Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240802-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240802-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    14/09/2024, 22:40

General

  • Target
    XMouseButtonControlSetup.2.20.5.exe
  • Size 2.9MB
  • Sample240914-2lz4ma1dkd
  • SHA256 2240bf5fb5d80938b0676c46ef9f84bc1739c32f60c473ff85e530ae0eca2818
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 10 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 8 IoCs
  • Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs

    Enumerate browser information.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • 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.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies Control Panel 2 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 33 IoCs
  • Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 26 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 25 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XMouseButtonControlSetup.2.20.5.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XMouseButtonControlSetup.2.20.5.exe"
    1⤵
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies Control Panel
    • Modifies registry class
    PID:3056
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --single-argument http://www.highrez.co.uk/scripts/postinstall.asp?package=XMouse&major=2&minor=20&build=5&revision=0&platform=x64
    1⤵
    • Enumerates system info in registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2448
    • 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=0x120,0x124,0x128,0xfc,0x12c,0x7ffee2e246f8,0x7ffee2e24708,0x7ffee2e24718
      2⤵
        PID:3388
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=2084,17652230576440583372,13657500143313273568,131072 --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADgAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHgAAAAAAAAAeAAAAAAAAAAoAAAABAAAACAAAAAAAAAAKAAAAAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAADgAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADQAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAA0AAAAQAAAAAAAAAAQAAAANAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAHAAAADQAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAA= --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2116 /prefetch:2
        2⤵
          PID:4508
        • 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=2084,17652230576440583372,13657500143313273568,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2236 /prefetch:3
          2⤵
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          PID:2860
        • 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=2084,17652230576440583372,13657500143313273568,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2204 /prefetch:8
          2⤵
            PID:4876
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2084,17652230576440583372,13657500143313273568,131072 --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=3208 /prefetch:1
            2⤵
              PID:4668
            • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
              "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2084,17652230576440583372,13657500143313273568,131072 --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=3224 /prefetch:1
              2⤵
                PID:4672
              • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2084,17652230576440583372,13657500143313273568,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=7 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4948 /prefetch:1
                2⤵
                  PID:4872
                • 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=2084,17652230576440583372,13657500143313273568,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5336 /prefetch:8
                  2⤵
                    PID:4808
                  • 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=2084,17652230576440583372,13657500143313273568,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5336 /prefetch:8
                    2⤵
                    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                    PID:1384
                  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2084,17652230576440583372,13657500143313273568,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=9 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5368 /prefetch:1
                    2⤵
                      PID:4348
                    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2084,17652230576440583372,13657500143313273568,131072 --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=10 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5384 /prefetch:1
                      2⤵
                        PID:1596
                      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2084,17652230576440583372,13657500143313273568,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=11 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5464 /prefetch:1
                        2⤵
                          PID:2144
                        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2084,17652230576440583372,13657500143313273568,131072 --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=12 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5516 /prefetch:1
                          2⤵
                            PID:2292
                        • C:\Program Files\Highresolution Enterprises\X-Mouse Button Control\XMouseButtonControl.exe
                          "C:\Program Files\Highresolution Enterprises\X-Mouse Button Control\XMouseButtonControl.exe" /Installed /notportable
                          1⤵
                          • Executes dropped EXE
                          • Loads dropped DLL
                          • Modifies system certificate store
                          • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
                          • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
                          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                          PID:3132
                        • C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe
                          C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe -Embedding
                          1⤵
                            PID:4472
                          • C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe
                            C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe -Embedding
                            1⤵
                              PID:4036

                            Network

                                  MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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                                  Downloads

                                  BugTrapU-x64.dll

                                  • Path C:\Program Files\Highresolution Enterprises\X-Mouse Button Control\BugTrapU-x64.dll
                                  • Size 364KB
                                  • SHA256 0ab8481b44e7d2f0d57b444689aef75b61024487a5cf188c2fc6b8de919b040a
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                  XMouseButtonControl.exe

                                  • Path C:\Program Files\Highresolution Enterprises\X-Mouse Button Control\XMouseButtonControl.exe
                                  • Size 1.7MB
                                  • SHA256 7cc348f8d2ee10264e136425059205cf2c17493b4f3f6a43af024aecb926d8c8
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                  XMouseButtonHook.dll

                                  • Path C:\Program Files\Highresolution Enterprises\X-Mouse Button Control\XMouseButtonHook.dll
                                  • Size 1.0MB
                                  • SHA256 c845e808dc035329a7c95c846413a7afb9976f09872ba3c05dfa5f492156eef0
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                  settings.dat

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad\settings.dat
                                  • Size 152B
                                  • SHA256 183b8e82a0deaa83d04736553671cedb738adc909f483b3c5f822a0e6be7477d
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                  settings.dat

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad\settings.dat
                                  • Size 152B
                                  • SHA256 882a513b71b26210ff251769b82b2c5d59a932f96d9ce606ca2fab6530a13687
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                  the-real-index

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Code Cache\js\index-dir\the-real-index
                                  • Size 168B
                                  • SHA256 755a4871a6cc3c1c9099fd8668d3cc9e2c512f3e1dfede3ecf5d8ba3db4caf80
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                  Preferences

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                  • Size 5KB
                                  • SHA256 62de5135fc56090efc7ec3e213019c6312ddd95d5563258d04626a257b93de6c
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                  Preferences

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                  • Size 6KB
                                  • SHA256 48182ff0ffb090db6646489c5566cc997a135f511ba94f9f3387eb9290d1d83b
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                  CURRENT

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\CURRENT
                                  • Size 16B
                                  • SHA256 0861415cada612ea5834d56e2cf1055d3e63979b69eb71d32ae9ae394d8306cd
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                  Local State

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State
                                  • Size 10KB
                                  • SHA256 9034b21a400f6117086dd0f5ddb17960c226c4ea606a81c84f3f94bdb3f0741c
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                  InstallOptions.dll

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsj900D.tmp\InstallOptions.dll
                                  • Size 14KB
                                  • SHA256 8f24c6cf0b06d18f3c07e7bfca4e92afce71834663746cfaa9ddf52a25d5c586
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                  ShellExecAsUser.dll

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsj900D.tmp\ShellExecAsUser.dll
                                  • Size 7KB
                                  • SHA256 27d61cacd2995f498ba971b3b2c53330bc0e9900c9d23e57b2927aadfdee8115
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                  System.dll

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsj900D.tmp\System.dll
                                  • Size 10KB
                                  • SHA256 bb6df93369b498eaa638b0bcdc4bb89f45e9b02ca12d28bcedf4629ea7f5e0f1
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                  ioSpecial.ini

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsj900D.tmp\ioSpecial.ini
                                  • Size 613B
                                  • SHA256 da49fce65359213129efb85fe700c3caefe9db34000cc069030164d8a7cfe4dc
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                  ioSpecial.ini

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsj900D.tmp\ioSpecial.ini
                                  • Size 696B
                                  • SHA256 8d75af8ee0ba131f4b40ac4d729e891c7a58176466ad2f2f0000d26de812f979
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                  ioSpecial.ini

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsj900D.tmp\ioSpecial.ini
                                  • Size 710B
                                  • SHA256 d234a1eb8b0188419b174ae817ca1112a162e32ff9118d781974d792d1028298
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                  ioSpecial.ini

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsj900D.tmp\ioSpecial.ini
                                  • Size 726B
                                  • SHA256 40e19d735c983c8b58d90745cf3afc0f531711774e8dd2e7dfa15464ebdd51a3
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                  nsDialogs.dll

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsj900D.tmp\nsDialogs.dll
                                  • Size 9KB
                                  • SHA256 4cd17f660560934a001fc8e6fdcea50383b78ca129fb236623a9666fcbd13061
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP