Malware Analysis Report

2025-08-05 19:16

Sample ID 240526-ecfbjadg4z
Target 5e5f9d40e9306bf5adaaadd7d4cd7b30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
SHA256 9d69a686fa761a2d7eae16ec8a6e09984e2ce5e5f1d69c24a60c10a260abea35
Tags
evasion persistence
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V15

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

9d69a686fa761a2d7eae16ec8a6e09984e2ce5e5f1d69c24a60c10a260abea35

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 5e5f9d40e9306bf5adaaadd7d4cd7b30_NeikiAnalytics.exe was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

evasion persistence

Modifies WinLogon for persistence

Modifies visiblity of hidden/system files in Explorer

Modifies Installed Components in the registry

Loads dropped DLL

Executes dropped EXE

Adds Run key to start application

Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

Drops file in Windows directory

Enumerates physical storage devices

Unsigned PE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-05-26 03:47

Signatures

Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-05-26 03:47

Reported

2024-05-26 03:50

Platform

win7-20240221-en

Max time kernel

150s

Max time network

123s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5e5f9d40e9306bf5adaaadd7d4cd7b30_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

Signatures

Modifies WinLogon for persistence

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\shell = "C:\\Windows\\explorer.exe, c:\\windows\\system\\explorer.exe" \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\shell = "C:\\Windows\\explorer.exe, c:\\windows\\system\\explorer.exe" \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A

Modifies visiblity of hidden/system files in Explorer

evasion
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-330940541-141609230-1670313778-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ShowSuperHidden = "0" \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-330940541-141609230-1670313778-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ShowSuperHidden = "0" \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A

Modifies Installed Components in the registry

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{Y479C6D0-OTRW-U5GH-S1EE-E0AC10B4E666} \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{Y479C6D0-OTRW-U5GH-S1EE-E0AC10B4E666}\StubPath = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\mrsys.exe MR" \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{F146C9B1-VMVQ-A9RC-NUFL-D0BA00B4E999} \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{F146C9B1-VMVQ-A9RC-NUFL-D0BA00B4E999}\StubPath = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\mrsys.exe MR" \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{Y479C6D0-OTRW-U5GH-S1EE-E0AC10B4E666} \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{Y479C6D0-OTRW-U5GH-S1EE-E0AC10B4E666} \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{Y479C6D0-OTRW-U5GH-S1EE-E0AC10B4E666}\StubPath = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\mrsys.exe MR" \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{F146C9B1-VMVQ-A9RC-NUFL-D0BA00B4E999} \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A

Executes dropped EXE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe N/A

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Explorer = "c:\\windows\\system\\explorer.exe RO" \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Svchost = "c:\\windows\\system\\svchost.exe RO" \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Explorer = "c:\\windows\\system\\explorer.exe RO" \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Svchost = "c:\\windows\\system\\svchost.exe RO" \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A

Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5e5f9d40e9306bf5adaaadd7d4cd7b30_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A

Drops file in Windows directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\system\udsys.exe \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5e5f9d40e9306bf5adaaadd7d4cd7b30_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A
File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe \??\c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe N/A
File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A

Enumerates physical storage devices

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5e5f9d40e9306bf5adaaadd7d4cd7b30_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 2008 wrote to memory of 2316 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5e5f9d40e9306bf5adaaadd7d4cd7b30_NeikiAnalytics.exe \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe
PID 2008 wrote to memory of 2316 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5e5f9d40e9306bf5adaaadd7d4cd7b30_NeikiAnalytics.exe \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe
PID 2008 wrote to memory of 2316 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5e5f9d40e9306bf5adaaadd7d4cd7b30_NeikiAnalytics.exe \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe
PID 2008 wrote to memory of 2316 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5e5f9d40e9306bf5adaaadd7d4cd7b30_NeikiAnalytics.exe \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 1992 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe \??\c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 1992 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe \??\c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 1992 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe \??\c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 1992 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe \??\c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2728 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2728 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2728 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2728 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe
PID 2728 wrote to memory of 2588 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe \??\c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe
PID 2728 wrote to memory of 2588 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe \??\c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe
PID 2728 wrote to memory of 2588 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe \??\c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe
PID 2728 wrote to memory of 2588 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe \??\c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe
PID 2728 wrote to memory of 2412 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
PID 2728 wrote to memory of 2412 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
PID 2728 wrote to memory of 2412 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
PID 2728 wrote to memory of 2412 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
PID 2728 wrote to memory of 1536 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
PID 2728 wrote to memory of 1536 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
PID 2728 wrote to memory of 1536 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
PID 2728 wrote to memory of 1536 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
PID 2728 wrote to memory of 440 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
PID 2728 wrote to memory of 440 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
PID 2728 wrote to memory of 440 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
PID 2728 wrote to memory of 440 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5e5f9d40e9306bf5adaaadd7d4cd7b30_NeikiAnalytics.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5e5f9d40e9306bf5adaaadd7d4cd7b30_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

\??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe

c:\windows\system\explorer.exe

\??\c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe

c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe SE

\??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe

c:\windows\system\svchost.exe

\??\c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe

c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe PR

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe

at 03:49 /interactive /every:M,T,W,Th,F,S,Su c:\windows\system\svchost.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe

at 03:50 /interactive /every:M,T,W,Th,F,S,Su c:\windows\system\svchost.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe

at 03:51 /interactive /every:M,T,W,Th,F,S,Su c:\windows\system\svchost.exe

Network

N/A

Files

memory/2008-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009A0000-memory.dmp

C:\Windows\system\explorer.exe

MD5 6bc1dd6dc3e635e82613c47862b04d69
SHA1 79f7e50ba56d18979279a5a2b04a82128f77c85a
SHA256 868836515be7f499f4d3e9b643d223348ecae2c23ec10cd0f012273e26177110
SHA512 9645f7df6f5494d7a48615338150d813d29c44f47f02721b1923548d9a2823132c7b3b3c1cba32ec320909eb1a94e6cf6bd03810f5b1e81487c8ed5dbf27e11e

memory/2008-13-0x0000000003F60000-0x0000000004500000-memory.dmp

memory/2008-16-0x0000000003F60000-0x0000000004500000-memory.dmp

memory/2316-21-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009A0000-memory.dmp

\Windows\system\spoolsv.exe

MD5 d6a92b8a3eafd79da8e1556141a388f4
SHA1 1efcdb754db70da3cde18a1f851639f13a7a81f8
SHA256 004797910ab716a2d987756851c43acb3ce3b84dfe6c6e77bd77778a4c439381
SHA512 7d70167b3787b7f81bb64684de24d521a824e461fb4dc0f4777361f9256f3001ce70f4d664eb5077331eca322951f25e2c78c87216e410478202514f62af10ea

memory/2316-29-0x00000000042C0000-0x0000000004860000-memory.dmp

memory/1992-30-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009A0000-memory.dmp

memory/2316-31-0x00000000042C0000-0x0000000004860000-memory.dmp

\Windows\system\svchost.exe

MD5 4ac9fa1be402ec22175f0e82ca130615
SHA1 555214d110114ae88ad38035aed9c2cd6d736b23
SHA256 a6ca38d0bd9a8284fecf4f1709b22ced9b2382825f7f4aab50fc9c80f5edd413
SHA512 fc11498d23b41114655697797a5506f8707cf1d34a87cb1ea5333d80425c56552f3a0b5085537203e19cd9ce37d75a5d979e84d8796686af28570da13c1604dd

memory/1992-45-0x0000000004200000-0x00000000047A0000-memory.dmp

memory/1992-46-0x0000000004200000-0x00000000047A0000-memory.dmp

memory/2728-57-0x0000000003C70000-0x0000000004210000-memory.dmp

memory/2588-56-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009A0000-memory.dmp

memory/2728-55-0x0000000003C70000-0x0000000004210000-memory.dmp

memory/2728-54-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009A0000-memory.dmp

memory/2588-62-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009A0000-memory.dmp

memory/1992-66-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009A0000-memory.dmp

memory/2008-68-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009A0000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mrsys.exe

MD5 321f1a447de668efc3557491c998e8ef
SHA1 9789c0ae06ec121a7c67f553362083fdb649ec7d
SHA256 84c9526b25f02f18890b79c2f721b080f0fcf6d26c8b01b270b5f2b0010dd1d8
SHA512 ccb1e3b997c9c9480c82c3c74ebb1e4b388d5603af6b020bde0b881bf890aca6158cfb10070caa32de5f3e53b22da5a1a4fee9c3cf0076a3e7b2cc1a63fc7f13

memory/2728-71-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009A0000-memory.dmp

memory/2316-70-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009A0000-memory.dmp

memory/2728-74-0x0000000003C70000-0x0000000004210000-memory.dmp

memory/2316-83-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009A0000-memory.dmp

memory/2728-92-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009A0000-memory.dmp

\??\PIPE\atsvc

MD5 d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e
SHA1 da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709
SHA256 e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855
SHA512 cf83e1357eefb8bdf1542850d66d8007d620e4050b5715dc83f4a921d36ce9ce47d0d13c5d85f2b0ff8318d2877eec2f63b931bd47417a81a538327af927da3e

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-05-26 03:47

Reported

2024-05-26 03:50

Platform

win10v2004-20240508-en

Max time kernel

150s

Max time network

128s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5e5f9d40e9306bf5adaaadd7d4cd7b30_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

Signatures

Modifies WinLogon for persistence

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\shell = "C:\\Windows\\explorer.exe, c:\\windows\\system\\explorer.exe" \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\shell = "C:\\Windows\\explorer.exe, c:\\windows\\system\\explorer.exe" \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A

Modifies visiblity of hidden/system files in Explorer

evasion
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2539840389-1261165778-1087677076-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ShowSuperHidden = "0" \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2539840389-1261165778-1087677076-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ShowSuperHidden = "0" \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A

Modifies Installed Components in the registry

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{F146C9B1-VMVQ-A9RC-NUFL-D0BA00B4E999} \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{F146C9B1-VMVQ-A9RC-NUFL-D0BA00B4E999}\StubPath = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\mrsys.exe MR" \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{Y479C6D0-OTRW-U5GH-S1EE-E0AC10B4E666} \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{Y479C6D0-OTRW-U5GH-S1EE-E0AC10B4E666} \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{Y479C6D0-OTRW-U5GH-S1EE-E0AC10B4E666}\StubPath = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\mrsys.exe MR" \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{F146C9B1-VMVQ-A9RC-NUFL-D0BA00B4E999} \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{Y479C6D0-OTRW-U5GH-S1EE-E0AC10B4E666} \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{Y479C6D0-OTRW-U5GH-S1EE-E0AC10B4E666}\StubPath = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\mrsys.exe MR" \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A

Executes dropped EXE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe N/A

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Explorer = "c:\\windows\\system\\explorer.exe RO" \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Svchost = "c:\\windows\\system\\svchost.exe RO" \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Explorer = "c:\\windows\\system\\explorer.exe RO" \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Svchost = "c:\\windows\\system\\svchost.exe RO" \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A

Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5e5f9d40e9306bf5adaaadd7d4cd7b30_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A

Drops file in Windows directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe \??\c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe N/A
File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\system\udsys.exe \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5e5f9d40e9306bf5adaaadd7d4cd7b30_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Enumerates physical storage devices

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5e5f9d40e9306bf5adaaadd7d4cd7b30_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5e5f9d40e9306bf5adaaadd7d4cd7b30_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe N/A
N/A N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 640 wrote to memory of 2248 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5e5f9d40e9306bf5adaaadd7d4cd7b30_NeikiAnalytics.exe \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe
PID 640 wrote to memory of 2248 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5e5f9d40e9306bf5adaaadd7d4cd7b30_NeikiAnalytics.exe \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe
PID 640 wrote to memory of 2248 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5e5f9d40e9306bf5adaaadd7d4cd7b30_NeikiAnalytics.exe \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 2152 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe \??\c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 2152 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe \??\c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 2152 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe \??\c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe
PID 2152 wrote to memory of 2776 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe
PID 2152 wrote to memory of 2776 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe
PID 2152 wrote to memory of 2776 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 1828 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe \??\c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 1828 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe \??\c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 1828 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe \??\c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 1436 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 1436 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 1436 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 388 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 388 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 388 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 3116 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 3116 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 3116 N/A \??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5e5f9d40e9306bf5adaaadd7d4cd7b30_NeikiAnalytics.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5e5f9d40e9306bf5adaaadd7d4cd7b30_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

\??\c:\windows\system\explorer.exe

c:\windows\system\explorer.exe

\??\c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe

c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe SE

\??\c:\windows\system\svchost.exe

c:\windows\system\svchost.exe

\??\c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe

c:\windows\system\spoolsv.exe PR

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe

at 03:49 /interactive /every:M,T,W,Th,F,S,Su c:\windows\system\svchost.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe

at 03:50 /interactive /every:M,T,W,Th,F,S,Su c:\windows\system\svchost.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe

at 03:51 /interactive /every:M,T,W,Th,F,S,Su c:\windows\system\svchost.exe

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 149.220.183.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 75.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 241.150.49.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 232.168.11.51.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 86.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 206.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 0.204.248.87.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 30.243.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/640-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009A0000-memory.dmp

C:\Windows\System\explorer.exe

MD5 901088484360b9558f18a297571224fb
SHA1 9924881fe53431ce0cec83b9484f053c374b9261
SHA256 908102441fa0b010cdb727e87662724b197a653d1c059b1ff4554768b24b20bf
SHA512 1e9512894404e33508bcaca1ad8be8b3d701f858d15030b05f4cf17150874fe943d260dfe65b3bb935654109a2c3d22f15db081e53b9e102a6f8550e0d7bbe7b

memory/2248-9-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009A0000-memory.dmp

C:\Windows\System\spoolsv.exe

MD5 f5fef16332824dfe77ace4a098006a41
SHA1 9d8860c65775614db0244509883dcd245a9052c8
SHA256 13c5aea2bc6d35e440b1b9547306dd5429f817a3639737eaeea189b6c19bc346
SHA512 bfcab0602020fd11b8e137308d0fbf9ed9417ec02497e90d0b0e471d26ff66c15460a8a1cf5b6137615ba4144c8e1e9293e5d9122ff1f9a9d27567cc417d1b54

memory/2152-18-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009A0000-memory.dmp

C:\Windows\System\svchost.exe

MD5 323b77580b41b567d0177fa85858e7c9
SHA1 4bc761ca3c4d8f5c98b2957e8720c2ab65ae2ca6
SHA256 3067a2ced9b3991d5f76a324e7428f4b1e36d405a52dc083fc6ed0c2371ef4a4
SHA512 f8e19db42f6d81c57381ae9f3b11bbba5b225cda4bd498e80301390e3396f877ee252f81ec6403d8d0553166db08eb2dba509b25030be36748d9af9e2195ae06

memory/2776-27-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009A0000-memory.dmp

memory/1828-32-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009A0000-memory.dmp

memory/1828-39-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009A0000-memory.dmp

memory/2152-42-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009A0000-memory.dmp

memory/640-43-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009A0000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mrsys.exe

MD5 ac67bb74cfef053718671663c638e56c
SHA1 d21600825503a6c8f46b6f1ee423698dde78d2ca
SHA256 402854af65692637af6d861b6169f86b1461487971a196dd8e2a9c4fb9c49c74
SHA512 b3248926e32e9ee1f1a11f52dcdaa05eedcd3dd9f20b976994d2bf3bb17d4acd552d22d859ddcd0d45d09f8ca21d46a190e2fda6237faf54a3aa7978df8becdc

memory/2248-45-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009A0000-memory.dmp

memory/2776-46-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009A0000-memory.dmp

memory/2776-52-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009A0000-memory.dmp

memory/2248-57-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009A0000-memory.dmp

\??\PIPE\atsvc

MD5 d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e
SHA1 da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709
SHA256 e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855
SHA512 cf83e1357eefb8bdf1542850d66d8007d620e4050b5715dc83f4a921d36ce9ce47d0d13c5d85f2b0ff8318d2877eec2f63b931bd47417a81a538327af927da3e

memory/2248-70-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009A0000-memory.dmp