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
    19/05/2024, 21:47

General

  • Target
    9ef078c3fe1cf6d52966304c89ad98707bc3427a30a2385620b37612f7138ff2.exe
  • Size 4.1MB
  • Sample240519-1nmewabe34
  • SHA256 9ef078c3fe1cf6d52966304c89ad98707bc3427a30a2385620b37612f7138ff2
  • 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\9ef078c3fe1cf6d52966304c89ad98707bc3427a30a2385620b37612f7138ff2.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9ef078c3fe1cf6d52966304c89ad98707bc3427a30a2385620b37612f7138ff2.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5000
    • 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:1212
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9ef078c3fe1cf6d52966304c89ad98707bc3427a30a2385620b37612f7138ff2.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9ef078c3fe1cf6d52966304c89ad98707bc3427a30a2385620b37612f7138ff2.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:3044
      • 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:3208
      • 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:4260
        • 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:564
      • 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:3936
      • 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:3436
      • 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:1080
        • 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:828
        • 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:2244
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /delete /tn ScheduledUpdate /f
          4⤵
            PID:4076
          • 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:2040
          • 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:4216
          • 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:3204
          • 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:3724
          • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
            "C:\Windows\windefender.exe"
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:2932
            • 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:2760
    • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      PID:4208

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_zdvd4ckd.pts.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_zdvd4ckd.pts.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 e39062a62c3c7617feeeff95ea8a0be51104a0d36f46e44eea22556fda74d8d9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 1ab258dc4d20583bc3b334bfdc78d48ed3fc2db7b0714d7fe37be18b3c05f879
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 cb102d2f41b3e002d0246cfa36bbc53a63bd2a5ea14351fc425426e6942daf10
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 4baeb3e842f4f842af3cbafb44e27e48bbdf590b0ff95866e17b06676d3e823f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 be1f3af8463aee510e453b851642c79078e39d0ec75ff50fb4c9013b0d941eb0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 96ce929c19b3029d913cea7a72336a8f3a1740f705840bfcd1c4b46d1b47c9e2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          csrss.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
          • Size 4.1MB
          • SHA256 9ef078c3fe1cf6d52966304c89ad98707bc3427a30a2385620b37612f7138ff2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          windefender.exe

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

          memory/828-135-0x0000000070BA0000-0x0000000070EF7000-memory.dmp

          memory/828-134-0x0000000070A20000-0x0000000070A6C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1080-199-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002733000-memory.dmp

          memory/1080-215-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002733000-memory.dmp

          memory/1080-224-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002733000-memory.dmp

          memory/1080-221-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002733000-memory.dmp

          memory/1080-212-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002733000-memory.dmp

          memory/1080-218-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002733000-memory.dmp

          memory/1080-209-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002733000-memory.dmp

          memory/1080-227-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002733000-memory.dmp

          memory/1080-239-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002733000-memory.dmp

          memory/1080-230-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002733000-memory.dmp

          memory/1080-233-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002733000-memory.dmp

          memory/1080-236-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002733000-memory.dmp

          memory/1080-242-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002733000-memory.dmp

          memory/1212-27-0x00000000747B0000-0x0000000074F61000-memory.dmp

          memory/1212-38-0x00000000747B0000-0x0000000074F61000-memory.dmp

          memory/1212-43-0x0000000007470000-0x0000000007481000-memory.dmp

          memory/1212-44-0x00000000074C0000-0x00000000074CE000-memory.dmp

          memory/1212-45-0x00000000074D0000-0x00000000074E5000-memory.dmp

          memory/1212-46-0x0000000007520000-0x000000000753A000-memory.dmp

          memory/1212-47-0x0000000007540000-0x0000000007548000-memory.dmp

          memory/1212-50-0x00000000747B0000-0x0000000074F61000-memory.dmp

          memory/1212-4-0x00000000747BE000-0x00000000747BF000-memory.dmp

          memory/1212-5-0x0000000002990000-0x00000000029C6000-memory.dmp

          memory/1212-6-0x00000000050A0000-0x00000000056CA000-memory.dmp

          memory/1212-7-0x00000000747B0000-0x0000000074F61000-memory.dmp

          memory/1212-8-0x00000000747B0000-0x0000000074F61000-memory.dmp

          memory/1212-41-0x0000000007450000-0x000000000745A000-memory.dmp

          memory/1212-39-0x0000000007A50000-0x00000000080CA000-memory.dmp

          memory/1212-40-0x0000000007410000-0x000000000742A000-memory.dmp

          memory/1212-26-0x0000000070BA0000-0x0000000070EF7000-memory.dmp

          memory/1212-21-0x0000000005E60000-0x0000000005E7E000-memory.dmp

          memory/1212-10-0x00000000056D0000-0x0000000005736000-memory.dmp

          memory/1212-36-0x00000000072D0000-0x00000000072EE000-memory.dmp

          memory/1212-11-0x0000000005930000-0x0000000005996000-memory.dmp

          memory/1212-9-0x0000000004FD0000-0x0000000004FF2000-memory.dmp

          memory/1212-37-0x00000000072F0000-0x0000000007394000-memory.dmp

          memory/1212-42-0x0000000007560000-0x00000000075F6000-memory.dmp

          memory/1212-20-0x0000000005A70000-0x0000000005DC7000-memory.dmp

          memory/1212-25-0x0000000070A20000-0x0000000070A6C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1212-24-0x0000000007270000-0x00000000072A4000-memory.dmp

          memory/1212-23-0x0000000006E40000-0x0000000006E86000-memory.dmp

          memory/1212-22-0x0000000005E90000-0x0000000005EDC000-memory.dmp

          memory/2040-146-0x0000000006120000-0x0000000006477000-memory.dmp

          memory/2040-169-0x00000000064A0000-0x00000000064B5000-memory.dmp

          memory/2040-156-0x0000000006C30000-0x0000000006C7C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2040-158-0x0000000070B90000-0x0000000070EE7000-memory.dmp

          memory/2040-167-0x0000000007900000-0x00000000079A4000-memory.dmp

          memory/2040-157-0x0000000070940000-0x000000007098C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2040-168-0x0000000007C40000-0x0000000007C51000-memory.dmp

          memory/2932-207-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/2932-204-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/3044-122-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002733000-memory.dmp

          memory/3208-72-0x0000000006FA0000-0x0000000006FB5000-memory.dmp

          memory/3208-71-0x0000000006F50000-0x0000000006F61000-memory.dmp

          memory/3208-70-0x0000000006C30000-0x0000000006CD4000-memory.dmp

          memory/3208-61-0x0000000070BA0000-0x0000000070EF7000-memory.dmp

          memory/3208-60-0x0000000070A20000-0x0000000070A6C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3436-109-0x0000000070C70000-0x0000000070FC7000-memory.dmp

          memory/3436-108-0x0000000070A20000-0x0000000070A6C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3436-104-0x00000000058C0000-0x0000000005C17000-memory.dmp

          memory/3936-86-0x0000000070A20000-0x0000000070A6C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3936-87-0x0000000070BA0000-0x0000000070EF7000-memory.dmp

          memory/4208-216-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/4208-210-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/4208-206-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/4216-182-0x0000000070AC0000-0x0000000070E17000-memory.dmp

          memory/4216-181-0x0000000070940000-0x000000007098C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4216-179-0x00000000063A0000-0x00000000066F7000-memory.dmp

          memory/5000-145-0x0000000004900000-0x00000000051EB000-memory.dmp

          memory/5000-107-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002733000-memory.dmp

          memory/5000-191-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5000-1-0x0000000004500000-0x00000000048FD000-memory.dmp

          memory/5000-85-0x0000000004500000-0x00000000048FD000-memory.dmp

          memory/5000-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5000-2-0x0000000004900000-0x00000000051EB000-memory.dmp