Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    157s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20240412-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20240412-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    17/04/2024, 12:38

General

  • Target
    a9da83a92aa1bfa4dee0c82ea2694337124603861a1f1ccdb2a8011d819c94a0.exe
  • Size 4.2MB
  • Sample240417-pva5msfc72
  • SHA256 a9da83a92aa1bfa4dee0c82ea2694337124603861a1f1ccdb2a8011d819c94a0
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Glupteba

    Glupteba is a modular loader written in Golang with various components.

  • Glupteba payload 19 IoCs
  • Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 5 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Manipulates WinMonFS driver. 1 IoCs

    Roottkits write to WinMonFS to hide directories/files from being detected.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 7 IoCs
  • Checks for VirtualBox DLLs, possible anti-VM trick 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Certain files are specific to VirtualBox VMs and can be used to detect execution in a VM.

  • Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 1 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a9da83a92aa1bfa4dee0c82ea2694337124603861a1f1ccdb2a8011d819c94a0.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a9da83a92aa1bfa4dee0c82ea2694337124603861a1f1ccdb2a8011d819c94a0.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3092
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell -nologo -noprofile
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2460
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a9da83a92aa1bfa4dee0c82ea2694337124603861a1f1ccdb2a8011d819c94a0.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a9da83a92aa1bfa4dee0c82ea2694337124603861a1f1ccdb2a8011d819c94a0.exe"
      2⤵
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Checks for VirtualBox DLLs, possible anti-VM trick
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3348
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell -nologo -noprofile
        3⤵
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:904
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\Sysnative\cmd.exe /C "netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="csrss" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe" enable=yes"
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1612
        • C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
          netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="csrss" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe" enable=yes
          4⤵
          • Modifies Windows Firewall
          PID:1728
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell -nologo -noprofile
        3⤵
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3864
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell -nologo -noprofile
        3⤵
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4620
      • C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
        C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Manipulates WinMonFS driver.
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1568
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -nologo -noprofile
          4⤵
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:4596
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /CREATE /SC ONLOGON /RL HIGHEST /TR "C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe" /TN csrss /F
          4⤵
          • Creates scheduled task(s)
          PID:2976
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /delete /tn ScheduledUpdate /f
          4⤵
            PID:4016
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            powershell -nologo -noprofile
            4⤵
            • Drops file in System32 directory
            • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:4260
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            powershell -nologo -noprofile
            4⤵
            • Drops file in System32 directory
            • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:4696
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\csrss\injector\injector.exe
            C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\csrss\injector\injector.exe taskmgr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\csrss\injector\NtQuerySystemInformationHook.dll
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            PID:1612
          • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
            schtasks /CREATE /SC ONLOGON /RL HIGHEST /TR "C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe" /TN csrss /F
            4⤵
            • Creates scheduled task(s)
            PID:2684
          • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
            "C:\Windows\windefender.exe"
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:3760
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
              cmd.exe /C sc sdset WinDefender D:(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;SY)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA)(D;;WPDT;;;BA)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;IU)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;SU)S:(AU;FA;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;WD)
              5⤵
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:3664
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
                sc sdset WinDefender D:(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;SY)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA)(D;;WPDT;;;BA)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;IU)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;SU)S:(AU;FA;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;WD)
                6⤵
                • Launches sc.exe
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:3360
    • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      PID:3840

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_lrnam1fp.xup.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_lrnam1fp.xup.ps1
          • Size 60B
          • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          injector.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\csrss\injector\injector.exe
          • Size 281KB
          • SHA256 5de4e2b07a26102fe527606ce5da1d5a4b938967c9d380a3c5fe86e2e34aaaf1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          powershell.exe.log

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
          • Size 2KB
          • SHA256 9600b3fdf0565ccb49e21656aa4b24d7c18f776bfd04d9ee984b134707550f02
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 d3ce5eab0ee5daa0218389a9dc347d918d7a8e069d5ec01572a4feaeac39f227
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 3777eeddab5339782a8876d6530c39a6bbb4e4ae1fd96f4d8caa6269bed2771b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 d7456605ea231d59cb81e008c5b0e4f5af11d7550aeebda95786ff1d556a2202
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 8b43d76e211aedfb91cbd371005057eb9b88c092694e5e1a0a81a4060a4d6060
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 c1d6ada30bb6b18420e2969e6cb4913a77d9440bbf98b3932b7b35b00ed6f33e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          csrss.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
          • Size 4.2MB
          • SHA256 a9da83a92aa1bfa4dee0c82ea2694337124603861a1f1ccdb2a8011d819c94a0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          windefender.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\windefender.exe
          • Size 2.0MB
          • SHA256 166ddb03ff3c89bd4525ac390067e180fdd08f10fbcf4aadb0189541673c03fa
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          memory/904-81-0x0000000007600000-0x0000000007611000-memory.dmp

          memory/904-85-0x0000000073F20000-0x00000000746D1000-memory.dmp

          memory/904-82-0x0000000007650000-0x0000000007665000-memory.dmp

          memory/904-56-0x0000000002BD0000-0x0000000002BE0000-memory.dmp

          memory/904-80-0x0000000007300000-0x00000000073A4000-memory.dmp

          memory/904-71-0x00000000703E0000-0x0000000070737000-memory.dmp

          memory/904-70-0x0000000070190000-0x00000000701DC000-memory.dmp

          memory/904-69-0x0000000002BD0000-0x0000000002BE0000-memory.dmp

          memory/904-68-0x0000000073F20000-0x00000000746D1000-memory.dmp

          memory/904-58-0x0000000005B60000-0x0000000005EB7000-memory.dmp

          memory/904-57-0x0000000002BD0000-0x0000000002BE0000-memory.dmp

          memory/1568-147-0x0000000005200000-0x0000000005600000-memory.dmp

          memory/1568-207-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000310D000-memory.dmp

