hijackloader | e483ca3bc78e49f0ceef3406ea963101fe1d2b08b4bace6945ac9298222b8c37

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
148s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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17-11-2024 09:50

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General

Target

Slf.msi
Size

3.0MB
MD5

da2c2debc2177026f359f4f06db67ea2
SHA1

c9b0cb497058b925ecb430d0e29d16fd0ca273a4
SHA256

e483ca3bc78e49f0ceef3406ea963101fe1d2b08b4bace6945ac9298222b8c37
SHA512

9885d2dbec4e3599862fc76c56773de56944adfa09322b7c401550dcfbaa49e95bdf27daf1515873fdc9a4c56ad6ab8195e6b9556afc8e3488401174a5203f5d
SSDEEP

49152:Ch4L8r6F5mCmR+XuhqZL+H9IyKficUAG595WpZsNAaudSIu:Fo6NZLSIX6cZGZWUNAaud

Score

10^/10

hijackloader remcos v2 discovery loader persistence privilege_escalation rat

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

remcos

Botnet

185.157.162.126:1995

Attributes

audio_folder
MicRecords
audio_record_time
5
connect_delay
0
connect_interval
1
copy_file
remcos.exe
copy_folder
Remcos
delete_file
false
hide_file
false
hide_keylog_file
false
install_flag
false
keylog_crypt
false
keylog_file
logs.dat
keylog_flag
false
keylog_folder
remcos
mouse_option
false
mutex
qsdazeazd-EL00KX
screenshot_crypt
false
screenshot_flag
false
screenshot_folder
Screenshots
screenshot_path
%AppData%
screenshot_time
10
take_screenshot_option
false
take_screenshot_time
5

Signatures

Detects HijackLoader (aka IDAT Loader) 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x000a000000023b8d-44.dat	family_hijackloader

HijackLoader
HijackLoader is a multistage loader first seen in 2023.
loader hijackloader
Hijackloader family
hijackloader
Remcos
Remcos is a closed-source remote control and surveillance software.
rat remcos
Remcos family
remcos

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 46 IoCs

Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\B:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Y:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Z:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\B:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\W:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Y:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\X:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\A:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\W:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\U:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\U:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\V:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\V:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\A:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\X:	msiexec.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Z:	msiexec.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2364 set thread context of 432	2364	EHttpSrv.exe	90
PID 432 set thread context of 920	432	cmd.exe	101

Drops file in Windows directory 11 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Installer\	msiexec.exe
File created	C:\Windows\Installer\inprogressinstallinfo.ipi	msiexec.exe
File created	C:\Windows\Installer\SourceHash{BB2F3E18-3F04-450F-B8B5-60A9665181A8}	msiexec.exe
File created	C:\Windows\Installer\e5764f4.msi	msiexec.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\ngen.log	msiexec.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Installer\MSI66E9.tmp	msiexec.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Installer\MSI6767.tmp	msiexec.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Installer\e5764f4.msi	msiexec.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Installer\MSI6551.tmp	msiexec.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Installer\MSI6796.tmp	msiexec.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Installer\MSI6863.tmp	msiexec.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2364	EHttpSrv.exe

Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs

pid	Process
448	MsiExec.exe
448	MsiExec.exe
448	MsiExec.exe
448	MsiExec.exe
2364	EHttpSrv.exe
2364	EHttpSrv.exe
920	EHttpSrv.exe

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence privilege_escalation

Installer Packages

T1546.016

Msiexec

T1218.007

pid	Process
4576	msiexec.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 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

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	MsiExec.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	EHttpSrv.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	EHttpSrv.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 5 IoCs

pid	Process
1352	msiexec.exe
1352	msiexec.exe
2364	EHttpSrv.exe
432	cmd.exe
432	cmd.exe

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2364	EHttpSrv.exe
432	cmd.exe
432	cmd.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4576	msiexec.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4576	msiexec.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1352	msiexec.exe
Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege	4576	msiexec.exe
Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege	4576	msiexec.exe
Token: SeLockMemoryPrivilege	4576	msiexec.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4576	msiexec.exe
Token: SeMachineAccountPrivilege	4576	msiexec.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	4576	msiexec.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4576	msiexec.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4576	msiexec.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4576	msiexec.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4576	msiexec.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4576	msiexec.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4576	msiexec.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4576	msiexec.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4576	msiexec.exe
Token: SeCreatePermanentPrivilege	4576	msiexec.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4576	msiexec.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4576	msiexec.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4576	msiexec.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4576	msiexec.exe
Token: SeAuditPrivilege	4576	msiexec.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4576	msiexec.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	4576	msiexec.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4576	msiexec.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4576	msiexec.exe
Token: SeSyncAgentPrivilege	4576	msiexec.exe
Token: SeEnableDelegationPrivilege	4576	msiexec.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4576	msiexec.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	4576	msiexec.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	4576	msiexec.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1352	msiexec.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1352	msiexec.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1352	msiexec.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1352	msiexec.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1352	msiexec.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1352	msiexec.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1352	msiexec.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1352	msiexec.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1352	msiexec.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1352	msiexec.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1352	msiexec.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1352	msiexec.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1352	msiexec.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1352	msiexec.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1352	msiexec.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1352	msiexec.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4576	msiexec.exe
4576	msiexec.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 15 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1352 wrote to memory of 448	1352	msiexec.exe	85
PID 1352 wrote to memory of 448	1352	msiexec.exe	85
PID 1352 wrote to memory of 448	1352	msiexec.exe	85
PID 1352 wrote to memory of 2364	1352	msiexec.exe	89
PID 1352 wrote to memory of 2364	1352	msiexec.exe	89
PID 1352 wrote to memory of 2364	1352	msiexec.exe	89
PID 2364 wrote to memory of 432	2364	EHttpSrv.exe	90
PID 2364 wrote to memory of 432	2364	EHttpSrv.exe	90
PID 2364 wrote to memory of 432	2364	EHttpSrv.exe	90
PID 2364 wrote to memory of 432	2364	EHttpSrv.exe	90
PID 432 wrote to memory of 920	432	cmd.exe	101
PID 432 wrote to memory of 920	432	cmd.exe	101
PID 432 wrote to memory of 920	432	cmd.exe	101
PID 432 wrote to memory of 920	432	cmd.exe	101
PID 432 wrote to memory of 920	432	cmd.exe	101

C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
msiexec.exe /I C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Slf.msi
1⤵
- Enumerates connected drives
- Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
PID:4576

C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
1⤵
- Enumerates connected drives
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1352
- C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
  C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding EA8BBC54578C06EA203A659176962B92
  2⤵
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:448
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EHttpSrv.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EHttpSrv.exe"
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2364
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    3⤵
    - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:432
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EHttpSrv.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EHttpSrv.exe
      4⤵
      Loads dropped DLL
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:920

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Event Triggered Execution

T1546

Installer Packages

T1546.016

Privilege Escalation

Event Triggered Execution

T1546

Installer Packages

T1546.016

Defense Evasion

System Binary Proxy Execution

T1218

Msiexec

T1218.007

Credential Access

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Config.Msi\e5764f7.rbs

Filesize
2KB

MD5
501667a7ac58de5159521d9452398b31

SHA1
60f233e6e1e932afa5594e68faf1513ba6b1064d

SHA256
3a931e194e15b26d0b4684f7217fa8c4c769a5fb1291fb45b62218dbf3c4cdd8

SHA512
8dacdaf1edb50689ad53c6051118db6c9467a1a78f4d1a9af48c5f62cee2c9a6ff2eef0505df14306e94167f00e86ce5a4e294324cd9434fda8103ea60d871bc

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

Filesize
20KB

MD5
9329ba45c8b97485926a171e34c2abb8

SHA1
20118bc0432b4e8b3660a4b038b20ca28f721e5c

SHA256
effa6fcb8759375b4089ccf61202a5c63243f4102872e64e3eb0a1bdc2727659

SHA512
0af06b5495142ba0632a46be0778a7bd3d507e9848b3159436aa504536919abbcacd8b740ef4b591296e86604b49e0642fee2c273a45e44b41a80f91a1d52acc

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MFC80U.DLL

Filesize
1.0MB

MD5
686b224b4987c22b153fbb545fee9657

SHA1
684ee9f018fbb0bbf6ffa590f3782ba49d5d096c

SHA256
a2ac851f35066c2f13a7452b7a9a3fee05bfb42907ae77a6b85b212a2227fc36

SHA512
44d65db91ceea351d2b6217eaa27358dbc2ed27c9a83d226b59aecb336a9252b60aec5ce5e646706a2af5631d5ee0f721231ec751e97e47bbbc32d5f40908875

