Analysis Overview
SHA256
2bbbbc59558516e2781b6187be3caa21b3daf34ea35cedcba41038d100f6cb80
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 280df8175f9acb9219baef6b26693210_NEAS was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Kpot family
Trickbot
KPOT
Trickbot x86 loader
KPOT Core Executable
Stops running service(s)
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Drops file in System32 directory
Launches sc.exe
Unsigned PE
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-05-07 09:35
Signatures
KPOT Core Executable
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Kpot family
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-05-07 09:35
Reported
2024-05-07 09:37
Platform
win7-20240419-en
Max time kernel
135s
Max time network
118s
Command Line
Signatures
KPOT
KPOT Core Executable
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Trickbot
Trickbot x86 loader
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Stops running service(s)
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinSocket\290df9186f9acb9219baef7b27793210_NFAS.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinSocket\290df9186f9acb9219baef7b27793210_NFAS.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinSocket\290df9186f9acb9219baef7b27793210_NFAS.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\280df8175f9acb9219baef6b26693210_NEAS.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\280df8175f9acb9219baef6b26693210_NEAS.exe | N/A |
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Windows PowerShell\Windows PowerShell.lnk | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Windows PowerShell\Windows PowerShell.lnk | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Launches sc.exe
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeTcbPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinSocket\290df9186f9acb9219baef7b27793210_NFAS.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeTcbPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinSocket\290df9186f9acb9219baef7b27793210_NFAS.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\280df8175f9acb9219baef6b26693210_NEAS.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinSocket\290df9186f9acb9219baef7b27793210_NFAS.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinSocket\290df9186f9acb9219baef7b27793210_NFAS.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinSocket\290df9186f9acb9219baef7b27793210_NFAS.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\280df8175f9acb9219baef6b26693210_NEAS.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\280df8175f9acb9219baef6b26693210_NEAS.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
/c sc stop WinDefend
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
/c sc delete WinDefend
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
/c powershell Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $true
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinSocket\290df9186f9acb9219baef7b27793210_NFAS.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinSocket\290df9186f9acb9219baef7b27793210_NFAS.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
sc delete WinDefend
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
sc stop WinDefend
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
/c sc stop WinDefend
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
/c sc delete WinDefend
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
/c powershell Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $true
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
sc delete WinDefend
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
sc stop WinDefend
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
powershell Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $true
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
powershell Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $true
C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
taskeng.exe {CF8B35A6-791B-4255-AC1C-819CB128927D} S-1-5-18:NT AUTHORITY\System:Service:
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinSocket\290df9186f9acb9219baef7b27793210_NFAS.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinSocket\290df9186f9acb9219baef7b27793210_NFAS.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinSocket\290df9186f9acb9219baef7b27793210_NFAS.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinSocket\290df9186f9acb9219baef7b27793210_NFAS.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
Network
Files
memory/2460-2-0x0000000000270000-0x0000000000271000-memory.dmp
memory/2460-3-0x0000000000270000-0x0000000000271000-memory.dmp
memory/2460-9-0x0000000000270000-0x0000000000271000-memory.dmp
memory/2460-8-0x0000000000270000-0x0000000000271000-memory.dmp
memory/2460-7-0x0000000000270000-0x0000000000271000-memory.dmp
memory/2460-6-0x0000000000270000-0x0000000000271000-memory.dmp
