General

  • Target

    http://google.com

  • Sample

    240517-qc9e6aac3y

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      http://google.com

    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence

    • UAC bypass

    • Disables RegEdit via registry modification

    • Disables Task Manager via registry modification

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Possible privilege escalation attempt

    • Checks computer location settings

      Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Modifies file permissions

    • Modifies system executable filetype association

    • Obfuscated with Agile.Net obfuscator

      Detects use of the Agile.Net commercial obfuscator, which is capable of entity renaming and control flow obfuscation.

    • Enumerates connected drives

      Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

    • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

    • Modifies WinLogon

    • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

2
T1547

Winlogon Helper DLL

2
T1547.004

Event Triggered Execution

1
T1546

Change Default File Association

1
T1546.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

2
T1547

Winlogon Helper DLL

2
T1547.004

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

1
T1548

Bypass User Account Control

1
T1548.002

Event Triggered Execution

1
T1546

Change Default File Association

1
T1546.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

6
T1112

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

1
T1548

Bypass User Account Control

1
T1548.002

Impair Defenses

1
T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

1
T1562.001

File and Directory Permissions Modification

1
T1222

Discovery

Query Registry

3
T1012

System Information Discovery

4
T1082

Peripheral Device Discovery

1
T1120

Command and Control

Web Service

1
T1102

Impact

Defacement

1
T1491

Tasks