Analysis

  • max time kernel
    144s
  • max time network
    146s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240426-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240426-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    04/06/2024, 01:04

General

  • Target
    1aaa271ce0aeecad141d8f2a79de9990_NeikiAnalytics.exe
  • Size 73KB
  • Sample240604-be2qrsge48
  • SHA256 e7c836209cf401a565cec3a4bd85224507cb26607006a7f110be6ea7332c81dd
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
Score
8/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Sets file to hidden 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Modifies file attributes to stop it showing in Explorer etc.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs
  • Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1aaa271ce0aeecad141d8f2a79de9990_NeikiAnalytics.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1aaa271ce0aeecad141d8f2a79de9990_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2692
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
      attrib +a +s +h +r C:\Windows\Debug\smahost.exe
      2⤵
      • Sets file to hidden
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • Views/modifies file attributes
      PID:1148
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1AAA27~1.EXE > nul
      2⤵
        PID:736
    • C:\Windows\Debug\smahost.exe
      C:\Windows\Debug\smahost.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:4420

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          smahost.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\debug\smahost.exe
          • Size 73KB
          • SHA256 8c17d55b03239173e9b25728fee37848cce320c91b15f9614bb5b11f4457152e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          memory/2692-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000411000-memory.dmp

          memory/4420-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000411000-memory.dmp

          memory/4420-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000411000-memory.dmp