memory/2460-5-0x0000000000270000-0x0000000000271000-memory.dmp
memory/2460-4-0x0000000000270000-0x0000000000271000-memory.dmp
memory/2460-11-0x0000000000270000-0x0000000000271000-memory.dmp
memory/2460-13-0x0000000000270000-0x0000000000271000-memory.dmp
memory/2460-12-0x0000000000270000-0x0000000000271000-memory.dmp
memory/2460-10-0x0000000000270000-0x0000000000271000-memory.dmp
memory/2460-14-0x0000000000270000-0x0000000000271000-memory.dmp
memory/2460-15-0x00000000002A0000-0x00000000002C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2460-17-0x0000000000421000-0x0000000000422000-memory.dmp
memory/2460-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000472000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinSocket\290df9186f9acb9219baef7b27793210_NFAS.exe
| MD5 | 280df8175f9acb9219baef6b26693210 |
| SHA1 | 3510bf9dacd94065039ab3ecba55b24ce0e016f5 |
| SHA256 | 2bbbbc59558516e2781b6187be3caa21b3daf34ea35cedcba41038d100f6cb80 |
| SHA512 | 9efd5d51abbc7a5eddc6e76a607e246e1c8a277a47bdd1aec930e32babec8dc278bddb947c07684bdc20694f0a82f853a0de97f035894656e67bf6190a009fe9 |
memory/2732-44-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000472000-memory.dmp
memory/2608-55-0x00000000000E0000-0x00000000000E1000-memory.dmp
memory/2608-51-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001E000-memory.dmp
memory/2608-50-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001E000-memory.dmp
memory/2732-45-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010007000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\d93f411851d7c929.customDestinations-ms
| MD5 | ebcf8732153dbb52cbf6955daa43432c |
| SHA1 | 9469b83471ef3e7d64dfcc41c69cf4967217075a |
| SHA256 | 58cfd90b9cd4e1fec3ce4591a01a43a3431cdb4e791bda8c4231dd23a17c5ea6 |
| SHA512 | d54cf3e403424b781c9fe98acffdd9e4e39d403d1d4a979d472f51f246b87d385724e156075ee171c0057a9f170172595420221c3d0fef3f28b3742d1a35b8ab |
memory/2140-68-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp
memory/2140-69-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp
memory/2140-70-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp
memory/2140-71-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp
memory/2140-72-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp
memory/2140-73-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp
memory/2140-74-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp
memory/2140-75-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp
memory/2140-76-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp
memory/2140-77-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp
memory/2140-78-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp
memory/2140-79-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-05-07 09:35
Reported
2024-05-07 09:37
Platform
win10v2004-20240419-en
Max time kernel
138s
Max time network
128s
Command Line
Signatures
KPOT
KPOT Core Executable
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Trickbot
Trickbot x86 loader
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinSocket\290df9186f9acb9219baef7b27793210_NFAS.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinSocket\290df9186f9acb9219baef7b27793210_NFAS.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinSocket\290df9186f9acb9219baef7b27793210_NFAS.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeTcbPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinSocket\290df9186f9acb9219baef7b27793210_NFAS.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeTcbPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinSocket\290df9186f9acb9219baef7b27793210_NFAS.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\280df8175f9acb9219baef6b26693210_NEAS.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinSocket\290df9186f9acb9219baef7b27793210_NFAS.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinSocket\290df9186f9acb9219baef7b27793210_NFAS.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinSocket\290df9186f9acb9219baef7b27793210_NFAS.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\280df8175f9acb9219baef6b26693210_NEAS.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\280df8175f9acb9219baef6b26693210_NEAS.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinSocket\290df9186f9acb9219baef7b27793210_NFAS.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinSocket\290df9186f9acb9219baef7b27793210_NFAS.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinSocket\290df9186f9acb9219baef7b27793210_NFAS.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinSocket\290df9186f9acb9219baef7b27793210_NFAS.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinSocket\290df9186f9acb9219baef7b27793210_NFAS.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinSocket\290df9186f9acb9219baef7b27793210_NFAS.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 13.86.106.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 77.190.18.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 73.31.126.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 88.156.103.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| GB | 23.73.138.32:443 | www.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 32.138.73.23.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 183.142.211.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 103.169.127.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 206.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 147.211.222.173.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 14.251.17.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| NP | 202.63.242.48:449 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 23.236.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 43.58.199.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | tse1.mm.bing.net | udp |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| NP | 202.63.242.48:449 | tcp |
Files
memory/2704-14-0x0000000002140000-0x0000000002141000-memory.dmp
memory/2704-13-0x0000000002140000-0x0000000002141000-memory.dmp
memory/2704-12-0x0000000002140000-0x0000000002141000-memory.dmp
memory/2704-11-0x0000000002140000-0x0000000002141000-memory.dmp
memory/2704-10-0x0000000002140000-0x0000000002141000-memory.dmp
memory/2704-9-0x0000000002140000-0x0000000002141000-memory.dmp
memory/2704-8-0x0000000002140000-0x0000000002141000-memory.dmp
memory/2704-7-0x0000000002140000-0x0000000002141000-memory.dmp
memory/2704-6-0x0000000002140000-0x0000000002141000-memory.dmp
memory/2704-4-0x0000000002140000-0x0000000002141000-memory.dmp
memory/2704-5-0x0000000002140000-0x0000000002141000-memory.dmp
memory/2704-3-0x0000000002140000-0x0000000002141000-memory.dmp
memory/2704-2-0x0000000002140000-0x0000000002141000-memory.dmp
memory/2704-16-0x00000000021F0000-0x0000000002219000-memory.dmp
memory/2704-17-0x0000000000421000-0x0000000000422000-memory.dmp
memory/2704-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000472000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinSocket\290df9186f9acb9219baef7b27793210_NFAS.exe
| MD5 | 280df8175f9acb9219baef6b26693210 |
| SHA1 | 3510bf9dacd94065039ab3ecba55b24ce0e016f5 |
| SHA256 | 2bbbbc59558516e2781b6187be3caa21b3daf34ea35cedcba41038d100f6cb80 |
| SHA512 | 9efd5d51abbc7a5eddc6e76a607e246e1c8a277a47bdd1aec930e32babec8dc278bddb947c07684bdc20694f0a82f853a0de97f035894656e67bf6190a009fe9 |
memory/4052-37-0x0000000002920000-0x0000000002921000-memory.dmp
memory/4052-40-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000472000-memory.dmp
memory/4052-41-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010007000-memory.dmp
memory/4052-36-0x0000000002920000-0x0000000002921000-memory.dmp
memory/4052-35-0x0000000002920000-0x0000000002921000-memory.dmp
memory/4052-34-0x0000000002920000-0x0000000002921000-memory.dmp
memory/4052-33-0x0000000002920000-0x0000000002921000-memory.dmp
memory/4052-32-0x0000000002920000-0x0000000002921000-memory.dmp
memory/4052-31-0x0000000002920000-0x0000000002921000-memory.dmp
memory/4052-30-0x0000000002920000-0x0000000002921000-memory.dmp
memory/3168-46-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001E000-memory.dmp
memory/4052-29-0x0000000002920000-0x0000000002921000-memory.dmp
memory/4052-28-0x0000000002920000-0x0000000002921000-memory.dmp
memory/4052-27-0x0000000002920000-0x0000000002921000-memory.dmp
memory/3168-51-0x000002DC8D680000-0x000002DC8D681000-memory.dmp
memory/4052-26-0x0000000002920000-0x0000000002921000-memory.dmp
memory/4052-52-0x0000000003060000-0x000000000311E000-memory.dmp
memory/4052-53-0x0000000003160000-0x0000000003429000-memory.dmp
memory/3416-69-0x0000000000CA0000-0x0000000000CA1000-memory.dmp
memory/3416-68-0x0000000000CA0000-0x0000000000CA1000-memory.dmp
memory/3416-67-0x0000000000CA0000-0x0000000000CA1000-memory.dmp
memory/3416-66-0x0000000000CA0000-0x0000000000CA1000-memory.dmp
memory/3416-65-0x0000000000CA0000-0x0000000000CA1000-memory.dmp
memory/3416-64-0x0000000000CA0000-0x0000000000CA1000-memory.dmp
memory/3416-63-0x0000000000CA0000-0x0000000000CA1000-memory.dmp
memory/3416-62-0x0000000000CA0000-0x0000000000CA1000-memory.dmp
memory/3416-61-0x0000000000CA0000-0x0000000000CA1000-memory.dmp
memory/3416-60-0x0000000000CA0000-0x0000000000CA1000-memory.dmp
memory/3416-59-0x0000000000CA0000-0x0000000000CA1000-memory.dmp
memory/3416-58-0x0000000000CA0000-0x0000000000CA1000-memory.dmp
memory/3416-72-0x0000000000421000-0x0000000000422000-memory.dmp
memory/3416-73-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000472000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinSocket\settings.ini
| MD5 | df549cad1ee7041fb86dfc07a8d94f25 |
| SHA1 | 71e74c8c42c0b3c481815caa361386963f4d2db0 |
| SHA256 | 2ab994eaaaa46dcd0bdc54bc09ff580190fbc805fd628326e8d6ccb4b86e08ef |
| SHA512 | 4a143bccd682a5dc6bc7114f724eb91efd480028ba6449f73f90abc2ea3cd1487aabf63b5222f099197cd5b20ca7a1a348bbbfdd49724a5ed5ff97a6e64e4bc3 |