Analysis

  • max time kernel
    451s
  • max time network
    1175s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20240426-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20240426-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    12/05/2024, 07:57

General

  • Target
    MalwareRepository-main/Deathy.exe
  • Size 5.2MB
  • Sample240512-jtkd2aag78
  • SHA256 9dfe8b68cc53019040dfccd870b7147365e651b3ff30e378afcc961b6ba800d7
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Disables Task Manager via registry modification
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 18 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.

  • Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note) 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MalwareRepository-main\Deathy.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MalwareRepository-main\Deathy.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3288
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Windows\deathy\core.bat" "
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3312
      • C:\Windows\deathy\updater.exe
        updater.exe
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2332
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /Create /TN wininit /ru SYSTEM /SC ONSTART /TR "C:\Windows\deathy\updater.exe"
          4⤵
          • Creates scheduled task(s)
          PID:4948
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
        reg add HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableTaskMgr /t REG_SZ /d 1 /f
        3⤵
          PID:1188
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
          reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop" /v Wallpaper /t REG_SZ /d C:\Windows\deathy\Wallpaper.png /f
          3⤵
          • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
          PID:3952
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
          notepad C:\Windows\deathy\note.txt
          3⤵
          • Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
          PID:2988

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          core.bat

          • Path C:\Windows\deathy\core.bat
          • Size 551B
          • SHA256 cb1a556502896c4e6a6170b745c10feff90ba833e5ac57cb8298c92d2284da12
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          note.txt

          • Path C:\Windows\deathy\note.txt
          • Size 485B
          • SHA256 8fd81f82aab056deb1347e5cfce3a8d2ef0090cd97e01f8c9354255a515448e3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          updater.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\deathy\updater.exe
          • Size 150KB
          • SHA256 59f4d7abefbe4eae5744464d960858a685723a37de9966ef5bc6eb713bb564f3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          memory/2332-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp