Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    126s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20240426-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20240426-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    16/05/2024, 09:46

General

  • Target
    e8b38fdf6934947bb7cb83fcf109263cae3bd843841b0c1aef4e95d4e378b3f9.exe
  • Size 4.1MB
  • Sample240516-lrnpsaef8w
  • SHA256 e8b38fdf6934947bb7cb83fcf109263cae3bd843841b0c1aef4e95d4e378b3f9
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Glupteba

    Glupteba is a modular loader written in Golang with various components.

  • Glupteba payload 18 IoCs
  • Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 6 IoCs

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

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Manipulates WinMonFS driver. 1 IoCs

    Roottkits write to WinMonFS to hide directories/files from being detected.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 7 IoCs
  • Checks for VirtualBox DLLs, possible anti-VM trick 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Certain files are specific to VirtualBox VMs and can be used to detect execution in a VM.

  • Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 1 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 7 IoCs

    Using powershell.exe command.

  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e8b38fdf6934947bb7cb83fcf109263cae3bd843841b0c1aef4e95d4e378b3f9.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e8b38fdf6934947bb7cb83fcf109263cae3bd843841b0c1aef4e95d4e378b3f9.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1404
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell -nologo -noprofile
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4580
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e8b38fdf6934947bb7cb83fcf109263cae3bd843841b0c1aef4e95d4e378b3f9.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e8b38fdf6934947bb7cb83fcf109263cae3bd843841b0c1aef4e95d4e378b3f9.exe"
      2⤵
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Checks for VirtualBox DLLs, possible anti-VM trick
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3556
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell -nologo -noprofile
        3⤵
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3752
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\Sysnative\cmd.exe /C "netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="csrss" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe" enable=yes"
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2408
        • C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
          netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="csrss" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe" enable=yes
          4⤵
          • Modifies Windows Firewall
          PID:4424
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell -nologo -noprofile
        3⤵
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:5032
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell -nologo -noprofile
        3⤵
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3128
      • C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
        C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Manipulates WinMonFS driver.
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2836
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -nologo -noprofile
          4⤵
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:1196
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /CREATE /SC ONLOGON /RL HIGHEST /TR "C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe" /TN csrss /F
          4⤵
          • Creates scheduled task(s)
          PID:4464
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /delete /tn ScheduledUpdate /f
          4⤵
            PID:4708
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            powershell -nologo -noprofile
            4⤵
            • Drops file in System32 directory
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:3264
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            powershell -nologo -noprofile
            4⤵
            • Drops file in System32 directory
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:3004
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\csrss\injector\injector.exe
            C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\csrss\injector\injector.exe taskmgr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\csrss\injector\NtQuerySystemInformationHook.dll
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            PID:900
          • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
            schtasks /CREATE /SC ONLOGON /RL HIGHEST /TR "C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe" /TN csrss /F
            4⤵
            • Creates scheduled task(s)
            PID:680
          • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
            "C:\Windows\windefender.exe"
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:3860
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
              cmd.exe /C sc sdset WinDefender D:(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;SY)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA)(D;;WPDT;;;BA)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;IU)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;SU)S:(AU;FA;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;WD)
              5⤵
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:4336
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
                sc sdset WinDefender D:(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;SY)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA)(D;;WPDT;;;BA)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;IU)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;SU)S:(AU;FA;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;WD)
                6⤵
                • Launches sc.exe
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:1120
    • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      PID:3084

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_nfhb3ert.0pu.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_nfhb3ert.0pu.ps1
          • Size 60B
          • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          injector.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\csrss\injector\injector.exe
          • Size 281KB
          • SHA256 5de4e2b07a26102fe527606ce5da1d5a4b938967c9d380a3c5fe86e2e34aaaf1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          powershell.exe.log

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
          • Size 2KB
          • SHA256 9600b3fdf0565ccb49e21656aa4b24d7c18f776bfd04d9ee984b134707550f02
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 c7e43cec834d436a9630b5c70d3edfa8c94cbfe20459d2ad1f33bc3bb0b6db62
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 bd7d2117b61b8505f11c2d163c38bdd9a292e79aee303fe3046c512d1105a118
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 489152c7760be0e8ac268a428e14de6e78a94976779d9d0ba45e18e3391b2ee6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 009981842b9f1c4219b63a649bf173b684aaca45b32ec05e635e7c0f362687cb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 ad29b6110f804a5d1a9bec92ff06b41484bca7a5ef57bca904159de17b977522
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          csrss.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
          • Size 4.1MB
          • SHA256 e8b38fdf6934947bb7cb83fcf109263cae3bd843841b0c1aef4e95d4e378b3f9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          windefender.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\windefender.exe
          • Size 2.0MB
          • SHA256 166ddb03ff3c89bd4525ac390067e180fdd08f10fbcf4aadb0189541673c03fa
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          memory/1196-136-0x0000000070700000-0x000000007074C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1196-137-0x0000000070880000-0x0000000070BD7000-memory.dmp

          memory/1404-87-0x0000000002AA0000-0x0000000002E9A000-memory.dmp

          memory/1404-1-0x0000000002AA0000-0x0000000002E9A000-memory.dmp

          memory/1404-109-0x0000000002EA0000-0x000000000378B000-memory.dmp

          memory/1404-86-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1404-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1404-2-0x0000000002EA0000-0x000000000378B000-memory.dmp

          memory/2836-241-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2836-213-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2836-216-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2836-220-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2836-225-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2836-229-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2836-200-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2836-232-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2836-236-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2836-245-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2836-248-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2836-252-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2836-257-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3004-183-0x0000000070620000-0x000000007066C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3004-173-0x00000000056D0000-0x0000000005A27000-memory.dmp

          memory/3004-184-0x0000000070870000-0x0000000070BC7000-memory.dmp

          memory/3084-223-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/3084-217-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/3084-209-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/3128-111-0x0000000070910000-0x0000000070C67000-memory.dmp

          memory/3128-110-0x0000000070700000-0x000000007074C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3128-107-0x00000000056F0000-0x0000000005A47000-memory.dmp

          memory/3264-170-0x0000000005880000-0x0000000005895000-memory.dmp

          memory/3264-157-0x0000000005EA0000-0x0000000005EEC000-memory.dmp

          memory/3264-159-0x00000000707A0000-0x0000000070AF7000-memory.dmp

          memory/3264-158-0x0000000070620000-0x000000007066C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3264-169-0x00000000073F0000-0x0000000007401000-memory.dmp

          memory/3264-168-0x00000000070C0000-0x0000000007164000-memory.dmp

          memory/3264-155-0x0000000005A00000-0x0000000005D57000-memory.dmp

          memory/3556-126-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3556-202-0x0000000002A50000-0x0000000002E4C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3556-52-0x0000000002A50000-0x0000000002E4C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3752-73-0x0000000007910000-0x0000000007925000-memory.dmp

          memory/3752-72-0x00000000078C0000-0x00000000078D1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3752-71-0x0000000007560000-0x0000000007604000-memory.dmp

          memory/3752-62-0x0000000070880000-0x0000000070BD7000-memory.dmp

          memory/3752-61-0x0000000070700000-0x000000007074C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3860-207-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/3860-211-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/4580-38-0x0000000007940000-0x0000000007FBA000-memory.dmp

          memory/4580-36-0x00000000071B0000-0x00000000071CE000-memory.dmp

          memory/4580-4-0x000000007449E000-0x000000007449F000-memory.dmp

          memory/4580-50-0x0000000074490000-0x0000000074C41000-memory.dmp

          memory/4580-47-0x0000000007420000-0x0000000007428000-memory.dmp

          memory/4580-46-0x0000000007400000-0x000000000741A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4580-45-0x00000000073B0000-0x00000000073C5000-memory.dmp

          memory/4580-44-0x00000000073A0000-0x00000000073AE000-memory.dmp

          memory/4580-43-0x0000000007360000-0x0000000007371000-memory.dmp

          memory/4580-42-0x0000000007440000-0x00000000074D6000-memory.dmp

          memory/4580-41-0x0000000007330000-0x000000000733A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4580-40-0x00000000072F0000-0x000000000730A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4580-39-0x0000000074490000-0x0000000074C41000-memory.dmp

          memory/4580-37-0x00000000071D0000-0x0000000007274000-memory.dmp

          memory/4580-26-0x0000000074490000-0x0000000074C41000-memory.dmp

          memory/4580-5-0x0000000004890000-0x00000000048C6000-memory.dmp

          memory/4580-27-0x0000000070880000-0x0000000070BD7000-memory.dmp

          memory/4580-25-0x0000000070700000-0x000000007074C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4580-24-0x0000000007150000-0x0000000007184000-memory.dmp

          memory/4580-23-0x0000000006EE0000-0x0000000006F26000-memory.dmp

          memory/4580-22-0x0000000005D80000-0x0000000005DCC000-memory.dmp

          memory/4580-21-0x0000000005D50000-0x0000000005D6E000-memory.dmp

          memory/4580-20-0x0000000005860000-0x0000000005BB7000-memory.dmp

          memory/4580-11-0x00000000057F0000-0x0000000005856000-memory.dmp

          memory/4580-10-0x0000000005780000-0x00000000057E6000-memory.dmp

          memory/4580-9-0x0000000004E90000-0x0000000004EB2000-memory.dmp

          memory/4580-8-0x0000000074490000-0x0000000074C41000-memory.dmp

          memory/4580-7-0x0000000074490000-0x0000000074C41000-memory.dmp

          memory/4580-6-0x0000000004FA0000-0x00000000055CA000-memory.dmp

          memory/5032-89-0x0000000070880000-0x0000000070BD7000-memory.dmp

          memory/5032-88-0x0000000070700000-0x000000007074C000-memory.dmp