Malware Analysis Report

2024-10-10 07:58

Sample ID 240612-k8q1ssxcjg
Target Soundpad.exe
SHA256 8f5a326ec99e1963e3150c1bfb18aa5a81c3214c7f2eafbe4f2b51c9f6c429cc
Tags
themida evasion trojan
score
9/10

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
9/10

SHA256

8f5a326ec99e1963e3150c1bfb18aa5a81c3214c7f2eafbe4f2b51c9f6c429cc

Threat Level: Likely malicious

The file Soundpad.exe was found to be: Likely malicious.

Malicious Activity Summary

themida evasion trojan

Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)

Checks BIOS information in registry

Themida packer

Checks whether UAC is enabled

AutoIT Executable

Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

Unsigned PE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-06-12 09:16

Signatures

Themida packer

themida
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Unsigned PE

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Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-12 09:16

Reported

2024-06-12 09:19

Platform

win7-20240220-en

Max time kernel

120s

Max time network

120s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Soundpad.exe"

Signatures

Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)

evasion
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__ C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Soundpad.exe N/A

Checks BIOS information in registry

Description Indicator Process Target
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Soundpad.exe N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Soundpad.exe N/A

Themida packer

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Checks whether UAC is enabled

evasion trojan
Description Indicator Process Target
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Soundpad.exe N/A

AutoIT Executable

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Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

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

Processes

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

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Soundpad.exe"

C:\Windows\explorer.exe

"C:\Windows\explorer.exe"

Network

N/A

Files

memory/1740-0-0x000000013F250000-0x00000001401AF000-memory.dmp

memory/1740-1-0x0000000076E60000-0x0000000076E62000-memory.dmp

memory/1740-3-0x000000013F250000-0x00000001401AF000-memory.dmp

memory/1740-4-0x000000013F250000-0x00000001401AF000-memory.dmp

memory/1740-2-0x000000013F250000-0x00000001401AF000-memory.dmp

memory/1740-8-0x000000013F250000-0x00000001401AF000-memory.dmp

memory/1740-9-0x000000013F250000-0x00000001401AF000-memory.dmp

memory/1740-7-0x000000013F250000-0x00000001401AF000-memory.dmp

memory/1740-5-0x000000013F250000-0x00000001401AF000-memory.dmp

memory/1740-6-0x000000013F250000-0x00000001401AF000-memory.dmp

memory/1740-11-0x000000013F250000-0x00000001401AF000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-12 09:16

Reported

2024-06-12 09:19

Platform

win10v2004-20240508-en

Max time kernel

51s

Max time network

54s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Soundpad.exe"

Signatures

Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)

evasion
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__ C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Soundpad.exe N/A

Checks BIOS information in registry

Description Indicator Process Target
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Soundpad.exe N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Soundpad.exe N/A

Themida packer

themida
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Checks whether UAC is enabled

evasion trojan
Description Indicator Process Target
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Soundpad.exe N/A

AutoIT Executable

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Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

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

Processes

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

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Soundpad.exe"

Network

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

Files

memory/4660-0-0x00007FF6F9610000-0x00007FF6FA56F000-memory.dmp

memory/4660-1-0x00007FF9A0A90000-0x00007FF9A0A92000-memory.dmp

memory/4660-3-0x00007FF6F9610000-0x00007FF6FA56F000-memory.dmp

memory/4660-4-0x00007FF6F9610000-0x00007FF6FA56F000-memory.dmp

memory/4660-5-0x00007FF6F9610000-0x00007FF6FA56F000-memory.dmp

memory/4660-2-0x00007FF6F9610000-0x00007FF6FA56F000-memory.dmp

memory/4660-8-0x00007FF6F9610000-0x00007FF6FA56F000-memory.dmp

memory/4660-7-0x00007FF6F9610000-0x00007FF6FA56F000-memory.dmp

memory/4660-6-0x00007FF6F9610000-0x00007FF6FA56F000-memory.dmp

memory/4660-9-0x00007FF6F9610000-0x00007FF6FA56F000-memory.dmp

memory/4660-10-0x00007FF6F9610000-0x00007FF6FA56F000-memory.dmp