Malware Analysis Report

2025-03-15 06:04

Sample ID 240512-nr9ncsgc55
Target MetaLauncher.exe
SHA256 4bf3c7c185fc786e9a12774d172390f134cc820889d28bca5dd0184f88e87bc1
Tags
vmprotect
score
7/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V15

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
7/10

SHA256

4bf3c7c185fc786e9a12774d172390f134cc820889d28bca5dd0184f88e87bc1

Threat Level: Shows suspicious behavior

The file MetaLauncher.exe was found to be: Shows suspicious behavior.

Malicious Activity Summary

vmprotect

VMProtect packed file

Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

Drops file in System32 directory

Program crash

Unsigned PE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-05-12 11:39

Signatures

VMProtect packed file

vmprotect
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-05-12 11:39

Reported

2024-05-12 11:39

Platform

win7-20240508-en

Max time kernel

24s

Max time network

25s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MetaLauncher.exe"

Signatures

VMProtect packed file

vmprotect
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A pastebin.com N/A N/A
N/A pastebin.com N/A N/A

Drops file in System32 directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\JavaWInfo.xml C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MetaLauncher.exe N/A

Program crash

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MetaLauncher.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MetaLauncher.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MetaLauncher.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MetaLauncher.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1368 -s 1772

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 pastebin.com udp
US 104.20.4.235:443 pastebin.com tcp
RU 91.210.170.70:443 tcp

Files

memory/1368-0-0x0000000073DBE000-0x0000000073DBF000-memory.dmp

memory/1368-1-0x0000000001090000-0x000000000110A000-memory.dmp

memory/1368-2-0x0000000073DBE000-0x0000000073DBF000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-05-12 11:39

Reported

2024-05-12 11:39

Platform

win10v2004-20240508-en

Max time kernel

10s

Max time network

12s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MetaLauncher.exe"

Signatures

VMProtect packed file

vmprotect
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A pastebin.com N/A N/A
N/A pastebin.com N/A N/A

Drops file in System32 directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\JavaWInfo.xml C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MetaLauncher.exe N/A

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MetaLauncher.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MetaLauncher.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MetaLauncher.exe"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 pastebin.com udp
US 172.67.19.24:443 pastebin.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 24.19.67.172.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 4.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa udp
NL 23.62.61.152:443 www.bing.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 152.61.62.23.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 88.156.103.20.in-addr.arpa udp
RU 91.210.170.70:443 91.210.170.70 tcp
RU 91.210.170.70:443 91.210.170.70 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 70.170.210.91.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/412-0-0x0000000074EBE000-0x0000000074EBF000-memory.dmp

memory/412-1-0x00000000000F0000-0x000000000016A000-memory.dmp

memory/412-2-0x0000000074EB0000-0x0000000075660000-memory.dmp

memory/412-3-0x0000000004EF0000-0x0000000004F56000-memory.dmp

memory/412-4-0x0000000004E90000-0x0000000004E9A000-memory.dmp

memory/412-6-0x0000000074EB0000-0x0000000075660000-memory.dmp