Overview

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Static

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Exela.exe

windows7-x64

7

Exela.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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General

  • Target

    Exela.exe

  • Size

    10.9MB

  • Sample

    240908-tj9laavekr

  • MD5

    38d6011caa42b479fbc3d68f25c20b2d

  • SHA1

    10fe6b6a5486fec6f188b650321f73df20c333ac

  • SHA256

    5d1599c5dc25a5057aea51cd0a9981a2e611f9adc55a389b9bbd1b247e0b8370

  • SHA512

    5bfe241f5e64f9af744f276cfc048359818e300a2a3620f08a09d834bd9894a468dd29f9cf5b12d3fd6af44a60582dc3edb451f9733434fb23ac8ef463d8ef69

  • SSDEEP

    196608:EULPksKAYZL/TLx4hz7DIxyueNvX+wfm/pf+xfdkRDlTWKqrIWOQW0DaqkH:Nk6YZrTGz7kQvX+9/pWFGRZTBqrIWdRE

Score
10/10
exelastealercollectioncredential_accessdefense_evasiondiscoveryevasionpersistenceprivilege_escalationpyinstallerspywarestealerupx

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      Exela.exe

    • Size

      10.9MB

    • MD5

      38d6011caa42b479fbc3d68f25c20b2d

    • SHA1

      10fe6b6a5486fec6f188b650321f73df20c333ac

    • SHA256

      5d1599c5dc25a5057aea51cd0a9981a2e611f9adc55a389b9bbd1b247e0b8370

    • SHA512

      5bfe241f5e64f9af744f276cfc048359818e300a2a3620f08a09d834bd9894a468dd29f9cf5b12d3fd6af44a60582dc3edb451f9733434fb23ac8ef463d8ef69

    • SSDEEP

      196608:EULPksKAYZL/TLx4hz7DIxyueNvX+wfm/pf+xfdkRDlTWKqrIWOQW0DaqkH:Nk6YZrTGz7kQvX+9/pWFGRZTBqrIWdRE

    Score
    10/10
    upxexelastealercollectioncredential_accessdefense_evasiondiscoveryevasionpersistenceprivilege_escalationspywarestealer

    • 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

    • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

    • 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
    behavioral1behavioral2

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

3
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

Web Service

1
T1102

Exfiltration

Impact

Tasks