Analysis Overview
SHA256
74c5383e22aa8ae4e9941fd5d431c80b617f583e4158647c807d5d6188d7cced
Threat Level: Likely malicious
The file cheat.exe was found to be: Likely malicious.
Malicious Activity Summary
Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
Sets service image path in registry
Themida packer
Checks BIOS information in registry
Checks whether UAC is enabled
Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
Unsigned PE
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-06-14 22:47
Signatures
Themida packer
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
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Unsigned PE
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Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-14 22:47
Reported
2024-06-14 22:50
Platform
win7-20240611-en
Max time kernel
149s
Max time network
122s
Command Line
Signatures
Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__ | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cheat.exe | N/A |
Sets service image path in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\frAQBc8Wsa1xVPfv\ImagePath = "\\??\\C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\frAQBc8Wsa1xVPfv" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cheat.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\cheat.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cheat.exe | N/A |
Themida packer
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Checks whether UAC is enabled
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cheat.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cheat.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cheat.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cheat.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2340 wrote to memory of 2952 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cheat.exe | C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe |
| PID 2340 wrote to memory of 2952 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cheat.exe | C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe |
| PID 2340 wrote to memory of 2952 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cheat.exe | C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cheat.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cheat.exe"
C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 2340 -s 868
C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe" /4
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | clientsettingscdn.roblox.com | udp |
| DE | 52.222.236.113:443 | clientsettingscdn.roblox.com | tcp |
| DE | 52.222.236.113:443 | clientsettingscdn.roblox.com | tcp |
| DE | 52.222.236.113:443 | clientsettingscdn.roblox.com | tcp |
| DE | 52.222.236.113:443 | clientsettingscdn.roblox.com | tcp |
Files
memory/2340-1-0x0000000076F50000-0x0000000076F52000-memory.dmp
memory/2340-0-0x000000013F910000-0x00000001403CA000-memory.dmp
memory/2340-2-0x000000013F910000-0x00000001403CA000-memory.dmp
memory/2340-3-0x000000013F910000-0x00000001403CA000-memory.dmp
memory/2340-4-0x000000013F910000-0x00000001403CA000-memory.dmp
memory/2340-5-0x000000013F910000-0x00000001403CA000-memory.dmp
memory/2340-7-0x000000013F910000-0x00000001403CA000-memory.dmp
memory/2340-6-0x000000013F910000-0x00000001403CA000-memory.dmp
memory/2340-8-0x000000013F910000-0x00000001403CA000-memory.dmp
memory/2340-10-0x000000013F910000-0x00000001403CA000-memory.dmp
memory/2540-11-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001405E8000-memory.dmp
memory/2540-12-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001405E8000-memory.dmp
memory/2540-13-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001405E8000-memory.dmp
memory/2540-14-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001405E8000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-14 22:47
Reported
2024-06-14 22:50
Platform
win10v2004-20240508-en
Max time kernel
147s
Max time network
150s
Command Line
Signatures
Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__ | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cheat.exe | N/A |
Sets service image path in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\frAQBc8Wsa1xVPfv\ImagePath = "\\??\\C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\frAQBc8Wsa1xVPfv" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cheat.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\cheat.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cheat.exe | N/A |
Themida packer
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Checks whether UAC is enabled
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cheat.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cheat.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cheat.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cheat.exe | N/A |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cheat.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cheat.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | clientsettingscdn.roblox.com | udp |
Files
memory/4884-0-0x00007FF63D910000-0x00007FF63E3CA000-memory.dmp
memory/4884-1-0x00007FFE4E5D0000-0x00007FFE4E5D2000-memory.dmp
memory/4884-2-0x00007FF63D910000-0x00007FF63E3CA000-memory.dmp
memory/4884-4-0x00007FF63D910000-0x00007FF63E3CA000-memory.dmp
memory/4884-3-0x00007FF63D910000-0x00007FF63E3CA000-memory.dmp
memory/4884-7-0x00007FF63D910000-0x00007FF63E3CA000-memory.dmp
memory/4884-5-0x00007FF63D910000-0x00007FF63E3CA000-memory.dmp
memory/4884-8-0x00007FF63D910000-0x00007FF63E3CA000-memory.dmp
memory/4884-6-0x00007FF63D910000-0x00007FF63E3CA000-memory.dmp
memory/4884-10-0x00007FF63D910000-0x00007FF63E3CA000-memory.dmp