Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20240419-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20240419-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    02/05/2024, 12:46

General

  • Target
    2b998cb6aff5a2185d0e42967345ff59a0a3dc63aa314a0682e64d17186a70f8.exe
  • Size 4.2MB
  • Sample240502-pzznsshc3t
  • SHA256 2b998cb6aff5a2185d0e42967345ff59a0a3dc63aa314a0682e64d17186a70f8
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Glupteba

    Glupteba is a modular loader written in Golang with various components.

  • Glupteba payload 19 IoCs
  • Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 6 IoCs

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

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

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

  • Manipulates WinMonFS driver. 1 IoCs

    Roottkits write to WinMonFS to hide directories/files from being detected.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 7 IoCs
  • Checks for VirtualBox DLLs, possible anti-VM trick 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Certain files are specific to VirtualBox VMs and can be used to detect execution in a VM.

  • Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 1 IoCs

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

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 7 IoCs

    Using powershell.exe command.

  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2b998cb6aff5a2185d0e42967345ff59a0a3dc63aa314a0682e64d17186a70f8.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2b998cb6aff5a2185d0e42967345ff59a0a3dc63aa314a0682e64d17186a70f8.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3036
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell -nologo -noprofile
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1932
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2b998cb6aff5a2185d0e42967345ff59a0a3dc63aa314a0682e64d17186a70f8.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2b998cb6aff5a2185d0e42967345ff59a0a3dc63aa314a0682e64d17186a70f8.exe"
      2⤵
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Checks for VirtualBox DLLs, possible anti-VM trick
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1564
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell -nologo -noprofile
        3⤵
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4004
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\Sysnative\cmd.exe /C "netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="csrss" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe" enable=yes"
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3712
        • C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
          netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="csrss" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe" enable=yes
          4⤵
          • Modifies Windows Firewall
          PID:1516
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell -nologo -noprofile
        3⤵
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2120
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell -nologo -noprofile
        3⤵
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:5060
      • C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
        C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Manipulates WinMonFS driver.
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2416
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -nologo -noprofile
          4⤵
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2200
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /CREATE /SC ONLOGON /RL HIGHEST /TR "C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe" /TN csrss /F
          4⤵
          • Creates scheduled task(s)
          PID:3340
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /delete /tn ScheduledUpdate /f
          4⤵
            PID:2136
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            powershell -nologo -noprofile
            4⤵
            • Drops file in System32 directory
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:4104
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            powershell -nologo -noprofile
            4⤵
            • Drops file in System32 directory
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:2008
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\csrss\injector\injector.exe
            C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\csrss\injector\injector.exe taskmgr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\csrss\injector\NtQuerySystemInformationHook.dll
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            PID:3056
          • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
            schtasks /CREATE /SC ONLOGON /RL HIGHEST /TR "C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe" /TN csrss /F
            4⤵
            • Creates scheduled task(s)
            PID:1356
          • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
            "C:\Windows\windefender.exe"
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:416
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
              cmd.exe /C sc sdset WinDefender D:(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;SY)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA)(D;;WPDT;;;BA)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;IU)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;SU)S:(AU;FA;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;WD)
              5⤵
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:3808
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
                sc sdset WinDefender D:(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;SY)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA)(D;;WPDT;;;BA)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;IU)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;SU)S:(AU;FA;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;WD)
                6⤵
                • Launches sc.exe
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:2104
    • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      PID:2356

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_bi1afwox.osl.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_bi1afwox.osl.ps1
          • Size 60B
          • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          injector.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\csrss\injector\injector.exe
          • Size 281KB
          • SHA256 5de4e2b07a26102fe527606ce5da1d5a4b938967c9d380a3c5fe86e2e34aaaf1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          powershell.exe.log

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
          • Size 2KB
          • SHA256 9600b3fdf0565ccb49e21656aa4b24d7c18f776bfd04d9ee984b134707550f02
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 256e7cb17790ebb1bb3665ef31f6c81c548e7c7bae674ed9d28ac8747bd64c04
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 68d43944c17231bf2f08e5f1e6381e1101c07a32147ec93f9710dffbccf3bc91
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 e8009a29bfd9f7084bbb31ec6f0ccfe82491b32a7cd8cb7e2126fb5648bcaf59
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 835dd771376fe836c50a87c7204d7a306ec97a6d05a89baaf895a2e895adbbd3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 f6878170b8bfbbbc47c62d23acda6cbfb39efc9011baeb73cb5cd36b933f1479
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          csrss.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
          • Size 4.2MB
          • SHA256 2b998cb6aff5a2185d0e42967345ff59a0a3dc63aa314a0682e64d17186a70f8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          windefender.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\windefender.exe
          • Size 2.0MB
          • SHA256 166ddb03ff3c89bd4525ac390067e180fdd08f10fbcf4aadb0189541673c03fa
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          memory/416-205-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/416-210-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/1564-124-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/1932-37-0x00000000075F0000-0x0000000007694000-memory.dmp

          memory/1932-44-0x00000000077D0000-0x00000000077DE000-memory.dmp

          memory/1932-23-0x0000000006570000-0x00000000065B6000-memory.dmp

          memory/1932-24-0x0000000007590000-0x00000000075C4000-memory.dmp

          memory/1932-26-0x0000000074B90000-0x0000000075341000-memory.dmp

          memory/1932-25-0x0000000070E00000-0x0000000070E4C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1932-27-0x0000000071070000-0x00000000713C7000-memory.dmp

          memory/1932-21-0x0000000006160000-0x000000000617E000-memory.dmp

          memory/1932-38-0x0000000074B90000-0x0000000075341000-memory.dmp

          memory/1932-36-0x00000000075D0000-0x00000000075EE000-memory.dmp

          memory/1932-39-0x0000000007D60000-0x00000000083DA000-memory.dmp

          memory/1932-40-0x0000000007720000-0x000000000773A000-memory.dmp

          memory/1932-41-0x0000000007760000-0x000000000776A000-memory.dmp

          memory/1932-42-0x0000000007870000-0x0000000007906000-memory.dmp

          memory/1932-43-0x0000000007780000-0x0000000007791000-memory.dmp

          memory/1932-22-0x0000000006190000-0x00000000061DC000-memory.dmp

          memory/1932-45-0x00000000077E0000-0x00000000077F5000-memory.dmp

          memory/1932-46-0x0000000007830000-0x000000000784A000-memory.dmp

          memory/1932-47-0x0000000007850000-0x0000000007858000-memory.dmp

          memory/1932-50-0x0000000074B90000-0x0000000075341000-memory.dmp

          memory/1932-20-0x0000000005C00000-0x0000000005F57000-memory.dmp

          memory/1932-11-0x0000000005B10000-0x0000000005B76000-memory.dmp

          memory/1932-10-0x0000000005AA0000-0x0000000005B06000-memory.dmp

          memory/1932-9-0x00000000052A0000-0x00000000052C2000-memory.dmp

          memory/1932-8-0x0000000074B90000-0x0000000075341000-memory.dmp

          memory/1932-7-0x0000000074B90000-0x0000000075341000-memory.dmp

          memory/1932-6-0x0000000005470000-0x0000000005A9A000-memory.dmp

          memory/1932-5-0x0000000002940000-0x0000000002976000-memory.dmp

          memory/1932-4-0x0000000074B9E000-0x0000000074B9F000-memory.dmp

          memory/2008-184-0x0000000070D20000-0x0000000070D6C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2008-185-0x0000000070EA0000-0x00000000711F7000-memory.dmp

          memory/2008-182-0x0000000006180000-0x00000000064D7000-memory.dmp

          memory/2120-88-0x0000000071050000-0x00000000713A7000-memory.dmp

          memory/2120-87-0x0000000070E00000-0x0000000070E4C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2200-136-0x0000000070E00000-0x0000000070E4C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2200-137-0x0000000071050000-0x00000000713A7000-memory.dmp

          memory/2356-219-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/2356-214-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/2356-208-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/2416-213-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2416-217-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2416-244-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2416-241-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2416-237-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2416-235-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2416-232-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2416-229-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2416-225-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2416-223-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2416-220-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2416-211-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2416-200-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3036-148-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3036-1-0x0000000003B00000-0x0000000003F00000-memory.dmp

          memory/3036-119-0x0000000003F00000-0x00000000047EB000-memory.dmp

          memory/3036-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3036-73-0x0000000003B00000-0x0000000003F00000-memory.dmp

          memory/3036-2-0x0000000003F00000-0x00000000047EB000-memory.dmp

          memory/3036-97-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4004-61-0x0000000070E00000-0x0000000070E4C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4004-74-0x0000000007CB0000-0x0000000007CC5000-memory.dmp

          memory/4004-60-0x00000000061E0000-0x0000000006537000-memory.dmp

          memory/4004-71-0x0000000007930000-0x00000000079D4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4004-62-0x0000000071050000-0x00000000713A7000-memory.dmp

          memory/4004-72-0x0000000007C60000-0x0000000007C71000-memory.dmp

          memory/4104-170-0x0000000007820000-0x00000000078C4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4104-171-0x00000000063C0000-0x00000000063D1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4104-161-0x0000000070F70000-0x00000000712C7000-memory.dmp

          memory/4104-160-0x0000000070D20000-0x0000000070D6C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4104-159-0x0000000006690000-0x00000000066DC000-memory.dmp

          memory/4104-149-0x0000000006060000-0x00000000063B7000-memory.dmp

          memory/4104-172-0x0000000006400000-0x0000000006415000-memory.dmp

          memory/5060-107-0x0000000005E20000-0x0000000006177000-memory.dmp

          memory/5060-109-0x0000000070E00000-0x0000000070E4C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5060-110-0x0000000070F80000-0x00000000712D7000-memory.dmp