Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    130s
  • 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, 19:10

General

  • Target
    9e2155dea18caad2c5938673ede9152f2b2a661c6e30225d5f3648c5ae49d8e3.exe
  • Size 4.2MB
  • Sample240502-xvpl2agb52
  • SHA256 9e2155dea18caad2c5938673ede9152f2b2a661c6e30225d5f3648c5ae49d8e3
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Glupteba

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

  • Glupteba payload 18 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\9e2155dea18caad2c5938673ede9152f2b2a661c6e30225d5f3648c5ae49d8e3.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9e2155dea18caad2c5938673ede9152f2b2a661c6e30225d5f3648c5ae49d8e3.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4816
    • 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:2996
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9e2155dea18caad2c5938673ede9152f2b2a661c6e30225d5f3648c5ae49d8e3.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9e2155dea18caad2c5938673ede9152f2b2a661c6e30225d5f3648c5ae49d8e3.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:1960
      • 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:1864
      • 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:4792
        • 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:2656
      • 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:5112
      • 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:4136
      • 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:4976
        • 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:3284
        • 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:2884
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /delete /tn ScheduledUpdate /f
          4⤵
            PID:1000
          • 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:1692
          • 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:1176
          • 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:4684
          • 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:4592
            • C:\Windows\System32\Conhost.exe
              \??\C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1
              5⤵
                PID:1864
            • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
              "C:\Windows\windefender.exe"
              4⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:4332
              • 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:1136
                • 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:1280
      • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
        C:\Windows\windefender.exe
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        PID:1424

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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            Downloads

            __PSScriptPolicyTest_ul2onz0a.zgz.ps1

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ul2onz0a.zgz.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 1e50a2f486630c7836d3bea7bd33703a58375e51c0981eb1a5e67eb4c847b32f
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            StartupProfileData-Interactive

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
            • Size 19KB
            • SHA256 feb8319438bd299064313de19b3694855a8811182e8e2709d814c106a18e8739
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            StartupProfileData-Interactive

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
            • Size 19KB
            • SHA256 fbceebede2de96fb70ff85e5452ad53d2846e45ee46067d2501cfe323f16fbbd
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            StartupProfileData-Interactive

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
            • Size 19KB
            • SHA256 a05d2278cc88934a6f9fc800518d4621cb8efa27000c5da96351bd2b99165f16
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            StartupProfileData-Interactive

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
            • Size 19KB
            • SHA256 0a2fe7320b6091420d8da349b743d37d4d0b3b1f51cbe5f25569a197016a40a0
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            csrss.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
            • Size 4.2MB
            • SHA256 9e2155dea18caad2c5938673ede9152f2b2a661c6e30225d5f3648c5ae49d8e3
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            windefender.exe

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

            memory/1176-184-0x0000000070B20000-0x0000000070E77000-memory.dmp

            memory/1176-181-0x0000000005D30000-0x0000000006087000-memory.dmp

            memory/1176-183-0x00000000701E0000-0x000000007022C000-memory.dmp

            memory/1424-219-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

            memory/1424-214-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

            memory/1424-208-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

            memory/1692-160-0x0000000070360000-0x00000000706B7000-memory.dmp

            memory/1692-159-0x00000000701E0000-0x000000007022C000-memory.dmp

            memory/1692-156-0x0000000005EC0000-0x0000000006217000-memory.dmp

            memory/1692-158-0x00000000066D0000-0x000000000671C000-memory.dmp

            memory/1692-170-0x0000000007920000-0x0000000007931000-memory.dmp

            memory/1692-171-0x0000000005DA0000-0x0000000005DB5000-memory.dmp

            memory/1692-169-0x00000000075C0000-0x0000000007664000-memory.dmp

            memory/1864-71-0x0000000007E90000-0x0000000007EA1000-memory.dmp

            memory/1864-72-0x0000000007EE0000-0x0000000007EF5000-memory.dmp

            memory/1864-51-0x00000000063F0000-0x0000000006747000-memory.dmp

            memory/1864-61-0x0000000070510000-0x0000000070867000-memory.dmp

            memory/1864-70-0x0000000007B40000-0x0000000007BE4000-memory.dmp

            memory/1864-60-0x00000000702C0000-0x000000007030C000-memory.dmp

            memory/1960-122-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002EE9000-memory.dmp

            memory/2996-37-0x0000000007670000-0x0000000007CEA000-memory.dmp

            memory/2996-8-0x0000000004B70000-0x0000000004B92000-memory.dmp

            memory/2996-48-0x0000000074050000-0x0000000074801000-memory.dmp

            memory/2996-45-0x0000000007160000-0x0000000007168000-memory.dmp

            memory/2996-43-0x00000000070F0000-0x0000000007105000-memory.dmp

            memory/2996-44-0x0000000007140000-0x000000000715A000-memory.dmp

            memory/2996-42-0x00000000070E0000-0x00000000070EE000-memory.dmp

            memory/2996-41-0x0000000007090000-0x00000000070A1000-memory.dmp

            memory/2996-4-0x000000007405E000-0x000000007405F000-memory.dmp

            memory/2996-40-0x0000000007180000-0x0000000007216000-memory.dmp

            memory/2996-38-0x0000000007030000-0x000000000704A000-memory.dmp

            memory/2996-5-0x0000000002550000-0x0000000002586000-memory.dmp

            memory/2996-6-0x0000000004C50000-0x000000000527A000-memory.dmp

            memory/2996-7-0x0000000074050000-0x0000000074801000-memory.dmp

            memory/2996-39-0x0000000007070000-0x000000000707A000-memory.dmp

            memory/2996-21-0x0000000005A00000-0x0000000005A1E000-memory.dmp

            memory/2996-10-0x00000000054E0000-0x0000000005546000-memory.dmp

            memory/2996-9-0x0000000005470000-0x00000000054D6000-memory.dmp

            memory/2996-19-0x0000000074050000-0x0000000074801000-memory.dmp

            memory/2996-25-0x00000000702C0000-0x000000007030C000-memory.dmp

            memory/2996-20-0x0000000005550000-0x00000000058A7000-memory.dmp

            memory/2996-22-0x0000000005A50000-0x0000000005A9C000-memory.dmp

            memory/2996-36-0x0000000006E90000-0x0000000006F34000-memory.dmp

            memory/2996-23-0x00000000069E0000-0x0000000006A26000-memory.dmp

            memory/2996-24-0x0000000006E30000-0x0000000006E64000-memory.dmp

            memory/2996-35-0x0000000006E70000-0x0000000006E8E000-memory.dmp

            memory/2996-26-0x0000000070440000-0x0000000070797000-memory.dmp

            memory/3284-137-0x00000000702C0000-0x000000007030C000-memory.dmp

            memory/3284-138-0x0000000070460000-0x00000000707B7000-memory.dmp

            memory/3284-135-0x0000000005CA0000-0x0000000005FF7000-memory.dmp

            memory/4136-105-0x0000000005EA0000-0x00000000061F7000-memory.dmp

            memory/4136-107-0x00000000702C0000-0x000000007030C000-memory.dmp

            memory/4136-108-0x00000000704F0000-0x0000000070847000-memory.dmp

            memory/4332-206-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

            memory/4332-210-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

            memory/4816-75-0x00000000050D0000-0x00000000059BB000-memory.dmp

            memory/4816-1-0x0000000003520000-0x0000000003925000-memory.dmp

            memory/4816-117-0x0000000003520000-0x0000000003925000-memory.dmp

            memory/4816-50-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002EE9000-memory.dmp

            memory/4816-126-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

            memory/4816-2-0x00000000050D0000-0x00000000059BB000-memory.dmp

            memory/4816-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

            memory/4976-221-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002EE9000-memory.dmp

            memory/4976-230-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002EE9000-memory.dmp

            memory/4976-240-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002EE9000-memory.dmp

            memory/4976-213-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002EE9000-memory.dmp

            memory/4976-216-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002EE9000-memory.dmp

            memory/4976-200-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002EE9000-memory.dmp

            memory/4976-218-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002EE9000-memory.dmp

            memory/4976-236-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002EE9000-memory.dmp

            memory/4976-224-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002EE9000-memory.dmp

            memory/4976-228-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002EE9000-memory.dmp

            memory/4976-204-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002EE9000-memory.dmp

            memory/4976-233-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002EE9000-memory.dmp

            memory/5112-87-0x0000000070510000-0x0000000070867000-memory.dmp

            memory/5112-86-0x00000000702C0000-0x000000007030C000-memory.dmp