Analysis Overview
SHA256
440c44ba7952709e272ac7cd15315b0965b50f63b78d2c4926e3ac0e3b1da69f
Threat Level: Likely malicious
The file 9c2c4ee1406773c5faa754a81fa41030_NeikiAnalytics.exe was found to be: Likely malicious.
Malicious Activity Summary
Stops running service(s)
Loads dropped DLL
Executes dropped EXE
Drops file in System32 directory
Launches sc.exe
Unsigned PE
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-06-03 04:53
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-03 04:53
Reported
2024-06-03 04:56
Platform
win7-20240508-en
Max time kernel
121s
Max time network
124s
Command Line
Signatures
Stops running service(s)
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\1230\smss.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9c2c4ee1406773c5faa754a81fa41030_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9c2c4ee1406773c5faa754a81fa41030_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\1230\smss.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9c2c4ee1406773c5faa754a81fa41030_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\1230\smss.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\1230\smss.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Service.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\1230\smss.exe | N/A |
Launches sc.exe
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9c2c4ee1406773c5faa754a81fa41030_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\1230\smss.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9c2c4ee1406773c5faa754a81fa41030_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9c2c4ee1406773c5faa754a81fa41030_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wscsvc
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\1230\smss.exe
C:\Windows\system32\1230\smss.exe -d
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wscsvc
Network
Files
memory/1728-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
\Windows\SysWOW64\1230\smss.exe
| MD5 | a7159178a2b6f6172e7cae3bb0bd4222 |
| SHA1 | 2b8d9677bdf32c3cf157612738887c103668d763 |
| SHA256 | d432256de89f29966ac184b57f443862bf8ac929a6d922eb5e4acb729177f97e |
| SHA512 | b9f58f50a38479bd72e2c7571671462169c2d1b358fe4159f95444634518327cbf85461840e476298aa7560325e2b56708aa1832eb647bbba0a4836eb5febcf6 |
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-03 04:53
Reported
2024-06-03 04:56
Platform
win10v2004-20240426-en
Max time kernel
93s
Max time network
95s
Command Line
Signatures
Stops running service(s)
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\1230\smss.exe | N/A |
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\1230\smss.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9c2c4ee1406773c5faa754a81fa41030_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\1230\smss.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\1230\smss.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Service.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\1230\smss.exe | N/A |
Launches sc.exe
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9c2c4ee1406773c5faa754a81fa41030_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\1230\smss.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9c2c4ee1406773c5faa754a81fa41030_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9c2c4ee1406773c5faa754a81fa41030_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wscsvc
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\1230\smss.exe
C:\Windows\system32\1230\smss.exe -d
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wscsvc
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 58.55.71.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 23.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 232.168.11.51.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 183.142.211.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 26.165.165.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 198.187.3.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 29.243.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
memory/4276-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\1230\smss.exe
| MD5 | 43407093632befbabdd13a812336de70 |
| SHA1 | 4a97306f85f36f37f08d7d5d5de17f854d4199ea |
| SHA256 | 0755bbe8a5ed5455b6494cc9cb94cfabf646c95d88913ff2cc548d87c094c3da |
| SHA512 | 963f595a10ef041768fe8156472e2d6b6d6f7a3b7647205053a91a868e10b10b9c13e974bfbd2b4ab8dc1c8ddc839fbc1a26e7f01322d8827f39ba67620ec620 |