Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20240412-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20240412-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    20/04/2024, 15:10

General

  • Target
    b95d5d0e3f458a95241e83876331aa15888f80d93e495682ea796742d3debc3f.exe
  • Size 4.2MB
  • Sample240420-sj77sabc46
  • SHA256 b95d5d0e3f458a95241e83876331aa15888f80d93e495682ea796742d3debc3f
  • 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\b95d5d0e3f458a95241e83876331aa15888f80d93e495682ea796742d3debc3f.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b95d5d0e3f458a95241e83876331aa15888f80d93e495682ea796742d3debc3f.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4256
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell -nologo -noprofile
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:876
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b95d5d0e3f458a95241e83876331aa15888f80d93e495682ea796742d3debc3f.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b95d5d0e3f458a95241e83876331aa15888f80d93e495682ea796742d3debc3f.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:1500
      • 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:4644
      • 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:4648
        • 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:1600
      • 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:2492
      • 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:1636
        • 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:4560
        • 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:1356
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /delete /tn ScheduledUpdate /f
          4⤵
            PID:8
          • 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:3624
          • 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:3036
          • 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:4644
          • 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:1864
          • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
            "C:\Windows\windefender.exe"
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:4376
            • 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:3708
              • 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:3160
    • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      PID:4636

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_rb4nwcjg.pqq.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_rb4nwcjg.pqq.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 f0c184af64ae0231b979472ef201eab83fc76c1f3941fd7c1e12aa6495feba43
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 71250c25586ac82aaa995ac34279867471243bd1dc437e410ec30a3d5f8eb151
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 2b3ad8ed3ddad117c3e32f55cd505d65fef6fd201afa229830197c6806176116
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 9c32ab529ccd57f75346b4090465d0a1426b5e5e1d2b69c66a80d1003ab977a0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 fb8cb220aea4c5bace630daed071516196ea3ece1543c86fdf6b92087429bf32
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          csrss.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
          • Size 4.2MB
          • SHA256 b95d5d0e3f458a95241e83876331aa15888f80d93e495682ea796742d3debc3f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          windefender.exe

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

          memory/876-39-0x0000000007B30000-0x0000000007B4A000-memory.dmp

          memory/876-5-0x0000000074A50000-0x0000000075201000-memory.dmp

          memory/876-20-0x0000000006570000-0x000000000658E000-memory.dmp

          memory/876-21-0x00000000065A0000-0x00000000065EC000-memory.dmp

          memory/876-22-0x0000000006B20000-0x0000000006B66000-memory.dmp

          memory/876-24-0x000000007FD90000-0x000000007FDA0000-memory.dmp

          memory/876-23-0x00000000079A0000-0x00000000079D4000-memory.dmp

          memory/876-25-0x0000000070CC0000-0x0000000070D0C000-memory.dmp

          memory/876-26-0x0000000070EF0000-0x0000000071247000-memory.dmp

          memory/876-36-0x00000000030A0000-0x00000000030B0000-memory.dmp

          memory/876-35-0x00000000079E0000-0x00000000079FE000-memory.dmp

          memory/876-37-0x0000000007A00000-0x0000000007AA4000-memory.dmp

          memory/876-38-0x0000000008170000-0x00000000087EA000-memory.dmp

          memory/876-4-0x00000000030F0000-0x0000000003126000-memory.dmp

          memory/876-40-0x0000000007B70000-0x0000000007B7A000-memory.dmp

          memory/876-41-0x0000000007C80000-0x0000000007D16000-memory.dmp

          memory/876-42-0x0000000007B90000-0x0000000007BA1000-memory.dmp

          memory/876-43-0x0000000007BE0000-0x0000000007BEE000-memory.dmp

          memory/876-10-0x0000000005E70000-0x0000000005ED6000-memory.dmp

          memory/876-45-0x0000000007C40000-0x0000000007C5A000-memory.dmp

          memory/876-46-0x0000000007C60000-0x0000000007C68000-memory.dmp

          memory/876-49-0x0000000074A50000-0x0000000075201000-memory.dmp

          memory/876-19-0x0000000005F60000-0x00000000062B7000-memory.dmp

          memory/876-6-0x00000000030A0000-0x00000000030B0000-memory.dmp

          memory/876-7-0x00000000057D0000-0x0000000005DFA000-memory.dmp

          memory/876-8-0x00000000056B0000-0x00000000056D2000-memory.dmp

          memory/876-9-0x0000000005750000-0x00000000057B6000-memory.dmp

          memory/876-44-0x0000000007BF0000-0x0000000007C05000-memory.dmp

          memory/1500-194-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF9000-memory.dmp

          memory/1500-52-0x0000000003B60000-0x0000000003F5D000-memory.dmp

          memory/1500-54-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF9000-memory.dmp

          memory/1500-129-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF9000-memory.dmp

          memory/1500-112-0x0000000003B60000-0x0000000003F5D000-memory.dmp

          memory/1636-269-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF9000-memory.dmp

          memory/1636-275-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF9000-memory.dmp

          memory/1636-272-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF9000-memory.dmp

          memory/1636-278-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF9000-memory.dmp

          memory/1636-266-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF9000-memory.dmp

          memory/1636-281-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF9000-memory.dmp

          memory/1636-263-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF9000-memory.dmp

          memory/1636-260-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF9000-memory.dmp

          memory/1636-284-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF9000-memory.dmp

          memory/1636-245-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF9000-memory.dmp

          memory/1636-247-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF9000-memory.dmp

          memory/1636-287-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF9000-memory.dmp

          memory/1636-257-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF9000-memory.dmp

          memory/2492-116-0x0000000074AF0000-0x00000000752A1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2492-117-0x00000000053D0000-0x00000000053E0000-memory.dmp

          memory/2492-118-0x00000000053D0000-0x00000000053E0000-memory.dmp

          memory/2492-119-0x0000000006190000-0x00000000064E7000-memory.dmp

          memory/2492-130-0x0000000070DD0000-0x0000000070E1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2856-102-0x0000000070DD0000-0x0000000070E1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2856-99-0x0000000005710000-0x0000000005A67000-memory.dmp

          memory/2856-115-0x0000000074AF0000-0x00000000752A1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2856-90-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000BC0000-memory.dmp

          memory/2856-101-0x000000007EF50000-0x000000007EF60000-memory.dmp

          memory/2856-89-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000BC0000-memory.dmp

          memory/2856-113-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000BC0000-memory.dmp

          memory/2856-88-0x0000000074AF0000-0x00000000752A1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2856-103-0x0000000070FC0000-0x0000000071317000-memory.dmp

          memory/4256-2-0x00000000041C0000-0x0000000004AAB000-memory.dmp

          memory/4256-53-0x00000000041C0000-0x0000000004AAB000-memory.dmp

          memory/4256-1-0x0000000003DC0000-0x00000000041B9000-memory.dmp

          memory/4256-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF9000-memory.dmp

          memory/4256-50-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF9000-memory.dmp

          memory/4376-255-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/4636-264-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/4636-259-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/4644-55-0x0000000074AF0000-0x00000000752A1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4644-81-0x00000000045A0000-0x00000000045B0000-memory.dmp

          memory/4644-57-0x00000000045A0000-0x00000000045B0000-memory.dmp

          memory/4644-80-0x0000000006AD0000-0x0000000006B74000-memory.dmp

          memory/4644-86-0x0000000074AF0000-0x00000000752A1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4644-83-0x0000000007040000-0x0000000007055000-memory.dmp

          memory/4644-82-0x0000000006FF0000-0x0000000007001000-memory.dmp

          memory/4644-56-0x00000000045A0000-0x00000000045B0000-memory.dmp

          memory/4644-79-0x00000000045A0000-0x00000000045B0000-memory.dmp

          memory/4644-70-0x0000000070FE0000-0x0000000071337000-memory.dmp

          memory/4644-68-0x000000007EFA0000-0x000000007EFB0000-memory.dmp

          memory/4644-69-0x0000000070DD0000-0x0000000070E1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4644-67-0x0000000006020000-0x000000000606C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4644-66-0x0000000005560000-0x00000000058B7000-memory.dmp