Analysis Overview
SHA256
ab182aba91222ca2cb5ffe22d83450cfaa9fe0847e068d0bf9f514ff5b641e43
Threat Level: Likely malicious
The file ab182aba91222ca2cb5ffe22d83450cfaa9fe0847e068d0bf9f514ff5b641e43 was found to be: Likely malicious.
Malicious Activity Summary
Stops running service(s)
Loads dropped DLL
Executes dropped EXE
Drops file in System32 directory
UPX packed file
Launches sc.exe
Unsigned PE
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-11-10 01:33
Signatures
UPX packed file
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
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Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-11-10 01:33
Reported
2024-11-10 01:36
Platform
win7-20241010-en
Max time kernel
119s
Max time network
124s
Command Line
Signatures
Stops running service(s)
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\1230\smss.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab182aba91222ca2cb5ffe22d83450cfaa9fe0847e068d0bf9f514ff5b641e43.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab182aba91222ca2cb5ffe22d83450cfaa9fe0847e068d0bf9f514ff5b641e43.exe | N/A |
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\1230\smss.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab182aba91222ca2cb5ffe22d83450cfaa9fe0847e068d0bf9f514ff5b641e43.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\1230\smss.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\1230\smss.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Service.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\1230\smss.exe | N/A |
UPX packed file
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
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Launches sc.exe
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\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\ab182aba91222ca2cb5ffe22d83450cfaa9fe0847e068d0bf9f514ff5b641e43.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\1230\smss.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab182aba91222ca2cb5ffe22d83450cfaa9fe0847e068d0bf9f514ff5b641e43.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\1230\smss.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab182aba91222ca2cb5ffe22d83450cfaa9fe0847e068d0bf9f514ff5b641e43.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab182aba91222ca2cb5ffe22d83450cfaa9fe0847e068d0bf9f514ff5b641e43.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wscsvc
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\1230\smss.exe
C:\Windows\system32\1230\smss.exe -d
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wscsvc
Network
Files
memory/1668-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000422000-memory.dmp
memory/3032-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000422000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\1230\smss.exe
| MD5 | 82afab0b8a96e1153304e6ad01b3b47d |
| SHA1 | 18967fccd12572d86f568ee4330c9a05083dd26f |
| SHA256 | fca2e73f1f46ac944fa1535182e68e08025a7996b8fce5539a30a7b634959664 |
| SHA512 | c1ce15ef70439023b2b64e52276c700340bd193687c4e842470791ea2eee32f705e347e4492135fdd41706895d5fb7051d4688b53fe30aa7c5761492528421fa |
memory/1668-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000422000-memory.dmp
memory/3032-10-0x0000000000340000-0x0000000000362000-memory.dmp
memory/3032-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000422000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-11-10 01:33
Reported
2024-11-10 01:36
Platform
win10v2004-20241007-en
Max time kernel
148s
Max time network
150s
Command Line
Signatures
Stops running service(s)
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\1230\smss.exe | N/A |
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\1230\smss.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab182aba91222ca2cb5ffe22d83450cfaa9fe0847e068d0bf9f514ff5b641e43.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\1230\smss.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\1230\smss.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Service.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\1230\smss.exe | N/A |
UPX packed file
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
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Launches sc.exe
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\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\ab182aba91222ca2cb5ffe22d83450cfaa9fe0847e068d0bf9f514ff5b641e43.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\1230\smss.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab182aba91222ca2cb5ffe22d83450cfaa9fe0847e068d0bf9f514ff5b641e43.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\1230\smss.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab182aba91222ca2cb5ffe22d83450cfaa9fe0847e068d0bf9f514ff5b641e43.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab182aba91222ca2cb5ffe22d83450cfaa9fe0847e068d0bf9f514ff5b641e43.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wscsvc
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\1230\smss.exe
C:\Windows\system32\1230\smss.exe -d
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wscsvc
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 | 28.118.140.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 88.210.23.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 138.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 133.211.185.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 56.163.245.4.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 18.31.95.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 103.209.201.84.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 240.221.184.93.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 23.236.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
memory/4156-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000422000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\1230\smss.exe
| MD5 | f55ddeb5332b0f2fc69f9a92dfb09791 |
| SHA1 | 01838a8d253067d5143fd756c8839f17340a46c0 |
| SHA256 | a08af6e3404d464e93e93204531cd8cb7d3a2ff4d6b6c4e9cbe39a760081ae1c |
| SHA512 | 07c78514127339da46ba0bea4486d2a0026cbf375968f5b56ae32eda7e2ae4b8e278b2d97d5bd9aa5aaa366ab636079ed3b0d9c7537ec5a7ef90009969b5df81 |
memory/1072-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000422000-memory.dmp
memory/4156-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000422000-memory.dmp