Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    146s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20240426-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20240426-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    18/05/2024, 08:30

General

  • Target
    1554edec678d1bf241e7a811982f7612399eb5d33d23bda6ca90a133c26bf063.exe
  • Size 4.1MB
  • Sample240518-kd8blabg77
  • SHA256 1554edec678d1bf241e7a811982f7612399eb5d33d23bda6ca90a133c26bf063
  • 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\1554edec678d1bf241e7a811982f7612399eb5d33d23bda6ca90a133c26bf063.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1554edec678d1bf241e7a811982f7612399eb5d33d23bda6ca90a133c26bf063.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1260
    • 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:4980
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1554edec678d1bf241e7a811982f7612399eb5d33d23bda6ca90a133c26bf063.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1554edec678d1bf241e7a811982f7612399eb5d33d23bda6ca90a133c26bf063.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:3172
      • 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:4236
      • 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:4072
        • 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:4852
      • 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:2344
      • 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:3160
      • 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:1952
        • 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:4696
        • 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:4700
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /delete /tn ScheduledUpdate /f
          4⤵
            PID:2552
          • 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:4920
          • 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:1332
          • 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:1792
          • 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:2264
          • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
            "C:\Windows\windefender.exe"
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:2104
            • 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:2856
              • 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:1588
    • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      PID:4720

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_1ycl41oi.bpw.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_1ycl41oi.bpw.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 e696da4a1bb045ca2d6f398eae6dd5ff614b7bd818e9dbb6ca887fff78ee6673
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 2cd1379a1e04a5c69a4e7f57a050fcc33c58fd536c424c28d614b4a197e56b9a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 1b6a46f56b1c106f059b93a938edabaeead07269f91817d478d0b071624b2a05
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 dc552d58c85402ab49ca2428679c8a4153b7b30d42cf3b103106b8e92d8b2739
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 9f67f8753117cbe828f422d7a41487e88488a235474be22bb769b80aef29105e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          csrss.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
          • Size 4.1MB
          • SHA256 1554edec678d1bf241e7a811982f7612399eb5d33d23bda6ca90a133c26bf063
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          windefender.exe

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

          memory/1260-1-0x0000000004980000-0x0000000004D86000-memory.dmp

          memory/1260-109-0x0000000004D90000-0x000000000567B000-memory.dmp

          memory/1260-108-0x0000000004980000-0x0000000004D86000-memory.dmp

          memory/1260-159-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1260-87-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B08000-memory.dmp

          memory/1260-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1260-2-0x0000000004D90000-0x000000000567B000-memory.dmp

          memory/1332-185-0x00000000707E0000-0x0000000070B37000-memory.dmp

          memory/1332-182-0x0000000005B40000-0x0000000005E97000-memory.dmp

          memory/1332-184-0x0000000070640000-0x000000007068C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1952-229-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B08000-memory.dmp

          memory/1952-219-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B08000-memory.dmp

          memory/1952-243-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B08000-memory.dmp

          memory/1952-241-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B08000-memory.dmp

          memory/1952-211-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B08000-memory.dmp

          memory/1952-213-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B08000-memory.dmp

          memory/1952-217-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B08000-memory.dmp

          memory/1952-195-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B08000-memory.dmp

          memory/1952-222-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B08000-memory.dmp

          memory/1952-225-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B08000-memory.dmp

          memory/1952-231-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B08000-memory.dmp

          memory/1952-234-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B08000-memory.dmp

          memory/1952-237-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B08000-memory.dmp

          memory/2104-209-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/2104-205-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/2344-89-0x00000000708C0000-0x0000000070C17000-memory.dmp

          memory/2344-88-0x0000000070720000-0x000000007076C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2344-85-0x0000000005FB0000-0x0000000006307000-memory.dmp

          memory/3160-110-0x0000000070720000-0x000000007076C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3160-111-0x00000000708A0000-0x0000000070BF7000-memory.dmp

          memory/3172-124-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B08000-memory.dmp

          memory/4236-71-0x0000000007770000-0x0000000007814000-memory.dmp

          memory/4236-54-0x0000000006090000-0x00000000063E7000-memory.dmp

          memory/4236-73-0x0000000007B10000-0x0000000007B25000-memory.dmp

          memory/4236-61-0x0000000070720000-0x000000007076C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4236-72-0x0000000007AC0000-0x0000000007AD1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4236-62-0x0000000070970000-0x0000000070CC7000-memory.dmp

          memory/4696-136-0x0000000070720000-0x000000007076C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4696-137-0x00000000708A0000-0x0000000070BF7000-memory.dmp

          memory/4720-220-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/4720-214-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/4720-210-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/4920-171-0x0000000007370000-0x0000000007381000-memory.dmp

          memory/4920-160-0x0000000070640000-0x000000007068C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4920-172-0x0000000005B90000-0x0000000005BA5000-memory.dmp

          memory/4920-155-0x0000000005810000-0x0000000005B67000-memory.dmp

          memory/4920-170-0x0000000006FE0000-0x0000000007084000-memory.dmp

          memory/4920-157-0x0000000006070000-0x00000000060BC000-memory.dmp

          memory/4920-161-0x0000000070890000-0x0000000070BE7000-memory.dmp

          memory/4980-37-0x0000000007A20000-0x0000000007AC4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4980-23-0x0000000006B80000-0x0000000006BC6000-memory.dmp

          memory/4980-42-0x0000000007CA0000-0x0000000007D36000-memory.dmp

          memory/4980-45-0x0000000007C10000-0x0000000007C25000-memory.dmp

          memory/4980-44-0x0000000007C00000-0x0000000007C0E000-memory.dmp

          memory/4980-40-0x0000000007B50000-0x0000000007B6A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4980-38-0x00000000744B0000-0x0000000074C61000-memory.dmp

          memory/4980-39-0x0000000008190000-0x000000000880A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4980-26-0x00000000744B0000-0x0000000074C61000-memory.dmp

          memory/4980-27-0x00000000708A0000-0x0000000070BF7000-memory.dmp

          memory/4980-43-0x0000000007BB0000-0x0000000007BC1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4980-36-0x0000000007A00000-0x0000000007A1E000-memory.dmp

          memory/4980-24-0x00000000079C0000-0x00000000079F4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4980-25-0x0000000070720000-0x000000007076C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4980-46-0x0000000007C60000-0x0000000007C7A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4980-41-0x0000000007B90000-0x0000000007B9A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4980-47-0x0000000007C80000-0x0000000007C88000-memory.dmp

          memory/4980-21-0x00000000065A0000-0x00000000065BE000-memory.dmp

          memory/4980-22-0x0000000006640000-0x000000000668C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4980-50-0x00000000744B0000-0x0000000074C61000-memory.dmp

          memory/4980-20-0x0000000006100000-0x0000000006457000-memory.dmp

          memory/4980-11-0x0000000006090000-0x00000000060F6000-memory.dmp

          memory/4980-10-0x0000000006020000-0x0000000006086000-memory.dmp

          memory/4980-9-0x0000000005800000-0x0000000005822000-memory.dmp

          memory/4980-8-0x00000000744B0000-0x0000000074C61000-memory.dmp

          memory/4980-7-0x00000000744B0000-0x0000000074C61000-memory.dmp

          memory/4980-6-0x0000000005880000-0x0000000005EAA000-memory.dmp

          memory/4980-5-0x0000000003110000-0x0000000003146000-memory.dmp

          memory/4980-4-0x00000000744BE000-0x00000000744BF000-memory.dmp