Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    151s
  • 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, 16:51

General

  • Target
    357b5dec6276291a4712e8e301ea1fe16034603aace110fd56b469f0796b8835.exe
  • Size 4.1MB
  • Sample240518-vc161adc3w
  • SHA256 357b5dec6276291a4712e8e301ea1fe16034603aace110fd56b469f0796b8835
  • 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\357b5dec6276291a4712e8e301ea1fe16034603aace110fd56b469f0796b8835.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\357b5dec6276291a4712e8e301ea1fe16034603aace110fd56b469f0796b8835.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2948
    • 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:1944
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\357b5dec6276291a4712e8e301ea1fe16034603aace110fd56b469f0796b8835.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\357b5dec6276291a4712e8e301ea1fe16034603aace110fd56b469f0796b8835.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:4064
      • 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:4224
      • 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:3144
        • 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:784
      • 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:1100
      • 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:2356
      • 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:3476
        • 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:1084
        • 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:1708
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /delete /tn ScheduledUpdate /f
          4⤵
            PID:760
          • 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:2588
          • 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:4908
          • 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:2672
          • 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:2740
          • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
            "C:\Windows\windefender.exe"
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:4880
            • 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:780
              • 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:2188
    • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      PID:3644

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_bv5pfqwq.hwo.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_bv5pfqwq.hwo.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 ec9c00dc95e6972fac39040d22ae08f9807039f0e3c6629b227ac7ae17fb097f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 29a72af04f31da47f2bd3c74db579d9c44703025ee873f529271671b9822c35b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 5d273f920855e857ce5edfdfc78881f67d21b18e05669e711826d75fed9236e0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 ef3a71e3fb3d4a314f58d65b6ca869447dc9542569b7428f9c4669fee2b4c90d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 fa9f6e0e201997dce995605e8814a0c098f80c336ec65136364f035d65b9bcb6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          csrss.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
          • Size 4.1MB
          • SHA256 357b5dec6276291a4712e8e301ea1fe16034603aace110fd56b469f0796b8835
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          windefender.exe

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

          memory/1084-138-0x0000000070B50000-0x0000000070B9C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1084-134-0x0000000005ED0000-0x0000000006227000-memory.dmp

          memory/1084-139-0x0000000070CF0000-0x0000000071047000-memory.dmp

          memory/1100-87-0x0000000070B50000-0x0000000070B9C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1100-88-0x0000000070D00000-0x0000000071057000-memory.dmp

          memory/1100-85-0x0000000006290000-0x00000000065E7000-memory.dmp

          memory/1944-26-0x0000000070D60000-0x00000000710B7000-memory.dmp

          memory/1944-47-0x0000000007E50000-0x0000000007E58000-memory.dmp

          memory/1944-37-0x0000000007BF0000-0x0000000007C94000-memory.dmp

          memory/1944-36-0x00000000748E0000-0x0000000075091000-memory.dmp

          memory/1944-35-0x0000000007BD0000-0x0000000007BEE000-memory.dmp

          memory/1944-38-0x00000000748E0000-0x0000000075091000-memory.dmp

          memory/1944-25-0x0000000070B50000-0x0000000070B9C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1944-40-0x0000000007D20000-0x0000000007D3A000-memory.dmp

