Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240221-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240221-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    23-05-2024 01:28

General

  • Target

    6d2a89229cb3d9e4a3f60569aa409850_NeikiAnalytics.exe

  • Size

    5.1MB

  • MD5

    6d2a89229cb3d9e4a3f60569aa409850

  • SHA1

    11112da50db3919e323978625a6de21a85536990

  • SHA256

    f50d1c243dd26214fd8735640089371f4177f6a9ce1c717721893c14f4c2194a

  • SHA512

    0ce0db4dc5fc4c6c70191bdafb6f180ba3b8d583db483b1822f1828fd2044ed7c5ca142ab5146b9cf8bdf4cbed807e9ce328fd2e9f1b8341e2d4e72c8dfb6cac

  • SSDEEP

    98304:1jnwHesJeZ+jzZoSr0fHqjjOGMuH8G+KVCP5nO6HCLsez3Xdh3pU9YNYIVy:1Ees1RlIfUzMuf+h5NmHH336d

Malware Config

Signatures

  • xmrig

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

  • XMRig Miner payload 9 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
  • Drops file in Drivers directory 2 IoCs
  • Stops running service(s) 4 TTPs
  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 14 IoCs

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

  • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • 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 6 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\6d2a89229cb3d9e4a3f60569aa409850_NeikiAnalytics.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d2a89229cb3d9e4a3f60569aa409850_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:2836
    • 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:2788
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2612
      • C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
        wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
        3⤵
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        PID:2572
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2568
    • 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:2072
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2584
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2604
    • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2432
    • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2456
    • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2484
    • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2908
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe delete "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:3048
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe create "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC" binpath= "C:\ProgramData\Google\Chrome\updater.exe" start= "auto"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2736
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop eventlog
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2760
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe start "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2740
    • 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\6d2a89229cb3d9e4a3f60569aa409850_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2764
      • C:\Windows\system32\choice.exe
        choice /C Y /N /D Y /T 3
        3⤵
          PID:1860
    • C:\ProgramData\Google\Chrome\updater.exe
      C:\ProgramData\Google\Chrome\updater.exe
      1⤵
      • Drops file in Drivers directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:764
      • 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:1360
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2044
        • C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
          wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
          3⤵
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          PID:1752
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2008
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:320
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:772
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:1492
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:1756
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1472
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1112
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2204
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2220
      • C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
        2⤵
          PID:1732
        • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
          explorer.exe
          2⤵
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2924

      Network

      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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      Downloads

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

        Filesize

        2KB

        MD5

        2b19df2da3af86adf584efbddd0d31c0

        SHA1

        f1738910789e169213611c033d83bc9577373686

        SHA256

        58868a299c5cf1167ed3fbc570a449ecd696406410b24913ddbd0f06a32595bd

        SHA512

        4a1831f42a486a0ad2deef3d348e7220209214699504e29fdfeb2a6f7f25ad1d353158cd05778f76ef755e77ccd94ce9b4a7504039e439e4e90fa7cde589daa6

      • \ProgramData\Google\Chrome\updater.exe

        Filesize

        5.1MB

        MD5

        6d2a89229cb3d9e4a3f60569aa409850

        SHA1

        11112da50db3919e323978625a6de21a85536990

        SHA256

        f50d1c243dd26214fd8735640089371f4177f6a9ce1c717721893c14f4c2194a

        SHA512

        0ce0db4dc5fc4c6c70191bdafb6f180ba3b8d583db483b1822f1828fd2044ed7c5ca142ab5146b9cf8bdf4cbed807e9ce328fd2e9f1b8341e2d4e72c8dfb6cac

      • memory/1360-18-0x000000001A090000-0x000000001A372000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        2.9MB

      • memory/1360-19-0x0000000000A30000-0x0000000000A38000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        32KB

      • memory/1732-23-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/1732-24-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/1732-25-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/1732-26-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/1732-29-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/1732-22-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/2788-12-0x000007FEF5B90000-0x000007FEF652D000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        9.6MB

      • memory/2788-4-0x000007FEF5E4E000-0x000007FEF5E4F000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/2788-11-0x000007FEF5B90000-0x000007FEF652D000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        9.6MB

      • memory/2788-8-0x000007FEF5B90000-0x000007FEF652D000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        9.6MB

      • memory/2788-9-0x000007FEF5B90000-0x000007FEF652D000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        9.6MB

      • memory/2788-10-0x000007FEF5B90000-0x000007FEF652D000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        9.6MB

      • memory/2788-7-0x000007FEF5B90000-0x000007FEF652D000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        9.6MB

      • memory/2788-6-0x0000000001CE0000-0x0000000001CE8000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        32KB

      • memory/2788-5-0x000000001B750000-0x000000001BA32000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        2.9MB

      • memory/2924-36-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2924-42-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2924-31-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2924-35-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2924-34-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2924-39-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2924-40-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2924-38-0x0000000000730000-0x0000000000750000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        128KB

      • memory/2924-37-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2924-43-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2924-41-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2924-33-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2924-32-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2924-44-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2924-45-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB