Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20240412-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20240412-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    19/04/2024, 22:48

General

  • Target
    e982cfff440829fddcea5a149f67fe0c519cedd1d80be97002e5c9dff0681743.exe
  • Size 4.2MB
  • Sample240419-2rf8psad8v
  • SHA256 e982cfff440829fddcea5a149f67fe0c519cedd1d80be97002e5c9dff0681743
  • 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.

  • 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\e982cfff440829fddcea5a149f67fe0c519cedd1d80be97002e5c9dff0681743.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e982cfff440829fddcea5a149f67fe0c519cedd1d80be97002e5c9dff0681743.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4908
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell -nologo -noprofile
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3156
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e982cfff440829fddcea5a149f67fe0c519cedd1d80be97002e5c9dff0681743.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e982cfff440829fddcea5a149f67fe0c519cedd1d80be97002e5c9dff0681743.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:2072
      • 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:5892
      • 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:4924
        • 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:3204
      • 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:3552
      • 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:1840
      • 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:6056
        • 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:3892
        • 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:1936
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /delete /tn ScheduledUpdate /f
          4⤵
            PID:4124
          • 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:1800
          • 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:1440
          • 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:3760
          • 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:5856
          • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
            "C:\Windows\windefender.exe"
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:5764
            • 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:3812
              • 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:5000
    • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      PID:4808
    • C:\Windows\system32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe
      "BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1
      1⤵
        PID:4924

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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            Downloads

            __PSScriptPolicyTest_gzzkuggf.bcg.ps1

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_gzzkuggf.bcg.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 02056f2049c15b4e91018a850a06cc4cec8efe8c5c865f3212ea861a2fcacc94
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            StartupProfileData-Interactive

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
            • Size 19KB
            • SHA256 652b89761f5cbfb31243a4bbce2a78468f04b924735a74f69677e597bcce786a
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            StartupProfileData-Interactive

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
            • Size 19KB
            • SHA256 d7f255bf77b040b1337af0308bdec9ec49834802d9d5b076ef265db7e33bc03b
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            StartupProfileData-Interactive

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
            • Size 19KB
            • SHA256 ce8d4769ccada7865d2faf4bf110517284452a2910b3372b9654aa1139f72d02
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            StartupProfileData-Interactive

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
            • Size 19KB
            • SHA256 11451a3325b56fa339c96269b8e1fe06178fa7876aede9628fffc68dfd5ed8eb
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            csrss.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
            • Size 4.2MB
            • SHA256 e982cfff440829fddcea5a149f67fe0c519cedd1d80be97002e5c9dff0681743
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            windefender.exe

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

            memory/1840-130-0x0000000070B70000-0x0000000070BBC000-memory.dmp

            memory/1840-127-0x0000000002580000-0x0000000002590000-memory.dmp

            memory/1840-118-0x0000000002580000-0x0000000002590000-memory.dmp

            memory/1840-117-0x0000000074890000-0x0000000075041000-memory.dmp

            memory/2072-129-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E06000-memory.dmp

            memory/2072-113-0x0000000003B80000-0x0000000003F87000-memory.dmp

            memory/2072-54-0x0000000003B80000-0x0000000003F87000-memory.dmp

            memory/2072-147-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E06000-memory.dmp

            memory/2072-55-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E06000-memory.dmp

            memory/3156-39-0x0000000007880000-0x0000000007EFA000-memory.dmp

            memory/3156-5-0x00000000747F0000-0x0000000074FA1000-memory.dmp

            memory/3156-38-0x0000000007110000-0x00000000071B4000-memory.dmp

            memory/3156-36-0x00000000070F0000-0x000000000710E000-memory.dmp

            memory/3156-23-0x0000000006240000-0x0000000006286000-memory.dmp

            memory/3156-40-0x0000000007240000-0x000000000725A000-memory.dmp

            memory/3156-41-0x0000000007280000-0x000000000728A000-memory.dmp

            memory/3156-42-0x0000000007390000-0x0000000007426000-memory.dmp

            memory/3156-43-0x00000000072A0000-0x00000000072B1000-memory.dmp

            memory/3156-44-0x00000000072F0000-0x00000000072FE000-memory.dmp

            memory/3156-45-0x0000000007300000-0x0000000007315000-memory.dmp

            memory/3156-46-0x0000000007350000-0x000000000736A000-memory.dmp

            memory/3156-47-0x0000000007370000-0x0000000007378000-memory.dmp

            memory/3156-50-0x00000000747F0000-0x0000000074FA1000-memory.dmp

            memory/3156-26-0x0000000070A60000-0x0000000070AAC000-memory.dmp

            memory/3156-24-0x000000007F1B0000-0x000000007F1C0000-memory.dmp

            memory/3156-37-0x00000000047E0000-0x00000000047F0000-memory.dmp

            memory/3156-25-0x00000000070B0000-0x00000000070E4000-memory.dmp

            memory/3156-4-0x00000000047F0000-0x0000000004826000-memory.dmp

            memory/3156-27-0x0000000070BE0000-0x0000000070F37000-memory.dmp

            memory/3156-6-0x00000000047E0000-0x00000000047F0000-memory.dmp

            memory/3156-7-0x00000000047E0000-0x00000000047F0000-memory.dmp

            memory/3156-8-0x0000000004E60000-0x000000000548A000-memory.dmp

            memory/3156-9-0x0000000004DC0000-0x0000000004DE2000-memory.dmp

            memory/3156-10-0x0000000005590000-0x00000000055F6000-memory.dmp

            memory/3156-11-0x0000000005670000-0x00000000056D6000-memory.dmp

            memory/3156-20-0x00000000057C0000-0x0000000005B17000-memory.dmp

            memory/3156-21-0x0000000005CA0000-0x0000000005CBE000-memory.dmp

            memory/3156-22-0x0000000005CC0000-0x0000000005D0C000-memory.dmp

            memory/3552-116-0x0000000074890000-0x0000000075041000-memory.dmp

            memory/3552-102-0x000000007F400000-0x000000007F410000-memory.dmp

            memory/3552-103-0x0000000070B70000-0x0000000070BBC000-memory.dmp

            memory/3552-104-0x0000000070DC0000-0x0000000071117000-memory.dmp

            memory/3552-89-0x0000000074890000-0x0000000075041000-memory.dmp

            memory/3552-91-0x0000000005F50000-0x00000000062A7000-memory.dmp

            memory/3552-92-0x0000000004F20000-0x0000000004F30000-memory.dmp

            memory/3552-90-0x0000000004F20000-0x0000000004F30000-memory.dmp

            memory/3552-114-0x0000000004F20000-0x0000000004F30000-memory.dmp

            memory/4808-256-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

            memory/4808-260-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

            memory/4908-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E06000-memory.dmp

            memory/4908-53-0x00000000041B0000-0x0000000004A9B000-memory.dmp

            memory/4908-1-0x0000000003DA0000-0x00000000041A6000-memory.dmp

            memory/4908-51-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E06000-memory.dmp

            memory/4908-2-0x00000000041B0000-0x0000000004A9B000-memory.dmp

            memory/5764-253-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

            memory/5892-69-0x000000007EEF0000-0x000000007EF00000-memory.dmp

            memory/5892-66-0x0000000005070000-0x0000000005080000-memory.dmp

            memory/5892-71-0x0000000070CF0000-0x0000000071047000-memory.dmp

            memory/5892-87-0x0000000074890000-0x0000000075041000-memory.dmp

            memory/5892-68-0x0000000006310000-0x000000000635C000-memory.dmp

            memory/5892-64-0x0000000074890000-0x0000000075041000-memory.dmp

            memory/5892-67-0x0000000005F60000-0x00000000062B7000-memory.dmp

            memory/5892-83-0x0000000007800000-0x0000000007811000-memory.dmp

            memory/5892-65-0x0000000005070000-0x0000000005080000-memory.dmp

            memory/5892-81-0x0000000005070000-0x0000000005080000-memory.dmp

            memory/5892-84-0x0000000007850000-0x0000000007865000-memory.dmp

            memory/5892-82-0x0000000005070000-0x0000000005080000-memory.dmp

            memory/5892-80-0x00000000074D0000-0x0000000007574000-memory.dmp

            memory/5892-70-0x0000000070B70000-0x0000000070BBC000-memory.dmp

            memory/6056-255-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E06000-memory.dmp

            memory/6056-257-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E06000-memory.dmp

            memory/6056-259-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E06000-memory.dmp

            memory/6056-246-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E06000-memory.dmp

            memory/6056-261-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E06000-memory.dmp

            memory/6056-263-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E06000-memory.dmp

            memory/6056-265-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E06000-memory.dmp

            memory/6056-267-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E06000-memory.dmp

            memory/6056-269-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E06000-memory.dmp

            memory/6056-271-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E06000-memory.dmp

            memory/6056-273-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E06000-memory.dmp

            memory/6056-275-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E06000-memory.dmp

            memory/6056-277-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E06000-memory.dmp