application Error', 0+16);close()"
                          3⤵
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:1120
                          • C:\Windows\system32\mshta.exe
                            mshta "javascript:var sh=new ActiveXObject('WScript.Shell'); sh.Popup('The instruction at 0x00000000771034FB referenced memory at 0x00000000771034FB. The required data was not placed into memory because of an I/O error status of 0x0000428. Click on OK to terminate the program', 0, 'Application Error', 0+16);close()"
                            4⤵
                              PID:5032
                          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                            cmd.exe /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            3⤵
                            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                            PID:1976
                            • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                              reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                              4⤵
                              • UAC bypass
                              PID:2032
                        • C:\ProgramData\svchost.exe
                          "C:\ProgramData\svchost.exe"
                          2⤵
                          • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
                          • Checks BIOS information in registry
                          • Checks computer location settings
                          • Executes dropped EXE
                          • Loads dropped DLL
                          • Checks whether UAC is enabled
                          • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
                          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:4940
                          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
                            "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData\svchost.exe'
                            3⤵
                            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                            PID:4912
                          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
                            "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'svchost.exe'
                            3⤵
                            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                            PID:1352

                      Network

                      MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

                      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

                      1
                      T1112

                      Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

                      1
                      T1497

                      Discovery

                      Query Registry

                      3
                      T1012

                      Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

                      1
                      T1497

                      System Information Discovery

                      4
                      T1082

                      Replay Monitor

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                      Downloads

                      • C:\ProgramData\svchost.exe
                        Filesize

                        7.0MB

                        MD5

                        37937d01536f14247bd0891acbaf3d62

                        SHA1

                        adfdbb97814c4cc30068ba86d5708e1d8dde6471

                        SHA256

                        4aea68aaf95feee335f0246e51132096409a11043efdc3d57e78f0a8803eb7b8

                        SHA512

                        803ad02fc353758fae35b1d1c976006328ec5e378697b37dcc7e8cab24613ec9ac0f3c794dce4a790de69ab26215df8ce5b8f963c061d528ffb80ffdcd0f45dd

                      • C:\ProgramData\tmp
                        Filesize

                        14B

                        MD5

                        ce585c6ba32ac17652d2345118536f9c

                        SHA1

                        be0e41b3690c42e4c0cdb53d53fc544fb46b758d

                        SHA256

                        589c942e748ea16dc86923c4391092707ce22315eb01cb85b0988c6762aa0ed3

                        SHA512

                        d397eda475d6853ce5cc28887690ddd5f8891be43767cdb666396580687f901fb6f0cc572afa18bde1468a77e8397812009c954f386c8f69cc0678e1253d5752

                      • C:\ProgramData\z.bat
                        Filesize

                        21KB

                        MD5

                        0902aa3eede3132fdd4d51152b75e07b

                        SHA1

                        b02df12e8acf84e5b156e6ad8ef9ba70c12b8498

                        SHA256

                        debbc8175a46379edba8658e437e58956a2ee54c0f8da5d1b62be82b6b9a6078

                        SHA512

                        88b2a2383f51f3f72a133acc4b67b47fef5062a1db4717aa3ac90df93e4c2a5c07cc2826320c8ac9bf3cca7f98f16911f8ad4c92c012c43b3a62a5fe31b77e21

                      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
                        Filesize

                        2KB

                        MD5

                        d85ba6ff808d9e5444a4b369f5bc2730

                        SHA1

                        31aa9d96590fff6981b315e0b391b575e4c0804a

                        SHA256

                        84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f

                        SHA512

                        8c414eb55b45212af385accc16d9d562adba2123583ce70d22b91161fe878683845512a78f04dedd4ea98ed9b174dbfa98cf696370598ad8e6fbd1e714f1f249

                      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
                        Filesize

                        944B

                        MD5

                        14c4e65bf8c7c791a39fc3fe3e9b79fa

                        SHA1

                        cb8e103fb6d00fe60272e39605d356d4485c8f46

                        SHA256

                        bc42160231f353408b60e1f64d8f5224b82b895480f4a81fc68fcd23d6d2f8b6

                        SHA512

                        025a4558a75007291cb6e26bb1f9090f5784bda6ef7dcc7e9013e8cffadae323fd7975f6242adac85981e24bac673ac791dba6d981f180ee18a0c085a38d2ab8

                      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\989fcd0e-6abf-40ee-9e41-0c366f1c7108\AgileDotNetRT64.dll
                        Filesize

                        4.2MB

                        MD5

                        05b012457488a95a05d0541e0470d392

                        SHA1

                        74f541d6a8365508c794ef7b4ac7c297457f9ce3

                        SHA256

                        1f77a0749ac730500f203b8c4d072587923ac679e184a3859aeb855c2a2e7d8d

                        SHA512

                        6d6e7b838d4425d49ac8d3738135374ef5357f0677b07cecb7afbf5feddc1997bf6dce68d48787eff8a74c4728def8880c8f01842eda35b5815fb561fa401ae6

                      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_3vk5fie4.fbx.ps1
                        Filesize

                        60B

                        MD5

                        d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

                        SHA1

                        6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

                        SHA256

                        96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

                        SHA512

                        5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

                      • memory/1352-70-0x000002E3715C0000-0x000002E3715D0000-memory.dmp
                        Filesize

                        64KB

                      • memory/1352-72-0x000002E3715C0000-0x000002E3715D0000-memory.dmp
                        Filesize

                        64KB

                      • memory/1352-59-0x000002E3715C0000-0x000002E3715D0000-memory.dmp
                        Filesize

                        64KB

                      • memory/1352-74-0x00007FFE6E060000-0x00007FFE6EB21000-memory.dmp
                        Filesize

                        10.8MB

                      • memory/1352-57-0x00007FFE6E060000-0x00007FFE6EB21000-memory.dmp
                        Filesize

                        10.8MB

                      • memory/4912-37-0x00007FFE6E060000-0x00007FFE6EB21000-memory.dmp
                        Filesize

                        10.8MB

                      • memory/4912-39-0x000001FBA4550000-0x000001FBA4560000-memory.dmp
                        Filesize

                        64KB

                      • memory/4912-40-0x000001FBA4550000-0x000001FBA4560000-memory.dmp
                        Filesize

                        64KB

                      • memory/4912-38-0x000001FB8C0D0000-0x000001FB8C0F2000-memory.dmp
                        Filesize

                        136KB

                      • memory/4912-51-0x000001FBA4550000-0x000001FBA4560000-memory.dmp
                        Filesize

                        64KB

                      • memory/4912-52-0x000001FBA4550000-0x000001FBA4560000-memory.dmp
                        Filesize

                        64KB

                      • memory/4912-55-0x00007FFE6E060000-0x00007FFE6EB21000-memory.dmp
                        Filesize

                        10.8MB

                      • memory/4940-31-0x00007FFE8C4D0000-0x00007FFE8C6C5000-memory.dmp
                        Filesize

                        2.0MB

                      • memory/4940-50-0x00007FFE68D30000-0x00007FFE698B4000-memory.dmp
                        Filesize

                        11.5MB

                      • memory/4940-58-0x00007FFE6E060000-0x00007FFE6EB21000-memory.dmp
                        Filesize

                        10.8MB

                      • memory/4940-36-0x00007FFE6C610000-0x00007FFE6C75E000-memory.dmp
                        Filesize

                        1.3MB

                      • memory/4940-33-0x00007FFE68D30000-0x00007FFE698B4000-memory.dmp
                        Filesize

                        11.5MB

                      • memory/4940-29-0x00007FFE68D30000-0x00007FFE698B4000-memory.dmp
                        Filesize

                        11.5MB

                      • memory/4940-71-0x00007FFE8C4D0000-0x00007FFE8C6C5000-memory.dmp
                        Filesize

                        2.0MB

                      • memory/4940-17-0x00007FFE6E060000-0x00007FFE6EB21000-memory.dmp
                        Filesize

                        10.8MB

                      • memory/4940-18-0x0000000000A20000-0x0000000001126000-memory.dmp
                        Filesize

                        7.0MB

                      • memory/4940-75-0x00007FFE68D30000-0x00007FFE698B4000-memory.dmp
                        Filesize

                        11.5MB

                      • memory/4940-76-0x00007FFE68D30000-0x00007FFE698B4000-memory.dmp
                        Filesize

                        11.5MB

                      • memory/4940-77-0x000000001BDB0000-0x000000001BDBE000-memory.dmp
                        Filesize

                        56KB