Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    147s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240508-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240508-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    22-05-2024 03:41

General

  • Target

    GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQCW.exe

  • Size

    5.0MB

  • MD5

    4e9292f02efc44abd5a2671439283405

  • SHA1

    8fe8f59ad5cbb35115a3e997848b1f9c968dccfb

  • SHA256

    53b0c0f60949cc15b4514b8fb1642bef07c5c65a48e4adc247da22a254b66437

  • SHA512

    f0774ed0643c9c35de61c133e03640596b3dd64f8d26c4b9b959fe51678a4775be39fb2ddea8402342b3f341642a3e0a80f656dd567239535c270df5d25fbc43

  • SSDEEP

    98304:sF322L5o+zIKbC+YO61IxwSXxfuGtaoZohphcnZCdHHugWdDfDHOaRighoYU:sF322lor4C/O6etbTZohXZdnupDfD1R0

Malware Config

Signatures

  • xmrig

    XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform CPU/GPU miner.

  • XMRig Miner payload 8 IoCs
  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Drops file in Drivers directory 2 IoCs
  • Stops running service(s) 4 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 13 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 4 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQCW.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQCW.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:3044
    • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1632
    • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1720
    • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1600
    • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2260
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe delete "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQCW"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2024
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe create "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQCW" binpath= "C:\ProgramData\Google\Chrome\updater.exe" start= "auto"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2712
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop eventlog
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2640
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe start "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQCW"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2612
  • C:\ProgramData\Google\Chrome\updater.exe
    C:\ProgramData\Google\Chrome\updater.exe
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2680
    • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2696
    • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2520
    • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2836
    • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2248
    • C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
      2⤵
        PID:2828
      • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
        explorer.exe
        2⤵
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2980

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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    Downloads

    • C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

      Filesize

      2KB

      MD5

      3e9af076957c5b2f9c9ce5ec994bea05

      SHA1

      a8c7326f6bceffaeed1c2bb8d7165e56497965fe

      SHA256

      e332ebfed27e0bb08b84dfda05acc7f0fa1b6281678e0120c5b7c893a75df47e

      SHA512

      933ba0d69e7b78537348c0dc1bf83fb069f98bb93d31c638dc79c4a48d12d879c474bd61e3cbde44622baef5e20fb92ebf16c66128672e4a6d4ee20afbf9d01f

    • \ProgramData\Google\Chrome\updater.exe

      Filesize

      5.0MB

      MD5

      4e9292f02efc44abd5a2671439283405

      SHA1

      8fe8f59ad5cbb35115a3e997848b1f9c968dccfb

      SHA256

      53b0c0f60949cc15b4514b8fb1642bef07c5c65a48e4adc247da22a254b66437

      SHA512

      f0774ed0643c9c35de61c133e03640596b3dd64f8d26c4b9b959fe51678a4775be39fb2ddea8402342b3f341642a3e0a80f656dd567239535c270df5d25fbc43

    • memory/2828-11-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      56KB

    • memory/2828-10-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      56KB

    • memory/2828-9-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      56KB

    • memory/2828-14-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      56KB

    • memory/2828-8-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      56KB

    • memory/2828-7-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      56KB

    • memory/2980-21-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8.3MB

    • memory/2980-27-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8.3MB

    • memory/2980-20-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8.3MB

    • memory/2980-19-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8.3MB

    • memory/2980-18-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8.3MB

    • memory/2980-17-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8.3MB

    • memory/2980-16-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8.3MB

    • memory/2980-23-0x0000000000210000-0x0000000000230000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      128KB

    • memory/2980-28-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8.3MB

    • memory/2980-26-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8.3MB

    • memory/2980-25-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8.3MB

    • memory/2980-24-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8.3MB

    • memory/2980-22-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8.3MB

    • memory/2980-29-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8.3MB