Analysis

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

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    26-10-2024 05:25

General

  • Target

    ada49c1b3b3d878fe42df213844d8d37ec59ac4f906060556ad901ba0d55b2a9.exe

  • Size

    78KB

  • MD5

    93ac88b5786cc524a9668ab13c73584f

  • SHA1

    d5e328f47208d69c7a47ec2713b1fcbbe51fb4fc

  • SHA256

    ada49c1b3b3d878fe42df213844d8d37ec59ac4f906060556ad901ba0d55b2a9

  • SHA512

    9e0268e3efc6387e6bcd1c6a31c1da19be62c25956bf6ac3ec1bfc89dc60146a0464a60857122c77f0576d89111082e02f964e78aa86f72b0d906e762498830b

  • SSDEEP

    192:H52jSxeumCYBy4nzLFTEJxTqthOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEI:H52mx3gk4n/lEuOH6666zD

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

phorphiex

C2

http://185.215.113.84

Signatures

  • Modifies security service 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Phorphiex family
  • 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.

  • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess 5 IoCs
  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Xmrig family
  • xmrig

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

  • XMRig Miner payload 2 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 3 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 3 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 8 IoCs
  • Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 5 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 14 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 17 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 53 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:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    1⤵
      PID:3436
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ada49c1b3b3d878fe42df213844d8d37ec59ac4f906060556ad901ba0d55b2a9.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ada49c1b3b3d878fe42df213844d8d37ec59ac4f906060556ad901ba0d55b2a9.exe"
        2⤵
        • Checks computer location settings
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4088
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9500.scr
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9500.scr" /S
          3⤵
          • 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:2712
          • C:\Windows\sysppvrdnvs.exe
            C:\Windows\sysppvrdnvs.exe
            4⤵
            • 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:3732
            • 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"
              5⤵
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:4168
              • 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"
                6⤵
                • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:3828
            • 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
              5⤵
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:4916
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
                sc stop UsoSvc
                6⤵
                • Launches sc.exe
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:1160
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
                sc stop WaaSMedicSvc
                6⤵
                • Launches sc.exe
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:736
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
                sc stop wuauserv
                6⤵
                • Launches sc.exe
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:4688
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
                sc stop DoSvc
                6⤵
                • Launches sc.exe
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:4892
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
                sc stop BITS /wait
                6⤵
                • Launches sc.exe
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:852
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\982233390.exe
              C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\982233390.exe
              5⤵
              • Checks computer location settings
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:4396
              • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c reg delete "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "Windows Upgrade Manager" /f
                6⤵
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:2004
                • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                  reg delete "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "Windows Upgrade Manager" /f
                  7⤵
                    PID:428
                • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /delete /f /tn "Windows Upgrade Manager"
                  6⤵
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:5096
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    schtasks /delete /f /tn "Windows Upgrade Manager"
                    7⤵
                      PID:3460
                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\248624503.exe
                  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\248624503.exe
                  5⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  PID:1584
                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\357815868.exe
                  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\357815868.exe
                  5⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:396
                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1246311911.exe
                    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1246311911.exe
                    6⤵
                    • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
                    • Executes dropped EXE
                    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                    PID:3132
                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\208756929.exe
                  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\208756929.exe
                  5⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  PID:1304
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe <#evrkcgqew#> IF([System.Environment]::OSVersion.Version -lt [System.Version]"6.2") { schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn 'Microsoft Windows Security' /tr '''C:\Users\Admin\Microsoft Windows Security\winupsecvmgr.exe''' } Else { Register-ScheduledTask -Action (New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'C:\Users\Admin\Microsoft Windows Security\winupsecvmgr.exe') -Trigger (New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtLogOn) -Settings (New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -AllowStartIfOnBatteries -DisallowHardTerminate -DontStopIfGoingOnBatteries -DontStopOnIdleEnd -ExecutionTimeLimit (New-TimeSpan -Days 1000)) -TaskName 'Microsoft Windows Security' -RunLevel 'Highest' -Force; }
            2⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:4936
          • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
            C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe /run /tn "Microsoft Windows Security"
            2⤵
              PID:4644
            • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
              C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe <#evrkcgqew#> IF([System.Environment]::OSVersion.Version -lt [System.Version]"6.2") { schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn 'Microsoft Windows Security' /tr '''C:\Users\Admin\Microsoft Windows Security\winupsecvmgr.exe''' } Else { Register-ScheduledTask -Action (New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'C:\Users\Admin\Microsoft Windows Security\winupsecvmgr.exe') -Trigger (New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtLogOn) -Settings (New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -AllowStartIfOnBatteries -DisallowHardTerminate -DontStopIfGoingOnBatteries -DontStopOnIdleEnd -ExecutionTimeLimit (New-TimeSpan -Days 1000)) -TaskName 'Microsoft Windows Security' -RunLevel 'Highest' -Force; }
              2⤵
              • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              PID:1364
            • C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe
              C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe
              2⤵
                PID:3140
              • C:\Windows\System32\dwm.exe
                C:\Windows\System32\dwm.exe
                2⤵
                • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
                • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
                PID:5100
            • C:\Users\Admin\Microsoft Windows Security\winupsecvmgr.exe
              "C:\Users\Admin\Microsoft Windows Security\winupsecvmgr.exe"
              1⤵
              • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:4152

            Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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            Downloads

            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log

              Filesize

              3KB

              MD5

              fee026663fcb662152188784794028ee

              SHA1

              3c02a26a9cb16648fad85c6477b68ced3cb0cb45

              SHA256

              dbd4136bc342e3e92902ec3a30d165452c82997a7ae24ac90775e42d88959e6b

              SHA512

              7b12bd5c8fc4356b9123d6586b4980cf76012663b41c0dab6f6f21567e2f4005c5bcea2cc2158d157e4f801a281f3e04bad3774cddb3122db309ccf662184bd6

            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\HA5FC889\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

              1c39c0781e2cb6ac009b78142cac2026

              SHA1

              c1dfa84b42c69d28148472b782f74265b9bb4d0b

              SHA256

              31b5502bd7d36ca45bf57bdbc399b20aea8c56d546db4b910f5d45b7549ff0be

              SHA512

              7499c163da9f66b8e2b5e23ff7f2698560f77263892a2e29b0b9b803b30c08533b924fbd221ae633d23159324598a1384d8cd82d8b25ad8bbf39f92ff18d78c7

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

              Filesize

              1KB

              MD5

              d95b08252ed624f6d91b46523f110f29

              SHA1

              17577997bc1fb5d3fbe59be84013165534415dc3

              SHA256

              342ce7c39bf9992d31d4b61ef138b2b084c96c74736ed00bb19aae49be16ca02

              SHA512

              0c4288176d56f4ee6d8f08f568fba07ad859f50a395c39d2afd3baf55d3d29ca065a1ce305d1bd790477c35977c0ffa230543e805622f80a77bcee71b24eb257

            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1246311911.exe

              Filesize

              5.6MB

              MD5

              13b26b2c7048a92d6a843c1302618fad

              SHA1

              89c2dfc01ac12ef2704c7669844ec69f1700c1ca

              SHA256

              1753ad35ece25ab9a19048c70062e9170f495e313d7355ebbba59c38f5d90256

              SHA512

              d6aff89b61c9945002a6798617ad304612460a607ef1cfbdcb32f8932ca648bcee1d5f2e0321bb4c58c1f4642b1e0ececc1eb82450fdec7dff69b5389f195455

            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\208756929.exe

              Filesize

              13KB

              MD5

              5a0d146f7a911e98da8cc3c6de8acabf

              SHA1

              4ec56b14a08c897a5e9e85f5545b6c976a0be3c1

              SHA256

              bf61e77b7c49ce3346a28d8bc084c210618ea6ec5f3cfa9ae8f4aa4d64e145f1

              SHA512

              6d1526a5f467535d51b7f9b3a7af2d54512526e2523e3048082277b83b6e1a1f0d7e3c617405898f240ae84a16163bc47886d8541a016b31c51dfadf9da713e1

            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\248624503.exe

              Filesize

              15KB

              MD5

              0c37ee292fec32dba0420e6c94224e28

              SHA1

              012cbdddaddab319a4b3ae2968b42950e929c46b

              SHA256

              981d724feebc36777e99513dc061d1f009e589f965c920797285c46d863060d1

              SHA512

              2b60b571c55d0441ba0cfc695f9db5cd12660ebec7effc7e893c3b7a1c6cb6149df487c31b8d748697e260cbc4af29331592b705ea9638f64a711c7a6164628b

            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\357815868.exe

              Filesize

              10KB

              MD5

              96509ab828867d81c1693b614b22f41d

              SHA1

              c5f82005dbda43cedd86708cc5fc3635a781a67e

              SHA256

              a9de2927b0ec45cf900508fec18531c04ee9fa8a5dfe2fc82c67d9458cf4b744

              SHA512

              ff603117a06da8fb2386c1d2049a5896774e41f34d05951ecd4e7b5fc9da51a373e3fcf61af3577ff78490cf898471ce8e71eae848a12812fe98cd7e76e1a9ca

            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9500.scr

              Filesize

              83KB

              MD5

              06560b5e92d704395bc6dae58bc7e794

              SHA1

              fbd3e4ae28620197d1f02bfc24adaf4ddacd2372

              SHA256

              9eaaadf3857e4a3e83f4f78d96ab185213b6528c8e470807f9d16035daadf33d

              SHA512

              b55b49fc1bd526c47d88fcf8a20fcaed900bfb291f2e3e1186ec196a87127ed24df71385ae04fedcc802c362c4ebf38edfc182013febf4496ddeb66ce5195ee3

            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\982233390.exe

              Filesize

              8KB

              MD5

              cb8420e681f68db1bad5ed24e7b22114

              SHA1

              416fc65d538d3622f5ca71c667a11df88a927c31

              SHA256

              5850892f67f85991b31fc90f62c8b7791afeb3c08ae1877d857aa2b59471a2ea

              SHA512

              baaabcc4ad5d409267a34ed7b20e4afb4d247974bfc581d39aae945e5bf8a673a1f8eacae2e6783480c8baaeb0a80d028274a202d456f13d0af956afa0110fdf

            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_yvbbbysg.xb0.ps1

              Filesize

              60B

              MD5

              d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

              SHA1

              6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

              SHA256

              96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

              SHA512

              5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

            • memory/3132-115-0x00007FF6E19E0000-0x00007FF6E1F77000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              5.6MB

            • memory/3140-135-0x00007FF680910000-0x00007FF680939000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              164KB

            • memory/3828-29-0x0000000005F80000-0x0000000005FCC000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              304KB

            • memory/3828-30-0x0000000007110000-0x0000000007142000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              200KB

            • memory/3828-44-0x0000000007270000-0x000000000728A000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              104KB

            • memory/3828-45-0x00000000072F0000-0x00000000072FA000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              40KB

            • memory/3828-46-0x00000000074F0000-0x0000000007586000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              600KB

            • memory/3828-47-0x0000000007490000-0x00000000074A1000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              68KB

            • memory/3828-48-0x00000000074B0000-0x00000000074BE000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              56KB

            • memory/3828-49-0x00000000074C0000-0x00000000074D4000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              80KB

            • memory/3828-50-0x00000000075B0000-0x00000000075CA000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              104KB

            • memory/3828-51-0x0000000007590000-0x0000000007598000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              32KB

            • memory/3828-42-0x0000000007150000-0x00000000071F3000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              652KB

            • memory/3828-41-0x0000000006530000-0x000000000654E000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              120KB

            • memory/3828-13-0x00000000049A0000-0x00000000049D6000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              216KB

            • memory/3828-43-0x0000000007920000-0x0000000007F9A000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              6.5MB

            • memory/3828-31-0x000000006FF40000-0x000000006FF8C000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              304KB

            • memory/3828-28-0x0000000005F50000-0x0000000005F6E000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              120KB

            • memory/3828-27-0x0000000005940000-0x0000000005C94000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              3.3MB

            • memory/3828-14-0x0000000005070000-0x0000000005698000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              6.2MB

            • memory/3828-17-0x00000000058C0000-0x0000000005926000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              408KB

            • memory/3828-16-0x0000000005850000-0x00000000058B6000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              408KB

            • memory/3828-15-0x0000000004FB0000-0x0000000004FD2000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              136KB

            • memory/4152-133-0x00007FF75E800000-0x00007FF75ED97000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              5.6MB

            • memory/4396-72-0x0000000000EC0000-0x0000000000EC6000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              24KB

            • memory/4936-100-0x000001DFE4800000-0x000001DFE4822000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              136KB

            • memory/5100-134-0x000001CD1EAB0000-0x000001CD1EAD0000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              128KB

            • memory/5100-136-0x00007FF7CEC80000-0x00007FF7CF46F000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              7.9MB