Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    135s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20240412-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20240412-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    23/04/2024, 19:32

General

  • Target
    a2fd386965264b97c4f94d263dad44c3562a9483d132b90c7602e86552aab0b8.exe
  • Size 8.1MB
  • Sample240423-x9bcysbb5y
  • SHA256 a2fd386965264b97c4f94d263dad44c3562a9483d132b90c7602e86552aab0b8
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • xmrig

    XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform CPU/GPU miner.

  • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM) 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • XMRig Miner payload 17 IoCs
  • Creates new service(s) 1 TTPs
  • Drops file in Drivers directory 2 IoCs
  • Stops running service(s) 3 TTPs
  • Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Themida packer 13 IoCs

    Detects Themida, an advanced Windows software protection system.

  • UPX packed file 22 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 14 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 46 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 19 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a2fd386965264b97c4f94d263dad44c3562a9483d132b90c7602e86552aab0b8.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a2fd386965264b97c4f94d263dad44c3562a9483d132b90c7602e86552aab0b8.exe"
    1⤵
    • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Checks BIOS information in registry
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:1432
    • C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile, $env:ProgramData) -ExclusionExtension '.exe' -Force
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4064
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5056
      • C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
        wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
        3⤵
          PID:2096
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:4592
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:3884
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:4308
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:736
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:584
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3936
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4548
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3400
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4756
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe delete "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC"
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:4012
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe create "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC" binpath= "C:\ProgramData\Google\Chrome\updater.exe" start= "auto"
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:3712
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop eventlog
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:4160
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe start "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC"
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2256
    • C:\ProgramData\Google\Chrome\updater.exe
      C:\ProgramData\Google\Chrome\updater.exe
      1⤵
      • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
      • Drops file in Drivers directory
      • Checks BIOS information in registry
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Checks whether UAC is enabled
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3076
      • C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile, $env:ProgramData) -ExclusionExtension '.exe' -Force
        2⤵
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4016
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2816
        • C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
          wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
          3⤵
            PID:1972
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:2248
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:2168
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:2568
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:988
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:448
        • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
          2⤵
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:3668
        • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
          2⤵
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:836
        • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
          2⤵
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:336
        • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
          2⤵
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:4968
        • C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
          2⤵
            PID:2952
          • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
            explorer.exe
            2⤵
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:2856

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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              Downloads

              updater.exe

              • Path C:\ProgramData\Google\Chrome\updater.exe
              • Size 8.1MB
              • SHA256 a2fd386965264b97c4f94d263dad44c3562a9483d132b90c7602e86552aab0b8
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

              __PSScriptPolicyTest_5rmnc0mq.pkz.ps1

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_5rmnc0mq.pkz.ps1
              • Size 60B
              • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

              hosts

              • Path C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
              • Size 3KB
              • SHA256 80a60d7ec533d820de20bcedeb41319e7b1def548b6ea73ddbd69455bac4e7a4
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

              memory/1432-2-0x00007FFAA5280000-0x00007FFAA5489000-memory.dmp

              memory/1432-3-0x00007FF7E7DE0000-0x00007FF7E8B86000-memory.dmp

              memory/1432-4-0x00007FF7E7DE0000-0x00007FF7E8B86000-memory.dmp

              memory/1432-5-0x00007FF7E7DE0000-0x00007FF7E8B86000-memory.dmp

              memory/1432-26-0x00007FF7E7DE0000-0x00007FF7E8B86000-memory.dmp

              memory/1432-0-0x00007FF7E7DE0000-0x00007FF7E8B86000-memory.dmp

              memory/1432-1-0x00007FF7E7DE0000-0x00007FF7E8B86000-memory.dmp

              memory/1432-27-0x00007FFAA5280000-0x00007FFAA5489000-memory.dmp

              memory/1432-17-0x00007FF7E7DE0000-0x00007FF7E8B86000-memory.dmp

              memory/1432-19-0x00007FFAA5280000-0x00007FFAA5489000-memory.dmp

              memory/2856-85-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

              memory/2856-78-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

              memory/2856-102-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

              memory/2856-101-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

              memory/2856-100-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

              memory/2856-99-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

              memory/2856-98-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

              memory/2856-97-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

              memory/2856-96-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

              memory/2856-95-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

              memory/2856-94-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

              memory/2856-93-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

              memory/2856-92-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

              memory/2856-91-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

              memory/2856-90-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

              memory/2856-89-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

              memory/2856-88-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

              memory/2856-86-0x00000000012F0000-0x0000000001310000-memory.dmp

              memory/2856-84-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

              memory/2856-82-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

              memory/2856-81-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

              memory/2856-80-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

              memory/2856-79-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

              memory/2952-73-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

              memory/2952-70-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

              memory/2952-71-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

              memory/2952-72-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

              memory/2952-74-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

              memory/2952-77-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

              memory/3076-83-0x00007FF6450D0000-0x00007FF645E76000-memory.dmp

              memory/3076-30-0x00007FF6450D0000-0x00007FF645E76000-memory.dmp

              memory/3076-31-0x00007FFAA5280000-0x00007FFAA5489000-memory.dmp

              memory/3076-32-0x00007FF6450D0000-0x00007FF645E76000-memory.dmp

              memory/3076-33-0x00007FF6450D0000-0x00007FF645E76000-memory.dmp

              memory/3076-34-0x00007FF6450D0000-0x00007FF645E76000-memory.dmp

              memory/3076-87-0x00007FFAA5280000-0x00007FFAA5489000-memory.dmp

              memory/4016-63-0x000001D470CE0000-0x000001D470CEA000-memory.dmp

              memory/4016-35-0x00007FFA84430000-0x00007FFA84EF2000-memory.dmp

              memory/4016-64-0x000001D4705A0000-0x000001D4705B0000-memory.dmp

              memory/4016-58-0x000001D470CB0000-0x000001D470CCC000-memory.dmp

              memory/4016-60-0x000001D470CF0000-0x000001D470D0A000-memory.dmp

              memory/4016-61-0x000001D470CA0000-0x000001D470CA8000-memory.dmp

              memory/4016-57-0x000001D470B80000-0x000001D470B8A000-memory.dmp

              memory/4016-46-0x00007FF4E5DE0000-0x00007FF4E5DF0000-memory.dmp

              memory/4016-56-0x000001D470AC0000-0x000001D470B73000-memory.dmp

              memory/4016-55-0x000001D470AA0000-0x000001D470ABC000-memory.dmp

              memory/4016-37-0x000001D4705A0000-0x000001D4705B0000-memory.dmp

              memory/4016-59-0x000001D470C90000-0x000001D470C9A000-memory.dmp

              memory/4016-36-0x000001D4705A0000-0x000001D4705B0000-memory.dmp

              memory/4016-62-0x000001D470CD0000-0x000001D470CD6000-memory.dmp

              memory/4016-67-0x00007FFA84430000-0x00007FFA84EF2000-memory.dmp

              memory/4064-16-0x0000024C84A70000-0x0000024C84A80000-memory.dmp

              memory/4064-23-0x00007FFA84430000-0x00007FFA84EF2000-memory.dmp

              memory/4064-15-0x00007FFA84430000-0x00007FFA84EF2000-memory.dmp

              memory/4064-14-0x0000024C84AF0000-0x0000024C84B12000-memory.dmp

              memory/4064-18-0x0000024C84A70000-0x0000024C84A80000-memory.dmp

              memory/4064-20-0x0000024C84A70000-0x0000024C84A80000-memory.dmp