Analysis

  • max time kernel
    133s
  • max time network
    246s
  • platform
    windows10-1703_x64
  • resource
    win10-20240404-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10-20240404-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-1703-x64system
  • submitted
    04-05-2024 22:40

General

  • Target

    ad8f4809df9a7429e0a3dbbaeafae78056f10584f042bcfde4b8fdab553077ad.exe

  • Size

    663KB

  • MD5

    cf783d751a0c45d4fdead46ac29d831e

  • SHA1

    30826caa615ea57877699a5b9062f89685b01e19

  • SHA256

    ad8f4809df9a7429e0a3dbbaeafae78056f10584f042bcfde4b8fdab553077ad

  • SHA512

    8dacbec85e93700cdbb783b57d2421a110133592c7ff75a176f2bc0ee6c71625c02ef2b9d41427b12c1da3b99a0b7ecca3cc1019ceb19cd252fa0836bbfa3fc2

  • SSDEEP

    12288:2MwC2DnOQyOmir722i6N0hwQ929tHih31p+dFYTsmkcVT5xXd/o9OrsR9KGPGm+N:2MwC2DUOjP3Nmw5jHih31p+dFYTVTo9k

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

smokeloader

Botnet

pub3

Signatures

  • SmokeLoader

    Modular backdoor trojan in use since 2014.

  • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 3 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Enumerates processes with tasklist 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 35 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    1⤵
      PID:3280
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ad8f4809df9a7429e0a3dbbaeafae78056f10584f042bcfde4b8fdab553077ad.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ad8f4809df9a7429e0a3dbbaeafae78056f10584f042bcfde4b8fdab553077ad.exe"
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2912
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k move Albania Albania.cmd & Albania.cmd & exit
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:644
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
            tasklist
            4⤵
            • Enumerates processes with tasklist
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:2632
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\findstr.exe
            findstr /I "wrsa.exe opssvc.exe"
            4⤵
              PID:4256
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
              tasklist
              4⤵
              • Enumerates processes with tasklist
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              PID:4204
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\findstr.exe
              findstr /I "avastui.exe avgui.exe nswscsvc.exe sophoshealth.exe"
              4⤵
                PID:1676
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
                cmd /c md 557525
                4⤵
                  PID:4856
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\findstr.exe
                  findstr /V "RESTORATIONFONTPALACECHRONICLES" Evaluated
                  4⤵
                    PID:4000
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
                    cmd /c copy /b Attempting 557525\e
                    4⤵
                      PID:224
                    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\557525\Denial.pif
                      557525\Denial.pif 557525\e
                      4⤵
                      • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
                      • Executes dropped EXE
                      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
                      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
                      • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
                      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                      PID:4684
                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
                      ping -n 5 127.0.0.1
                      4⤵
                      • Runs ping.exe
                      PID:5012
                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\557525\Denial.pif
                  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\557525\Denial.pif
                  2⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
                  PID:1408

              Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

              Discovery

              System Information Discovery

              2
              T1082

              Query Registry

              1
              T1012

              Peripheral Device Discovery

              1
              T1120

              Process Discovery

              1
              T1057

              Remote System Discovery

              1
              T1018

              Replay Monitor

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              Downloads

              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\557525\Denial.pif
                Filesize

                925KB

                MD5

                62d09f076e6e0240548c2f837536a46a

                SHA1

                26bdbc63af8abae9a8fb6ec0913a307ef6614cf2

                SHA256

                1300262a9d6bb6fcbefc0d299cce194435790e70b9c7b4a651e202e90a32fd49

                SHA512

                32de0d8bb57f3d3eb01d16950b07176866c7fb2e737d9811f61f7be6606a6a38a5fc5d4d2ae54a190636409b2a7943abca292d6cefaa89df1fc474a1312c695f

              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Albania
                Filesize

