warzonerat | a4419ef85c2eadde1ea4943e87fa34fb0a68b82745b0980b827b8864d9165854

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4182098368-2521458979-3782681353-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4182098368-2521458979-3782681353-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4182098368-2521458979-3782681353-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	Synaptics.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4182098368-2521458979-3782681353-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	Synaptics.exe

Executes dropped EXE 8 IoCs

pid	Process
2468	._cache_20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe
612	Synaptics.exe
4468	Synaptics.exe
1572	Synaptics.exe
1948	Synaptics.exe
1432	Synaptics.exe
4892	Synaptics.exe
184	._cache_Synaptics.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Synaptics Pointing Device Driver = "C:\\ProgramData\\Synaptics\\Synaptics.exe"	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4628 set thread context of 2832	4628	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe	101
PID 612 set thread context of 4892	612	Synaptics.exe	115

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 12 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	powershell.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	._cache_20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Synaptics.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	powershell.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Synaptics.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	powershell.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	._cache_Synaptics.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	powershell.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0	EXCEL.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	EXCEL.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	EXCEL.EXE

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS	EXCEL.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemFamily	EXCEL.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU	EXCEL.EXE

Modifies registry class 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\	Synaptics.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

persistence execution

Scheduled Task

pid	Process
3828	schtasks.exe
5072	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2940	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 27 IoCs

pid	Process
4628	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe
4732	powershell.exe
2352	powershell.exe
4732	powershell.exe
2352	powershell.exe
4628	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe
4628	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe
4628	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe
4628	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe
4732	powershell.exe
2352	powershell.exe
612	Synaptics.exe
3104	powershell.exe
3104	powershell.exe
4996	powershell.exe
4996	powershell.exe
612	Synaptics.exe
612	Synaptics.exe
612	Synaptics.exe
612	Synaptics.exe
612	Synaptics.exe
612	Synaptics.exe
612	Synaptics.exe
612	Synaptics.exe
612	Synaptics.exe
3104	powershell.exe
4996	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4628	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2352	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4732	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	612	Synaptics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3104	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4996	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 9 IoCs

pid	Process
2940	EXCEL.EXE
2940	EXCEL.EXE
2940	EXCEL.EXE
2940	EXCEL.EXE
2940	EXCEL.EXE
2940	EXCEL.EXE
2940	EXCEL.EXE
2940	EXCEL.EXE
2940	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4628 wrote to memory of 4732	4628	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe	94
PID 4628 wrote to memory of 4732	4628	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe	94
PID 4628 wrote to memory of 4732	4628	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe	94
PID 4628 wrote to memory of 2352	4628	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe	96
PID 4628 wrote to memory of 2352	4628	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe	96
PID 4628 wrote to memory of 2352	4628	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe	96
PID 4628 wrote to memory of 3828	4628	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe	98
PID 4628 wrote to memory of 3828	4628	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe	98
PID 4628 wrote to memory of 3828	4628	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe	98
PID 4628 wrote to memory of 3836	4628	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe	100
PID 4628 wrote to memory of 3836	4628	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe	100
PID 4628 wrote to memory of 3836	4628	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe	100
PID 4628 wrote to memory of 2832	4628	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe	101
PID 4628 wrote to memory of 2832	4628	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe	101
PID 4628 wrote to memory of 2832	4628	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe	101
PID 4628 wrote to memory of 2832	4628	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe	101
PID 4628 wrote to memory of 2832	4628	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe	101
PID 4628 wrote to memory of 2832	4628	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe	101
PID 4628 wrote to memory of 2832	4628	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe	101
PID 4628 wrote to memory of 2832	4628	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe	101
PID 4628 wrote to memory of 2832	4628	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe	101
PID 4628 wrote to memory of 2832	4628	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe	101
PID 4628 wrote to memory of 2832	4628	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe	101
PID 2832 wrote to memory of 2468	2832	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe	102
PID 2832 wrote to memory of 2468	2832	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe	102
PID 2832 wrote to memory of 2468	2832	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe	102
PID 2832 wrote to memory of 612	2832	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe	103
PID 2832 wrote to memory of 612	2832	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe	103
PID 2832 wrote to memory of 612	2832	20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe	103
PID 612 wrote to memory of 3104	612	Synaptics.exe	105
PID 612 wrote to memory of 3104	612	Synaptics.exe	105
PID 612 wrote to memory of 3104	612	Synaptics.exe	105
PID 612 wrote to memory of 4996	612	Synaptics.exe	107
PID 612 wrote to memory of 4996	612	Synaptics.exe	107
PID 612 wrote to memory of 4996	612	Synaptics.exe	107
PID 612 wrote to memory of 5072	612	Synaptics.exe	109
PID 612 wrote to memory of 5072	612	Synaptics.exe	109
PID 612 wrote to memory of 5072	612	Synaptics.exe	109
PID 612 wrote to memory of 4468	612	Synaptics.exe	111
PID 612 wrote to memory of 4468	612	Synaptics.exe	111
PID 612 wrote to memory of 4468	612	Synaptics.exe	111
PID 612 wrote to memory of 1572	612	Synaptics.exe	112
PID 612 wrote to memory of 1572	612	Synaptics.exe	112
PID 612 wrote to memory of 1572	612	Synaptics.exe	112
PID 612 wrote to memory of 1948	612	Synaptics.exe	113
PID 612 wrote to memory of 1948	612	Synaptics.exe	113
PID 612 wrote to memory of 1948	612	Synaptics.exe	113
PID 612 wrote to memory of 1432	612	Synaptics.exe	114
PID 612 wrote to memory of 1432	612	Synaptics.exe	114
PID 612 wrote to memory of 1432	612	Synaptics.exe	114
PID 612 wrote to memory of 4892	612	Synaptics.exe	115
PID 612 wrote to memory of 4892	612	Synaptics.exe	115
PID 612 wrote to memory of 4892	612	Synaptics.exe	115
PID 612 wrote to memory of 4892	612	Synaptics.exe	115
PID 612 wrote to memory of 4892	612	Synaptics.exe	115
PID 612 wrote to memory of 4892	612	Synaptics.exe	115
PID 612 wrote to memory of 4892	612	Synaptics.exe	115
PID 612 wrote to memory of 4892	612	Synaptics.exe	115
PID 612 wrote to memory of 4892	612	Synaptics.exe	115
PID 612 wrote to memory of 4892	612	Synaptics.exe	115
PID 612 wrote to memory of 4892	612	Synaptics.exe	115
PID 4892 wrote to memory of 184	4892	Synaptics.exe	116
PID 4892 wrote to memory of 184	4892	Synaptics.exe	116
PID 4892 wrote to memory of 184	4892	Synaptics.exe	116

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4628
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe"
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:4732
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\qCqbTEC.exe"
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2352
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\qCqbTEC" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpCE5C.tmp"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
  PID:3828
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe"
  2⤵
  PID:3836
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe"
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Modifies registry class
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2832
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_20240821acda17bc5897342e6bfb4c813b1066b0avoslockerhijackloader.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2468
- - C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
    "C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate
    3⤵
    - Checks computer location settings
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:612
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe"
      4⤵
      Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3104
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\qCqbTEC.exe"
      4⤵
      Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4996
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\qCqbTEC" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp118F.tmp"
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:5072
  - - C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
      "C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe"
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      PID:4468
  - - C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
      "C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe"
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      PID:1572
  - - C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
      "C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe"
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      PID:1948
  - - C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
      "C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe"
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      PID:1432
  - - C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
      "C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe"
      4⤵
      Checks computer location settings
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Modifies registry class
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4892
    - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe
        
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe"
        5⤵
        Executes dropped EXE
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        
        PID:184

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" /automation -Embedding
1⤵
- Checks processor information in registry
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:2940

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

System Information Discovery