warzonerat | d13a464ee088c56bd2702cb6e6796d8b2791c713ef85ad2e425997e4be88d4a9

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1302416131-1437503476-2806442725-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1302416131-1437503476-2806442725-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1302416131-1437503476-2806442725-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	Synaptics.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1302416131-1437503476-2806442725-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	Synaptics.exe

Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs

pid	Process
3920	._cache_39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe
2124	Synaptics.exe
4352	Synaptics.exe
4236	Synaptics.exe
1728	._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"	39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 452 set thread context of 1340	452	39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe	100
PID 2124 set thread context of 4236	2124	Synaptics.exe	111

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	Synaptics.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Synaptics.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	powershell.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	powershell.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	powershell.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	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	._cache_39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.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 value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	EXCEL.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0	EXCEL.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	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\	39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\	Synaptics.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
1120	schtasks.exe
2228	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs

pid	Process
220	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 20 IoCs

pid	Process
452	39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe
3568	powershell.exe
3568	powershell.exe
452	39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe
452	39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe
3532	powershell.exe
3532	powershell.exe
3568	powershell.exe
3532	powershell.exe
2124	Synaptics.exe
1988	powershell.exe
1988	powershell.exe
2124	Synaptics.exe
2124	Synaptics.exe
3596	powershell.exe
3596	powershell.exe
2124	Synaptics.exe
2124	Synaptics.exe
1988	powershell.exe
3596	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	452	39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3568	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3532	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2124	Synaptics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1988	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3596	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 8 IoCs

pid	Process
220	EXCEL.EXE
220	EXCEL.EXE
220	EXCEL.EXE
220	EXCEL.EXE
220	EXCEL.EXE
220	EXCEL.EXE
220	EXCEL.EXE
220	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 52 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 452 wrote to memory of 3568	452	39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe	94
PID 452 wrote to memory of 3568	452	39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe	94
PID 452 wrote to memory of 3568	452	39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe	94
PID 452 wrote to memory of 3532	452	39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe	96
PID 452 wrote to memory of 3532	452	39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe	96
PID 452 wrote to memory of 3532	452	39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe	96
PID 452 wrote to memory of 1120	452	39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe	98
PID 452 wrote to memory of 1120	452	39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe	98
PID 452 wrote to memory of 1120	452	39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe	98
PID 452 wrote to memory of 1340	452	39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe	100
PID 452 wrote to memory of 1340	452	39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe	100
PID 452 wrote to memory of 1340	452	39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe	100
PID 452 wrote to memory of 1340	452	39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe	100
PID 452 wrote to memory of 1340	452	39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe	100
PID 452 wrote to memory of 1340	452	39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe	100
PID 452 wrote to memory of 1340	452	39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe	100
PID 452 wrote to memory of 1340	452	39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe	100
PID 452 wrote to memory of 1340	452	39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe	100
PID 452 wrote to memory of 1340	452	39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe	100
PID 452 wrote to memory of 1340	452	39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe	100
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 3920	1340	39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe	101
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 3920	1340	39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe	101
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 3920	1340	39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe	101
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 2124	1340	39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe	102
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 2124	1340	39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe	102
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 2124	1340	39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe	102
PID 2124 wrote to memory of 1988	2124	Synaptics.exe	103
PID 2124 wrote to memory of 1988	2124	Synaptics.exe	103
PID 2124 wrote to memory of 1988	2124	Synaptics.exe	103
PID 2124 wrote to memory of 3596	2124	Synaptics.exe	105
PID 2124 wrote to memory of 3596	2124	Synaptics.exe	105
PID 2124 wrote to memory of 3596	2124	Synaptics.exe	105
PID 2124 wrote to memory of 2228	2124	Synaptics.exe	106
PID 2124 wrote to memory of 2228	2124	Synaptics.exe	106
PID 2124 wrote to memory of 2228	2124	Synaptics.exe	106
PID 2124 wrote to memory of 4352	2124	Synaptics.exe	110
PID 2124 wrote to memory of 4352	2124	Synaptics.exe	110
PID 2124 wrote to memory of 4352	2124	Synaptics.exe	110
PID 2124 wrote to memory of 4236	2124	Synaptics.exe	111
PID 2124 wrote to memory of 4236	2124	Synaptics.exe	111
PID 2124 wrote to memory of 4236	2124	Synaptics.exe	111
PID 2124 wrote to memory of 4236	2124	Synaptics.exe	111
PID 2124 wrote to memory of 4236	2124	Synaptics.exe	111
PID 2124 wrote to memory of 4236	2124	Synaptics.exe	111
PID 2124 wrote to memory of 4236	2124	Synaptics.exe	111
PID 2124 wrote to memory of 4236	2124	Synaptics.exe	111
PID 2124 wrote to memory of 4236	2124	Synaptics.exe	111
PID 2124 wrote to memory of 4236	2124	Synaptics.exe	111
PID 2124 wrote to memory of 4236	2124	Synaptics.exe	111
PID 4236 wrote to memory of 1728	4236	Synaptics.exe	112
PID 4236 wrote to memory of 1728	4236	Synaptics.exe	112
PID 4236 wrote to memory of 1728	4236	Synaptics.exe	112

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.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:452
- 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\39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe"
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:3568
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\cZjNgWbrqSG.exe"
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:3532
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\cZjNgWbrqSG" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpBF58.tmp"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
  PID:1120
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.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:1340
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_39ef3dc09d0e0c34b96b6eb08a371670N.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3920
- - 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:2124
  - - 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:1988
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\cZjNgWbrqSG.exe"
      4⤵
      Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3596
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\cZjNgWbrqSG" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpFD5B.tmp"
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2228
  - - C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
      "C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe"
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      PID:4352
  - - 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:4236
    - - 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:1728

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:220

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