Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240508-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240508-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-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
  • Executes dropped EXE 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
  • Launches sc.exe 14 IoCs

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

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 50 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 19 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 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:4188
    • 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
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3504
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3820
      • C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
        wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
        3⤵
          PID:3984
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:3824
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:4488
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2364
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:4264
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2028
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1160
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4528
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3756
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4720
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe delete "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC"
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:1268
      • 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:5084
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop eventlog
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:3772
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe start "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC"
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:3408
      • 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⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1272
        • C:\Windows\system32\choice.exe
          choice /C Y /N /D Y /T 3
          3⤵
            PID:4768
      • 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:848
        • 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:4460
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
          2⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2840
          • C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
            wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
            3⤵
              PID:2400
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:3296
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:4776
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:32
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:3356
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:1712
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
            2⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:5032
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
            2⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:4504
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
            2⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:3504
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
            2⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:4848
          • C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
            2⤵
              PID:2856
            • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
              explorer.exe
              2⤵
              • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              PID:4476

          Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          • C:\ProgramData\Google\Chrome\updater.exe

            Filesize

            5.1MB

            MD5

            6d2a89229cb3d9e4a3f60569aa409850

            SHA1

            11112da50db3919e323978625a6de21a85536990

            SHA256

            f50d1c243dd26214fd8735640089371f4177f6a9ce1c717721893c14f4c2194a

            SHA512

            0ce0db4dc5fc4c6c70191bdafb6f180ba3b8d583db483b1822f1828fd2044ed7c5ca142ab5146b9cf8bdf4cbed807e9ce328fd2e9f1b8341e2d4e72c8dfb6cac

          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_aoulvnbe.3zk.ps1

            Filesize

            60B

            MD5

            d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

            SHA1

            6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

            SHA256

            96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

            SHA512

            5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

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

            Filesize

            3KB

            MD5

            2d29fd3ae57f422e2b2121141dc82253

            SHA1

            c2464c857779c0ab4f5e766f5028fcc651a6c6b7

            SHA256

            80a60d7ec533d820de20bcedeb41319e7b1def548b6ea73ddbd69455bac4e7a4

            SHA512

            077a5c554663be7b71f181d961f5c98c732bc296dc015ffee30768a648bee3aad62c39c352cf2947432be19519906aeac7dfaf2557d309bb460732abb7fdbc68

          • memory/2856-52-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            56KB

          • memory/2856-55-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            56KB

          • memory/2856-54-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            56KB

          • memory/2856-53-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            56KB

          • memory/2856-58-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            56KB

          • memory/2856-51-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            56KB

          • memory/3504-11-0x00007FFF65160000-0x00007FFF65C21000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            10.8MB

          • memory/3504-0-0x00007FFF65163000-0x00007FFF65165000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            8KB

          • memory/3504-15-0x00007FFF65160000-0x00007FFF65C21000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            10.8MB

          • memory/3504-12-0x00007FFF65160000-0x00007FFF65C21000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            10.8MB

          • memory/3504-2-0x00000222ACA70000-0x00000222ACA92000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            136KB

          • memory/4460-40-0x000002D9B4BB0000-0x000002D9B4BBA000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            40KB

          • memory/4460-46-0x000002D9B5A90000-0x000002D9B5A9A000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            40KB

          • memory/4460-45-0x000002D9B5A80000-0x000002D9B5A86000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            24KB

          • memory/4460-44-0x000002D9B4BD0000-0x000002D9B4BD8000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            32KB

          • memory/4460-43-0x000002D9B5AA0000-0x000002D9B5ABA000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            104KB

          • memory/4460-42-0x000002D9B4BC0000-0x000002D9B4BCA000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            40KB

          • memory/4460-41-0x000002D9B5A60000-0x000002D9B5A7C000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            112KB

          • memory/4460-39-0x000002D9B5860000-0x000002D9B5915000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            724KB

          • memory/4460-38-0x000002D9B4B90000-0x000002D9B4BAC000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            112KB

          • memory/4476-66-0x0000000000990000-0x00000000009B0000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            128KB

          • memory/4476-68-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            8.3MB

          • memory/4476-59-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            8.3MB

          • memory/4476-67-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            8.3MB

          • memory/4476-70-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            8.3MB

          • memory/4476-71-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            8.3MB

          • memory/4476-69-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            8.3MB

          • memory/4476-65-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            8.3MB

          • memory/4476-63-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            8.3MB

          • memory/4476-62-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            8.3MB

          • memory/4476-61-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            8.3MB

          • memory/4476-64-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            8.3MB

          • memory/4476-60-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            8.3MB

          • memory/4476-72-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            8.3MB

          • memory/4476-73-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            8.3MB