Analysis Overview
SHA256
1fd8e4242b837236990da9cedfb5b4c52108d77ba3ca525a529f16e511ae478d
Threat Level: Shows suspicious behavior
The file 69904eccd24583b7a37dac2524f084c0_NeikiAnalytics.exe was found to be: Shows suspicious behavior.
Malicious Activity Summary
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
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-06-13 07:33
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-13 07:33
Reported
2024-06-13 07:35
Platform
win7-20240508-en
Max time kernel
149s
Max time network
119s
Command Line
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
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2737914667-933161113-3798636211-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\microsofthelp = "C:\\Windows\\microsofthelp.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69904eccd24583b7a37dac2524f084c0_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\69904eccd24583b7a37dac2524f084c0_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\HidePlugin.dll | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2556 wrote to memory of 2760 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69904eccd24583b7a37dac2524f084c0_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe |
| PID 2556 wrote to memory of 2760 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69904eccd24583b7a37dac2524f084c0_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe |
| PID 2556 wrote to memory of 2760 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69904eccd24583b7a37dac2524f084c0_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe |
| PID 2556 wrote to memory of 2760 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69904eccd24583b7a37dac2524f084c0_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69904eccd24583b7a37dac2524f084c0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69904eccd24583b7a37dac2524f084c0_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe
"C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe"
Network
Files
memory/2556-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000410000-memory.dmp
memory/2556-3-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000230000-memory.dmp
memory/2556-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000410000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe
| MD5 | 28656974b4e032374478becd1763b3c6 |
| SHA1 | 373767c97953163a87c8419ab2e1bb1423d19200 |
| SHA256 | 64ebfe5c5e9075d4eead537bfba1f21cc9d39c72bb04916781a0fe9c887ca1b1 |
| SHA512 | 5d2ceb2523305624fd7fcdde7cb60db0dff47ccabdf252ac475b5d273af58a04c570c9e041e285521837984321c25d2570c22832b916ca9dfff3ff0dd844d19e |
memory/2760-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000410000-memory.dmp
memory/2760-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000410000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-13 07:33
Reported
2024-06-13 07:35
Platform
win10v2004-20240611-en
Max time kernel
149s
Max time network
149s
Command Line
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
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4204450073-1267028356-951339405-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\microsofthelp = "C:\\Windows\\microsofthelp.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69904eccd24583b7a37dac2524f084c0_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\69904eccd24583b7a37dac2524f084c0_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\HidePlugin.dll | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 4896 wrote to memory of 3804 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69904eccd24583b7a37dac2524f084c0_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe |
| PID 4896 wrote to memory of 3804 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69904eccd24583b7a37dac2524f084c0_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe |
| PID 4896 wrote to memory of 3804 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69904eccd24583b7a37dac2524f084c0_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69904eccd24583b7a37dac2524f084c0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69904eccd24583b7a37dac2524f084c0_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe
"C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | g.bing.com | udp |
| US | 204.79.197.237:443 | g.bing.com | tcp |
| NL | 23.62.61.193:443 | www.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 76.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 237.197.79.204.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 193.61.62.23.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 18.31.95.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 86.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 144.107.17.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 52.111.227.11:443 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 13.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp |
Files
memory/4896-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000410000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe
| MD5 | 28656974b4e032374478becd1763b3c6 |
| SHA1 | 373767c97953163a87c8419ab2e1bb1423d19200 |
| SHA256 | 64ebfe5c5e9075d4eead537bfba1f21cc9d39c72bb04916781a0fe9c887ca1b1 |
| SHA512 | 5d2ceb2523305624fd7fcdde7cb60db0dff47ccabdf252ac475b5d273af58a04c570c9e041e285521837984321c25d2570c22832b916ca9dfff3ff0dd844d19e |
memory/3804-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000410000-memory.dmp
memory/3804-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000410000-memory.dmp