Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20240508-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20240508-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    19/05/2024, 11:21

General

  • Target
    52454f2277e45a76a7a68560ab269b142c48f7158a76345d162a46e9db0aed40.exe
  • Size 4.1MB
  • Sample240519-nf2hlsfd7w
  • SHA256 52454f2277e45a76a7a68560ab269b142c48f7158a76345d162a46e9db0aed40
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Glupteba

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

  • Glupteba payload 20 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\52454f2277e45a76a7a68560ab269b142c48f7158a76345d162a46e9db0aed40.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\52454f2277e45a76a7a68560ab269b142c48f7158a76345d162a46e9db0aed40.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1568
    • 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:4480
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\52454f2277e45a76a7a68560ab269b142c48f7158a76345d162a46e9db0aed40.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\52454f2277e45a76a7a68560ab269b142c48f7158a76345d162a46e9db0aed40.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:1536
      • 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:2800
      • 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:1700
        • 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:2876
      • 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:1816
      • 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:4972
      • 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:380
        • 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:3384
        • 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:3544
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /delete /tn ScheduledUpdate /f
          4⤵
            PID:2396
          • 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:2220
          • 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:2648
          • 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:2020
          • 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:4720
          • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
            "C:\Windows\windefender.exe"
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:4656
            • 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:2132
              • 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:2728
    • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      PID:4784

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_hosbujlq.5dp.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_hosbujlq.5dp.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 78eced8806462520ca14b68bad25bd69de602cbb0fb955f18141529cf6c0d06c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 5354770f757aed755e77b5751966400cb090e44befa2dd5a455962d20506c4bc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 bec53b8c5f0af0f186b817f3de5323bb7c3fb28f688a104fa3a2a8e2b0d5e1eb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 d14bdf1a5ed168a713f4d83415f4afd976eb70e78f875fdc874f1e4e8b28b89c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 b808416258bc9c57d82184af19dddc60ce906e0d08eba3e3b03ea99e2f2e62f5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          csrss.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
          • Size 4.1MB
          • SHA256 52454f2277e45a76a7a68560ab269b142c48f7158a76345d162a46e9db0aed40
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          windefender.exe

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

          memory/380-222-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002364000-memory.dmp

          memory/380-236-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002364000-memory.dmp

          memory/380-220-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002364000-memory.dmp

          memory/380-218-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002364000-memory.dmp

          memory/380-216-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002364000-memory.dmp

          memory/380-212-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002364000-memory.dmp

          memory/380-224-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002364000-memory.dmp

          memory/380-200-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002364000-memory.dmp

          memory/380-234-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002364000-memory.dmp

          memory/380-228-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002364000-memory.dmp

          memory/380-226-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002364000-memory.dmp

          memory/380-230-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002364000-memory.dmp

          memory/380-232-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002364000-memory.dmp

          memory/1536-127-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002364000-memory.dmp

          memory/1536-122-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002364000-memory.dmp

          memory/1568-52-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1568-1-0x00000000041D0000-0x00000000045D6000-memory.dmp

          memory/1568-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1568-2-0x00000000045E0000-0x0000000004ECB000-memory.dmp

          memory/1568-51-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002364000-memory.dmp

          memory/1568-54-0x00000000045E0000-0x0000000004ECB000-memory.dmp

          memory/1816-92-0x00000000706E0000-0x0000000070A37000-memory.dmp

          memory/1816-91-0x0000000070540000-0x000000007058C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1816-89-0x00000000055E0000-0x0000000005937000-memory.dmp

          memory/2220-177-0x00000000058B0000-0x00000000058C5000-memory.dmp

          memory/2220-162-0x0000000005500000-0x0000000005857000-memory.dmp

          memory/2220-164-0x0000000005AF0000-0x0000000005B3C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2220-166-0x0000000070550000-0x00000000708A7000-memory.dmp

          memory/2220-165-0x00000000703C0000-0x000000007040C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2220-175-0x0000000006D00000-0x0000000006DA4000-memory.dmp

