Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    138s
  • 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, 16:06

General

  • Target
    b440c59fd49d05ddfc6f0705202ab2959125bec85d9f31c5e44322155d56ed14.exe
  • Size 4.2MB
  • Sample240419-tkcb6she4x
  • SHA256 b440c59fd49d05ddfc6f0705202ab2959125bec85d9f31c5e44322155d56ed14
  • 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 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\b440c59fd49d05ddfc6f0705202ab2959125bec85d9f31c5e44322155d56ed14.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b440c59fd49d05ddfc6f0705202ab2959125bec85d9f31c5e44322155d56ed14.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4848
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell -nologo -noprofile
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2744
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b440c59fd49d05ddfc6f0705202ab2959125bec85d9f31c5e44322155d56ed14.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b440c59fd49d05ddfc6f0705202ab2959125bec85d9f31c5e44322155d56ed14.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:3368
      • 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:4544
      • 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:2496
        • 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:2344
      • 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:2976
      • 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:1052
      • 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:4548
        • 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:1116
        • 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:232
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /delete /tn ScheduledUpdate /f
          4⤵
            PID:1064
          • 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:3352
          • 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:4268
          • 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:4684
          • 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:1832
          • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
            "C:\Windows\windefender.exe"
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:3076
            • 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:2712
              • 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:1480
    • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      PID:3184

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_p5p4dozr.e10.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_p5p4dozr.e10.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 e39062a62c3c7617feeeff95ea8a0be51104a0d36f46e44eea22556fda74d8d9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 00f3aa3ef5f2b7d23db4ed60a2f9d841feb531dbf3f2d38428a58c3ffa91d558
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 2c0f8a062ddc0edc68790eb2ff2038e07ecc82e86c8fdd04a55a0ce9a0adf712
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 a25c59f794228650d3c8ecdbeb9a765bc0c180ecb6e488f823b326c8ee6e4119
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 4c179c8dd0630ac662bcccf07450b16aae1bb7027450a9bef4e889ae3d7fa884
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 8a6ab61f88ba992da7e98bfe4fb18958f30ece7ab532136d1d6a70e862641089
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          csrss.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
          • Size 4.2MB
          • SHA256 b440c59fd49d05ddfc6f0705202ab2959125bec85d9f31c5e44322155d56ed14
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          windefender.exe

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

          memory/1052-129-0x000000007F6F0000-0x000000007F700000-memory.dmp

          memory/1052-126-0x0000000005850000-0x0000000005BA7000-memory.dmp

          memory/1052-116-0x0000000004950000-0x0000000004960000-memory.dmp

          memory/1052-117-0x0000000004950000-0x0000000004960000-memory.dmp

          memory/1052-115-0x00000000745A0000-0x0000000074D51000-memory.dmp

          memory/1052-130-0x0000000070810000-0x000000007085C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2744-39-0x00000000070D0000-0x00000000070EA000-memory.dmp

          memory/2744-25-0x0000000070810000-0x000000007085C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2744-26-0x0000000070A80000-0x0000000070DD7000-memory.dmp

          memory/2744-35-0x0000000006F80000-0x0000000006F9E000-memory.dmp

          memory/2744-37-0x0000000002300000-0x0000000002310000-memory.dmp

          memory/2744-36-0x0000000006FA0000-0x0000000007044000-memory.dmp

          memory/2744-38-0x0000000007710000-0x0000000007D8A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2744-4-0x0000000002310000-0x0000000002346000-memory.dmp

          memory/2744-40-0x0000000007110000-0x000000000711A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2744-41-0x0000000007220000-0x00000000072B6000-memory.dmp

          memory/2744-42-0x0000000007130000-0x0000000007141000-memory.dmp

          memory/2744-43-0x0000000007180000-0x000000000718E000-memory.dmp

          memory/2744-44-0x0000000007190000-0x00000000071A5000-memory.dmp

          memory/2744-45-0x00000000071E0000-0x00000000071FA000-memory.dmp

          memory/2744-46-0x0000000007200000-0x0000000007208000-memory.dmp

          memory/2744-49-0x00000000745A0000-0x0000000074D51000-memory.dmp

          memory/2744-5-0x00000000745A0000-0x0000000074D51000-memory.dmp

          memory/2744-7-0x0000000002300000-0x0000000002310000-memory.dmp

          memory/2744-6-0x0000000004F20000-0x000000000554A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2744-8-0x0000000004C50000-0x0000000004C72000-memory.dmp

          memory/2744-9-0x0000000004CF0000-0x0000000004D56000-memory.dmp

          memory/2744-10-0x0000000005550000-0x00000000055B6000-memory.dmp

          memory/2744-11-0x00000000055C0000-0x0000000005917000-memory.dmp

          memory/2744-20-0x0000000005B10000-0x0000000005B2E000-memory.dmp

          memory/2744-21-0x00000000060E0000-0x000000000612C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2744-22-0x0000000006060000-0x00000000060A6000-memory.dmp

          memory/2744-23-0x0000000006F40000-0x0000000006F74000-memory.dmp

          memory/2744-24-0x000000007F0C0000-0x000000007F0D0000-memory.dmp

          memory/2976-99-0x000000007F9A0000-0x000000007F9B0000-memory.dmp

          memory/2976-112-0x0000000002950000-0x0000000002960000-memory.dmp

          memory/2976-87-0x00000000745A0000-0x0000000074D51000-memory.dmp

          memory/2976-88-0x0000000002950000-0x0000000002960000-memory.dmp

          memory/2976-89-0x0000000002950000-0x0000000002960000-memory.dmp

          memory/2976-114-0x00000000745A0000-0x0000000074D51000-memory.dmp

          memory/2976-100-0x0000000070810000-0x000000007085C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2976-101-0x0000000070990000-0x0000000070CE7000-memory.dmp

          memory/2976-111-0x0000000002950000-0x0000000002960000-memory.dmp

          memory/3076-249-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-267-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-258-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-253-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/3368-54-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DFD000-memory.dmp

          memory/3368-127-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DFD000-memory.dmp

          memory/3368-52-0x0000000003B00000-0x0000000003EFC000-memory.dmp

          memory/3368-149-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DFD000-memory.dmp

          memory/3368-53-0x0000000003F00000-0x00000000047EB000-memory.dmp

          memory/3368-110-0x0000000003B00000-0x0000000003EFC000-memory.dmp

          memory/4544-66-0x0000000005950000-0x0000000005CA7000-memory.dmp

          memory/4544-57-0x0000000002A50000-0x0000000002A60000-memory.dmp

          memory/4544-82-0x00000000073B0000-0x00000000073C5000-memory.dmp

          memory/4544-55-0x00000000745A0000-0x0000000074D51000-memory.dmp

          memory/4544-81-0x0000000007360000-0x0000000007371000-memory.dmp

          memory/4544-68-0x0000000070810000-0x000000007085C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4544-69-0x0000000070990000-0x0000000070CE7000-memory.dmp

          memory/4544-78-0x0000000007020000-0x00000000070C4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4544-85-0x00000000745A0000-0x0000000074D51000-memory.dmp

          memory/4544-80-0x0000000002A50000-0x0000000002A60000-memory.dmp

          memory/4544-79-0x000000007F2E0000-0x000000007F2F0000-memory.dmp

          memory/4548-241-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DFD000-memory.dmp

          memory/4548-270-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DFD000-memory.dmp

          memory/4548-283-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DFD000-memory.dmp

          memory/4548-250-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DFD000-memory.dmp

          memory/4548-252-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DFD000-memory.dmp

          memory/4548-280-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DFD000-memory.dmp

          memory/4548-255-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DFD000-memory.dmp

          memory/4548-278-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DFD000-memory.dmp

          memory/4548-260-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DFD000-memory.dmp

          memory/4548-263-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DFD000-memory.dmp

          memory/4548-265-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DFD000-memory.dmp

          memory/4548-273-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DFD000-memory.dmp

          memory/4548-268-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DFD000-memory.dmp

          memory/4848-2-0x0000000003F00000-0x00000000047EB000-memory.dmp

          memory/4848-56-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DFD000-memory.dmp

          memory/4848-51-0x0000000003B00000-0x0000000003EF9000-memory.dmp

          memory/4848-1-0x0000000003B00000-0x0000000003EF9000-memory.dmp

          memory/4848-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DFD000-memory.dmp