Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
windows11-21h2_x64 -
resource
win11-20240611-en -
resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20240611-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system -
submitted
03-07-2024 18:38
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
ExLoader.exe
Resource
win11-20240611-en
General
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Target
ExLoader.exe
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Size
226KB
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MD5
ed16ba1945f2a6eef8b8be3403b86049
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SHA1
c95e68a7b9de43ca8084c8f5feff3c6b4e5e6043
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SHA256
2caac5163d30f34c56559ba0c22c8cfeb1d13fd3ae0d98054750a09566072129
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SHA512
148d981e81c11e8fb39fa73370dad2538b6044966a4ad5a943303b567b575213382178b1dffc9ef4a2177d75f504b9e7463d6039bfd5e98d374058c405e74697
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SSDEEP
6144:TIgV6lk/z1hTGoca6rbRqYNKEa3w38xC77zK3idK:0gV6l+zbGaQb0YNKEa3wsxC7y
Malware Config
Extracted
mercurialgrabber
https://discord.com/api/webhooks/1256361610746925099/IbCyQQ4iqnO5SW1hJgJ5T2ABGEW65CJZGgMuAqC3t24mFSry2Cx2mE0ZcNkbOB4nSwnU
Signatures
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Mercurial Grabber Stealer
Mercurial Grabber is an open source stealer targeting Chrome, Discord and some game clients as well as generic system information.
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Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions ExLoader.exe -
Looks for VMWare Tools registry key 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VMWare, Inc.\VMWare Tools ExLoader.exe -
Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion ExLoader.exe -
Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
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Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
flow ioc 1 discord.com 4 discord.com 6 discord.com -
Looks up external IP address via web service 3 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
flow ioc 1 ip4.seeip.org 1 ip-api.com 2 ip4.seeip.org -
Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 2 IoCs
Disk information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Disk\Enum ExLoader.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\disk\Enum\0 ExLoader.exe -
Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_VMware_&Prod_VMware_Virtual_S ExLoader.exe -
Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0 ExLoader.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString ExLoader.exe -
Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosInformation ExLoader.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemManufacturer ExLoader.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemProductName ExLoader.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\Logical Unit Id 0 ExLoader.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3308 ExLoader.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ExLoader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ExLoader.exe"1⤵
- Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry
- Looks for VMWare Tools registry key
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Maps connected drives based on registry
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
- Checks processor information in registry
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3308