Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
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resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20240802-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system -
submitted
13/09/2024, 19:44 UTC
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
Server.exe
Resource
win11-20240802-en
Errors
General
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Target
Server.exe
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Size
93KB
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MD5
deb54ef342e3a0ec27127a3e7d652d26
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SHA1
e06df21ee97e502b70dc7bde782eb74207903eda
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SHA256
9147c7836fe827450e7f0d66e8337fbd07928a0ea19f428db38657fbdffd2075
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SHA512
a0a3b05849e2601c35f41f5bd6a281c012e16dc496bb6f6037cfa539dc4dc2e3d1d5bd8fdcf782a800096682cd8969316913ebd226d07a8eb66025980ca48a3f
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SSDEEP
1536:z9PTr1IDavlZhbSKl9YdjEwzGi1dDUDSgS:z9PSDavlZIQmqi1da3
Malware Config
Signatures
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Disables Task Manager via registry modification
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Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
pid Process 3464 netsh.exe 3436 netsh.exe 4300 netsh.exe -
Drops startup file 4 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Explower.exe server.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Explower.exe server.exe File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Microsoft Corporation.exe server.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Microsoft Corporation.exe server.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
pid Process 5608 server.exe 5140 tmp8BAC.tmp.exe -
Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Explower.exe server.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Explower.exe server.exe -
Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Explower.exe server.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Explower.exe server.exe -
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
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Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 9 IoCs
Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key value enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key value enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key value enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe -
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 7 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Server.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language server.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Shutdown.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language tmp8BAC.tmp.exe -
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 15 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\ColorizationAfterglow = "3288365268" LogonUI.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\ColorizationBlurBalance = "1" LogonUI.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\History\AutoColor = "0" LogonUI.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\ColorizationColorBalance = "89" LogonUI.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\ColorizationGlassAttribute = "1" LogonUI.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\AccentColor = "4292114432" LogonUI.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\ColorizationAfterglowBalance = "10" LogonUI.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\EnableWindowColorization = "253" LogonUI.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Accent LogonUI.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Accent\AccentPalette = 99ebff004cc2ff000091f8000078d4000067c000003e9200001a6800f7630c00 LogonUI.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\History LogonUI.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM LogonUI.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Accent\StartColorMenu = "4290799360" LogonUI.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Accent\AccentColorMenu = "4292114432" LogonUI.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\ColorizationColor = "3288365268" LogonUI.exe -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
pid Process 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe 5608 server.exe -
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
pid Process 5608 server.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 33 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 5608 server.exe Token: 33 5608 server.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 5608 server.exe Token: 33 5608 server.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 5608 server.exe Token: 33 5608 server.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 5608 server.exe Token: 33 5608 server.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 5608 server.exe Token: 33 5608 server.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 5608 server.exe Token: 33 5608 server.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 5608 server.exe Token: 33 5608 server.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 5608 server.exe Token: 33 5608 server.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 5608 server.exe Token: 33 5608 server.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 5608 server.exe Token: 33 5608 server.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 5608 server.exe Token: 33 5608 server.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 5608 server.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 5488 Shutdown.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 5488 Shutdown.exe Token: 33 5608 server.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 5608 server.exe Token: 33 5608 server.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 5608 server.exe Token: 33 5608 server.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 5608 server.exe Token: 33 5608 server.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 5608 server.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 5660 PickerHost.exe 556 LogonUI.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3756 wrote to memory of 5608 3756 Server.exe 81 PID 3756 wrote to memory of 5608 3756 Server.exe 81 PID 3756 wrote to memory of 5608 3756 Server.exe 81 PID 5608 wrote to memory of 3464 5608 server.exe 82 PID 5608 wrote to memory of 3464 5608 server.exe 82 PID 5608 wrote to memory of 3464 5608 server.exe 82 PID 5608 wrote to memory of 3436 5608 server.exe 84 PID 5608 wrote to memory of 3436 5608 server.exe 84 PID 5608 wrote to memory of 3436 5608 server.exe 84 PID 5608 wrote to memory of 4300 5608 server.exe 85 PID 5608 wrote to memory of 4300 5608 server.exe 85 PID 5608 wrote to memory of 4300 5608 server.exe 85 PID 5608 wrote to memory of 5488 5608 server.exe 90 PID 5608 wrote to memory of 5488 5608 server.exe 90 PID 5608 wrote to memory of 5488 5608 server.exe 90 PID 5608 wrote to memory of 5140 5608 server.exe 94 PID 5608 wrote to memory of 5140 5608 server.exe 94 PID 5608 wrote to memory of 5140 5608 server.exe 94
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Server.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Server.exe"1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3756 -
C:\ProgramData\server.exe"C:\ProgramData\server.exe"2⤵
- Drops startup file
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5608 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exenetsh firewall add allowedprogram "C:\ProgramData\server.exe" "server.exe" ENABLE3⤵
- Modifies Windows Firewall
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3464
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exenetsh firewall delete allowedprogram "C:\ProgramData\server.exe"3⤵
- Modifies Windows Firewall
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3436
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exenetsh firewall add allowedprogram "C:\ProgramData\server.exe" "server.exe" ENABLE3⤵
- Modifies Windows Firewall
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4300
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Shutdown.exeShutdown -r3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:5488
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp8BAC.tmp.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp8BAC.tmp.exe"3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:5140
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C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s DisplayEnhancementService1⤵PID:4768
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C:\Windows\System32\PickerHost.exeC:\Windows\System32\PickerHost.exe -Embedding1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:5660
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C:\Windows\system32\LogonUI.exe"LogonUI.exe" /flags:0x4 /state0:0xa3a1a855 /state1:0x41c64e6d1⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:556
Network
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Remote address:8.8.8.8:53Requestelse-treatment.gl.at.ply.ggIN AResponseelse-treatment.gl.at.ply.ggIN A147.185.221.22
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Remote address:8.8.8.8:53Request22.221.185.147.in-addr.arpaIN PTRResponse
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Remote address:8.8.8.8:53Requestself.events.data.microsoft.comIN AResponseself.events.data.microsoft.comIN CNAMEself-events-data.trafficmanager.netself-events-data.trafficmanager.netIN CNAMEonedscolprdeus03.eastus.cloudapp.azure.comonedscolprdeus03.eastus.cloudapp.azure.comIN A20.42.73.24
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Remote address:8.8.8.8:53Request24.73.42.20.in-addr.arpaIN PTRResponse
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4.7kB 79.2kB 75 107
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1.0kB 976 B 18 22
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819 B 52 B 12 1
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Persistence
Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Event Triggered Execution
1Netsh Helper DLL
1Privilege Escalation
Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Event Triggered Execution
1Netsh Helper DLL
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Downloads
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Filesize
93KB
MD5deb54ef342e3a0ec27127a3e7d652d26
SHA1e06df21ee97e502b70dc7bde782eb74207903eda
SHA2569147c7836fe827450e7f0d66e8337fbd07928a0ea19f428db38657fbdffd2075
SHA512a0a3b05849e2601c35f41f5bd6a281c012e16dc496bb6f6037cfa539dc4dc2e3d1d5bd8fdcf782a800096682cd8969316913ebd226d07a8eb66025980ca48a3f
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Filesize
408B
MD5593f806d2255a76afcad5d4a8395781b
SHA13990edff12ef61875bb4206b25a97a9440a8998c
SHA256beb8b3a764b3e94cc547be84090345e833be03d95d680ad4d75734ccd6485757
SHA51297440ebd7f8aac1030fe83c7f32a40a986d0fa6faec2c8b8cfbce093a3f27e7626c0b6e768ce6c753ac4dddc4227057b3a6e1d5a652d1f4a9cf64fa8efbad017
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Filesize
28KB
MD56c2210ba180f0e1b9d831c3c6c14c8b4
SHA100bebdf704f4cabf254583c6ad87c6e72872b61a
SHA256501c36ac282029ccf7950a4957d4c10ea72fe18f0ad8d6daeabfe628fa4070a7
SHA51226a63ad05199cf45acd7519fbc63945097b4c4a89bb2cdfa4f87ba004e1ce106220b0b99419e656de26d164265b3868a9ce541c71b05d4e4db1a9a1343130e9b
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Filesize
5B
MD5bbcd2be775370c1e106e66d077a93f3b
SHA1a44b6a98f30e3275fc304bc3b29e0eab8ae47f20
SHA256a7aa76f137ba550c381cfb8e5195a01963ae49db167e1cd1e0a8b902ed81eda1
SHA512bb6e0d1f24253a9525fd538debf8ca68eb7078cb8539140c184331a854ecdea192fbcc314c4154a0a474c9aec41a79efeb8150922454c3c9e71eeb5297ae2f72