                7KB

                MD5

                83a34379d845324abb6c98f0de6a4e7e

                SHA1

                a58643df603af76d4021c465d8da22f79f9fd9ac

                SHA256

                271a4d29889f6c79cb2f8ac13cad58c60f056d2c32e98f566f4d6b05a25ee972

                SHA512

                8aefcbbe9aaa0e793680251b69f652b8c93130e4f837fe778ac9a065acd2587c65677878b220c34802a2bfb458ab71ecea23d73e0a80d75d5fad23590645df78

              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Anticipated
                Filesize

                67KB

                MD5

                a2e216bd646dd38c490ff0164ac15154

                SHA1

                44228567eedf2b0fb15844b43d033b386a2b216e

                SHA256

                1b23e536a23154db81725f73f2b292f430705b7f23c23f06f3867b7a09a8ea34

                SHA512

                4e59f0c817a607a22c5252a627068c9a30bed8a7f1d7de1edfc207ff937e41cc03f1f7498aebaef2c91d8f4a79ba9ede16f59960108ea2f0c00e447218389571

              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Assuming
                Filesize

                27KB

                MD5

                a246b727587260e8d2160c469775406f

                SHA1

                dd9d97017a010f5975aa3bdd2939b19f6ffad472

                SHA256

                e863b1e55cd9a201bb7809ac9910a88e116d0e4baa3960e755783565bf376a26

                SHA512

                cdcec235f1c56f66caef22f06850be96524873991da5d4fb6b8afd328342b94646c22bdf201a0091e3beb5a2f472b91adf3f3b1bb535ab12383c7de13d40c021

              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Attempting
                Filesize

                176KB

                MD5

                c7b2f746bc85d8ae6a82d1fcdf97aec4

                SHA1

                2727e77352394fb221032093f9f8cb08b75de704

                SHA256

                bd1522cb5baf51bfafbe60bfa22d3fee52f4c7aab5f6623a9cb9d64e5d596098

                SHA512

                297b24d6212c71a34a346ba9ec7704cf65cf8cf53b2172bc47c84c557bbd0dd1a80f38964ab143f12ad268658fc6eff9fbe06229195ad180821693ceb8652e62

              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Can
                Filesize

                23KB

                MD5

                a73cbae9bd2a41321f36edbdd6c65b7c

                SHA1

                a2fa5a1d98a274b21eecec433dbd40d389f30342

                SHA256

                b112da438b23aac96d683e124e3662e1b400d16a7ae37fa744dccb655626f94e

                SHA512

                f4554896582856e945b2833fc70a6dbe1e570809fa69b8650e766b488fe24e25763668b54b662f3bd0ebba32ef6791f20fb0fb39d5c581649322afcd3577f56d

              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Circular
                Filesize

                21KB

                MD5

                b53f193a1db5ebbc23b70b726c5c0ef9

                SHA1

                399d49e299295d345c630e4d493e33809724fc64

                SHA256

                30c6a92bbc3e63f030fb7fae15c54b3dc4ee761efa1c8a50ea972ba0ea8fac5c

                SHA512

                84b6d3c8906903f408cb383b5f37ca767f61469e131136a9ba3e5b5b0c26fe2db6d4cf21efdc0277dc2fb4458bcac3b232e9f1fc81c2d4b9d1dbe548d202933d

              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Contamination
                Filesize

                35KB

                MD5

                048275c8473b0a874be5421cc89940e7

                SHA1

                565cbb767e94e9c7da1700848402a26cd82ae7d6

                SHA256

                c00348a944fa33156a4bb434b26e4887494370b70b433c045b7dd398fae27be5

                SHA512

                42a9b215c85aaf1c925e86e83f3ced8e8cf81b37c4e9a729c59a7b6b32b9d4a68fe0d20b462cb910efa55595f1049413fe43eb8dc7e263c7ed941537369780d3

              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Delivery
                Filesize

                44KB

                MD5

                cfa9d49c9371fe3e206d03a6d11841d8

                SHA1

                03b5dca0caed51a8a9d18869e6159e275d620f61

                SHA256

                4323539bcde6c14548d79f9b9c6a7a9a76c2f4d7edc3b854f76182818cb258b1

                SHA512

                28cffe1c7b84eaf1a21aaa7f16d8803561c1dc9738f0ec56a3c828af5ce6922cd2d0a1804b3334b1cf39abc2c910591384cb5d26823a418b3ce20019d26efcec

