General

  • Target

    ad8aa6b2b0bb55b0390530d9440a92a75c8cf5bcc51d47f44c1d9b3143f28afd

  • Size

    1.8MB

  • Sample

    240514-2frkascc26

  • MD5

    a99882f9b749bc3828ae0bbba5f8ab42

  • SHA1

    245713f0928010e1534fd2ddef7788b77ebeabde

  • SHA256

    ad8aa6b2b0bb55b0390530d9440a92a75c8cf5bcc51d47f44c1d9b3143f28afd

  • SHA512

    9c641af50a8132673e0af32f1eee948bba1a4d6156e76d1141f7fcefc8078b8abe8360c50878ba95899669ee952b988d0169eb9bc3a0a246d9a91af60cb151a5

  • SSDEEP

    49152:daXs8646GIMTbxlNYvYrhxajmczF772EPUlD0:MX9f6GI+NP2uJUaEPUK

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

amadey

Version

4.20

C2

http://5.42.96.7

Attributes
  • install_dir

    7af68cdb52

  • install_file

    axplons.exe

  • strings_key

    e2ce58e78f631ed97d01fe7b70e85d5e

  • url_paths

    /zamo7h/index.php

rc4.plain

Targets

    • Target

      ad8aa6b2b0bb55b0390530d9440a92a75c8cf5bcc51d47f44c1d9b3143f28afd

    • Size

      1.8MB

    • MD5

      a99882f9b749bc3828ae0bbba5f8ab42

    • SHA1

      245713f0928010e1534fd2ddef7788b77ebeabde

    • SHA256

      ad8aa6b2b0bb55b0390530d9440a92a75c8cf5bcc51d47f44c1d9b3143f28afd

    • SHA512

      9c641af50a8132673e0af32f1eee948bba1a4d6156e76d1141f7fcefc8078b8abe8360c50878ba95899669ee952b988d0169eb9bc3a0a246d9a91af60cb151a5

    • SSDEEP

      49152:daXs8646GIMTbxlNYvYrhxajmczF772EPUlD0:MX9f6GI+NP2uJUaEPUK

    • Amadey

      Amadey bot is a simple trojan bot primarily used for collecting reconnaissance information.

    • Detect ZGRat V1

    • Modifies firewall policy service

    • PrivateLoader

      PrivateLoader is a downloader sold as a pay-per-install malware distribution service.

    • Suspicious use of NtCreateProcessExOtherParentProcess

    • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess

    • ZGRat

      ZGRat is remote access trojan written in C#.

    • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

      Run Powershell and hide display window.

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Checks BIOS information in registry

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

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Drops startup file

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Identifies Wine through registry keys

      Wine is a compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications, which can be used as sandboxing environment.

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Themida packer

      Detects Themida, an advanced Windows software protection system.

    • Checks whether UAC is enabled

    • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

    • Looks up external IP address via web service

      Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

    • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)

      Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

1
T1059

PowerShell

1
T1059.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Persistence

Create or Modify System Process

1
T1543

Windows Service

1
T1543.003

Pre-OS Boot

1
T1542

Bootkit

1
T1542.003

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Privilege Escalation

Create or Modify System Process

1
T1543

Windows Service

1
T1543.003

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1
T1112

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

2
T1497

Pre-OS Boot

1
T1542

Bootkit

1
T1542.003

Discovery

Query Registry

6
T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

2
T1497

System Information Discovery

6
T1082

Command and Control

Web Service

1
T1102

Tasks