Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • 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, 15:36

General

  • Target
    a339e8d1701a0c5510056cd13ccbd4dd851ddf6e678bafb77c8c46a6c5da47d6.exe
  • Size 4.2MB
  • Sample240502-s19ryaca5z
  • SHA256 a339e8d1701a0c5510056cd13ccbd4dd851ddf6e678bafb77c8c46a6c5da47d6
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Glupteba

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

  • Glupteba payload 20 IoCs
  • Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 7 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\a339e8d1701a0c5510056cd13ccbd4dd851ddf6e678bafb77c8c46a6c5da47d6.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a339e8d1701a0c5510056cd13ccbd4dd851ddf6e678bafb77c8c46a6c5da47d6.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2872
    • 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:3224
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a339e8d1701a0c5510056cd13ccbd4dd851ddf6e678bafb77c8c46a6c5da47d6.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a339e8d1701a0c5510056cd13ccbd4dd851ddf6e678bafb77c8c46a6c5da47d6.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:2244
      • 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:1896
      • 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:2104
        • 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:5084
      • 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:1876
      • 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:2056
      • 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:3176
        • 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:2208
        • 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:4848
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /delete /tn ScheduledUpdate /f
          4⤵
            PID:3928
          • 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:4656
          • 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:2068
          • 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:1108
          • 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:5092
          • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
            "C:\Windows\windefender.exe"
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:4796
            • 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:3476
              • 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:4228
    • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      PID:1608

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_f4x2s2zl.za2.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_f4x2s2zl.za2.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 e39062a62c3c7617feeeff95ea8a0be51104a0d36f46e44eea22556fda74d8d9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 e6963b79c20fdd05f580627253de7ced55ec94844abf8f9153c99d5072eb9d87
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 968eb881d8f176dc3e8f299c7bd73ceed1a11c94493db9759ef2ddec3aeb487c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 e4a677ceba2eea5b287b50524e5bbdf41843e4de6a4fad5541cd7675522ba435
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 849a6a36efcb134403fa69c5205a98acf51f77085693d68716eed9c2fb48187e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 420ebaa5e6d49a1400f796d69a00cfe5ff110ff0f224520ddd13c0e55ab282da
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          csrss.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
          • Size 4.2MB
          • SHA256 a339e8d1701a0c5510056cd13ccbd4dd851ddf6e678bafb77c8c46a6c5da47d6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          windefender.exe

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

          memory/1608-211-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/1608-218-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/1608-226-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/1608-238-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/1876-88-0x00000000703F0000-0x0000000070747000-memory.dmp

          memory/1876-77-0x0000000005BA0000-0x0000000005EF7000-memory.dmp

          memory/1876-87-0x0000000070180000-0x00000000701CC000-memory.dmp

          memory/1896-60-0x0000000070180000-0x00000000701CC000-memory.dmp

          memory/1896-61-0x0000000070300000-0x0000000070657000-memory.dmp

          memory/1896-59-0x0000000005B90000-0x0000000005EE7000-memory.dmp

          memory/1896-70-0x00000000072D0000-0x0000000007374000-memory.dmp

          memory/1896-71-0x00000000075F0000-0x0000000007601000-memory.dmp

          memory/1896-72-0x0000000007640000-0x0000000007655000-memory.dmp

          memory/2056-100-0x00000000062E0000-0x0000000006637000-memory.dmp

          memory/2056-111-0x00000000703D0000-0x0000000070727000-memory.dmp

          memory/2056-110-0x0000000070180000-0x00000000701CC000-memory.dmp

          memory/2068-186-0x0000000070240000-0x0000000070597000-memory.dmp

          memory/2068-185-0x00000000700A0000-0x00000000700EC000-memory.dmp

          memory/2068-183-0x0000000005F00000-0x0000000006257000-memory.dmp

          memory/2208-138-0x0000000070320000-0x0000000070677000-memory.dmp

          memory/2208-135-0x0000000005AB0000-0x0000000005E07000-memory.dmp

          memory/2208-137-0x0000000070180000-0x00000000701CC000-memory.dmp

          memory/2244-201-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2244-120-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2872-98-0x0000000003F20000-0x000000000480B000-memory.dmp

          memory/2872-2-0x0000000003F20000-0x000000000480B000-memory.dmp

          memory/2872-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2872-73-0x0000000003B20000-0x0000000003F1F000-memory.dmp

          memory/2872-97-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2872-147-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2872-1-0x0000000003B20000-0x0000000003F1F000-memory.dmp

          memory/3176-250-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3176-237-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3176-241-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3176-246-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3176-253-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3176-233-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3176-230-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3176-225-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3176-257-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3176-221-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3176-217-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3176-214-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3176-202-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3224-36-0x0000000073F10000-0x00000000746C1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3224-10-0x0000000005CC0000-0x0000000005D26000-memory.dmp

          memory/3224-24-0x0000000070180000-0x00000000701CC000-memory.dmp

          memory/3224-46-0x0000000007950000-0x0000000007958000-memory.dmp

          memory/3224-21-0x0000000006230000-0x000000000627C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3224-45-0x0000000007960000-0x000000000797A000-memory.dmp

          memory/3224-44-0x0000000007860000-0x0000000007875000-memory.dmp

          memory/3224-43-0x0000000007850000-0x000000000785E000-memory.dmp

          memory/3224-42-0x0000000007810000-0x0000000007821000-memory.dmp

          memory/3224-41-0x00000000078A0000-0x0000000007936000-memory.dmp

          memory/3224-22-0x00000000067A0000-0x00000000067E6000-memory.dmp

          memory/3224-20-0x00000000061E0000-0x00000000061FE000-memory.dmp

          memory/3224-19-0x0000000005D30000-0x0000000006087000-memory.dmp

          memory/3224-39-0x00000000077A0000-0x00000000077BA000-memory.dmp

          memory/3224-9-0x0000000005B20000-0x0000000005B86000-memory.dmp

          memory/3224-8-0x0000000005A80000-0x0000000005AA2000-memory.dmp

          memory/3224-7-0x0000000005450000-0x0000000005A7A000-memory.dmp

          memory/3224-25-0x0000000070310000-0x0000000070667000-memory.dmp

          memory/3224-6-0x0000000073F10000-0x00000000746C1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3224-40-0x00000000077E0000-0x00000000077EA000-memory.dmp

          memory/3224-5-0x0000000002D20000-0x0000000002D56000-memory.dmp

          memory/3224-38-0x0000000007DE0000-0x000000000845A000-memory.dmp

          memory/3224-23-0x0000000007610000-0x0000000007644000-memory.dmp

          memory/3224-4-0x0000000073F1E000-0x0000000073F1F000-memory.dmp

          memory/3224-35-0x0000000007670000-0x0000000007714000-memory.dmp

          memory/3224-34-0x0000000007650000-0x000000000766E000-memory.dmp

          memory/3224-49-0x0000000073F10000-0x00000000746C1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3224-37-0x0000000073F10000-0x00000000746C1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4656-173-0x0000000005A50000-0x0000000005A65000-memory.dmp

          memory/4656-171-0x00000000055D0000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4656-170-0x0000000006E60000-0x0000000006F04000-memory.dmp

          memory/4656-161-0x00000000702B0000-0x0000000070607000-memory.dmp

          memory/4656-160-0x00000000700A0000-0x00000000700EC000-memory.dmp

          memory/4656-159-0x0000000005C10000-0x0000000005C5C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4656-157-0x00000000056B0000-0x0000000005A07000-memory.dmp

          memory/4796-213-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/4796-207-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp