Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    157s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240611-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240611-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    14/06/2024, 03:38

General

  • Target
    9f3bcf61267bfa28dfb9f62db7ea1980_NeikiAnalytics.exe
  • Size 5.3MB
  • Sample240614-d65ylsteqe
  • SHA256 5972b1cbd01dc93491c6515c66343461a4659b6407c144a6dcb81bd13879eb97
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • xmrig

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

  • XMRig Miner payload 11 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 16 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\9f3bcf61267bfa28dfb9f62db7ea1980_NeikiAnalytics.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9f3bcf61267bfa28dfb9f62db7ea1980_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:4008
    • 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:4768
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1244
      • C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
        wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
        3⤵
          PID:2096
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:1676
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:4124
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2316
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:4792
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:3700
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4596
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2764
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4980
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4628
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe delete "JVNIRHNX"
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2328
      • 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:2416
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop eventlog
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:1076
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe start "JVNIRHNX"
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:4168
      • 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\9f3bcf61267bfa28dfb9f62db7ea1980_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4764
        • C:\Windows\system32\choice.exe
          choice /C Y /N /D Y /T 3
          3⤵
            PID:4632
      • 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:1348
        • 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:2188
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
          2⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4532
          • C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
            wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
            3⤵
              PID:4668
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:3376
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:216
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:2356
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:4360
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:976
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
            2⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:232
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
            2⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:880
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
            2⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:3412
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
            2⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:5024
          • C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
            2⤵
              PID:3224
            • C:\Windows\system32\nslookup.exe
              nslookup.exe
              2⤵
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              PID:2884

          Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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                Downloads

                fqwofdtexigy.exe

                • Path C:\ProgramData\xhzmmmxzrrwn\fqwofdtexigy.exe
                • Size 5.3MB
                • SHA256 5972b1cbd01dc93491c6515c66343461a4659b6407c144a6dcb81bd13879eb97
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                __PSScriptPolicyTest_nd5z1tm5.2cn.ps1

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_nd5z1tm5.2cn.ps1
                • Size 60B
                • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                memory/2188-41-0x000001A2D5850000-0x000001A2D586C000-memory.dmp

                memory/2188-46-0x000001A2D5890000-0x000001A2D589A000-memory.dmp

                memory/2188-45-0x000001A2D31C0000-0x000001A2D31C6000-memory.dmp

                memory/2188-44-0x000001A2D31B0000-0x000001A2D31B8000-memory.dmp

                memory/2188-43-0x000001A2D5870000-0x000001A2D588A000-memory.dmp

                memory/2188-42-0x000001A2D31A0000-0x000001A2D31AA000-memory.dmp

                memory/2188-38-0x000001A2D3170000-0x000001A2D318C000-memory.dmp

                memory/2188-39-0x000001A2D5650000-0x000001A2D5705000-memory.dmp

                memory/2188-40-0x000001A2D3190000-0x000001A2D319A000-memory.dmp

                memory/2884-68-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/2884-62-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/2884-74-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/2884-73-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/2884-72-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/2884-70-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/2884-57-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/2884-60-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/2884-59-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/2884-65-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/2884-69-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/2884-67-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/2884-58-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/2884-61-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/2884-64-0x000002BBDA710000-0x000002BBDA730000-memory.dmp

                memory/2884-63-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/2884-66-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/3224-49-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

                memory/3224-50-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

                memory/3224-51-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

                memory/3224-52-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

                memory/3224-56-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

                memory/3224-53-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

                memory/4768-0-0x00007FFAAECE3000-0x00007FFAAECE5000-memory.dmp

                memory/4768-16-0x00007FFAAECE0000-0x00007FFAAF7A1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4768-1-0x0000027179E90000-0x0000027179EB2000-memory.dmp

                memory/4768-11-0x00007FFAAECE0000-0x00007FFAAF7A1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4768-12-0x00007FFAAECE0000-0x00007FFAAF7A1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4768-13-0x00007FFAAECE0000-0x00007FFAAF7A1000-memory.dmp