          memory/2220-176-0x0000000005870000-0x0000000005881000-memory.dmp

          memory/2648-190-0x0000000070540000-0x0000000070897000-memory.dmp

          memory/2648-189-0x00000000703C0000-0x000000007040C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2648-187-0x0000000005DA0000-0x00000000060F7000-memory.dmp

          memory/2800-77-0x0000000007150000-0x0000000007165000-memory.dmp

          memory/2800-76-0x0000000007100000-0x0000000007111000-memory.dmp

          memory/2800-75-0x0000000006E80000-0x0000000006F24000-memory.dmp

          memory/2800-65-0x0000000070540000-0x000000007058C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2800-66-0x00000000706C0000-0x0000000070A17000-memory.dmp

          memory/2800-64-0x0000000005C10000-0x0000000005C5C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2800-63-0x00000000057A0000-0x0000000005AF7000-memory.dmp

          memory/3384-150-0x0000000007C20000-0x0000000007CC4000-memory.dmp

          memory/3384-140-0x00000000704A0000-0x00000000704EC000-memory.dmp

          memory/3384-152-0x00000000063D0000-0x00000000063E5000-memory.dmp

          memory/3384-151-0x0000000007F90000-0x0000000007FA1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3384-141-0x0000000070620000-0x0000000070977000-memory.dmp

          memory/3384-139-0x0000000006B80000-0x0000000006BCC000-memory.dmp

          memory/4480-44-0x00000000077D0000-0x00000000077DE000-memory.dmp

          memory/4480-46-0x0000000007830000-0x000000000784A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4480-10-0x0000000005410000-0x0000000005476000-memory.dmp

          memory/4480-40-0x0000000007720000-0x000000000773A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4480-38-0x00000000741C0000-0x0000000074971000-memory.dmp

          memory/4480-7-0x00000000054A0000-0x0000000005ACA000-memory.dmp

          memory/4480-25-0x0000000070430000-0x000000007047C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4480-5-0x0000000002C90000-0x0000000002CC6000-memory.dmp

          memory/4480-42-0x0000000007870000-0x0000000007906000-memory.dmp

          memory/4480-4-0x00000000741CE000-0x00000000741CF000-memory.dmp

          memory/4480-43-0x0000000007780000-0x0000000007791000-memory.dmp

          memory/4480-41-0x0000000007760000-0x000000000776A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4480-36-0x00000000075E0000-0x00000000075FE000-memory.dmp

          memory/4480-45-0x00000000077E0000-0x00000000077F5000-memory.dmp

          memory/4480-37-0x0000000007600000-0x00000000076A4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4480-39-0x0000000007D70000-0x00000000083EA000-memory.dmp

          memory/4480-47-0x0000000007850000-0x0000000007858000-memory.dmp

          memory/4480-27-0x0000000070620000-0x0000000070977000-memory.dmp

          memory/4480-26-0x00000000741C0000-0x0000000074971000-memory.dmp

          memory/4480-24-0x0000000007580000-0x00000000075B4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4480-50-0x00000000741C0000-0x0000000074971000-memory.dmp

          memory/4480-6-0x00000000741C0000-0x0000000074971000-memory.dmp

          memory/4480-8-0x00000000051D0000-0x00000000051F2000-memory.dmp

          memory/4480-23-0x00000000066D0000-0x0000000006716000-memory.dmp

          memory/4480-9-0x00000000052F0000-0x0000000005356000-memory.dmp

          memory/4480-22-0x00000000061C0000-0x000000000620C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4480-21-0x0000000006170000-0x000000000618E000-memory.dmp

          memory/4480-11-0x00000000741C0000-0x0000000074971000-memory.dmp

          memory/4480-20-0x0000000005CD0000-0x0000000006027000-memory.dmp

          memory/4656-209-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/4656-215-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/4784-221-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/4784-217-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/4784-213-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/4972-112-0x0000000070540000-0x000000007058C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4972-113-0x0000000070790000-0x0000000070AE7000-memory.dmp

          memory/4972-110-0x0000000005C20000-0x0000000005F77000-memory.dmp