ssload | dcae57ec4b69236146f744c143c42cc8bdac9da6e991904e6dbf67ec1179286a

General

Target

dcae57ec4b69236146f744c143c42cc8bdac9da6e991904e6dbf67ec1179286a.msi
Size

1.4MB
MD5

4d81be09c23e02fab7364e508c21c111
SHA1

52cae521d7a808c8206f4b5afd6b037bc573b50e
SHA256

dcae57ec4b69236146f744c143c42cc8bdac9da6e991904e6dbf67ec1179286a
SHA512

4f5b4fdeb9a056025455ede8ee6e1757da8db64f9692df2a46558a3c04aaec551734b4d75803bbd579e1163b9aba5005f71c5efb22ee3d336779804a11b2b5a5
SSDEEP

24576:BqKxnNTYUx0ECIgYmfLVYeBZr7A9zdfoAX+8UhxcS:Bq6TYCZKumZr7ARdAAO8oxz

Score

10^/10

ssload discovery loader persistence privilege_escalation

Malware Config

Signatures

SSLoad
SSLoad Unpacked DLL payload.
loader ssload
Ssload family
ssload

Detects SSLoad Unpacked payload 1 IoCs

loader

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/1932-46-0x00000000026A0000-0x0000000002713000-memory.dmp	family_ssload

Blocklisted process makes network request 3 IoCs

Processes:

MsiExec.exe

flow pid process

39 1932 MsiExec.exe
54 1932 MsiExec.exe
55 1932 MsiExec.exe

flow	pid	process
39	1932	MsiExec.exe
54	1932	MsiExec.exe
55	1932	MsiExec.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 46 IoCs

Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

msiexec.exemsiexec.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\U:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\W:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Z:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\A:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\U:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\A:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\V:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\V:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\B:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\W:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Y:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\X:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Z:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\B:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\X:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Y:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	msiexec.exe

Looks up external IP address via web service 2 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

Processes:

flow ioc

38 api.ipify.org
39 api.ipify.org

flow	ioc
38	api.ipify.org
39	api.ipify.org

Drops file in Windows directory 9 IoCs

Processes:

msiexec.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Installer\	msiexec.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Installer\MSICCA8.tmp	msiexec.exe
File created	C:\Windows\Installer\SourceHash{52EF198D-0C6C-406A-803F-F86D93DD7930}	msiexec.exe
File created	C:\Windows\Installer\e57caf1.msi	msiexec.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Installer\e57caf1.msi	msiexec.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\ngen.log	msiexec.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Installer\MSICB3F.tmp	msiexec.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Installer\MSICBBD.tmp	msiexec.exe
File created	C:\Windows\Installer\inprogressinstallinfo.ipi	msiexec.exe

Loads dropped DLL 9 IoCs

Processes:

MsiExec.exeMsiExec.exe

pid process

3452 MsiExec.exe
3452 MsiExec.exe
3452 MsiExec.exe
3452 MsiExec.exe
3452 MsiExec.exe
3452 MsiExec.exe
1932 MsiExec.exe
1932 MsiExec.exe
1932 MsiExec.exe
Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
persistence privilege_escalation

Installer Packages
T1546.016

Msiexec
T1218.007

Processes:

msiexec.exe

pid process

1572 msiexec.exe

pid	process
3452	MsiExec.exe
3452	MsiExec.exe
3452	MsiExec.exe
3452	MsiExec.exe
3452	MsiExec.exe
3452	MsiExec.exe
1932	MsiExec.exe
1932	MsiExec.exe
1932	MsiExec.exe

pid	process
1572	msiexec.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 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

Processes:

MsiExec.exeMsiExec.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	MsiExec.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	MsiExec.exe

Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 5 IoCs

SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

vssvc.exe

description	ioc	process
Key queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468a5&0&000000\Device Parameters	vssvc.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468a5&0&000000\Device Parameters\Partmgr	vssvc.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468a5&0&000000\Device Parameters\Partmgr\PartitionTableCache = 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	vssvc.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468a5&0&000000\Device Parameters\Partmgr\SnapshotDataCache = 534e41505041525401000000700000008ec7416a0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000	vssvc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468a5&0&000000\Device Parameters	vssvc.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

Processes:

msiexec.exe

pid process

3260 msiexec.exe
3260 msiexec.exe

pid	process
3260	msiexec.exe
3260	msiexec.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

msiexec.exemsiexec.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3260	msiexec.exe
Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeLockMemoryPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeMachineAccountPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeCreatePermanentPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeAuditPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeSyncAgentPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeEnableDelegationPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeLockMemoryPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeMachineAccountPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeCreatePermanentPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeAuditPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeSyncAgentPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeEnableDelegationPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe
Token: SeLockMemoryPrivilege	1572	msiexec.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

Processes:

msiexec.exe

pid process

1572 msiexec.exe

pid	process
1572	msiexec.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes:

msiexec.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3260 wrote to memory of 3452	3260	msiexec.exe	MsiExec.exe
PID 3260 wrote to memory of 3452	3260	msiexec.exe	MsiExec.exe
PID 3260 wrote to memory of 3452	3260	msiexec.exe	MsiExec.exe
PID 3260 wrote to memory of 5020	3260	msiexec.exe	srtasks.exe
PID 3260 wrote to memory of 5020	3260	msiexec.exe	srtasks.exe
PID 3260 wrote to memory of 1932	3260	msiexec.exe	MsiExec.exe
PID 3260 wrote to memory of 1932	3260	msiexec.exe	MsiExec.exe
PID 3260 wrote to memory of 1932	3260	msiexec.exe	MsiExec.exe

Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
ransomware

C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
msiexec.exe /I C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dcae57ec4b69236146f744c143c42cc8bdac9da6e991904e6dbf67ec1179286a.msi
1⤵
- Enumerates connected drives
- Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
PID:1572

C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
1⤵
- Enumerates connected drives
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3260
- C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
  C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 45647590D6B74F63DD959C2661F93B6E C
  2⤵
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3452
- C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
  2⤵
  PID:5020
- C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
  C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 4C0CA16FAE261DCCE07916BA6AA54156
  2⤵
  - Blocklisted process makes network request
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1932

C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
1⤵
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
PID:2368

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Event Triggered Execution

1

T1546

Installer Packages

1

T1546.016

Privilege Escalation

Event Triggered Execution

1

T1546

Installer Packages

1

T1546.016

Defense Evasion

System Binary Proxy Execution

1

T1218

Msiexec

1

T1218.007

Credential Access

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

Query Registry

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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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI87FC.tmp

Filesize
436KB

MD5
475d20c0ea477a35660e3f67ecf0a1df

SHA1
67340739f51e1134ae8f0ffc5ae9dd710e8e3a08

SHA256
426e6cf199a8268e8a7763ec3a4dd7add982b28c51d89ebea90ca792cbae14dd

SHA512
99525aaab2ab608134b5d66b5313e7fc3c2e2877395c5c171897d7a6c66efb26b606de1a4cb01118c2738ea4b6542e4eb4983e631231b3f340bf85e509a9589e

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\sharepoint\forcedelctl.dll

Filesize
956KB

MD5
b28a478eb5b99efcdc7caf428bffb89a

SHA1
d394c7b8fe15753bfbff79fb4f648f6f8bae70f9

SHA256
3bca1dcaef4430272b9029c9a4bc8be0d45ecff66e8de8679ed30d8afab00f6f

SHA512
decb2581f64949bfaaaf0368917f0705d7a4b7392ec272eda025cf06a4384ec4cdd5202081c2e085f00645029dd96bfef262e8628bed1861185adf6281c1cc88

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\??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2

Filesize
24.1MB

MD5
5a18a3159e4082aa80de2547b559ef70

SHA1
e945084bc51767ef573637bd101cf1229e53b45e

SHA256
b5345f0cc29c843c9733e4899ecfa0e00099d8748d01a05da9ca8aa01f3f0209

SHA512
c10c8bcdc0dc1b773c11f6e2fb481d33433ceb26c33753335fda4fbcb2e94efbbd4656130a0f81fd2439a87e0d39818db6669cc6d0cd9479d726e3195c412b5a

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\??\Volume{612d9cf5-0000-0000-0000-d01200000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{6893a7c7-bcc9-4389-a3c7-a51be801d77c}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

Filesize
6KB

MD5
7473d01906b1dca84abcd5ebd6629c55

SHA1
8dc56e41849145b151f826f0a2d23550f0f06045

SHA256
bae3d3b2c2d9cfe1a5547e838dd6900870663f38b7cec7fe8ccda88e5bc57675

SHA512
a253444c603abefed9c08a58bcf4e542e60f09bb5734d5d1149d067d5fbf7bb4a405cc65f7bac1a0f6d9ac94832391cb0659a31f018db1a24eb5934778b0a353

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memory/1932-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000100F9000-memory.dmp

Filesize
996KB

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memory/1932-46-0x00000000026A0000-0x0000000002713000-memory.dmp

Filesize
460KB

Download
memory/1932-51-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000100F9000-memory.dmp

Filesize
996KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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