modiloader | 98e02ed7ade12e35e3656a2fdf53c0c797dd17fa8cf1d6dd1de1af024479d5d3

General

Target

ff43b396af235bfeef6dbee74fdacd7e_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

313KB
MD5

ff43b396af235bfeef6dbee74fdacd7e
SHA1

f2f8069f8cbe29da1734fb26ffa4cc6bd63b65f1
SHA256

98e02ed7ade12e35e3656a2fdf53c0c797dd17fa8cf1d6dd1de1af024479d5d3
SHA512

c90dbaf195255097e4225d09db0697014cd2291f98993b2fc411fb3d585833ec7e0be252ce254f738bb80ad47909389bea8a74d53cbce70c1d3070698d7c568a
SSDEEP

6144:mG377xS2Vp2CeiorXhwTBN53nppcCJJvHPPoS:Fr7xS2Vp6FwT3bJJvHXoS

Score

10^/10

modiloader discovery evasion persistence trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

ModiLoader, DBatLoader
ModiLoader is a Delphi loader that misuses cloud services to download other malicious families.
trojan modiloader

UAC bypass 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion trojan

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	mstwain32.exe

ModiLoader Second Stage 4 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4464-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000450000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/files/0x000400000001daab-5.dat	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/4464-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000450000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/1648-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000450000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-656926755-4116854191-210765258-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	ff43b396af235bfeef6dbee74fdacd7e_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1648	mstwain32.exe

Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs

pid	Process
1648	mstwain32.exe
1648	mstwain32.exe
1648	mstwain32.exe
1648	mstwain32.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-656926755-4116854191-210765258-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\mstwain32 = "C:\\Windows\\mstwain32.exe"	mstwain32.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

evasion trojan

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA	mstwain32.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	mstwain32.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA	ff43b396af235bfeef6dbee74fdacd7e_JaffaCakes118.exe

UPX packed file 4 IoCs

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4464-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000450000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/files/0x000400000001daab-5.dat	upx
behavioral2/memory/4464-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000450000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1648-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000450000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\mstwain32.exe	ff43b396af235bfeef6dbee74fdacd7e_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\mstwain32.exe	ff43b396af235bfeef6dbee74fdacd7e_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\ntdtcstp.dll	mstwain32.exe
File created	C:\Windows\cmsetac.dll	mstwain32.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 2 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	ff43b396af235bfeef6dbee74fdacd7e_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	mstwain32.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4464	ff43b396af235bfeef6dbee74fdacd7e_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3860	vssvc.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3860	vssvc.exe
Token: SeAuditPrivilege	3860	vssvc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1648	mstwain32.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1648	mstwain32.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1648	mstwain32.exe
1648	mstwain32.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4464 wrote to memory of 1648	4464	ff43b396af235bfeef6dbee74fdacd7e_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4464 wrote to memory of 1648	4464	ff43b396af235bfeef6dbee74fdacd7e_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4464 wrote to memory of 1648	4464	ff43b396af235bfeef6dbee74fdacd7e_JaffaCakes118.exe	87

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"	mstwain32.exe

Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
ransomware

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ff43b396af235bfeef6dbee74fdacd7e_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ff43b396af235bfeef6dbee74fdacd7e_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4464
- C:\Windows\mstwain32.exe
  "C:\Windows\mstwain32.exe"
  2⤵
  - UAC bypass
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Checks whether UAC is enabled
  - Drops file in Windows directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - System policy modification
  PID:1648

C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3860

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

1

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

1

T1548.002

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

1

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

1

T1548.002

Impair Defenses

1

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

3

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Windows\cmsetac.dll

Filesize
33KB

MD5
7c3ff4d4d394fde7c693d04c488a55f8

SHA1
ae2b2acc7e91a910f9075e0e095b528e97827ba4

SHA256
4878bf71fd37ffac1fd6f5153357298544d0ef1f3a114c1f0451befcb85c59a8

SHA512
33c601d9e706cff0c3dce8280b040c361aa51004fd20b51946469b6a02453def5a7aad1e5f58bec3435cc6e25470155d07f71dc0f81ec642efc53215d7be316a

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C:\Windows\mstwain32.exe

Filesize
313KB

MD5
ff43b396af235bfeef6dbee74fdacd7e

SHA1
f2f8069f8cbe29da1734fb26ffa4cc6bd63b65f1

SHA256
98e02ed7ade12e35e3656a2fdf53c0c797dd17fa8cf1d6dd1de1af024479d5d3

SHA512
c90dbaf195255097e4225d09db0697014cd2291f98993b2fc411fb3d585833ec7e0be252ce254f738bb80ad47909389bea8a74d53cbce70c1d3070698d7c568a

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C:\Windows\ntdtcstp.dll

Filesize
7KB

MD5
67587e25a971a141628d7f07bd40ffa0

SHA1
76fcd014539a3bb247cc0b761225f68bd6055f6b

SHA256
e6829866322d68d5c5b78e3d48dcec70a41cdc42c6f357a44fd329f74a8b4378

SHA512
6e6de7aa02c48f8b96b06e5f1160fbc5c95312320636e138cc997ef3362a61bc50ec03db1f06292eb964cd71915ddb2ec2eb741432c7da44215a4acbb576a350

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memory/1648-19-0x0000000000A70000-0x0000000000A71000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1648-23-0x00000000030E0000-0x00000000030EE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/1648-26-0x0000000002F90000-0x0000000002F91000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1648-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000450000-memory.dmp

Filesize
320KB

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memory/1648-28-0x0000000002220000-0x0000000002228000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/1648-29-0x00000000030E0000-0x00000000030EE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/4464-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000450000-memory.dmp

Filesize
320KB

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memory/4464-9-0x0000000000A30000-0x0000000000A31000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4464-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000450000-memory.dmp

Filesize
320KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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