1ebdbfea6ab13f258a7d00dea47de48261cfb84d52ebbb6f282498c3ab1b1b39

General

Target

Armageddon.exe
Size

322KB
MD5

50c6225ff8e1e741238fc0bbdf7d8172
SHA1

c2cc9ad6549d7e81f9052ba45680219bab75960a
SHA256

1ebdbfea6ab13f258a7d00dea47de48261cfb84d52ebbb6f282498c3ab1b1b39
SHA512

062727f899ac911782fde6ba37f693ffc9f6b4255aa56312d0bc9594e978010d314a16b7014fe380a5f3b8931b0aac4a5d407b3916c36de4deae82d8ac7c31d2
SSDEEP

3072:F66/pFINPVP06dvuqrWrb60Db+7uQxQrq61gFsRd8cQUewkoLeC8BS0HVKT+8X2C:Gbxu6Q31gFsR0FoTY8T+8Gx

Score

10^/10

evasion persistence trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

UAC bypass 3 TTPs 3 IoCs

evasion trojan

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

Armageddon.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	Armageddon.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = "0"	Armageddon.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\PromptOnSecureDesktop = "0"	Armageddon.exe

Manipulates Digital Signatures 1 IoCs
Attackers can apply techniques such as modifying certain DLL exports to make their binary seem valid.

Processes:

Armageddon.exe

description ioc process

File created C:\Windows\system32\wintrust.dll Armageddon.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\system32\wintrust.dll	Armageddon.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

Armageddon.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Test = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Microsoft\\Library\\Armageddon.exe"	Armageddon.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion trojan

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

Armageddon.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA	Armageddon.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	Armageddon.exe

Drops desktop.ini file(s) 2 IoCs

Processes:

Armageddon.exe

description ioc process

File created C:\Users\Admin\Documents\desktop.ini Armageddon.exe
File created C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\desktop.ini Armageddon.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Users\Admin\Documents\desktop.ini	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\desktop.ini	Armageddon.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 64 IoCs

Processes:

Armageddon.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\system32\fvecpl.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\rtutils.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\TSWbPrxy.exe	Armageddon.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\system32\atl100.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\NlsData0009.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\spbcd.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\SyncHost.exe	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\wecutil.exe	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\werdiagcontroller.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\winsockhc.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\EhStorAPI.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\panmap.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\KBDGAE.DLL	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\SMBHelperClass.dll	Armageddon.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\system32\vcamp140.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\LocationNotifications.exe	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\iasrad.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\DeviceMetadataParsers.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\jsIntl.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\dccw.exe	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\DevicePairing.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\NlsData0026.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\WMVCORE.DLL	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\Magnify.exe	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\KBDHE319.DLL	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\KBDHEPT.DLL	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\wscisvif.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\UIAutomationCore.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\wcncsvc.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\KBDSL1.DLL	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\localsec.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\ncrypt.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\netutils.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\forfiles.exe	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\pcwrun.exe	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\PortableDeviceWMDRM.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\spwizui.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\Vault.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\setx.exe	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\AuxiliaryDisplayClassInstaller.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\bderepair.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\cnvfat.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\rdpd3d.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\spoolss.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\WinSync.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\rrinstaller.exe	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\RpcEpMap.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\NlsLexicons0416.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\VIDRESZR.DLL	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\WiaExtensionHost64.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\Wwanpref.dll	Armageddon.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\system32\perfh007.dat	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\msdtclog.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\authfwcfg.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\hotplug.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\irclass.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\KBDUSR.DLL	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\provsvc.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\quartz.dll	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\vdsldr.exe	Armageddon.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\winver.exe	Armageddon.exe

Modifies termsrv.dll 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Commonly used to allow simultaneous RDP sessions.

Remote Desktop Protocol
T1021.001

Processes:

Armageddon.exe

description ioc process

File created C:\Windows\system32\termsrv.dll Armageddon.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\system32\termsrv.dll	Armageddon.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs

Processes:

Armageddon.exe

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Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

Processes:

Armageddon.exe

description pid process

Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2460 Armageddon.exe
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

Processes:

Armageddon.exe

pid process

2460 Armageddon.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2460	Armageddon.exe

System policy modification 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

Armageddon.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	Armageddon.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = "0"	Armageddon.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\PromptOnSecureDesktop = "0"	Armageddon.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Armageddon.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Armageddon.exe"
1⤵
- UAC bypass
- Manipulates Digital Signatures
- Adds Run key to start application
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Drops desktop.ini file(s)
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Modifies termsrv.dll
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- System policy modification
PID:2460

C:\Windows\explorer.exe
explorer.exe
1⤵
PID:2784

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

1

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

1

T1548.002

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

1

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

1

T1548.002

Impair Defenses

1

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

Lateral Movement

Remote Services

1

T1021

Remote Desktop Protocol

1

T1021.001

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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memory/2460-0-0x000007FEF5C23000-0x000007FEF5C24000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2460-1-0x0000000000250000-0x00000000002A6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
344KB

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memory/2460-2-0x000007FEF5C20000-0x000007FEF660C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.9MB

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memory/2460-4-0x000007FEF5C20000-0x000007FEF660C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.9MB

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memory/2460-5-0x000007FEF5C20000-0x000007FEF660C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.9MB

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memory/2460-154-0x000007FEF5C23000-0x000007FEF5C24000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2460-171-0x000007FEF5C20000-0x000007FEF660C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.9MB

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memory/2460-172-0x000007FEF5C20000-0x000007FEF660C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.9MB

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memory/2460-173-0x000007FEF5C20000-0x000007FEF660C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.9MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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