Analysis

  • max time kernel
    43s
  • max time network
    34s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240802-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240802-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    01-09-2024 18:34

General

  • Target

    https://financemastersacademy.com/inc/2.exe

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects ZharkBot payload 3 IoCs

    ZharkBot is a botnet written C++.

  • ZharkBot

    ZharkBot is a botnet written C++.

  • Downloads MZ/PE file
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs

    Enumerate browser information.

  • Program crash 2 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • NTFS ADS 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 42 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 24 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --single-argument https://financemastersacademy.com/inc/2.exe
    1⤵
    • Enumerates system info in registry
    • Modifies registry class
    • NTFS ADS
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3128
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data" /prefetch:7 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad" "--metrics-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data" --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=92.0.4515.131 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 "--annotation=prod=Microsoft Edge" --annotation=ver=92.0.902.67 --initial-client-data=0xfc,0x100,0x104,0xd8,0x108,0x7ffaa0aa46f8,0x7ffaa0aa4708,0x7ffaa0aa4718
      2⤵
        PID:4848
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=2052,1816527841132486816,3143686099721486328,131072 --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADgAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHgAAAAAAAAAeAAAAAAAAAAoAAAABAAAACAAAAAAAAAAKAAAAAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAADgAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADQAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAA0AAAAQAAAAAAAAAAQAAAANAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAHAAAADQAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAA= --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2096 /prefetch:2
        2⤵
          PID:1020
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --field-trial-handle=2052,1816527841132486816,3143686099721486328,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2392 /prefetch:3
          2⤵
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          PID:3336
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --field-trial-handle=2052,1816527841132486816,3143686099721486328,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2832 /prefetch:8
          2⤵
            PID:1688
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2052,1816527841132486816,3143686099721486328,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=6 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3272 /prefetch:1
            2⤵
              PID:5204
            • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
              "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2052,1816527841132486816,3143686099721486328,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=5 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3284 /prefetch:1
              2⤵
                PID:3448
              • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\92.0.902.67\identity_helper.exe
                "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\92.0.902.67\identity_helper.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=winrt_app_id.mojom.WinrtAppIdService --field-trial-handle=2052,1816527841132486816,3143686099721486328,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5172 /prefetch:8
                2⤵
                  PID:1016
                • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\92.0.902.67\identity_helper.exe
                  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\92.0.902.67\identity_helper.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=winrt_app_id.mojom.WinrtAppIdService --field-trial-handle=2052,1816527841132486816,3143686099721486328,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5172 /prefetch:8
                  2⤵
                  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                  PID:5560
                • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=edge_collections.mojom.CollectionsDataManager --field-trial-handle=2052,1816527841132486816,3143686099721486328,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=collections --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5420 /prefetch:8
                  2⤵
                    PID:2492
                  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2052,1816527841132486816,3143686099721486328,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=10 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5416 /prefetch:1
                    2⤵
                      PID:1444
                    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2052,1816527841132486816,3143686099721486328,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=12 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3392 /prefetch:1
                      2⤵
                        PID:5860
                      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilReadIcon --field-trial-handle=2052,1816527841132486816,3143686099721486328,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=icon_reader --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5940 /prefetch:8
                        2⤵
                          PID:2336
                        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=quarantine.mojom.Quarantine --field-trial-handle=2052,1816527841132486816,3143686099721486328,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5560 /prefetch:8
                          2⤵
                          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                          PID:5768
                        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilReadIcon --field-trial-handle=2052,1816527841132486816,3143686099721486328,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=icon_reader --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5648 /prefetch:8
                          2⤵
                            PID:3748
                          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2052,1816527841132486816,3143686099721486328,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=16 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3448 /prefetch:1
                            2⤵
                              PID:3236
                            • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                              "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2052,1816527841132486816,3143686099721486328,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --instant-process --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=17 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5800 /prefetch:1
                              2⤵
                                PID:416
                              • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                                "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2052,1816527841132486816,3143686099721486328,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=18 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3436 /prefetch:1
                                2⤵
                                  PID:4344
                                • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                                  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2052,1816527841132486816,3143686099721486328,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --instant-process --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=19 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3416 /prefetch:1
                                  2⤵
                                    PID:5980
                                • C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe
                                  C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe -Embedding
                                  1⤵
                                    PID:4264
                                  • C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe
                                    C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe -Embedding
                                    1⤵
                                      PID:3520
                                    • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
                                      C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
                                      1⤵
                                        PID:5308
                                      • C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\2.exe
                                        "C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\2.exe"
                                        1⤵
                                        • Executes dropped EXE
                                        • Loads dropped DLL
                                        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
                                        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                        PID:5684
                                        • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\aspnet_regiis.exe
                                          "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\aspnet_regiis.exe"
                                          2⤵
                                            PID:4872
                                            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                                              C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4872 -s 440
                                              3⤵
                                              • Program crash
                                              PID:2668
                                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                                          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 4872 -ip 4872
                                          1⤵
                                            PID:3616
                                          • C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\2.exe
                                            "C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\2.exe"
                                            1⤵
                                            • Executes dropped EXE
                                            • Loads dropped DLL
                                            • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
                                            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                            PID:1140
                                            • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\aspnet_regiis.exe
                                              "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\aspnet_regiis.exe"
                                              2⤵
                                                PID:6076
                                                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                                                  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 6076 -s 412
                                                  3⤵
                                                  • Program crash
                                                  PID:5160
                                            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                                              C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 520 -p 6076 -ip 6076
                                              1⤵
                                                PID:5444

