Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    130s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20240426-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20240426-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    17/05/2024, 04:48

General

  • Target
    ffe995a9d6512cd7feecc8c42b3c448818d871cce68421dfdd9273c59e112f38.exe
  • Size 4.1MB
  • Sample240517-fffl5saa2s
  • SHA256 ffe995a9d6512cd7feecc8c42b3c448818d871cce68421dfdd9273c59e112f38
  • 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\ffe995a9d6512cd7feecc8c42b3c448818d871cce68421dfdd9273c59e112f38.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ffe995a9d6512cd7feecc8c42b3c448818d871cce68421dfdd9273c59e112f38.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2848
    • 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:4900
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ffe995a9d6512cd7feecc8c42b3c448818d871cce68421dfdd9273c59e112f38.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ffe995a9d6512cd7feecc8c42b3c448818d871cce68421dfdd9273c59e112f38.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:1016
      • 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:3916
      • 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:2900
        • 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:4280
      • 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:4072
      • 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:884
      • 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:2516
        • 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:3384
        • 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:1748
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /delete /tn ScheduledUpdate /f
          4⤵
            PID:2892
          • 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:3336
          • 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:4208
          • 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:1832
          • 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:1948
          • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
            "C:\Windows\windefender.exe"
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1760
            • 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:788
              • 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:4840
    • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      PID:1444

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_ghdqhotx.4qa.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ghdqhotx.4qa.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 89d9de0dcc086d1996efd70286f04b4cef4c86f3ef3ad9b1b2e52f229cdbbfda
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 9fc6d58fe9521a57e6e3ca0511b0deb75439dfb568896e0c9f743a4e7e2da329
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 06aee8a4817bbacfffae7a2239776fe8611e6dc07a34478c40a94de185ca2b0a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 fcf731e357da6a6b5db7a705a294ccd60048088a6f2fd46d8f4ff43c0a087fcd
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 44a3cdba52a80bd33bf8a848b573ce0b329975af10a1eae3024421df1f98bf75
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          csrss.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
          • Size 4.1MB
          • SHA256 ffe995a9d6512cd7feecc8c42b3c448818d871cce68421dfdd9273c59e112f38
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          windefender.exe

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

          memory/884-112-0x0000000070E30000-0x0000000071187000-memory.dmp

          memory/884-111-0x0000000070BE0000-0x0000000070C2C000-memory.dmp

          memory/884-109-0x00000000061D0000-0x0000000006527000-memory.dmp

          memory/1016-127-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B0C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1444-226-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/1444-219-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/1444-210-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/1760-207-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/1760-212-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/2516-231-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B0C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2516-254-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B0C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2516-218-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B0C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2516-197-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B0C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2516-221-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B0C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2516-215-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B0C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2516-225-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B0C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2516-235-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B0C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2516-251-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B0C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2516-238-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B0C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2516-241-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B0C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2516-245-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B0C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2848-128-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2848-1-0x0000000004890000-0x0000000004C92000-memory.dmp

          memory/2848-52-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B0C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2848-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2848-62-0x0000000004890000-0x0000000004C92000-memory.dmp

          memory/2848-63-0x0000000004CA0000-0x000000000558B000-memory.dmp

          memory/2848-2-0x0000000004CA0000-0x000000000558B000-memory.dmp

          memory/3336-161-0x0000000070B00000-0x0000000070B4C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3336-158-0x0000000006440000-0x0000000006797000-memory.dmp

          memory/3336-173-0x00000000067C0000-0x00000000067D5000-memory.dmp

          memory/3336-172-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000007F51000-memory.dmp

          memory/3336-171-0x0000000007C10000-0x0000000007CB4000-memory.dmp

          memory/3336-162-0x0000000070C80000-0x0000000070FD7000-memory.dmp

          memory/3336-160-0x00000000069F0000-0x0000000006A3C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3384-139-0x0000000070BE0000-0x0000000070C2C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3384-140-0x0000000070E30000-0x0000000071187000-memory.dmp

          memory/3916-61-0x0000000005D80000-0x00000000060D7000-memory.dmp

          memory/3916-74-0x0000000007490000-0x0000000007534000-memory.dmp

          memory/3916-65-0x0000000070E50000-0x00000000711A7000-memory.dmp

          memory/3916-64-0x0000000070BE0000-0x0000000070C2C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3916-76-0x0000000007820000-0x0000000007835000-memory.dmp

          memory/3916-75-0x00000000077D0000-0x00000000077E1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4072-91-0x0000000070E10000-0x0000000071167000-memory.dmp

          memory/4072-90-0x0000000070BE0000-0x0000000070C2C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4072-85-0x0000000005840000-0x0000000005B97000-memory.dmp

          memory/4208-180-0x0000000005850000-0x0000000005BA7000-memory.dmp

          memory/4208-186-0x0000000070D50000-0x00000000710A7000-memory.dmp

          memory/4208-185-0x0000000070B00000-0x0000000070B4C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4900-38-0x0000000074970000-0x0000000075121000-memory.dmp

          memory/4900-21-0x0000000006640000-0x000000000665E000-memory.dmp

          memory/4900-44-0x0000000007C90000-0x0000000007C9E000-memory.dmp

          memory/4900-43-0x0000000007C40000-0x0000000007C51000-memory.dmp

          memory/4900-42-0x0000000007D30000-0x0000000007DC6000-memory.dmp

          memory/4900-41-0x0000000007C20000-0x0000000007C2A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4900-27-0x0000000070D70000-0x00000000710C7000-memory.dmp

          memory/4900-39-0x0000000008220000-0x000000000889A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4900-46-0x0000000007CF0000-0x0000000007D0A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4900-47-0x0000000007D10000-0x0000000007D18000-memory.dmp

          memory/4900-40-0x0000000007BE0000-0x0000000007BFA000-memory.dmp

          memory/4900-36-0x0000000007A90000-0x0000000007AAE000-memory.dmp

          memory/4900-50-0x0000000074970000-0x0000000075121000-memory.dmp

          memory/4900-37-0x0000000007AB0000-0x0000000007B54000-memory.dmp

          memory/4900-45-0x0000000007CA0000-0x0000000007CB5000-memory.dmp

          memory/4900-26-0x0000000074970000-0x0000000075121000-memory.dmp

          memory/4900-24-0x0000000007A30000-0x0000000007A64000-memory.dmp

          memory/4900-23-0x0000000006BC0000-0x0000000006C06000-memory.dmp

          memory/4900-22-0x0000000006670000-0x00000000066BC000-memory.dmp

          memory/4900-25-0x0000000070BE0000-0x0000000070C2C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4900-20-0x0000000006140000-0x0000000006497000-memory.dmp

          memory/4900-9-0x0000000006060000-0x00000000060C6000-memory.dmp

          memory/4900-10-0x0000000074970000-0x0000000075121000-memory.dmp

          memory/4900-11-0x00000000060D0000-0x0000000006136000-memory.dmp

          memory/4900-8-0x0000000005790000-0x00000000057B2000-memory.dmp

          memory/4900-6-0x0000000074970000-0x0000000075121000-memory.dmp

          memory/4900-7-0x0000000005A30000-0x000000000605A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4900-5-0x0000000002DF0000-0x0000000002E26000-memory.dmp

          memory/4900-4-0x000000007497E000-0x000000007497F000-memory.dmp