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Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__	023f97a2ae47b83f90788d0733a00330_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__	explorer.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__	spoolsv.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__	spoolsv.exe

Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 10 IoCs

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

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	023f97a2ae47b83f90788d0733a00330_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	spoolsv.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	svchost.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	spoolsv.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	023f97a2ae47b83f90788d0733a00330_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	explorer.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	explorer.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	spoolsv.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	svchost.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	spoolsv.exe

Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2076	explorer.exe
2220	spoolsv.exe
1824	svchost.exe
496	spoolsv.exe

Identifies Wine through registry keys 2 TTPs 5 IoCs

Wine is a compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications, which can be used as sandboxing environment.

evasion

Query Registry

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3691908287-3775019229-3534252667-1000\Software\Wine	spoolsv.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3691908287-3775019229-3534252667-1000\Software\Wine	023f97a2ae47b83f90788d0733a00330_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3691908287-3775019229-3534252667-1000\Software\Wine	explorer.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3691908287-3775019229-3534252667-1000\Software\Wine	spoolsv.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3691908287-3775019229-3534252667-1000\Software\Wine	svchost.exe

Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2424	023f97a2ae47b83f90788d0733a00330_NeikiAnalytics.exe
2076	explorer.exe
2220	spoolsv.exe
1824	svchost.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Explorer = "c:\\windows\\resources\\themes\\explorer.exe RO"	explorer.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Svchost = "c:\\windows\\resources\\svchost.exe RO"	explorer.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Explorer = "c:\\windows\\resources\\themes\\explorer.exe RO"	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Svchost = "c:\\windows\\resources\\svchost.exe RO"	svchost.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe	explorer.exe

Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2424	023f97a2ae47b83f90788d0733a00330_NeikiAnalytics.exe
2076	explorer.exe
2220	spoolsv.exe
1824	svchost.exe
496	spoolsv.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe	023f97a2ae47b83f90788d0733a00330_NeikiAnalytics.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe	explorer.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe	spoolsv.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Resources\tjud.exe	explorer.exe

Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

persistence

Scheduled Task/Job

pid	Process
832	schtasks.exe
1060	schtasks.exe
1600	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs

pid	Process
2424	023f97a2ae47b83f90788d0733a00330_NeikiAnalytics.exe
2424	023f97a2ae47b83f90788d0733a00330_NeikiAnalytics.exe
2424	023f97a2ae47b83f90788d0733a00330_NeikiAnalytics.exe
2424	023f97a2ae47b83f90788d0733a00330_NeikiAnalytics.exe
2424	023f97a2ae47b83f90788d0733a00330_NeikiAnalytics.exe
2424	023f97a2ae47b83f90788d0733a00330_NeikiAnalytics.exe
2424	023f97a2ae47b83f90788d0733a00330_NeikiAnalytics.exe
2424	023f97a2ae47b83f90788d0733a00330_NeikiAnalytics.exe
2424	023f97a2ae47b83f90788d0733a00330_NeikiAnalytics.exe
2424	023f97a2ae47b83f90788d0733a00330_NeikiAnalytics.exe
2424	023f97a2ae47b83f90788d0733a00330_NeikiAnalytics.exe
2424	023f97a2ae47b83f90788d0733a00330_NeikiAnalytics.exe
2424	023f97a2ae47b83f90788d0733a00330_NeikiAnalytics.exe
2424	023f97a2ae47b83f90788d0733a00330_NeikiAnalytics.exe
2424	023f97a2ae47b83f90788d0733a00330_NeikiAnalytics.exe
2424	023f97a2ae47b83f90788d0733a00330_NeikiAnalytics.exe
2424	023f97a2ae47b83f90788d0733a00330_NeikiAnalytics.exe
2424	023f97a2ae47b83f90788d0733a00330_NeikiAnalytics.exe
2076	explorer.exe
2076	explorer.exe
2076	explorer.exe
2076	explorer.exe
2076	explorer.exe
2076	explorer.exe
2076	explorer.exe
2076	explorer.exe
2076	explorer.exe
2076	explorer.exe
2076	explorer.exe
2076	explorer.exe
2076	explorer.exe
2076	explorer.exe
2076	explorer.exe
2076	explorer.exe
2076	explorer.exe
2220	spoolsv.exe
1824	svchost.exe
1824	svchost.exe
1824	svchost.exe
1824	svchost.exe
1824	svchost.exe
1824	svchost.exe
1824	svchost.exe
1824	svchost.exe
1824	svchost.exe
1824	svchost.exe
1824	svchost.exe
1824	svchost.exe
1824	svchost.exe
1824	svchost.exe
1824	svchost.exe
1824	svchost.exe
1824	svchost.exe
496	spoolsv.exe
2076	explorer.exe
1824	svchost.exe
1824	svchost.exe
2076	explorer.exe
2076	explorer.exe
2076	explorer.exe
1824	svchost.exe
1824	svchost.exe
2076	explorer.exe
2076	explorer.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2076	explorer.exe
1824	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 10 IoCs

pid	Process
2424	023f97a2ae47b83f90788d0733a00330_NeikiAnalytics.exe
2424	023f97a2ae47b83f90788d0733a00330_NeikiAnalytics.exe
2076	explorer.exe
2076	explorer.exe
2220	spoolsv.exe
2220	spoolsv.exe
1824	svchost.exe
1824	svchost.exe
496	spoolsv.exe
496	spoolsv.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 32 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 2076	2424	023f97a2ae47b83f90788d0733a00330_NeikiAnalytics.exe	28
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 2076	2424	023f97a2ae47b83f90788d0733a00330_NeikiAnalytics.exe	28
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 2076	2424	023f97a2ae47b83f90788d0733a00330_NeikiAnalytics.exe	28
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 2076	2424	023f97a2ae47b83f90788d0733a00330_NeikiAnalytics.exe	28
PID 2076 wrote to memory of 2220	2076	explorer.exe	29
PID 2076 wrote to memory of 2220	2076	explorer.exe	29
PID 2076 wrote to memory of 2220	2076	explorer.exe	29
PID 2076 wrote to memory of 2220	2076	explorer.exe	29
PID 2220 wrote to memory of 1824	2220	spoolsv.exe	30
PID 2220 wrote to memory of 1824	2220	spoolsv.exe	30
PID 2220 wrote to memory of 1824	2220	spoolsv.exe	30
PID 2220 wrote to memory of 1824	2220	spoolsv.exe	30
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 496	1824	svchost.exe	31
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 496	1824	svchost.exe	31
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 496	1824	svchost.exe	31
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 496	1824	svchost.exe	31
PID 2076 wrote to memory of 2768	2076	explorer.exe	32
PID 2076 wrote to memory of 2768	2076	explorer.exe	32
PID 2076 wrote to memory of 2768	2076	explorer.exe	32
PID 2076 wrote to memory of 2768	2076	explorer.exe	32
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 832	1824	svchost.exe	33
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 832	1824	svchost.exe	33
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 832	1824	svchost.exe	33
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 832	1824	svchost.exe	33
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 1060	1824	svchost.exe	38
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 1060	1824	svchost.exe	38
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 1060	1824	svchost.exe	38
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 1060	1824	svchost.exe	38
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 1600	1824	svchost.exe	40
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 1600	1824	svchost.exe	40
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 1600	1824	svchost.exe	40
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 1600	1824	svchost.exe	40

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\023f97a2ae47b83f90788d0733a00330_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\023f97a2ae47b83f90788d0733a00330_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
1⤵
- Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Identifies Wine through registry keys
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2424
- \??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe
  c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe
  2⤵
  - Modifies visiblity of hidden/system files in Explorer
  - Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
  - Checks BIOS information in registry
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Identifies Wine through registry keys
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
  - Drops file in Windows directory
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2076
- - \??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe
    c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe SE
    3⤵
    - Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
    - Checks BIOS information in registry
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Identifies Wine through registry keys
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
    - Drops file in Windows directory
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2220
  - - \??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe
      c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe
      4⤵
      Modifies visiblity of hidden/system files in Explorer
      Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
      Checks BIOS information in registry
      Executes dropped EXE
      Identifies Wine through registry keys
      Loads dropped DLL
      Adds Run key to start application
      Drops file in System32 directory
      Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1824
    - - \??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe
        
        c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe PR
        5⤵
        Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
        Checks BIOS information in registry
        Executes dropped EXE
        Identifies Wine through registry keys
        Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
        Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        
        PID:496
    - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        
        schtasks /create /tn "svchost" /tr "c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe" /sc daily /st 22:23 /f
        5⤵
        Creates scheduled task(s)
        
        PID:832
    - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        
        schtasks /create /tn "svchost" /tr "c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe" /sc daily /st 22:24 /f
        5⤵
        Creates scheduled task(s)
        
        PID:1060
    - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        
        schtasks /create /tn "svchost" /tr "c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe" /sc daily /st 22:25 /f
        5⤵
        Creates scheduled task(s)
        
        PID:1600
- - C:\Windows\Explorer.exe
    C:\Windows\Explorer.exe
    3⤵
    PID:2768

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Scheduled Task/Job

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

Defense Evasion

Hide Artifacts

T1564

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

T1082

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion