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Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
149s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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23/10/2024, 12:36

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General

Target

Celesty Binder/Celesty.exe
Size

339KB
MD5

a491ae8fa630d0a97090fbb8f8a33cbb
SHA1

326c5f941a3e49ff6eefb3942f9032caaa3a97bc
SHA256

0cec2c135a78cd2543e92f8646edec9c0dd76e4acba3c1b8208769af48ddecca
SHA512

c136d3d0f3029386409e0de5ea22f8745b8a34d3d4ae41b5c81a025c02c5fad30c58bd009f71b54e3eb8812167bad35d800fe8c514e675f364710daa9c249831
SSDEEP

6144:pKC2F8NXC796TB9vj48kQAm5R7x0n2kxTNLba15g9iZiA:pUeVQkTrvj41QAytkx5615gOt

Score

10^/10

latentbot discovery evasion persistence privilege_escalation trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

latentbot

zaweli3aiech.zapto.org

Signatures

LatentBot
Modular trojan written in Delphi which has been in-the-wild since 2013.
trojan latentbot

Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Windows Service

T1543.003

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

pid	Process
4456	netsh.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-1-5-21-493223053-2004649691-1575712786-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	Celesty.exe

Drops startup file 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\55dfc3d0baa82d3ee5ad96d5a25aa61d.exe	service.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\55dfc3d0baa82d3ee5ad96d5a25aa61d.exe	service.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3868	service.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-1-5-21-493223053-2004649691-1575712786-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\55dfc3d0baa82d3ee5ad96d5a25aa61d = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\service.exe\" .."	service.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\55dfc3d0baa82d3ee5ad96d5a25aa61d = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\service.exe\" .."	service.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system.

persistence privilege_escalation

Netsh Helper DLL

T1546.007

description	ioc	Process
Key queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key value enumerated	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 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	Celesty.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	service.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	netsh.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 23 IoCs

pid	Process
3868	service.exe
3868	service.exe
3868	service.exe
3868	service.exe
3868	service.exe
3868	service.exe
3868	service.exe
3868	service.exe
3868	service.exe
3868	service.exe
3868	service.exe
3868	service.exe
3868	service.exe
3868	service.exe
3868	service.exe
3868	service.exe
3868	service.exe
3868	service.exe
3868	service.exe
3868	service.exe
3868	service.exe
3868	service.exe
3868	service.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3868	service.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4356 wrote to memory of 3868	4356	Celesty.exe	96
PID 4356 wrote to memory of 3868	4356	Celesty.exe	96
PID 4356 wrote to memory of 3868	4356	Celesty.exe	96
PID 3868 wrote to memory of 4456	3868	service.exe	101
PID 3868 wrote to memory of 4456	3868	service.exe	101
PID 3868 wrote to memory of 4456	3868	service.exe	101

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Celesty Binder\Celesty.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Celesty Binder\Celesty.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4356
- C:\ProgramData\service.exe
  "C:\ProgramData\service.exe"
  2⤵
  - Drops startup file
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3868
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
    netsh firewall add allowedprogram "C:\ProgramData\service.exe" "service.exe" ENABLE
    3⤵
    - Modifies Windows Firewall
    - Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4456

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Event Triggered Execution

T1546

Netsh Helper DLL

T1546.007

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Event Triggered Execution

T1546

Netsh Helper DLL

T1546.007

Defense Evasion

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\ProgramData\service.exe

Filesize
339KB

MD5
a491ae8fa630d0a97090fbb8f8a33cbb

SHA1
326c5f941a3e49ff6eefb3942f9032caaa3a97bc

SHA256
0cec2c135a78cd2543e92f8646edec9c0dd76e4acba3c1b8208769af48ddecca

SHA512
c136d3d0f3029386409e0de5ea22f8745b8a34d3d4ae41b5c81a025c02c5fad30c58bd009f71b54e3eb8812167bad35d800fe8c514e675f364710daa9c249831

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memory/3868-48-0x0000000076080000-0x0000000076170000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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memory/3868-63-0x0000000076080000-0x0000000076170000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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memory/3868-64-0x0000000076080000-0x0000000076170000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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memory/3868-57-0x0000000076080000-0x0000000076170000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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memory/3868-58-0x0000000076080000-0x0000000076170000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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memory/3868-59-0x0000000076080000-0x0000000076170000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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memory/3868-60-0x0000000076080000-0x0000000076170000-memory.dmp

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960KB

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memory/3868-61-0x0000000076080000-0x0000000076170000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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memory/3868-62-0x0000000076080000-0x0000000076170000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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memory/3868-53-0x0000000076080000-0x0000000076170000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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memory/3868-44-0x0000000076080000-0x0000000076170000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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memory/3868-56-0x0000000076080000-0x0000000076170000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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memory/3868-55-0x0000000076080000-0x0000000076170000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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memory/3868-49-0x0000000076080000-0x0000000076170000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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memory/3868-50-0x0000000076080000-0x0000000076170000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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memory/3868-46-0x0000000076080000-0x0000000076170000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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memory/3868-47-0x0000000076080000-0x0000000076170000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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memory/3868-45-0x0000000076080000-0x0000000076170000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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memory/3868-51-0x0000000076080000-0x0000000076170000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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memory/3868-52-0x0000000076080000-0x0000000076170000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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memory/4356-20-0x0000000076080000-0x0000000076170000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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memory/4356-17-0x0000000076080000-0x0000000076170000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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memory/4356-43-0x0000000076080000-0x0000000076170000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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memory/4356-6-0x00000000760A0000-0x00000000760A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4356-40-0x0000000076080000-0x0000000076170000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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memory/4356-38-0x00000000760A0000-0x00000000760A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4356-1-0x0000000000530000-0x0000000000570000-memory.dmp

Filesize
256KB

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memory/4356-41-0x0000000076080000-0x0000000076170000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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memory/4356-39-0x0000000076080000-0x0000000076170000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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memory/4356-10-0x0000000076080000-0x0000000076170000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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memory/4356-42-0x0000000076080000-0x0000000076170000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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memory/4356-18-0x0000000076080000-0x0000000076170000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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memory/4356-16-0x0000000076080000-0x0000000076170000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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memory/4356-15-0x0000000076080000-0x0000000076170000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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memory/4356-13-0x0000000076080000-0x0000000076170000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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memory/4356-14-0x0000000076080000-0x0000000076170000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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memory/4356-12-0x0000000076080000-0x0000000076170000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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memory/4356-11-0x0000000076080000-0x0000000076170000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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