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Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions	Paymet.exe

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
1620	powershell.exe

Looks for VMWare Tools registry key 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Query Registry

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VMware, Inc.\VMware Tools	Paymet.exe

Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	Paymet.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	Paymet.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion trojan

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA	Paymet.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	Paymet.exe

Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs

Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

flow	ioc
4	ip-api.com

Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

Disk information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Disk\Enum	Paymet.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Disk\Enum\0	Paymet.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2476 set thread context of 2932	2476	Paymet.exe	38

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	AddInProcess32.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

pid	Process
1620	powershell.exe
2932	AddInProcess32.exe
2932	AddInProcess32.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2476	Paymet.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1620	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2932	AddInProcess32.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 42 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 1620	2476	Paymet.exe	31
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 1620	2476	Paymet.exe	31
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 1620	2476	Paymet.exe	31
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2740	2476	Paymet.exe	33
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2740	2476	Paymet.exe	33
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2740	2476	Paymet.exe	33
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2740	2476	Paymet.exe	33
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2740	2476	Paymet.exe	33
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2740	2476	Paymet.exe	33
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2740	2476	Paymet.exe	33
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2840	2476	Paymet.exe	34
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2840	2476	Paymet.exe	34
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2840	2476	Paymet.exe	34
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2840	2476	Paymet.exe	34
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2840	2476	Paymet.exe	34
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2840	2476	Paymet.exe	34
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2840	2476	Paymet.exe	34
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2840	2476	Paymet.exe	34
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2756	2476	Paymet.exe	35
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2756	2476	Paymet.exe	35
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2756	2476	Paymet.exe	35
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2756	2476	Paymet.exe	35
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2756	2476	Paymet.exe	35
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2756	2476	Paymet.exe	35
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2756	2476	Paymet.exe	35
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 3028	2476	Paymet.exe	36
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 3028	2476	Paymet.exe	36
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 3028	2476	Paymet.exe	36
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 3028	2476	Paymet.exe	36
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2932	2476	Paymet.exe	38
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2932	2476	Paymet.exe	38
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2932	2476	Paymet.exe	38
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2932	2476	Paymet.exe	38
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2932	2476	Paymet.exe	38
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2932	2476	Paymet.exe	38
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2932	2476	Paymet.exe	38
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2932	2476	Paymet.exe	38
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2932	2476	Paymet.exe	38
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2656	2476	Paymet.exe	39
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2656	2476	Paymet.exe	39
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2656	2476	Paymet.exe	39
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2656	2476	Paymet.exe	39

System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	Paymet.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Paymet.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Paymet.exe"
1⤵
- UAC bypass
- Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry
- Looks for VMWare Tools registry key
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Maps connected drives based on registry
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- System policy modification
PID:2476
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Paymet.exe" -Force
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:1620
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\installutil.exe
  "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\installutil.exe"
  2⤵
  PID:2740
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\msbuild.exe
  "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\msbuild.exe"
  2⤵
  PID:2840
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\regsvcs.exe
  "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\regsvcs.exe"
  2⤵
  PID:2756
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\jsc.exe
  "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\jsc.exe"
  2⤵
  PID:3028
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AddInProcess32.exe
  "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AddInProcess32.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2932
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AddInProcess32.exe
  "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AddInProcess32.exe"
  2⤵
  PID:2656

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Defense Evasion

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

Credential Access

Credentials from Password Stores

T1555

Credentials from Web Browsers

T1555.003

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion