Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    148s
  • 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, 14:04

General

  • Target
    50a293e4e7599db16d9d573d3a4f34a48422f4f8517cba105b0b0f90d1eba37e.exe
  • Size 4.1MB
  • Sample240519-rc8pasba96
  • SHA256 50a293e4e7599db16d9d573d3a4f34a48422f4f8517cba105b0b0f90d1eba37e
  • 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\50a293e4e7599db16d9d573d3a4f34a48422f4f8517cba105b0b0f90d1eba37e.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\50a293e4e7599db16d9d573d3a4f34a48422f4f8517cba105b0b0f90d1eba37e.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1720
    • 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:4464
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\50a293e4e7599db16d9d573d3a4f34a48422f4f8517cba105b0b0f90d1eba37e.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\50a293e4e7599db16d9d573d3a4f34a48422f4f8517cba105b0b0f90d1eba37e.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:4368
      • 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:1456
      • 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:3476
        • 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:1296
      • 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:2028
      • 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:3908
      • 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:4468
        • 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:872
        • 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:1040
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /delete /tn ScheduledUpdate /f
          4⤵
            PID:3924
          • 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:3956
          • 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:1820
          • 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:4484
          • 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:2956
          • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
            "C:\Windows\windefender.exe"
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:2844
            • 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:3144
              • 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:2228
    • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      PID:4636

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_ausqfy4y.nbt.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ausqfy4y.nbt.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 375c2f268a9c9b90417323a2999ca5bdf8af965d72d7ae44bcb3246bcd227ea7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 2ea61d2204eefd887de3b3f326763569cebadf2f4560efd91ee18a0ffae1afb3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 6ac5d6daf42986717c198c4fdcd4099d0e87fbdeabd14eb70327cacd5c5d3358
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 1ab67db44570379609e8146b91ea0ed0b3e235a6f088853cfb5002ac3e4b8e36
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 071480ae1ae9d3e0102c2ec2ecb4383bfaeadc5bd7ba395097583020da5081a5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          csrss.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
          • Size 4.1MB
          • SHA256 50a293e4e7599db16d9d573d3a4f34a48422f4f8517cba105b0b0f90d1eba37e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          windefender.exe

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

          memory/872-138-0x0000000071030000-0x0000000071387000-memory.dmp

          memory/872-137-0x0000000070DE0000-0x0000000070E2C000-memory.dmp

          memory/872-127-0x00000000061C0000-0x0000000006517000-memory.dmp

          memory/1456-73-0x0000000007300000-0x0000000007315000-memory.dmp

          memory/1456-72-0x00000000072B0000-0x00000000072C1000-memory.dmp

          memory/1456-71-0x0000000006F60000-0x0000000007004000-memory.dmp

          memory/1456-62-0x0000000071010000-0x0000000071367000-memory.dmp

          memory/1456-61-0x0000000070DE0000-0x0000000070E2C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1456-60-0x0000000005800000-0x0000000005B57000-memory.dmp

          memory/1720-87-0x0000000004660000-0x0000000004A5A000-memory.dmp

          memory/1720-1-0x0000000004660000-0x0000000004A5A000-memory.dmp

          memory/1720-126-0x0000000004A60000-0x000000000534B000-memory.dmp

          memory/1720-125-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000273B000-memory.dmp

          memory/1720-194-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1720-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1720-2-0x0000000004A60000-0x000000000534B000-memory.dmp

          memory/1820-181-0x0000000005F90000-0x00000000062E7000-memory.dmp

          memory/1820-184-0x0000000070E80000-0x00000000711D7000-memory.dmp

          memory/1820-183-0x0000000070D00000-0x0000000070D4C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2028-88-0x0000000070DE0000-0x0000000070E2C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2028-89-0x0000000070FF0000-0x0000000071347000-memory.dmp

          memory/2028-85-0x0000000005E30000-0x0000000006187000-memory.dmp

          memory/2844-212-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/2844-208-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/3908-107-0x00000000057A0000-0x0000000005AF7000-memory.dmp

