mystic | 4ce71244da4dd5d9b0b7535c6b62aebf516adc87a36195170af93efa3a630b9f

Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
152s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20240508-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240508-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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23-05-2024 16:40

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General

Target

5d95f476419d3a3135715f2eed0aa6de69b130436772d29100fd7870a2c450f4.exe
Size

696KB
MD5

0f62f896edf7c0f7b0eacc881f7feceb
SHA1

cb193fb660821253e53576b87a73ad66826ebf4d
SHA256

5d95f476419d3a3135715f2eed0aa6de69b130436772d29100fd7870a2c450f4
SHA512

0f178a9db103b9edef4ef7f52b0ca300afd5b176efb7128b26e0bc3c1b40228ccf0b169d7f5bcfe6c9da142e309bfa7531326268a99283f135128f861f572403
SSDEEP

12288:OMrmy909zxhmrLQJOidPaabXD7zz1PHlrdMKF102w7qmFMpTBybonpn+fC:My+zKrLw7PnBPHvT67qmyltz

Score

10^/10

mystic smokeloader backdoor evasion persistence stealer trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect Mystic stealer payload 3 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral11/memory/1796-54-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000428000-memory.dmp	mystic_family
behavioral11/memory/1796-56-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000428000-memory.dmp	mystic_family
behavioral11/memory/1796-57-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000428000-memory.dmp	mystic_family

Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings 3 TTPs 6 IoCs

evasion trojan

Modify Registry

T1112

Windows Service

T1543.003

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Processes:

1YM03Gy7.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection	1YM03Gy7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableBehaviorMonitoring = "1"	1YM03Gy7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableIOAVProtection = "1"	1YM03Gy7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableOnAccessProtection = "1"	1YM03Gy7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableRealtimeMonitoring = "1"	1YM03Gy7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableScanOnRealtimeEnable = "1"	1YM03Gy7.exe

Mystic
Mystic is an infostealer written in C++.
stealer mystic
SmokeLoader
Modular backdoor trojan in use since 2014.
trojan backdoor smokeloader
Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs

Processes:

Ji6ux84.exe1YM03Gy7.exe2Dy8992.exe3uV91Ya.exe

pid process

5052 Ji6ux84.exe
4640 1YM03Gy7.exe
2360 2Dy8992.exe
3816 3uV91Ya.exe

pid	process
5052	Ji6ux84.exe
4640	1YM03Gy7.exe
2360	2Dy8992.exe
3816	3uV91Ya.exe

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion trojan

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

1YM03Gy7.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Features	1YM03Gy7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Features\TamperProtection = "0"	1YM03Gy7.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

5d95f476419d3a3135715f2eed0aa6de69b130436772d29100fd7870a2c450f4.exeJi6ux84.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\wextract_cleanup0 = "rundll32.exe C:\\Windows\\system32\\advpack.dll,DelNodeRunDLL32 \"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\IXP000.TMP\\\""	5d95f476419d3a3135715f2eed0aa6de69b130436772d29100fd7870a2c450f4.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\wextract_cleanup1 = "rundll32.exe C:\\Windows\\system32\\advpack.dll,DelNodeRunDLL32 \"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\IXP001.TMP\\\""	Ji6ux84.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

Processes:

2Dy8992.exe3uV91Ya.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2360 set thread context of 1796	2360	2Dy8992.exe	AppLaunch.exe
PID 3816 set thread context of 1344	3816	3uV91Ya.exe	AppLaunch.exe

Program crash 2 IoCs

Processes:

WerFault.exeWerFault.exe

pid pid_target process target process

1316 2360 WerFault.exe 2Dy8992.exe
3032 3816 WerFault.exe 3uV91Ya.exe

pid	pid_target	process	target process
1316	2360	WerFault.exe	2Dy8992.exe
3032	3816	WerFault.exe	3uV91Ya.exe

Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 3 IoCs

SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

AppLaunch.exe

description	ioc	process
Key queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI	AppLaunch.exe
Key enumerated	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI	AppLaunch.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI	AppLaunch.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

Processes:

1YM03Gy7.exe

pid process

4640 1YM03Gy7.exe
4640 1YM03Gy7.exe
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

Processes:

1YM03Gy7.exe

description pid process

Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4640 1YM03Gy7.exe

pid	process
4640	1YM03Gy7.exe
4640	1YM03Gy7.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4640	1YM03Gy7.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 28 IoCs

Processes:

5d95f476419d3a3135715f2eed0aa6de69b130436772d29100fd7870a2c450f4.exeJi6ux84.exe2Dy8992.exe3uV91Ya.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3700 wrote to memory of 5052	3700	5d95f476419d3a3135715f2eed0aa6de69b130436772d29100fd7870a2c450f4.exe	Ji6ux84.exe
PID 3700 wrote to memory of 5052	3700	5d95f476419d3a3135715f2eed0aa6de69b130436772d29100fd7870a2c450f4.exe	Ji6ux84.exe
PID 3700 wrote to memory of 5052	3700	5d95f476419d3a3135715f2eed0aa6de69b130436772d29100fd7870a2c450f4.exe	Ji6ux84.exe
PID 5052 wrote to memory of 4640	5052	Ji6ux84.exe	1YM03Gy7.exe
PID 5052 wrote to memory of 4640	5052	Ji6ux84.exe	1YM03Gy7.exe
PID 5052 wrote to memory of 4640	5052	Ji6ux84.exe	1YM03Gy7.exe
PID 5052 wrote to memory of 2360	5052	Ji6ux84.exe	2Dy8992.exe
PID 5052 wrote to memory of 2360	5052	Ji6ux84.exe	2Dy8992.exe
PID 5052 wrote to memory of 2360	5052	Ji6ux84.exe	2Dy8992.exe
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 1796	2360	2Dy8992.exe	AppLaunch.exe
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 1796	2360	2Dy8992.exe	AppLaunch.exe
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 1796	2360	2Dy8992.exe	AppLaunch.exe
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 1796	2360	2Dy8992.exe	AppLaunch.exe
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 1796	2360	2Dy8992.exe	AppLaunch.exe
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 1796	2360	2Dy8992.exe	AppLaunch.exe
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 1796	2360	2Dy8992.exe	AppLaunch.exe
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 1796	2360	2Dy8992.exe	AppLaunch.exe
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 1796	2360	2Dy8992.exe	AppLaunch.exe
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 1796	2360	2Dy8992.exe	AppLaunch.exe
PID 3700 wrote to memory of 3816	3700	5d95f476419d3a3135715f2eed0aa6de69b130436772d29100fd7870a2c450f4.exe	3uV91Ya.exe
PID 3700 wrote to memory of 3816	3700	5d95f476419d3a3135715f2eed0aa6de69b130436772d29100fd7870a2c450f4.exe	3uV91Ya.exe
PID 3700 wrote to memory of 3816	3700	5d95f476419d3a3135715f2eed0aa6de69b130436772d29100fd7870a2c450f4.exe	3uV91Ya.exe
PID 3816 wrote to memory of 1344	3816	3uV91Ya.exe	AppLaunch.exe
PID 3816 wrote to memory of 1344	3816	3uV91Ya.exe	AppLaunch.exe
PID 3816 wrote to memory of 1344	3816	3uV91Ya.exe	AppLaunch.exe
PID 3816 wrote to memory of 1344	3816	3uV91Ya.exe	AppLaunch.exe
PID 3816 wrote to memory of 1344	3816	3uV91Ya.exe	AppLaunch.exe
PID 3816 wrote to memory of 1344	3816	3uV91Ya.exe	AppLaunch.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5d95f476419d3a3135715f2eed0aa6de69b130436772d29100fd7870a2c450f4.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5d95f476419d3a3135715f2eed0aa6de69b130436772d29100fd7870a2c450f4.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3700

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\Ji6ux84.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\Ji6ux84.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5052

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP001.TMP\1YM03Gy7.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP001.TMP\1YM03Gy7.exe
3⤵
- Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- Windows security modification
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4640

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP001.TMP\2Dy8992.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP001.TMP\2Dy8992.exe
3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2360

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe"
4⤵
PID:1796

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2360 -s 596
4⤵
- Program crash
PID:1316

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\3uV91Ya.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\3uV91Ya.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3816

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe"
3⤵
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
PID:1344

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3816 -s 576
3⤵
- Program crash
PID:3032

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 460 -p 2360 -ip 2360
1⤵
PID:4804

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 412 -p 3816 -ip 3816
1⤵
PID:4400

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

Resource Development

Reconnaissance

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\3uV91Ya.exe
Filesize
268KB

MD5
f09b788bfb242f8edcb4b4ab2bd0275a

SHA1
71b2273479460cbda9d08073d0b116935d2c6813

SHA256
f291d8694f3198b824474d57a18792218a5d622f2f59370efe6679563db87521

SHA512
709bdc1a303159b27f7e7fa793d1c78f3d6223b5a3ba2c03cbea36eafc1bd0e2edc1bd19e61f7ed5ca53a1ab5018d7c171fc9c3c4ff67b02b4087a07cfd5dda6

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\Ji6ux84.exe
Filesize
452KB

MD5
0e63141d5ce2cdbe3cfa56810c106c96

SHA1
f9765f17d0e7ca780171de3a46ea1fd91fbe7c53

SHA256
b09dbcffe47e3b7a5d70f1e5006cdcb5559c563e048c86269be045f66fa7a9ed

SHA512
c780468ff56e6840d276bf3b57396791003429626f02822adafabd501458331d26fb9061a1cf4d03673c24ae7a92e1b9f060f27af54e20d1803f90088a2250b5

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP001.TMP\1YM03Gy7.exe
Filesize
192KB

MD5
8904f85abd522c7d0cb5789d9583ccff

SHA1
5b34d8595b37c9e1fb9682b06dc5228efe07f0c6

SHA256
7624b62fe97c8e370c82bc86f69c2f627328e701ce1f3d9bed92a1e5fe11fd7f

SHA512
04dd0c4e612b6287af6a655425085d687538d756dcd639ecb6c62bcdafddde52c56ae305a6240ee1329a95d9cc59dee6de5000d273a5a560ad1adc3284e00e12

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP001.TMP\2Dy8992.exe
Filesize
378KB

MD5
f0831f173733de08511f3a0739f278a6

SHA1
06dc809d653c5d2c97386084ae13b50a73eb5b60

SHA256
8b00f9dce8ceb2123fba3bc9f88419960d1e661b6287eafeba4f0a2ee4be3d27

SHA512
19e3176ce1f154758f685cc4582e93587aa534a251de315473e35758dcd6ff6315880be7602097308dc89c355742be4729bad81de597e8d430a8e868082314e3

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memory/1344-61-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

Filesize
36KB

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memory/1796-57-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000428000-memory.dmp

Filesize
160KB

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memory/1796-56-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000428000-memory.dmp

Filesize
160KB

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memory/1796-54-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000428000-memory.dmp

Filesize
160KB

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memory/4640-36-0x0000000004910000-0x0000000004926000-memory.dmp

Filesize
88KB

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memory/4640-32-0x0000000004910000-0x0000000004926000-memory.dmp

Filesize
88KB

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memory/4640-45-0x0000000004910000-0x0000000004926000-memory.dmp

Filesize
88KB

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memory/4640-42-0x0000000004910000-0x0000000004926000-memory.dmp

Filesize
88KB

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memory/4640-41-0x0000000004910000-0x0000000004926000-memory.dmp

Filesize
88KB

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memory/4640-38-0x0000000004910000-0x0000000004926000-memory.dmp

Filesize
88KB

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memory/4640-46-0x0000000004910000-0x0000000004926000-memory.dmp

Filesize
88KB

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memory/4640-24-0x0000000004910000-0x0000000004926000-memory.dmp

Filesize
88KB

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memory/4640-22-0x0000000004910000-0x0000000004926000-memory.dmp

Filesize
88KB

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memory/4640-20-0x0000000004910000-0x0000000004926000-memory.dmp

Filesize
88KB

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memory/4640-19-0x0000000004910000-0x0000000004926000-memory.dmp

Filesize
88KB

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memory/4640-47-0x0000000074880000-0x0000000075030000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/4640-30-0x0000000004910000-0x0000000004926000-memory.dmp

Filesize
88KB

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memory/4640-28-0x0000000004910000-0x0000000004926000-memory.dmp

Filesize
88KB

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memory/4640-26-0x0000000004910000-0x0000000004926000-memory.dmp

Filesize
88KB

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memory/4640-48-0x0000000074880000-0x0000000075030000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/4640-50-0x0000000074880000-0x0000000075030000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/4640-34-0x0000000004910000-0x0000000004926000-memory.dmp

Filesize
88KB

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memory/4640-18-0x0000000074880000-0x0000000075030000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/4640-17-0x0000000004910000-0x000000000492C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/4640-16-0x0000000004980000-0x0000000004F24000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.6MB

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memory/4640-15-0x00000000022F0000-0x000000000230E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/4640-14-0x000000007488E000-0x000000007488F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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