          memory/1568-285-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000310D000-memory.dmp

          memory/1568-281-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000310D000-memory.dmp

          memory/1568-277-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000310D000-memory.dmp

          memory/1568-273-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000310D000-memory.dmp

          memory/1568-269-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000310D000-memory.dmp

          memory/1568-265-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000310D000-memory.dmp

          memory/1568-261-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000310D000-memory.dmp

          memory/1568-257-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000310D000-memory.dmp

          memory/1568-253-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000310D000-memory.dmp

          memory/1568-243-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000310D000-memory.dmp

          memory/2460-5-0x0000000073F20000-0x00000000746D1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2460-50-0x0000000073F20000-0x00000000746D1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2460-39-0x0000000007D00000-0x000000000837A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2460-40-0x00000000076C0000-0x00000000076DA000-memory.dmp

          memory/2460-41-0x0000000007700000-0x000000000770A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2460-37-0x0000000007590000-0x0000000007634000-memory.dmp

          memory/2460-36-0x0000000007530000-0x000000000754E000-memory.dmp

          memory/2460-42-0x0000000007810000-0x00000000078A6000-memory.dmp

          memory/2460-27-0x0000000070310000-0x0000000070667000-memory.dmp

          memory/2460-26-0x0000000070190000-0x00000000701DC000-memory.dmp

          memory/2460-25-0x0000000007550000-0x0000000007584000-memory.dmp

          memory/2460-23-0x0000000004D90000-0x0000000004DA0000-memory.dmp

          memory/2460-22-0x0000000006600000-0x0000000006646000-memory.dmp

          memory/2460-21-0x00000000060F0000-0x000000000613C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2460-20-0x0000000006090000-0x00000000060AE000-memory.dmp

          memory/2460-19-0x0000000005B40000-0x0000000005E97000-memory.dmp

          memory/2460-10-0x00000000052F0000-0x0000000005356000-memory.dmp

          memory/2460-43-0x0000000007720000-0x0000000007731000-memory.dmp

          memory/2460-44-0x0000000007770000-0x000000000777E000-memory.dmp

          memory/2460-45-0x0000000007780000-0x0000000007795000-memory.dmp

          memory/2460-9-0x0000000005280000-0x00000000052E6000-memory.dmp

          memory/2460-46-0x00000000077D0000-0x00000000077EA000-memory.dmp

          memory/2460-47-0x00000000077C0000-0x00000000077C8000-memory.dmp

          memory/2460-4-0x0000000002BA0000-0x0000000002BD6000-memory.dmp

          memory/2460-38-0x000000007F470000-0x000000007F480000-memory.dmp

          memory/2460-6-0x00000000053D0000-0x00000000059FA000-memory.dmp

          memory/2460-7-0x0000000004D90000-0x0000000004DA0000-memory.dmp

          memory/2460-8-0x00000000051C0000-0x00000000051E2000-memory.dmp

          memory/3092-54-0x0000000005350000-0x0000000005C3B000-memory.dmp

          memory/3092-24-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000310D000-memory.dmp

          memory/3092-3-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000310D000-memory.dmp

          memory/3092-67-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000310D000-memory.dmp

          memory/3092-2-0x0000000005350000-0x0000000005C3B000-memory.dmp

          memory/3092-52-0x0000000004F50000-0x0000000005350000-memory.dmp

          memory/3092-1-0x0000000004F50000-0x0000000005350000-memory.dmp

          memory/3348-53-0x0000000004E70000-0x0000000005271000-memory.dmp

          memory/3348-55-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000310D000-memory.dmp

          memory/3348-114-0x0000000004E70000-0x0000000005271000-memory.dmp

          memory/3348-113-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000310D000-memory.dmp

          memory/3348-161-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000310D000-memory.dmp

          memory/3760-251-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/3840-255-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/3840-263-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/3840-275-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/3864-100-0x0000000002CF0000-0x0000000002D00000-memory.dmp

          memory/3864-102-0x0000000070310000-0x0000000070667000-memory.dmp

          memory/3864-112-0x0000000073F20000-0x00000000746D1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3864-101-0x0000000070190000-0x00000000701DC000-memory.dmp

          memory/3864-90-0x0000000002CF0000-0x0000000002D00000-memory.dmp

          memory/3864-89-0x0000000002CF0000-0x0000000002D00000-memory.dmp

          memory/3864-88-0x0000000073F20000-0x00000000746D1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4620-130-0x00000000703E0000-0x0000000070737000-memory.dmp

          memory/4620-116-0x0000000003160000-0x0000000003170000-memory.dmp

          memory/4620-141-0x0000000073F20000-0x00000000746D1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4620-129-0x0000000070190000-0x00000000701DC000-memory.dmp

          memory/4620-128-0x000000007EEC0000-0x000000007EED0000-memory.dmp

          memory/4620-127-0x0000000003160000-0x0000000003170000-memory.dmp

          memory/4620-115-0x0000000073F20000-0x00000000746D1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4620-117-0x0000000003160000-0x0000000003170000-memory.dmp