Analysis Overview
SHA256
921f18bdb63225ae82a72100c354723db372981a997d85a5d48bfe3745573008
Threat Level: Shows suspicious behavior
The file 68cca3706cf94a4ab01e5348dc090160_NeikiAnalytics.exe was found to be: Shows suspicious behavior.
Malicious Activity Summary
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
UPX packed file
Adds Run key to start application
Drops file in Windows directory
Unsigned PE
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-06-07 15:45
Signatures
UPX packed file
| 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 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-07 15:45
Reported
2024-06-07 15:47
Platform
win7-20240221-en
Max time kernel
140s
Max time network
122s
Command Line
Signatures
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GHtIVaMIZkmPeVB.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\CTS.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\68cca3706cf94a4ab01e5348dc090160_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\68cca3706cf94a4ab01e5348dc090160_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
UPX packed file
| 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
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\CTS = "C:\\Windows\\CTS.exe" | C:\Windows\CTS.exe | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\CTS = "C:\\Windows\\CTS.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\68cca3706cf94a4ab01e5348dc090160_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
Drops file in Windows directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\CTS.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\68cca3706cf94a4ab01e5348dc090160_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\CTS.exe | C:\Windows\CTS.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\68cca3706cf94a4ab01e5348dc090160_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\CTS.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\68cca3706cf94a4ab01e5348dc090160_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\68cca3706cf94a4ab01e5348dc090160_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GHtIVaMIZkmPeVB.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GHtIVaMIZkmPeVB.exe
C:\Windows\CTS.exe
"C:\Windows\CTS.exe"
Network
Files
memory/2164-1-0x00000000009B0000-0x00000000009C8000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GHtIVaMIZkmPeVB.exe
| MD5 | a32a382b8a5a906e03a83b4f3e5b7a9b |
| SHA1 | 11e2bdd0798761f93cce363329996af6c17ed796 |
| SHA256 | 75f12ea2f30d9c0d872dade345f30f562e6d93847b6a509ba53beec6d0b2c346 |
| SHA512 | ec87dd957be21b135212454646dcabdd7ef9442cf714e2c1f6b42b81f0c3fa3b1875bde9a8b538e8a0aa2190225649c29e9ed0f25176e7659e55e422dd4efe4c |
C:\Windows\CTS.exe
| MD5 | a6749b968461644db5cc0ecceffb224a |
| SHA1 | 2795aa37b8586986a34437081351cdd791749a90 |
| SHA256 | 720023737d7ff700818f55612ba069a609a5ddea646bb3509b615ee3523a4ca2 |
| SHA512 | 2a276816290746ed914af9cf6427aef31ce9395b8e9937090e329a8f74fb84c62d15b196e13346caa086842b3f5f549b9eb20cbf422d18c9c1b63e6342ea90b4 |
memory/2264-18-0x0000000000B20000-0x0000000000B38000-memory.dmp
memory/2164-15-0x00000000009B0000-0x00000000009C8000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GHtIVaMIZkmPeVB.exe
| MD5 | 68958745157c27c2c7f914bb751ec53a |
| SHA1 | c77fd69aff135daaa0c2b561ac2119c79d8a7bb5 |
| SHA256 | 42a6dc753c4ca407dc10a88358c5510497a8e81f8a5a457a000f83645c6a4ff5 |
| SHA512 | e73600310e71103e0962bc807680173306034f9be89b865c1d798b523df5650728af7d0c26e5b38358b7a224b77d3399074cd72114d0e7b78244158e2662c6f0 |
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-07 15:45
Reported
2024-06-07 15:47
Platform
win10v2004-20240508-en
Max time kernel
140s
Max time network
94s
Command Line
Signatures
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\t9UEUPklcJjo8kj.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\CTS.exe | N/A |
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
UPX packed file
| 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 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\CTS = "C:\\Windows\\CTS.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\68cca3706cf94a4ab01e5348dc090160_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\CTS = "C:\\Windows\\CTS.exe" | C:\Windows\CTS.exe | N/A |
Drops file in Windows directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\CTS.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\68cca3706cf94a4ab01e5348dc090160_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\CTS.exe | C:\Windows\CTS.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\68cca3706cf94a4ab01e5348dc090160_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\CTS.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 3024 wrote to memory of 60 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\68cca3706cf94a4ab01e5348dc090160_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\t9UEUPklcJjo8kj.exe |
| PID 3024 wrote to memory of 60 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\68cca3706cf94a4ab01e5348dc090160_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\t9UEUPklcJjo8kj.exe |
| PID 3024 wrote to memory of 60 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\68cca3706cf94a4ab01e5348dc090160_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\t9UEUPklcJjo8kj.exe |
| PID 3024 wrote to memory of 4200 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\68cca3706cf94a4ab01e5348dc090160_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Windows\CTS.exe |
| PID 3024 wrote to memory of 4200 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\68cca3706cf94a4ab01e5348dc090160_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Windows\CTS.exe |
| PID 3024 wrote to memory of 4200 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\68cca3706cf94a4ab01e5348dc090160_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Windows\CTS.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\68cca3706cf94a4ab01e5348dc090160_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\68cca3706cf94a4ab01e5348dc090160_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\t9UEUPklcJjo8kj.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\t9UEUPklcJjo8kj.exe
C:\Windows\CTS.exe
"C:\Windows\CTS.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 232.168.11.51.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 81.144.22.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 2.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 86.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 198.187.3.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 138.179.15.23.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 105.83.221.88.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 29.243.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
memory/3024-0-0x0000000000530000-0x0000000000548000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\t9UEUPklcJjo8kj.exe
| MD5 | a32a382b8a5a906e03a83b4f3e5b7a9b |
| SHA1 | 11e2bdd0798761f93cce363329996af6c17ed796 |
| SHA256 | 75f12ea2f30d9c0d872dade345f30f562e6d93847b6a509ba53beec6d0b2c346 |
| SHA512 | ec87dd957be21b135212454646dcabdd7ef9442cf714e2c1f6b42b81f0c3fa3b1875bde9a8b538e8a0aa2190225649c29e9ed0f25176e7659e55e422dd4efe4c |
memory/3024-6-0x0000000000530000-0x0000000000548000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\CTS.exe
| MD5 | a6749b968461644db5cc0ecceffb224a |
| SHA1 | 2795aa37b8586986a34437081351cdd791749a90 |
| SHA256 | 720023737d7ff700818f55612ba069a609a5ddea646bb3509b615ee3523a4ca2 |
| SHA512 | 2a276816290746ed914af9cf6427aef31ce9395b8e9937090e329a8f74fb84c62d15b196e13346caa086842b3f5f549b9eb20cbf422d18c9c1b63e6342ea90b4 |
memory/4200-9-0x0000000000FC0000-0x0000000000FD8000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\16.0\excel.exe_Rules.xml
| MD5 | 6cbfe0b650ba4d476d2e9444781b1acc |
| SHA1 | 8e75542c358d61423b9dc324f581962fcd11f72d |
| SHA256 | 4402afab9373554d94dca739c5bdf97cf835dc7645fd81c15cac4d5cae57592a |
| SHA512 | 26620fb4dbc19cfa7ec7a14b747c5b9a2fdb7c26e80ca13a17265a76f25d0a1611cb4c8b0994d7ab87eeea28dad5a80b0eacaed4468b5c51ad4e616de61a92d8 |
memory/4200-33-0x0000000000FC0000-0x0000000000FD8000-memory.dmp