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Analysis

max time kernel
298s
max time network
260s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20240704-es
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240704-eslocale:es-esos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
submitted
05/07/2024, 14:11

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General

Target

ch/Cheat Engine.exe
Size

375KB
MD5

2ce992abd25f22de9a9b737bc608cf89
SHA1

d42cbe3f341b617f2565bacb7c1b9f40c89580e4
SHA256

f194daf2370bf554d37377be46b93d5a6b3dfaef1326d24740aee0989745c881
SHA512

e4f1fceea371d683ecb31ffac61ffa7a75ca8b87f8032ab1fc2624250cc8eef851cccfa12d117c0d104f8056a01ffb4260ac58774faaaef71ced5ecb66ae1ec2
SSDEEP

6144:/e0N02QaC/5SkHic3ivvM87DeiyF7tWwQE8MktvyFgkiMggugEkkoSE5hsB:G0N02Qh/QkLyvxty+PwkVyFgkidgugEX

Score

5^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

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

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-661257284-3186977026-4220467887-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	Cheat Engine.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 43 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\profapi.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\MSCTF.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\sechost.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\shlwapi.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\imm32.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\psapi.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\combase.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\ole32.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\shcore.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\ws2_32.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\GLU32.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\kernel.appcore.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\bcryptPrimitives.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\system32\shfolder.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\RPCRT4.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\comdlg32.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\wininet.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\windows.storage.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\Wldp.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\apphelp.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\oleaut32.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\msvcp_win.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\clbcatq.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\win32u.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\msimg32.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\PROPSYS.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\version.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\opengl32.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\hhctrl.ocx	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\system32\uxtheme.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\KERNEL32.DLL	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\ucrtbase.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\GDI32.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\advapi32.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\wsock32.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\system32\explorerframe.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\KERNELBASE.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\user32.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\gdi32full.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\msvcrt.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\imagehlp.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.19041.1110_none_60b5254171f9507e\comctl32.dll	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

Script User-Agent 1 IoCs

Uses user-agent string associated with script host/environment.

description	flow	ioc
HTTP User-Agent header	9	Cheat Engine 7.2 : luascript-ceshare

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 16 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3384	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	3384	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	3384	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3384	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	3384	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
Token: SeLockMemoryPrivilege	3384	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
Token: 33	3384	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3384	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3384	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	3384	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3384	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3384	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3384	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3384	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
Token: 33	3384	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3384	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3384	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 3384	2188	Cheat Engine.exe	90
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 3384	2188	Cheat Engine.exe	90
PID 3384 wrote to memory of 216	3384	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe	92
PID 3384 wrote to memory of 216	3384	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe	92
PID 3384 wrote to memory of 216	3384	cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe	92

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ch\Cheat Engine.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ch\Cheat Engine.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2188
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ch\cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ch\cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe"
  2⤵
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - Drops file in Windows directory
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3384
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ch\Tutorial-i386.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ch\Tutorial-i386.exe"
    3⤵
    PID:216

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=es --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --field-trial-handle=4296,i,17743955589867904268,13122632177464372916,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2872 /prefetch:8
1⤵
PID:4544

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

Windows 7 deprecation

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