netwire | 8c64fcdec4d4a4771281f2836b712abfd640bbe10a06dcbed5da7fa5c253d297

General

Target

New order.exe
Size

615KB
MD5

9df25a599697716759c0183e3284f8aa
SHA1

405af3516b660318f006c16b2829adf0ec8e7d14
SHA256

c4493204c066c17704b19dfa5c6fa3f55d32b010f5dc97ac04bbe3e3dfd7924f
SHA512

e13a74ee635eea2c77ed1e4b7b8074de3f87e530a20ee1ec3763933e915621adcdf3c057d6b5e19e80d1ffed776482a47b08e4b996d2f6f0c981fac86e109f27
SSDEEP

6144:NqWjPKnTiEObu5HRp7l9BdE7ZPZlI8xSE:NqWjPKTJ5DzEVM8AE

Score

10^/10

netwire botnet defense_evasion discovery rat stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

netwire

C2

79.134.225.94:7119

Attributes

activex_autorun
false
copy_executable
false
delete_original
false
host_id
New order
keylogger_dir
%AppData%\Logs\
lock_executable
false
offline_keylogger
true
password
Password
registry_autorun
false
use_mutex
false

Signatures

NetWire RAT payload 4 IoCs

rat

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2972-17-0x0000000000720000-0x000000000074C000-memory.dmp	netwire
behavioral2/memory/2972-14-0x0000000000720000-0x000000000074C000-memory.dmp	netwire
behavioral2/memory/2972-24-0x0000000000720000-0x000000000074C000-memory.dmp	netwire
behavioral2/memory/2972-22-0x0000000000720000-0x000000000074C000-memory.dmp	netwire

Netwire
Netwire is a RAT with main functionalities focused password stealing and keylogging, but also includes remote control capabilities as well.
botnet stealer netwire

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2412658365-3084825385-3340777666-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	New order.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2972	svhost.exe

Drops desktop.ini file(s) 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini	New order.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini	New order.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2304 set thread context of 2972	2304	New order.exe	94

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\assembly	New order.exe
File created	C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini	New order.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini	New order.exe

Subvert Trust Controls: Mark-of-the-Web Bypass 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

When files are downloaded from the Internet, they are tagged with a hidden NTFS Alternate Data Stream (ADS) named Zone.Identifier with a specific value known as the MOTW.

defense_evasion

SIP and Trust Provider Hijacking

T1553.003

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FolderN\name.exe:Zone.Identifier	cmd.exe

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

Program crash 1 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
2744	2972	WerFault.exe	94

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 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	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	reg.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svhost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	New order.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

NTFS ADS 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FolderN\name.exe:Zone.Identifier	cmd.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2304	New order.exe
2304	New order.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2304	New order.exe
Token: 33	2304	New order.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2304	New order.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 22 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2304 wrote to memory of 2060	2304	New order.exe	87
PID 2304 wrote to memory of 2060	2304	New order.exe	87
PID 2304 wrote to memory of 2060	2304	New order.exe	87
PID 2304 wrote to memory of 3520	2304	New order.exe	89
PID 2304 wrote to memory of 3520	2304	New order.exe	89
PID 2304 wrote to memory of 3520	2304	New order.exe	89
PID 3520 wrote to memory of 856	3520	cmd.exe	91
PID 3520 wrote to memory of 856	3520	cmd.exe	91
PID 3520 wrote to memory of 856	3520	cmd.exe	91
PID 2304 wrote to memory of 3424	2304	New order.exe	92
PID 2304 wrote to memory of 3424	2304	New order.exe	92
PID 2304 wrote to memory of 3424	2304	New order.exe	92
PID 2304 wrote to memory of 2972	2304	New order.exe	94
PID 2304 wrote to memory of 2972	2304	New order.exe	94
PID 2304 wrote to memory of 2972	2304	New order.exe	94
PID 2304 wrote to memory of 2972	2304	New order.exe	94
PID 2304 wrote to memory of 2972	2304	New order.exe	94
PID 2304 wrote to memory of 2972	2304	New order.exe	94
PID 2304 wrote to memory of 2972	2304	New order.exe	94
PID 2304 wrote to memory of 2972	2304	New order.exe	94
PID 2304 wrote to memory of 2972	2304	New order.exe	94
PID 2304 wrote to memory of 2972	2304	New order.exe	94

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\New order.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\New order.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops desktop.ini file(s)
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2304
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c copy "C:/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/Temp/New order.exe" "%temp%\FolderN\name.exe" /Y
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2060
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows" /v Load /t REG_SZ /d "%temp%\FolderN\name.exe.lnk" /f
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3520
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
    reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows" /v Load /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FolderN\name.exe.lnk" /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:856
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c echo [zoneTransfer]ZoneID = 2 > %temp%\FolderN\name.exe:Zone.Identifier
  2⤵
  - Subvert Trust Controls: Mark-of-the-Web Bypass
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - NTFS ADS
  PID:3424
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svhost.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svhost.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2972
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2972 -s 352
    3⤵
    - Program crash
    PID:2744

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 412 -p 2972 -ip 2972
1⤵
PID:2336

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Subvert Trust Controls

1

T1553

SIP and Trust Provider Hijacking

1

T1553.003

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FolderN\name.exe

Filesize
615KB

MD5
9df25a599697716759c0183e3284f8aa

SHA1
405af3516b660318f006c16b2829adf0ec8e7d14

SHA256
c4493204c066c17704b19dfa5c6fa3f55d32b010f5dc97ac04bbe3e3dfd7924f

SHA512
e13a74ee635eea2c77ed1e4b7b8074de3f87e530a20ee1ec3763933e915621adcdf3c057d6b5e19e80d1ffed776482a47b08e4b996d2f6f0c981fac86e109f27

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svhost.exe

Filesize
89KB

MD5
84c42d0f2c1ae761bef884638bc1eacd

SHA1
4353881e7f4e9c7610f4e0489183b55bb58bb574

SHA256
331487446653875bf1e628b797a5283e40056654f7ff328eafbe39b0304480d3

SHA512
43c307a38faa3a4b311597034cf75035a4434a1024d2a54e867e6a94b53b677898d71a858438d119000e872a7a6e92c5b31d277a8c207a94375ed4fd3c7beb87

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memory/2304-0-0x0000000074AC2000-0x0000000074AC3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2304-1-0x0000000074AC0000-0x0000000075071000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2304-2-0x0000000074AC0000-0x0000000075071000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2304-25-0x0000000074AC2000-0x0000000074AC3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2304-26-0x0000000074AC0000-0x0000000075071000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2304-28-0x0000000074AC0000-0x0000000075071000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2972-17-0x0000000000720000-0x000000000074C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
176KB

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memory/2972-14-0x0000000000720000-0x000000000074C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
176KB

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memory/2972-24-0x0000000000720000-0x000000000074C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
176KB

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memory/2972-22-0x0000000000720000-0x000000000074C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
176KB

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