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System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4182098368-2521458979-3782681353-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4182098368-2521458979-3782681353-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.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
2920	._cache_f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe
2872	Synaptics.exe
4644	Synaptics.exe
3616	Synaptics.exe
456	Synaptics.exe
1228	Synaptics.exe
1768	Synaptics.exe
4228	._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"	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 564 set thread context of 4824	564	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe	102
PID 2872 set thread context of 1768	2872	Synaptics.exe	117

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	._cache_Synaptics.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.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	Synaptics.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	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	._cache_f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Synaptics.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\	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.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
2968	schtasks.exe
4640	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3980	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 28 IoCs

pid	Process
564	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe
4444	powershell.exe
564	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe
564	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe
564	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe
564	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe
1836	powershell.exe
1836	powershell.exe
564	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe
4444	powershell.exe
1836	powershell.exe
2872	Synaptics.exe
3476	powershell.exe
3476	powershell.exe
380	powershell.exe
380	powershell.exe
3476	powershell.exe
2872	Synaptics.exe
2872	Synaptics.exe
2872	Synaptics.exe
2872	Synaptics.exe
2872	Synaptics.exe
2872	Synaptics.exe
2872	Synaptics.exe
2872	Synaptics.exe
2872	Synaptics.exe
2872	Synaptics.exe
380	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	564	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4444	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1836	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2872	Synaptics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3476	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	380	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 8 IoCs

pid	Process
3980	EXCEL.EXE
3980	EXCEL.EXE
3980	EXCEL.EXE
3980	EXCEL.EXE
3980	EXCEL.EXE
3980	EXCEL.EXE
3980	EXCEL.EXE
3980	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 564 wrote to memory of 4444	564	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe	94
PID 564 wrote to memory of 4444	564	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe	94
PID 564 wrote to memory of 4444	564	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe	94
PID 564 wrote to memory of 1836	564	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe	96
PID 564 wrote to memory of 1836	564	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe	96
PID 564 wrote to memory of 1836	564	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe	96
PID 564 wrote to memory of 2968	564	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe	97
PID 564 wrote to memory of 2968	564	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe	97
PID 564 wrote to memory of 2968	564	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe	97
PID 564 wrote to memory of 3536	564	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe	100
PID 564 wrote to memory of 3536	564	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe	100
PID 564 wrote to memory of 3536	564	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe	100
PID 564 wrote to memory of 4392	564	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe	101
PID 564 wrote to memory of 4392	564	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe	101
PID 564 wrote to memory of 4392	564	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe	101
PID 564 wrote to memory of 4824	564	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe	102
PID 564 wrote to memory of 4824	564	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe	102
PID 564 wrote to memory of 4824	564	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe	102
PID 564 wrote to memory of 4824	564	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe	102
PID 564 wrote to memory of 4824	564	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe	102
PID 564 wrote to memory of 4824	564	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe	102
PID 564 wrote to memory of 4824	564	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe	102
PID 564 wrote to memory of 4824	564	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe	102
PID 564 wrote to memory of 4824	564	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe	102
PID 564 wrote to memory of 4824	564	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe	102
PID 564 wrote to memory of 4824	564	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe	102
PID 4824 wrote to memory of 2920	4824	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe	103
PID 4824 wrote to memory of 2920	4824	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe	103
PID 4824 wrote to memory of 2920	4824	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe	103
PID 4824 wrote to memory of 2872	4824	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe	104
PID 4824 wrote to memory of 2872	4824	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe	104
PID 4824 wrote to memory of 2872	4824	f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe	104
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 380	2872	Synaptics.exe	107
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 380	2872	Synaptics.exe	107
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 380	2872	Synaptics.exe	107
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 3476	2872	Synaptics.exe	109
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 3476	2872	Synaptics.exe	109
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 3476	2872	Synaptics.exe	109
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 4640	2872	Synaptics.exe	111
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 4640	2872	Synaptics.exe	111
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 4640	2872	Synaptics.exe	111
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 4644	2872	Synaptics.exe	113
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 4644	2872	Synaptics.exe	113
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 4644	2872	Synaptics.exe	113
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 456	2872	Synaptics.exe	114
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 456	2872	Synaptics.exe	114
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 456	2872	Synaptics.exe	114
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 3616	2872	Synaptics.exe	115
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 3616	2872	Synaptics.exe	115
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 3616	2872	Synaptics.exe	115
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 1228	2872	Synaptics.exe	116
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 1228	2872	Synaptics.exe	116
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 1228	2872	Synaptics.exe	116
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 1768	2872	Synaptics.exe	117
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 1768	2872	Synaptics.exe	117
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 1768	2872	Synaptics.exe	117
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 1768	2872	Synaptics.exe	117
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 1768	2872	Synaptics.exe	117
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 1768	2872	Synaptics.exe	117
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 1768	2872	Synaptics.exe	117
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 1768	2872	Synaptics.exe	117
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 1768	2872	Synaptics.exe	117
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 1768	2872	Synaptics.exe	117
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 1768	2872	Synaptics.exe	117

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.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:564
- 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\f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe"
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:4444
- 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:1836
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\qCqbTEC" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpCC58.tmp"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
  PID:2968
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe"
  2⤵
  PID:3536
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe"
  2⤵
  PID:4392
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.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:4824
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_f15fb3befd6ae12ea63e2b94814bc4e0N.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2920
- - 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:2872
  - - 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:380
  - - 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:3476
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\qCqbTEC" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpB75.tmp"
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4640
  - - C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
      "C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe"
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      PID:4644
  - - C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
      "C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe"
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      PID:456
  - - C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
      "C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe"
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      PID:3616
  - - C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
      "C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe"
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      PID:1228
  - - 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
      PID:1768
    - - 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:4228

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:3980

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