matiex | f9bf4cfd9b01450f92f9b0e1e329fdf4b31b234f60607b626a258aa6cbf40782

Analysis

max time kernel
120s
max time network
122s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240708-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240708-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
26-09-2024 19:01

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General

Target

f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

579KB
MD5

f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002
SHA1

797b13720bbc9ae30134fb421941e02ba73d7bd4
SHA256

f9bf4cfd9b01450f92f9b0e1e329fdf4b31b234f60607b626a258aa6cbf40782
SHA512

da07e25ae000328dce3ae94e1e8ef7737813767975d400bfceabcc0fb63c75582b274cc07724295e1ff675d9f69c69885946dc276ebd4c8554b4819ce54f2408
SSDEEP

6144:+Kflh63Z4wCX7ybhkPZP85tHvrXzlgIDG0KPlcnXLfn+jey82tp8e2n:3f/6KpX7+kPZU5tHDpP5XLfkB7

Score

10^/10

matiex collection defense_evasion discovery keylogger spyware stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

matiex

Credentials

Protocol: smtp
Host:
smtp.porkbun.com
Port:
587
Username:
[email protected]
Password:
godisable147

Signatures

Matiex
Matiex is a keylogger and infostealer first seen in July 2020.
stealer keylogger matiex

Matiex Main payload 7 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0008000000018708-4.dat	family_matiex
behavioral1/memory/2572-10-0x0000000000320000-0x0000000000390000-memory.dmp	family_matiex
behavioral1/memory/2704-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_matiex
behavioral1/memory/2704-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_matiex
behavioral1/memory/2704-26-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_matiex
behavioral1/memory/2704-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_matiex
behavioral1/memory/2704-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_matiex

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2572	tmp.exe
2704	svhost.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2316	f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002_JaffaCakes118.exe
2316	f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002_JaffaCakes118.exe
2316	f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002_JaffaCakes118.exe

Reads user/profile data of local email clients 2 TTPs
Email clients store some user data on disk where infostealers will often target it.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials In Files
T1552.001
Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials In Files
T1552.001

Credentials from Web Browsers
T1555.003

Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

collection

Email Collection

T1114

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1506706701-1246725540-2219210854-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	tmp.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1506706701-1246725540-2219210854-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	svhost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1506706701-1246725540-2219210854-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	svhost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1506706701-1246725540-2219210854-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	svhost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1506706701-1246725540-2219210854-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	tmp.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1506706701-1246725540-2219210854-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	tmp.exe

Looks up external IP address via web service 5 IoCs

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

flow	ioc
14	freegeoip.app
17	freegeoip.app
5	checkip.dyndns.org
6	checkip.dyndns.org
13	freegeoip.app

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2316 set thread context of 2704	2316	f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002_JaffaCakes118.exe	32

Subvert Trust Controls: Mark-of-the-Web Bypass 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

When files are downloaded from the Internet, they are tagged with a hidden NTFS Alternate Data Stream (ADS) named Zone.Identifier with a specific value known as the MOTW.

defense_evasion

SIP and Trust Provider Hijacking

T1553.003

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FolderN\name.exe:Zone.Identifier	cmd.exe

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 7 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	f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	tmp.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svhost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	reg.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

NTFS ADS 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FolderN\name.exe:Zone.Identifier	cmd.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2316	f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002_JaffaCakes118.exe
2316	f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2316	f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2704	svhost.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2572	tmp.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 29 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2572	2316	f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2572	2316	f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2572	2316	f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2572	2316	f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2704	2316	f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2704	2316	f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2704	2316	f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2704	2316	f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2704	2316	f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2704	2316	f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2704	2316	f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2704	2316	f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2704	2316	f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2852	2316	f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002_JaffaCakes118.exe	34
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2852	2316	f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002_JaffaCakes118.exe	34
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2852	2316	f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002_JaffaCakes118.exe	34
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2852	2316	f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002_JaffaCakes118.exe	34
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2684	2316	f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002_JaffaCakes118.exe	36
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2684	2316	f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002_JaffaCakes118.exe	36
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2684	2316	f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002_JaffaCakes118.exe	36
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2684	2316	f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002_JaffaCakes118.exe	36
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 1160	2684	cmd.exe	38
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 1160	2684	cmd.exe	38
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 1160	2684	cmd.exe	38
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 1160	2684	cmd.exe	38
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2344	2316	f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002_JaffaCakes118.exe	39
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2344	2316	f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002_JaffaCakes118.exe	39
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2344	2316	f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002_JaffaCakes118.exe	39
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2344	2316	f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002_JaffaCakes118.exe	39

outlook_office_path 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1506706701-1246725540-2219210854-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	svhost.exe

outlook_win_path 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1506706701-1246725540-2219210854-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	svhost.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2316
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2572
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svhost.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svhost.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - outlook_office_path
  - outlook_win_path
  PID:2704
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c copy "C:/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/Temp/f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002_JaffaCakes118.exe" "%temp%\FolderN\name.exe" /Y
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2852
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows" /v Load /t REG_SZ /d "%temp%\FolderN\name.exe.lnk" /f
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2684
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
    reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows" /v Load /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FolderN\name.exe.lnk" /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1160
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c echo [zoneTransfer]ZoneID = 2 > %temp%\FolderN\name.exe:Zone.Identifier
  2⤵
  - Subvert Trust Controls: Mark-of-the-Web Bypass
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - NTFS ADS
  PID:2344

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Subvert Trust Controls

T1553

SIP and Trust Provider Hijacking

T1553.003

Credential Access

Credentials from Password Stores

T1555

Credentials from Web Browsers

T1555.003

Unsecured Credentials

T1552

Credentials In Files

T1552.001

Discovery

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

T1005

Email Collection

T1114

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FolderN\name.exe

Filesize
579KB

MD5
f9061b35c7ed637323aac46c5d15d002

SHA1
797b13720bbc9ae30134fb421941e02ba73d7bd4

SHA256
f9bf4cfd9b01450f92f9b0e1e329fdf4b31b234f60607b626a258aa6cbf40782

SHA512
da07e25ae000328dce3ae94e1e8ef7737813767975d400bfceabcc0fb63c75582b274cc07724295e1ff675d9f69c69885946dc276ebd4c8554b4819ce54f2408

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svhost.exe

Filesize
255KB

MD5
9af17c8393f0970ee5136bd3ffa27001

SHA1
4b285b72c1a11285a25f31f2597e090da6bbc049

SHA256
71d6a7a3fe5f8dc878cd5bdeca0e09177efb85c01e9a8a10a95262cabefaa019

SHA512
b90f7de7d5ce72dccb264c7ba609e173c529b9d99ed9a63f88632bc58b1a994bbb727365f519c73b979f8918bd6de3c39a9f0347eb3a4bccdce4b2772a6516a3

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe

Filesize
425KB

MD5
34e884a790a7ef67f7c61108e2b9a177

SHA1
6ad5021f86a6d361a9771001a506ff8b8bf1930a

SHA256
5f1ce1d8e909e4fc999dd5a1fea71103cff35e075750117c8d9e3ec5045f09f0

SHA512
79e5fcd411321f1b09b67cc36a2dbeaf88731bd1ebf41cf53d21ed4d7f476b7193c40c33dcc652d707240ec45818b730732465c2a4a329c8ea7dd4d020aea2e8

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memory/2316-1-0x0000000001120000-0x00000000011B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
600KB

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memory/2316-39-0x0000000073F80000-0x000000007466E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/2316-0-0x0000000073F8E000-0x0000000073F8F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2316-38-0x0000000073F80000-0x000000007466E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/2316-36-0x0000000073F8E000-0x0000000073F8F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2316-29-0x0000000073F80000-0x000000007466E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/2572-28-0x0000000073F80000-0x000000007466E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/2572-10-0x0000000000320000-0x0000000000390000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/2572-37-0x0000000073F80000-0x000000007466E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/2704-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/2704-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/2704-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/2704-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/2704-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/2704-20-0x00000000FFFDE000-0x00000000FFFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2704-26-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/2704-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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