Overview

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Static

static

3

Exela.exe

windows11-21h2-x64

10

Stub.pyc

windows11-21h2-x64

3

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General

  • Target

    Exela.exe

  • Size

    10.9MB

  • Sample

    240825-gvf2wszglp

  • MD5

    6503e66ed2efe4c80a08ce10e83e71cc

  • SHA1

    68d49f8d3e585d4a2c996ebd795735d405e79fd8

  • SHA256

    9f51f66cf6eaf643e22d787480045a1f5197c072b847d72469363a68ef23d267

  • SHA512

    52febb1fe7aaff1db2d0489f5b474eb54a48fa62d62422f300e2b914f0fa056b4b6ae4a63ea75117344eba9e451f0290002e06bd8901d315a4fc39e8e0e85ed4

  • SSDEEP

    196608:zrxBA9Jb3tQk5tieNvX+wfm/pf+xfdkRJLhK7r2OdW0D+FI:fg97v5ttvX+9/pWFGRS7r24R++

Score
10/10
exelastealercollectioncredential_accessdefense_evasiondiscoveryevasionpersistenceprivilege_escalationpyinstallerspywarestealerupx

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      Exela.exe

    • Size

      10.9MB

    • MD5

      6503e66ed2efe4c80a08ce10e83e71cc

    • SHA1

      68d49f8d3e585d4a2c996ebd795735d405e79fd8

    • SHA256

      9f51f66cf6eaf643e22d787480045a1f5197c072b847d72469363a68ef23d267

    • SHA512

      52febb1fe7aaff1db2d0489f5b474eb54a48fa62d62422f300e2b914f0fa056b4b6ae4a63ea75117344eba9e451f0290002e06bd8901d315a4fc39e8e0e85ed4

    • SSDEEP

      196608:zrxBA9Jb3tQk5tieNvX+wfm/pf+xfdkRJLhK7r2OdW0D+FI:fg97v5ttvX+9/pWFGRS7r24R++

    Score
    10/10
    exelastealercollectioncredential_accessdefense_evasiondiscoveryevasionpersistenceprivilege_escalationpyinstallerspywarestealerupx

    • Exela Stealer

      Exela Stealer is an open source stealer originally written in .NET and later transitioned to Python that was first observed in August 2023.

      stealerexelastealer

    • Credentials from Password Stores: Credentials from Web Browsers

      Malicious Access or copy of Web Browser Credential store.

      credential_accessstealer

    • Grants admin privileges

      Uses net.exe to modify the user's privileges.

    • Modifies Windows Firewall

      evasion

    • Clipboard Data

      Adversaries may collect data stored in the clipboard from users copying information within or between applications.

      collection

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

      Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

      spywarestealer

    • UPX packed file

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

      upx

    • Looks up external IP address via web service

      Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

    • Network Service Discovery

      Attempt to gather information on host's network.

      discovery

    • Enumerates processes with tasklist

      discovery

    • Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories

      defense_evasion
    behavioral1

    • Target

      Stub.pyc

    • Size

      875KB

    • MD5

      38216396acb54f2de12abb00409e9349

    • SHA1

      d27b187871e099eb15fa10e00552f07dae676755

    • SHA256

      985e8984625c143b802795b78ba42a7cf2704a125f04b11d59e989d510274897

    • SHA512

      ab262d391b2090e041a219c002ab63a51bcded848bd00a23c14300e5230d562d364a64607835cc8121aab49a69d8151e602bd7e8a02bdbf0d5cb9401f659a03a

    • SSDEEP

      12288:lkhL7UdcKLriWqANRFj0HqzfEP9wnJblZs4ZVrS9A5+q3dl61dRCUWXZEJ/lqfXQ:luLodcK9JRFQHEfQ6JbHXd0vRhWXkqvQ

    Score
    3/10
    behavioral2

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

1
T1059

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Scheduled Task

1
T1053.005

Persistence

Account Manipulation

1
T1098

Create or Modify System Process

1
T1543

Windows Service

1
T1543.003

Event Triggered Execution

1
T1546

Netsh Helper DLL

1
T1546.007

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Scheduled Task

1
T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Account Manipulation

1
T1098

Create or Modify System Process

1
T1543

Windows Service

1
T1543.003

Event Triggered Execution

1
T1546

Netsh Helper DLL

1
T1546.007

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Scheduled Task

1
T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Hide Artifacts

2
T1564

Hidden Files and Directories

2
T1564.001

Impair Defenses

1
T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall

1
T1562.004

Credential Access

Credentials from Password Stores

1
T1555

Credentials from Web Browsers

1
T1555.003

Unsecured Credentials

1
T1552

Credentials In Files

1
T1552.001

Discovery

Browser Information Discovery

1
T1217

Network Service Discovery

1
T1046

Permission Groups Discovery

1
T1069

Local Groups

1
T1069.001

Process Discovery

1
T1057

Query Registry

1
T1012

System Information Discovery

4
T1082

System Network Configuration Discovery

1
T1016

Wi-Fi Discovery

1
T1016.002

System Network Connections Discovery

1
T1049

Lateral Movement

Collection

Clipboard Data

1
T1115

Data from Local System

2
T1005

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

Tasks