Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240802-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240802-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    11/09/2024, 01:33

General

  • Target
    arpReport.exe
  • Size 189KB
  • Sample240911-bysbfaxarf
  • SHA256 6840e6e2a2b4555db025c331b41d426387e8d6397fd5917fad29d3893fb1886f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
Score
10/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects PlugX payload 22 IoCs
  • PlugX

    PlugX is a RAT (Remote Access Trojan) that has been around since 2008.

  • Unexpected DNS network traffic destination 2 IoCs

    Network traffic to other servers than the configured DNS servers was detected on the DNS port.

  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 7 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry class 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 16 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\arpReport.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\arpReport.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1972
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ArainsToolser\arpReport.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ArainsToolser\arpReport.exe" 100 1972
    1⤵
    • Deletes itself
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2252
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ArainsToolser\arpReport.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ArainsToolser\arpReport.exe" 200 0
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1848
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Dism.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\Dism.exe 201 0
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2128
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msdt.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\msdt.exe 209 2128
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4552
  • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
    1⤵
      PID:1628

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          DIFxAPI.bpl

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ArainsToolser\DIFxAPI.bpl
          • Size 133KB
          • SHA256 86f32ad5c7048cd156d345bc86d4afc73a7be036a5b11aa08ac5b037249ba73e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          arpReport.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ArainsToolser\arpReport.exe
          • Size 189KB
          • SHA256 6840e6e2a2b4555db025c331b41d426387e8d6397fd5917fad29d3893fb1886f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          arphadump.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ArainsToolser\arphadump.dll
          • Size 7.2MB
          • SHA256 9e10d98024db6f6748433918288232cc1e55bea916146729be40dc0e53615393
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          memory/1848-41-0x0000000000340000-0x0000000000376000-memory.dmp

          memory/1848-37-0x0000000000340000-0x0000000000376000-memory.dmp

          memory/1972-57-0x0000000000A50000-0x0000000000A86000-memory.dmp

          memory/1972-2-0x0000000000A50000-0x0000000000A86000-memory.dmp

          memory/1972-0-0x0000000001290000-0x0000000001390000-memory.dmp

          memory/1972-5-0x0000000000A50000-0x0000000000A86000-memory.dmp

          memory/1972-4-0x0000000000A50000-0x0000000000A86000-memory.dmp

          memory/2128-38-0x0000000000FD0000-0x0000000000FD1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2128-40-0x0000000001A40000-0x0000000001A76000-memory.dmp

          memory/2128-71-0x0000000001A40000-0x0000000001A76000-memory.dmp

          memory/2128-42-0x0000000001A40000-0x0000000001A76000-memory.dmp

          memory/2128-55-0x0000000001A40000-0x0000000001A76000-memory.dmp

          memory/2128-52-0x0000000000FD0000-0x0000000000FD1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2128-54-0x0000000001A40000-0x0000000001A76000-memory.dmp

          memory/2128-53-0x0000000001A40000-0x0000000001A76000-memory.dmp

          memory/2128-58-0x0000000001A40000-0x0000000001A76000-memory.dmp

          memory/2128-60-0x0000000001A40000-0x0000000001A76000-memory.dmp

          memory/2252-30-0x00000000005F0000-0x0000000000626000-memory.dmp

          memory/2252-64-0x00000000005F0000-0x0000000000626000-memory.dmp

          memory/2252-28-0x00000000005F0000-0x0000000000626000-memory.dmp

          memory/4552-65-0x0000000002660000-0x0000000002696000-memory.dmp

          memory/4552-70-0x0000000002660000-0x0000000002696000-memory.dmp

          memory/4552-69-0x0000000002660000-0x0000000002696000-memory.dmp

          memory/4552-67-0x0000000000D20000-0x0000000000D21000-memory.dmp

          memory/4552-66-0x0000000002660000-0x0000000002696000-memory.dmp

          memory/4552-68-0x0000000002660000-0x0000000002696000-memory.dmp