                                              Network

                                              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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                                              Downloads

                                              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\2.exe.log

                                                Filesize

                                                42B

                                                MD5

                                                84cfdb4b995b1dbf543b26b86c863adc

                                                SHA1

                                                d2f47764908bf30036cf8248b9ff5541e2711fa2

                                                SHA256

                                                d8988d672d6915b46946b28c06ad8066c50041f6152a91d37ffa5cf129cc146b

                                                SHA512

                                                485f0ed45e13f00a93762cbf15b4b8f996553baa021152fae5aba051e3736bcd3ca8f4328f0e6d9e3e1f910c96c4a9ae055331123ee08e3c2ce3a99ac2e177ce

                                              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad\settings.dat

                                                Filesize

                                                152B

                                                MD5

                                                983cbc1f706a155d63496ebc4d66515e

                                                SHA1

                                                223d0071718b80cad9239e58c5e8e64df6e2a2fe

                                                SHA256

                                                cc34b8f8e3f4bfe4c9a227d88f56ea2dd276ca3ac81df622ff5e9a8ec46b951c

                                                SHA512

                                                d9cf2ca46d9379902730c81e615a3eb694873ffd535c6bb3ded2dc97cdbbfb71051ab11a07754ed6f610f04285605b702b5a48a6cfda3ee3287230c41c9c45cd

                                              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Preferences

                                                Filesize

                                                5KB

                                                MD5

                                                9876420e6a12ff453ee123721b3768b7

                                                SHA1

                                                dfe5a7dbb07e601a86ecabb66ddcaa5d2c73c8a2

                                                SHA256

                                                4c316039a128e6c3d35101ba3595bb064f4b0d118a001584deedd458b897106d

                                                SHA512

                                                d478b1d159e750118dad768d3eab9eb1c0d277ab00bfa08fb11af7d8c933cb3d6dc8a7b2987ffaaa47c1b0165b71ec698001e0b3ea9d7e4bfd35026b05793283

                                              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Preferences

                                                Filesize

                                                6KB

                                                MD5

                                                776b7c723bd9f19bdb39d4c231fd8758

                                                SHA1

                                                5460bcbf8a47820aa864be9d7053ba3eb0403f4e

                                                SHA256

                                                789c488d577b2da5254c29cfb478e094ca1c4ced97834907e080b46a61675335

                                                SHA512

                                                0efd78ec18145d76dceda6d136bcb881279bc07a7262e054cfabf0064d7d1b103d1498f142a870c9546414f4d7ffcca908ced0a3cf62dd46ef0bb58cc33a5875

                                              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\CURRENT

                                                Filesize

                                                16B

                                                MD5

                                                6752a1d65b201c13b62ea44016eb221f

                                                SHA1

                                                58ecf154d01a62233ed7fb494ace3c3d4ffce08b

                                                SHA256

                                                0861415cada612ea5834d56e2cf1055d3e63979b69eb71d32ae9ae394d8306cd

                                                SHA512

                                                9cfd838d3fb570b44fc3461623ab2296123404c6c8f576b0de0aabd9a6020840d4c9125eb679ed384170dbcaac2fa30dc7fa9ee5b77d6df7c344a0aa030e0389

                                              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State

                                                Filesize

                                                11KB

                                                MD5

                                                ce3b50a3aa6eb28eabd2977befe04fca

                                                SHA1

                                                8b044c12d3928ccc2f003fa02b71710f2f73ef05

                                                SHA256

                                                cc741a10afe308712dc1a2b9ca413cc9c80f4ab0c1fee9478ab5a16efa07c4c8

                                                SHA512

                                                98b5e16e94d5518b56733de4ba0bc98d45dbf3b352cc914175405cca59e7633e287e6a7bdca9f4d2c859febead3efb31a79197702f0d72ce2ecec49ec14729f3

                                              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State

                                                Filesize

                                                11KB

                                                MD5

                                                d92445f094a44a6a8acd3a8fd8b2a6b7

                                                SHA1

                                                0873c4c37d0df8d279ab1fba0285eb825eaecd97

                                                SHA256

                                                033761cbe6949108225d5fa557e2b586e902e005ab44778111f12b9720bbbd2a

                                                SHA512

                                                fc7740a46d3d1805f2c07d182d74af8b4be24ff311fef0510a6a26a27de677f880f9098d0b7a2754675506c7efc47645a7150483435bb7cc7cd840eb5f2e37c7

                                              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\d3d9.dll

                                                Filesize

                                                534KB

                                                MD5

                                                a6da8d868dbd5c9fe6b505db0ee7eb71

                                                SHA1

                                                3dad32b3b3230ad6f44b82d1eb1749c67800c6f8

                                                SHA256

                                                4ad69afb341c6d8021db1d9b0b7e56d14b020a0d70739e31f0b65861f3c4eb2c

                                                SHA512

                                                132f54ac3116fd644c57840c893dae2128f571a784ceaa6dd78bafa3e05fc8f2a9d2458f1e1cf321b6cecc2423d3c57ff6d3c4b6b60f92a41b665105a3262dd0

                                              • C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\Unconfirmed 824355.crdownload

                                                Filesize

                                                673KB

                                                MD5

                                                b859d1252109669c1a82b235aaf40932

                                                SHA1

                                                b16ea90025a7d0fad9196aa09d1091244af37474

                                                SHA256

                                                083d9bc8566b22e67b553f9e0b2f3bf6fe292220665dcc2fc10942cdc192125c

                                                SHA512

                                                9c0006055afd089ef2acbb253628494dd8c29bab9d5333816be8404f875c85ac342df82ae339173f853d3ebdb2261e59841352f78f6b4bd3bff3d0d606f30655

                                              • memory/4872-83-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000454000-memory.dmp

                                                Filesize

                                                336KB

                                              • memory/4872-85-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000454000-memory.dmp

                                                Filesize

                                                336KB

                                              • memory/5684-76-0x0000000000840000-0x00000000008EE000-memory.dmp

                                                Filesize

                                                696KB

                                              • memory/6076-130-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000454000-memory.dmp

                                                Filesize

                                                336KB