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Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions	37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
2816	powershell.exe

Looks for VMWare Tools registry key 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Query Registry

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VMware, Inc.\VMware Tools	37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs

Scripting
T1064

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion trojan

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA	37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

Query Registry

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Disk\Enum	37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Disk\Enum\0	37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1932 set thread context of 2468	1932	37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe	34
PID 2468 set thread context of 1192	2468	wab.exe	21
PID 2468 set thread context of 1500	2468	wab.exe	36
PID 1500 set thread context of 1192	1500	mtstocom.exe	21

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 32 IoCs

pid	Process
2816	powershell.exe
2468	wab.exe
2468	wab.exe
2468	wab.exe
2468	wab.exe
2468	wab.exe
2468	wab.exe
2468	wab.exe
2468	wab.exe
1500	mtstocom.exe
1500	mtstocom.exe
1500	mtstocom.exe
1500	mtstocom.exe
1500	mtstocom.exe
1500	mtstocom.exe
1500	mtstocom.exe
1500	mtstocom.exe
1500	mtstocom.exe
1500	mtstocom.exe
1500	mtstocom.exe
1500	mtstocom.exe
1500	mtstocom.exe
1500	mtstocom.exe
1500	mtstocom.exe
1500	mtstocom.exe
1500	mtstocom.exe
1500	mtstocom.exe
1500	mtstocom.exe
1500	mtstocom.exe
1500	mtstocom.exe
1500	mtstocom.exe
1500	mtstocom.exe

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2468	wab.exe
1192	Explorer.EXE
1192	Explorer.EXE
1500	mtstocom.exe
1500	mtstocom.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1932	37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2816	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1932 wrote to memory of 2816	1932	37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe	30
PID 1932 wrote to memory of 2816	1932	37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe	30
PID 1932 wrote to memory of 2816	1932	37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe	30
PID 1932 wrote to memory of 2624	1932	37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe	32
PID 1932 wrote to memory of 2624	1932	37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe	32
PID 1932 wrote to memory of 2624	1932	37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe	32
PID 1932 wrote to memory of 2624	1932	37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe	32
PID 1932 wrote to memory of 2624	1932	37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe	32
PID 1932 wrote to memory of 2624	1932	37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe	32
PID 1932 wrote to memory of 2684	1932	37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe	33
PID 1932 wrote to memory of 2684	1932	37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe	33
PID 1932 wrote to memory of 2684	1932	37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe	33
PID 1932 wrote to memory of 2684	1932	37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe	33
PID 1932 wrote to memory of 2684	1932	37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe	33
PID 1932 wrote to memory of 2684	1932	37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe	33
PID 1932 wrote to memory of 2468	1932	37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe	34
PID 1932 wrote to memory of 2468	1932	37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe	34
PID 1932 wrote to memory of 2468	1932	37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe	34
PID 1932 wrote to memory of 2468	1932	37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe	34
PID 1932 wrote to memory of 2468	1932	37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe	34
PID 1932 wrote to memory of 2468	1932	37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe	34
PID 1932 wrote to memory of 2468	1932	37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe	34
PID 1932 wrote to memory of 2536	1932	37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe	35
PID 1932 wrote to memory of 2536	1932	37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe	35
PID 1932 wrote to memory of 2536	1932	37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe	35
PID 1932 wrote to memory of 2536	1932	37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe	35
PID 1192 wrote to memory of 1500	1192	Explorer.EXE	36
PID 1192 wrote to memory of 1500	1192	Explorer.EXE	36
PID 1192 wrote to memory of 1500	1192	Explorer.EXE	36
PID 1192 wrote to memory of 1500	1192	Explorer.EXE	36

System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
- Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1192
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
  2⤵
  - UAC bypass
  - Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry
  - Looks for VMWare Tools registry key
  - Checks BIOS information in registry
  - Checks whether UAC is enabled
  - Maps connected drives based on registry
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  - System policy modification
  PID:1932
- - C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\37b3a91b380bcfcf0e99968cd8b08a20_NeikiAnalytics.exe" -Force
    3⤵
    - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2816
- - C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\aspnet_wp.exe
    "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\aspnet_wp.exe"
    3⤵
    PID:2624
- - C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe
    "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe"
    3⤵
    PID:2684
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\wab.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\wab.exe"
    3⤵
    - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
    PID:2468
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\wab.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\wab.exe"
    3⤵
    PID:2536
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mtstocom.exe
  "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mtstocom.exe"
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
  PID:1500

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

Scripting

T1064

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Defense Evasion

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Scripting

T1064

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion