Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    09-10-2024 13:37

General

  • Target

    4bf40544a1ffc64b6b26b5f24d8f624b7260cc40b34566b3463cae817bf7b612.exe

  • Size

    63KB

  • MD5

    caa7ab8fe75eeebcbc0ea55bb39f9a71

  • SHA1

    6e5f44af3aa46bd781a18ea24b9812050dea2080

  • SHA256

    4bf40544a1ffc64b6b26b5f24d8f624b7260cc40b34566b3463cae817bf7b612

  • SHA512

    403b110f0c1ee4c185a6d65a8c2c108ab303ef772921c1e5087dbb005efdf66b709eda53b517fe030fea664588b66510f4c56762b1ddee55ed48912372a41907

  • SSDEEP

    192:H5bolKSc+4xIBaOcShEJxTqthpmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm7mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmW:H5oc+4ekuhEuA

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Modifies security service 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Phorphiex payload 1 IoCs
  • Phorphiex, Phorpiex

    Phorphiex or Phorpiex Malware family which infects systems to distribute other malicious payloads such as ransomware, stealers and cryptominers.

  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Downloads MZ/PE file
  • Stops running service(s) 4 TTPs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
  • Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 10 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 22 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 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.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4bf40544a1ffc64b6b26b5f24d8f624b7260cc40b34566b3463cae817bf7b612.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4bf40544a1ffc64b6b26b5f24d8f624b7260cc40b34566b3463cae817bf7b612.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4208
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\15173.scr
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\15173.scr" /S
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3380
      • C:\Windows\sysvplervcs.exe
        C:\Windows\sysvplervcs.exe
        3⤵
        • Modifies security service
        • Windows security bypass
        • Checks computer location settings
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Windows security modification
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1548
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $env:windir; Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $env:TEMP; Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $env:USERPROFILE"
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2240
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $env:windir; Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $env:TEMP; Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $env:USERPROFILE"
            5⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:548
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c sc stop UsoSvc & sc stop WaaSMedicSvc & sc stop wuauserv & sc stop DoSvc & sc stop BITS /wait
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3032
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
            sc stop UsoSvc
            5⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:1424
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
            sc stop WaaSMedicSvc
            5⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:2328
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
            sc stop wuauserv
            5⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:3980
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
            sc stop DoSvc
            5⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:3884
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
            sc stop BITS /wait
            5⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:3096
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1757527941.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1757527941.exe
          4⤵
          • Checks computer location settings
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:664
          • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c reg delete "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "Windows Upgrade Manager" /f
            5⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:924
            • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
              reg delete "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "Windows Upgrade Manager" /f
              6⤵
                PID:3096
            • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /delete /f /tn "Windows Upgrade Manager"
              5⤵
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:4496
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                schtasks /delete /f /tn "Windows Upgrade Manager"
                6⤵
                  PID:1716
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2128019256.exe
              C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2128019256.exe
              4⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              PID:2904
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\495924848.exe
              C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\495924848.exe
              4⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Adds Run key to start application
              • Drops file in Windows directory
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:4424
              • C:\Users\Admin\sysvplervcs.exe
                C:\Users\Admin\sysvplervcs.exe
                5⤵
                • Modifies security service
                • Windows security bypass
                • Checks computer location settings
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • Windows security modification
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:4712
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
                  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $env:windir; Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $env:TEMP; Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $env:USERPROFILE"
                  6⤵
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:4648
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
                    powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $env:windir; Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $env:TEMP; Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $env:USERPROFILE"
                    7⤵
                    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                    PID:2344
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
                  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c sc stop UsoSvc & sc stop WaaSMedicSvc & sc stop wuauserv & sc stop DoSvc & sc stop BITS /wait
                  6⤵
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:2332
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
                    sc stop UsoSvc
                    7⤵
                    • Launches sc.exe
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    PID:1136
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
                    sc stop WaaSMedicSvc
                    7⤵
                    • Launches sc.exe
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    PID:2380
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
                    sc stop wuauserv
                    7⤵
                    • Launches sc.exe
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    PID:1664
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
                    sc stop DoSvc
                    7⤵
                    • Launches sc.exe
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    PID:1072
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
                    sc stop BITS /wait
                    7⤵
                    • Launches sc.exe
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    PID:1736

      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\INetCache\IE\3DWZNJ32\1[1]

        Filesize

        108KB

        MD5

        1fcb78fb6cf9720e9d9494c42142d885

        SHA1

        fef9c2e728ab9d56ce9ed28934b3182b6f1d5379

        SHA256

        84652bb8c63ca4fd7eb7a2d6ef44029801f3057aa2961867245a3a765928dd02

        SHA512

        cdf58e463af1784aea86995b3e5d6b07701c5c4095e30ec80cc901ffd448c6f4f714c521bf8796ffa8c47538bf8bf5351e157596efaa7ab88155d63dc33f7dc3

