Analysis Overview
SHA256
a978da26e3782765bee3d190ce3462b793d3efd4530534137eb5611abe39043f
Threat Level: Known bad
The file a978da26e3782765bee3d190ce3462b793d3efd4530534137eb5611abe39043f.exe was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
Checks BIOS information in registry
Identifies Wine through registry keys
Windows security modification
Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
Launches sc.exe
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Unsigned PE
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-11-04 02:43
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-11-04 02:43
Reported
2024-11-04 02:46
Platform
win7-20241010-en
Max time kernel
13s
Max time network
19s
Command Line
Signatures
Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableIOAVProtection = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a978da26e3782765bee3d190ce3462b793d3efd4530534137eb5611abe39043f.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableOnAccessProtection = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a978da26e3782765bee3d190ce3462b793d3efd4530534137eb5611abe39043f.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableRealtimeMonitoring = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a978da26e3782765bee3d190ce3462b793d3efd4530534137eb5611abe39043f.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableScanOnRealtimeEnable = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a978da26e3782765bee3d190ce3462b793d3efd4530534137eb5611abe39043f.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a978da26e3782765bee3d190ce3462b793d3efd4530534137eb5611abe39043f.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableBehaviorMonitoring = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a978da26e3782765bee3d190ce3462b793d3efd4530534137eb5611abe39043f.exe | N/A |
Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__ | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a978da26e3782765bee3d190ce3462b793d3efd4530534137eb5611abe39043f.exe | N/A |
Checks BIOS information in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a978da26e3782765bee3d190ce3462b793d3efd4530534137eb5611abe39043f.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a978da26e3782765bee3d190ce3462b793d3efd4530534137eb5611abe39043f.exe | N/A |
Identifies Wine through registry keys
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3692679935-4019334568-335155002-1000\Software\Wine | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a978da26e3782765bee3d190ce3462b793d3efd4530534137eb5611abe39043f.exe | N/A |
Windows security modification
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Features | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a978da26e3782765bee3d190ce3462b793d3efd4530534137eb5611abe39043f.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Features\TamperProtection = "0" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a978da26e3782765bee3d190ce3462b793d3efd4530534137eb5611abe39043f.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a978da26e3782765bee3d190ce3462b793d3efd4530534137eb5611abe39043f.exe | N/A |
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a978da26e3782765bee3d190ce3462b793d3efd4530534137eb5611abe39043f.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a978da26e3782765bee3d190ce3462b793d3efd4530534137eb5611abe39043f.exe | N/A |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a978da26e3782765bee3d190ce3462b793d3efd4530534137eb5611abe39043f.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a978da26e3782765bee3d190ce3462b793d3efd4530534137eb5611abe39043f.exe"
Network
Files
memory/2600-0-0x0000000000880000-0x0000000000B32000-memory.dmp
memory/2600-1-0x0000000000880000-0x0000000000B32000-memory.dmp
memory/2600-2-0x0000000000880000-0x0000000000B32000-memory.dmp
memory/2600-4-0x0000000000880000-0x0000000000B32000-memory.dmp
memory/2600-6-0x0000000000880000-0x0000000000B32000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-11-04 02:43
Reported
2024-11-04 02:46
Platform
win10v2004-20241007-en
Max time kernel
135s
Max time network
145s
Command Line
Signatures
Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a978da26e3782765bee3d190ce3462b793d3efd4530534137eb5611abe39043f.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableBehaviorMonitoring = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a978da26e3782765bee3d190ce3462b793d3efd4530534137eb5611abe39043f.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableIOAVProtection = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a978da26e3782765bee3d190ce3462b793d3efd4530534137eb5611abe39043f.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableOnAccessProtection = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a978da26e3782765bee3d190ce3462b793d3efd4530534137eb5611abe39043f.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableRealtimeMonitoring = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a978da26e3782765bee3d190ce3462b793d3efd4530534137eb5611abe39043f.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableScanOnRealtimeEnable = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a978da26e3782765bee3d190ce3462b793d3efd4530534137eb5611abe39043f.exe | N/A |
Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__ | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a978da26e3782765bee3d190ce3462b793d3efd4530534137eb5611abe39043f.exe | N/A |
Checks BIOS information in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a978da26e3782765bee3d190ce3462b793d3efd4530534137eb5611abe39043f.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a978da26e3782765bee3d190ce3462b793d3efd4530534137eb5611abe39043f.exe | N/A |
Identifies Wine through registry keys
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2437139445-1151884604-3026847218-1000\Software\Wine | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a978da26e3782765bee3d190ce3462b793d3efd4530534137eb5611abe39043f.exe | N/A |
Windows security modification
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Features\TamperProtection = "0" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a978da26e3782765bee3d190ce3462b793d3efd4530534137eb5611abe39043f.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Features | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a978da26e3782765bee3d190ce3462b793d3efd4530534137eb5611abe39043f.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a978da26e3782765bee3d190ce3462b793d3efd4530534137eb5611abe39043f.exe | N/A |
Launches sc.exe
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe | N/A |
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a978da26e3782765bee3d190ce3462b793d3efd4530534137eb5611abe39043f.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a978da26e3782765bee3d190ce3462b793d3efd4530534137eb5611abe39043f.exe | N/A |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a978da26e3782765bee3d190ce3462b793d3efd4530534137eb5611abe39043f.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a978da26e3782765bee3d190ce3462b793d3efd4530534137eb5611abe39043f.exe"
C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe start wuauserv
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 104.219.191.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 83.210.23.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | g.bing.com | udp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | g.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 0.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 10.28.171.150.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 196.249.167.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 88.156.103.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 212.20.149.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 198.187.3.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 57.169.31.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 48.229.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | tse1.mm.bing.net | udp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
Files
memory/1396-0-0x0000000000EC0000-0x0000000001172000-memory.dmp
memory/1396-1-0x0000000000EC0000-0x0000000001172000-memory.dmp
memory/1396-2-0x0000000000EC0000-0x0000000001172000-memory.dmp
memory/1396-4-0x0000000000EC0000-0x0000000001172000-memory.dmp
memory/1396-7-0x0000000000EC0000-0x0000000001172000-memory.dmp