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, 18:06

General

  • Target
    43e0ae00986b7167745b2d10cbd141a57d7515ca892867297948315c8b741415.exe
  • Size 4.2MB
  • Sample240419-wpzz5sbe32
  • SHA256 43e0ae00986b7167745b2d10cbd141a57d7515ca892867297948315c8b741415
  • 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\43e0ae00986b7167745b2d10cbd141a57d7515ca892867297948315c8b741415.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\43e0ae00986b7167745b2d10cbd141a57d7515ca892867297948315c8b741415.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4960
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell -nologo -noprofile
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4016
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\43e0ae00986b7167745b2d10cbd141a57d7515ca892867297948315c8b741415.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\43e0ae00986b7167745b2d10cbd141a57d7515ca892867297948315c8b741415.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:1420
      • 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:4512
      • 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:1956
        • 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:4128
      • 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:3100
      • 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:1952
      • 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:3192
        • 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:3076
        • 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:3904
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /delete /tn ScheduledUpdate /f
          4⤵
            PID:4876
          • 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:4844
          • 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:1528
          • 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:1380
          • 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:4748
            • C:\Windows\System32\Conhost.exe
              \??\C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1
              5⤵
                PID:1956
            • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
              "C:\Windows\windefender.exe"
              4⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:1800
              • 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:920
                • 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:1084
      • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
        C:\Windows\windefender.exe
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        PID:2380

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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            Downloads

            __PSScriptPolicyTest_k3p501xq.rop.ps1

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_k3p501xq.rop.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 a56866c7ae6dc4cd627b43d745bd9ce031a78bed2c0159094f53671f7f7e84e9
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            StartupProfileData-Interactive

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
            • Size 19KB
            • SHA256 03b8615b0b5011708df160788a44b4bb8fd95693ab22fd1a4b45763601b7af90
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            StartupProfileData-Interactive

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
            • Size 19KB
            • SHA256 7045ded90f44d5d563c13538c6e4f73814d3cdb503ca7177d3461357e2a58a16
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            StartupProfileData-Interactive

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
            • Size 19KB
            • SHA256 3f22286ac457374dbe526c56692a29b639379adcdbbe20ff877e7746e38ec496
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            StartupProfileData-Interactive

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
            • Size 19KB
            • SHA256 c29f78db3cef372fe4b93e797fe804a9c890d2d5e9e1965b57376000762111a4
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            csrss.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
            • Size 4.2MB
            • SHA256 43e0ae00986b7167745b2d10cbd141a57d7515ca892867297948315c8b741415
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            windefender.exe

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

            memory/1420-52-0x0000000003B20000-0x0000000003F27000-memory.dmp

            memory/1420-128-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DFD000-memory.dmp

            memory/1420-147-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DFD000-memory.dmp

            memory/1420-54-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DFD000-memory.dmp

            memory/1420-112-0x0000000003B20000-0x0000000003F27000-memory.dmp

            memory/1800-250-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

            memory/1952-129-0x000000007F930000-0x000000007F940000-memory.dmp

            memory/1952-116-0x0000000074AB0000-0x0000000075261000-memory.dmp

            memory/1952-117-0x0000000002EE0000-0x0000000002EF0000-memory.dmp

            memory/1952-126-0x0000000002EE0000-0x0000000002EF0000-memory.dmp

            memory/2380-260-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

            memory/2380-254-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

            memory/3100-89-0x00000000054D0000-0x00000000054E0000-memory.dmp

            memory/3100-91-0x0000000006200000-0x0000000006557000-memory.dmp

            memory/3100-102-0x0000000070D20000-0x0000000070D6C000-memory.dmp

            memory/3100-90-0x00000000054D0000-0x00000000054E0000-memory.dmp

            memory/3100-115-0x0000000074AB0000-0x0000000075261000-memory.dmp

            memory/3100-101-0x000000007EF70000-0x000000007EF80000-memory.dmp

            memory/3100-113-0x00000000054D0000-0x00000000054E0000-memory.dmp

            memory/3100-103-0x0000000070F50000-0x00000000712A7000-memory.dmp

            memory/3100-88-0x0000000074AB0000-0x0000000075261000-memory.dmp

            memory/3192-277-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DFD000-memory.dmp

            memory/3192-283-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DFD000-memory.dmp

            memory/3192-271-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DFD000-memory.dmp

            memory/3192-268-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DFD000-memory.dmp

            memory/3192-280-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DFD000-memory.dmp

            memory/3192-265-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DFD000-memory.dmp

            memory/3192-262-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DFD000-memory.dmp

            memory/3192-274-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DFD000-memory.dmp

            memory/3192-286-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DFD000-memory.dmp

            memory/3192-243-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DFD000-memory.dmp

            memory/3192-253-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DFD000-memory.dmp

            memory/3192-256-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DFD000-memory.dmp

            memory/3192-259-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DFD000-memory.dmp

            memory/4016-38-0x0000000007490000-0x0000000007534000-memory.dmp

            memory/4016-22-0x0000000006060000-0x00000000060AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4016-4-0x0000000004B80000-0x0000000004BB6000-memory.dmp

            memory/4016-5-0x0000000074AB0000-0x0000000075261000-memory.dmp

            memory/4016-6-0x0000000004C40000-0x0000000004C50000-memory.dmp

            memory/4016-7-0x0000000004C40000-0x0000000004C50000-memory.dmp

            memory/4016-8-0x0000000005280000-0x00000000058AA000-memory.dmp

            memory/4016-9-0x0000000005150000-0x0000000005172000-memory.dmp

            memory/4016-10-0x0000000005920000-0x0000000005986000-memory.dmp

            memory/4016-11-0x0000000005A00000-0x0000000005A66000-memory.dmp

            memory/4016-20-0x0000000005C50000-0x0000000005FA7000-memory.dmp

            memory/4016-21-0x0000000006000000-0x000000000601E000-memory.dmp

            memory/4016-23-0x00000000065A0000-0x00000000065E6000-memory.dmp

            memory/4016-26-0x0000000070D20000-0x0000000070D6C000-memory.dmp

            memory/4016-25-0x0000000007430000-0x0000000007464000-memory.dmp

            memory/4016-24-0x000000007F700000-0x000000007F710000-memory.dmp

            memory/4016-50-0x0000000074AB0000-0x0000000075261000-memory.dmp

            memory/4016-47-0x0000000007760000-0x0000000007768000-memory.dmp

            memory/4016-46-0x0000000007780000-0x000000000779A000-memory.dmp

            memory/4016-45-0x0000000007680000-0x0000000007695000-memory.dmp

            memory/4016-44-0x0000000007670000-0x000000000767E000-memory.dmp

            memory/4016-43-0x0000000007630000-0x0000000007641000-memory.dmp

            memory/4016-42-0x00000000076C0000-0x0000000007756000-memory.dmp

            memory/4016-41-0x0000000007600000-0x000000000760A000-memory.dmp

            memory/4016-39-0x0000000007C00000-0x000000000827A000-memory.dmp

            memory/4016-40-0x00000000075C0000-0x00000000075DA000-memory.dmp

            memory/4016-27-0x0000000070EA0000-0x00000000711F7000-memory.dmp

            memory/4016-37-0x0000000004C40000-0x0000000004C50000-memory.dmp

            memory/4016-36-0x0000000007470000-0x000000000748E000-memory.dmp

            memory/4512-86-0x0000000074AB0000-0x0000000075261000-memory.dmp

            memory/4512-83-0x0000000007CB0000-0x0000000007CC5000-memory.dmp

            memory/4512-56-0x0000000005400000-0x0000000005410000-memory.dmp

            memory/4512-57-0x0000000006070000-0x00000000063C7000-memory.dmp

            memory/4512-81-0x0000000005400000-0x0000000005410000-memory.dmp

            memory/4512-82-0x0000000007C60000-0x0000000007C71000-memory.dmp

            memory/4512-67-0x0000000074AB0000-0x0000000075261000-memory.dmp

            memory/4512-55-0x0000000005400000-0x0000000005410000-memory.dmp

            memory/4512-69-0x0000000070D20000-0x0000000070D6C000-memory.dmp

            memory/4512-70-0x00000000716F0000-0x0000000071A47000-memory.dmp

            memory/4512-79-0x0000000007930000-0x00000000079D4000-memory.dmp

            memory/4512-68-0x000000007FC70000-0x000000007FC80000-memory.dmp

            memory/4960-1-0x0000000003B10000-0x0000000003F16000-memory.dmp

            memory/4960-53-0x0000000003B10000-0x0000000003F16000-memory.dmp

            memory/4960-80-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DFD000-memory.dmp

            memory/4960-63-0x0000000003F20000-0x000000000480B000-memory.dmp

            memory/4960-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DFD000-memory.dmp

            memory/4960-2-0x0000000003F20000-0x000000000480B000-memory.dmp