Malware Analysis Report

2025-08-05 20:07

Sample ID 240611-qq43laycnb
Target 3658a8d01aa9c4287aa057541a07d8e0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
SHA256 b0f3eb14e1c14d95cc05e531b602928ef65f16e2af6a0050e7d00290c06b5610
Tags
persistence
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

b0f3eb14e1c14d95cc05e531b602928ef65f16e2af6a0050e7d00290c06b5610

Threat Level: Shows suspicious behavior

The file 3658a8d01aa9c4287aa057541a07d8e0_NeikiAnalytics.exe was found to be: Shows suspicious behavior.

Malicious Activity Summary

persistence

Deletes itself

Executes dropped EXE

Adds Run key to start application

Drops file in Windows directory

Unsigned PE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-06-11 13:28

Signatures

Unsigned PE

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

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-11 13:28

Reported

2024-06-11 13:31

Platform

win7-20240419-en

Max time kernel

149s

Max time network

120s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3658a8d01aa9c4287aa057541a07d8e0_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

Signatures

Deletes itself

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

Executes dropped EXE

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

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-481678230-3773327859-3495911762-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\microsofthelp = "C:\\Windows\\microsofthelp.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3658a8d01aa9c4287aa057541a07d8e0_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Drops file in Windows directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Windows\HidePlugin.dll C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe N/A
File created C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3658a8d01aa9c4287aa057541a07d8e0_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3658a8d01aa9c4287aa057541a07d8e0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3658a8d01aa9c4287aa057541a07d8e0_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe

"C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe"

Network

N/A

Files

memory/1876-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe

MD5 f1035d60f2bacf4df168fd4df389cc49
SHA1 b92a188860fd924dc2d3f9aacccacd7275f6f617
SHA256 302cde7a0bff6d960b61c2ae4657d9ed3bb5dee0ef1743562a91098f2af78bb2
SHA512 8b5278a4e1caf6b23d23fbc124bf7bfb8cdf3c263968f0efc9bacde5460d9131f7edce53ec7c23f9f898073809c3500402bdabefbb96f10e4c4cca62f7f335cd

memory/2384-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

memory/1876-3-0x0000000000220000-0x000000000022D000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-11 13:28

Reported

2024-06-11 13:31

Platform

win10v2004-20240508-en

Max time kernel

149s

Max time network

151s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3658a8d01aa9c4287aa057541a07d8e0_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

Signatures

Deletes itself

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

Executes dropped EXE

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

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4124900551-4068476067-3491212533-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\microsofthelp = "C:\\Windows\\microsofthelp.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3658a8d01aa9c4287aa057541a07d8e0_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Drops file in Windows directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3658a8d01aa9c4287aa057541a07d8e0_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A
File created C:\Windows\HidePlugin.dll C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3658a8d01aa9c4287aa057541a07d8e0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3658a8d01aa9c4287aa057541a07d8e0_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe

"C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/1652-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

memory/1652-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe

MD5 f1035d60f2bacf4df168fd4df389cc49
SHA1 b92a188860fd924dc2d3f9aacccacd7275f6f617
SHA256 302cde7a0bff6d960b61c2ae4657d9ed3bb5dee0ef1743562a91098f2af78bb2
SHA512 8b5278a4e1caf6b23d23fbc124bf7bfb8cdf3c263968f0efc9bacde5460d9131f7edce53ec7c23f9f898073809c3500402bdabefbb96f10e4c4cca62f7f335cd