Malware Analysis Report

2025-03-14 23:45

Sample ID 240603-gk1njseh88
Target 9dbcddbc89cab14ae89f476d47cd4c30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
SHA256 e9b496623ddf10627988e9c4afb37ea71c36556c553302edf11650f9c2e0d93a
Tags
persistence
score
7/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V15

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
7/10

SHA256

e9b496623ddf10627988e9c4afb37ea71c36556c553302edf11650f9c2e0d93a

Threat Level: Shows suspicious behavior

The file 9dbcddbc89cab14ae89f476d47cd4c30_NeikiAnalytics.exe was found to be: Shows suspicious behavior.

Malicious Activity Summary

persistence

Deletes itself

Executes dropped EXE

Adds Run key to start application

Drops file in Windows directory

Unsigned PE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-06-03 05:52

Signatures

Unsigned PE

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

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-03 05:52

Reported

2024-06-03 05:55

Platform

win10v2004-20240426-en

Max time kernel

149s

Max time network

152s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9dbcddbc89cab14ae89f476d47cd4c30_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

Signatures

Deletes itself

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe N/A

Executes dropped EXE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe N/A

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-540404634-651139247-2967210625-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\microsofthelp = "C:\\Windows\\microsofthelp.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9dbcddbc89cab14ae89f476d47cd4c30_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Drops file in Windows directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9dbcddbc89cab14ae89f476d47cd4c30_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9dbcddbc89cab14ae89f476d47cd4c30_NeikiAnalytics.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9dbcddbc89cab14ae89f476d47cd4c30_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe

"C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 217.106.137.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 203.107.17.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 196.249.167.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 58.55.71.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 86.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 171.39.242.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 144.107.17.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 13.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 23.173.189.20.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/688-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000403000-memory.dmp

C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe

MD5 9755b2517cc31cbc9e425ad9069b2ae1
SHA1 db2accdd3cb76bdc386a02323be6dccc45394e87
SHA256 700647b583725e8632d1ab28457b8044429e35cd86fcb6ef217134043c63e16f
SHA512 fcdc88bcfe15475cc62a7fa1705f32cbd66b8a97ce2a5ba83741770fa71fe094be2ed7c54c55bea6c4e2d4f6e5df9da340dd94e1b017541743d6d530e2cd6eab

memory/2564-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000403000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-03 05:52

Reported

2024-06-03 05:55

Platform

win7-20240221-en

Max time kernel

149s

Max time network

123s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9dbcddbc89cab14ae89f476d47cd4c30_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

Signatures

Deletes itself

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe N/A

Executes dropped EXE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe N/A

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2297530677-1229052932-2803917579-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\microsofthelp = "C:\\Windows\\microsofthelp.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9dbcddbc89cab14ae89f476d47cd4c30_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Drops file in Windows directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9dbcddbc89cab14ae89f476d47cd4c30_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9dbcddbc89cab14ae89f476d47cd4c30_NeikiAnalytics.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9dbcddbc89cab14ae89f476d47cd4c30_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe

"C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe"

Network

N/A

Files

memory/2940-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000403000-memory.dmp

memory/2940-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000403000-memory.dmp

C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe

MD5 9755b2517cc31cbc9e425ad9069b2ae1
SHA1 db2accdd3cb76bdc386a02323be6dccc45394e87
SHA256 700647b583725e8632d1ab28457b8044429e35cd86fcb6ef217134043c63e16f
SHA512 fcdc88bcfe15475cc62a7fa1705f32cbd66b8a97ce2a5ba83741770fa71fe094be2ed7c54c55bea6c4e2d4f6e5df9da340dd94e1b017541743d6d530e2cd6eab

memory/2176-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000403000-memory.dmp