netwire | 516f5f36a0c81fe450655022e6df3519a59de4b490db05fb7d6a6088fa5532a7

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
153s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20240802-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240802-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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06-10-2024 16:21

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General

Target

18d29a6e504d55413673048665ad9214_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

359KB
MD5

18d29a6e504d55413673048665ad9214
SHA1

79dee9175fee8b2c5ca300a75e0082db476bd375
SHA256

516f5f36a0c81fe450655022e6df3519a59de4b490db05fb7d6a6088fa5532a7
SHA512

2b48bee8f1a9a225a0dbc46461767f6f5488a04a84a0e819c26fc1216a103011911dbf60e34e5014bfbe0ed6121f38e2c7b94db6a0da380c81b73add94121694
SSDEEP

6144:9Aqya+IRYCpyJKlriiAv3krwfkkXwEZnbiftZ2ADdSSgouIbUMpLk7gputxRnUh:9AqySRnyJm6p+ftZ2AEstbUMpL5oLRUh

Score

10^/10

netwire botnet discovery persistence rat stealer upx

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

netwire

newkelesb.ddnsking.com:2785

Attributes

activex_autorun
true
activex_key
{Q5Q177N2-GXF7-4BEI-EXGW-DBNL4F60B0E2}
copy_executable
true
delete_original
false
host_id
SUCCESS
install_path
%AppData%\Install\pdf.exe
keylogger_dir
%AppData%\Logs\
lock_executable
false
mutex
YglJAwXG
offline_keylogger
true
password
goodman1234
registry_autorun
true
startup_name
adobe
use_mutex
true

Signatures

NetWire RAT payload 5 IoCs

rat

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3000-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000FB8000-memory.dmp	netwire
behavioral2/memory/3000-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000FB8000-memory.dmp	netwire
behavioral2/memory/3000-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041E000-memory.dmp	netwire
behavioral2/memory/3000-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000FB8000-memory.dmp	netwire
behavioral2/memory/3284-27-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041E000-memory.dmp	netwire

Netwire
Netwire is a RAT with main functionalities focused password stealing and keylogging, but also includes remote control capabilities as well.
botnet stealer netwire

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

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

persistence

Active Setup

T1547.014

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{Q5Q177N2-GXF7-4BEI-EXGW-DBNL4F60B0E2}	pdf.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{Q5Q177N2-GXF7-4BEI-EXGW-DBNL4F60B0E2}\StubPath = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Install\\pdf.exe\""	pdf.exe

Drops startup file 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\x.vbs	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\x.vbs	cmd.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
3000	18d29a6e504d55413673048665ad9214_JaffaCakes118.exe
1636	pdf.exe
3284	pdf.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-1-5-21-2718105630-359604950-2820636825-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\adobe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Install\\pdf.exe"	pdf.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3516 set thread context of 3000	3516	18d29a6e504d55413673048665ad9214_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 1636 set thread context of 3284	1636	pdf.exe	93

UPX packed file 5 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3516-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000048C000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/files/0x000700000002340d-4.dat	upx
behavioral2/memory/1636-14-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000048C000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1636-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000048C000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3516-24-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000048C000-memory.dmp	upx

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 11 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	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	net1.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	net.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	net.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	18d29a6e504d55413673048665ad9214_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	18d29a6e504d55413673048665ad9214_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	pdf.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	net1.exe

Runs net.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
3516	18d29a6e504d55413673048665ad9214_JaffaCakes118.exe
3516	18d29a6e504d55413673048665ad9214_JaffaCakes118.exe
1636	pdf.exe
1636	pdf.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3516	18d29a6e504d55413673048665ad9214_JaffaCakes118.exe
1636	pdf.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 54 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3516 wrote to memory of 2516	3516	18d29a6e504d55413673048665ad9214_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 3516 wrote to memory of 2516	3516	18d29a6e504d55413673048665ad9214_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 3516 wrote to memory of 2516	3516	18d29a6e504d55413673048665ad9214_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 3516 wrote to memory of 4224	3516	18d29a6e504d55413673048665ad9214_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 3516 wrote to memory of 4224	3516	18d29a6e504d55413673048665ad9214_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 3516 wrote to memory of 4224	3516	18d29a6e504d55413673048665ad9214_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 3516 wrote to memory of 3000	3516	18d29a6e504d55413673048665ad9214_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 3516 wrote to memory of 3000	3516	18d29a6e504d55413673048665ad9214_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 3516 wrote to memory of 3000	3516	18d29a6e504d55413673048665ad9214_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 3516 wrote to memory of 3000	3516	18d29a6e504d55413673048665ad9214_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 3516 wrote to memory of 3000	3516	18d29a6e504d55413673048665ad9214_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 3516 wrote to memory of 3000	3516	18d29a6e504d55413673048665ad9214_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 3516 wrote to memory of 3000	3516	18d29a6e504d55413673048665ad9214_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 3516 wrote to memory of 3000	3516	18d29a6e504d55413673048665ad9214_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 3516 wrote to memory of 3000	3516	18d29a6e504d55413673048665ad9214_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 3516 wrote to memory of 3000	3516	18d29a6e504d55413673048665ad9214_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 3516 wrote to memory of 3000	3516	18d29a6e504d55413673048665ad9214_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 3516 wrote to memory of 3000	3516	18d29a6e504d55413673048665ad9214_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 3516 wrote to memory of 3000	3516	18d29a6e504d55413673048665ad9214_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 3000 wrote to memory of 1636	3000	18d29a6e504d55413673048665ad9214_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 3000 wrote to memory of 1636	3000	18d29a6e504d55413673048665ad9214_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 3000 wrote to memory of 1636	3000	18d29a6e504d55413673048665ad9214_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4224 wrote to memory of 208	4224	cmd.exe	88
PID 4224 wrote to memory of 208	4224	cmd.exe	88
PID 4224 wrote to memory of 208	4224	cmd.exe	88
PID 208 wrote to memory of 2124	208	net.exe	89
PID 208 wrote to memory of 2124	208	net.exe	89
PID 208 wrote to memory of 2124	208	net.exe	89
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 4216	1636	pdf.exe	90
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 4216	1636	pdf.exe	90
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 4216	1636	pdf.exe	90
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 4836	1636	pdf.exe	91
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 4836	1636	pdf.exe	91
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 4836	1636	pdf.exe	91
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 3284	1636	pdf.exe	93
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 3284	1636	pdf.exe	93
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 3284	1636	pdf.exe	93
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 3284	1636	pdf.exe	93
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 3284	1636	pdf.exe	93
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 3284	1636	pdf.exe	93
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 3284	1636	pdf.exe	93
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 3284	1636	pdf.exe	93
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 3284	1636	pdf.exe	93
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 3284	1636	pdf.exe	93
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 3284	1636	pdf.exe	93
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 3284	1636	pdf.exe	93
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 3284	1636	pdf.exe	93
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 3284	1636	pdf.exe	93
PID 4836 wrote to memory of 3732	4836	cmd.exe	95
PID 4836 wrote to memory of 3732	4836	cmd.exe	95
PID 4836 wrote to memory of 3732	4836	cmd.exe	95
PID 3732 wrote to memory of 2692	3732	net.exe	96
PID 3732 wrote to memory of 2692	3732	net.exe	96
PID 3732 wrote to memory of 2692	3732	net.exe	96

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\18d29a6e504d55413673048665ad9214_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\18d29a6e504d55413673048665ad9214_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3516
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c echo on error resume next:CreateObject("WScript.Shell").Run "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\18d29a6e504d55413673048665ad9214_JaffaCakes118.exe",1: >"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\x.vbs"
  2⤵
  - Drops startup file
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2516
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  /c net stop MpsSvc
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4224
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
    net stop MpsSvc
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:208
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop MpsSvc
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2124
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\18d29a6e504d55413673048665ad9214_JaffaCakes118.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\18d29a6e504d55413673048665ad9214_JaffaCakes118.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3000
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Install\pdf.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Install\pdf.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1636
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c echo on error resume next:CreateObject("WScript.Shell").Run "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Install\pdf.exe",1: >"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\x.vbs"
      4⤵
      Drops startup file
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4216
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      /c net stop MpsSvc
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4836
    - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        
        net stop MpsSvc
        5⤵
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        
        PID:3732
      - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
        
        C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop MpsSvc
        6⤵
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        
        PID:2692
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Install\pdf.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Install\pdf.exe
      4⤵
      Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
      Executes dropped EXE
      Adds Run key to start application
      PID:3284

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Active Setup

T1547.014

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Active Setup

T1547.014

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\18d29a6e504d55413673048665ad9214_JaffaCakes118.exe

Filesize
359KB

MD5
18d29a6e504d55413673048665ad9214

SHA1
79dee9175fee8b2c5ca300a75e0082db476bd375

SHA256
516f5f36a0c81fe450655022e6df3519a59de4b490db05fb7d6a6088fa5532a7

SHA512
2b48bee8f1a9a225a0dbc46461767f6f5488a04a84a0e819c26fc1216a103011911dbf60e34e5014bfbe0ed6121f38e2c7b94db6a0da380c81b73add94121694

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\x.vbs

Filesize
109B

MD5
ba263c181656b8d91d612a97f1a70031

SHA1
a7020aa4ef01955665d34046448d3c1b5c4d70b6

SHA256
97da3b93de9a37eee9dde6e52e46551d05b51c718e597da1aa9fe18871db7f22

SHA512
0b3e662c020f7453bb99f464eaa92605c7db3b507c335af6219f33e1976e905ac69c5d391b3c302b62def2bf2e185f1f7a3475eb88f66402a3a41dbfea9bb59e

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memory/1636-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000048C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
560KB

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memory/1636-14-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000048C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
560KB

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memory/3000-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000FB8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
11.7MB

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memory/3000-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000FB8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
11.7MB

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memory/3000-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/3000-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000FB8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
11.7MB

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memory/3284-27-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/3516-2-0x0000000000B00000-0x0000000000B05000-memory.dmp

Filesize
20KB

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memory/3516-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000048C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
560KB

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memory/3516-1-0x0000000000AE0000-0x0000000000AE1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3516-24-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000048C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
560KB

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