Analysis Overview
SHA256
65812254c046a36aa0e06ef8abb7b61e5f44d858421f835301daa221379f329c
Threat Level: Likely malicious
The file 9bf2798cf2bbbd38ac03b227ddea25f0_NeikiAnalytics.exe was found to be: Likely malicious.
Malicious Activity Summary
Sets file to hidden
UPX packed file
Deletes itself
Executes dropped EXE
Checks computer location settings
Drops file in Windows directory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Unsigned PE
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Views/modifies file attributes
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-06-03 04:44
Signatures
UPX packed file
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-03 04:44
Reported
2024-06-03 04:47
Platform
win7-20240419-en
Max time kernel
141s
Max time network
122s
Command Line
Signatures
Sets file to hidden
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
Deletes itself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\Debug\ayahost.exe | N/A |
UPX packed file
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Drops file in Windows directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\Debug\ayahost.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\Debug\ayahost.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9bf2798cf2bbbd38ac03b227ddea25f0_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\Debug\ayahost.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9bf2798cf2bbbd38ac03b227ddea25f0_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9bf2798cf2bbbd38ac03b227ddea25f0_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Views/modifies file attributes
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9bf2798cf2bbbd38ac03b227ddea25f0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9bf2798cf2bbbd38ac03b227ddea25f0_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
attrib +a +s +h +r C:\Windows\Debug\ayahost.exe
C:\Windows\Debug\ayahost.exe
C:\Windows\Debug\ayahost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9BF279~1.EXE > nul
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 7uYyNyM8gU.nnnn.eu.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | kwrH1G22jY.nnnn.eu.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | KdYTmkVTm.nnnn.eu.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | uJje3izmh0.nnnn.eu.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | UVQppgStQh.nnnn.eu.org | udp |
Files
memory/1988-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\Debug\ayahost.exe
| MD5 | 32423508eb6177b4ec2fa4d5d65bc92d |
| SHA1 | acd1994e70cc5d8cd7b0ccf8fe95bd63c0e9cb93 |
| SHA256 | ee361f267f7ea6d8406ed66356fa59afaf9e3f43590b42610dd380250f6693e5 |
| SHA512 | 2e2d4d6fb064e0532d717f63be376c41817b198f0e357d38e281395fdac2fda916778928a91501413390d4121b7f22d7b1cc8f6bc70eb7138bd9122228212bbb |
memory/2140-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/1988-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/2140-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-03 04:44
Reported
2024-06-03 04:47
Platform
win10v2004-20240426-en
Max time kernel
148s
Max time network
150s
Command Line
Signatures
Sets file to hidden
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4018855536-2201274732-320770143-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9bf2798cf2bbbd38ac03b227ddea25f0_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\Debug\ywshost.exe | N/A |
UPX packed file
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Drops file in Windows directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\Debug\ywshost.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9bf2798cf2bbbd38ac03b227ddea25f0_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\Debug\ywshost.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9bf2798cf2bbbd38ac03b227ddea25f0_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\Debug\ywshost.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9bf2798cf2bbbd38ac03b227ddea25f0_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 4144 wrote to memory of 4420 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9bf2798cf2bbbd38ac03b227ddea25f0_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe |
| PID 4144 wrote to memory of 4420 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9bf2798cf2bbbd38ac03b227ddea25f0_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe |
| PID 4144 wrote to memory of 4420 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9bf2798cf2bbbd38ac03b227ddea25f0_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe |
| PID 4144 wrote to memory of 3684 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9bf2798cf2bbbd38ac03b227ddea25f0_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe |
| PID 4144 wrote to memory of 3684 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9bf2798cf2bbbd38ac03b227ddea25f0_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe |
| PID 4144 wrote to memory of 3684 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9bf2798cf2bbbd38ac03b227ddea25f0_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe |
Views/modifies file attributes
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9bf2798cf2bbbd38ac03b227ddea25f0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9bf2798cf2bbbd38ac03b227ddea25f0_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
attrib +a +s +h +r C:\Windows\Debug\ywshost.exe
C:\Windows\Debug\ywshost.exe
C:\Windows\Debug\ywshost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9BF279~1.EXE > nul
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 217.106.137.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 144.107.17.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | G6kJYu0q.nnnn.eu.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 2.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 13.86.106.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 228.249.119.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 103.169.127.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 18.31.95.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | nJztsbEpXN.nnnn.eu.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | QLIfVuujaR.nnnn.eu.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 02UrHOOrof.nnnn.eu.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 13.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ai2YMrTYt.nnnn.eu.org | udp |
Files
memory/4144-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\debug\ywshost.exe
| MD5 | 61b9902e2936a0527bda586e83ad4f2c |
| SHA1 | de060e7f9adf1fd33763e89153765e9aa1fe1fa8 |
| SHA256 | 23ddfa2b812320839d5efa3f7de71d89763f769a2a93c2e27dff77bfd0ee478f |
| SHA512 | 83dfc5b0823da87b51c34fbbc452fe200b34463ea00f641234682b2bafbd6fc5a2eca457235d480e7dafb996047913877244b6043c108d11d8eaf4166f5763d2 |
memory/1292-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4144-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/1292-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp