Analysis

  • max time kernel
    120s
  • max time network
    121s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240220-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240220-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    01/06/2024, 03:50

General

  • Target
    8c60f460950b78393884830f30990350_NeikiAnalytics.exe
  • Size 91KB
  • Sample240601-eed69aha3v
  • SHA256 baeb79c0e0111a0ea27f4dfe6e387ef4e5816d14c6f30cded0b027d7504bcc48
  • 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
  • Loads dropped DLL 12 IoCs
  • Modifies system executable filetype association 2 TTPs 13 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 23 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 5 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Modifies Control Panel 4 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 15 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 28 IoCs
  • System policy modification 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8c60f460950b78393884830f30990350_NeikiAnalytics.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8c60f460950b78393884830f30990350_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
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Modifies system executable filetype association
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies Control Panel
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    • System policy modification
    PID:2868
    • C:\Windows\xk.exe
      C:\Windows\xk.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:2384
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\IExplorer.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\IExplorer.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:2732
    • 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:2760
    • 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:1560
    • 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:2280
    • 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:1408
    • 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:2876

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        LSASS.EXE

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\WINDOWS\LSASS.EXE
        • Size 91KB
        • SHA256 4b8075b1d9a07721b38ff1826427863f930a67a151f2d4d664076bb6dfe2d626
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        services.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\services.exe
        • Size 91KB
        • SHA256 baeb79c0e0111a0ea27f4dfe6e387ef4e5816d14c6f30cded0b027d7504bcc48
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        xk.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\xk.exe
        • Size 91KB
        • SHA256 e6af55149b52eaf89a5b430e15caabe4aaf04a43971d438d63854361525895e5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        CSRSS.EXE

        • Path \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\WINDOWS\CSRSS.EXE
        • Size 91KB
        • SHA256 c2990d4a7147beacb5d6f09d4e62895d152a826070a6297ff4bd46a2db83783a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        SERVICES.EXE

        • Path \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\WINDOWS\SERVICES.EXE
        • Size 91KB
        • SHA256 a4c495dfe4e641c5bb316709c053de4971345c101d2cfeda08cae1212c25279b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        SMSS.EXE

        • Path \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\WINDOWS\SMSS.EXE
        • Size 91KB
        • SHA256 0174d5c784770b9951aeac43fcafea81a70b897e376bef7b5d133bbb0918df6a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        WINLOGON.EXE

        • Path \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\WINDOWS\WINLOGON.EXE
        • Size 91KB
        • SHA256 6ff67a2af739bf2d45b6e38d7dca8d2915a46f157d17ca9623d08b6eb7f814ba
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        IExplorer.exe

        • Path \Windows\SysWOW64\IExplorer.exe
        • Size 91KB
        • SHA256 dac496d396381ef4044e38601062aac9e19af6decdeaf1ec7913e7070be8dcb9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        memory/1408-171-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

        memory/1560-146-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2280-154-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2280-164-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2384-112-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2384-114-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2732-122-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2732-125-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2760-136-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2868-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2868-165-0x00000000024C0000-0x00000000024EF000-memory.dmp

        memory/2868-167-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2868-105-0x00000000024C0000-0x00000000024EF000-memory.dmp

        memory/2868-184-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2876-180-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2876-183-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp