Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    156s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240226-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240226-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    03/05/2024, 11:29

General

  • Target
    proof of payment.exe
  • Size 906KB
  • Sample240503-nlqcjafd64
  • SHA256 05a341a2577c728e8a994775b17b8c5562539146d78a5de948e3534e1ae1c629
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • remcos

Botnet
  • RemoteHost

C2
  • 37.120.235.122:2269

Attributes
  • audio_folder

    MicRecords

  • audio_record_time

    5

  • connect_delay

    0

  • connect_interval

    1

  • copy_file

    remcos.exe

  • copy_folder

    Remcos

  • delete_file

    false

  • hide_file

    false

  • hide_keylog_file

    false

  • install_flag

    false

  • keylog_crypt

    false

  • keylog_file

    logs.dat

  • keylog_flag

    false

  • keylog_folder

    remcos

  • mouse_option

    false

  • mutex

    Rmc-F9KCYW

  • screenshot_crypt

    false

  • screenshot_flag

    false

  • screenshot_folder

    Screenshots

  • screenshot_path

    %AppData%

  • screenshot_time

    10

  • take_screenshot_option

    false

  • take_screenshot_time

    5

Signatures

  • Remcos

    Remcos is a closed-source remote control and surveillance software.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\proof of payment.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\proof of payment.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2960
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\NvbYSEq.exe"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4592
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\NvbYSEq" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp3042.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:232
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\proof of payment.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\proof of payment.exe"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:1388
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3928 --field-trial-handle=2280,i,716736634476467098,11449718822158202904,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8
    1⤵
      PID:2892

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

          Replay Monitor

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          Downloads

          logs.dat

          • Path C:\ProgramData\remcos\logs.dat
          • Size 144B
          • SHA256 bfabe74a7cd8c62f4f492dd99bcbf436985be9b0bbf353da6fd9fad5467e22c4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_sfskm014.kpx.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_sfskm014.kpx.ps1
          • Size 60B
          • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          tmp3042.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp3042.tmp
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 7cfaeaaf2aded86a0e01be6419b1f6d06f2227cc26203ba128f6a2080140e76d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          memory/1388-34-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

          memory/1388-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

          memory/1388-62-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

          memory/1388-66-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

          memory/1388-69-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

          memory/1388-81-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

          memory/1388-80-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

          memory/1388-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

          memory/1388-83-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

          memory/1388-90-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

          memory/1388-61-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

          memory/1388-33-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

          memory/1388-30-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

          memory/1388-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

          memory/1388-106-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

          memory/1388-105-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

          memory/1388-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

          memory/1388-97-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

          memory/1388-98-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

          memory/1388-89-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

          memory/2960-1-0x0000000000E30000-0x0000000000F18000-memory.dmp

          memory/2960-28-0x00000000747C0000-0x0000000074F70000-memory.dmp

          memory/2960-10-0x0000000009770000-0x000000000980C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2960-9-0x0000000007170000-0x0000000007230000-memory.dmp

          memory/2960-8-0x0000000005AF0000-0x0000000005B06000-memory.dmp

          memory/2960-5-0x0000000005960000-0x000000000596A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2960-7-0x0000000005AE0000-0x0000000005AEE000-memory.dmp

          memory/2960-15-0x00000000747CE000-0x00000000747CF000-memory.dmp

          memory/2960-4-0x00000000747C0000-0x0000000074F70000-memory.dmp

          memory/2960-3-0x00000000058C0000-0x0000000005952000-memory.dmp

          memory/2960-2-0x0000000005F90000-0x0000000006534000-memory.dmp

          memory/2960-6-0x0000000005AB0000-0x0000000005AC8000-memory.dmp

          memory/2960-0-0x00000000747CE000-0x00000000747CF000-memory.dmp

          memory/4592-45-0x0000000005F10000-0x0000000005F2E000-memory.dmp

          memory/4592-60-0x00000000075A0000-0x0000000007643000-memory.dmp

          memory/4592-63-0x0000000007CE0000-0x000000000835A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4592-64-0x00000000076A0000-0x00000000076BA000-memory.dmp

          memory/4592-65-0x0000000007710000-0x000000000771A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4592-59-0x0000000006950000-0x000000000696E000-memory.dmp

          memory/4592-67-0x0000000007920000-0x00000000079B6000-memory.dmp

          memory/4592-49-0x0000000071EB0000-0x0000000071EFC000-memory.dmp

          memory/4592-70-0x00000000078A0000-0x00000000078B1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4592-71-0x00000000078D0000-0x00000000078DE000-memory.dmp

          memory/4592-72-0x00000000078E0000-0x00000000078F4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4592-73-0x00000000079E0000-0x00000000079FA000-memory.dmp

          memory/4592-74-0x00000000079C0000-0x00000000079C8000-memory.dmp

          memory/4592-78-0x00000000747C0000-0x0000000074F70000-memory.dmp

          memory/4592-48-0x0000000006970000-0x00000000069A2000-memory.dmp

          memory/4592-46-0x0000000006400000-0x000000000644C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4592-44-0x0000000005F40000-0x0000000006294000-memory.dmp

          memory/4592-29-0x0000000005D40000-0x0000000005DA6000-memory.dmp

          memory/4592-27-0x0000000005CD0000-0x0000000005D36000-memory.dmp

          memory/4592-26-0x00000000055A0000-0x00000000055C2000-memory.dmp

          memory/4592-20-0x0000000005630000-0x0000000005C58000-memory.dmp

          memory/4592-19-0x00000000747C0000-0x0000000074F70000-memory.dmp

          memory/4592-18-0x00000000747C0000-0x0000000074F70000-memory.dmp

          memory/4592-16-0x0000000002A60000-0x0000000002A96000-memory.dmp