Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240508-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240508-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    13/05/2024, 09:22

General

  • Target
    ae128f7c68467e38f6379ee659e38af0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
  • Size 74KB
  • Sample240513-lcb3fahb64
  • SHA256 46fa844c850ee77c5f146501a648093f9c396822fe2887715bc46b4000d8c25c
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
Score
8/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Sets file to hidden 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Modifies file attributes to stop it showing in Explorer etc.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs
  • Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae128f7c68467e38f6379ee659e38af0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae128f7c68467e38f6379ee659e38af0_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4320
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
      attrib +a +s +h +r C:\Windows\Debug\iewhost.exe
      2⤵
      • Sets file to hidden
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • Views/modifies file attributes
      PID:4540
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AE128F~1.EXE > nul
      2⤵
        PID:3488
    • C:\Windows\Debug\iewhost.exe
      C:\Windows\Debug\iewhost.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:2820

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          iewhost.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\debug\iewhost.exe
          • Size 75KB
          • SHA256 e7262babfcd7346ae89389c415ada5c18bf1d8341d35255334f71c4627f76b1d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          memory/2820-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp

          memory/2820-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp

          memory/4320-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp