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
    20/05/2024, 04:50

General

  • Target
    d9e43ca968512cae81fcf1c85139641aa4dca6903f54fa91cb05cd6a7015eda3.exe
  • Size 4.1MB
  • Sample240520-fgqthacd83
  • SHA256 d9e43ca968512cae81fcf1c85139641aa4dca6903f54fa91cb05cd6a7015eda3
  • 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\d9e43ca968512cae81fcf1c85139641aa4dca6903f54fa91cb05cd6a7015eda3.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d9e43ca968512cae81fcf1c85139641aa4dca6903f54fa91cb05cd6a7015eda3.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:444
    • 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:1240
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d9e43ca968512cae81fcf1c85139641aa4dca6903f54fa91cb05cd6a7015eda3.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d9e43ca968512cae81fcf1c85139641aa4dca6903f54fa91cb05cd6a7015eda3.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:1140
      • 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\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:3524
        • 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:4896
      • 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:2696
      • 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:1560
      • 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:4268
        • 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:2504
        • 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:3676
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /delete /tn ScheduledUpdate /f
          4⤵
            PID:2284
          • 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:4832
          • 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:3492
          • 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:1160
          • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
            "C:\Windows\windefender.exe"
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1492
            • 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:1808
              • 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:2240
    • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      PID:5080

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_ztjvvpwu.u2j.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ztjvvpwu.u2j.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 48cddd143d291919d7f1bab7e9cfc17092a02f2722e6d65a146dd85c1816ac3e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 a0e766d0d0cb9e255550c7735773a9d5ec0bd2ada791db82e248b01f95220f38
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 002a77f8925336b25cd0a7424347ca9c7cd2906384dc6361e7e247d5592ef575
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 3e1aafacf1a869b76db7bfa34caca42acac96e223e62f771a97e143a465dce1a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 93c2ef6c4daee05004e9048ce17d642d65c44f350020737d63e533abaddbfc67
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          csrss.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
          • Size 4.1MB
          • SHA256 d9e43ca968512cae81fcf1c85139641aa4dca6903f54fa91cb05cd6a7015eda3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          windefender.exe

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

          memory/444-1-0x0000000002A20000-0x0000000002E19000-memory.dmp

          memory/444-119-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/444-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/444-77-0x0000000002E20000-0x000000000370B000-memory.dmp

          memory/444-76-0x0000000002A20000-0x0000000002E19000-memory.dmp

          memory/444-2-0x0000000002E20000-0x000000000370B000-memory.dmp

          memory/1140-52-0x0000000002A20000-0x0000000002E1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1140-192-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1140-211-0x0000000002A20000-0x0000000002E1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1240-22-0x0000000005D20000-0x0000000005D6C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1240-25-0x0000000070B50000-0x0000000070B9C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1240-26-0x0000000070D60000-0x00000000710B7000-memory.dmp

          memory/1240-38-0x00000000748E0000-0x0000000075091000-memory.dmp

          memory/1240-40-0x0000000007290000-0x00000000072AA000-memory.dmp

          memory/1240-39-0x00000000078E0000-0x0000000007F5A000-memory.dmp

          memory/1240-41-0x00000000072D0000-0x00000000072DA000-memory.dmp

          memory/1240-42-0x00000000073E0000-0x0000000007476000-memory.dmp

          memory/1240-43-0x00000000072F0000-0x0000000007301000-memory.dmp

          memory/1240-44-0x0000000007340000-0x000000000734E000-memory.dmp

          memory/1240-45-0x0000000007350000-0x0000000007365000-memory.dmp

          memory/1240-46-0x00000000073A0000-0x00000000073BA000-memory.dmp

          memory/1240-47-0x00000000073C0000-0x00000000073C8000-memory.dmp

          memory/1240-50-0x00000000748E0000-0x0000000075091000-memory.dmp

          memory/1240-37-0x0000000007170000-0x0000000007214000-memory.dmp

          memory/1240-27-0x00000000748E0000-0x0000000075091000-memory.dmp

          memory/1240-4-0x00000000748EE000-0x00000000748EF000-memory.dmp

          memory/1240-5-0x0000000000D20000-0x0000000000D56000-memory.dmp

          memory/1240-24-0x00000000070F0000-0x0000000007124000-memory.dmp

          memory/1240-36-0x0000000007150000-0x000000000716E000-memory.dmp

          memory/1240-23-0x0000000006240000-0x0000000006286000-memory.dmp

          memory/1240-21-0x0000000005CF0000-0x0000000005D0E000-memory.dmp

          memory/1240-20-0x0000000005810000-0x0000000005B67000-memory.dmp

          memory/1240-11-0x00000000057A0000-0x0000000005806000-memory.dmp

          memory/1240-10-0x0000000005730000-0x0000000005796000-memory.dmp

          memory/1240-9-0x0000000005030000-0x0000000005052000-memory.dmp

          memory/1240-6-0x0000000005100000-0x000000000572A000-memory.dmp

          memory/1240-8-0x00000000748E0000-0x0000000075091000-memory.dmp

          memory/1240-7-0x00000000748E0000-0x0000000075091000-memory.dmp

          memory/1492-206-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/1492-210-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/1560-109-0x0000000070B50000-0x0000000070B9C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1560-110-0x0000000070D40000-0x0000000071097000-memory.dmp

          memory/1560-107-0x0000000005810000-0x0000000005B67000-memory.dmp

          memory/2504-134-0x0000000006410000-0x0000000006767000-memory.dmp

          memory/2504-137-0x0000000070DC0000-0x0000000071117000-memory.dmp

          memory/2504-136-0x0000000070B50000-0x0000000070B9C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2696-89-0x0000000070D60000-0x00000000710B7000-memory.dmp

          memory/2696-88-0x0000000070B50000-0x0000000070B9C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3492-177-0x0000000005DB0000-0x0000000006107000-memory.dmp

          memory/3492-182-0x0000000070A70000-0x0000000070ABC000-memory.dmp

          memory/3492-183-0x0000000070CC0000-0x0000000071017000-memory.dmp

          memory/4268-229-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4268-241-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4268-225-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4268-233-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4268-221-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4268-217-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4268-237-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4268-213-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4268-200-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4268-257-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4268-253-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4268-249-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4268-245-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4832-157-0x00000000065E0000-0x000000000662C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4832-170-0x0000000006370000-0x0000000006385000-memory.dmp

          memory/4832-168-0x0000000007820000-0x00000000078C4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4832-159-0x0000000070CA0000-0x0000000070FF7000-memory.dmp

          memory/4832-158-0x0000000070A70000-0x0000000070ABC000-memory.dmp

          memory/4832-155-0x0000000005F30000-0x0000000006287000-memory.dmp

          memory/4832-169-0x00000000079E0000-0x00000000079F1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4972-73-0x0000000007200000-0x0000000007215000-memory.dmp

          memory/4972-62-0x0000000070D60000-0x00000000710B7000-memory.dmp

          memory/4972-71-0x0000000006E80000-0x0000000006F24000-memory.dmp

          memory/4972-61-0x0000000070B50000-0x0000000070B9C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4972-72-0x00000000071B0000-0x00000000071C1000-memory.dmp

          memory/5080-223-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/5080-215-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/5080-209-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp