Analysis

  • max time kernel
    138s
  • max time network
    124s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240709-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    23-07-2024 12:45

General

  • Target

    PL2024-03.exe

  • Size

    756KB

  • MD5

    31c87737ea27257492b80ffe38db4a02

  • SHA1

    202620c58aee7e3d873f344196fa43c5ad863baf

  • SHA256

    16ecf712d513d305e40994ad4cdc51cc5b9be0f5f7067c543f00875973bc0a31

  • SHA512

    f50ee3c56f7f498fb54c501201bda1640bb7b9e7476dc896b2c19a7706b0f132bae808b4a312c0c401a1b8e58058b7255cc2ed9026b19a7a561f3168d85dbec9

  • SSDEEP

    12288:PfyfpWOhx8kPn3HLK1ADGl8qWp5YXaZG5EpKXoz9E6IgybM6LIrGH0Tl2TAXjUva:PfyjiGuASGqM5YXH5U9bITbj8LTUTijU

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Neshta

    Malware from the neshta family is designed to infect itself into other files to spread itself and cause damage.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Modifies system executable filetype association 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PL2024-03.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PL2024-03.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2248
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PL2024-03.exe"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2852
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\qwyxUYwZbCeXJ.exe"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1624
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\qwyxUYwZbCeXJ" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp4B9A.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2380
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PL2024-03.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PL2024-03.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Modifies system executable filetype association
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • Modifies registry class
      PID:3792

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log

    Filesize

    2KB

    MD5

    968cb9309758126772781b83adb8a28f

    SHA1

    8da30e71accf186b2ba11da1797cf67f8f78b47c

    SHA256

    92099c10776bb7e3f2a8d1b82d4d40d0c4627e4f1bf754a6e58dfd2c2e97042a

    SHA512

    4bd50732f8af4d688d95999bddfd296115d7033ddc38f86c9fb1f47fde202bffa27e9088bebcaa3064ca946af2f5c1ca6cbde49d0907f0005c7ab42874515dd3

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

    Filesize

    18KB

    MD5

    2b7e2ae36f8ea8a708ab57a43c089357

    SHA1

    6f6a13e9e67aaa12489d2e38925d04a3641cffff

    SHA256

    e9894903437415aaab7b6dd5683a46bc3923948ba72b201bcd6593f1d7acb895

    SHA512

    7e039ba44a947b64ded46e6f257c0f45a4d8539e444ec6758aefc1497411189937f846fc7b6f694a9e69b0e254570324af37e5a1fec6b99a76a4890adc6e59c4

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\PL2024-03.exe

    Filesize

    716KB

    MD5

    eab1cbc9e7da6d32d557dfc901918f72

    SHA1

    c8c710ccda27bbf5f82b36aa387c1c8a9f14b5d2

    SHA256

    9343e70417d6d5d6db49c9fa263337c953183ec07f3ee524a43e6d3976cf5dd3

    SHA512

    aca29afd5a5fb66aa9d4facd5d4bd6fe5b20ae2ac6987fc998ae28407cb6f2983071a1ba0d831baaa72c5a0df0a319065bd08f6c71e3baa993f183f5edd9ceb2

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_rv3mh4wh.0xy.ps1

    Filesize

    60B

    MD5

    d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

    SHA1

    6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

    SHA256

    96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

    SHA512

    5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp4B9A.tmp

    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    ae621f20747b0b3451cb99551ef62e33

    SHA1

    4c571f844e884e8a2fc6164f8fd7b0a8ceed03dd

    SHA256

    a1fd8b20fa826b28ba32a43d2f29dfbb113597f56fd6c3884102c78234c7dbc4

    SHA512

    76122e10e4ca87d62e54f08a9578f75f1652bc3ba0da813703f0be47971e7b30a8ab73fd347db4b72a9048db250ee2febb49093e66ba73c2a163a7e6096abe78

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\QWYXUY~1.EXE

    Filesize

    756KB

    MD5

    31c87737ea27257492b80ffe38db4a02

    SHA1

    202620c58aee7e3d873f344196fa43c5ad863baf

    SHA256

    16ecf712d513d305e40994ad4cdc51cc5b9be0f5f7067c543f00875973bc0a31

    SHA512

    f50ee3c56f7f498fb54c501201bda1640bb7b9e7476dc896b2c19a7706b0f132bae808b4a312c0c401a1b8e58058b7255cc2ed9026b19a7a561f3168d85dbec9

  • C:\Windows\svchost.com

    Filesize

    40KB

    MD5

    a84134e51db793d68b3b1a8718eb3b32

    SHA1

    0ff8ae348f19210799b74168610771d019e6ac26

    SHA256

    88a5de78b70d1164451d38d1415bbba1e374ffca345c089701e6a750212960f6

    SHA512

    49bb49e190f435708fb2cc8461eace217d883a202a157f812b4277afb582a47db9944abaf7313d909958bfa0b40ee57fbacb844327eeab46ba0b5b4d37b15ec8

  • memory/1624-25-0x0000000005E70000-0x0000000005ED6000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    408KB

  • memory/1624-65-0x0000000006510000-0x000000000655C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    304KB

  • memory/1624-159-0x0000000074720000-0x0000000074ED0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/1624-112-0x0000000007B20000-0x0000000007B28000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/1624-110-0x0000000007B40000-0x0000000007B5A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    104KB

  • memory/1624-17-0x0000000074720000-0x0000000074ED0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/1624-109-0x0000000007A40000-0x0000000007A54000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    80KB

  • memory/1624-18-0x0000000074720000-0x0000000074ED0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/1624-19-0x0000000074720000-0x0000000074ED0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/1624-108-0x0000000007A30000-0x0000000007A3E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/1624-94-0x0000000007A00000-0x0000000007A11000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    68KB

  • memory/1624-82-0x0000000007A80000-0x0000000007B16000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    600KB

  • memory/1624-81-0x0000000007880000-0x000000000788A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/1624-31-0x0000000005EE0000-0x0000000006234000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    3.3MB

  • memory/1624-79-0x0000000007E50000-0x00000000084CA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    6.5MB

  • memory/1624-80-0x0000000007800000-0x000000000781A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    104KB

  • memory/1624-78-0x0000000007500000-0x00000000075A3000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    652KB

  • memory/1624-66-0x00000000074C0000-0x00000000074F2000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    200KB

  • memory/1624-77-0x0000000006AA0000-0x0000000006ABE000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/1624-67-0x00000000709E0000-0x0000000070A2C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    304KB

  • memory/1624-64-0x00000000064E0000-0x00000000064FE000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/1624-23-0x0000000005520000-0x0000000005542000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    136KB

  • memory/1624-24-0x0000000005C10000-0x0000000005C76000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    408KB

  • memory/2248-44-0x0000000074720000-0x0000000074ED0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/2248-1-0x0000000000BF0000-0x0000000000CB4000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    784KB

  • memory/2248-8-0x00000000059C0000-0x00000000059CE000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/2248-4-0x0000000005870000-0x000000000587A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/2248-2-0x0000000005C80000-0x0000000006224000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    5.6MB

  • memory/2248-5-0x00000000059D0000-0x0000000005A6C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    624KB

  • memory/2248-20-0x000000007472E000-0x000000007472F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2248-3-0x00000000056D0000-0x0000000005762000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    584KB

  • memory/2248-32-0x0000000074720000-0x0000000074ED0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/2248-6-0x0000000074720000-0x0000000074ED0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/2248-9-0x0000000006AF0000-0x0000000006B7E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    568KB

  • memory/2248-7-0x00000000059A0000-0x00000000059B0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/2248-0-0x000000007472E000-0x000000007472F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2852-83-0x00000000709E0000-0x0000000070A2C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    304KB

  • memory/2852-16-0x0000000005430000-0x0000000005A58000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    6.2MB

  • memory/2852-15-0x0000000074720000-0x0000000074ED0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/2852-14-0x00000000027A0000-0x00000000027D6000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    216KB

  • memory/2852-22-0x0000000074720000-0x0000000074ED0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/2852-165-0x0000000074720000-0x0000000074ED0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/2852-26-0x0000000074720000-0x0000000074ED0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/3792-27-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    108KB

  • memory/3792-28-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    108KB

  • memory/3792-33-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    108KB

  • memory/3792-29-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    108KB

  • memory/3792-191-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    108KB

  • memory/3792-193-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    108KB