Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    129s
  • 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, 14:08

General

  • Target
    941e5cdf351cdf1b73763e23f229ab3266553ba3b3e490886bd62e0fea4c2431.exe
  • Size 4.1MB
  • Sample240519-rfycqsbb84
  • SHA256 941e5cdf351cdf1b73763e23f229ab3266553ba3b3e490886bd62e0fea4c2431
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Glupteba

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

  • Glupteba payload 18 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\941e5cdf351cdf1b73763e23f229ab3266553ba3b3e490886bd62e0fea4c2431.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\941e5cdf351cdf1b73763e23f229ab3266553ba3b3e490886bd62e0fea4c2431.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2500
    • 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:4416
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\941e5cdf351cdf1b73763e23f229ab3266553ba3b3e490886bd62e0fea4c2431.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\941e5cdf351cdf1b73763e23f229ab3266553ba3b3e490886bd62e0fea4c2431.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:3620
      • 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:3616
      • 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:1936
        • 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:3696
      • 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:940
      • 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:4676
      • 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:1556
        • 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:684
        • 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:4788
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /delete /tn ScheduledUpdate /f
          4⤵
            PID:3396
          • 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:3464
          • 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:2840
          • 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:2480
          • 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:644
          • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
            "C:\Windows\windefender.exe"
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:2188
            • 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:4260
              • 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:1416
    • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      PID:792

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_pqpqisyu.mms.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_pqpqisyu.mms.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 c4d4ef9229629fd398f8deba57bffbfd393db129b4f1a09c89b37c328028594e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 d2144d774e3a510bd7f5ebc0da7fcc34a9ebfbc646a5a3e88e9e3b74a3fdcfef
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 4587e3332de02814d10d2f037deca69a003be9df9dd3233b6c64895b726f60c6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 c9b50c2df02ee6b1264abae5366ec98fced118fe066c721cdd00162b28ca93a3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 9060e45562a6d340ef990d0d52d3365b05c23414c957a040ecf5bfd6c75254d0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          csrss.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
          • Size 4.1MB
          • SHA256 941e5cdf351cdf1b73763e23f229ab3266553ba3b3e490886bd62e0fea4c2431
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          windefender.exe

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

          memory/684-137-0x0000000070FF0000-0x000000007103C000-memory.dmp

          memory/684-138-0x0000000071170000-0x00000000714C7000-memory.dmp

          memory/792-208-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/792-220-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/792-215-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/940-89-0x0000000070FF0000-0x000000007103C000-memory.dmp

          memory/940-90-0x0000000071170000-0x00000000714C7000-memory.dmp

          memory/940-87-0x0000000006100000-0x0000000006457000-memory.dmp

          memory/1556-229-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000273B000-memory.dmp

          memory/1556-219-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000273B000-memory.dmp

          memory/1556-222-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000273B000-memory.dmp

          memory/1556-227-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000273B000-memory.dmp

          memory/1556-195-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000273B000-memory.dmp

          memory/1556-217-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000273B000-memory.dmp

          memory/1556-214-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000273B000-memory.dmp

          memory/1556-234-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000273B000-memory.dmp

          memory/1556-241-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000273B000-memory.dmp

          memory/1556-239-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000273B000-memory.dmp

          memory/1556-231-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000273B000-memory.dmp

          memory/1556-212-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000273B000-memory.dmp

          memory/2188-210-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/2188-205-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/2500-109-0x0000000004B10000-0x00000000053FB000-memory.dmp

          memory/2500-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2500-1-0x0000000004700000-0x0000000004B02000-memory.dmp

          memory/2500-73-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000273B000-memory.dmp

          memory/2500-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2500-2-0x0000000004B10000-0x00000000053FB000-memory.dmp

          memory/2500-78-0x0000000004700000-0x0000000004B02000-memory.dmp

          memory/2840-174-0x00000000063F0000-0x0000000006747000-memory.dmp

          memory/2840-184-0x0000000070F10000-0x0000000070F5C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2840-185-0x0000000071160000-0x00000000714B7000-memory.dmp

          memory/3464-171-0x0000000007E40000-0x0000000007E51000-memory.dmp

          memory/3464-170-0x0000000007B00000-0x0000000007BA4000-memory.dmp

          memory/3464-159-0x0000000006E00000-0x0000000006E4C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3464-160-0x0000000070F10000-0x0000000070F5C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3464-161-0x0000000071120000-0x0000000071477000-memory.dmp

          memory/3464-157-0x0000000006390000-0x00000000066E7000-memory.dmp

          memory/3464-172-0x0000000006220000-0x0000000006235000-memory.dmp

          memory/3616-74-0x0000000007DF0000-0x0000000007E05000-memory.dmp

          memory/3616-60-0x0000000006320000-0x0000000006677000-memory.dmp

          memory/3616-61-0x0000000070FF0000-0x000000007103C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3616-62-0x00000000711A0000-0x00000000714F7000-memory.dmp

          memory/3616-71-0x0000000007A80000-0x0000000007B24000-memory.dmp

          memory/3616-72-0x0000000007DA0000-0x0000000007DB1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3620-124-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000273B000-memory.dmp

          memory/4416-41-0x00000000070D0000-0x00000000070DA000-memory.dmp

          memory/4416-37-0x0000000006F60000-0x0000000007004000-memory.dmp

          memory/4416-45-0x0000000007150000-0x0000000007165000-memory.dmp

          memory/4416-46-0x00000000071A0000-0x00000000071BA000-memory.dmp

          memory/4416-47-0x00000000071C0000-0x00000000071C8000-memory.dmp

          memory/4416-50-0x0000000074D80000-0x0000000075531000-memory.dmp

          memory/4416-43-0x00000000070F0000-0x0000000007101000-memory.dmp

          memory/4416-4-0x0000000074D8E000-0x0000000074D8F000-memory.dmp

          memory/4416-42-0x00000000071E0000-0x0000000007276000-memory.dmp

          memory/4416-5-0x0000000002600000-0x0000000002636000-memory.dmp

          memory/4416-39-0x0000000074D80000-0x0000000075531000-memory.dmp

          memory/4416-40-0x0000000007090000-0x00000000070AA000-memory.dmp

          memory/4416-38-0x00000000076D0000-0x0000000007D4A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4416-24-0x0000000006EE0000-0x0000000006F14000-memory.dmp

          memory/4416-36-0x0000000074D80000-0x0000000075531000-memory.dmp

          memory/4416-44-0x0000000007140000-0x000000000714E000-memory.dmp

          memory/4416-26-0x0000000071180000-0x00000000714D7000-memory.dmp

          memory/4416-35-0x0000000006F40000-0x0000000006F5E000-memory.dmp

          memory/4416-25-0x0000000070FF0000-0x000000007103C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4416-23-0x0000000005FD0000-0x0000000006016000-memory.dmp

          memory/4416-22-0x0000000005B70000-0x0000000005BBC000-memory.dmp

          memory/4416-21-0x0000000005AE0000-0x0000000005AFE000-memory.dmp

          memory/4416-20-0x0000000005620000-0x0000000005977000-memory.dmp

          memory/4416-10-0x0000000005540000-0x00000000055A6000-memory.dmp

          memory/4416-11-0x00000000055B0000-0x0000000005616000-memory.dmp

          memory/4416-9-0x00000000054A0000-0x00000000054C2000-memory.dmp

          memory/4416-8-0x0000000074D80000-0x0000000075531000-memory.dmp

          memory/4416-7-0x0000000004E40000-0x000000000546A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4416-6-0x0000000074D80000-0x0000000075531000-memory.dmp

          memory/4676-110-0x0000000070FF0000-0x000000007103C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4676-111-0x0000000071170000-0x00000000714C7000-memory.dmp