chinese_generic_botnet | 083ef4b502ce5e9cdd132aab71a695b05f6ecff80ec6e71ea5f03d80ee611d76

General

Target

b6a0b3f7579ac82d6b37187153d400f0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Size

443KB
MD5

b6a0b3f7579ac82d6b37187153d400f0
SHA1

03cf5a8f14e8da1f989c9fcf47b226e4469cb523
SHA256

083ef4b502ce5e9cdd132aab71a695b05f6ecff80ec6e71ea5f03d80ee611d76
SHA512

f6f1fdcc81f4ef60158563ac207884ea811ecd00b7a5c360b1b3855784666c43e800c123c364013bcbfbf46834b5df2d8822af5f1790d854d23aec33b147aa2c
SSDEEP

12288:nsaY8rGHFalzNl0kz/faGwDrjmcF741hmohdTyeTq1:B/rGH8zbZ7DErjnFc9hFTc

Score

10^/10

chinese_generic_botnet botnet persistence upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Generic Chinese Botnet
A botnet originating from China which is currently unnamed publicly.
botnet chinese_generic_botnet

Chinese Botnet payload 1 IoCs

botnet

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3920-23-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010018000-memory.dmp	unk_chinese_botnet

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

b6a0b3f7579ac82d6b37187153d400f0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3571316656-3665257725-2415531812-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	b6a0b3f7579ac82d6b37187153d400f0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

Processes:

ÕÒ»ØÃÜÂë.exeIntelCpHDCPSvc.exe

pid	Process
4364	ÕÒ»ØÃÜÂë.exe
3920	IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe

UPX packed file 2 IoCs

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/116-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/116-20-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	upx

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3571316656-3665257725-2415531812-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Wcdsekp.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\Temp\\IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe"	IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 22 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe

description	ioc	Process
File opened (read-only)	\??\U:	IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Y:	IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\B:	IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\W:	IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\X:	IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Z:	IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\V:	IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

Processes:

IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe

pid	Process
3920	IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe
3920	IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes:

ÕÒ»ØÃÜÂë.exe

pid	Process
4364	ÕÒ»ØÃÜÂë.exe
4364	ÕÒ»ØÃÜÂë.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

b6a0b3f7579ac82d6b37187153d400f0_NeikiAnalytics.exeIntelCpHDCPSvc.exe

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 116 wrote to memory of 4364	116	b6a0b3f7579ac82d6b37187153d400f0_NeikiAnalytics.exe	83
PID 116 wrote to memory of 4364	116	b6a0b3f7579ac82d6b37187153d400f0_NeikiAnalytics.exe	83
PID 116 wrote to memory of 4364	116	b6a0b3f7579ac82d6b37187153d400f0_NeikiAnalytics.exe	83
PID 116 wrote to memory of 3920	116	b6a0b3f7579ac82d6b37187153d400f0_NeikiAnalytics.exe	84
PID 116 wrote to memory of 3920	116	b6a0b3f7579ac82d6b37187153d400f0_NeikiAnalytics.exe	84
PID 116 wrote to memory of 3920	116	b6a0b3f7579ac82d6b37187153d400f0_NeikiAnalytics.exe	84
PID 3920 wrote to memory of 5060	3920	IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe	85
PID 3920 wrote to memory of 5060	3920	IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe	85
PID 3920 wrote to memory of 5060	3920	IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe	85

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b6a0b3f7579ac82d6b37187153d400f0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b6a0b3f7579ac82d6b37187153d400f0_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:116
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Temp\ÕÒ»ØÃÜÂë.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Temp\ÕÒ»ØÃÜÂë.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:4364
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Temp\IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Temp\IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Enumerates connected drives
  - Checks processor information in registry
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3920
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c md C:\windowss64
    3⤵
    PID:5060

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

4

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

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

Filesize
412KB

MD5
669f0cd8a956fe16c90debc6950ff637

SHA1
aebfc5daf7081d47ef11027864f85febe662e664

SHA256
0a197cd65dd3a1cbe8becfcb6c2feb6fb23c0259866620602f641d9d110e4c5c

SHA512
714fec3975174fe0881d8363007afe7e817317f7781e61d4a845591ad99208ed6c05ffd0d5b0a121173afc18329f01639ef9f3db2b9a7a692bf42feb91311f26

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Temp\ÕÒ»ØÃÜÂë.exe

Filesize
832KB

MD5
6e3862cefb127a27193ec69ccde5a872

SHA1
c71986aa98fcd77ba32e0504d435b64df031a842

SHA256
6948e00ad36b02acb5cf8da906d65830f2484def2c1b53ee270fdae933fe67a9

SHA512
b8074d6b0762111a38be9d3e32d0017a2bc4701ed82993829d7817563f6eb1e9e3e20b16447ba697f9a95340c05fac8f85b7ca81c5ed5cac6d18d4810b007f9e

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memory/116-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/116-20-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/3920-23-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010018000-memory.dmp

Filesize
96KB

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memory/4364-17-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
896KB

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memory/4364-26-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
896KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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