Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    150s
  • 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, 15:23

General

  • Target
    dbc9626accf372487454b8e436f2f4fd448c6f81e7a22411c7712c9c46ad4976.exe
  • Size 4.2MB
  • Sample240417-ssmbnsdg79
  • SHA256 dbc9626accf372487454b8e436f2f4fd448c6f81e7a22411c7712c9c46ad4976
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Glupteba

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

  • Glupteba payload 20 IoCs
  • Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 4 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.

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • 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\dbc9626accf372487454b8e436f2f4fd448c6f81e7a22411c7712c9c46ad4976.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dbc9626accf372487454b8e436f2f4fd448c6f81e7a22411c7712c9c46ad4976.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2480
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell -nologo -noprofile
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2196
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2196 -s 2544
        3⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:2192
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dbc9626accf372487454b8e436f2f4fd448c6f81e7a22411c7712c9c46ad4976.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dbc9626accf372487454b8e436f2f4fd448c6f81e7a22411c7712c9c46ad4976.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:996
      • 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:4032
      • 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:3944
        • 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:4520
      • 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:3332
      • 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:4804
      • 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:4304
        • 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:3452
        • 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:3768
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /delete /tn ScheduledUpdate /f
          4⤵
            PID:1900
          • 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:2220
          • 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:4944
          • 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:1996
          • 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:2140
          • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
            "C:\Windows\windefender.exe"
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1492
            • 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:528
              • 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:3464
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 352 -p 2196 -ip 2196
      1⤵
        PID:896
      • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
        C:\Windows\windefender.exe
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        PID:4896

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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            Downloads

            __PSScriptPolicyTest_14cdacnj.rxg.ps1

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_14cdacnj.rxg.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 d5f5a622e0d830aff2b51d85dda34135dcf65e2053dc54aa2f7f6100834e5d58
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            StartupProfileData-Interactive

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
            • Size 19KB
            • SHA256 8e8a5b288e478068601bd3bfb63d0f66708cf52e5aa997db3aa839d97b63cb5b
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            StartupProfileData-Interactive

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
            • Size 19KB
            • SHA256 351e49d0d79384b6cdfb5a0e975e8be02445616f0b44c725c33b7d67f4b1523d
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            StartupProfileData-Interactive

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
            • Size 19KB
            • SHA256 f307086adc91ca3b36b6237429ebfd647196326c7a3543725e3e76b7e403770c
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            StartupProfileData-Interactive

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
            • Size 19KB
            • SHA256 d05080b04930335ab59befac6e7da05e54b4f61c4886c8ae50ba63a1e574d3e7
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            csrss.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
            • Size 4.2MB
            • SHA256 dbc9626accf372487454b8e436f2f4fd448c6f81e7a22411c7712c9c46ad4976
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            windefender.exe

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

            memory/996-134-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000003118000-memory.dmp

            memory/996-145-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000003118000-memory.dmp

            memory/996-112-0x0000000004E40000-0x0000000005247000-memory.dmp

            memory/996-44-0x0000000005250000-0x0000000005B3B000-memory.dmp

            memory/996-43-0x0000000004E40000-0x0000000005247000-memory.dmp

            memory/996-45-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000003118000-memory.dmp

            memory/1492-244-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

            memory/2196-23-0x0000000006420000-0x0000000006466000-memory.dmp

            memory/2196-5-0x0000000005190000-0x00000000057BA000-memory.dmp

            memory/2196-37-0x0000000007310000-0x00000000073B4000-memory.dmp

            memory/2196-38-0x0000000007A80000-0x00000000080FA000-memory.dmp

            memory/2196-39-0x0000000007430000-0x000000000744A000-memory.dmp

            memory/2196-40-0x0000000007470000-0x000000000747A000-memory.dmp

            memory/2196-27-0x0000000070D50000-0x00000000710A7000-memory.dmp

            memory/2196-25-0x000000007FB30000-0x000000007FB40000-memory.dmp

            memory/2196-41-0x0000000074960000-0x0000000075111000-memory.dmp

            memory/2196-36-0x00000000072F0000-0x000000000730E000-memory.dmp

            memory/2196-4-0x00000000029E0000-0x0000000002A16000-memory.dmp

            memory/2196-9-0x0000000004FC0000-0x0000000004FE2000-memory.dmp

            memory/2196-26-0x0000000070BD0000-0x0000000070C1C000-memory.dmp

            memory/2196-24-0x00000000072B0000-0x00000000072E4000-memory.dmp

            memory/2196-6-0x0000000074960000-0x0000000075111000-memory.dmp

            memory/2196-22-0x0000000005F30000-0x0000000005F7C000-memory.dmp

            memory/2196-7-0x0000000002610000-0x0000000002620000-memory.dmp

            memory/2196-21-0x0000000005E60000-0x0000000005E7E000-memory.dmp

            memory/2196-20-0x0000000005A00000-0x0000000005D57000-memory.dmp

            memory/2196-16-0x0000000005990000-0x00000000059F6000-memory.dmp

            memory/2196-10-0x00000000058B0000-0x0000000005916000-memory.dmp

            memory/2196-8-0x0000000002610000-0x0000000002620000-memory.dmp

            memory/2480-1-0x0000000004F60000-0x000000000535C000-memory.dmp

            memory/2480-58-0x0000000004F60000-0x000000000535C000-memory.dmp

            memory/2480-2-0x0000000005360000-0x0000000005C4B000-memory.dmp

            memory/2480-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000003118000-memory.dmp

            memory/2480-82-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000003118000-memory.dmp

            memory/3332-98-0x0000000070BD0000-0x0000000070C1C000-memory.dmp

            memory/3332-97-0x000000007EEC0000-0x000000007EED0000-memory.dmp

            memory/3332-99-0x0000000070E20000-0x0000000071177000-memory.dmp

            memory/3332-108-0x0000000004CB0000-0x0000000004CC0000-memory.dmp

            memory/3332-109-0x0000000004CB0000-0x0000000004CC0000-memory.dmp

            memory/3332-84-0x0000000074960000-0x0000000075111000-memory.dmp

            memory/3332-86-0x0000000004CB0000-0x0000000004CC0000-memory.dmp

            memory/3332-95-0x0000000005C80000-0x0000000005FD7000-memory.dmp

            memory/3332-111-0x0000000074960000-0x0000000075111000-memory.dmp

            memory/4032-77-0x0000000007540000-0x000000000755A000-memory.dmp

            memory/4032-59-0x0000000070BD0000-0x0000000070C1C000-memory.dmp

            memory/4032-78-0x0000000007560000-0x0000000007568000-memory.dmp

            memory/4032-76-0x0000000007500000-0x0000000007515000-memory.dmp

            memory/4032-75-0x00000000074F0000-0x00000000074FE000-memory.dmp

            memory/4032-74-0x00000000074B0000-0x00000000074C1000-memory.dmp

            memory/4032-73-0x0000000007580000-0x0000000007616000-memory.dmp

            memory/4032-81-0x0000000074960000-0x0000000075111000-memory.dmp

            memory/4032-46-0x0000000074960000-0x0000000075111000-memory.dmp

            memory/4032-72-0x0000000004BD0000-0x0000000004BE0000-memory.dmp

            memory/4032-47-0x0000000004BD0000-0x0000000004BE0000-memory.dmp

            memory/4032-48-0x0000000004BD0000-0x0000000004BE0000-memory.dmp

            memory/4032-71-0x0000000004BD0000-0x0000000004BE0000-memory.dmp

            memory/4032-57-0x0000000005A10000-0x0000000005D67000-memory.dmp

            memory/4032-60-0x000000007F7B0000-0x000000007F7C0000-memory.dmp

            memory/4032-70-0x0000000007180000-0x0000000007224000-memory.dmp

            memory/4032-61-0x0000000070DE0000-0x0000000071137000-memory.dmp

            memory/4304-257-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000003118000-memory.dmp

            memory/4304-261-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000003118000-memory.dmp

            memory/4304-290-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000003118000-memory.dmp

            memory/4304-286-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000003118000-memory.dmp

            memory/4304-236-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000003118000-memory.dmp

            memory/4304-281-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000003118000-memory.dmp

            memory/4304-277-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000003118000-memory.dmp

            memory/4304-246-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000003118000-memory.dmp

            memory/4304-249-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000003118000-memory.dmp

            memory/4304-273-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000003118000-memory.dmp

            memory/4304-253-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000003118000-memory.dmp

            memory/4304-269-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000003118000-memory.dmp

            memory/4304-265-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000003118000-memory.dmp

            memory/4804-122-0x0000000002980000-0x0000000002990000-memory.dmp

            memory/4804-121-0x0000000074960000-0x0000000075111000-memory.dmp

            memory/4804-136-0x0000000002980000-0x0000000002990000-memory.dmp

            memory/4804-124-0x0000000070BD0000-0x0000000070C1C000-memory.dmp

            memory/4804-125-0x0000000070E20000-0x0000000071177000-memory.dmp

            memory/4804-135-0x000000007F350000-0x000000007F360000-memory.dmp

            memory/4896-258-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

            memory/4896-250-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp