Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • 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, 19:23

General

  • Target
    ae2183776bbcea505dc8d919ddd8c2516a6392c55f4851064a4b1b3713a89c4c.exe
  • Size 4.2MB
  • Sample240419-x32assdc43
  • SHA256 ae2183776bbcea505dc8d919ddd8c2516a6392c55f4851064a4b1b3713a89c4c
  • 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 2 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\ae2183776bbcea505dc8d919ddd8c2516a6392c55f4851064a4b1b3713a89c4c.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae2183776bbcea505dc8d919ddd8c2516a6392c55f4851064a4b1b3713a89c4c.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4888
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell -nologo -noprofile
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4204
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae2183776bbcea505dc8d919ddd8c2516a6392c55f4851064a4b1b3713a89c4c.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae2183776bbcea505dc8d919ddd8c2516a6392c55f4851064a4b1b3713a89c4c.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:1584
      • 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:800
      • 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:2504
        • 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:2176
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell -nologo -noprofile
        3⤵
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4324
      • 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:3572
      • 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:2576
        • 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:4312
        • 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:3596
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /delete /tn ScheduledUpdate /f
          4⤵
            PID:888
          • 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:540
          • 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:4888
          • 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:2064
          • 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:3304
            • C:\Windows\System32\Conhost.exe
              \??\C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1
              5⤵
                PID:2504
            • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
              "C:\Windows\windefender.exe"
              4⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:4464
              • 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:1576
                • 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:4756
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1584 -s 788
            3⤵
            • Program crash
            PID:3440
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4888 -s 684
          2⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:4680
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 444 -p 4888 -ip 4888
        1⤵
          PID:4664
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 516 -p 1584 -ip 1584
          1⤵
            PID:1560
          • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
            C:\Windows\windefender.exe
            1⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
            PID:5068

          Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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                Downloads

                __PSScriptPolicyTest_icltj0bn.inz.ps1

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_icltj0bn.inz.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 73725f984003274f9dde8815527d3c76c51773bc961d50c40800a0b1e24a9025
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                StartupProfileData-Interactive

                • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
                • Size 19KB
                • SHA256 cf616fe496be5b6682f166616ea255c4b7cb9155662c84d706f666b5f306697a
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                StartupProfileData-Interactive

                • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
                • Size 19KB
                • SHA256 eb62dbdb419804cb51442f3cfc8aa2696ddbe5c256f195c243113f9225e7239c
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                StartupProfileData-Interactive

                • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
                • Size 19KB
                • SHA256 9ab066b0c9c39f7dae4fa2fc2891a7f8d76e7002ee576b411d46b9373b4b0483
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                StartupProfileData-Interactive

                • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
                • Size 19KB
                • SHA256 ff79766bd56d0c2eb07becd64203efc0cc9afd62b6652595ed4bb9b6484ba93a
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                csrss.exe

                • Path C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
                • Size 4.2MB
                • SHA256 ae2183776bbcea505dc8d919ddd8c2516a6392c55f4851064a4b1b3713a89c4c
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                windefender.exe

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

                memory/800-85-0x0000000007750000-0x0000000007765000-memory.dmp

                memory/800-83-0x0000000004F80000-0x0000000004F90000-memory.dmp

                memory/800-57-0x0000000074D30000-0x00000000754E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/800-84-0x0000000007700000-0x0000000007711000-memory.dmp

                memory/800-72-0x00000000712F0000-0x0000000071647000-memory.dmp

                memory/800-81-0x0000000004F80000-0x0000000004F90000-memory.dmp

                memory/800-82-0x00000000073E0000-0x0000000007484000-memory.dmp

                memory/800-88-0x0000000074D30000-0x00000000754E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/800-70-0x000000007F590000-0x000000007F5A0000-memory.dmp

                memory/800-71-0x00000000710B0000-0x00000000710FC000-memory.dmp

                memory/800-69-0x0000000006210000-0x000000000625C000-memory.dmp

                memory/800-68-0x0000000005CD0000-0x0000000006027000-memory.dmp

                memory/800-59-0x0000000004F80000-0x0000000004F90000-memory.dmp

                memory/800-58-0x0000000004F80000-0x0000000004F90000-memory.dmp

                memory/1584-149-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E08000-memory.dmp

                memory/1584-117-0x0000000003D50000-0x000000000414C000-memory.dmp

                memory/1584-129-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E08000-memory.dmp

                memory/1584-56-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E08000-memory.dmp

                memory/1584-54-0x0000000004150000-0x0000000004A3B000-memory.dmp

                memory/1584-53-0x0000000003D50000-0x000000000414C000-memory.dmp

                memory/2576-269-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E08000-memory.dmp

                memory/2576-257-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E08000-memory.dmp

                memory/2576-265-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E08000-memory.dmp

                memory/2576-263-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E08000-memory.dmp

                memory/2576-271-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E08000-memory.dmp

                memory/2576-273-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E08000-memory.dmp

                memory/2576-261-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E08000-memory.dmp

                memory/2576-275-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E08000-memory.dmp

                memory/2576-259-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E08000-memory.dmp

                memory/2576-267-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E08000-memory.dmp

                memory/2576-255-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E08000-memory.dmp

                memory/2576-246-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E08000-memory.dmp

                memory/2576-277-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E08000-memory.dmp

                memory/3572-130-0x00000000710B0000-0x00000000710FC000-memory.dmp

                memory/3572-115-0x0000000074D30000-0x00000000754E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/3572-116-0x0000000003130000-0x0000000003140000-memory.dmp

                memory/3572-127-0x0000000006090000-0x00000000063E7000-memory.dmp

                memory/3572-126-0x0000000003130000-0x0000000003140000-memory.dmp

                memory/4204-5-0x0000000074D30000-0x00000000754E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4204-24-0x000000007EF70000-0x000000007EF80000-memory.dmp

                memory/4204-20-0x0000000005E10000-0x0000000006167000-memory.dmp

                memory/4204-11-0x0000000005D20000-0x0000000005D86000-memory.dmp

                memory/4204-10-0x0000000005C40000-0x0000000005CA6000-memory.dmp

                memory/4204-42-0x0000000007A40000-0x0000000007AD6000-memory.dmp

                memory/4204-43-0x0000000007950000-0x0000000007961000-memory.dmp

                memory/4204-44-0x00000000079A0000-0x00000000079AE000-memory.dmp

                memory/4204-9-0x0000000005470000-0x0000000005492000-memory.dmp

                memory/4204-45-0x00000000079B0000-0x00000000079C5000-memory.dmp

                memory/4204-46-0x0000000007A00000-0x0000000007A1A000-memory.dmp

                memory/4204-21-0x0000000006330000-0x000000000634E000-memory.dmp

                memory/4204-47-0x0000000007A20000-0x0000000007A28000-memory.dmp

                memory/4204-22-0x0000000006370000-0x00000000063BC000-memory.dmp

                memory/4204-23-0x00000000068F0000-0x0000000006936000-memory.dmp

                memory/4204-37-0x00000000077C0000-0x0000000007864000-memory.dmp

                memory/4204-25-0x0000000007760000-0x0000000007794000-memory.dmp

                memory/4204-26-0x0000000070FA0000-0x0000000070FEC000-memory.dmp

                memory/4204-27-0x00000000711D0000-0x0000000071527000-memory.dmp

                memory/4204-8-0x0000000005610000-0x0000000005C3A000-memory.dmp

                memory/4204-36-0x00000000077A0000-0x00000000077BE000-memory.dmp

                memory/4204-7-0x0000000004FD0000-0x0000000004FE0000-memory.dmp

                memory/4204-50-0x0000000074D30000-0x00000000754E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4204-6-0x0000000004FD0000-0x0000000004FE0000-memory.dmp

                memory/4204-4-0x0000000004E70000-0x0000000004EA6000-memory.dmp

                memory/4204-41-0x0000000007930000-0x000000000793A000-memory.dmp

                memory/4204-40-0x00000000078F0000-0x000000000790A000-memory.dmp

                memory/4204-38-0x0000000004FD0000-0x0000000004FE0000-memory.dmp

                memory/4204-39-0x0000000007F30000-0x00000000085AA000-memory.dmp

                memory/4324-103-0x00000000710B0000-0x00000000710FC000-memory.dmp

                memory/4324-114-0x0000000074D30000-0x00000000754E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4324-92-0x0000000004780000-0x0000000004790000-memory.dmp

                memory/4324-91-0x0000000004780000-0x0000000004790000-memory.dmp

                memory/4324-90-0x0000000074D30000-0x00000000754E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4324-102-0x000000007F4C0000-0x000000007F4D0000-memory.dmp

                memory/4324-104-0x00000000712F0000-0x0000000071647000-memory.dmp

                memory/4464-254-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

                memory/4888-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E08000-memory.dmp

                memory/4888-1-0x0000000003E60000-0x000000000425D000-memory.dmp

                memory/4888-52-0x0000000003E60000-0x000000000425D000-memory.dmp

                memory/4888-55-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E08000-memory.dmp

                memory/4888-2-0x0000000004260000-0x0000000004B4B000-memory.dmp

                memory/5068-260-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

                memory/5068-256-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp