Malware Analysis Report

2025-08-10 21:22

Sample ID 240527-nshahahh7y
Target 58b672f36e71251b2192f2e19baec830_NeikiAnalytics.exe
SHA256 3c621489d42f95481cd99461ba5d9d88eb6767f3fbdd0481001aaa81bd4ce196
Tags
upx persistence
score
7/10

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
7/10

SHA256

3c621489d42f95481cd99461ba5d9d88eb6767f3fbdd0481001aaa81bd4ce196

Threat Level: Shows suspicious behavior

The file 58b672f36e71251b2192f2e19baec830_NeikiAnalytics.exe was found to be: Shows suspicious behavior.

Malicious Activity Summary

upx persistence

UPX packed file

Executes dropped EXE

Loads dropped DLL

Checks computer location settings

Deletes itself

Adds Run key to start application

Unsigned PE

Enumerates physical storage devices

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-05-27 11:39

Signatures

UPX packed file

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

Unsigned PE

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

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-05-27 11:39

Reported

2024-05-27 11:41

Platform

win7-20240508-en

Max time kernel

121s

Max time network

122s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\58b672f36e71251b2192f2e19baec830_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

Signatures

Deletes itself

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe N/A

Executes dropped EXE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\ProgramData\Update\wuauclt.exe N/A

Loads dropped DLL

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\58b672f36e71251b2192f2e19baec830_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

UPX packed file

upx
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A
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Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Window Update = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\Update\\wuauclt.exe\" /run" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\58b672f36e71251b2192f2e19baec830_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Enumerates physical storage devices

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\58b672f36e71251b2192f2e19baec830_NeikiAnalytics.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\58b672f36e71251b2192f2e19baec830_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

C:\ProgramData\Update\wuauclt.exe

"C:\ProgramData\Update\wuauclt.exe" /run

C:\windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe

"C:\windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\58b672f36e71251b2192f2e19baec830_NeikiAnalytics.exe" >> NUL

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
CA 158.69.115.115:443 tcp

Files

memory/1688-0-0x00000000000E0000-0x0000000000108000-memory.dmp

\ProgramData\Update\wuauclt.exe

MD5 3e83afc4c793c0e7284cae4d2cecb15c
SHA1 a4195af9d36fee4457ebf13902fc0496713ff632
SHA256 88521442944a61003028ff638fb4ba395ef7017e863beb12fd70b0ee19ee2168
SHA512 e1570446e36dbe48f0ff3b4815817988e2646c629f305a28de352a0505478b2bc32527610a1d3a58edbf06f1b8b9874a379ccb3c2d24f321703b2ef2cc9261b9

memory/1688-6-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000A8000-memory.dmp

memory/2852-7-0x00000000012C0000-0x00000000012E8000-memory.dmp

memory/1688-8-0x00000000000E0000-0x0000000000108000-memory.dmp

memory/1688-9-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000A8000-memory.dmp

memory/2852-10-0x00000000012C0000-0x00000000012E8000-memory.dmp

memory/1688-11-0x00000000000E0000-0x0000000000108000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-05-27 11:39

Reported

2024-05-27 11:41

Platform

win10v2004-20240426-en

Max time kernel

147s

Max time network

96s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\58b672f36e71251b2192f2e19baec830_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

Signatures

Checks computer location settings

Description Indicator Process Target
Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3906287020-2915474608-1755617787-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\58b672f36e71251b2192f2e19baec830_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Executes dropped EXE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\ProgramData\Update\wuauclt.exe N/A

UPX packed file

upx
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A
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Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Window Update = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\Update\\wuauclt.exe\" /run" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\58b672f36e71251b2192f2e19baec830_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Enumerates physical storage devices

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\58b672f36e71251b2192f2e19baec830_NeikiAnalytics.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\58b672f36e71251b2192f2e19baec830_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

C:\ProgramData\Update\wuauclt.exe

"C:\ProgramData\Update\wuauclt.exe" /run

C:\windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe

"C:\windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\58b672f36e71251b2192f2e19baec830_NeikiAnalytics.exe" >> NUL

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
CA 158.69.115.115:443 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 183.142.211.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 209.205.72.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 26.165.165.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 56.126.166.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 25.24.18.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 48.229.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/4760-0-0x0000000000A30000-0x0000000000A58000-memory.dmp

C:\ProgramData\Update\wuauclt.exe

MD5 1c1e8bb0e454079e1e4679975d4c6964
SHA1 184838517d5feff5975cbaeb1ab1c1d53c1301d7
SHA256 0961e8b6b392f2af1a7205388d536d091139d4bd9a1b79659d6eb1dd67ca72b4
SHA512 e8f1ba10c598266da9ed5b4450691881fd6f8cb906009b113d01faaca8d3e287c77e4d879fe6dea6dc0071a7f16a8250e2906f305428156da9a41d59ecac045d

memory/4140-5-0x0000000000910000-0x0000000000938000-memory.dmp

memory/4760-6-0x0000000000A30000-0x0000000000A58000-memory.dmp

memory/4140-7-0x0000000000910000-0x0000000000938000-memory.dmp

memory/4760-8-0x0000000000A30000-0x0000000000A58000-memory.dmp