Malware Analysis Report

2025-08-05 09:37

Sample ID 240607-t6slaabb7y
Target 6d178cfe9f6c8355698c5b2174f6d370_NeikiAnalytics.exe
SHA256 5e9ae3360abeb87097eb56269bc32f1237631f913b8ed0a17a20727d96712ed0
Tags
upx persistence spyware stealer
score
7/10

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
7/10

SHA256

5e9ae3360abeb87097eb56269bc32f1237631f913b8ed0a17a20727d96712ed0

Threat Level: Shows suspicious behavior

The file 6d178cfe9f6c8355698c5b2174f6d370_NeikiAnalytics.exe was found to be: Shows suspicious behavior.

Malicious Activity Summary

upx persistence spyware stealer

UPX packed file

Loads dropped DLL

Executes dropped EXE

Reads user/profile data of web browsers

Adds Run key to start application

Drops file in Windows directory

Unsigned PE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-06-07 16:40

Signatures

UPX packed file

upx
Description Indicator Process Target
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Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
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Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-07 16:40

Reported

2024-06-07 16:43

Platform

win7-20240221-en

Max time kernel

141s

Max time network

121s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d178cfe9f6c8355698c5b2174f6d370_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IzCciee3juFpTGM.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\CTS.exe N/A

Reads user/profile data of web browsers

spyware stealer

UPX packed file

upx
Description Indicator Process Target
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Adds Run key to start application

persistence
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\6d178cfe9f6c8355698c5b2174f6d370_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\6d178cfe9f6c8355698c5b2174f6d370_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\6d178cfe9f6c8355698c5b2174f6d370_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\CTS.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d178cfe9f6c8355698c5b2174f6d370_NeikiAnalytics.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d178cfe9f6c8355698c5b2174f6d370_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IzCciee3juFpTGM.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IzCciee3juFpTGM.exe

C:\Windows\CTS.exe

"C:\Windows\CTS.exe"

Network

N/A

Files

memory/1548-0-0x0000000000EA0000-0x0000000000EB8000-memory.dmp

\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IzCciee3juFpTGM.exe

MD5 7b112b1fb864c90ec5b65eab21cb40b8
SHA1 e7b73361f722fc7cbb93ef98a8d26e34f4d49767
SHA256 751941b4e09898c31791efeb5f90fc7367c89831d4a98637ed505e40763e287b
SHA512 bf9cdeff39cc4fa48457c55ad02e3856b5b27998535aed801a469252f01e7676462332fa3f93877753e963d037472f615c1fc5fc2e996316621b4e0a180cb5f5

C:\Windows\CTS.exe

MD5 a6749b968461644db5cc0ecceffb224a
SHA1 2795aa37b8586986a34437081351cdd791749a90
SHA256 720023737d7ff700818f55612ba069a609a5ddea646bb3509b615ee3523a4ca2
SHA512 2a276816290746ed914af9cf6427aef31ce9395b8e9937090e329a8f74fb84c62d15b196e13346caa086842b3f5f549b9eb20cbf422d18c9c1b63e6342ea90b4

memory/2560-19-0x00000000000C0000-0x00000000000D8000-memory.dmp

memory/1548-16-0x0000000000EA0000-0x0000000000EB8000-memory.dmp

memory/2560-22-0x00000000000C0000-0x00000000000D8000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-07 16:40

Reported

2024-06-07 16:43

Platform

win10v2004-20240508-en

Max time kernel

140s

Max time network

123s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d178cfe9f6c8355698c5b2174f6d370_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Fgld1CO35n1X7GK.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\CTS.exe N/A

Reads user/profile data of web browsers

spyware stealer

UPX packed file

upx
Description Indicator Process Target
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Adds Run key to start application

persistence
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\6d178cfe9f6c8355698c5b2174f6d370_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\6d178cfe9f6c8355698c5b2174f6d370_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\6d178cfe9f6c8355698c5b2174f6d370_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\CTS.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d178cfe9f6c8355698c5b2174f6d370_NeikiAnalytics.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d178cfe9f6c8355698c5b2174f6d370_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Fgld1CO35n1X7GK.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Fgld1CO35n1X7GK.exe

C:\Windows\CTS.exe

"C:\Windows\CTS.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 28.118.140.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 74.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 133.211.185.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 26.165.165.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 18.31.95.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 34.144.22.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 0.204.248.87.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 145.83.221.88.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 31.243.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/912-0-0x0000000000620000-0x0000000000638000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Fgld1CO35n1X7GK.exe

MD5 7b112b1fb864c90ec5b65eab21cb40b8
SHA1 e7b73361f722fc7cbb93ef98a8d26e34f4d49767
SHA256 751941b4e09898c31791efeb5f90fc7367c89831d4a98637ed505e40763e287b
SHA512 bf9cdeff39cc4fa48457c55ad02e3856b5b27998535aed801a469252f01e7676462332fa3f93877753e963d037472f615c1fc5fc2e996316621b4e0a180cb5f5

C:\Windows\CTS.exe

MD5 a6749b968461644db5cc0ecceffb224a
SHA1 2795aa37b8586986a34437081351cdd791749a90
SHA256 720023737d7ff700818f55612ba069a609a5ddea646bb3509b615ee3523a4ca2
SHA512 2a276816290746ed914af9cf6427aef31ce9395b8e9937090e329a8f74fb84c62d15b196e13346caa086842b3f5f549b9eb20cbf422d18c9c1b63e6342ea90b4

memory/4288-9-0x00000000008E0000-0x00000000008F8000-memory.dmp

memory/912-10-0x0000000000620000-0x0000000000638000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\16.0\excel.exe_Rules.xml

MD5 34a644a1c4ac821269f4aa12a528489d
SHA1 57d94c45567b2da6921f7f13b3a926ccc4613828
SHA256 8b5b88c53d3b629eb5473b06283d0a79f0189fd0f60210a44da637a522dda3ed
SHA512 b86dddb29639c00c806be5391ed9bb896063ff1caa7bcca7b852078550a1f060ba723856af4c41d88ff0156f412f012afec19e1a188896329eda1db88af99191

memory/4288-32-0x00000000008E0000-0x00000000008F8000-memory.dmp