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Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions	Mods.exe

Looks for VMWare Tools registry key 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Query Registry

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VMWare, Inc.\VMWare Tools	Mods.exe

Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	Mods.exe

Looks up external IP address via web service 2 IoCs

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

flow	ioc
1	ip4.seeip.org
4	ip-api.com

Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

Query Registry

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

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

Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp	chrome.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp\Crashpad\metadata	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp\Crashpad\settings.dat	setup.exe

Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs
Enumerate browser information.
discovery

Browser Information Discovery
T1217

Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

Query Registry

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

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

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemManufacturer	Mods.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemProductName	Mods.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\Logical Unit Id 0	Mods.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS	chrome.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemProductName	chrome.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemManufacturer	chrome.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosInformation	Mods.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-19\Software\Microsoft\Cryptography\TPM\Telemetry	chrome.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-19\Software\Microsoft\Cryptography\TPM\Telemetry\TraceTimeLast = "133672998229672721"	chrome.exe

Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-242286936-336880687-2152680090-1000_Classes\Local Settings\MuiCache	MiniSearchHost.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe

Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 9 IoCs

pid	Process
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 45 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4408	Mods.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4928	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4928	chrome.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 27 IoCs

pid	Process
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe

Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 12 IoCs

pid	Process
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe
4928	chrome.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4116	MiniSearchHost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 1572	4928	chrome.exe	86
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 1572	4928	chrome.exe	86
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 4724	4928	chrome.exe	87
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 4724	4928	chrome.exe	87
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 4724	4928	chrome.exe	87
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 4724	4928	chrome.exe	87
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 4724	4928	chrome.exe	87
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 4724	4928	chrome.exe	87
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 4724	4928	chrome.exe	87
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 4724	4928	chrome.exe	87
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 4724	4928	chrome.exe	87
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 4724	4928	chrome.exe	87
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 4724	4928	chrome.exe	87
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 4724	4928	chrome.exe	87
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 4724	4928	chrome.exe	87
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 4724	4928	chrome.exe	87
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 4724	4928	chrome.exe	87
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 4724	4928	chrome.exe	87
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 4724	4928	chrome.exe	87
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 4724	4928	chrome.exe	87
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 4724	4928	chrome.exe	87
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 4724	4928	chrome.exe	87
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 4724	4928	chrome.exe	87
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 4724	4928	chrome.exe	87
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 4724	4928	chrome.exe	87
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 4724	4928	chrome.exe	87
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 4724	4928	chrome.exe	87
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 4724	4928	chrome.exe	87
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 4724	4928	chrome.exe	87
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 4724	4928	chrome.exe	87
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 4724	4928	chrome.exe	87
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 4724	4928	chrome.exe	87
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 3980	4928	chrome.exe	88
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 3980	4928	chrome.exe	88
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 5088	4928	chrome.exe	89
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 5088	4928	chrome.exe	89
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 5088	4928	chrome.exe	89
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 5088	4928	chrome.exe	89
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 5088	4928	chrome.exe	89
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 5088	4928	chrome.exe	89
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 5088	4928	chrome.exe	89
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 5088	4928	chrome.exe	89
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 5088	4928	chrome.exe	89
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 5088	4928	chrome.exe	89
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 5088	4928	chrome.exe	89
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 5088	4928	chrome.exe	89
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 5088	4928	chrome.exe	89
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 5088	4928	chrome.exe	89
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 5088	4928	chrome.exe	89
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 5088	4928	chrome.exe	89
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 5088	4928	chrome.exe	89
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 5088	4928	chrome.exe	89
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 5088	4928	chrome.exe	89
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 5088	4928	chrome.exe	89
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 5088	4928	chrome.exe	89
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 5088	4928	chrome.exe	89
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 5088	4928	chrome.exe	89
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 5088	4928	chrome.exe	89
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 5088	4928	chrome.exe	89
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 5088	4928	chrome.exe	89
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 5088	4928	chrome.exe	89
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 5088	4928	chrome.exe	89
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 5088	4928	chrome.exe	89
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 5088	4928	chrome.exe	89

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Mods.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Mods.exe"
1⤵
- Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry
- Looks for VMWare Tools registry key
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Maps connected drives based on registry
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4408

C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4928
- C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Crashpad" "--metrics-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/report --annotation=channel= --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Chrome --annotation=ver=123.0.6312.123 --initial-client-data=0xfc,0x100,0x104,0xd8,0x108,0x7ffe44edcc40,0x7ffe44edcc4c,0x7ffe44edcc58
  2⤵
  PID:1572
- C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --no-appcompat-clear --gpu-preferences=WAAAAAAAAADgAAAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAEAAAA4AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAA== --field-trial-handle=1864,i,3741322927917413297,11952250850607789615,262144 --variations-seed-version=20240801-180145.014000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1856 /prefetch:2
  2⤵
  PID:4724
- C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --no-appcompat-clear --field-trial-handle=2144,i,3741322927917413297,11952250850607789615,262144 --variations-seed-version=20240801-180145.014000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2148 /prefetch:3
  2⤵
  PID:3980
- C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --no-appcompat-clear --field-trial-handle=2228,i,3741322927917413297,11952250850607789615,262144 --variations-seed-version=20240801-180145.014000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2156 /prefetch:8
  2⤵
  PID:5088
- C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --no-appcompat-clear --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=6 --field-trial-handle=3120,i,3741322927917413297,11952250850607789615,262144 --variations-seed-version=20240801-180145.014000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3284 /prefetch:1
  2⤵
  PID:3528
- C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --no-appcompat-clear --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=5 --field-trial-handle=3176,i,3741322927917413297,11952250850607789615,262144 --variations-seed-version=20240801-180145.014000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3328 /prefetch:1
  2⤵
  PID:2352
- C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --no-appcompat-clear --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=7 --field-trial-handle=3792,i,3741322927917413297,11952250850607789615,262144 --variations-seed-version=20240801-180145.014000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4444 /prefetch:1
  2⤵
  PID:4500
- C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.ProcessorMetrics --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --no-appcompat-clear --field-trial-handle=4756,i,3741322927917413297,11952250850607789615,262144 --variations-seed-version=20240801-180145.014000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4764 /prefetch:8
  2⤵
  PID:3628
- C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\123.0.6312.123\Installer\setup.exe
  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\123.0.6312.123\Installer\setup.exe" --reenable-autoupdates --system-level
  2⤵
  - Drops file in Windows directory
  PID:1152
- - C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\123.0.6312.123\Installer\setup.exe
    "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\123.0.6312.123\Installer\setup.exe" --type=crashpad-handler /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler --database=C:\Windows\SystemTemp\Crashpad --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/report --annotation=channel= --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Chrome --annotation=ver=123.0.6312.123 --initial-client-data=0x244,0x248,0x24c,0x220,0x250,0x7ff7c7c44698,0x7ff7c7c446a4,0x7ff7c7c446b0
    3⤵
    - Drops file in Windows directory
    PID:464
- C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --no-appcompat-clear --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=9 --field-trial-handle=4784,i,3741322927917413297,11952250850607789615,262144 --variations-seed-version=20240801-180145.014000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4964 /prefetch:1
  2⤵
  PID:4756
- C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --no-appcompat-clear --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=10 --field-trial-handle=4412,i,3741322927917413297,11952250850607789615,262144 --variations-seed-version=20240801-180145.014000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4748 /prefetch:1
  2⤵
  PID:4368
- C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --no-appcompat-clear --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=11 --field-trial-handle=3428,i,3741322927917413297,11952250850607789615,262144 --variations-seed-version=20240801-180145.014000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4568 /prefetch:1
  2⤵
  PID:1892
- C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --no-appcompat-clear --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=12 --field-trial-handle=5132,i,3741322927917413297,11952250850607789615,262144 --variations-seed-version=20240801-180145.014000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5192 /prefetch:1
  2⤵
  PID:4852
- C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --no-appcompat-clear --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=13 --field-trial-handle=3508,i,3741322927917413297,11952250850607789615,262144 --variations-seed-version=20240801-180145.014000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4456 /prefetch:1
  2⤵
  PID:3380
- C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --no-appcompat-clear --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=14 --field-trial-handle=3484,i,3741322927917413297,11952250850607789615,262144 --variations-seed-version=20240801-180145.014000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5040 /prefetch:1
  2⤵
  PID:4120

C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\123.0.6312.123\elevation_service.exe
"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\123.0.6312.123\elevation_service.exe"
1⤵
PID:4392

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s NgcSvc
1⤵
PID:1972

C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\MiniSearchHost.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\MiniSearchHost.exe" -ServerName:MiniSearchUI.AppXj3y73at8fy1htwztzxs68sxx1v7cksp7.mca
1⤵
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:4116

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Browser Information Discovery

T1217

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion