Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240508-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240508-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    07/06/2024, 01:32

General

  • Target
    Payment Transfer Request.exe
  • Size 687KB
  • Sample240607-byds2sgd73
  • SHA256 59a171cad8778f50a4d3d80c3db0a337013e210e8aa147546ef8aeb360bbc11c
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Credentials
  • Protocol

    smtp

  • Host

    mail.merlinmotorworks.com

  • Port

    587

  • Password

    Merlin1080S

Extracted

Family
  • agenttesla

Credentials

Signatures

  • AgentTesla

    Agent Tesla is a remote access tool (RAT) written in visual basic.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Reads user/profile data of local email clients 2 TTPs

    Email clients store some user data on disk where infostealers will often target it.

  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payment Transfer Request.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payment Transfer Request.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2660
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payment Transfer Request.exe"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5068
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payment Transfer Request.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payment Transfer Request.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:1856
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payment Transfer Request.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payment Transfer Request.exe"
        2⤵
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3628

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          Payment Transfer Request.exe.log

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\Payment Transfer Request.exe.log
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 7667e538030e3f8ce2886e47a01af24cb0ea70528b1e821c5d8832c5076cb982
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_o4pozy3g.njh.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_o4pozy3g.njh.ps1
          • Size 60B
          • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          memory/2660-6-0x00000000052D0000-0x00000000052E6000-memory.dmp

          memory/2660-3-0x0000000004CB0000-0x0000000004D42000-memory.dmp

          memory/2660-4-0x0000000004D70000-0x0000000004D7A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2660-5-0x0000000074E40000-0x00000000755F0000-memory.dmp

          memory/2660-2-0x0000000005340000-0x00000000058E4000-memory.dmp

          memory/2660-8-0x0000000005310000-0x0000000005320000-memory.dmp

          memory/2660-7-0x0000000005300000-0x000000000530E000-memory.dmp

          memory/2660-9-0x0000000006030000-0x00000000060B4000-memory.dmp

          memory/2660-10-0x00000000086E0000-0x000000000877C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2660-0-0x0000000074E4E000-0x0000000074E4F000-memory.dmp

          memory/2660-14-0x0000000074E40000-0x00000000755F0000-memory.dmp

          memory/2660-1-0x0000000000230000-0x00000000002E0000-memory.dmp

          memory/3628-15-0x0000000074E40000-0x00000000755F0000-memory.dmp

          memory/3628-34-0x0000000074E40000-0x00000000755F0000-memory.dmp

          memory/3628-63-0x0000000074E40000-0x00000000755F0000-memory.dmp

          memory/3628-62-0x00000000068A0000-0x00000000068F0000-memory.dmp

          memory/3628-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000442000-memory.dmp

          memory/3628-17-0x0000000005350000-0x00000000053B6000-memory.dmp

          memory/5068-49-0x0000000006A70000-0x0000000006B13000-memory.dmp

          memory/5068-38-0x0000000070AC0000-0x0000000070B0C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5068-20-0x0000000074E40000-0x00000000755F0000-memory.dmp

          memory/5068-21-0x00000000051D0000-0x00000000051F2000-memory.dmp

          memory/5068-23-0x0000000074E40000-0x00000000755F0000-memory.dmp

          memory/5068-22-0x0000000005370000-0x00000000053D6000-memory.dmp

          memory/5068-35-0x0000000005A40000-0x0000000005A5E000-memory.dmp

          memory/5068-36-0x0000000005DC0000-0x0000000005E0C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5068-37-0x0000000006A10000-0x0000000006A42000-memory.dmp

          memory/5068-19-0x0000000004B70000-0x0000000005198000-memory.dmp

          memory/5068-48-0x0000000006010000-0x000000000602E000-memory.dmp

          memory/5068-33-0x0000000005450000-0x00000000057A4000-memory.dmp

          memory/5068-51-0x0000000006D80000-0x0000000006D9A000-memory.dmp

          memory/5068-50-0x00000000073C0000-0x0000000007A3A000-memory.dmp

          memory/5068-52-0x0000000006DF0000-0x0000000006DFA000-memory.dmp

          memory/5068-53-0x0000000007000000-0x0000000007096000-memory.dmp

          memory/5068-54-0x0000000006F80000-0x0000000006F91000-memory.dmp

          memory/5068-56-0x0000000006FC0000-0x0000000006FD4000-memory.dmp

          memory/5068-55-0x0000000006FB0000-0x0000000006FBE000-memory.dmp

          memory/5068-58-0x00000000070A0000-0x00000000070A8000-memory.dmp

          memory/5068-57-0x00000000070C0000-0x00000000070DA000-memory.dmp

          memory/5068-61-0x0000000074E40000-0x00000000755F0000-memory.dmp

          memory/5068-16-0x0000000002190000-0x00000000021C6000-memory.dmp

          memory/5068-18-0x0000000074E40000-0x00000000755F0000-memory.dmp