Analysis Overview
SHA256
eb42bfde1da78603c16eb85a4c9219d658dbdd660524413c788db85166014d5d
Threat Level: Likely malicious
The file WatchDog K.exe was found to be: Likely malicious.
Malicious Activity Summary
Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
Themida packer
Checks BIOS information in registry
Checks whether UAC is enabled
Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
Unsigned PE
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Checks processor information in registry
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-06-15 19:23
Signatures
Themida packer
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-15 19:23
Reported
2024-06-15 19:25
Platform
win10v2004-20240508-en
Max time kernel
60s
Max time network
48s
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\WatchDog K.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\WatchDog K.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WatchDog K.exe | N/A |
Themida packer
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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\WatchDog K.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WatchDog K.exe | N/A |
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_DADY&Prod_HARDDISK\4&215468a5&0&000000\Properties\{b725f130-47ef-101a-a5f1-02608c9eebac}\000A | C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_DADY&Prod_HARDDISK\4&215468a5&0&000000\FriendlyName | C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_DADY&Prod_HARDDISK\4&215468a5&0&000000 | C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe | N/A |
Checks processor information in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0 | C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString | C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.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 use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe | N/A |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WatchDog K.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WatchDog K.exe"
C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe" /4
C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
Network
Files
memory/4788-0-0x0000000000A30000-0x0000000001031000-memory.dmp
memory/4788-1-0x0000000077974000-0x0000000077976000-memory.dmp
memory/4788-3-0x0000000000A30000-0x0000000001031000-memory.dmp
memory/4132-4-0x000001C555800000-0x000001C555801000-memory.dmp
memory/4132-5-0x000001C555800000-0x000001C555801000-memory.dmp
memory/4132-6-0x000001C555800000-0x000001C555801000-memory.dmp
memory/4132-12-0x000001C555800000-0x000001C555801000-memory.dmp
memory/4132-16-0x000001C555800000-0x000001C555801000-memory.dmp
memory/4132-15-0x000001C555800000-0x000001C555801000-memory.dmp
memory/4132-14-0x000001C555800000-0x000001C555801000-memory.dmp
memory/4132-13-0x000001C555800000-0x000001C555801000-memory.dmp
memory/4132-10-0x000001C555800000-0x000001C555801000-memory.dmp
memory/4132-11-0x000001C555800000-0x000001C555801000-memory.dmp