Analysis

  • max time kernel
    122s
  • max time network
    123s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240508-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240508-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    17-06-2024 18:26

General

  • Target

    a5faf4e08934c3e4dd4bc630084f0a6839bc4d454ea369b47ec955c2f62f8f16.exe

  • Size

    707KB

  • MD5

    a0c14900b386365888755c6d66268f9e

  • SHA1

    9751d2dc253c517b49cef93057e7ddcf94bb97f2

  • SHA256

    a5faf4e08934c3e4dd4bc630084f0a6839bc4d454ea369b47ec955c2f62f8f16

  • SHA512

    3a30f306faf898ed912563172da4d2d305a9fa50664e5d444ed003383c7e8b253fc12219fffaa8a42683e1e571c32d2335abdb3785d69eee327f9d9893c0c723

  • SSDEEP

    12288:fJFZqYMOaQ0q9nV/zsnK23KHVI6nodVdyMLiqyVcxwtVxgpMiuzOT/FS799xw:hFZqhOBnVyK23C6OoYMLiVcKtVx4Miue

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

sality

C2

http://89.119.67.154/testo5/

http://kukutrustnet777.info/home.gif

http://kukutrustnet888.info/home.gif

http://kukutrustnet987.info/home.gif

http://www.klkjwre9fqwieluoi.info/

http://kukutrustnet777888.info/

Signatures

  • Modifies firewall policy service 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Sality

    Sality is backdoor written in C++, first discovered in 2003.

  • UAC bypass 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 13 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 23 IoCs

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

  • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 34 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 20 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 13 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs
  • System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
    "taskhost.exe"
    1⤵
      PID:1112
    • C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
      1⤵
        PID:1164
      • C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
        C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
        1⤵
          PID:1192
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a5faf4e08934c3e4dd4bc630084f0a6839bc4d454ea369b47ec955c2f62f8f16.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a5faf4e08934c3e4dd4bc630084f0a6839bc4d454ea369b47ec955c2f62f8f16.exe"
            2⤵
            • Modifies firewall policy service
            • UAC bypass
            • Windows security bypass
            • Windows security modification
            • Checks whether UAC is enabled
            • Enumerates connected drives
            • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
            • Drops file in Windows directory
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
            • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            • System policy modification
            PID:2056
            • C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
              "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" http://127.0.0.1:88/
              3⤵
              • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
              • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
              • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:2496
              • C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
                "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:2496 CREDAT:275457 /prefetch:2
                4⤵
                • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
                • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                PID:2464
        • C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
          1⤵
            PID:2180

          Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

          Persistence

          Create or Modify System Process

          1
          T1543

          Windows Service

          1
          T1543.003

          Pre-OS Boot

          1
          T1542

          Bootkit

          1
          T1542.003

          Privilege Escalation

          Create or Modify System Process

          1
          T1543

          Windows Service

          1
          T1543.003

          Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

          1
          T1548

          Bypass User Account Control

          1
          T1548.002

          Defense Evasion

          Modify Registry

          6
          T1112

          Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

          1
          T1548

          Bypass User Account Control

          1
          T1548.002

          Impair Defenses

          3
          T1562

          Disable or Modify Tools

          3
          T1562.001

          Pre-OS Boot

          1
          T1542

          Bootkit

          1
          T1542.003

          Discovery

          System Information Discovery

          3
          T1082

          Query Registry

          1
          T1012

          Peripheral Device Discovery

          1
          T1120

          Replay Monitor

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          Downloads

          • memory/1112-16-0x0000000001FF0000-0x0000000001FF2000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            8KB

          • memory/2056-31-0x00000000003D0000-0x00000000003D2000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            8KB

          • memory/2056-52-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005A9000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            1.7MB

          • memory/2056-13-0x0000000001F20000-0x0000000002FAE000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            16.6MB

          • memory/2056-4-0x0000000001F20000-0x0000000002FAE000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            16.6MB

          • memory/2056-8-0x0000000001F20000-0x0000000002FAE000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            16.6MB

          • memory/2056-10-0x0000000001F20000-0x0000000002FAE000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            16.6MB

          • memory/2056-6-0x0000000001F20000-0x0000000002FAE000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            16.6MB

          • memory/2056-11-0x0000000001F20000-0x0000000002FAE000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            16.6MB

          • memory/2056-9-0x0000000001F20000-0x0000000002FAE000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            16.6MB

          • memory/2056-30-0x00000000003D0000-0x00000000003D2000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            8KB

          • memory/2056-7-0x0000000001F20000-0x0000000002FAE000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            16.6MB

          • memory/2056-5-0x0000000001F20000-0x0000000002FAE000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            16.6MB

          • memory/2056-12-0x0000000001F20000-0x0000000002FAE000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            16.6MB

          • memory/2056-29-0x00000000003E0000-0x00000000003E1000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            4KB

          • memory/2056-26-0x00000000003E0000-0x00000000003E1000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            4KB

          • memory/2056-25-0x00000000003D0000-0x00000000003D2000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            8KB

          • memory/2056-3-0x0000000001F20000-0x0000000002FAE000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            16.6MB

          • memory/2056-32-0x0000000074AF1000-0x0000000074AF2000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            4KB

          • memory/2056-33-0x0000000074AF0000-0x0000000074B2B000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            236KB

          • memory/2056-35-0x0000000001F20000-0x0000000002FAE000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            16.6MB

          • memory/2056-50-0x0000000074AF0000-0x0000000074B2B000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            236KB

          • memory/2056-53-0x0000000001F20000-0x0000000002FAE000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            16.6MB

          • memory/2056-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005A9000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            1.7MB