chinese_generic_botnet | 57a4bcc2e450cf6f5bf7daa405ffa6312b970c59673611429ac427b9ca75d459

General

Target

2024-05-14_1962cec144630224183ee8103d28d116_icedid.exe
Size

2.8MB
MD5

1962cec144630224183ee8103d28d116
SHA1

152159933027afbee33efddc8a7d5aac7122accd
SHA256

57a4bcc2e450cf6f5bf7daa405ffa6312b970c59673611429ac427b9ca75d459
SHA512

98bd05649b09df3a2c67d6e8aaa16932fdf6290a31c3582d40db190d9999f709612ddc95d6375a20065e3487ef833d6405801ad07a65cd7694c0890183292c6a
SSDEEP

49152:oX4uXjo0ZeY3dlI0SpxM3M7TF9FN5vUikV1XacrE1:I4uTo0ZewbI0Sp7yDXakE1

Score

10^/10

chinese_generic_botnet botnet persistence

Malware Config

Signatures

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

Chinese Botnet payload 2 IoCs

botnet

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/1916-13107-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010018000-memory.dmp	unk_chinese_botnet
behavioral2/memory/1916-13110-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000548000-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

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2804150937-2146708401-419095071-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	2024-05-14_1962cec144630224183ee8103d28d116_icedid.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2860	SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe
1624	svchost.exe
1916	QQ.exe

Modifies system executable filetype association 2 TTPs 8 IoCs

persistence

Modify Registry

T1112

Change Default File Association

T1546.001

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\lnkfile\shell	SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\lnkfile\shell\Guazi - ÌáÈ¡Í¼±ê .&R	SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\lnkfile\shell\Guazi - ÌáÈ¡Í¼±ê .&R\command\ = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe %1"	SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\Guazi - ÌáÈ¡Í¼±ê .&R\command	SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell	SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\Guazi - ÌáÈ¡Í¼±ê .&R	SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\Guazi - ÌáÈ¡Í¼±ê .&R\command\ = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe %1"	SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\lnkfile\shell\Guazi - ÌáÈ¡Í¼±ê .&R\command	SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2804150937-2146708401-419095071-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Kvzbtbs.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\QQ.exe"	QQ.exe

Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 38 IoCs

pid	Process
1916	QQ.exe
1916	QQ.exe
1916	QQ.exe
1916	QQ.exe
1916	QQ.exe
1916	QQ.exe
1916	QQ.exe
1916	QQ.exe
1916	QQ.exe
1916	QQ.exe
1916	QQ.exe
1916	QQ.exe
1916	QQ.exe
1916	QQ.exe
1916	QQ.exe
1916	QQ.exe
1916	QQ.exe
1916	QQ.exe
1916	QQ.exe
1916	QQ.exe
1916	QQ.exe
1916	QQ.exe
1916	QQ.exe
1916	QQ.exe
1916	QQ.exe
1916	QQ.exe
1916	QQ.exe
1916	QQ.exe
1916	QQ.exe
1916	QQ.exe
1916	QQ.exe
1916	QQ.exe
1916	QQ.exe
1916	QQ.exe
1916	QQ.exe
1916	QQ.exe
1916	QQ.exe
1916	QQ.exe

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

Modifies registry class 20 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\Guazi - ÌáÈ¡Í¼±ê .&R	SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\lnkfile\shell\Guazi - ÌáÈ¡Í¼±ê .&R\command	SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\icofile\shell\Guazi - ÌáÈ¡Í¼±ê .&R\command\ = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe %1"	SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\lnkfile\shell	SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\lnkfile\shell\Guazi - ÌáÈ¡Í¼±ê .&R	SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\lnkfile\shell\Guazi - ÌáÈ¡Í¼±ê .&R\command\ = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe %1"	SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile	SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\icofile	SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\icofile\shell	SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\dllfile\shell\Guazi - ÌáÈ¡Í¼±ê .&R	SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\dllfile\shell\Guazi - ÌáÈ¡Í¼±ê .&R\command\ = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe %1"	SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\icofile\shell\Guazi - ÌáÈ¡Í¼±ê .&R\command	SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\lnkfile	SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\dllfile\shell\Guazi - ÌáÈ¡Í¼±ê .&R\command	SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\dllfile	SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\dllfile\shell	SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\icofile\shell\Guazi - ÌáÈ¡Í¼±ê .&R	SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\Guazi - ÌáÈ¡Í¼±ê .&R\command	SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell	SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\Guazi - ÌáÈ¡Í¼±ê .&R\command\ = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe %1"	SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1624	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
1616	2024-05-14_1962cec144630224183ee8103d28d116_icedid.exe
1616	2024-05-14_1962cec144630224183ee8103d28d116_icedid.exe
2860	SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe
2860	SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe
1624	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 2860	1616	2024-05-14_1962cec144630224183ee8103d28d116_icedid.exe	82
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 2860	1616	2024-05-14_1962cec144630224183ee8103d28d116_icedid.exe	82
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 2860	1616	2024-05-14_1962cec144630224183ee8103d28d116_icedid.exe	82
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 1624	1616	2024-05-14_1962cec144630224183ee8103d28d116_icedid.exe	83
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 1624	1616	2024-05-14_1962cec144630224183ee8103d28d116_icedid.exe	83
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 1916	1616	2024-05-14_1962cec144630224183ee8103d28d116_icedid.exe	84
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 1916	1616	2024-05-14_1962cec144630224183ee8103d28d116_icedid.exe	84
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 1916	1616	2024-05-14_1962cec144630224183ee8103d28d116_icedid.exe	84

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-05-14_1962cec144630224183ee8103d28d116_icedid.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-05-14_1962cec144630224183ee8103d28d116_icedid.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1616
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Modifies system executable filetype association
  - Modifies registry class
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:2860
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:1624
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\QQ.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\QQ.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
  PID:1916

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

Event Triggered Execution

1

T1546

Change Default File Association

1

T1546.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Event Triggered Execution

1

T1546

Change Default File Association

1

T1546.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

2

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\QQ.exe

Filesize
936KB

MD5
f21c518bcafa5fe911f17ffb3c1797b0

SHA1
6ddf4338b8802ed0e698af6d78695cc12d7e55d6

SHA256
a64ace959b459d7f23ceb7b2ff1cbe7f9346e3aa412118d4078b940e13b087a8

SHA512
482a3c93ed737da332be810d543a2afd274b6c20ebcdccf4a324cca756629ffcd402c7ba5b514ad19f91bb27ecdc3de0e3baa30f65658c1f152ad1bcc9f8f25f

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SGÎÄ¼þÍ¼±êÌáÈ¡¹¤¾ß.exe

Filesize
872KB

MD5
257d8640f79f41db430b9dfa20c6d19e

SHA1
d09f03d190c5a59cee6baa70dca1ea0ec976b4d1

SHA256
8fe3afa3c6e44fdac6880dabb110abc4ff4a2b8a9c6df4b966d3a5a4ca31e64d

SHA512
653451cb87b37ebb7ac129fbfb3a19bc59c0f00941b2a570c71beb74e5dc53ad669d165c2e4f9891fb7585ef78e0dd1ab1c41337604f610c7531cb1d792e9534

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe

Filesize
296KB

MD5
a6acb044a1e5f1813c671cd604e614b1

SHA1
35ea9a47a692cc805d6e9050b731d49e5609591b

SHA256
c196618be7a7bac1f55f080c52ca2b51d80fd748554957708741b9ed3c722167

SHA512
487fb1a1c56363d2276e1c5a4f5af2461b6c484e432a6d991e2e6caf2558328be8cd1bf1294c3b3218b21fb2b58bd006155584708fcb2bdc162bad17f187627e

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memory/1916-5916-0x0000000075890000-0x000000007590A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
488KB

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memory/1916-33-0x0000000077230000-0x0000000077445000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.1MB

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memory/1916-3907-0x0000000076990000-0x0000000076B30000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.6MB

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memory/1916-30-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000548000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.3MB

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memory/1916-13106-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000548000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.3MB

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memory/1916-13104-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000548000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.3MB

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memory/1916-13103-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000548000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.3MB

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memory/1916-13102-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000548000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.3MB

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memory/1916-13101-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000548000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.3MB

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memory/1916-13107-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010018000-memory.dmp

Filesize
96KB

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memory/1916-13110-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000548000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.3MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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