General

  • Target

    https://gofile.io/d/tRifG8

  • Sample

    240521-nemcasbf54

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

mercurialgrabber

C2

https://discord.com/api/webhooks/1241935765265711115/jWki6KVaJVkcqZWvlsCgwzaJATbApPl5OeF_1tMihQQIIsXQs8l0j34bwSj4fScJZOoo

Targets

    • Target

      https://gofile.io/d/tRifG8

    • Mercurial Grabber Stealer

      Mercurial Grabber is an open source stealer targeting Chrome, Discord and some game clients as well as generic system information.

    • Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry

    • Looks for VMWare Tools registry key

    • Checks BIOS information in registry

      BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

      Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

    • Looks up external IP address via web service

      Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

    • Maps connected drives based on registry

      Disk information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

2
T1497

Modify Registry

1
T1112

Credential Access

Unsecured Credentials

1
T1552

Credentials In Files

1
T1552.001

Discovery

Query Registry

6
T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

2
T1497

System Information Discovery

4
T1082

Peripheral Device Discovery

2
T1120

Collection

Data from Local System

1
T1005

Command and Control

Web Service

1
T1102

Tasks