Malware Analysis Report

2025-03-14 23:45

Sample ID 240603-gjwyzaeh47
Target 9daab57c93d777fdf3ad9d54dc63c680_NeikiAnalytics.exe
SHA256 7e75680b019815fe7626cbd27f93882d984dc5d166b80217fe0ab33760f957cc
Tags
upx persistence
score
7/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V15

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
7/10

SHA256

7e75680b019815fe7626cbd27f93882d984dc5d166b80217fe0ab33760f957cc

Threat Level: Shows suspicious behavior

The file 9daab57c93d777fdf3ad9d54dc63c680_NeikiAnalytics.exe was found to be: Shows suspicious behavior.

Malicious Activity Summary

upx persistence

Checks computer location settings

Executes dropped EXE

UPX packed file

Deletes itself

Loads dropped DLL

Adds Run key to start application

Enumerates physical storage devices

Unsigned PE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-06-03 05:50

Signatures

UPX packed file

upx
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 05:50

Reported

2024-06-03 05:53

Platform

win7-20240508-en

Max time kernel

122s

Max time network

123s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9daab57c93d777fdf3ad9d54dc63c680_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

Signatures

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:\ProgramData\Update\wuauclt.exe N/A

Loads dropped DLL

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9daab57c93d777fdf3ad9d54dc63c680_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

UPX packed file

upx
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Window Update = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\Update\\wuauclt.exe\" /run" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9daab57c93d777fdf3ad9d54dc63c680_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Enumerates physical storage devices

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9daab57c93d777fdf3ad9d54dc63c680_NeikiAnalytics.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9daab57c93d777fdf3ad9d54dc63c680_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

C:\ProgramData\Update\wuauclt.exe

"C:\ProgramData\Update\wuauclt.exe" /run

C:\windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe

"C:\windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9daab57c93d777fdf3ad9d54dc63c680_NeikiAnalytics.exe" >> NUL

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
CA 158.69.115.115:443 tcp

Files

memory/2056-0-0x0000000000EE0000-0x0000000000F08000-memory.dmp

\ProgramData\Update\wuauclt.exe

MD5 eb9cba36f8531928ca0a8f381734e2cf
SHA1 5b42b6f145d94098e57c445b9df930d75d851480
SHA256 1892c6838449e3db589cd63506181f2395925c208b8914831e360f7be3f0ec99
SHA512 de165008f0c2c9b849152992614788d77f42ff18767c35a8ce6d53e0c689ef7e9af250ff56fd71d786a8078706164e9bc2014ee4ff92f4ce0f6d481018b36310

memory/1608-6-0x0000000000980000-0x00000000009A8000-memory.dmp

memory/2056-7-0x0000000000EE0000-0x0000000000F08000-memory.dmp

memory/2056-8-0x0000000000180000-0x00000000001A8000-memory.dmp

memory/2056-9-0x0000000000EE0000-0x0000000000F08000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-03 05:50

Reported

2024-06-03 05:53

Platform

win10v2004-20240426-en

Max time kernel

149s

Max time network

150s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9daab57c93d777fdf3ad9d54dc63c680_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

Signatures

Checks computer location settings

Description Indicator Process Target
Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-540404634-651139247-2967210625-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9daab57c93d777fdf3ad9d54dc63c680_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Executes dropped EXE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\ProgramData\Update\wuauclt.exe N/A

UPX packed file

upx
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Window Update = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\Update\\wuauclt.exe\" /run" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9daab57c93d777fdf3ad9d54dc63c680_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Enumerates physical storage devices

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9daab57c93d777fdf3ad9d54dc63c680_NeikiAnalytics.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9daab57c93d777fdf3ad9d54dc63c680_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

C:\ProgramData\Update\wuauclt.exe

"C:\ProgramData\Update\wuauclt.exe" /run

C:\windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe

"C:\windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9daab57c93d777fdf3ad9d54dc63c680_NeikiAnalytics.exe" >> NUL

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
CA 158.69.115.115:443 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 209.205.72.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 138.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 232.168.11.51.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 50.23.12.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 18.31.95.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 30.243.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/448-1-0x0000000000860000-0x0000000000888000-memory.dmp

C:\ProgramData\Update\wuauclt.exe

MD5 b63615f17cf1dd11417d5a51e17eb0cd
SHA1 fff575471ded5719f64a9929783eb4e235e8b2f4
SHA256 bbf8a09750a1c315c8911ae6aac5f504ba0437f5c205cbf99e5a376dee99e0e8
SHA512 48ca38a4a9828d95f3f477b00f835fe9f81b5ec6ab7219adcb876651f894f28dc51c906bd229e2c57eff39c5a9e42bce45d01edfb58367b9555d75762bbbae21

memory/4612-5-0x00000000009C0000-0x00000000009E8000-memory.dmp

memory/448-6-0x0000000000860000-0x0000000000888000-memory.dmp