Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    136s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    17-11-2024 18:17

General

  • Target

    a6ce588a83f2c77c794e3584e8ac44e472d26cf301bb2bf0468bcabae55070bc.exe

  • Size

    2.5MB

  • MD5

    c9a04bf748d1ee29a43ac3f0ddace478

  • SHA1

    891bd4e634a9c5fec1a3de80bff55c665236b58d

  • SHA256

    a6ce588a83f2c77c794e3584e8ac44e472d26cf301bb2bf0468bcabae55070bc

  • SHA512

    e17edb74f5cb4d8aabb4c775ec25a271f201da3adcb03541b1919526c0939694a768affc21c3066327e57c13bc9bb481074e51e4e78867df847b26f063b4c115

  • SSDEEP

    49152:b+p9UJkdNaeuRgsJ9pddphet67LGZvTuD/jhLD/6dUJBrb9IqepaBK:b+QJkwgsLDdpg5ZqrhLDSdUJBrRI1

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Xmrig family
  • xmrig

    XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform CPU/GPU miner.

  • XMRig Miner payload 9 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Drops file in Drivers directory 2 IoCs
  • Stops running service(s) 4 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Power Settings 1 TTPs 8 IoCs

    powercfg controls all configurable power system settings on a Windows system and can be abused to prevent an infected host from locking or shutting down.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 14 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Launches sc.exe 14 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 46 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 32 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 19 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a6ce588a83f2c77c794e3584e8ac44e472d26cf301bb2bf0468bcabae55070bc.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a6ce588a83f2c77c794e3584e8ac44e472d26cf301bb2bf0468bcabae55070bc.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:2392
    • C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile, $env:ProgramData) -ExclusionExtension '.exe' -Force
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1464
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:872
      • C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
        wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
        3⤵
          PID:4244
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2076
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2112
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2232
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:3968
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:1700
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
        2⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3536
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
        2⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4248
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
        2⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2856
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
        2⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3772
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe delete "RLNALEWN"
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:4456
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe create "RLNALEWN" binpath= "C:\ProgramData\htsdqitpnkda\zrgqfbcavrkx.exe" start= "auto"
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:1828
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop eventlog
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:3140
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe start "RLNALEWN"
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:3616
    • C:\ProgramData\htsdqitpnkda\zrgqfbcavrkx.exe
      C:\ProgramData\htsdqitpnkda\zrgqfbcavrkx.exe
      1⤵
      • Drops file in Drivers directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1248
      • C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile, $env:ProgramData) -ExclusionExtension '.exe' -Force
        2⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4580
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3832
        • C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
          wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
          3⤵
            PID:2252
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:2164
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:2204
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:2636
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:3268
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:3328
        • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
          2⤵
          • Power Settings
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:4872
        • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
          2⤵
          • Power Settings
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2896
        • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
          2⤵
          • Power Settings
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2020
        • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
          2⤵
          • Power Settings
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:3116
        • C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
          2⤵
            PID:4424
          • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
            svchost.exe
            2⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:5024

        Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        • C:\ProgramData\htsdqitpnkda\zrgqfbcavrkx.exe

          Filesize

          2.5MB

          MD5

          c9a04bf748d1ee29a43ac3f0ddace478

          SHA1

          891bd4e634a9c5fec1a3de80bff55c665236b58d

          SHA256

          a6ce588a83f2c77c794e3584e8ac44e472d26cf301bb2bf0468bcabae55070bc

          SHA512

          e17edb74f5cb4d8aabb4c775ec25a271f201da3adcb03541b1919526c0939694a768affc21c3066327e57c13bc9bb481074e51e4e78867df847b26f063b4c115

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_4fsyy4ts.xjd.ps1

          Filesize

          60B

          MD5

          d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

          SHA1

          6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

          SHA256

          96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

          SHA512

          5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

        • C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

          Filesize

          1KB

          MD5

          93c488e6aa1f63b97a6f644ae0c6fdc1

          SHA1

          715b27e9df4130a0a9cbadd8caa02ff6f52beee4

          SHA256

          675bb3c33bfeb21684bfd7ee9048c7866bc57ffde08b32ff402e22f61c7afd54

          SHA512

          9c755f97bc7d40bdf7af1712241f94d31b2cdf21f583770c08328b79dee56a6ed86105867b82141ff3a1bbaa59ae82fb30a5d6bd4093c8b564fcafd16f431112

        • memory/1464-11-0x00007FFD9A5E0000-0x00007FFD9B0A1000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          10.8MB

        • memory/1464-12-0x00007FFD9A5E0000-0x00007FFD9B0A1000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          10.8MB

        • memory/1464-15-0x00007FFD9A5E0000-0x00007FFD9B0A1000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          10.8MB

        • memory/1464-1-0x0000021A70CF0000-0x0000021A70D12000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          136KB

        • memory/1464-0-0x00007FFD9A5E3000-0x00007FFD9A5E5000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8KB

        • memory/4424-54-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          56KB

        • memory/4424-52-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          56KB

        • memory/4424-58-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          56KB

        • memory/4424-53-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          56KB

        • memory/4424-51-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          56KB

        • memory/4424-55-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          56KB

        • memory/4580-41-0x000002D94D900000-0x000002D94D91C000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          112KB

        • memory/4580-45-0x000002D94D920000-0x000002D94D926000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          24KB

        • memory/4580-46-0x000002D94D930000-0x000002D94D93A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          40KB

        • memory/4580-44-0x000002D94D8F0000-0x000002D94D8F8000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          32KB

        • memory/4580-43-0x000002D94D940000-0x000002D94D95A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          104KB

        • memory/4580-42-0x000002D94D8E0000-0x000002D94D8EA000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          40KB

        • memory/4580-40-0x000002D94D790000-0x000002D94D79A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          40KB

        • memory/4580-39-0x000002D94D6D0000-0x000002D94D785000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          724KB

        • memory/4580-38-0x000002D94D6B0000-0x000002D94D6CC000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          112KB

        • memory/5024-60-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.3MB

        • memory/5024-59-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.3MB

        • memory/5024-62-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.3MB

        • memory/5024-66-0x0000020197BE0000-0x0000020197C00000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          128KB

        • memory/5024-65-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.3MB

        • memory/5024-68-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.3MB

        • memory/5024-71-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.3MB

        • memory/5024-69-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.3MB

        • memory/5024-70-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.3MB

        • memory/5024-67-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.3MB

        • memory/5024-64-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.3MB

        • memory/5024-63-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.3MB

        • memory/5024-61-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.3MB

        • memory/5024-72-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.3MB

        • memory/5024-73-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.3MB