Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240508-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240508-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    12/06/2024, 23:28

General

  • Target
    4ccc66905abf3a1a78a3a4ede741cbc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
  • Size 5.3MB
  • Sample240612-3gfd4aydrm
  • SHA256 036081589f62c5d56c64c091709c37396da27de651b80d43e1e566e419b81545
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • xmrig

    XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform CPU/GPU miner.

  • XMRig Miner payload 8 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Stops running service(s) 4 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 13 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 14 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 46 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 19 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4ccc66905abf3a1a78a3a4ede741cbc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4ccc66905abf3a1a78a3a4ede741cbc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:3552
    • C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile, $env:ProgramData) -ExclusionExtension '.exe' -Force
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4056
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2900
      • C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
        wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
        3⤵
          PID:4880
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:1408
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2092
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:536
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:3636
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:4956
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1288
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1364
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2288
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2396
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe delete "JVNIRHNX"
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:3116
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe create "JVNIRHNX" binpath= "C:\ProgramData\xhzmmmxzrrwn\fqwofdtexigy.exe" start= "auto"
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:5036
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop eventlog
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:3564
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe start "JVNIRHNX"
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:1596
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c choice /C Y /N /D Y /T 3 & Del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4ccc66905abf3a1a78a3a4ede741cbc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3648
        • C:\Windows\system32\choice.exe
          choice /C Y /N /D Y /T 3
          3⤵
            PID:1484
      • C:\ProgramData\xhzmmmxzrrwn\fqwofdtexigy.exe
        C:\ProgramData\xhzmmmxzrrwn\fqwofdtexigy.exe
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1388
        • C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile, $env:ProgramData) -ExclusionExtension '.exe' -Force
          2⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:3308
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
          2⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:436
          • C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
            wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
            3⤵
              PID:3908
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:3920
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:4740
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:2020
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:2280
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:4424
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
            2⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:3128
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
            2⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:3036
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
            2⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:2972
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
            2⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:4684
          • C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
            2⤵
              PID:4860
            • C:\Windows\system32\nslookup.exe
              nslookup.exe
              2⤵
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              PID:3076

          Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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                Downloads

                fqwofdtexigy.exe

                • Path C:\ProgramData\xhzmmmxzrrwn\fqwofdtexigy.exe
                • Size 5.3MB
                • SHA256 036081589f62c5d56c64c091709c37396da27de651b80d43e1e566e419b81545
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                __PSScriptPolicyTest_3xldlxk0.bm0.ps1

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_3xldlxk0.bm0.ps1
                • Size 60B
                • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                memory/3076-59-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/3076-60-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/3076-68-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/3076-67-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/3076-69-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/3076-65-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/3076-57-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/3076-66-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/3076-64-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/3076-62-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/3076-61-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/3076-63-0x0000017F00A80000-0x0000017F00AA0000-memory.dmp

                memory/3076-58-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/3076-56-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/3308-39-0x0000027B9D090000-0x0000027B9D09A000-memory.dmp

                memory/3308-40-0x0000027B9D280000-0x0000027B9D29C000-memory.dmp

                memory/3308-37-0x0000027B9CFB0000-0x0000027B9CFCC000-memory.dmp

                memory/3308-38-0x0000027B9CFD0000-0x0000027B9D085000-memory.dmp

                memory/3308-45-0x0000027B9D2C0000-0x0000027B9D2CA000-memory.dmp

                memory/3308-44-0x0000027B9D200000-0x0000027B9D206000-memory.dmp

                memory/3308-43-0x0000027B9D1F0000-0x0000027B9D1F8000-memory.dmp

                memory/3308-42-0x0000027B9D2A0000-0x0000027B9D2BA000-memory.dmp

                memory/3308-41-0x0000027B9D1E0000-0x0000027B9D1EA000-memory.dmp

                memory/4056-0-0x00007FFDB2A33000-0x00007FFDB2A35000-memory.dmp

                memory/4056-15-0x00007FFDB2A30000-0x00007FFDB34F1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4056-12-0x00007FFDB2A30000-0x00007FFDB34F1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4056-11-0x00007FFDB2A30000-0x00007FFDB34F1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4056-2-0x000002563F930000-0x000002563F952000-memory.dmp

                memory/4860-52-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

                memory/4860-48-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

                memory/4860-51-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

                memory/4860-50-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

                memory/4860-49-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

                memory/4860-55-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp