Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240508-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240508-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    03/06/2024, 03:07

General

  • Target
    99509b24e114c5d8255f2fc39dace8c0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
  • Size 54KB
  • Sample240603-dms5psad96
  • SHA256 304c321c8507680d1057868adb8de2e835bacbfc6efb7357e4bc217af8a95199
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
Score
8/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Sets file to hidden 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Modifies file attributes to stop it showing in Explorer etc.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 4 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs
  • Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\99509b24e114c5d8255f2fc39dace8c0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\99509b24e114c5d8255f2fc39dace8c0_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1612
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
      attrib +a +s +h +r C:\Windows\Debug\smahost.exe
      2⤵
      • Sets file to hidden
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • Views/modifies file attributes
      PID:3748
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\99509B~1.EXE > nul
      2⤵
        PID:3224
    • C:\Windows\Debug\smahost.exe
      C:\Windows\Debug\smahost.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:2732

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          smahost.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\debug\smahost.exe
          • Size 54KB
          • SHA256 e94651b08421ea3df804e28f795df0523579aa1098acd6ee3e5f261a457bbd61
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          memory/1612-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000416000-memory.dmp

          memory/1612-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000416000-memory.dmp

          memory/2732-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000416000-memory.dmp