Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • 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
    13/06/2024, 01:32

General

  • Target
    53cabb8cbcceec815be5d55d9d6d7fc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
  • Size 5.3MB
  • Sample240613-bya26azajd
  • SHA256 933e09a44170b0ae7567a2b51d03b62d24795dfce5655d77f2565b4345c218cf
  • 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\53cabb8cbcceec815be5d55d9d6d7fc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\53cabb8cbcceec815be5d55d9d6d7fc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:3396
    • 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:3144
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1804
      • C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
        wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
        3⤵
          PID:2136
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2016
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:3504
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:4680
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:4308
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:1904
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4880
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3024
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:5000
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:232
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe delete "JIOGRCSG"
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:224
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe create "JIOGRCSG" binpath= "C:\ProgramData\zvycwxhpsxqt\lutlgidagtja.exe" start= "auto"
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:3704
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop eventlog
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:4728
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe start "JIOGRCSG"
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:1972
      • 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\53cabb8cbcceec815be5d55d9d6d7fc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1860
        • C:\Windows\system32\choice.exe
          choice /C Y /N /D Y /T 3
          3⤵
            PID:4040
      • C:\ProgramData\zvycwxhpsxqt\lutlgidagtja.exe
        C:\ProgramData\zvycwxhpsxqt\lutlgidagtja.exe
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4856
        • 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:2872
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
          2⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3916
          • C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
            wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
            3⤵
              PID:1628
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:3840
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:4388
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:3376
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:3580
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:5036
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
            2⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:3232
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
            2⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:3596
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
            2⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:2588
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
            2⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:4588
          • C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
            2⤵
              PID:760
            • C:\Windows\system32\nslookup.exe
              nslookup.exe
              2⤵
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              PID:4004

          Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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                Downloads

                lutlgidagtja.exe

                • Path C:\ProgramData\zvycwxhpsxqt\lutlgidagtja.exe
                • Size 5.3MB
                • SHA256 933e09a44170b0ae7567a2b51d03b62d24795dfce5655d77f2565b4345c218cf
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                __PSScriptPolicyTest_03cwzvhx.tbb.ps1

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_03cwzvhx.tbb.ps1
                • Size 60B
                • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                memory/760-52-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

                memory/760-48-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

                memory/760-49-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

                memory/760-50-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

                memory/760-51-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

                memory/760-55-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

                memory/2872-39-0x000001A6E5C30000-0x000001A6E5C3A000-memory.dmp

                memory/2872-45-0x000001A6E5C50000-0x000001A6E5C5A000-memory.dmp

                memory/2872-40-0x000001A6E5CB0000-0x000001A6E5CCC000-memory.dmp

                memory/2872-41-0x000001A6E5C40000-0x000001A6E5C4A000-memory.dmp

                memory/2872-42-0x000001A6E5CD0000-0x000001A6E5CEA000-memory.dmp

                memory/2872-43-0x000001A682850000-0x000001A682858000-memory.dmp

                memory/2872-44-0x000001A682860000-0x000001A682866000-memory.dmp

                memory/2872-37-0x000001A682630000-0x000001A68264C000-memory.dmp

                memory/2872-38-0x000001A682650000-0x000001A682705000-memory.dmp

                memory/3144-11-0x00007FFB81D70000-0x00007FFB82831000-memory.dmp

                memory/3144-15-0x00007FFB81D70000-0x00007FFB82831000-memory.dmp

                memory/3144-12-0x00007FFB81D70000-0x00007FFB82831000-memory.dmp

                memory/3144-1-0x0000019D2B5D0000-0x0000019D2B5F2000-memory.dmp

                memory/3144-0-0x00007FFB81D73000-0x00007FFB81D75000-memory.dmp

                memory/4004-63-0x000001243AF00000-0x000001243AF20000-memory.dmp

                memory/4004-60-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/4004-68-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/4004-66-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/4004-64-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/4004-62-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/4004-61-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/4004-67-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/4004-59-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/4004-58-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/4004-57-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/4004-65-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/4004-56-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/4004-69-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp