Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    117s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240704-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240704-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    24-08-2024 21:29

General

  • Target

    WinLock.exe

  • Size

    487KB

  • MD5

    9f97b58176f9f5139929bcc9b292d776

  • SHA1

    cc7409a6a026177a47804ea44aa9cc83007d0747

  • SHA256

    cb9c0ac56597de591fb227b399a9e96dbef6ae6269a35070d9fc1f9e16fb5358

  • SHA512

    ed2afb424ab8499b71f1ad1dc9ac2e8db040a9afd9664b0145c16ffc426ea461db8b885907ace2146348bedb776a3c4cfce4f0c0fdb980ee99a17cd7ed488e34

  • SSDEEP

    12288:+R/y00bzAlvpYq1orkEHck8IzDqY33k0ero5lr:+fMgsvqY3Croj

Malware Config

Signatures

  • UAC bypass 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Event Triggered Execution: Image File Execution Options Injection 1 TTPs 12 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 21 IoCs

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

  • Windows security modification 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 19 IoCs
  • System policy modification 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WinLock.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WinLock.exe"
    1⤵
    • UAC bypass
    • Windows security bypass
    • Event Triggered Execution: Image File Execution Options Injection
    • Windows security modification
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    • System policy modification
    PID:2392
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /tn "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineUK" /sc MINUTE /mo 1 /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WinLock.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3044
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineUK" /sc MINUTE /mo 1 /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WinLock.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2784
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WinLock.exe'"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2176
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WinLock.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WinLock.exe explorer.exe
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2636
  • C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
    taskeng.exe {48094800-D533-4363-8DBD-808D7F7A1C72} S-1-5-21-3294248377-1418901787-4083263181-1000:FMEDFXFE\Admin:Interactive:[1]
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1072
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WinLock.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WinLock.exe
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1204
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WinLock.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WinLock.exe
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2420

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • memory/1204-117-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000059A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.6MB

  • memory/1204-120-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000059A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.6MB

  • memory/2176-6-0x000000001B5C0000-0x000000001B8A2000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    2.9MB

  • memory/2176-7-0x0000000002810000-0x0000000002818000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/2392-114-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000059A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.6MB

  • memory/2392-138-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000059A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.6MB

  • memory/2392-26-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000059A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.6MB

  • memory/2392-29-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2392-32-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000059A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.6MB

  • memory/2392-51-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000059A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.6MB

  • memory/2392-72-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000059A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.6MB

  • memory/2392-93-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000059A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.6MB

  • memory/2392-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000059A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.6MB

  • memory/2392-303-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000059A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.6MB

  • memory/2392-1-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2392-284-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000059A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.6MB

  • memory/2392-157-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000059A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.6MB

  • memory/2392-178-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000059A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.6MB

  • memory/2392-199-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000059A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.6MB

  • memory/2392-220-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000059A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.6MB

  • memory/2392-241-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000059A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.6MB

  • memory/2392-263-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000059A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.6MB

  • memory/2420-246-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000059A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.6MB

  • memory/2636-19-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000059A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.6MB

  • memory/2636-18-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000059A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.6MB