Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    125s
  • 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, 16:27

General

  • Target
    c21ef752a75a4589bd911b41e893846eb2589fb386606e7000472e714c83b601.exe
  • Size 4.1MB
  • Sample240519-tx3d5afe3t
  • SHA256 c21ef752a75a4589bd911b41e893846eb2589fb386606e7000472e714c83b601
  • 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 5 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\c21ef752a75a4589bd911b41e893846eb2589fb386606e7000472e714c83b601.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c21ef752a75a4589bd911b41e893846eb2589fb386606e7000472e714c83b601.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3564
    • 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:1624
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c21ef752a75a4589bd911b41e893846eb2589fb386606e7000472e714c83b601.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c21ef752a75a4589bd911b41e893846eb2589fb386606e7000472e714c83b601.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:3404
      • 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:4844
      • 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:2980
        • 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: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:4460
      • 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:3520
      • 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:232
        • 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:4120
        • 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:2948
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /delete /tn ScheduledUpdate /f
          4⤵
            PID:1872
          • 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:2260
          • 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:3104
          • 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:2496
          • 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:4908
          • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
            "C:\Windows\windefender.exe"
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:2164
            • 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:868
              • 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:3004
    • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      PID:1964

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_szadct1p.s3i.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_szadct1p.s3i.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 88ec28401e15f025bab2fe7a5e67bec1d0aee7d3bf775458f634e3b0630f30e9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 b2630c191c5cbd0d25b6fa47c801ff702bc0c4d75c1a7b9e6ab420eaf6b0787c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 89fdbe695a127b63a559543f41be58fb291eba6ba17baa7269214012a6fd401a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 32325ace886295d976140542d838946dcb3ec4aefdc18638e1286bdde40558ef
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 45595efa873c87c5f6e89c89d5d10d8a4bdf48e6076a2615c7749a6fa3a8cab5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          csrss.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
          • Size 4.1MB
          • SHA256 c21ef752a75a4589bd911b41e893846eb2589fb386606e7000472e714c83b601
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          windefender.exe

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

          memory/232-215-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002733000-memory.dmp

          memory/232-242-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002733000-memory.dmp

          memory/232-205-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002733000-memory.dmp

          memory/232-245-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002733000-memory.dmp

          memory/232-248-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002733000-memory.dmp

          memory/232-218-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002733000-memory.dmp

          memory/232-221-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002733000-memory.dmp

          memory/232-224-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002733000-memory.dmp

          memory/232-227-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002733000-memory.dmp

          memory/232-230-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002733000-memory.dmp

          memory/232-233-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002733000-memory.dmp

          memory/232-236-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002733000-memory.dmp

          memory/232-239-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002733000-memory.dmp

          memory/1624-22-0x0000000005C40000-0x0000000005C8C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1624-10-0x0000000005650000-0x00000000056B6000-memory.dmp

          memory/1624-41-0x0000000007200000-0x000000000720A000-memory.dmp

          memory/1624-42-0x0000000007310000-0x00000000073A6000-memory.dmp

          memory/1624-43-0x0000000007220000-0x0000000007231000-memory.dmp

          memory/1624-44-0x0000000007270000-0x000000000727E000-memory.dmp

          memory/1624-45-0x0000000007280000-0x0000000007295000-memory.dmp

          memory/1624-46-0x00000000072D0000-0x00000000072EA000-memory.dmp

          memory/1624-47-0x00000000072F0000-0x00000000072F8000-memory.dmp

          memory/1624-50-0x00000000746E0000-0x0000000074E91000-memory.dmp

          memory/1624-39-0x0000000007800000-0x0000000007E7A000-memory.dmp

          memory/1624-40-0x00000000071C0000-0x00000000071DA000-memory.dmp

          memory/1624-26-0x00000000746E0000-0x0000000074E91000-memory.dmp

          memory/1624-36-0x0000000007070000-0x000000000708E000-memory.dmp

          memory/1624-37-0x0000000007090000-0x0000000007134000-memory.dmp

          memory/1624-27-0x0000000070AD0000-0x0000000070E27000-memory.dmp

          memory/1624-24-0x0000000007010000-0x0000000007044000-memory.dmp

          memory/1624-4-0x00000000746EE000-0x00000000746EF000-memory.dmp

          memory/1624-25-0x0000000070950000-0x000000007099C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1624-23-0x0000000006180000-0x00000000061C6000-memory.dmp

          memory/1624-21-0x0000000005C10000-0x0000000005C2E000-memory.dmp

          memory/1624-20-0x0000000005730000-0x0000000005A87000-memory.dmp

          memory/1624-5-0x0000000002400000-0x0000000002436000-memory.dmp

          memory/1624-11-0x00000000056C0000-0x0000000005726000-memory.dmp

          memory/1624-7-0x00000000746E0000-0x0000000074E91000-memory.dmp

          memory/1624-38-0x00000000746E0000-0x0000000074E91000-memory.dmp

          memory/1624-6-0x0000000004F10000-0x000000000553A000-memory.dmp

          memory/1624-9-0x00000000055B0000-0x00000000055D2000-memory.dmp

          memory/1624-8-0x00000000746E0000-0x0000000074E91000-memory.dmp

          memory/1964-217-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/1964-222-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/2164-210-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/2164-213-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/2260-176-0x00000000059A0000-0x00000000059B5000-memory.dmp

          memory/2260-174-0x0000000007150000-0x00000000071F4000-memory.dmp

          memory/2260-161-0x0000000005A40000-0x0000000005D97000-memory.dmp

          memory/2260-175-0x00000000074B0000-0x00000000074C1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2260-163-0x0000000005F30000-0x0000000005F7C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2260-164-0x00000000708E0000-0x000000007092C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2260-165-0x0000000070A60000-0x0000000070DB7000-memory.dmp

          memory/3104-188-0x00000000708E0000-0x000000007092C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3104-189-0x0000000070A80000-0x0000000070DD7000-memory.dmp

          memory/3104-186-0x0000000005C10000-0x0000000005F67000-memory.dmp

          memory/3404-121-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002733000-memory.dmp

          memory/3404-204-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002733000-memory.dmp

          memory/3520-111-0x0000000070A60000-0x0000000070AAC000-memory.dmp

          memory/3520-109-0x0000000005C20000-0x0000000005F77000-memory.dmp

          memory/3520-112-0x0000000070CA0000-0x0000000070FF7000-memory.dmp

          memory/3564-1-0x00000000045E0000-0x00000000049DE000-memory.dmp

          memory/3564-54-0x00000000049E0000-0x00000000052CB000-memory.dmp

          memory/3564-53-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3564-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3564-2-0x00000000049E0000-0x00000000052CB000-memory.dmp

          memory/3564-51-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002733000-memory.dmp

          memory/4120-139-0x00000000709C0000-0x0000000070A0C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4120-136-0x0000000006480000-0x00000000067D7000-memory.dmp

          memory/4120-140-0x0000000070B40000-0x0000000070E97000-memory.dmp

          memory/4120-149-0x0000000007B90000-0x0000000007C34000-memory.dmp

          memory/4120-150-0x0000000007F30000-0x0000000007F41000-memory.dmp

          memory/4120-138-0x0000000006E30000-0x0000000006E7C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4120-151-0x0000000006350000-0x0000000006365000-memory.dmp

          memory/4460-91-0x0000000070C60000-0x0000000070FB7000-memory.dmp

          memory/4460-90-0x0000000070A60000-0x0000000070AAC000-memory.dmp

          memory/4844-65-0x0000000070A60000-0x0000000070AAC000-memory.dmp

          memory/4844-64-0x0000000006880000-0x00000000068CC000-memory.dmp

          memory/4844-63-0x00000000062E0000-0x0000000006637000-memory.dmp

          memory/4844-66-0x0000000070C60000-0x0000000070FB7000-memory.dmp

          memory/4844-75-0x0000000007A20000-0x0000000007AC4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4844-76-0x0000000007D50000-0x0000000007D61000-memory.dmp

          memory/4844-77-0x0000000007DA0000-0x0000000007DB5000-memory.dmp