Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    149s
  • 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, 19:26

General

  • Target
    c8f6bd4c685a93048672d92f9057d5d535ea2d3db45a3ef480fec3b70b0a3b97.exe
  • Size 4.2MB
  • Sample240419-x5qxvaea71
  • SHA256 c8f6bd4c685a93048672d92f9057d5d535ea2d3db45a3ef480fec3b70b0a3b97
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Glupteba

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

  • Glupteba payload 19 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\c8f6bd4c685a93048672d92f9057d5d535ea2d3db45a3ef480fec3b70b0a3b97.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c8f6bd4c685a93048672d92f9057d5d535ea2d3db45a3ef480fec3b70b0a3b97.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2344
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell -nologo -noprofile
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4808
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c8f6bd4c685a93048672d92f9057d5d535ea2d3db45a3ef480fec3b70b0a3b97.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c8f6bd4c685a93048672d92f9057d5d535ea2d3db45a3ef480fec3b70b0a3b97.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:3252
      • 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:5044
      • 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:952
        • 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:2020
      • 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:2856
      • 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:4376
      • 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:5092
        • 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:4284
        • 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:1760
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /delete /tn ScheduledUpdate /f
          4⤵
            PID:476
          • 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:2720
          • 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:568
          • 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:4220
          • 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:2880
          • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
            "C:\Windows\windefender.exe"
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:4968
            • 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:1456
              • 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:3960
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3252 -s 892
          3⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:828
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 436 -p 3252 -ip 3252
      1⤵
        PID:4624
      • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
        C:\Windows\windefender.exe
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        PID:3968

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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            Downloads

            __PSScriptPolicyTest_kgdd50s0.gqo.ps1

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_kgdd50s0.gqo.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 e5e58c285b66da4a48e74777a00c2899ec2bf9577fa31c089b30259e060ed455
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            StartupProfileData-Interactive

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
            • Size 19KB
            • SHA256 57fbcfb0c1da87b481aaff9f58987143cab6034e7651f71c5340396537823f07
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            StartupProfileData-Interactive

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
            • Size 19KB
            • SHA256 f4c83f4821156d30551c0abdf2b0a7b46521d52ffc038bbeeb37397081bafd18
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            StartupProfileData-Interactive

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
            • Size 19KB
            • SHA256 71a9c2ff91b9a1c2a9d7ad6e2f9927b0361b0a81e9b097c9d7957c926307c9e0
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            StartupProfileData-Interactive

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
            • Size 19KB
            • SHA256 ee8f4cc30d1d2152d91a12cc7ab35dcd04b293d226ff16986bbe6e5e4fa915a0
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            csrss.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
            • Size 4.2MB
            • SHA256 c8f6bd4c685a93048672d92f9057d5d535ea2d3db45a3ef480fec3b70b0a3b97
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            windefender.exe

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

            memory/2344-51-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E08000-memory.dmp

            memory/2344-54-0x0000000004210000-0x0000000004AFB000-memory.dmp

            memory/2344-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E08000-memory.dmp

            memory/2344-2-0x0000000004210000-0x0000000004AFB000-memory.dmp

            memory/2344-1-0x0000000003E10000-0x000000000420E000-memory.dmp

            memory/2856-102-0x0000000070F10000-0x0000000071267000-memory.dmp

            memory/2856-111-0x00000000053F0000-0x0000000005400000-memory.dmp

            memory/2856-88-0x0000000074AB0000-0x0000000075261000-memory.dmp

            memory/2856-90-0x00000000053F0000-0x0000000005400000-memory.dmp

            memory/2856-89-0x00000000053F0000-0x0000000005400000-memory.dmp

            memory/2856-112-0x00000000053F0000-0x0000000005400000-memory.dmp

            memory/2856-114-0x0000000074AB0000-0x0000000075261000-memory.dmp

            memory/2856-100-0x000000007F5A0000-0x000000007F5B0000-memory.dmp

            memory/2856-101-0x0000000070D90000-0x0000000070DDC000-memory.dmp

            memory/3252-55-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E08000-memory.dmp

            memory/3252-116-0x0000000003A00000-0x0000000003DFA000-memory.dmp

            memory/3252-149-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E08000-memory.dmp

            memory/3252-53-0x0000000003A00000-0x0000000003DFA000-memory.dmp

            memory/3968-255-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

            memory/3968-259-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

            memory/4376-129-0x0000000070D90000-0x0000000070DDC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4376-115-0x0000000074AB0000-0x0000000075261000-memory.dmp

            memory/4376-117-0x00000000027F0000-0x0000000002800000-memory.dmp

            memory/4376-130-0x00000000716E0000-0x0000000071A37000-memory.dmp

            memory/4376-118-0x00000000027F0000-0x0000000002800000-memory.dmp

            memory/4376-127-0x00000000057C0000-0x0000000005B17000-memory.dmp

            memory/4808-40-0x0000000007610000-0x000000000762A000-memory.dmp

            memory/4808-26-0x0000000070C80000-0x0000000070CCC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4808-4-0x0000000002B80000-0x0000000002BB6000-memory.dmp

            memory/4808-5-0x0000000074A10000-0x00000000751C1000-memory.dmp

            memory/4808-6-0x0000000002C80000-0x0000000002C90000-memory.dmp

            memory/4808-8-0x0000000005380000-0x00000000059AA000-memory.dmp

            memory/4808-7-0x0000000002C80000-0x0000000002C90000-memory.dmp

            memory/4808-9-0x00000000051A0000-0x00000000051C2000-memory.dmp

            memory/4808-10-0x0000000005240000-0x00000000052A6000-memory.dmp

            memory/4808-11-0x00000000059B0000-0x0000000005A16000-memory.dmp

            memory/4808-20-0x0000000005B60000-0x0000000005EB7000-memory.dmp

            memory/4808-21-0x0000000006050000-0x000000000606E000-memory.dmp

            memory/4808-22-0x00000000060A0000-0x00000000060EC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4808-23-0x0000000006FE0000-0x0000000007026000-memory.dmp

            memory/4808-50-0x0000000074A10000-0x00000000751C1000-memory.dmp

            memory/4808-47-0x0000000007740000-0x0000000007748000-memory.dmp

            memory/4808-46-0x0000000007720000-0x000000000773A000-memory.dmp

            memory/4808-45-0x00000000076D0000-0x00000000076E5000-memory.dmp

            memory/4808-44-0x00000000076C0000-0x00000000076CE000-memory.dmp

            memory/4808-43-0x0000000007670000-0x0000000007681000-memory.dmp

            memory/4808-42-0x0000000007760000-0x00000000077F6000-memory.dmp

            memory/4808-41-0x0000000007650000-0x000000000765A000-memory.dmp

            memory/4808-39-0x0000000007C50000-0x00000000082CA000-memory.dmp

            memory/4808-38-0x00000000074F0000-0x0000000007594000-memory.dmp

            memory/4808-36-0x00000000074D0000-0x00000000074EE000-memory.dmp

            memory/4808-37-0x0000000002C80000-0x0000000002C90000-memory.dmp

            memory/4808-27-0x0000000070E10000-0x0000000071167000-memory.dmp

            memory/4808-24-0x000000007F960000-0x000000007F970000-memory.dmp

            memory/4808-25-0x0000000007490000-0x00000000074C4000-memory.dmp

            memory/4968-252-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

            memory/5044-81-0x0000000004F60000-0x0000000004F70000-memory.dmp

            memory/5044-58-0x0000000004F60000-0x0000000004F70000-memory.dmp

            memory/5044-82-0x00000000078D0000-0x00000000078E1000-memory.dmp

            memory/5044-69-0x000000007F760000-0x000000007F770000-memory.dmp

            memory/5044-80-0x00000000075B0000-0x0000000007654000-memory.dmp

            memory/5044-57-0x0000000004F60000-0x0000000004F70000-memory.dmp

            memory/5044-71-0x0000000070F10000-0x0000000071267000-memory.dmp

            memory/5044-70-0x0000000070D90000-0x0000000070DDC000-memory.dmp

            memory/5044-68-0x0000000006610000-0x000000000665C000-memory.dmp

            memory/5044-56-0x0000000074AB0000-0x0000000075261000-memory.dmp

            memory/5044-67-0x0000000005FB0000-0x0000000006307000-memory.dmp

            memory/5044-86-0x0000000074AB0000-0x0000000075261000-memory.dmp

            memory/5044-83-0x0000000007920000-0x0000000007935000-memory.dmp

            memory/5092-270-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E08000-memory.dmp

            memory/5092-262-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E08000-memory.dmp

            memory/5092-258-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E08000-memory.dmp

            memory/5092-254-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E08000-memory.dmp

            memory/5092-260-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E08000-memory.dmp

            memory/5092-256-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E08000-memory.dmp

            memory/5092-264-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E08000-memory.dmp

            memory/5092-266-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E08000-memory.dmp

            memory/5092-268-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E08000-memory.dmp

            memory/5092-245-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E08000-memory.dmp

            memory/5092-272-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E08000-memory.dmp

            memory/5092-274-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E08000-memory.dmp

            memory/5092-276-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001E08000-memory.dmp