Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    146s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240508-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240508-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    17/05/2024, 13:04

General

  • Target
    89af5bbf64eb2506c1a20e883912d560ca51c10369e22629b9a89e60e1c4e7f1.exe
  • Size 4.1MB
  • Sample240517-qa9cdaad48
  • SHA256 89af5bbf64eb2506c1a20e883912d560ca51c10369e22629b9a89e60e1c4e7f1
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Glupteba

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

  • Glupteba payload 19 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\89af5bbf64eb2506c1a20e883912d560ca51c10369e22629b9a89e60e1c4e7f1.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\89af5bbf64eb2506c1a20e883912d560ca51c10369e22629b9a89e60e1c4e7f1.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4972
    • 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:1680
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\89af5bbf64eb2506c1a20e883912d560ca51c10369e22629b9a89e60e1c4e7f1.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\89af5bbf64eb2506c1a20e883912d560ca51c10369e22629b9a89e60e1c4e7f1.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:4652
      • 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:1196
      • 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:1804
        • 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:4088
      • 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:3696
      • 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:4644
      • 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:684
        • 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:2848
        • 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:3880
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /delete /tn ScheduledUpdate /f
          4⤵
            PID:216
          • 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:1500
          • 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:1008
          • 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:1568
          • 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:540
          • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
            "C:\Windows\windefender.exe"
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:2800
            • 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:1716
              • 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:4180
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --no-appcompat-clear --field-trial-handle=4316,i,15721081447618313297,6839074028983272033,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4656 /prefetch:8
      1⤵
        PID:3984
      • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
        C:\Windows\windefender.exe
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        PID:4648

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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            __PSScriptPolicyTest_lswgegdt.2id.ps1

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_lswgegdt.2id.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 6f8fd1b8d9788ad54eaeee329232187e24b7b43393a01aeba2d6e9675231fb69
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            StartupProfileData-Interactive

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
            • Size 19KB
            • SHA256 a0d7e7fa84fca2501f68dc01a21570bd4e03494c0b7763bb048e9ffb6915ab86
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            StartupProfileData-Interactive

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
            • Size 19KB
            • SHA256 2ca81cb9f80c4857ac1c100814db0c4fb51976739bb611b78ef382804e06c3f2
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            StartupProfileData-Interactive

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
            • Size 19KB
            • SHA256 2d5a39f27dbe3596cbcc33c8d580127f02c0e947a4f91a64aba8e034b410134e
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            StartupProfileData-Interactive

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
            • Size 19KB
            • SHA256 4cbe5eb0f58f074370028bb90fb960368869841efc20a5cfb99466320f773611
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            StartupProfileData-Interactive

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
            • Size 19KB
            • SHA256 7336137df7384f096a039890bead0421594f54cf436ba61d281820b4a07ff584
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            csrss.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
            • Size 4.1MB
            • SHA256 89af5bbf64eb2506c1a20e883912d560ca51c10369e22629b9a89e60e1c4e7f1
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            windefender.exe

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

            memory/684-236-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B0D000-memory.dmp

            memory/684-255-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B0D000-memory.dmp

            memory/684-220-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B0D000-memory.dmp

            memory/684-233-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B0D000-memory.dmp

            memory/684-231-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B0D000-memory.dmp

            memory/684-252-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B0D000-memory.dmp

            memory/684-248-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B0D000-memory.dmp

            memory/684-240-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B0D000-memory.dmp

            memory/684-163-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B0D000-memory.dmp

            memory/684-243-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B0D000-memory.dmp

            memory/684-245-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B0D000-memory.dmp

            memory/1008-202-0x000000006FE10000-0x000000006FE5C000-memory.dmp

            memory/1008-203-0x000000006FF90000-0x00000000702E4000-memory.dmp

            memory/1196-68-0x00000000058E0000-0x0000000005C34000-memory.dmp

            memory/1196-84-0x0000000007290000-0x00000000072A4000-memory.dmp

            memory/1196-83-0x0000000007240000-0x0000000007251000-memory.dmp

            memory/1196-82-0x0000000006F10000-0x0000000006FB3000-memory.dmp

            memory/1196-72-0x0000000070070000-0x00000000703C4000-memory.dmp

            memory/1196-71-0x000000006FEF0000-0x000000006FF3C000-memory.dmp

            memory/1500-188-0x00000000072D0000-0x0000000007373000-memory.dmp

            memory/1500-174-0x0000000005BD0000-0x0000000005F24000-memory.dmp

            memory/1500-190-0x0000000005B70000-0x0000000005B84000-memory.dmp

            memory/1500-189-0x0000000005990000-0x00000000059A1000-memory.dmp

            memory/1500-178-0x000000006FF90000-0x00000000702E4000-memory.dmp

            memory/1500-177-0x000000006FE10000-0x000000006FE5C000-memory.dmp

            memory/1500-176-0x0000000006100000-0x000000000614C000-memory.dmp

            memory/1680-22-0x0000000006120000-0x000000000613E000-memory.dmp

            memory/1680-29-0x00000000076A0000-0x00000000076D2000-memory.dmp

            memory/1680-47-0x0000000007800000-0x0000000007811000-memory.dmp

            memory/1680-4-0x000000007405E000-0x000000007405F000-memory.dmp

            memory/1680-5-0x0000000004BA0000-0x0000000004BD6000-memory.dmp

            memory/1680-46-0x0000000007900000-0x0000000007996000-memory.dmp

            memory/1680-6-0x0000000074050000-0x0000000074800000-memory.dmp

            memory/1680-45-0x0000000074050000-0x0000000074800000-memory.dmp

            memory/1680-44-0x0000000074050000-0x0000000074800000-memory.dmp

            memory/1680-43-0x00000000077F0000-0x00000000077FA000-memory.dmp

            memory/1680-42-0x0000000007700000-0x00000000077A3000-memory.dmp

            memory/1680-41-0x00000000076E0000-0x00000000076FE000-memory.dmp

            memory/1680-8-0x0000000074050000-0x0000000074800000-memory.dmp

            memory/1680-9-0x0000000005880000-0x00000000058A2000-memory.dmp

            memory/1680-10-0x0000000005920000-0x0000000005986000-memory.dmp

            memory/1680-50-0x00000000078B0000-0x00000000078CA000-memory.dmp

            memory/1680-27-0x00000000074F0000-0x000000000750A000-memory.dmp

            memory/1680-11-0x0000000005990000-0x00000000059F6000-memory.dmp

            memory/1680-31-0x00000000705F0000-0x0000000070944000-memory.dmp

            memory/1680-21-0x0000000005AD0000-0x0000000005E24000-memory.dmp

            memory/1680-48-0x0000000007840000-0x000000000784E000-memory.dmp

            memory/1680-54-0x0000000074050000-0x0000000074800000-memory.dmp

            memory/1680-23-0x0000000006170000-0x00000000061BC000-memory.dmp

            memory/1680-24-0x0000000006580000-0x00000000065C4000-memory.dmp

            memory/1680-26-0x0000000007B70000-0x00000000081EA000-memory.dmp

            memory/1680-25-0x0000000007470000-0x00000000074E6000-memory.dmp

            memory/1680-49-0x0000000007860000-0x0000000007874000-memory.dmp

            memory/1680-7-0x0000000005210000-0x0000000005838000-memory.dmp

            memory/1680-30-0x000000006FEF0000-0x000000006FF3C000-memory.dmp

            memory/1680-51-0x00000000078A0000-0x00000000078A8000-memory.dmp

            memory/2800-230-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

            memory/2800-225-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

            memory/2848-153-0x0000000070670000-0x00000000709C4000-memory.dmp

            memory/2848-152-0x000000006FEF0000-0x000000006FF3C000-memory.dmp

            memory/2848-150-0x0000000005980000-0x0000000005CD4000-memory.dmp

            memory/3696-99-0x000000006FEF0000-0x000000006FF3C000-memory.dmp

            memory/3696-100-0x0000000070070000-0x00000000703C4000-memory.dmp

            memory/4644-122-0x000000006FEF0000-0x000000006FF3C000-memory.dmp

            memory/4644-120-0x00000000060E0000-0x0000000006434000-memory.dmp

            memory/4644-123-0x0000000070090000-0x00000000703E4000-memory.dmp

            memory/4648-239-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

            memory/4648-228-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

            memory/4648-234-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

            memory/4652-138-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B0D000-memory.dmp

            memory/4652-69-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B0D000-memory.dmp

            memory/4972-56-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B0D000-memory.dmp

            memory/4972-58-0x0000000004DC0000-0x00000000056AB000-memory.dmp

            memory/4972-57-0x00000000049B0000-0x0000000004DB8000-memory.dmp

            memory/4972-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B0D000-memory.dmp

            memory/4972-1-0x00000000049B0000-0x0000000004DB8000-memory.dmp

            memory/4972-70-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

            memory/4972-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

            memory/4972-2-0x0000000004DC0000-0x00000000056AB000-memory.dmp