Analysis Overview
SHA256
08707998b12ff7bd313fda087fe0f3a47d288922898a4ce6c0202b766d77b028
Threat Level: Likely malicious
The file b23322dcd97791cb71fb6334b4fd6130_NeikiAnalytics was found to be: Likely malicious.
Malicious Activity Summary
Sets file to hidden
Deletes itself
Checks computer location settings
UPX packed file
Executes dropped EXE
Drops file in Windows directory
Unsigned PE
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Views/modifies file attributes
Checks processor information in registry
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-05-13 10:20
Signatures
UPX packed file
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Unsigned PE
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Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-05-13 10:20
Reported
2024-05-13 10:23
Platform
win7-20240508-en
Max time kernel
141s
Max time network
125s
Command Line
Signatures
Sets file to hidden
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
Deletes itself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\Debug\ayahost.exe | N/A |
UPX packed file
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Drops file in Windows directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\Debug\ayahost.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b23322dcd97791cb71fb6334b4fd6130_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\Debug\ayahost.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\Debug\ayahost.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b23322dcd97791cb71fb6334b4fd6130_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Checks processor information in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0 | C:\Windows\Debug\ayahost.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz | C:\Windows\Debug\ayahost.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b23322dcd97791cb71fb6334b4fd6130_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Views/modifies file attributes
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b23322dcd97791cb71fb6334b4fd6130_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b23322dcd97791cb71fb6334b4fd6130_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
attrib +a +s +h +r C:\Windows\Debug\ayahost.exe
C:\Windows\Debug\ayahost.exe
C:\Windows\Debug\ayahost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\B23322~1.EXE > nul
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.baidu.com | udp |
| HK | 103.235.46.40:80 | www.baidu.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 1Dw34TjxV.nnnn.eu.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | bt7FM8wrhj.nnnn.eu.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ZpQ7cQzRx.nnnn.eu.org | udp |
Files
memory/1736-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000416000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\Debug\ayahost.exe
| MD5 | 75c863e178af2097f1851725ecf4be46 |
| SHA1 | 790a57ed3432602f3e821dc6dd3c09e5117fbda8 |
| SHA256 | 86a90c773a97be8a443fb9d9986c7e23f39d556051037ff57f5c2346ee630008 |
| SHA512 | 65a3d02be7ef42e55cf6c6cf6fd3ebbe8778f159db52366d45078bb725b1c9968ee56f14a595e83bafcc23a624214dc4d0db52bb1aa1de99ede7a39cdc375265 |
memory/2360-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000416000-memory.dmp
memory/1736-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000416000-memory.dmp
memory/2360-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000416000-memory.dmp
memory/2360-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000416000-memory.dmp
memory/2360-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000416000-memory.dmp
memory/2360-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000416000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-05-13 10:20
Reported
2024-05-13 10:23
Platform
win10v2004-20240508-en
Max time kernel
149s
Max time network
156s
Command Line
Signatures
Sets file to hidden
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4124900551-4068476067-3491212533-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b23322dcd97791cb71fb6334b4fd6130_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\Debug\cwshost.exe | N/A |
UPX packed file
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Drops file in Windows directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\Debug\cwshost.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\Debug\cwshost.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b23322dcd97791cb71fb6334b4fd6130_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\Debug\cwshost.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b23322dcd97791cb71fb6334b4fd6130_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Checks processor information in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0 | C:\Windows\Debug\cwshost.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz | C:\Windows\Debug\cwshost.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b23322dcd97791cb71fb6334b4fd6130_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1696 wrote to memory of 1700 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b23322dcd97791cb71fb6334b4fd6130_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe |
| PID 1696 wrote to memory of 1700 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b23322dcd97791cb71fb6334b4fd6130_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe |
| PID 1696 wrote to memory of 1700 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b23322dcd97791cb71fb6334b4fd6130_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe |
| PID 1696 wrote to memory of 1368 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b23322dcd97791cb71fb6334b4fd6130_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe |
| PID 1696 wrote to memory of 1368 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b23322dcd97791cb71fb6334b4fd6130_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe |
| PID 1696 wrote to memory of 1368 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b23322dcd97791cb71fb6334b4fd6130_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe |
Views/modifies file attributes
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b23322dcd97791cb71fb6334b4fd6130_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b23322dcd97791cb71fb6334b4fd6130_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
attrib +a +s +h +r C:\Windows\Debug\cwshost.exe
C:\Windows\Debug\cwshost.exe
C:\Windows\Debug\cwshost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\B23322~1.EXE > nul
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.baidu.com | udp |
| NL | 23.62.61.131:443 | www.bing.com | tcp |
| HK | 103.235.46.40:80 | www.baidu.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 131.61.62.23.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 71.31.126.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 40.46.235.103.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 50.23.12.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 171.39.242.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | OinJazMkcP.nnnn.eu.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 21.236.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 79.190.18.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | yOVUMxqsM7.nnnn.eu.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | Y4gfdRpU6L.nnnn.eu.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 25.173.189.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
memory/1696-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000416000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\Debug\cwshost.exe
| MD5 | 212e61333a2f6bd4c53c3292c6f94f64 |
| SHA1 | abb96ae8ef18daf48d427648a2259738b64204af |
| SHA256 | 5a1c24d7509d9eb33ea17497f0aa51c98020cf12ce5a30c0ccf1ad437cab736e |
| SHA512 | 573907c98f3f7788e6907f08ff0d01b71e317c5fabf51e2fd88bfff63fcf272dc68b2ee3d6b332a8fc69a4e08a25713510121645c41058070b4906d10343c451 |
memory/3252-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000416000-memory.dmp
memory/1696-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000416000-memory.dmp
memory/3252-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000416000-memory.dmp
memory/3252-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000416000-memory.dmp
memory/3252-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000416000-memory.dmp
memory/3252-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000416000-memory.dmp