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI7632e.LOG

Filesize
20KB

MD5
afbe44e4ce8886708445c5dea3d7a55f

SHA1
4d69db9386b5e901abef0370afeea01f8e36560f

SHA256
5401e7369163f3f69ef2dea2fd8354bb47b54380a2d56f1c6a9db232ebb42663

SHA512
d48eafeebf70d260b747d6020c7e8b36abff796c1abf9817ec4ddd7502b817c4a552db04c176f1faf8d6126ff37fdda80ea4e8b835a58b1b4d21647d577494cd

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\audiogram.tif

Filesize
877KB

MD5
5124236fd955464317fbb1f344a1d2f2

SHA1
fe3a91e252f1dc3c3b4980ade7157369ea6f5097

SHA256
ed1389002cdf96c9b54de35b6e972166ee3296d628943fd594a383e674c5cba6

SHA512
2b2ac23244b16f936ef9a4049586f58c809fcc4391a56390cc5db2e8d96140001e0b977680ed1d8b0ab9c410e865a880209e22add8d42e563dc40bc91236b252

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d771dc46

Filesize
1.0MB

MD5
401ac0daa05e9f06ca9dd886554eb8cd

SHA1
9f8f4fb23cc9f423b05c0fae8d83dc67e8e0c86b

SHA256
f115589b3b465215c4544c41db435cef8c7b08e19a55f7654aa47fa28a2408b5

SHA512
b6626341b29a91d52d3d93343f54fd114cadd6b8e928877f5efe5ed72fe687aec32fde64f8e5d043e8dced16236b28c9e37d4d45f5c76c36f24802fec5db6382

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\http_dll.dll

Filesize
883KB

MD5
4366cd6c5d795811822b9ccc3df3eab4

SHA1
30f6050729b4c08b7657454cb79dd5a3d463c606

SHA256
55497a3eced5d8d190400bcd1a4b43a304ebf74a0d6d098665474ed4b1b0e9da

SHA512
4a56a2da7ded16125c2795d5760c7c08a93362536c9212cff3a31dbf6613cb3fca436efd77c256338f5134da955bc7ccc564b4af0c45ac0dfd645460b922a349

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C:\Windows\Installer\MSI6551.tmp

Filesize
557KB

MD5
2c9c51ac508570303c6d46c0571ea3a1

SHA1
e3e0fe08fa11a43c8bca533f212bdf0704c726d5

SHA256
ff86c76a8d5846b3a1ad58ff2fd8e5a06a84eb5899cdee98e59c548d33335550

SHA512
df5f1def5aac44f39a2dfde9c6c73f15f83a7374b4ad42b67e425ccb7ac99a64c5701b676ae46d2f7167a04a955158031a839e7878d100aaf8fab0ce2059f127

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memory/432-54-0x00007FFD65870000-0x00007FFD65A65000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/432-56-0x0000000073A70000-0x0000000073BEB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.5MB

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memory/920-58-0x0000000072810000-0x0000000073A64000-memory.dmp

Filesize
18.3MB

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memory/920-67-0x0000000000410000-0x0000000000494000-memory.dmp

Filesize
528KB

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memory/920-75-0x0000000000410000-0x0000000000494000-memory.dmp

Filesize
528KB

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memory/920-60-0x00007FFD65870000-0x00007FFD65A65000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/920-61-0x0000000000410000-0x0000000000494000-memory.dmp

Filesize
528KB

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memory/920-64-0x0000000000410000-0x0000000000494000-memory.dmp

Filesize
528KB

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memory/920-66-0x0000000000410000-0x0000000000494000-memory.dmp

Filesize
528KB

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memory/920-74-0x0000000000410000-0x0000000000494000-memory.dmp

Filesize
528KB

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memory/920-68-0x0000000000410000-0x0000000000494000-memory.dmp

Filesize
528KB

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memory/920-69-0x0000000000410000-0x0000000000494000-memory.dmp

Filesize
528KB

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memory/920-70-0x0000000000410000-0x0000000000494000-memory.dmp

Filesize
528KB

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memory/920-71-0x0000000000410000-0x0000000000494000-memory.dmp

Filesize
528KB

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memory/920-72-0x0000000000410000-0x0000000000494000-memory.dmp

Filesize
528KB

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memory/920-73-0x0000000000410000-0x0000000000494000-memory.dmp

Filesize
528KB

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memory/2364-51-0x0000000073A70000-0x0000000073BEB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.5MB

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memory/2364-49-0x0000000073A70000-0x0000000073BEB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.5MB

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