xmrig | 53b0c0f60949cc15b4514b8fb1642bef07c5c65a48e4adc247da22a254b66437

General

Target

GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQCW.exe
Size

5.0MB
MD5

4e9292f02efc44abd5a2671439283405
SHA1

8fe8f59ad5cbb35115a3e997848b1f9c968dccfb
SHA256

53b0c0f60949cc15b4514b8fb1642bef07c5c65a48e4adc247da22a254b66437
SHA512

f0774ed0643c9c35de61c133e03640596b3dd64f8d26c4b9b959fe51678a4775be39fb2ddea8402342b3f341642a3e0a80f656dd567239535c270df5d25fbc43
SSDEEP

98304:sF322L5o+zIKbC+YO61IxwSXxfuGtaoZohphcnZCdHHugWdDfDHOaRighoYU:sF322lor4C/O6etbTZohXZdnupDfD1R0

Score

10^/10

xmrig evasion execution miner persistence upx

Malware Config

Signatures

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

XMRig Miner payload 8 IoCs

miner

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/456-20-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp	xmrig
behavioral2/memory/456-23-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp	xmrig
behavioral2/memory/456-26-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp	xmrig
behavioral2/memory/456-25-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp	xmrig
behavioral2/memory/456-24-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp	xmrig
behavioral2/memory/456-22-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp	xmrig
behavioral2/memory/456-19-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp	xmrig
behavioral2/memory/456-27-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp	xmrig

Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
persistence execution

Windows Service
T1543.003

Service Execution
T1569.002

Drops file in Drivers directory 2 IoCs

Processes:

GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQCW.exeupdater.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts	GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQCW.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts	updater.exe

Stops running service(s) 4 TTPs
evasion execution

Windows Service
T1543.003

Impair Defenses
T1562

Service Stop
T1489

Service Execution
T1569.002
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

updater.exe

pid process

640 updater.exe

pid	process
640	updater.exe

UPX packed file 13 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/456-14-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/456-18-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/456-20-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/456-23-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/456-26-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/456-25-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/456-24-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/456-22-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/456-19-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/456-17-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/456-15-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/456-16-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/456-27-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp	upx

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

Processes:

updater.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 640 set thread context of 3956	640	updater.exe	conhost.exe
PID 640 set thread context of 456	640	updater.exe	explorer.exe

Launches sc.exe 4 IoCs
Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

Processes:

sc.exesc.exesc.exesc.exe

pid process

4772 sc.exe
3504 sc.exe
3288 sc.exe
4904 sc.exe

pid	process
4772	sc.exe
3504	sc.exe
3288	sc.exe
4904	sc.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs

Processes:

GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQCW.exeupdater.exeexplorer.exe

pid	process
4488	GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQCW.exe
4488	GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQCW.exe
4488	GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQCW.exe
4488	GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQCW.exe
4488	GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQCW.exe
4488	GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQCW.exe
4488	GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQCW.exe
4488	GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQCW.exe
640	updater.exe
640	updater.exe
640	updater.exe
640	updater.exe
640	updater.exe
640	updater.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe
456	explorer.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 17 IoCs

Processes:

powercfg.exepowercfg.exepowercfg.exepowercfg.exeexplorer.exepowercfg.exepowercfg.exepowercfg.exepowercfg.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	5064	powercfg.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	5064	powercfg.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2028	powercfg.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2028	powercfg.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4788	powercfg.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4788	powercfg.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3460	powercfg.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3460	powercfg.exe
Token: SeLockMemoryPrivilege	456	explorer.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2012	powercfg.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2012	powercfg.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1884	powercfg.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1884	powercfg.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2512	powercfg.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2512	powercfg.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1160	powercfg.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1160	powercfg.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

Processes:

updater.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 640 wrote to memory of 3956	640	updater.exe	conhost.exe
PID 640 wrote to memory of 3956	640	updater.exe	conhost.exe
PID 640 wrote to memory of 3956	640	updater.exe	conhost.exe
PID 640 wrote to memory of 3956	640	updater.exe	conhost.exe
PID 640 wrote to memory of 3956	640	updater.exe	conhost.exe
PID 640 wrote to memory of 3956	640	updater.exe	conhost.exe
PID 640 wrote to memory of 3956	640	updater.exe	conhost.exe
PID 640 wrote to memory of 3956	640	updater.exe	conhost.exe
PID 640 wrote to memory of 3956	640	updater.exe	conhost.exe
PID 640 wrote to memory of 456	640	updater.exe	explorer.exe
PID 640 wrote to memory of 456	640	updater.exe	explorer.exe
PID 640 wrote to memory of 456	640	updater.exe	explorer.exe
PID 640 wrote to memory of 456	640	updater.exe	explorer.exe
PID 640 wrote to memory of 456	640	updater.exe	explorer.exe

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:4488

C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
2⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:5064

C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
2⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2028

C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
2⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3460

C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
2⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4788

C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe delete "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQCW"
2⤵
- Launches sc.exe
PID:3504

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:3288

C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop eventlog
2⤵
- Launches sc.exe
PID:4904

C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe start "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQCW"
2⤵
- Launches sc.exe
PID:4772

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:640

C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
2⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2012

C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
2⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1160

C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
2⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2512

C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
2⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1884

C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
2⤵
PID:3956

C:\Windows\explorer.exe
explorer.exe
2⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:456

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Initial Access

Execution

System Services

2

T1569

Service Execution

2

T1569.002

Persistence

Create or Modify System Process

2

T1543

Windows Service

2

T1543.003

Privilege Escalation

Create or Modify System Process

2

T1543

Windows Service

2

T1543.003

Defense Evasion

Impair Defenses

1

T1562

Credential Access

Discovery

Lateral Movement

Collection

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

Service Stop

1

T1489

Resource Development

Reconnaissance

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C:\ProgramData\Google\Chrome\updater.exe
Filesize
5.0MB

MD5
4e9292f02efc44abd5a2671439283405

SHA1
8fe8f59ad5cbb35115a3e997848b1f9c968dccfb

SHA256
53b0c0f60949cc15b4514b8fb1642bef07c5c65a48e4adc247da22a254b66437

SHA512
f0774ed0643c9c35de61c133e03640596b3dd64f8d26c4b9b959fe51678a4775be39fb2ddea8402342b3f341642a3e0a80f656dd567239535c270df5d25fbc43

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C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
Filesize
3KB

MD5
00930b40cba79465b7a38ed0449d1449

SHA1
4b25a89ee28b20ba162f23772ddaf017669092a5

SHA256
eda1aae2c8fce700e3bdbe0186cf3db88400cf0ac13ec736e84dacba61628a01

SHA512
cbe4760ec041e7da7ab86474d5c82969cfccb8ccc5dbdac9436862d5b1b86210ab90754d3c8da5724176570d8842e57a716a281acba8719e90098a6f61a17c62

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memory/456-21-0x0000000000560000-0x0000000000580000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/456-26-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.3MB

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memory/456-27-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.3MB

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memory/456-16-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.3MB

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memory/456-15-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.3MB

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memory/456-14-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.3MB

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memory/456-18-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.3MB

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memory/456-20-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.3MB

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memory/456-23-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.3MB

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memory/456-17-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.3MB

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memory/456-25-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.3MB

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memory/456-24-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.3MB

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memory/456-22-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.3MB

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memory/456-19-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.3MB

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memory/3956-10-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/3956-8-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/3956-9-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/3956-6-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/3956-13-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/3956-7-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

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