Malware Analysis Report

2024-08-06 13:52

Sample ID 240516-ybkz6sch34
Target 1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
SHA256 860fcff2ec1ba07bff7832f5ff0176b0e4cd99cbf42f1945d22e1450b8897f26
Tags
upx azorult infostealer trojan
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

860fcff2ec1ba07bff7832f5ff0176b0e4cd99cbf42f1945d22e1450b8897f26

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

upx azorult infostealer trojan

Azorult

UPX packed file

Deletes itself

Checks computer location settings

AutoIT Executable

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

Unsigned PE

Enumerates physical storage devices

Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow

Delays execution with timeout.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix V13

Initial Access
TA0001
Execution
TA0002
Persistence
TA0003
Privilege Escalation
TA0004
Defense Evasion
TA0005
Credential Access
TA0006
Discovery
TA0007
System Information Discovery
T1082
Query Registry
T1012
Lateral Movement
TA0008
Collection
TA0009
Exfiltration
TA0010
Command and Control
TA0011
Impact
TA0040
Resource Development
TA0042
Reconnaissance
TA0043

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-05-16 19:36

Signatures

UPX packed file

upx
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

AutoIT Executable

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-05-16 19:36

Reported

2024-05-16 19:39

Platform

win7-20240221-en

Max time kernel

117s

Max time network

118s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

Signatures

Azorult

trojan infostealer azorult

Deletes itself

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe N/A

UPX packed file

upx
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A N/A

AutoIT Executable

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 2180 set thread context of 2996 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices

Delays execution with timeout.exe

evasion
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe N/A

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 2996 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 2996 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 2996 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 2996 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 2996 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 2996 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 2996 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 2996 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 2996 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 2536 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 2536 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 2536 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 2536 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2688 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2688 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2688 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2688 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe

"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe

"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c TimeOut 1 & Del /F "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe

TimeOut 1

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
IR 185.79.156.23:80 tcp
IR 185.79.156.23:80 tcp
IR 185.79.156.23:80 tcp

Files

memory/2180-0-0x0000000000C10000-0x0000000000DA4000-memory.dmp

memory/2180-3-0x00000000000B0000-0x00000000000B1000-memory.dmp

memory/2996-11-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

memory/2996-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

memory/2996-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

memory/2996-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

memory/2996-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

memory/2996-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

memory/2996-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

memory/2996-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

memory/2996-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

memory/2180-26-0x0000000000C10000-0x0000000000DA4000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-05-16 19:36

Reported

2024-05-16 19:39

Platform

win10v2004-20240508-en

Max time kernel

136s

Max time network

99s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

Signatures

Azorult

trojan infostealer azorult

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\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

UPX packed file

upx
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A N/A

AutoIT Executable

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 1288 set thread context of 620 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices

Delays execution with timeout.exe

evasion
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe N/A

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 620 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 620 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 620 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 620 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 620 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 1896 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 1896 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 1896 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 1896 wrote to memory of 772 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
PID 1896 wrote to memory of 772 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
PID 1896 wrote to memory of 772 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe

"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe

"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c TimeOut 1 & Del /F "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ebe565a53c03f4bdc495d6941df54d0_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe

TimeOut 1

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 104.219.191.52.in-addr.arpa udp
IR 185.79.156.23:80 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 80.90.14.23.in-addr.arpa udp
NL 23.62.61.137:443 www.bing.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 241.150.49.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 16.53.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 137.61.62.23.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 232.168.11.51.in-addr.arpa udp
IR 185.79.156.23:80 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 26.165.165.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 171.39.242.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 88.156.103.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 31.243.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 tse1.mm.bing.net udp
US 204.79.197.200:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 204.79.197.200:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 200.197.79.204.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/1288-0-0x0000000000160000-0x00000000002F4000-memory.dmp

memory/1288-3-0x0000000001B40000-0x0000000001B41000-memory.dmp

memory/620-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

memory/620-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

memory/620-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

memory/620-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

memory/620-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

memory/620-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

memory/620-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

memory/1288-23-0x0000000000160000-0x00000000002F4000-memory.dmp