lokibot | a17eeeebd01e2b2756e481339a001b068a4bf04f6b2e7626b39b1e77063507d7

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	a17eeeebd01e2b2756e481339a001b068a4bf04f6b2e7626b39b1e77063507d7.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths	a17eeeebd01e2b2756e481339a001b068a4bf04f6b2e7626b39b1e77063507d7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a17eeeebd01e2b2756e481339a001b068a4bf04f6b2e7626b39b1e77063507d7.exe = "0"	a17eeeebd01e2b2756e481339a001b068a4bf04f6b2e7626b39b1e77063507d7.exe

Detects binaries (Windows and macOS) referencing many web browsers. Observed in information stealers. 4 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3240-7-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004A2000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers
behavioral2/memory/3240-9-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004A2000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers
behavioral2/memory/3240-11-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004A2000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers
behavioral2/memory/3240-70-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004A2000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers

Detects executables containing common artifacts observed in infostealers 4 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3240-7-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004A2000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_GENInfoStealer
behavioral2/memory/3240-9-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004A2000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_GENInfoStealer
behavioral2/memory/3240-11-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004A2000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_GENInfoStealer
behavioral2/memory/3240-70-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004A2000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_GENInfoStealer

Detects executables packed with or use KoiVM 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4180-6-0x0000015F3FFE0000-0x0000015F40052000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_KoiVM

Detects executables referencing many file transfer clients. Observed in information stealers 4 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3240-7-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004A2000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_Referenfces_File_Transfer_Clients
behavioral2/memory/3240-9-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004A2000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_Referenfces_File_Transfer_Clients
behavioral2/memory/3240-11-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004A2000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_Referenfces_File_Transfer_Clients
behavioral2/memory/3240-70-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004A2000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_Referenfces_File_Transfer_Clients

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
3740	powershell.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1337824034-2731376981-3755436523-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	a17eeeebd01e2b2756e481339a001b068a4bf04f6b2e7626b39b1e77063507d7.exe

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths	a17eeeebd01e2b2756e481339a001b068a4bf04f6b2e7626b39b1e77063507d7.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions	a17eeeebd01e2b2756e481339a001b068a4bf04f6b2e7626b39b1e77063507d7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a17eeeebd01e2b2756e481339a001b068a4bf04f6b2e7626b39b1e77063507d7.exe = "0"	a17eeeebd01e2b2756e481339a001b068a4bf04f6b2e7626b39b1e77063507d7.exe

Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

collection

Email Collection

T1114

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1337824034-2731376981-3755436523-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook	ngen.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1337824034-2731376981-3755436523-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook	ngen.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1337824034-2731376981-3755436523-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook	ngen.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA	a17eeeebd01e2b2756e481339a001b068a4bf04f6b2e7626b39b1e77063507d7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	a17eeeebd01e2b2756e481339a001b068a4bf04f6b2e7626b39b1e77063507d7.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4180 set thread context of 3240	4180	a17eeeebd01e2b2756e481339a001b068a4bf04f6b2e7626b39b1e77063507d7.exe	95

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3740	powershell.exe
3740	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4180	a17eeeebd01e2b2756e481339a001b068a4bf04f6b2e7626b39b1e77063507d7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3740	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3240	ngen.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4180 wrote to memory of 3740	4180	a17eeeebd01e2b2756e481339a001b068a4bf04f6b2e7626b39b1e77063507d7.exe	93
PID 4180 wrote to memory of 3740	4180	a17eeeebd01e2b2756e481339a001b068a4bf04f6b2e7626b39b1e77063507d7.exe	93
PID 4180 wrote to memory of 3240	4180	a17eeeebd01e2b2756e481339a001b068a4bf04f6b2e7626b39b1e77063507d7.exe	95
PID 4180 wrote to memory of 3240	4180	a17eeeebd01e2b2756e481339a001b068a4bf04f6b2e7626b39b1e77063507d7.exe	95
PID 4180 wrote to memory of 3240	4180	a17eeeebd01e2b2756e481339a001b068a4bf04f6b2e7626b39b1e77063507d7.exe	95
PID 4180 wrote to memory of 3240	4180	a17eeeebd01e2b2756e481339a001b068a4bf04f6b2e7626b39b1e77063507d7.exe	95
PID 4180 wrote to memory of 3240	4180	a17eeeebd01e2b2756e481339a001b068a4bf04f6b2e7626b39b1e77063507d7.exe	95
PID 4180 wrote to memory of 3240	4180	a17eeeebd01e2b2756e481339a001b068a4bf04f6b2e7626b39b1e77063507d7.exe	95
PID 4180 wrote to memory of 3240	4180	a17eeeebd01e2b2756e481339a001b068a4bf04f6b2e7626b39b1e77063507d7.exe	95
PID 4180 wrote to memory of 3240	4180	a17eeeebd01e2b2756e481339a001b068a4bf04f6b2e7626b39b1e77063507d7.exe	95
PID 4180 wrote to memory of 3240	4180	a17eeeebd01e2b2756e481339a001b068a4bf04f6b2e7626b39b1e77063507d7.exe	95
PID 4180 wrote to memory of 4548	4180	a17eeeebd01e2b2756e481339a001b068a4bf04f6b2e7626b39b1e77063507d7.exe	96
PID 4180 wrote to memory of 4548	4180	a17eeeebd01e2b2756e481339a001b068a4bf04f6b2e7626b39b1e77063507d7.exe	96
PID 4180 wrote to memory of 4548	4180	a17eeeebd01e2b2756e481339a001b068a4bf04f6b2e7626b39b1e77063507d7.exe	96

System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	a17eeeebd01e2b2756e481339a001b068a4bf04f6b2e7626b39b1e77063507d7.exe

outlook_office_path 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1337824034-2731376981-3755436523-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook	ngen.exe

outlook_win_path 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1337824034-2731376981-3755436523-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook	ngen.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a17eeeebd01e2b2756e481339a001b068a4bf04f6b2e7626b39b1e77063507d7.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a17eeeebd01e2b2756e481339a001b068a4bf04f6b2e7626b39b1e77063507d7.exe"
1⤵
- UAC bypass
- Windows security bypass
- Checks computer location settings
- Windows security modification
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- System policy modification
PID:4180
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a17eeeebd01e2b2756e481339a001b068a4bf04f6b2e7626b39b1e77063507d7.exe" -Force
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:3740
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\ngen.exe
  "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\ngen.exe"
  2⤵
  - Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - outlook_office_path
  - outlook_win_path
  PID:3240
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\ngen.exe
  "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\ngen.exe"
  2⤵
  PID:4548

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Defense Evasion

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Impair Defenses

3

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

3

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Email Collection