Analysis

  • max time kernel
    126s
  • max time network
    126s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240220-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240220-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    29/04/2024, 16:24

General

  • Target
    2024-04-29_61baabd3480b2985f9df8d77a4a5b7f8_mafia.exe
  • Size 549KB
  • Sample240429-twkspafb22
  • SHA256 a65c9ccabb00b7d75c54d16b09fe27dd9cdea8ec00921a423adcd2b23c9c2ff4
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Downloads MZ/PE file
  • Executes dropped EXE 8 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 32 IoCs
  • Registers COM server for autorun 1 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Installs/modifies Browser Helper Object 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    BHOs are DLL modules which act as plugins for Internet Explorer.

  • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 35 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • NSIS installer 4 IoCs
  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 5 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 38 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-04-29_61baabd3480b2985f9df8d77a4a5b7f8_mafia.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-04-29_61baabd3480b2985f9df8d77a4a5b7f8_mafia.exe"
    1⤵
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1984
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\minidownload.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\minidownload.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      PID:3052
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\DownLoadDlg.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\DownLoadDlg.exe" /Install?status=true&softurl=http%3A%2F%2Fxiazai.sogou.com%2Fcomm%2Fredir%3Fsoftdown%3D1%26u%3DYRyEVuHeM45mBjjEUSPVUEJm8GF_McJfVdEjKPrgnocp6RPTnPFSKls2-N19zn1VFn9n9_QE91hsipUd8ZPGCKrHmAlohI-Z5xWab8-hdzEZwANlQSdM_SG1O7Kkpbde98B6SY4clrbMXmmkh16MZMnFugp9LyMZymoJGOaTh0xmq_3hQETA5LFYnXbqILusGMRyn1oqoQ-_IhNtWMXWFw..%26pcid%3D3422649212502276885%26w%3D1950%26filename%3DFirefox-setup-39.0.0.5659.exe%26extra%3D8_tencent%26downloadtype%3Dsoftware&iconurl=http%3A%2F%2Fimgstore.cdn.sogou.com%2Fv2%2Fthumb%2Fretype%2Fext%2Fjpg%2Fcls%2Fimagick%3Fappid%3D200504%26url%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fdl.app.sogou.com%2Fpc_logo%2F3422649212502276885.png&softname=%E7%81%AB%E7%8B%90%E6%B5%8F%E8%A7%88%E5%99%A8&softsize=41.4+MB
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2660
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\tmp\ExternalApp.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\tmp\ExternalApp.exe" /Update
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2236
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
          regsvr32.exe /s "C:\Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\npdownload.dll"
          4⤵
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          • Modifies registry class
          PID:2320
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
          regsvr32.exe /s "C:\Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\IEHint.dll"
          4⤵
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Installs/modifies Browser Helper Object
          • Modifies registry class
          PID:2316
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
          regsvr32.exe /s "C:\Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\npdownload64.dll"
          4⤵
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1560
          • C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
            /s "C:\Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\npdownload64.dll"
            5⤵
            • Loads dropped DLL
            • Registers COM server for autorun
            • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
            • Modifies registry class
            PID:1600
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
          regsvr32.exe /s "C:\Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\IEHint64.dll"
          4⤵
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:860
          • C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
            /s "C:\Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\IEHint64.dll"
            5⤵
            • Loads dropped DLL
            • Registers COM server for autorun
            • Installs/modifies Browser Helper Object
            • Modifies registry class
            PID:2148
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\update\UpdateService.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\update\UpdateService.exe" /Install
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Loads dropped DLL
          PID:880
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\XLDownloadCom.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\XLDownloadCom.exe" /Regserver
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Modifies registry class
          PID:1300
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
          regsvr32.exe /s "C:\Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\XLDownloadComPS.dll"
          4⤵
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Modifies registry class
          PID:2348
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\download\MiniTPFw.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\download\MiniTPFw.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        PID:2344
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\download\ThunderFW.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\download\ThunderFW.exe" MiniThunderPlatform2024-04-2916:24:37 "C:\Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\download\MiniThunderPlatform.exe"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          PID:324
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\update\UpdateService.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\update\UpdateService.exe" /Service
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    PID:1668

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        DownLoadDlg.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\DownLoadDlg.exe
        • Size 529KB
        • SHA256 a6192d7b0b7bce4648feda82506bfbd25f6e35299f4ca38a2d0952dfbe669dbb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        IEHint.dll

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\IEHint.dll
        • Size 300KB
        • SHA256 cd57765f8cea6a4f422862c0b8a3e1945f17292e4c14b31333ec1525e05c6025
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        MiniTPFw.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\download\MiniTPFw.exe
        • Size 58KB
        • SHA256 f02fa7ddab2593492b9b68e3f485e59eb755380a9235f6269705f6d219dff100
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        ThunderFW.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\download\ThunderFW.exe
        • Size 71KB
        • SHA256 298d334b630c77b70e66cf5e9c1924c7f0d498b02c2397e92e2d9efdff2e1bdf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        down.css

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\html\css\down.css
        • Size 2KB
        • SHA256 2db706458c7b0b41021ef2f10549f4974f134f2d683f46ae4a78f49b97f981f1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        download.html

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\html\download.html
        • Size 4KB
        • SHA256 afac1879d10be5235a4d074c9084e61aadff82aab839bacc96e39d103ba4f843
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        btn_spr.gif

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\html\images\btn_spr.gif
        • Size 2KB
        • SHA256 49c130fe7fd6e0d9b9e277383d7b977e2230a2986b311efa6c6e2152b46e26c4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        ico_spr.gif

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\html\images\ico_spr.gif
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 65ec71c6bcf1a5de158c7b71b3c55a71848bc2a7c15f94f7bcdaac3effd4da0e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        ico_t.gif

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\html\images\ico_t.gif
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 4ae4ea3c7949bffc51a37c6219a9612594c2c48e2b92bff2c5991162b9ce9e41
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        img_exe.gif

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\html\images\img_exe.gif
        • Size 657B
        • SHA256 c2c34d6bf4e17b756954e409dc9b5663169d68997abd722ce1e86473b769f10c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        npdownload.dll

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\npdownload.dll
        • Size 263KB
        • SHA256 a93cce637743104e4d418eca05f238405b3e97672163d8abd1ad429045f843b6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        HB04BWRE.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\HB04BWRE.txt
        • Size 95B
        • SHA256 2d5bdea43c39aca9660c8b48dcee3aea545bba6412e8e200e8dd6f7eea9897b6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        DlgHandler.dll

        • Path \Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\DlgHandler.dll
        • Size 191KB
        • SHA256 d4a4eb61a6ffba806c3f34fa6bb5fca32489f53138dbaf324a8b2d210afa0771
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        IEHint64.dll

        • Path \Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\IEHint64.dll
        • Size 346KB
        • SHA256 3d3f8c1a05c2b5b5362b9ee0ddc1ce653a22abf0b559acceebcc82b73dbaf79a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        XLDownloadCom.exe

        • Path \Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\XLDownloadCom.exe
        • Size 133KB
        • SHA256 67510f7dd0476f12e07901ac0344d92186dd761a52398ee1e835421382094f1b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        XLDownloadComPS.dll

        • Path \Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\XLDownloadComPS.dll
        • Size 42KB
        • SHA256 a445ea86ffb20f9540d53aa12dc8f3737a9c87573241b9c5686109533b92e890
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        npdownload64.dll

        • Path \Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\npdownload64.dll
        • Size 302KB
        • SHA256 a4917bf56e25576632e808c5199c3c43eb21c866e4e6eb6747c79168f6044c57
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        ExternalApp.exe

        • Path \Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\tmp\ExternalApp.exe
        • Size 2.4MB
        • SHA256 905de1f8ab574888fa9dbe7bb5a060ca1c09f710fed2c98e3c2699e595343b79
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        UpdateService.exe

        • Path \Program Files (x86)\SogouDownLoad\update\UpdateService.exe
        • Size 154KB
        • SHA256 a1779be9ef6a3ec798578c0b79a279d34316872d8509eb37f62c98b2fe6af23f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        minidownload.exe

        • Path \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\minidownload.exe
        • Size 232KB
        • SHA256 a40a56b1dc70cb7347635f17a79f03aa71a048a0ebbdff4ad54bfdff8c3e9a6d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        System.dll

        • Path \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsd36CA.tmp\System.dll
        • Size 11KB
        • SHA256 dc58d8ad81cacb0c1ed72e33bff8f23ea40b5252b5bb55d393a0903e6819ae2f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        memory/2660-28-0x0000000000130000-0x0000000000131000-memory.dmp