              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Evaluated
                Filesize

                153B

                MD5

                cf08079b340fdab04e86b040d078461e

                SHA1

                0326ff30140800b51a0fe8856dc656367cdd8ebe

                SHA256

                f14a10f991af08b0326af086ed0ea3cad3def0f3b54c7cfd23d1539a0c80cf10

                SHA512

                4f3c39fd91c407ea1360d6a4c260e16071290ab0ad0201e08ed9531b18860892e09ced00ba1fc89d4808998c9ad3520e15eedfb143122b27404fe6969069a053

              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Ieee
                Filesize

                6KB

                MD5

                585d09b16f10af2fdf4e01cbc393422c

                SHA1

                d196cf50c138c7d04f0238ed8424ebebf2bca21a

                SHA256

                3f49376ec6727868eee0ce178cb0fe1cae84463b9444087f6254827b62b33a86

                SHA512

                79611db3617d4b158fa3bc0ec90cc379175edf4bcf6e2af60a2f00ef9e8d0d959bed74f094a32a5fbfd16257c294f3659e9a06519ee0ab660340545b2b5f477c

              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Label
                Filesize

                17KB

                MD5

                92e5502db653ed4395441348e2eeaba5

                SHA1

                11223dd7e7effff7359d2f430d514a942e488ccb

                SHA256

                a5d089db7c8e0015cfc2b25cccd216a94c1f2507c3e0f350b3450988ef3c2cbc

                SHA512

                502076f45f8fd0a284bd6e43e6bf082a534f97a0b4258232ee89730c80c90c92928a87be3cecc464be4d2ca4c1e28daa5241a26c99772d230c33dd7679c59198

              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Medicine
                Filesize

                21KB

                MD5

                5bfdf8dc632cc32dc5ac6d20e4c8ee80

                SHA1

                733c80e1710022ad6a966940fe5833a346640eed

                SHA256

                5553260b69f6faa02c8e58f94b6414d2016913b74d6522f5fcdefc20eac36b98

                SHA512

                6dcd0b77ee3eeb7f7610b56f850220a4197f56470b5c7e3baff48d2e3f193402ccbaf6a3f69036b4c76236a09b7b553538fc3385b227a5afc4bf64a4a8d51136

              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Mess
                Filesize

                51KB

                MD5

                1eea5eff1b7d032a5d227a0437b6bd45

                SHA1

                9596bece26074ea14e69e03cb303a54cc1bee1ce

                SHA256

                1e5276f666cf5948a218a2b046fa23514d48d9422058f2e86b489be4f067a8a4

                SHA512

                b704f7ce8320c599aabff0fc0ab9bd4ad81542ac5be6499e0b8f2997f387e0570a26a092281e47eb30def9f8a0a5482160d2d41498c38dccca593159da3cfabb

              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Out
                Filesize

                40KB

                MD5

                3ea618afe5a1681a23ac7a3ab270d58f

                SHA1

                8c1017bfe037c490dd467a3587e64bc08cb317d7

                SHA256

                4f37e201e8e5aff58c87ef2b6201f36750bd5383965a1c281fbf1f8b4fa0e3f4

                SHA512

                a0b386b14504048dcfc064bc55f6ed6c53acd3968c7a40a696c7471533e19e705088a061bacf23faf0961d595cbbbcefb804dac915cc47b374b662fbf31537a4

              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Pct
                Filesize

                42KB

                MD5

                21ecf5216b3a9945c53dd293c43b073a

                SHA1

                684991c0ed9242df8bde212d6f1ccef7ff373186

                SHA256

                a332b7ebfa9ae56b76383945be23180ae4c0eb24c542f6067a56fc2106cad368

                SHA512

                4bc3d72e0f06c5b821bcd81f12fa22c2fe435430fb85cb7d79f03421c9d222e65f4c4783d65aee1ab995eff6a810c7dc4d182d14cfc7cff108ebf0ea0891a0a0

              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Places
                Filesize

                9KB

                MD5

                711c2478a4f7cb003ff8f0e2f12c485b

                SHA1

                8eb0cede64a7abea133472485d8bd4a271438ff7

                SHA256

                a701d0ee1d14a452be2ef9ad4bf75d31ab42f49e5cc1636f30abef297e6e218e

                SHA512

                33d463ec06f271e496590cba3b073fee21a31937e7629d2d1f2a5e15fdddf996ee403d80bf4d66fd9b2b39313b2898d9dce4073edc6102b541415d4438729479

              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Pose
                Filesize

                43KB

                MD5

                df91119a70e56a6fbe62248ea52ae18e

                SHA1

                76df5ccc73df5ae24f10ef7e311ea740f8e19e24

                SHA256

                a63f9c4b49c3f6c469abe0490336dc8c81c86346ed363bed8b49f4aab88b7343

                SHA512

                ab4ee3f9fff2a3f9e914b1f24a82566f8360ae6628962208c59deb488ec662c666d7547e184a8038415e8dc296ec283bd0aee8e66d196f5146fdc187c16f7352

              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Pregnancy
                Filesize

                47KB

                MD5

                c2306fea58668b8c2bf2c34df5ef2fea

                SHA1

                0ee8f1c7fa2b3b9bf1f4447b33a124cdcecda547

                SHA256

                5cf34136b875ea16ab2e26fb34733b8b2defef04b0a2b4e205eeee1b5e886691

                SHA512

                8a2b368892686af9441c8c675fc6e6e46bf0738f389434b831adac33aaf8a6d5436d5e91eb1f9f22c286eed95083f343b02c274b94f638868c458b6e78cf1933

              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Procedures
                Filesize

                49KB

                MD5

                557d9c5d42133129f3cc06dc51d2f78a

                SHA1

                8d5f9cf0ab869e38cfef0bbd894827f5e6e52881

                SHA256

                4ec9139d86815aba942a547e5f44774aec2052e37bf26e59727431ed61f1e333

                SHA512

                d121e27d1c8740d116cd02a84a05eee0e383436afc6128d339289c30776d565beb97c334e0358ba977fe24b88ae55cba58f601ed642718fd20161532ab818227

              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Registry
                Filesize

                8KB

                MD5

                dc9e7d6a523e68beb4f21ca2b16dafee

                SHA1

                6f9584e2c6a60ba8b743000d0988dc388ea3a116

                SHA256

                e822464d0a24402e0ac22b22e40ac550ed8b0946b3fa7cfcebb4bbb7c5cf2f9a

                SHA512

                f5b009a74ec5cdda5a962a5a9c0c4696283a063f95ad861ea6f0e2c2572f5011fcf77123ab70a60f5940ee0c3aa63d52b65650389bd2e72fb01a73fb2813fdc0

              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Sacred
                Filesize

                41KB

                MD5

                174398305f18885f03ab79bf0162274a

                SHA1

                b62c3abed0495a87f1acd1eea6be5d3b336ed7f0

                SHA256

                d81f47bb692b1ed20bfe94e363e92b6c947d4c0adbdbbfd4b6cd5f701c03e70c

                SHA512

                0b9e3cb4cf1d47011e14894d3474e0c67bb3c1f66f12777c8cae45c8e92dcf4fc0d2a18e96484d3f54ddd5e31cfb060352fe2c6cecc1eda655625771e5491f02

              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Samuel
                Filesize

                55KB

                MD5

                7886a394784c5ff16f8035e4ef438355

                SHA1

                914d2c98b0d773608ad3b6906b9536848de79a0d

                SHA256

                4086cb0307ee1b403fa2f3274c8c66aa285a325310c815a7f25d7dfb561cdbc6

                SHA512

                935b7ff4cb923c3c907d1df4f000c29b08c1b1d1c6e3a4079a4b90f2fbfcf5a367c6636dff49b81ae3dc2a238e08dee2998653af4349e627f9558e9e9c57ad9a

              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Site
                Filesize

                26KB

                MD5

                18e0d240be6a4cda1cafe09d286ef9d8

                SHA1

                3c1b695edd14e815920e793dadf71c4c93d208dd

                SHA256

                edc3f91422263f5f410938f3602db7202a196d5d7799d1fc5ffa5adc79ff1033

                SHA512

                a9bab6afb438e540a66857baa6ffeb991ffb48b30dadc4af9701cbd49180440627f8c0095d5cde831d335723351bd1050801100fc2fbc3bdddd0a8b387c58db0

              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Sorry
                Filesize

                59KB

                MD5

                62962c19f97f68a87ff1684ec469f94e

                SHA1

                cc93792af47822d9c69dc87af131aa2f71fdd242

                SHA256

                533dd3eb6294b12940d181bf4031a0c7dcb4de07c9a3de15a5df7474615931f9

                SHA512

                bf92b66be1221c801610dcb4369cdb3d9a472fde3b033509ea1bc3d8b5c08d29c7871e72c2f94a877376c8ed0a8ebd9226a68423ae82eb78946064c28ee5da95

              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Spas
                Filesize

                40KB

                MD5

                0b83ca4b90d08ab46783656c12b52cec

                SHA1

                10d8cbfedccf3ebae729e2cbd9f3056a3adeab58

                SHA256

                cbaf66b752e9d9eed2c7deafa1a0c33d1b887e84b2ade53c88e8e8eb98d46eaa

                SHA512

                824d315bddc8c56f726eb6df25615d99ac28d5d37e04b4dc450c091e65268954168f7c4caef0be795133fa870c2d6026394e48c2276f8a2fd4c52d49090f714f

              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Strategic
                Filesize

                24KB

                MD5

                af32c8d2c920c14652ea7ca2be82de73

                SHA1

                5c3289340df6a46fadf3cd2d7ec82c7bbe6fb3da

                SHA256

                a50a537010be59cfc0ae26bde86d5dcffaee772412b4918a91ddaa75cac8f23e

                SHA512

                0dbe3fbf3fe5a91a8243c08babf07ed8c6e5c1c577015b9c4f1b9f7c49c91523eb63b5382aac5e6b5ffb8484f99ca966e13eca52c8b155e951d24a940fc75cd0

              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Theorem
                Filesize

                46KB

                MD5

                2f2ff9d2cd4cd938e41db31c7337bd98

                SHA1

                c972aba839633ba81b0b3ac95ce1e5604dcdd9c2

                SHA256

                00b43c4d27e4825bfdb92634a5a172400d80091e43b4635e8ccf5f0ae081970a

                SHA512

                cd53a9c9ea771874a521efc13907bfbd0b4f78c2ee13975ed09123f7f5110f57213ac8357ff97a25817b8c82691e3178da1c8897c96cf98d841b32beb682ace7

              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Warranty
                Filesize

                63KB

                MD5

                8128e4b04e7b35789be125c802561c0f

                SHA1

                d1107ab67ddbc9efba5527593ef91c5e256616fb

                SHA256

                36022914b51d3e6cd1bdd4f30c51a246255dae805fefbe98c28ef0fbcf75dcd3

                SHA512

                6c68674787bf9acf432cc07978372a75a056359a3eb91dea7709336bd33670fcff8034b48efbefa9f3f6f740f794f13d1f3609d884921115d04bf3ed94ebfd7c

              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Workshops
                Filesize

                20KB

                MD5

                81d98e4855442c2477cb7b5ec5a00af6

                SHA1

                c4809f11e87237b07dbf619337f9581bc7b4afc6

                SHA256

                ec158425a6ddabcae3f3ad28a876918856cc3fd5502212edea3f4de81af1e63c

                SHA512

                113e669d23d2467b1fffb00c1b1cc99be54426189cffa62d013db9198c0ca30028e219175cfaf56ab51b0889cb5e834696a5e928ecf321693c26fb019a7a68bd

              • memory/1408-77-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp
                Filesize

                44KB

              • memory/1408-78-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp
                Filesize

                44KB