gh0strat | 3108cbea41614190cf3200359637045e2716c84a2e8fce7d8c72617840831332

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-786284298-625481688-3210388970-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	qee.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-786284298-625481688-3210388970-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	Synaptics.exe

Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2172	qee.exe
2248	._cache_qee.exe
5100	Synaptics.exe
4992	._cache_Synaptics.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-786284298-625481688-3210388970-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\._cache_qee.exe"	._cache_qee.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Synaptics Pointing Device Driver = "C:\\ProgramData\\Synaptics\\Synaptics.exe"	qee.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 5 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	3108cbea41614190cf3200359637045e2716c84a2e8fce7d8c72617840831332.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	qee.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	._cache_qee.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Synaptics.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	._cache_Synaptics.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0	EXCEL.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	EXCEL.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	EXCEL.EXE

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemFamily	EXCEL.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU	EXCEL.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS	EXCEL.EXE

Modifies registry class 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\	qee.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\	Synaptics.exe

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs

pid	Process
400	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 12 IoCs

pid	Process
2248	._cache_qee.exe
2248	._cache_qee.exe
2248	._cache_qee.exe
2248	._cache_qee.exe
2248	._cache_qee.exe
2248	._cache_qee.exe
4992	._cache_Synaptics.exe
4992	._cache_Synaptics.exe
4992	._cache_Synaptics.exe
4992	._cache_Synaptics.exe
4992	._cache_Synaptics.exe
4992	._cache_Synaptics.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 11 IoCs

pid	Process
3292	3108cbea41614190cf3200359637045e2716c84a2e8fce7d8c72617840831332.exe
3292	3108cbea41614190cf3200359637045e2716c84a2e8fce7d8c72617840831332.exe
400	EXCEL.EXE
400	EXCEL.EXE
400	EXCEL.EXE
400	EXCEL.EXE
400	EXCEL.EXE
400	EXCEL.EXE
400	EXCEL.EXE
400	EXCEL.EXE
400	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3292 wrote to memory of 2172	3292	3108cbea41614190cf3200359637045e2716c84a2e8fce7d8c72617840831332.exe	82
PID 3292 wrote to memory of 2172	3292	3108cbea41614190cf3200359637045e2716c84a2e8fce7d8c72617840831332.exe	82
PID 3292 wrote to memory of 2172	3292	3108cbea41614190cf3200359637045e2716c84a2e8fce7d8c72617840831332.exe	82
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 2248	2172	qee.exe	83
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 2248	2172	qee.exe	83
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 2248	2172	qee.exe	83
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 5100	2172	qee.exe	84
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 5100	2172	qee.exe	84
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 5100	2172	qee.exe	84
PID 5100 wrote to memory of 4992	5100	Synaptics.exe	85
PID 5100 wrote to memory of 4992	5100	Synaptics.exe	85
PID 5100 wrote to memory of 4992	5100	Synaptics.exe	85

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3108cbea41614190cf3200359637045e2716c84a2e8fce7d8c72617840831332.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3108cbea41614190cf3200359637045e2716c84a2e8fce7d8c72617840831332.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3292
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qee.exe
  qee.exe
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Modifies registry class
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2172
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_qee.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_qee.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Adds Run key to start application
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:2248
- - C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
    "C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate
    3⤵
    - Checks computer location settings
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Modifies registry class
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5100
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:4992

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" /automation -Embedding
1⤵
- Checks processor information in registry
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:400

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

3

System Information Discovery

4

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery