Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    129s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20240426-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20240426-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    02/05/2024, 15:36

General

  • Target
    43654a544e3f1c6404b5d9d700ddf88c56208bde015aed7812ea622e0710e121.exe
  • Size 4.2MB
  • Sample240502-s14wpaea63
  • SHA256 43654a544e3f1c6404b5d9d700ddf88c56208bde015aed7812ea622e0710e121
  • 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 5 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\43654a544e3f1c6404b5d9d700ddf88c56208bde015aed7812ea622e0710e121.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\43654a544e3f1c6404b5d9d700ddf88c56208bde015aed7812ea622e0710e121.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1688
    • 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:4904
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\43654a544e3f1c6404b5d9d700ddf88c56208bde015aed7812ea622e0710e121.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\43654a544e3f1c6404b5d9d700ddf88c56208bde015aed7812ea622e0710e121.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:2084
      • 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:1544
      • 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:2428
        • 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:1920
      • 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:2136
      • 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:1152
      • 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:2584
        • 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:1656
        • 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:2080
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /delete /tn ScheduledUpdate /f
          4⤵
            PID:2840
          • 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:2332
          • 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:4624
          • 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:4912
          • 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:4840
          • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
            "C:\Windows\windefender.exe"
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:5080
            • 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:2068
              • 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:2264
    • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      PID:2924

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_wbe0o1zx.yuj.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_wbe0o1zx.yuj.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 89d6daf3e0ca65e87eba2cd0d3c19a813885b352952958e6ab77780b9325fa19
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 b514487751be2339a5837a9e855428d4ffdbe3db0dd74f3a9fecca3e867f1a0f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 6a0f2241c42c8dfc91a763e0c658ad3462fba49b27a319bd1b98f499db0545af
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 2dfb95566b18efe9c4db72c1d44f972bca44b02cec66ed5148ba77da0f6180bb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 66b6d7144d6331fa52049748472fb5bd256de90c7371a44da3f616961e29a145
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          csrss.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
          • Size 4.2MB
          • SHA256 43654a544e3f1c6404b5d9d700ddf88c56208bde015aed7812ea622e0710e121
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          windefender.exe

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

          memory/1152-111-0x00000000708A0000-0x0000000070BF7000-memory.dmp

          memory/1152-110-0x0000000070720000-0x000000007076C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1544-61-0x0000000070720000-0x000000007076C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1544-62-0x00000000708A0000-0x0000000070BF7000-memory.dmp

          memory/1544-71-0x0000000006D10000-0x0000000006DB4000-memory.dmp

          memory/1544-60-0x0000000005620000-0x0000000005977000-memory.dmp

          memory/1544-72-0x0000000007030000-0x0000000007041000-memory.dmp

          memory/1544-73-0x0000000007080000-0x0000000007095000-memory.dmp

          memory/1656-137-0x0000000070720000-0x000000007076C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1656-138-0x00000000708A0000-0x0000000070BF7000-memory.dmp

          memory/1688-76-0x0000000003F70000-0x000000000485B000-memory.dmp

          memory/1688-2-0x0000000003F70000-0x000000000485B000-memory.dmp

          memory/1688-75-0x0000000003B60000-0x0000000003F64000-memory.dmp

          memory/1688-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1688-74-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/1688-127-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1688-1-0x0000000003B60000-0x0000000003F64000-memory.dmp

          memory/2084-126-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2136-85-0x00000000056F0000-0x0000000005A47000-memory.dmp

          memory/2136-90-0x0000000070720000-0x000000007076C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2136-91-0x0000000070950000-0x0000000070CA7000-memory.dmp

          memory/2332-171-0x00000000076F0000-0x0000000007701000-memory.dmp

          memory/2332-157-0x0000000005D00000-0x0000000006057000-memory.dmp

          memory/2332-159-0x0000000006700000-0x000000000674C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2332-160-0x0000000070640000-0x000000007068C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2332-161-0x00000000707C0000-0x0000000070B17000-memory.dmp

          memory/2332-170-0x00000000073D0000-0x0000000007474000-memory.dmp

          memory/2332-172-0x0000000005B70000-0x0000000005B85000-memory.dmp

          memory/2584-222-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2584-200-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2584-226-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2584-254-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2584-234-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2584-218-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2584-250-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2584-214-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2584-206-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2584-230-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2584-246-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2584-242-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2584-238-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2924-216-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/2924-224-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/4624-183-0x0000000070640000-0x000000007068C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4624-184-0x00000000707C0000-0x0000000070B17000-memory.dmp

          memory/4904-27-0x0000000070930000-0x0000000070C87000-memory.dmp

          memory/4904-40-0x0000000007D10000-0x0000000007D2A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4904-8-0x00000000058D0000-0x00000000058F2000-memory.dmp

          memory/4904-10-0x0000000006210000-0x0000000006276000-memory.dmp

          memory/4904-9-0x00000000061A0000-0x0000000006206000-memory.dmp

          memory/4904-20-0x0000000006280000-0x00000000065D7000-memory.dmp

          memory/4904-21-0x0000000006770000-0x000000000678E000-memory.dmp

          memory/4904-6-0x00000000744B0000-0x0000000074C61000-memory.dmp

          memory/4904-22-0x0000000006790000-0x00000000067DC000-memory.dmp

          memory/4904-7-0x0000000005940000-0x0000000005F6A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4904-23-0x0000000006DA0000-0x0000000006DE6000-memory.dmp

          memory/4904-25-0x0000000070720000-0x000000007076C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4904-5-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005306000-memory.dmp

          memory/4904-24-0x0000000007B90000-0x0000000007BC4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4904-4-0x00000000744BE000-0x00000000744BF000-memory.dmp

          memory/4904-47-0x0000000007EC0000-0x0000000007EC8000-memory.dmp

          memory/4904-36-0x0000000007BD0000-0x0000000007BEE000-memory.dmp

          memory/4904-46-0x0000000007ED0000-0x0000000007EEA000-memory.dmp

          memory/4904-50-0x00000000744B0000-0x0000000074C61000-memory.dmp

          memory/4904-26-0x00000000744B0000-0x0000000074C61000-memory.dmp

          memory/4904-37-0x0000000007BF0000-0x0000000007C94000-memory.dmp

          memory/4904-38-0x00000000744B0000-0x0000000074C61000-memory.dmp

          memory/4904-11-0x00000000744B0000-0x0000000074C61000-memory.dmp

          memory/4904-39-0x0000000008360000-0x00000000089DA000-memory.dmp

          memory/4904-41-0x0000000007D50000-0x0000000007D5A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4904-42-0x0000000007E10000-0x0000000007EA6000-memory.dmp

          memory/4904-43-0x0000000007D90000-0x0000000007DA1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4904-44-0x0000000007DC0000-0x0000000007DCE000-memory.dmp

          memory/4904-45-0x0000000007DD0000-0x0000000007DE5000-memory.dmp

          memory/5080-211-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/5080-207-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp