Malware Analysis Report

2025-01-06 08:57

Sample ID 240604-a9172sfd81
Target 19c57b7962c24a30de6dd7bbe9333b00_NeikiAnalytics.exe
SHA256 cdaeb7cbc1f02c092d9f3cbd4c381b6db1687ebcb0271df452a6f8cba4e41024
Tags
evasion
score
8/10

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
8/10

SHA256

cdaeb7cbc1f02c092d9f3cbd4c381b6db1687ebcb0271df452a6f8cba4e41024

Threat Level: Likely malicious

The file 19c57b7962c24a30de6dd7bbe9333b00_NeikiAnalytics.exe was found to be: Likely malicious.

Malicious Activity Summary

evasion

Sets file to hidden

Deletes itself

Executes dropped EXE

Checks computer location settings

Drops file in Windows directory

Unsigned PE

Enumerates physical storage devices

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Views/modifies file attributes

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-06-04 00:55

Signatures

Unsigned PE

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

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-04 00:55

Reported

2024-06-04 00:58

Platform

win7-20240215-en

Max time kernel

141s

Max time network

122s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\19c57b7962c24a30de6dd7bbe9333b00_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

Signatures

Sets file to hidden

evasion
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\iuyhost.exe N/A

Drops file in Windows directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Windows\Debug\iuyhost.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\19c57b7962c24a30de6dd7bbe9333b00_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\Debug\iuyhost.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\19c57b7962c24a30de6dd7bbe9333b00_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\Debug\iuyhost.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\19c57b7962c24a30de6dd7bbe9333b00_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Views/modifies file attributes

evasion
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\19c57b7962c24a30de6dd7bbe9333b00_NeikiAnalytics.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\19c57b7962c24a30de6dd7bbe9333b00_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe

attrib +a +s +h +r C:\Windows\Debug\iuyhost.exe

C:\Windows\Debug\iuyhost.exe

C:\Windows\Debug\iuyhost.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe

"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\19C57B~1.EXE > nul

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 F0EVs7pia1.nnnn.eu.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 pgvgd5JpKF.nnnn.eu.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 SjETlOzErJ.nnnn.eu.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 2PPe2sSMbX.nnnn.eu.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 c56qnqwTLF.nnnn.eu.org udp

Files

C:\Windows\Debug\iuyhost.exe

MD5 f216ed24256aa441a17bb3fe4f76fe49
SHA1 36d0888d49148fdfbf70b4e514f16fba9010598f
SHA256 c86899dafc8628369a73f9801a6c27bfa20488af9a6a15170a7e6fe201a89cad
SHA512 a6c50bb3f9cd3e0f9fe8472145d55e4f4aa6e119cc0d2ab33d03636b6b9132ebbec35ee5d59527970ee45ffaafc69ef3127b13ff63a2c8b5ca38c3d4be1abc3f

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-04 00:55

Reported

2024-06-04 00:58

Platform

win10v2004-20240426-en

Max time kernel

150s

Max time network

151s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\19c57b7962c24a30de6dd7bbe9333b00_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

Signatures

Sets file to hidden

evasion
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-1-5-21-711569230-3659488422-571408806-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\19c57b7962c24a30de6dd7bbe9333b00_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Executes dropped EXE

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

Drops file in Windows directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File opened for modification C:\Windows\Debug\cuehost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe N/A
File created C:\Windows\Debug\cuehost.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\19c57b7962c24a30de6dd7bbe9333b00_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\Debug\cuehost.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\19c57b7962c24a30de6dd7bbe9333b00_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\19c57b7962c24a30de6dd7bbe9333b00_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Views/modifies file attributes

evasion
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\19c57b7962c24a30de6dd7bbe9333b00_NeikiAnalytics.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\19c57b7962c24a30de6dd7bbe9333b00_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe

attrib +a +s +h +r C:\Windows\Debug\cuehost.exe

C:\Windows\Debug\cuehost.exe

C:\Windows\Debug\cuehost.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe

"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\19C57B~1.EXE > nul

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 97.17.167.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 249.197.17.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 Iqqciw2UON.nnnn.eu.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 138.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 58.55.71.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 157.123.68.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 vtfPqlhPRv.nnnn.eu.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 56.126.166.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 VZqa7j19.nnnn.eu.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 240.197.17.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 240.221.184.93.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 5FXmPDf8vN.nnnn.eu.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 29.243.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 fRjx8G85.nnnn.eu.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 168.117.168.52.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

C:\Windows\Debug\cuehost.exe

MD5 644184eaa3fe7ffc0a1609e59ed01798
SHA1 5ce38557a5007d43bd43845afb58d862f4054b68
SHA256 6b2020d2ecfa10dc8e14ede337e5bd22482713790dacc6d0bd815ce2805c3f51
SHA512 913386a5cac5f64aa35d497dacb9857a967dcd48c141894223fcb91ab66fb7c0356e7c93fd803a861bebf8576ea48215a886560ec6bec7a70f5b6a532f7a6e0c