General

  • Target

    neoblock level 7.exe

  • Size

    59.9MB

  • Sample

    240614-wfl2xs1ald

  • MD5

    6ae2207c47e70031568cf97e395834a5

  • SHA1

    e4af50fa66d8557add94177c9052dc65695f8ac6

  • SHA256

    da0602bb021ceeaeae97ed4268ee25dec1f9edbc482ae72e6768063e5f452226

  • SHA512

    e82a605aa15d8894c32e01ba62e8e16e2d57d5dd4e911d9ac12a1978ed84c6c5cb7ad1c5f542fb2282c4edb11c35154d89b81c6961dee520e36c7d7518ec33a6

  • SSDEEP

    786432:C03HGn5Qgx0GWFZ/rVr1NHG6YCo+qiquJqRet3Potrdh7BlBtOzh:7H4x0GwNrlHG6YCoZSzoAd

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      neoblock level 7.exe

    • Size

      59.9MB

    • MD5

      6ae2207c47e70031568cf97e395834a5

    • SHA1

      e4af50fa66d8557add94177c9052dc65695f8ac6

    • SHA256

      da0602bb021ceeaeae97ed4268ee25dec1f9edbc482ae72e6768063e5f452226

    • SHA512

      e82a605aa15d8894c32e01ba62e8e16e2d57d5dd4e911d9ac12a1978ed84c6c5cb7ad1c5f542fb2282c4edb11c35154d89b81c6961dee520e36c7d7518ec33a6

    • SSDEEP

      786432:C03HGn5Qgx0GWFZ/rVr1NHG6YCo+qiquJqRet3Potrdh7BlBtOzh:7H4x0GwNrlHG6YCoZSzoAd

    • Suspicious use of NtCreateProcessExOtherParentProcess

    • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

      Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

      Using powershell.exe command.

    • Creates new service(s)

    • Sets service image path in registry

    • Stops running service(s)

    • Checks BIOS information in registry

      BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

    • Checks computer location settings

      Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Enumerates connected drives

      Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

    • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)

      Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

2
T1059

PowerShell

2
T1059.001

System Services

2
T1569

Service Execution

2
T1569.002

Persistence

Create or Modify System Process

2
T1543

Windows Service

2
T1543.003

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Pre-OS Boot

1
T1542

Bootkit

1
T1542.003

Privilege Escalation

Create or Modify System Process

2
T1543

Windows Service

2
T1543.003

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

2
T1112

Impair Defenses

1
T1562

Pre-OS Boot

1
T1542

Bootkit

1
T1542.003

Discovery

Query Registry

6
T1012

System Information Discovery

6
T1082

Peripheral Device Discovery

1
T1120

Impact

Service Stop

1
T1489

Tasks