          memory/3908-110-0x0000000070F80000-0x00000000712D7000-memory.dmp

          memory/3908-109-0x0000000070DE0000-0x0000000070E2C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3956-158-0x00000000069C0000-0x0000000006A0C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3956-159-0x0000000070D00000-0x0000000070D4C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3956-160-0x0000000070EF0000-0x0000000071247000-memory.dmp

          memory/3956-169-0x0000000007720000-0x00000000077C4000-memory.dmp

          memory/3956-156-0x0000000005F50000-0x00000000062A7000-memory.dmp

          memory/3956-170-0x0000000007A90000-0x0000000007AA1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3956-171-0x00000000062D0000-0x00000000062E5000-memory.dmp

          memory/4368-193-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000273B000-memory.dmp

          memory/4464-27-0x0000000070F60000-0x00000000712B7000-memory.dmp

          memory/4464-6-0x0000000005280000-0x00000000058AA000-memory.dmp

          memory/4464-46-0x0000000007640000-0x000000000765A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4464-26-0x0000000074B70000-0x0000000075321000-memory.dmp

          memory/4464-24-0x0000000007380000-0x00000000073B4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4464-36-0x00000000073E0000-0x00000000073FE000-memory.dmp

          memory/4464-25-0x0000000070DE0000-0x0000000070E2C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4464-23-0x00000000064E0000-0x0000000006526000-memory.dmp

          memory/4464-22-0x0000000005FA0000-0x0000000005FEC000-memory.dmp

          memory/4464-21-0x0000000005F80000-0x0000000005F9E000-memory.dmp

          memory/4464-20-0x0000000074B70000-0x0000000075321000-memory.dmp

          memory/4464-38-0x0000000074B70000-0x0000000075321000-memory.dmp

          memory/4464-19-0x0000000005B40000-0x0000000005E97000-memory.dmp

          memory/4464-39-0x0000000007B70000-0x00000000081EA000-memory.dmp

          memory/4464-41-0x0000000007570000-0x000000000757A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4464-40-0x0000000007530000-0x000000000754A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4464-42-0x0000000007680000-0x0000000007716000-memory.dmp

          memory/4464-43-0x0000000007590000-0x00000000075A1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4464-44-0x00000000075E0000-0x00000000075EE000-memory.dmp

          memory/4464-9-0x00000000059B0000-0x0000000005A16000-memory.dmp

          memory/4464-10-0x0000000005A20000-0x0000000005A86000-memory.dmp

          memory/4464-8-0x00000000051C0000-0x00000000051E2000-memory.dmp

          memory/4464-7-0x0000000074B70000-0x0000000075321000-memory.dmp

          memory/4464-37-0x0000000007400000-0x00000000074A4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4464-45-0x00000000075F0000-0x0000000007605000-memory.dmp

          memory/4464-5-0x0000000002AA0000-0x0000000002AD6000-memory.dmp

          memory/4464-47-0x0000000007660000-0x0000000007668000-memory.dmp

          memory/4464-4-0x0000000074B7E000-0x0000000074B7F000-memory.dmp

          memory/4464-50-0x0000000074B70000-0x0000000075321000-memory.dmp

          memory/4468-230-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000273B000-memory.dmp

          memory/4468-234-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000273B000-memory.dmp

          memory/4468-214-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000273B000-memory.dmp

          memory/4468-258-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000273B000-memory.dmp

          memory/4468-218-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000273B000-memory.dmp

          memory/4468-222-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000273B000-memory.dmp

          memory/4468-202-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000273B000-memory.dmp

          memory/4468-254-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000273B000-memory.dmp

          memory/4468-250-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000273B000-memory.dmp

          memory/4468-226-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000273B000-memory.dmp

          memory/4468-238-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000273B000-memory.dmp

          memory/4468-242-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000273B000-memory.dmp

          memory/4468-246-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000273B000-memory.dmp

          memory/4636-210-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/4636-224-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/4636-216-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp