xred | e370849ba5b1e66d2dc46b4dabd846676089a9bec040e750fadf095b7ec4d222

General

Target

Stix_0_Delay_Utility.exe
Size

1.1MB
MD5

50c9b94b577071cb68e2c2d3d37e5d88
SHA1

682da2c903e1d00955fd233e7df627832af5feb1
SHA256

e370849ba5b1e66d2dc46b4dabd846676089a9bec040e750fadf095b7ec4d222
SHA512

66ea317daa6daafa406ddb4e0db861839c284435284369362368a5484dbd5dc988d34e0772e5a822549bbcacd3ff6e340a465b9043f50bf6ccde518f3fdcf8d7
SSDEEP

24576:pnsJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9+oxobd6YvdRFC:pnsHyjtk2MYC5GDQoi6crFC

Score

10^/10

xred backdoor discovery persistence

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xred

C2

xred.mooo.com

Attributes

email
[email protected]
payload_url
http://freedns.afraid.org/api/?action=getdyndns&sha=a30fa98efc092684e8d1c5cff797bcc613562978

https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BxsMXGfPIZfSVlVsOGlEVGxuZVk&export=download

https://www.dropbox.com/s/n1w4p8gc6jzo0sg/SUpdate.ini?dl=1

http://xred.site50.net/syn/SUpdate.ini

https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BxsMXGfPIZfSVzUyaHFYVkQxeFk&export=download

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zhp1b06imehwylq/Synaptics.rar?dl=1

http://xred.site50.net/syn/Synaptics.rar

https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BxsMXGfPIZfSTmlVYkxhSDg5TzQ&export=download

https://www.dropbox.com/s/fzj752whr3ontsm/SSLLibrary.dll?dl=1

http://xred.site50.net/syn/SSLLibrary.dll

Signatures

Xred
Xred is backdoor written in Delphi.
backdoor xred
Xred family
xred
Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

._cache_Stix_0_Delay_Utility.exeSynaptics.exe._cache_Synaptics.exe

pid process

2452 ._cache_Stix_0_Delay_Utility.exe
2212 Synaptics.exe
2836 ._cache_Synaptics.exe
Loads dropped DLL 5 IoCs

Processes:

Stix_0_Delay_Utility.exeSynaptics.exe

pid process

2336 Stix_0_Delay_Utility.exe
2336 Stix_0_Delay_Utility.exe
2336 Stix_0_Delay_Utility.exe
2212 Synaptics.exe
2212 Synaptics.exe

pid	process
2452	._cache_Stix_0_Delay_Utility.exe
2212	Synaptics.exe
2836	._cache_Synaptics.exe

pid	process
2336	Stix_0_Delay_Utility.exe
2336	Stix_0_Delay_Utility.exe
2336	Stix_0_Delay_Utility.exe
2212	Synaptics.exe
2212	Synaptics.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

Stix_0_Delay_Utility.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Synaptics Pointing Device Driver = "C:\\ProgramData\\Synaptics\\Synaptics.exe"	Stix_0_Delay_Utility.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 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:

EXCEL.EXEStix_0_Delay_Utility.exe._cache_Stix_0_Delay_Utility.exeSynaptics.exe._cache_Synaptics.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	EXCEL.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Stix_0_Delay_Utility.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	._cache_Stix_0_Delay_Utility.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Synaptics.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	._cache_Synaptics.exe

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Query Registry
T1012

System Information Discovery
T1082

Processes:

EXCEL.EXE

description ioc process

Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\FloatingPointProcessor EXCEL.EXE

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\FloatingPointProcessor	EXCEL.EXE

Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion spyware trojan

Install Root Certificate

T1553.004

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

._cache_Synaptics.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\ROOT\Certificates\CABD2A79A1076A31F21D253635CB039D4329A5E8	._cache_Synaptics.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\ROOT\Certificates\CABD2A79A1076A31F21D253635CB039D4329A5E8\Blob = 0400000001000000100000000cd2f9e0da1773e9ed864da5e370e74e14000000010000001400000079b459e67bb6e5e40173800888c81a58f6e99b6e030000000100000014000000cabd2a79a1076a31f21d253635cb039d4329a5e80f00000001000000200000003f0411ede9c4477057d57e57883b1f205b20cdc0f3263129b1ee0269a2678f631900000001000000100000002fe1f70bb05d7c92335bc5e05b984da620000000010000006f0500003082056b30820353a0030201020211008210cfb0d240e3594463e0bb63828b00300d06092a864886f70d01010b0500304f310b300906035504061302555331293027060355040a1320496e7465726e65742053656375726974792052657365617263682047726f7570311530130603550403130c4953524720526f6f74205831301e170d3135303630343131303433385a170d3335303630343131303433385a304f310b300906035504061302555331293027060355040a1320496e7465726e65742053656375726974792052657365617263682047726f7570311530130603550403130c4953524720526f6f7420583130820222300d06092a864886f70d01010105000382020f003082020a0282020100ade82473f41437f39b9e2b57281c87bedcb7df38908c6e3ce657a078f775c2a2fef56a6ef6004f28dbde68866c4493b6b163fd14126bbf1fd2ea319b217ed1333cba48f5dd79dfb3b8ff12f1219a4bc18a8671694a66666c8f7e3c70bfad292206f3e4c0e680aee24b8fb7997e94039fd347977c99482353e838ae4f0a6f832ed149578c8074b6da2fd0388d7b0370211b75f2303cfa8faeddda63abeb164fc28e114b7ecf0be8ffb5772ef4b27b4ae04c12250c708d0329a0e15324ec13d9ee19bf10b34a8c3f89a36151deac870794f46371ec2ee26f5b9881e1895c34796c76ef3b906279e6dba49a2f26c5d010e10eded9108e16fbb7f7a8f7c7e50207988f360895e7e237960d36759efb0e72b11d9bbc03f94905d881dd05b42ad641e9ac0176950a0fd8dfd5bd121f352f28176cd298c1a80964776e4737baceac595e689d7f72d689c50641293e593edd26f524c911a75aa34c401f46a199b5a73a516e863b9e7d72a712057859ed3e5178150b038f8dd02f05b23e7b4a1c4b730512fcc6eae050137c439374b3ca74e78e1f0108d030d45b7136b407bac130305c48b7823b98a67d608aa2a32982ccbabd83041ba2830341a1d605f11bc2b6f0a87c863b46a8482a88dc769a76bf1f6aa53d198feb38f364dec82b0d0a28fff7dbe21542d422d0275de179fe18e77088ad4ee6d98b3ac6dd27516effbc64f533434f0203010001a3423040300e0603551d0f0101ff040403020106300f0603551d130101ff040530030101ff301d0603551d0e0416041479b459e67bb6e5e40173800888c81a58f6e99b6e300d06092a864886f70d01010b05000382020100551f58a9bcb2a850d00cb1d81a6920272908ac61755c8a6ef882e5692fd5f6564bb9b8731059d321977ee74c71fbb2d260ad39a80bea17215685f1500e59ebcee059e9bac915ef869d8f8480f6e4e99190dc179b621b45f06695d27c6fc2ea3bef1fcfcbd6ae27f1a9b0c8aefd7d7e9afa2204ebffd97fea912b22b1170e8ff28a345b58d8fc01c954b9b826cc8a8833894c2d843c82dfee965705ba2cbbf7c4b7c74e3b82be31c822737392d1c280a43939103323824c3c9f86b255981dbe29868c229b9ee26b3b573a82704ddc09c789cb0a074d6ce85d8ec9efceabc7bbb52b4e45d64ad026cce572ca086aa595e315a1f7a4edc92c5fa5fbffac28022ebed77bbbe3717b9016d3075e46537c3707428cd3c4969cd599b52ae0951a8048ae4c3907cecc47a452952bbab8fbadd233537de51d4d6dd5a1b1c7426fe64027355ca328b7078de78d3390e7239ffb509c796c46d5b415b3966e7e9b0c963ab8522d3fd65be1fb08c284fe24a8a389daac6ae1182ab1a843615bd31fdc3b8d76f22de88d75df17336c3d53fb7bcb415fffdca2d06138e196b8ac5d8b37d775d533c09911ae9d41c1727584be0241425f67244894d19b27be073fb9b84f817451e17ab7ed9d23e2bee0d52804133c31039edd7a6c8fc60718c67fde478e3f289e0406cfa5543477bdec899be91743df5bdb5ffe8e1e57a2cd409d7e6222dade1827	._cache_Synaptics.exe

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs

Processes:

EXCEL.EXE

pid process

2644 EXCEL.EXE
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

Processes:

._cache_Synaptics.exe._cache_Stix_0_Delay_Utility.exe

description pid process

Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2836 ._cache_Synaptics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2452 ._cache_Stix_0_Delay_Utility.exe
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

Processes:

EXCEL.EXE

pid process

2644 EXCEL.EXE

pid	process
2644	EXCEL.EXE

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2836	._cache_Synaptics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2452	._cache_Stix_0_Delay_Utility.exe

pid	process
2644	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

Processes:

Stix_0_Delay_Utility.exeSynaptics.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2336 wrote to memory of 2452	2336	Stix_0_Delay_Utility.exe	._cache_Stix_0_Delay_Utility.exe
PID 2336 wrote to memory of 2452	2336	Stix_0_Delay_Utility.exe	._cache_Stix_0_Delay_Utility.exe
PID 2336 wrote to memory of 2452	2336	Stix_0_Delay_Utility.exe	._cache_Stix_0_Delay_Utility.exe
PID 2336 wrote to memory of 2452	2336	Stix_0_Delay_Utility.exe	._cache_Stix_0_Delay_Utility.exe
PID 2336 wrote to memory of 2212	2336	Stix_0_Delay_Utility.exe	Synaptics.exe
PID 2336 wrote to memory of 2212	2336	Stix_0_Delay_Utility.exe	Synaptics.exe
PID 2336 wrote to memory of 2212	2336	Stix_0_Delay_Utility.exe	Synaptics.exe
PID 2336 wrote to memory of 2212	2336	Stix_0_Delay_Utility.exe	Synaptics.exe
PID 2212 wrote to memory of 2836	2212	Synaptics.exe	._cache_Synaptics.exe
PID 2212 wrote to memory of 2836	2212	Synaptics.exe	._cache_Synaptics.exe
PID 2212 wrote to memory of 2836	2212	Synaptics.exe	._cache_Synaptics.exe
PID 2212 wrote to memory of 2836	2212	Synaptics.exe	._cache_Synaptics.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Stix_0_Delay_Utility.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Stix_0_Delay_Utility.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2336
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Stix_0_Delay_Utility.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Stix_0_Delay_Utility.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2452
- C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
  "C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2212
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Modifies system certificate store
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2836

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE" /automation -Embedding
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:2644

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

2

T1112

Subvert Trust Controls

1

T1553

Install Root Certificate

1

T1553.004

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

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:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe

Filesize
1.1MB

MD5
50c9b94b577071cb68e2c2d3d37e5d88

SHA1
682da2c903e1d00955fd233e7df627832af5feb1

SHA256
e370849ba5b1e66d2dc46b4dabd846676089a9bec040e750fadf095b7ec4d222

SHA512
66ea317daa6daafa406ddb4e0db861839c284435284369362368a5484dbd5dc988d34e0772e5a822549bbcacd3ff6e340a465b9043f50bf6ccde518f3fdcf8d7

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Stix_0_Delay_Utility.exe

Filesize
374KB

MD5
23769f21536777f2b95a2dbd4eecff9a

SHA1
f866e354718af010af7e6e38fd0ee900ccfbdf97

SHA256
3f9636603264a12fd0103a366241a3dc4dfa4f308f483977e723574dd01fa00e

SHA512
d11d834e7e23a4385341bedf5c07f8e4f3cda1bc4adb229056aae3ad30b63f6eb46b19f6b922ee5508db2251a71708d7b721bd01879c0238199adb87cbeaad2d

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tIWNmJEn.xlsm

Filesize
17KB

MD5
e566fc53051035e1e6fd0ed1823de0f9

SHA1
00bc96c48b98676ecd67e81a6f1d7754e4156044

SHA256
8e574b4ae6502230c0829e2319a6c146aebd51b7008bf5bbfb731424d7952c15

SHA512
a12f56ff30ea35381c2b8f8af2446cf1daa21ee872e98cad4b863db060acd4c33c5760918c277dadb7a490cb4ca2f925d59c70dc5171e16601a11bc4a6542b04

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memory/2212-62-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000520000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2212-63-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000520000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2212-95-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000520000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2336-0-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000221000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2336-26-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000520000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2452-29-0x0000000001220000-0x0000000001282000-memory.dmp

Filesize
392KB

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memory/2644-39-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2836-38-0x00000000009A0000-0x0000000000A02000-memory.dmp

Filesize
392KB

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memory/2836-42-0x0000000000630000-0x00000000006E8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
736KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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