Analysis

  • max time kernel
    94s
  • max time network
    96s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240802-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240802-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    03/10/2024, 15:01

General

  • Target

    4de2ceaf51eb42d520acf8e08c9750789db257afb6be05e24c4a3b2fbc4f0772N.exe

  • Size

    280KB

  • MD5

    5894805aaa3a51eebd7d94578c056980

  • SHA1

    9febdc5b113083c338bea61af7b1e435d3d4c03f

  • SHA256

    4de2ceaf51eb42d520acf8e08c9750789db257afb6be05e24c4a3b2fbc4f0772

  • SHA512

    65af87cd534cfa371be5af254c3d2826a5a8d34dcafc92f0d98c4497610064ca0a0e07ae03daaf3f830ffbcca1795bf7c0542b29ebce101d45f96820d5bf7604

  • SSDEEP

    6144:E+sA4cO1nVqHXYM0CCVMZ+sA4cO1nVqHHYM0CCVZ:EJAFRYLVMZJAFRYLVZ

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • 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.

  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4de2ceaf51eb42d520acf8e08c9750789db257afb6be05e24c4a3b2fbc4f0772N.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4de2ceaf51eb42d520acf8e08c9750789db257afb6be05e24c4a3b2fbc4f0772N.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4260
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cacls.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cacls.exe" C:\Windows\system32\com /e /t /g Admin:F
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2516
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cacls.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cacls.exe" C:\Windows\system32\com\LSASS.EXE /e /t /g Admin:F
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:632
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cacls.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cacls.exe" C:\Windows\system32\com\SMSS.EXE /e /t /g Admin:F
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:908
    • C:\ntfsus.exe
      C:\ntfsus.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:1396
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c "C:\Windows\system32\com\SMSS.EXE c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\4de2ceaf51eb42d520acf8e08c9750789db257afb6be05e24c4a3b2fbc4f0772n.exe^|c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\4de2ceaf51eb42d520acf8e08c9750789db257afb6be05e24c4a3b2fbc4f0772n.exe.log"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2456
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\com\SMSS.EXE
        C:\Windows\system32\com\SMSS.EXE c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\4de2ceaf51eb42d520acf8e08c9750789db257afb6be05e24c4a3b2fbc4f0772n.exe|c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\4de2ceaf51eb42d520acf8e08c9750789db257afb6be05e24c4a3b2fbc4f0772n.exe.log
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:2864

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\com\SMSS.EXE

    Filesize

    9KB

    MD5

    b2d5b77c463a4b6f7711333c2b4b8be2

    SHA1

    c53e3ac0256236e871f7516c9bb0d82d302a0514

    SHA256

    d684183769ac6939f8bd02d633f6a10d6c68130f52814196afe3ce8519cdfd7a

    SHA512

    55d89e89e25bbb8f40406f0e6cf4bf10c6e0f62649897b352a791e833cd0ad8b485a7b4508e0a4585d77befc5c30f0003b35adfeb4ee19e01508970e5bb9106b

  • C:\ntfsus.exe

    Filesize

    46KB

    MD5

    2530e171448c1d3805aa494d95967517

    SHA1

    d79870e9b2121af8a50e787bf3f89fc507bbe9a2

    SHA256

    b1d177fbbc1fc7fc19138d7c1216cc1071809ec0f60ef550dc7f200710e46050

    SHA512

    af08b275ed78d5326c287e98014497b693455680e637c11a6704e762075ac2da711c7c79033e9ab297e9bcf39fec38fd462c65e1036a657918ab9ff52a45117f