runningrat | 7d693069636a46d7d430ced104854e7a19da09fc0b1e9c43e6ac55ab52bd8eea

General

Target

tmp.exe
Size

48KB
MD5

d65c7a3cb25eb79571854b5fab17be35
SHA1

6c980e0357dea99771704f3f122d369d90fefd5f
SHA256

7d693069636a46d7d430ced104854e7a19da09fc0b1e9c43e6ac55ab52bd8eea
SHA512

bcd1a7598f1740e3838592c4a853e04caa78709a98454be0f8ab7cc2a4973c12e639192f676504ee97c7cbc6e34278011d998656ac8f81dccfc56e7455eb7678
SSDEEP

768:zynb12Aw5J6HC4kq5Jp9bjAzhyY55J+NStcEeUlyqgZl4p67VhPC:Ub1MsHz3JDwhyWr+N95OTga6u

Score

10^/10

runningrat persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

RunningRat
RunningRat is a remote access trojan first seen in 2018.
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Sets DLL path for service in the registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

tmp.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SICK\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\240639203.dll"	tmp.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry
T1012

System Information Discovery
T1082

Processes:

tmp.exe

description ioc process

Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3808065738-1666277613-1125846146-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation tmp.exe
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

SICK.exe

pid process

2972 SICK.exe
Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

Processes:

tmp.exesvchost.exeSICK.exe

pid process

1836 tmp.exe
5096 svchost.exe
2972 SICK.exe
Creates a Windows Service
persistence

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3808065738-1666277613-1125846146-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	tmp.exe

pid	process
2972	SICK.exe

pid	process
1836	tmp.exe
5096	svchost.exe
2972	SICK.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

tmp.exesvchost.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240639203.dll	tmp.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SICK.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SICK.exe	svchost.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

SICK.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	SICK.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	SICK.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 5 IoCs

Processes:

SICK.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\ActiveMovie\devenum\Version = "7"	SICK.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\ActiveMovie\devenum	SICK.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software	SICK.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft	SICK.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\ActiveMovie	SICK.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery
T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid process

3464 PING.EXE
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

Processes:

tmp.exe

pid process

1836 tmp.exe
1836 tmp.exe
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

Processes:

tmp.exe

description pid process

Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 1836 tmp.exe
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

Processes:

tmp.exe

pid process

1836 tmp.exe

pid	process
3464	PING.EXE

pid	process
1836	tmp.exe
1836	tmp.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1836	tmp.exe

pid	process
1836	tmp.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

tmp.execmd.exesvchost.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1836 wrote to memory of 1764	1836	tmp.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1836 wrote to memory of 1764	1836	tmp.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1836 wrote to memory of 1764	1836	tmp.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1764 wrote to memory of 3464	1764	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1764 wrote to memory of 3464	1764	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1764 wrote to memory of 3464	1764	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 5096 wrote to memory of 2972	5096	svchost.exe	SICK.exe
PID 5096 wrote to memory of 2972	5096	svchost.exe	SICK.exe
PID 5096 wrote to memory of 2972	5096	svchost.exe	SICK.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe"
1⤵
- Sets DLL path for service in the registry
- Checks computer location settings
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1836
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 -n 1 && del /f/q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe"
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1764
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
    ping 127.0.0.1 -n 1
    3⤵
    - Runs ping.exe
    PID:3464

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "SICK"
1⤵
PID:2364

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "SICK"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5096
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SICK.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\SICK.exe "c:\windows\system32\240639203.dll",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Checks processor information in registry
  - Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
  PID:2972

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2268 --field-trial-handle=2244,i,11878111470816612087,2265290141962607370,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8
1⤵
PID:1796

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

2

T1012

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

System Information Discovery

3

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240639203.dll

Filesize
25KB

MD5
aa4ed83fc3f6255e1617fe39541fb1f4

SHA1
945c3ae4cb8eca8d2410a7e0cd4e30f27d76c1fb

SHA256
8060755c7df499ccce82afa6adc0086c38540a01d2fb0b72b2488edcbe24e984

SHA512
dcf5b167eda97c1a20397742851e676c0272354879d80646e8c0d4e9c5042b678bb44edd2e42825afc328becd31b75695c6adbca31e7c5c941e8923965ab30c2

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SICK.exe

Filesize
60KB

MD5
889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679

SHA1
8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7

SHA256
6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910

SHA512
08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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