          memory/1944-41-0x0000000007D60000-0x0000000007D6A000-memory.dmp

          memory/1944-39-0x0000000008360000-0x00000000089DA000-memory.dmp

          memory/1944-42-0x0000000007E70000-0x0000000007F06000-memory.dmp

          memory/1944-43-0x0000000007D80000-0x0000000007D91000-memory.dmp

          memory/1944-44-0x0000000007DD0000-0x0000000007DDE000-memory.dmp

          memory/1944-45-0x0000000007DE0000-0x0000000007DF5000-memory.dmp

          memory/1944-46-0x0000000007E30000-0x0000000007E4A000-memory.dmp

          memory/1944-19-0x00000000748E0000-0x0000000075091000-memory.dmp

          memory/1944-50-0x00000000748E0000-0x0000000075091000-memory.dmp

          memory/1944-4-0x00000000748EE000-0x00000000748EF000-memory.dmp

          memory/1944-6-0x0000000005CA0000-0x00000000062CA000-memory.dmp

          memory/1944-7-0x00000000748E0000-0x0000000075091000-memory.dmp

          memory/1944-8-0x00000000057A0000-0x00000000057C2000-memory.dmp

          memory/1944-9-0x00000000059C0000-0x0000000005A26000-memory.dmp

          memory/1944-5-0x0000000003280000-0x00000000032B6000-memory.dmp

          memory/1944-24-0x0000000007B70000-0x0000000007BA4000-memory.dmp

          memory/1944-23-0x0000000006CE0000-0x0000000006D26000-memory.dmp

          memory/1944-22-0x00000000067A0000-0x00000000067EC000-memory.dmp

          memory/1944-21-0x0000000006750000-0x000000000676E000-memory.dmp

          memory/1944-20-0x00000000062D0000-0x0000000006627000-memory.dmp

          memory/1944-10-0x0000000005BE0000-0x0000000005C46000-memory.dmp

          memory/2356-109-0x0000000070B50000-0x0000000070B9C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2356-107-0x0000000005AC0000-0x0000000005E17000-memory.dmp

          memory/2356-110-0x0000000070CD0000-0x0000000071027000-memory.dmp

          memory/2588-171-0x0000000007580000-0x0000000007591000-memory.dmp

          memory/2588-159-0x0000000006590000-0x00000000065DC000-memory.dmp

          memory/2588-160-0x0000000070A70000-0x0000000070ABC000-memory.dmp

          memory/2588-161-0x0000000070C10000-0x0000000070F67000-memory.dmp

          memory/2588-170-0x0000000007200000-0x00000000072A4000-memory.dmp

          memory/2588-157-0x00000000059B0000-0x0000000005D07000-memory.dmp

          memory/2588-172-0x0000000005DA0000-0x0000000005DB5000-memory.dmp

          memory/2948-2-0x00000000048C0000-0x00000000051AB000-memory.dmp

          memory/2948-137-0x00000000048C0000-0x00000000051AB000-memory.dmp

          memory/2948-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002738000-memory.dmp

          memory/2948-1-0x00000000044C0000-0x00000000048BB000-memory.dmp

          memory/2948-97-0x00000000044C0000-0x00000000048BB000-memory.dmp

          memory/2948-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2948-195-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3476-243-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002738000-memory.dmp

          memory/3476-234-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002738000-memory.dmp

          memory/3476-231-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002738000-memory.dmp

          memory/3476-228-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002738000-memory.dmp

          memory/3476-224-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002738000-memory.dmp

          memory/3476-222-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002738000-memory.dmp

          memory/3476-237-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002738000-memory.dmp

          memory/3476-240-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002738000-memory.dmp

          memory/3476-212-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002738000-memory.dmp

          memory/3476-202-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002738000-memory.dmp

          memory/3476-246-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002738000-memory.dmp

          memory/3476-219-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002738000-memory.dmp

          memory/3476-216-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002738000-memory.dmp

          memory/3644-220-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/3644-209-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/3644-214-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/4064-123-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002738000-memory.dmp

          memory/4224-71-0x0000000007240000-0x00000000072E4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4224-60-0x0000000005AE0000-0x0000000005E37000-memory.dmp

          memory/4224-62-0x0000000070DA0000-0x00000000710F7000-memory.dmp

          memory/4224-61-0x0000000070B50000-0x0000000070B9C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4224-72-0x0000000007580000-0x0000000007591000-memory.dmp

          memory/4224-73-0x00000000075D0000-0x00000000075E5000-memory.dmp

          memory/4880-207-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/4880-211-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/4908-185-0x00000000713B0000-0x0000000071707000-memory.dmp

          memory/4908-184-0x0000000070A70000-0x0000000070ABC000-memory.dmp

          memory/4908-182-0x0000000005A50000-0x0000000005DA7000-memory.dmp