netwire | d9a5c16a13ec68f0548a6db05db2439d6296b4704c6ee480aa0d659f77d04f4d

General

Target

3c8aa9482e04955247407008a9a58de4_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

534KB
MD5

3c8aa9482e04955247407008a9a58de4
SHA1

2a8c593fffc721c68511d2667fe5f02e4da78f1e
SHA256

d9a5c16a13ec68f0548a6db05db2439d6296b4704c6ee480aa0d659f77d04f4d
SHA512

afd17edd4fe4d93a31acbb8e9ae67311e33e30408c77ce4f5316414376d1500078e092538a03d5f13fea725e17daa4642cb30a78f4a80045bafd769daf8cc735
SSDEEP

12288:aH/9cLouxk5R7hNeqVIVZ7uDQMhAVb7YrK0L6YA:af9Uo4k5NhNfcZKDkbk

Score

10^/10

netwire botnet discovery persistence rat stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

netwire

C2

mikebaur.ddns.net:3361

Attributes

activex_autorun
true
activex_key
{6388V52T-OO22-RNFN-00O6-B48721FMJK8H}
copy_executable
false
delete_original
true
host_id
HostId-%Rand%
keylogger_dir
%AppData%\Logs\
lock_executable
false
offline_keylogger
true
password
Password
registry_autorun
true
startup_name
NetWire
use_mutex
false

Signatures

NetWire RAT payload 4 IoCs

rat

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4348-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	netwire
behavioral2/memory/4348-40-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	netwire
behavioral2/memory/4348-39-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	netwire
behavioral2/memory/4348-44-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-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
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{6388V52T-OO22-RNFN-00O6-B48721FMJK8H}\StubPath = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Hosstt.exe\""	Hosstt.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{6388V52T-OO22-RNFN-00O6-B48721FMJK8H}	Hosstt.exe

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-1-5-21-940901362-3608833189-1915618603-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	3c8aa9482e04955247407008a9a58de4_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1888	Hosstt.exe
4348	Hosstt.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-940901362-3608833189-1915618603-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\NetWire = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Hosstt.exe"	Hosstt.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\QzpcVXNlcnNcQWRtaW5cRGVza3RvcC5leGU= = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\Desktop.exe"	3c8aa9482e04955247407008a9a58de4_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1808 set thread context of 2968	1808	3c8aa9482e04955247407008a9a58de4_JaffaCakes118.exe	90
PID 1888 set thread context of 4348	1888	Hosstt.exe	93

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 4 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	3c8aa9482e04955247407008a9a58de4_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Hosstt.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	3c8aa9482e04955247407008a9a58de4_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Hosstt.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1808	3c8aa9482e04955247407008a9a58de4_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1888	Hosstt.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 19 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1808 wrote to memory of 1888	1808	3c8aa9482e04955247407008a9a58de4_JaffaCakes118.exe	89
PID 1808 wrote to memory of 1888	1808	3c8aa9482e04955247407008a9a58de4_JaffaCakes118.exe	89
PID 1808 wrote to memory of 1888	1808	3c8aa9482e04955247407008a9a58de4_JaffaCakes118.exe	89
PID 1808 wrote to memory of 2968	1808	3c8aa9482e04955247407008a9a58de4_JaffaCakes118.exe	90
PID 1808 wrote to memory of 2968	1808	3c8aa9482e04955247407008a9a58de4_JaffaCakes118.exe	90
PID 1808 wrote to memory of 2968	1808	3c8aa9482e04955247407008a9a58de4_JaffaCakes118.exe	90
PID 1808 wrote to memory of 2968	1808	3c8aa9482e04955247407008a9a58de4_JaffaCakes118.exe	90
PID 1808 wrote to memory of 2968	1808	3c8aa9482e04955247407008a9a58de4_JaffaCakes118.exe	90
PID 1808 wrote to memory of 2968	1808	3c8aa9482e04955247407008a9a58de4_JaffaCakes118.exe	90
PID 1808 wrote to memory of 2968	1808	3c8aa9482e04955247407008a9a58de4_JaffaCakes118.exe	90
PID 1808 wrote to memory of 2968	1808	3c8aa9482e04955247407008a9a58de4_JaffaCakes118.exe	90
PID 1888 wrote to memory of 4348	1888	Hosstt.exe	93
PID 1888 wrote to memory of 4348	1888	Hosstt.exe	93
PID 1888 wrote to memory of 4348	1888	Hosstt.exe	93
PID 1888 wrote to memory of 4348	1888	Hosstt.exe	93
PID 1888 wrote to memory of 4348	1888	Hosstt.exe	93
PID 1888 wrote to memory of 4348	1888	Hosstt.exe	93
PID 1888 wrote to memory of 4348	1888	Hosstt.exe	93
PID 1888 wrote to memory of 4348	1888	Hosstt.exe	93

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3c8aa9482e04955247407008a9a58de4_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3c8aa9482e04955247407008a9a58de4_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1808
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Hosstt.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Hosstt.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1888
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Hosstt.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Hosstt.exe"
    3⤵
    - Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Adds Run key to start application
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4348
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3c8aa9482e04955247407008a9a58de4_JaffaCakes118.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3c8aa9482e04955247407008a9a58de4_JaffaCakes118.exe"
  2⤵
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2968

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

2

T1547

Active Setup

1

T1547.014

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

2

T1547

Active Setup

1

T1547.014

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

2

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Hosstt.exe

Filesize
202KB

MD5
93b56794066bef1420190d63c2093cfd

SHA1
10385882fca74eeb4f6a285b676c9b8f68f13e20

SHA256
64b841c74d8c3fa0e3218b94e85c56c95a51720447d71dcbf888015589c7dd1a

SHA512
75f18a361dc9205f05f9215b392f3645b9d895bdb67cb75924d6e2632c91e9cc60a3b99c7accd487b28255e341294680dd7ed5402a677b1182f44b7fdf189918

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C:\Users\Admin\My Documents\New text document.txt

Filesize
32B

MD5
00eafb463d92c03a7c860e54416cfb0a

SHA1
2306c1bbbb7edccb8848eb0d0f62d75260b68c07

SHA256
617c5013080357ddd7761f9ee0d6a9914b001b81624a2d0c73939bad873c6b65

SHA512
5b8b4dab9e40f25ec637df0b9bfa2156887b95abbf956b2271858758e33f705674d220f986f28f3851f96dca6bc8a4cdd9567adc8bdb3b216c74aeb62d68664c

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memory/1808-6-0x0000000075240000-0x00000000757F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1808-4-0x0000000075240000-0x00000000757F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1808-23-0x0000000075240000-0x00000000757F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1808-5-0x0000000075242000-0x0000000075243000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1808-0-0x0000000075242000-0x0000000075243000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1808-2-0x0000000075240000-0x00000000757F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1808-3-0x0000000075240000-0x00000000757F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1808-1-0x0000000075240000-0x00000000757F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1888-22-0x0000000075240000-0x00000000757F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1888-31-0x0000000075240000-0x00000000757F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1888-24-0x0000000075240000-0x00000000757F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1888-41-0x0000000075240000-0x00000000757F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1888-34-0x0000000075240000-0x00000000757F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1888-32-0x0000000075240000-0x00000000757F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2968-25-0x0000000075240000-0x00000000757F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2968-30-0x0000000075240000-0x00000000757F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2968-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
240KB

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memory/2968-27-0x0000000075240000-0x00000000757F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2968-26-0x0000000075240000-0x00000000757F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/4348-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/4348-40-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/4348-39-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/4348-44-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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