limerat | 98bd317536a3897e12a06396535593e6df8d2bef351f0f4e4f248e71c26cbbc7

Analysis

max time kernel
138s
max time network
147s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240708-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240708-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
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17-08-2024 19:44

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General

Target

a3e1ee0eaca1c17b5c1956bd09d198b0_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

332KB
MD5

a3e1ee0eaca1c17b5c1956bd09d198b0
SHA1

840f647a39d9d520441ebc4d8f58e215fbcafcd3
SHA256

98bd317536a3897e12a06396535593e6df8d2bef351f0f4e4f248e71c26cbbc7
SHA512

189bbf227ef0886d2a2154f9effa76882024ba5a21f2fbdcbb90dce28473e77a216e9a0a509c221c7add03be36f835819fc710128fe03d5f828638702294f59e
SSDEEP

6144:rP0d79h8N+c8ruZNX0d8vHDOCELIu/Q7gQQBjsj6tD4IA4T1qR:ro9CF+SNXUAHkP/SPQBjsrm1

Score

10^/10

limerat discovery rat

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

limerat

Attributes

aes_key
IRj3SceatjDfweW/qMMw7g==
antivm
true
c2_url
https://pastebin.com/raw/p8Be8nNX
delay
3
download_payload
false
install
true
install_name
Windows Update.exe
main_folder
UserProfile
pin_spread
false
sub_folder
\Windows\
usb_spread
false

Extracted

Family

limerat

Attributes

antivm
false
c2_url
https://pastebin.com/raw/p8Be8nNX
download_payload
false
install
false
pin_spread
false
usb_spread
false

Signatures

LimeRAT
Simple yet powerful RAT for Windows machines written in .NET.
rat limerat

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2776	Windows Update.exe
2036	Windows Update.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2160	a3e1ee0eaca1c17b5c1956bd09d198b0_JaffaCakes118.exe
2776	Windows Update.exe

Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Web Service

T1102

flow	ioc
4	pastebin.com
5	pastebin.com

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2064 set thread context of 2160	2064	a3e1ee0eaca1c17b5c1956bd09d198b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2776 set thread context of 2036	2776	Windows Update.exe	36

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	a3e1ee0eaca1c17b5c1956bd09d198b0_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	a3e1ee0eaca1c17b5c1956bd09d198b0_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Windows Update.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Windows Update.exe

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

persistence execution

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

pid	Process
2740	schtasks.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2064	a3e1ee0eaca1c17b5c1956bd09d198b0_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2776	Windows Update.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2036	Windows Update.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2036	Windows Update.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 33 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2064 wrote to memory of 2160	2064	a3e1ee0eaca1c17b5c1956bd09d198b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2064 wrote to memory of 2160	2064	a3e1ee0eaca1c17b5c1956bd09d198b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2064 wrote to memory of 2160	2064	a3e1ee0eaca1c17b5c1956bd09d198b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2064 wrote to memory of 2160	2064	a3e1ee0eaca1c17b5c1956bd09d198b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2064 wrote to memory of 2160	2064	a3e1ee0eaca1c17b5c1956bd09d198b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2064 wrote to memory of 2160	2064	a3e1ee0eaca1c17b5c1956bd09d198b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2064 wrote to memory of 2160	2064	a3e1ee0eaca1c17b5c1956bd09d198b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2064 wrote to memory of 2160	2064	a3e1ee0eaca1c17b5c1956bd09d198b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2064 wrote to memory of 2160	2064	a3e1ee0eaca1c17b5c1956bd09d198b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2064 wrote to memory of 2160	2064	a3e1ee0eaca1c17b5c1956bd09d198b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2064 wrote to memory of 2160	2064	a3e1ee0eaca1c17b5c1956bd09d198b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2160 wrote to memory of 2740	2160	a3e1ee0eaca1c17b5c1956bd09d198b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 2160 wrote to memory of 2740	2160	a3e1ee0eaca1c17b5c1956bd09d198b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 2160 wrote to memory of 2740	2160	a3e1ee0eaca1c17b5c1956bd09d198b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 2160 wrote to memory of 2740	2160	a3e1ee0eaca1c17b5c1956bd09d198b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 2160 wrote to memory of 2776	2160	a3e1ee0eaca1c17b5c1956bd09d198b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	35
PID 2160 wrote to memory of 2776	2160	a3e1ee0eaca1c17b5c1956bd09d198b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	35
PID 2160 wrote to memory of 2776	2160	a3e1ee0eaca1c17b5c1956bd09d198b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	35
PID 2160 wrote to memory of 2776	2160	a3e1ee0eaca1c17b5c1956bd09d198b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	35
PID 2160 wrote to memory of 2776	2160	a3e1ee0eaca1c17b5c1956bd09d198b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	35
PID 2160 wrote to memory of 2776	2160	a3e1ee0eaca1c17b5c1956bd09d198b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	35
PID 2160 wrote to memory of 2776	2160	a3e1ee0eaca1c17b5c1956bd09d198b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	35
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2036	2776	Windows Update.exe	36
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2036	2776	Windows Update.exe	36
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2036	2776	Windows Update.exe	36
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2036	2776	Windows Update.exe	36
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2036	2776	Windows Update.exe	36
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2036	2776	Windows Update.exe	36
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2036	2776	Windows Update.exe	36
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2036	2776	Windows Update.exe	36
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2036	2776	Windows Update.exe	36
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2036	2776	Windows Update.exe	36
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2036	2776	Windows Update.exe	36

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a3e1ee0eaca1c17b5c1956bd09d198b0_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a3e1ee0eaca1c17b5c1956bd09d198b0_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2064
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a3e1ee0eaca1c17b5c1956bd09d198b0_JaffaCakes118.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a3e1ee0eaca1c17b5c1956bd09d198b0_JaffaCakes118.exe"
  2⤵
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2160
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    schtasks /create /f /sc ONLOGON /RL HIGHEST /tn LimeRAT-Admin /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\Windows\Windows Update.exe'"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2740
- - C:\Users\Admin\Windows\Windows Update.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\Windows\Windows Update.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2776
  - - C:\Users\Admin\Windows\Windows Update.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\Windows\Windows Update.exe"
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2036

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Persistence

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Web Service

T1102

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

\Users\Admin\Windows\Windows Update.exe

Filesize
332KB

MD5
a3e1ee0eaca1c17b5c1956bd09d198b0

SHA1
840f647a39d9d520441ebc4d8f58e215fbcafcd3

SHA256
98bd317536a3897e12a06396535593e6df8d2bef351f0f4e4f248e71c26cbbc7

SHA512
189bbf227ef0886d2a2154f9effa76882024ba5a21f2fbdcbb90dce28473e77a216e9a0a509c221c7add03be36f835819fc710128fe03d5f828638702294f59e

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memory/2036-39-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2064-21-0x0000000073FA0000-0x000000007468E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/2064-1-0x0000000000130000-0x000000000018A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
360KB

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memory/2064-2-0x0000000073FA0000-0x000000007468E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/2064-4-0x0000000073FA0000-0x000000007468E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/2064-3-0x00000000002B0000-0x00000000002B8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/2064-0-0x0000000073FAE000-0x0000000073FAF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2160-15-0x0000000000090000-0x000000000009C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
48KB

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memory/2160-18-0x0000000000090000-0x000000000009C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
48KB

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memory/2160-22-0x0000000073FA0000-0x000000007468E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/2160-11-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2160-9-0x0000000000090000-0x000000000009C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
48KB

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memory/2160-7-0x0000000000090000-0x000000000009C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
48KB

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memory/2160-5-0x0000000000090000-0x000000000009C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
48KB

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memory/2160-24-0x0000000073FA0000-0x000000007468E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/2160-20-0x0000000000090000-0x000000000009C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
48KB

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memory/2160-14-0x0000000000090000-0x000000000009C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
48KB

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memory/2160-48-0x0000000073FA0000-0x000000007468E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/2776-31-0x0000000000290000-0x00000000002EA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
360KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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