mercurialgrabber | 66359689b1ca80fbab24796d04cc3a91e3eb804de56635adc9d46a925758ffe6

General

Target

ItroublveTSC.exe
Size

514KB
MD5

d8264e0921403244b0c29079bb732368
SHA1

d61b7c088ac4e118a6ac41fc4491961daa607773
SHA256

66359689b1ca80fbab24796d04cc3a91e3eb804de56635adc9d46a925758ffe6
SHA512

da4b6a9bee26db9bd788b19953f997620b06be3fa15f38da846c66cabc2f0cade80efc79e3e3b855a6435968a93984d26107836665db14a19eb9b44704899fed
SSDEEP

6144:WahO6sQA+WdlH4piJAiCC+c3e6iiixLifXiiiJ0Ny4SildqqQG2ixiiijEMiViiC:Wi4J+WbEGDfaAPiu15IQuUeeSMzg

Score

10^/10

mercurialgrabber nanocore credential_access discovery evasion keylogger persistence spyware stealer trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

mercurialgrabber

C2

https://discord.com/api/webhooks/899842638260338719/2a5S9S1gHhBIZB1ISPfnaBVgbTdkzaMWdmP_oGgFx14jtlvloXQRGQaYOY1Djoem1pL8

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

176.168.5.0:2605

Mutex

d01924fe-4e8d-4b6f-850c-443e5741751a

Attributes

activate_away_mode
true
backup_connection_host
176.168.5.0
backup_dns_server
8.8.4.4
buffer_size
65535
build_time
2021-07-31T04:06:57.831335236Z
bypass_user_account_control
true
bypass_user_account_control_data
clear_access_control
true
clear_zone_identifier
false
connect_delay
4000
connection_port
2605
default_group
Default
enable_debug_mode
true
gc_threshold
1.048576e+07
keep_alive_timeout
30000
keyboard_logging
false
lan_timeout
2500
max_packet_size
1.048576e+07
mutex
d01924fe-4e8d-4b6f-850c-443e5741751a
mutex_timeout
5000
prevent_system_sleep
false
primary_connection_host
176.168.5.0
primary_dns_server
8.8.8.8
request_elevation
true
restart_delay
5000
run_delay
0
run_on_startup
true
set_critical_process
true
timeout_interval
5000
use_custom_dns_server
false
version
1.2.2.0
wan_timeout
8000

Signatures

Mercurial Grabber Stealer
Mercurial Grabber is an open source stealer targeting Chrome, Discord and some game clients as well as generic system information.
stealer mercurialgrabber
NanoCore
NanoCore is a remote access tool (RAT) with a variety of capabilities.
keylogger trojan stealer spyware nanocore
Credentials from Password Stores: Credentials from Web Browsers 1 TTPs
Malicious Access or copy of Web Browser Credential store.
credential_access stealer

Credentials from Web Browsers
T1555.003
Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
evasion

Query Registry
T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion
T1497

Processes:

ITROUB~2.EXE

description ioc process

Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions ITROUB~2.EXE
Looks for VMWare Tools registry key 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
evasion

Query Registry
T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion
T1497

Processes:

ITROUB~2.EXE

description ioc process

Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VMWare, Inc.\VMWare Tools ITROUB~2.EXE
Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry
T1012

System Information Discovery
T1082

Processes:

ITROUB~2.EXE

description ioc process

Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion ITROUB~2.EXE
Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

Processes:

ITROUB~2.EXEsvchost.exe

pid process

956 ITROUB~2.EXE
2660 svchost.exe
Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials In Files
T1552.001

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions	ITROUB~2.EXE

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VMWare, Inc.\VMWare Tools	ITROUB~2.EXE

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	ITROUB~2.EXE

pid	process
956	ITROUB~2.EXE
2660	svchost.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

ItroublveTSC.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\wextract_cleanup0 = "rundll32.exe C:\\Windows\\system32\\advpack.dll,DelNodeRunDLL32 \"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\IXP000.TMP\\\""	ItroublveTSC.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
evasion trojan

System Information Discovery
T1082

Processes:

svchost.exe

description ioc process

Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA svchost.exe
Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

Web Service
T1102

Processes:

flow ioc

40 discord.com
37 discord.com
38 discord.com
Looks up external IP address via web service 2 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

Processes:

flow ioc

3 ip4.seeip.org
35 ip-api.com

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA	svchost.exe

flow	ioc
40	discord.com
37	discord.com
38	discord.com

flow	ioc
3	ip4.seeip.org
35	ip-api.com

Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

ITROUB~2.EXE

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\disk\Enum\0	ITROUB~2.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Disk\Enum	ITROUB~2.EXE

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 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

Processes:

svchost.exe

description ioc process

Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language svchost.exe
Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry
T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery
T1120

System Information Discovery
T1082

Processes:

ITROUB~2.EXE

description ioc process

Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_VMware_&Prod_VMware_Virtual_S ITROUB~2.EXE

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_VMware_&Prod_VMware_Virtual_S	ITROUB~2.EXE

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

ITROUB~2.EXE

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0	ITROUB~2.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	ITROUB~2.EXE

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

ITROUB~2.EXE

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosInformation	ITROUB~2.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemManufacturer	ITROUB~2.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemProductName	ITROUB~2.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\Logical Unit Id 0	ITROUB~2.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe

pid process

2660 svchost.exe
2660 svchost.exe
2660 svchost.exe
2660 svchost.exe
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe

pid process

2660 svchost.exe
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

Processes:

ITROUB~2.EXEsvchost.exe

description pid process

Token: SeDebugPrivilege 956 ITROUB~2.EXE
Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2660 svchost.exe

pid	process
2660	svchost.exe
2660	svchost.exe
2660	svchost.exe
2660	svchost.exe

pid	process
2660	svchost.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	956	ITROUB~2.EXE
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2660	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes:

ItroublveTSC.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 32 wrote to memory of 956	32	ItroublveTSC.exe	ITROUB~2.EXE
PID 32 wrote to memory of 956	32	ItroublveTSC.exe	ITROUB~2.EXE
PID 32 wrote to memory of 2660	32	ItroublveTSC.exe	svchost.exe
PID 32 wrote to memory of 2660	32	ItroublveTSC.exe	svchost.exe
PID 32 wrote to memory of 2660	32	ItroublveTSC.exe	svchost.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ItroublveTSC.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ItroublveTSC.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:32
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\ITROUB~2.EXE
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\ITROUB~2.EXE
  2⤵
  - Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry
  - Looks for VMWare Tools registry key
  - Checks BIOS information in registry
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Maps connected drives based on registry
  - Checks SCSI registry key(s)
  - Checks processor information in registry
  - Enumerates system info in registry
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:956
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\svchost.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\svchost.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Checks whether UAC is enabled
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2660

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --field-trial-handle=4432,i,1729213506309163284,12809566808978835441,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4036 /prefetch:8
1⤵
PID:1556

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

2

T1497

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

Peripheral Device Discovery

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

6

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

2

T1497

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

1

T1005

Command and Control

Web Service

1

T1102

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\ITROUB~2.EXE

Filesize
42KB

MD5
21fb013f93c6801759c9d395c216386e

SHA1
832caf188f3f1dfa8d3287ef50281df0e2747c04

SHA256
5161620f499b9090a58c8dd0df60aa08dc4da0909e71a555adb897d3431c7ade

SHA512
b7111203a134806646a8ba4f4ffd03dd972ae86660e6f3f142d8557a3907f1721896edc4ca9512d11659109a0ccab063f2d438b3e64abf474735c6fe5016cac7

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\svchost.exe

Filesize
202KB

MD5
6afe2574acea01baf839e828036e0201

SHA1
df43ddd5ae26554e00a3a8ae4dceb251e65d52dc

SHA256
0918b12b0d77703da052f21d4399e87a33dc2616ee9a6bf0a83f86f88e78781d

SHA512
3b17d5849e6782144077618996ffb34a3596c329083022d3dcb556b1a1cde2104b6be86cef7f92e26af9dac81471350129aaf26d88298985dc6d040a7060ed9f

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memory/956-7-0x00007FFA2F053000-0x00007FFA2F055000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/956-8-0x0000000000A00000-0x0000000000A10000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/956-9-0x00007FFA2F050000-0x00007FFA2FB11000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/956-10-0x00007FFA2F053000-0x00007FFA2F055000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/956-11-0x00007FFA2F050000-0x00007FFA2FB11000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/956-15-0x00007FFA2F050000-0x00007FFA2FB11000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/2660-19-0x00000000752B2000-0x00000000752B3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2660-20-0x00000000752B0000-0x0000000075861000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2660-22-0x00000000752B2000-0x00000000752B3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2660-23-0x00000000752B0000-0x0000000075861000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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