Malware Analysis Report

2025-08-06 02:17

Sample ID 241112-ractvasqgw
Target ee0a19097bd66d48c532b44b172846bd8b1d5f3816232c67d4576cefa94d44a3.exe
SHA256 ee0a19097bd66d48c532b44b172846bd8b1d5f3816232c67d4576cefa94d44a3
Tags
discovery persistence
score
7/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V15

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
7/10

SHA256

ee0a19097bd66d48c532b44b172846bd8b1d5f3816232c67d4576cefa94d44a3

Threat Level: Shows suspicious behavior

The file ee0a19097bd66d48c532b44b172846bd8b1d5f3816232c67d4576cefa94d44a3.exe was found to be: Shows suspicious behavior.

Malicious Activity Summary

discovery persistence

Deletes itself

Executes dropped EXE

Adds Run key to start application

Drops file in Windows directory

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

Unsigned PE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-11-12 13:59

Signatures

Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-11-12 13:59

Reported

2024-11-12 14:01

Platform

win7-20241010-en

Max time kernel

120s

Max time network

19s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ee0a19097bd66d48c532b44b172846bd8b1d5f3816232c67d4576cefa94d44a3.exe"

Signatures

Deletes itself

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe N/A

Executes dropped EXE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe N/A

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3692679935-4019334568-335155002-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\microsofthelp = "C:\\Windows\\microsofthelp.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ee0a19097bd66d48c532b44b172846bd8b1d5f3816232c67d4576cefa94d44a3.exe N/A

Drops file in Windows directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ee0a19097bd66d48c532b44b172846bd8b1d5f3816232c67d4576cefa94d44a3.exe N/A
File created C:\Windows\HidePlugin.dll C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe N/A

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

discovery
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ee0a19097bd66d48c532b44b172846bd8b1d5f3816232c67d4576cefa94d44a3.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ee0a19097bd66d48c532b44b172846bd8b1d5f3816232c67d4576cefa94d44a3.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ee0a19097bd66d48c532b44b172846bd8b1d5f3816232c67d4576cefa94d44a3.exe"

C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe

"C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe"

Network

N/A

Files

memory/3064-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe

MD5 6f7eb389a06c0a0460fd4612987bde59
SHA1 95e819c7000244088a020cfde47b45272453d9b9
SHA256 c3f015a16173064220e09a62855ff4fa7aa70d3c7db78c48956009010c59cbd4
SHA512 e4fdea4a9a484f02b5ae9977efaed6bec8ff9523932cc5aff8518ec88bf72b4496e92c5e6ad5283951c6fbbc6ab6289f4b16cb28ce85ec65d9216d5064af7993

memory/3064-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

memory/2888-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-11-12 13:59

Reported

2024-11-12 14:01

Platform

win10v2004-20241007-en

Max time kernel

119s

Max time network

96s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ee0a19097bd66d48c532b44b172846bd8b1d5f3816232c67d4576cefa94d44a3.exe"

Signatures

Deletes itself

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe N/A

Executes dropped EXE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe N/A

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3350944739-639801879-157714471-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\microsofthelp = "C:\\Windows\\microsofthelp.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ee0a19097bd66d48c532b44b172846bd8b1d5f3816232c67d4576cefa94d44a3.exe N/A

Drops file in Windows directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ee0a19097bd66d48c532b44b172846bd8b1d5f3816232c67d4576cefa94d44a3.exe N/A
File created C:\Windows\HidePlugin.dll C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe N/A

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

discovery
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ee0a19097bd66d48c532b44b172846bd8b1d5f3816232c67d4576cefa94d44a3.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ee0a19097bd66d48c532b44b172846bd8b1d5f3816232c67d4576cefa94d44a3.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ee0a19097bd66d48c532b44b172846bd8b1d5f3816232c67d4576cefa94d44a3.exe"

C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe

"C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 217.106.137.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 71.31.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 228.249.119.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 212.20.149.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 83.210.23.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 30.243.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/3452-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe

MD5 6f7eb389a06c0a0460fd4612987bde59
SHA1 95e819c7000244088a020cfde47b45272453d9b9
SHA256 c3f015a16173064220e09a62855ff4fa7aa70d3c7db78c48956009010c59cbd4
SHA512 e4fdea4a9a484f02b5ae9977efaed6bec8ff9523932cc5aff8518ec88bf72b4496e92c5e6ad5283951c6fbbc6ab6289f4b16cb28ce85ec65d9216d5064af7993

memory/3452-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

memory/3468-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp