General

  • Target

    Exela.exe (1).zip

  • Size

    10.7MB

  • Sample

    241028-x4mtsstjcn

  • MD5

    ace2cfd7677484b1e4d5c6d8ea270465

  • SHA1

    bfd4cfbabd6ec2d8ec45f07e56bf7fec8844ad23

  • SHA256

    5dfe3050dd7d7020914e2c550055de78129e39c0cf04e813af031cc9b1f559b8

  • SHA512

    cbe706814cf6bf97918b6feba1ff0e5c9f9b096e75f6bdf270fc0f8292357dcfd915e0082b01bdbaa8e21c02e0c352b9312d170c32fd91b6c9bcfd594ced6f12

  • SSDEEP

    196608:9RoTzRim6dIuqal6TZpZDIU60i2xC9g0TAf8PbhA3nk55fMxttQONydvU:zoTzRimCIuqalQjZDIUa2x0ZiydsttXp

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      Exela.exe.bin

    • Size

      12.8MB

    • MD5

      7e146c37248f6981f11f4e5424fb02a1

    • SHA1

      fa4d7dcc1b884b20bccdddf6298d2ab17c23fa65

    • SHA256

      d61668831d71dac4b1aff822618b3ed3b5efe30ca24b6d115e7a5376c7c4446a

    • SHA512

      0d78ee13b452c1d3a35c816491116a1615aa5d2daa1a5697d21cbf79627ffb3cc8e47a513f558e2ca0851bc08ad73a1475b778d9a424f0972912220f9fad24f8

    • SSDEEP

      393216:nvDZJYZJ7v5tRvX+9/pWFGRWTBRrIWdRaDH:vDneJ7vDRvX+9/pWH22q

    • Exela Stealer

      Exela Stealer is an open source stealer originally written in .NET and later transitioned to Python that was first observed in August 2023.

    • Exelastealer family

    • Grants admin privileges

      Uses net.exe to modify the user's privileges.

    • Modifies Windows Firewall

    • Clipboard Data

      Adversaries may collect data stored in the clipboard from users copying information within or between applications.

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

      Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

    • Looks up external IP address via web service

      Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

    • Network Service Discovery

      Attempt to gather information on host's network.

    • Enumerates processes with tasklist

    • Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories

    • UPX packed file

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

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Tasks