Analysis

  • max time kernel
    139s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240508-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240508-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    01/06/2024, 02:56

General

  • Target
    8acfc2d8c2af6c5ce5c40c86b660eda0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
  • Size 159KB
  • Sample240601-de1vksfd91
  • SHA256 820ae773a1beb9808c33fc55677e7afe0cccb014a41634c5fa696a9ced20fc9d
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
Score
10/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Modifies visibility of file extensions in Explorer 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies visiblity of hidden/system files in Explorer 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Disables RegEdit via registry modification 2 IoCs
  • Disables use of System Restore points 1 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 7 IoCs
  • Modifies system executable filetype association 2 TTPs 13 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 5 IoCs
  • Drops desktop.ini file(s) 4 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 22 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • Modifies Control Panel 4 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 15 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs
  • System policy modification 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8acfc2d8c2af6c5ce5c40c86b660eda0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8acfc2d8c2af6c5ce5c40c86b660eda0_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
    • Modifies visibility of file extensions in Explorer
    • Modifies visiblity of hidden/system files in Explorer
    • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
    • Modifies system executable filetype association
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops desktop.ini file(s)
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies Control Panel
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    • System policy modification
    PID:1492
    • C:\Windows\xk.exe
      C:\Windows\xk.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:2716
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\IExplorer.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\IExplorer.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:2832
    • C:\Users\Admin\Local Settings\Application Data\WINDOWS\WINLOGON.EXE
      "C:\Users\Admin\Local Settings\Application Data\WINDOWS\WINLOGON.EXE"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4240
    • C:\Users\Admin\Local Settings\Application Data\WINDOWS\CSRSS.EXE
      "C:\Users\Admin\Local Settings\Application Data\WINDOWS\CSRSS.EXE"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:1488
    • C:\Users\Admin\Local Settings\Application Data\WINDOWS\SERVICES.EXE
      "C:\Users\Admin\Local Settings\Application Data\WINDOWS\SERVICES.EXE"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:1924
    • C:\Users\Admin\Local Settings\Application Data\WINDOWS\LSASS.EXE
      "C:\Users\Admin\Local Settings\Application Data\WINDOWS\LSASS.EXE"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4768
    • C:\Users\Admin\Local Settings\Application Data\WINDOWS\SMSS.EXE
      "C:\Users\Admin\Local Settings\Application Data\WINDOWS\SMSS.EXE"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:208

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        CSRSS.EXE

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\WINDOWS\CSRSS.EXE
        • Size 159KB
        • SHA256 528755993f083dbd75b3005eb0697427e632f5f989ba527fa5683ef8e620e406
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        LSASS.EXE

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\WINDOWS\LSASS.EXE
        • Size 159KB
        • SHA256 687aa4312af3e26ec8e4f67a50760c37b8b64f5d0bc0403879d3c991470ae7c7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        SERVICES.EXE

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\WINDOWS\SERVICES.EXE
        • Size 159KB
        • SHA256 c7dfeb78eeaa871eb94c8e883c6c68d9bcf8ae5824d2ee1194c467ac7da21192
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        WINLOGON.EXE

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\WINDOWS\WINLOGON.EXE
        • Size 159KB
        • SHA256 862eeecaabb1b79f33fcc334048f307862d5321139941570fc6ebad3c6fbc555
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        SMSS.EXE

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Local Settings\Application Data\WINDOWS\SMSS.EXE
        • Size 159KB
        • SHA256 d37ef3c5060a8d5250beab92f3e6e0bdc9a30c3c037009358e70be9011196e67
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        IExplorer.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\IExplorer.exe
        • Size 159KB
        • SHA256 bdfc0996a4f3164388ec55c2ead9c3603575ef165a4184b03dc4c9e61cc17c1b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        IExplorer.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\IExplorer.exe
        • Size 159KB
        • SHA256 820ae773a1beb9808c33fc55677e7afe0cccb014a41634c5fa696a9ced20fc9d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        xk.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\xk.exe
        • Size 159KB
        • SHA256 11ff5f1b7870336c53fee2b95962500863c6f0c3ec95aa4c30953fccd7ff09f8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        Folder.htt

        • Path C:\XK\Folder.htt
        • Size 640B
        • SHA256 fe222b08327bbfb35cbd627c0526ba7b5755b02ce0a95823a4c0bf58e601d061
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        desktop.ini

        • Path C:\desktop.ini
        • Size 217B
        • SHA256 52fb776a91b260bf196016ecb195550cdd9084058fe7b4dd3fe2d4fda1b6470e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        memory/208-94-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

        memory/208-90-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

        memory/1488-69-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

        memory/1488-73-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

        memory/1492-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

        memory/1492-120-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

        memory/1924-76-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

        memory/1924-80-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2716-52-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2716-48-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2832-56-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2832-59-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4240-70-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4240-65-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4768-87-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4768-86-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp