Analysis

  • max time kernel
    119s
  • max time network
    94s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    25/10/2024, 18:45

General

  • Target

    35ae31088cdc4ce3159934173b69fe2dd0ba1f6ca0a35286c87d2479fe636b7eN.exe

  • Size

    5.5MB

  • MD5

    b3b6b62ae29af73db4e5df1056f11070

  • SHA1

    124fbab81268b69d9eaf7df696451ae4803bb14c

  • SHA256

    35ae31088cdc4ce3159934173b69fe2dd0ba1f6ca0a35286c87d2479fe636b7e

  • SHA512

    0e1dea84ef54020e63211fbff782c66d181b5cff0291c3743f656a8efc20d9c53953ef14c4f36181f5655ab3358d9fdea25e79c77fae602b221c6624daccfafe

  • SSDEEP

    98304:KggSZTFznDHwE8oohoIgNgx+r3P4jw4fn9E32RW0O2gT/gQGhP3oFL6p4kvDZ/Hn:DgSZJznDHMo+JgNgx+r3P+e32BO2gjgj

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Xmrig family
  • xmrig

    XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform CPU/GPU miner.

  • XMRig Miner payload 11 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.

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Stops running service(s) 4 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Power Settings 1 TTPs 8 IoCs

    powercfg controls all configurable power system settings on a Windows system and can be abused to prevent an infected host from locking or shutting down.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 16 IoCs

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

  • Launches sc.exe 14 IoCs

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

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 46 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 19 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\35ae31088cdc4ce3159934173b69fe2dd0ba1f6ca0a35286c87d2479fe636b7eN.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\35ae31088cdc4ce3159934173b69fe2dd0ba1f6ca0a35286c87d2479fe636b7eN.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:1704
    • C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile, $env:ProgramData) -ExclusionExtension '.exe' -Force
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3384
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3376
      • C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
        wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
        3⤵
          PID:1208
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:3292
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:1680
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:3904
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:4836
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2352
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
        2⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4764
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
        2⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4324
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
        2⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2628
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
        2⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3164
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe delete "JVNIRHNX"
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2328
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe create "JVNIRHNX" binpath= "C:\ProgramData\xhzmmmxzrrwn\fqwofdtexigy.exe" start= "auto"
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2860
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop eventlog
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2168
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe start "JVNIRHNX"
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2932
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c choice /C Y /N /D Y /T 3 & Del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\35ae31088cdc4ce3159934173b69fe2dd0ba1f6ca0a35286c87d2479fe636b7eN.exe"
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4812
        • C:\Windows\system32\choice.exe
          choice /C Y /N /D Y /T 3
          3⤵
            PID:4032
      • C:\ProgramData\xhzmmmxzrrwn\fqwofdtexigy.exe
        C:\ProgramData\xhzmmmxzrrwn\fqwofdtexigy.exe
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2872
        • C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile, $env:ProgramData) -ExclusionExtension '.exe' -Force
          2⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:4136
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
          2⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4220
          • C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
            wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
            3⤵
              PID:2004
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:644
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:2888
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:2520
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:3760
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:1408
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
            2⤵
            • Power Settings
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:4772
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
            2⤵
            • Power Settings
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:4956
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
            2⤵
            • Power Settings
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1116
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
            2⤵
            • Power Settings
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:408
          • C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
            2⤵
              PID:4044
            • C:\Windows\system32\nslookup.exe
              nslookup.exe
              2⤵
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              PID:2692

          Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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                Downloads

                • C:\ProgramData\xhzmmmxzrrwn\fqwofdtexigy.exe

                  Filesize

                  5.5MB

                  MD5

                  b3b6b62ae29af73db4e5df1056f11070

                  SHA1

                  124fbab81268b69d9eaf7df696451ae4803bb14c

                  SHA256

                  35ae31088cdc4ce3159934173b69fe2dd0ba1f6ca0a35286c87d2479fe636b7e

                  SHA512

                  0e1dea84ef54020e63211fbff782c66d181b5cff0291c3743f656a8efc20d9c53953ef14c4f36181f5655ab3358d9fdea25e79c77fae602b221c6624daccfafe

                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ysswkttv.jhj.ps1

                  Filesize

                  60B

                  MD5

                  d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

                  SHA1

                  6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

                  SHA256

                  96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

                  SHA512

                  5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

                • memory/2692-67-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8.3MB

                • memory/2692-68-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8.3MB

                • memory/2692-61-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8.3MB

                • memory/2692-59-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8.3MB

                • memory/2692-60-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8.3MB

                • memory/2692-72-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8.3MB

                • memory/2692-73-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8.3MB

                • memory/2692-71-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8.3MB

                • memory/2692-69-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8.3MB

                • memory/2692-65-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8.3MB

                • memory/2692-63-0x00000127B2C60000-0x00000127B2C80000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  128KB

                • memory/2692-58-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8.3MB

                • memory/2692-66-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8.3MB

                • memory/2692-64-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8.3MB

                • memory/2692-62-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8.3MB

                • memory/2692-56-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8.3MB

                • memory/2692-57-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8.3MB

                • memory/3384-0-0x00007FFF29643000-0x00007FFF29645000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8KB

                • memory/3384-11-0x00007FFF29640000-0x00007FFF2A101000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  10.8MB

                • memory/3384-6-0x000001F06D9F0000-0x000001F06DA12000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  136KB

                • memory/3384-15-0x00007FFF29640000-0x00007FFF2A101000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  10.8MB

                • memory/3384-12-0x00007FFF29640000-0x00007FFF2A101000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  10.8MB

                • memory/4044-50-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  56KB

                • memory/4044-52-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  56KB

                • memory/4044-51-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  56KB

                • memory/4044-55-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  56KB

                • memory/4044-49-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  56KB

                • memory/4044-48-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  56KB

                • memory/4136-45-0x000001964D9C0000-0x000001964D9CA000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  40KB

                • memory/4136-44-0x000001964D9B0000-0x000001964D9B6000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  24KB

                • memory/4136-43-0x000001964D980000-0x000001964D988000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  32KB

                • memory/4136-42-0x000001964D9D0000-0x000001964D9EA000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  104KB

                • memory/4136-41-0x000001964D970000-0x000001964D97A000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  40KB

                • memory/4136-40-0x000001964D990000-0x000001964D9AC000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  112KB

                • memory/4136-39-0x000001964D820000-0x000001964D82A000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  40KB

                • memory/4136-38-0x000001964D760000-0x000001964D815000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  724KB

                • memory/4136-37-0x000001964D740000-0x000001964D75C000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  112KB