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

        Filesize

        18KB

        MD5

        d1cac7772cee7abf4d368b7f8b1cf619

        SHA1

        2978382e9e95f1d1d07e01f00f9f99cae88a9a50

        SHA256

        df0a071cff9283174803c714e55132938ea304468805fc0cf8798ac142a9d470

        SHA512

        0c565c005f69dd650137cfd7cf64a1ed2fdc1b2609a3747e9610bb1bff343bbf34df0ce2b78157535dc8c90293801727b626ec080a39c7399906a210a457a8e7

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\15173.scr

        Filesize

        96KB

        MD5

        930c41bc0c20865af61a95bcf0c3b289

        SHA1

        cecf37c3b6c76d9a79dd2a97cfc518621a6ac924

        SHA256

        1f2e9724dfb091059ae16c305601e21d64b5308df76ddef6b394573e576ef1ff

        SHA512

        fa1f33c71da608b3980038981220fcebee0b0cc44331e52f5198dd2761c97631ee8286756c2cc16245a1370c83bb53cc8ea8ef64e0fcdd30af51f023973986b2

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1757527941.exe

        Filesize

        8KB

        MD5

        cb8420e681f68db1bad5ed24e7b22114

        SHA1

        416fc65d538d3622f5ca71c667a11df88a927c31

        SHA256

        5850892f67f85991b31fc90f62c8b7791afeb3c08ae1877d857aa2b59471a2ea

        SHA512

        baaabcc4ad5d409267a34ed7b20e4afb4d247974bfc581d39aae945e5bf8a673a1f8eacae2e6783480c8baaeb0a80d028274a202d456f13d0af956afa0110fdf

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2128019256.exe

        Filesize

        15KB

        MD5

        0c37ee292fec32dba0420e6c94224e28

        SHA1

        012cbdddaddab319a4b3ae2968b42950e929c46b

        SHA256

        981d724feebc36777e99513dc061d1f009e589f965c920797285c46d863060d1

        SHA512

        2b60b571c55d0441ba0cfc695f9db5cd12660ebec7effc7e893c3b7a1c6cb6149df487c31b8d748697e260cbc4af29331592b705ea9638f64a711c7a6164628b

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_listal2o.vzk.ps1

        Filesize

        60B

        MD5

        d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

        SHA1

        6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

        SHA256

        96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

        SHA512

        5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

      • memory/548-28-0x0000000005CE0000-0x0000000005CFE000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        120KB

      • memory/548-49-0x0000000007260000-0x0000000007274000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        80KB

      • memory/548-29-0x0000000005D20000-0x0000000005D6C000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        304KB

      • memory/548-30-0x00000000062C0000-0x00000000062F2000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        200KB

      • memory/548-31-0x000000006FFF0000-0x000000007003C000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        304KB

      • memory/548-41-0x0000000006300000-0x000000000631E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        120KB

      • memory/548-42-0x0000000006EF0000-0x0000000006F93000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        652KB

      • memory/548-43-0x00000000076C0000-0x0000000007D3A000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        6.5MB

      • memory/548-44-0x0000000007010000-0x000000000702A000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        104KB

      • memory/548-45-0x0000000007090000-0x000000000709A000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        40KB

      • memory/548-46-0x0000000007290000-0x0000000007326000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        600KB

      • memory/548-47-0x0000000007220000-0x0000000007231000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        68KB

      • memory/548-48-0x0000000007250000-0x000000000725E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/548-27-0x0000000005900000-0x0000000005C54000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        3.3MB

      • memory/548-50-0x0000000007350000-0x000000000736A000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        104KB

      • memory/548-51-0x0000000007330000-0x0000000007338000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        32KB

      • memory/548-17-0x00000000056F0000-0x0000000005756000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        408KB

      • memory/548-16-0x0000000005610000-0x0000000005676000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        408KB

      • memory/548-13-0x0000000004740000-0x0000000004776000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        216KB

      • memory/548-15-0x0000000004D40000-0x0000000004D62000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        136KB

      • memory/548-14-0x0000000004F70000-0x0000000005598000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        6.2MB

      • memory/664-73-0x0000000000E00000-0x0000000000E06000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        24KB

      • memory/2344-100-0x0000000005C20000-0x0000000005F74000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        3.3MB

      • memory/2344-111-0x000000006FFF0000-0x000000007003C000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        304KB

      • memory/2344-121-0x0000000007820000-0x0000000007834000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        80KB