Analysis

  • max time kernel
    81s
  • max time network
    125s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240508-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240508-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    22-05-2024 20:13

General

  • Target

    836f9e6c51fbf3fd503f192805a26f30_NeikiAnalytics.exe

  • Size

    5.3MB

  • MD5

    836f9e6c51fbf3fd503f192805a26f30

  • SHA1

    d9a4b96c46237183b6914ed6ca77b87b8512cbf4

  • SHA256

    1ed1f72170a4ddd93171be47d30bf47db08437cf76af64f2692a4e63cbab8ab1

  • SHA512

    c3c074d2afb9aab572075c05014813da336758107e73b1cd988b3d62447f81a2928d113f1a1c5b236e405d27a0b3b1821a2601cea0c190ed226a22bd382f6a71

  • SSDEEP

    98304:34Gr/W2hRkTwVNt6MkTi+XAVd18EjU6+cVX6IwUu:3jr/TMwVNtaP4KEjl6S

Malware Config

Signatures

  • xmrig

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

  • XMRig Miner payload 8 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Stops running service(s) 4 TTPs
  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 14 IoCs

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

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 11 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\836f9e6c51fbf3fd503f192805a26f30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\836f9e6c51fbf3fd503f192805a26f30_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:2416
    • C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile, $env:ProgramData) -ExclusionExtension '.exe' -Force
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2600
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2784
      • C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
        wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
        3⤵
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        PID:2804
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2904
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2900
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2896
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2696
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2680
    • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2520
    • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2528
    • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2560
    • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2568
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe delete "NCUDPJVW"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2588
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe create "NCUDPJVW" binpath= "C:\ProgramData\eowgjsemsmrx\dddbhxbblxrl.exe" start= "auto"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:1988
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop eventlog
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2852
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe start "NCUDPJVW"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2856
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c choice /C Y /N /D Y /T 3 & Del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\836f9e6c51fbf3fd503f192805a26f30_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2692
      • C:\Windows\system32\choice.exe
        choice /C Y /N /D Y /T 3
        3⤵
          PID:2396
    • C:\ProgramData\eowgjsemsmrx\dddbhxbblxrl.exe
      C:\ProgramData\eowgjsemsmrx\dddbhxbblxrl.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:836
      • C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile, $env:ProgramData) -ExclusionExtension '.exe' -Force
        2⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:376
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1732
        • C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
          wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
          3⤵
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          PID:1272
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:296
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2404
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:1960
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:1572
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2104
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1664
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1580
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1504
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1748
      • C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
        2⤵
          PID:2120
        • C:\Windows\system32\nslookup.exe
          nslookup.exe
          2⤵
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:1900

      Network

      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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      Downloads

      • \ProgramData\eowgjsemsmrx\dddbhxbblxrl.exe

        Filesize

        5.3MB

        MD5

        836f9e6c51fbf3fd503f192805a26f30

        SHA1

        d9a4b96c46237183b6914ed6ca77b87b8512cbf4

        SHA256

        1ed1f72170a4ddd93171be47d30bf47db08437cf76af64f2692a4e63cbab8ab1

        SHA512

        c3c074d2afb9aab572075c05014813da336758107e73b1cd988b3d62447f81a2928d113f1a1c5b236e405d27a0b3b1821a2601cea0c190ed226a22bd382f6a71

      • memory/376-17-0x00000000011D0000-0x00000000011D8000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        32KB

      • memory/376-16-0x0000000019E60000-0x000000001A142000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        2.9MB

      • memory/1900-32-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/1900-40-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/1900-33-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/1900-34-0x00000000000B0000-0x00000000000D0000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        128KB

      • memory/1900-28-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/1900-27-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/1900-31-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/1900-29-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/1900-36-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/1900-37-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/1900-38-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/1900-30-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/1900-39-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/1900-35-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2120-24-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/2120-23-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/2120-21-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/2120-18-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/2120-19-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/2120-20-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/2600-11-0x000007FEF5870000-0x000007FEF620D000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        9.6MB

      • memory/2600-4-0x000007FEF5B2E000-0x000007FEF5B2F000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/2600-8-0x0000000002954000-0x0000000002957000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        12KB

      • memory/2600-9-0x000000000295B000-0x00000000029C2000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        412KB

      • memory/2600-10-0x000007FEF5870000-0x000007FEF620D000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        9.6MB

      • memory/2600-7-0x000007FEF5870000-0x000007FEF620D000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        9.6MB

      • memory/2600-6-0x00000000026D0000-0x00000000026D8000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        32KB

      • memory/2600-5-0x000000001B610000-0x000000001B8F2000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        2.9MB