Overview

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Static

static

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Exela.exe

windows7-x64

7

Exela.exe

windows10-2004-x64

10

Stub.pyc

windows7-x64

3

Stub.pyc

windows10-2004-x64

3

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General

  • Target

    Exela.exe

  • Size

    10.9MB

  • Sample

    240802-31ksxswbrl

  • MD5

    8e58494c2a202912309668e193df5137

  • SHA1

    b7c4192752bd3ffed8e6c734547bcf72913e42eb

  • SHA256

    88e8854e22bfb9d313d8bbcd90af3288ab7de72242e88da22b02196e1a3e3b8f

  • SHA512

    95bff5b38cb753118caba6c455bc0010595994b38f862c877b452f44c943f71c37e16e5429fea00fbc525c864245a2911ed5f1729465448f89fbed4b6b18f2d7

  • SSDEEP

    196608:N+MGbhJb3tQk5tZurErvI9pWj+laeAnags22/zEHS9ZoQlLKvoBQ:XGbh7v5tZurEUWjEVkiYynrVRG

Score
10/10
exelastealercollectioncredential_accessdefense_evasiondiscoveryevasionpersistenceprivilege_escalationpyinstallerspywarestealerupx

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      Exela.exe

    • Size

      10.9MB

    • MD5

      8e58494c2a202912309668e193df5137

    • SHA1

      b7c4192752bd3ffed8e6c734547bcf72913e42eb

    • SHA256

      88e8854e22bfb9d313d8bbcd90af3288ab7de72242e88da22b02196e1a3e3b8f

    • SHA512

      95bff5b38cb753118caba6c455bc0010595994b38f862c877b452f44c943f71c37e16e5429fea00fbc525c864245a2911ed5f1729465448f89fbed4b6b18f2d7

    • SSDEEP

      196608:N+MGbhJb3tQk5tZurErvI9pWj+laeAnags22/zEHS9ZoQlLKvoBQ:XGbh7v5tZurEUWjEVkiYynrVRG

    Score
    10/10
    upxexelastealercollectioncredential_accessdefense_evasiondiscoveryevasionpersistenceprivilege_escalationspywarestealer

    • Exela Stealer

      Exela Stealer is an open source stealer originally written in .NET and later transitioned to Python that was first observed in August 2023.

      stealerexelastealer

    • Credentials from Password Stores: Credentials from Web Browsers

      Malicious Access or copy of Web Browser Credential store.

      credential_accessstealer

    • Grants admin privileges

      Uses net.exe to modify the user's privileges.

    • Modifies Windows Firewall

      evasion

    • Clipboard Data

      Adversaries may collect data stored in the clipboard from users copying information within or between applications.

      collection

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

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

      spywarestealer

    • UPX packed file

      Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

      upx

    • Adds Run key to start application

      persistence

    • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

    • Looks up external IP address via web service

      Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

    • Network Service Discovery

      Attempt to gather information on host's network.

      discovery

    • Enumerates processes with tasklist

      discovery

    • Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories

      defense_evasion
    behavioral1behavioral2

    • Target

      Stub.pyc

    • Size

      178KB

    • MD5

      0b4619408057552e0dcee774b6cb8f65

    • SHA1

      c364b60ddf2fd33a4368fa8f32ec50e8ff27b00d

    • SHA256

      30e940d49ce4de6dac8c07b3c7a7253c6a3b41f7fdb7b177f5da6a00fca4b31a

    • SHA512

      8772bbcf320e03e7f7157af4168d95c15ee0b719e4819307bc98b6cec7ca2c4ce624a400bf4f050bd64629ef5f821ee1437cc447b08aae9a6d739f817f0baec2

    • SSDEEP

      3072:hPGcc+7r5FEj5S1njCuGTvO0K2ehnxVZ7uuG6ZX/jaVyNq8aZ9/eM6JxB3wluH+b:hPGa79eArZ2eRHjaVRpeDNl+b

    Score
    3/10
    discovery
    behavioral3behavioral4

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

1
T1059

Persistence

Account Manipulation

1
T1098

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

1
T1543

Windows Service

1
T1543.003

Event Triggered Execution

1
T1546

Netsh Helper DLL

1
T1546.007

Privilege Escalation

Account Manipulation

1
T1098

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

1
T1543

Windows Service

1
T1543.003

Event Triggered Execution

1
T1546

Netsh Helper DLL

1
T1546.007

Defense Evasion

Hide Artifacts

2
T1564

Hidden Files and Directories

2
T1564.001

Impair Defenses

1
T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall

1
T1562.004

Modify Registry

1
T1112

Credential Access

Credentials from Password Stores

1
T1555

Credentials from Web Browsers

1
T1555.003

Unsecured Credentials

1
T1552

Credentials In Files

1
T1552.001

Discovery

Browser Information Discovery

1
T1217

Network Service Discovery

1
T1046

Permission Groups Discovery

1
T1069

Local Groups

1
T1069.001

Process Discovery

1
T1057

System Information Discovery

4
T1082

System Location Discovery

1
T1614

System Language Discovery

1
T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

1
T1016

Wi-Fi Discovery

1
T1016.002

System Network Connections Discovery

1
T1049

Lateral Movement

Collection

Clipboard Data

1
T1115

Data from Local System

2
T1005

Command and Control

Web Service

1
T1102

Exfiltration

Impact

Tasks