General
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Target
HotspotShield-9.8.7-plain-773-PreActive.exe
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Size
25.5MB
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Sample
240426-v29jnshd5s
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MD5
e7ff4977ea73d84aaf8e5de447489f20
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SHA1
df200d238f5860279040a03eeb5eb0ab0afa7f08
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SHA256
17b9f275942054333847e4584d794ed7429ad83b72038ff20e04161332095460
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SHA512
46f3125e0c6d0e23de2cf665a70562e7685721b0e06fb50f204047cbb138b20d53603bd138798f0fd31bfcc4d2eb54e7e82385e2e9df4dd23d4ef6d97c52b584
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SSDEEP
786432:94hCXFF1fPYah+tZGgX1ozNSq0gpxDcrX:6IXFF11+tZtlozNSq5peL
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
HotspotShield-9.8.7-plain-773-PreActive.exe
Resource
win7-20240221-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
HotspotShield-9.8.7-plain-773-PreActive.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20240226-en
Malware Config
Targets
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Target
HotspotShield-9.8.7-plain-773-PreActive.exe
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Size
25.5MB
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MD5
e7ff4977ea73d84aaf8e5de447489f20
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SHA1
df200d238f5860279040a03eeb5eb0ab0afa7f08
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SHA256
17b9f275942054333847e4584d794ed7429ad83b72038ff20e04161332095460
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SHA512
46f3125e0c6d0e23de2cf665a70562e7685721b0e06fb50f204047cbb138b20d53603bd138798f0fd31bfcc4d2eb54e7e82385e2e9df4dd23d4ef6d97c52b584
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SSDEEP
786432:94hCXFF1fPYah+tZGgX1ozNSq0gpxDcrX:6IXFF11+tZtlozNSq5peL
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Detect ZGRat V1
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Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
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Drops file in Drivers directory
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Checks BIOS information in registry
BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
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Executes dropped EXE
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Loads dropped DLL
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Obfuscated with Agile.Net obfuscator
Detects use of the Agile.Net commercial obfuscator, which is capable of entity renaming and control flow obfuscation.
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Blocklisted process makes network request
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Checks installed software on the system
Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
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Enumerates connected drives
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
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Drops file in System32 directory
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Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
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MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13
Defense Evasion
Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion
1Modify Registry
2Subvert Trust Controls
1Install Root Certificate
1Hide Artifacts
1Hidden Files and Directories
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