General

  • Target

    aca5b2387c10786a2306a98166581a60_NEIKI

  • Size

    758KB

  • Sample

    240509-arydfagb7t

  • MD5

    aca5b2387c10786a2306a98166581a60

  • SHA1

    3338f237b591b0775b45dcfab61ca79dc696a098

  • SHA256

    6b953bd9494e5f61c1ede1ec264bf6df54911c4edefecd2eda3fb11fdbd10785

  • SHA512

    91146233039cdc73979930bc77405d0f3f21176c1399f8cae87e2e1425da015255f6a66857a76538e165c4ec2ae75587e70229818e1039d9c592721a0141b457

  • SSDEEP

    12288:KUZy93y/u81hwyayMUx9XZ0rajhHCYdzyU1WjTA1Ax9Ctn:KUZKyuwLayTor+NyRjk1Me

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      aca5b2387c10786a2306a98166581a60_NEIKI

    • Size

      758KB

    • MD5

      aca5b2387c10786a2306a98166581a60

    • SHA1

      3338f237b591b0775b45dcfab61ca79dc696a098

    • SHA256

      6b953bd9494e5f61c1ede1ec264bf6df54911c4edefecd2eda3fb11fdbd10785

    • SHA512

      91146233039cdc73979930bc77405d0f3f21176c1399f8cae87e2e1425da015255f6a66857a76538e165c4ec2ae75587e70229818e1039d9c592721a0141b457

    • SSDEEP

      12288:KUZy93y/u81hwyayMUx9XZ0rajhHCYdzyU1WjTA1Ax9Ctn:KUZKyuwLayTor+NyRjk1Me

    • Detects HijackLoader (aka IDAT Loader)

    • HijackLoader

      HijackLoader is a multistage loader first seen in 2023.

    • SectopRAT

      SectopRAT is a remote access trojan first seen in November 2019.

    • SectopRAT payload

    • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting

    • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)

      Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Persistence

Pre-OS Boot

1
T1542

Bootkit

1
T1542.003

Defense Evasion

Pre-OS Boot

1
T1542

Bootkit

1
T1542.003

Credential Access

Unsecured Credentials

1
T1552

Credentials In Files

1
T1552.001

Discovery

System Information Discovery

1
T1082

Collection

Data from Local System

1
T1005

Tasks