Analysis

  • max time kernel
    140s
  • max time network
    119s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240221-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240221-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    13/05/2024, 07:37

General

  • Target
    a6763e8cf4bf98a3bc251bb8776d4350_NeikiAnalytics.exe
  • Size 91KB
  • Sample240513-jf2fdscf5x
  • SHA256 7c68e6466b11eaf49109e1dfa6981ccba66f1d1989f390bea75a3362018e0b63
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
Score
10/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Modifies visibility of file extensions in Explorer 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies visiblity of hidden/system files in Explorer 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Disables RegEdit via registry modification 2 IoCs
  • Disables use of System Restore points 1 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 14 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 24 IoCs
  • Modifies system executable filetype association 2 TTPs 13 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 5 IoCs
  • Drops desktop.ini file(s) 4 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 22 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 20 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Modifies Control Panel 4 IoCs
  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 9 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 16 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 56 IoCs
  • System policy modification 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a6763e8cf4bf98a3bc251bb8776d4350_NeikiAnalytics.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a6763e8cf4bf98a3bc251bb8776d4350_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
    • Modifies visibility of file extensions in Explorer
    • Modifies visiblity of hidden/system files in Explorer
    • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Modifies system executable filetype association
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops desktop.ini file(s)
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies Control Panel
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    • System policy modification
    PID:1704
    • C:\Windows\xk.exe
      C:\Windows\xk.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:2252
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\IExplorer.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\IExplorer.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:2912
    • C:\Users\Admin\Local Settings\Application Data\WINDOWS\WINLOGON.EXE
      "C:\Users\Admin\Local Settings\Application Data\WINDOWS\WINLOGON.EXE"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:2712
    • C:\Users\Admin\Local Settings\Application Data\WINDOWS\CSRSS.EXE
      "C:\Users\Admin\Local Settings\Application Data\WINDOWS\CSRSS.EXE"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:2696
    • C:\Users\Admin\Local Settings\Application Data\WINDOWS\SERVICES.EXE
      "C:\Users\Admin\Local Settings\Application Data\WINDOWS\SERVICES.EXE"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:2780
    • C:\Users\Admin\Local Settings\Application Data\WINDOWS\LSASS.EXE
      "C:\Users\Admin\Local Settings\Application Data\WINDOWS\LSASS.EXE"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:1568
    • C:\Users\Admin\Local Settings\Application Data\WINDOWS\SMSS.EXE
      "C:\Users\Admin\Local Settings\Application Data\WINDOWS\SMSS.EXE"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:1240
    • C:\Windows\xk.exe
      C:\Windows\xk.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:2088
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\IExplorer.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\IExplorer.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:1664
    • C:\Users\Admin\Local Settings\Application Data\WINDOWS\WINLOGON.EXE
      "C:\Users\Admin\Local Settings\Application Data\WINDOWS\WINLOGON.EXE"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:1956
    • C:\Users\Admin\Local Settings\Application Data\WINDOWS\CSRSS.EXE
      "C:\Users\Admin\Local Settings\Application Data\WINDOWS\CSRSS.EXE"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:1928
    • C:\Users\Admin\Local Settings\Application Data\WINDOWS\SERVICES.EXE
      "C:\Users\Admin\Local Settings\Application Data\WINDOWS\SERVICES.EXE"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:1404
    • C:\Users\Admin\Local Settings\Application Data\WINDOWS\LSASS.EXE
      "C:\Users\Admin\Local Settings\Application Data\WINDOWS\LSASS.EXE"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:1656
    • C:\Users\Admin\Local Settings\Application Data\WINDOWS\SMSS.EXE
      "C:\Users\Admin\Local Settings\Application Data\WINDOWS\SMSS.EXE"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:1756
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\OUTLOOK.EXE
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\OUTLOOK.EXE" -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
    • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2716

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        FRMCACHE.DAT

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\FORMS\FRMCACHE.DAT
        • Size 240KB
        • SHA256 a8cb8458141ed5222827403ac74ad20b5c0279be89d9e1608dea04450254fcf3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        mapisvc.inf

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook\mapisvc.inf
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 7bfe1f3691e2b4fb4d61fbf5e9f7782fbe49da1342dbd32201c2cc8e540dbd1a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        services.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\services.exe
        • Size 91KB
        • SHA256 7c68e6466b11eaf49109e1dfa6981ccba66f1d1989f390bea75a3362018e0b63
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        xk.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\xk.exe
        • Size 91KB
        • SHA256 946d188f4046dca5681b8c7d35430d12e5cbe886b497b5199180eb12e33fdb35
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        xk.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\xk.exe
        • Size 91KB
        • SHA256 83fbbb04f16ca2c08f8ceb57221bbd954f1a032f44cbf4bebb395324c34f825b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        CSRSS.EXE

        • Path \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\WINDOWS\CSRSS.EXE
        • Size 91KB
        • SHA256 e177a1171ba2a62be8e299845a7e2ed0e8320d16bb2ded6f83b9535163097fb4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        CSRSS.EXE

        • Path \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\WINDOWS\CSRSS.EXE
        • Size 91KB
        • SHA256 da1b89af5b8dff5374ef889d04c442b005207aaaca7f4dd20e32c054df139993
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        LSASS.EXE

        • Path \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\WINDOWS\LSASS.EXE
        • Size 91KB
        • SHA256 7b92daae49e73fc23837e4a40a229dc6e1b3bc5f9b38ac35addbd2dcf3f86b3a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        LSASS.EXE

        • Path \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\WINDOWS\LSASS.EXE
        • Size 91KB
        • SHA256 922585baf31c676363b15c1fcc2d709d1b3e68f6ca26efa3ffcea456c57a31da
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        SERVICES.EXE

        • Path \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\WINDOWS\SERVICES.EXE
        • Size 91KB
        • SHA256 4ffd005688acd382cbcea3687b52d263995e0623006c70ae10deda52ae097b66
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        SERVICES.EXE

        • Path \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\WINDOWS\SERVICES.EXE
        • Size 91KB
        • SHA256 d4cb4aa87de1e452e35ec80e4d99303849432a09b85f0b7b5332a0552fca25a7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        SMSS.EXE

        • Path \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\WINDOWS\SMSS.EXE
        • Size 91KB
        • SHA256 0b4248bc5e77607771826f80fa1e75f1cfea049d599eb2f6e12dbcbb2e0d576a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        SMSS.EXE

        • Path \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\WINDOWS\SMSS.EXE
        • Size 91KB
        • SHA256 b0b6a3be0c23ae31e5d8400e4569efb7dbadad6f175403f673f235696673ce5d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        WINLOGON.EXE

        • Path \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\WINDOWS\WINLOGON.EXE
        • Size 91KB
        • SHA256 adb0ca680e37d8f5574835a7f0ae2cc50e63dbf45405b9f270387740e7a1fe1d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        WINLOGON.EXE

        • Path \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\WINDOWS\WINLOGON.EXE
        • Size 91KB
        • SHA256 d8b78da0b5473c29572e219a3488fcb0ee9dedcab3acb80545795798a5e2ba8e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        IExplorer.exe

        • Path \Windows\SysWOW64\IExplorer.exe
        • Size 91KB
        • SHA256 eb147275c285fb73a0c0833706d257ab903fcecdeeab61501359d2b67663635a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        IExplorer.exe

        • Path \Windows\SysWOW64\IExplorer.exe
        • Size 91KB
        • SHA256 51d28ed886b7a9ed934d8c7bf5a56322503754243e3df6a4b38c2504e1536f2c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        memory/1240-203-0x0000000072940000-0x0000000072A93000-memory.dmp

        memory/1240-224-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

        memory/1404-327-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

        memory/1404-322-0x0000000072940000-0x0000000072A93000-memory.dmp

        memory/1568-190-0x0000000072940000-0x0000000072A93000-memory.dmp

        memory/1568-195-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

        memory/1656-340-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

        memory/1656-335-0x0000000072940000-0x0000000072A93000-memory.dmp

        memory/1664-293-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

        memory/1664-280-0x0000000072940000-0x0000000072A93000-memory.dmp

        memory/1704-290-0x00000000003D0000-0x00000000003FC000-memory.dmp

        memory/1704-150-0x0000000000401000-0x0000000000427000-memory.dmp

        memory/1704-112-0x00000000003D0000-0x00000000003FC000-memory.dmp

        memory/1704-291-0x00000000003D0000-0x00000000003FC000-memory.dmp

        memory/1704-146-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000024000-memory.dmp

        memory/1704-130-0x00000000003D0000-0x00000000003FC000-memory.dmp

        memory/1704-123-0x00000000003D0000-0x00000000003FC000-memory.dmp

        memory/1704-3-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

        memory/1704-2-0x0000000072940000-0x0000000072A93000-memory.dmp

        memory/1704-113-0x00000000003D0000-0x00000000003FC000-memory.dmp

        memory/1704-503-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

        memory/1704-4-0x0000000000401000-0x0000000000427000-memory.dmp

        memory/1704-266-0x00000000003D0000-0x00000000003FC000-memory.dmp

        memory/1704-265-0x00000000003D0000-0x00000000003FC000-memory.dmp

        memory/1704-1-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000024000-memory.dmp

        memory/1704-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

        memory/1756-348-0x0000000072940000-0x0000000072A93000-memory.dmp

        memory/1756-353-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

        memory/1928-308-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

        memory/1928-309-0x0000000072940000-0x0000000072A93000-memory.dmp

        memory/1928-316-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

        memory/1956-295-0x0000000072940000-0x0000000072A93000-memory.dmp

        memory/1956-302-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2088-267-0x0000000072940000-0x0000000072A93000-memory.dmp

        memory/2088-273-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2252-121-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2252-115-0x0000000072940000-0x0000000072A93000-memory.dmp

        memory/2252-119-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2696-170-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2696-166-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2696-162-0x0000000072940000-0x0000000072A93000-memory.dmp

        memory/2712-154-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2712-147-0x0000000072940000-0x0000000072A93000-memory.dmp

        memory/2712-151-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2716-378-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp

        memory/2780-180-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2780-176-0x0000000072940000-0x0000000072A93000-memory.dmp

        memory/2780-182-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2912-132-0x0000000072940000-0x0000000072A93000-memory.dmp

        memory/2912-131-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2912-136-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2912-138-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp