mercurialgrabber | 2b4973b609c72e3b6cb5a2aec425b3a70d937b42d9e3a443a4ce956384f29154

General

Target

akrien_315727800.exe
Size

3.5MB
MD5

887d3ac7ee69d7c63082f8871ab10959
SHA1

0235f732d4f08dae6354f648d1413acbdcda6b32
SHA256

4901acc3d2f993fb841c4e15e80dcc04f3ac1543f0758bc042fa57559a75e834
SHA512

881ec672a1991e659c327737667f83b9b127903b1bec19b47f83212fa364f68db49cc3ede06163f906951c96aa7869b786abece410abe669420b463a4c93ef24
SSDEEP

98304:LMSHC08rdkn//eESI+Y/nTkSgCwnz/yp/r:LzHC08qxSpQTk0Azy/r

Score

10^/10

mercurialgrabber evasion spyware stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

mercurialgrabber

C2

https://discordapp.com/api/webhooks/903016099652714568/4LAokuhDJs5h0vO5CXmMK0YYuFKTGnU4CjbaT5KQ7MbcniuaxcFR9w9xhFWgtXEZyg2U

Signatures

Mercurial Grabber Stealer
Mercurial Grabber is an open source stealer targeting Chrome, Discord and some game clients as well as generic system information.
stealer mercurialgrabber
Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
evasion

Query Registry
T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion
T1497

Processes:

output.exe

description ioc process

Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions output.exe
Looks for VMWare Tools registry key 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
evasion

Query Registry
T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion
T1497

Processes:

output.exe

description ioc process

Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VMWare, Inc.\VMWare Tools output.exe
Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry
T1012

System Information Discovery
T1082

Processes:

output.exe

description ioc process

Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion output.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions	output.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VMWare, Inc.\VMWare Tools	output.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	output.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

akrien_315727800.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1181767204-2009306918-3718769404-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	akrien_315727800.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

output.exe

pid process

3464 output.exe
Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials In Files
T1552.001
Looks up external IP address via web service 3 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

Processes:

flow ioc

10 ip-api.com
8 ip4.seeip.org
9 ip4.seeip.org

pid	process
3464	output.exe

flow	ioc
10	ip-api.com
8	ip4.seeip.org
9	ip4.seeip.org

Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

output.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Disk\Enum	output.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\disk\Enum\0	output.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082
Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry
T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery
T1120

System Information Discovery
T1082

Processes:

output.exe

description ioc process

Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_VMware_&Prod_VMware_Virtual_S output.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_VMware_&Prod_VMware_Virtual_S	output.exe

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

output.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemManufacturer	output.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemProductName	output.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\Logical Unit Id 0	output.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosInformation	output.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

Processes:

output.exe

description pid process

Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3464 output.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3464	output.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes:

akrien_315727800.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 3464	2332	akrien_315727800.exe	output.exe
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 3464	2332	akrien_315727800.exe	output.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\akrien_315727800.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\akrien_315727800.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2332
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\output.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\output.exe"
  2⤵
  - Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry
  - Looks for VMWare Tools registry key
  - Checks BIOS information in registry
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Maps connected drives based on registry
  - Checks SCSI registry key(s)
  - Enumerates system info in registry
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:3464

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --no-appcompat-clear --field-trial-handle=3960,i,6166776566165096562,4582328833313060853,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3468 /prefetch:8
1⤵
PID:3284

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

2

T1497

Credential Access

Unsecured Credentials

1

T1552

Credentials In Files

1

T1552.001

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

6

T1082

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

2

T1497

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

1

T1005

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\output.exe

Filesize
41KB

MD5
1ba306575eb0cf0534e55a4d49c255e0

SHA1
910df96854593214f96cb3d75b508d92adbdd3ff

SHA256
f038e846e5ef7148597b250fa64c29811a2d7ae33572ce203cca83e13b42b54f

SHA512
8aabd20f3986dc65f3c1d09ba94083cc5e2adc45867c3d50551cdb6291b26f5e0bbcbacb3483ebec4c5e0e410abb48097e4bbedd08beea571a5f0d9102453515

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memory/2332-10-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000077B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.5MB

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memory/3464-12-0x00007FFF91693000-0x00007FFF91695000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/3464-13-0x0000000000740000-0x0000000000750000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3464-14-0x00007FFF91690000-0x00007FFF92151000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/3464-18-0x00007FFF91690000-0x00007FFF92151000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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