38d32f6f7d8a60e66ccddc64f685e089efb8a7ace2e1129a4b424eb9e6869e78

Analysis

max time kernel
119s
max time network
121s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
19-11-2024 04:42

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General

Target

2024-11-19_5721a27e3adc8f44a3dd296fad7ed75a_cobalt-strike_megazord.exe
Size

14.4MB
MD5

5721a27e3adc8f44a3dd296fad7ed75a
SHA1

70dc06923c572f94a7ec14e93e8bd712cb131792
SHA256

38d32f6f7d8a60e66ccddc64f685e089efb8a7ace2e1129a4b424eb9e6869e78
SHA512

80c6d8f6138e2d4f839c806aceaa8be36f0026c500ffd7e5823248bda3b969dd04358fccba4d3c9912a04d46c1fc32052af19a34f0d27dde7465aea5650b5a84
SSDEEP

196608:ZZdyirGA46KGiTjG1XG8Dp6X1OrKpluJQ/NBqs:ZrRGb1Tx8Dk/plua

Score

8^/10

execution

Malware Config

Signatures

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

Processes:

powershell.exe

pid	Process
1864	powershell.exe

Downloads MZ/PE file

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

ServiceUpdate.exe

pid	Process
2740	ServiceUpdate.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

Processes:

2024-11-19_5721a27e3adc8f44a3dd296fad7ed75a_cobalt-strike_megazord.exe

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\ServiceUpdate.exe	2024-11-19_5721a27e3adc8f44a3dd296fad7ed75a_cobalt-strike_megazord.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

Processes:

powershell.exe

pid	Process
1864	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

Processes:

powershell.exe

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1864	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

2024-11-19_5721a27e3adc8f44a3dd296fad7ed75a_cobalt-strike_megazord.exeServiceUpdate.exe

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2696 wrote to memory of 1864	2696	2024-11-19_5721a27e3adc8f44a3dd296fad7ed75a_cobalt-strike_megazord.exe	31
PID 2696 wrote to memory of 1864	2696	2024-11-19_5721a27e3adc8f44a3dd296fad7ed75a_cobalt-strike_megazord.exe	31
PID 2696 wrote to memory of 1864	2696	2024-11-19_5721a27e3adc8f44a3dd296fad7ed75a_cobalt-strike_megazord.exe	31
PID 2696 wrote to memory of 2740	2696	2024-11-19_5721a27e3adc8f44a3dd296fad7ed75a_cobalt-strike_megazord.exe	33
PID 2696 wrote to memory of 2740	2696	2024-11-19_5721a27e3adc8f44a3dd296fad7ed75a_cobalt-strike_megazord.exe	33
PID 2696 wrote to memory of 2740	2696	2024-11-19_5721a27e3adc8f44a3dd296fad7ed75a_cobalt-strike_megazord.exe	33
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 2772	2740	ServiceUpdate.exe	34
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 2772	2740	ServiceUpdate.exe	34
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 2772	2740	ServiceUpdate.exe	34

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-11-19_5721a27e3adc8f44a3dd296fad7ed75a_cobalt-strike_megazord.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-11-19_5721a27e3adc8f44a3dd296fad7ed75a_cobalt-strike_megazord.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2696
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "powershell.exe" -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Windows\ServiceUpdate.exe'"
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:1864
- C:\Windows\ServiceUpdate.exe
  "C:\Windows\ServiceUpdate.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2740
- - C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 2740 -s 528
    3⤵
    PID:2772

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Windows\ServiceUpdate.exe

Filesize
42KB

MD5
cf04317fdd2c24d8e17e6d16a932faf6

SHA1
44c273ffa8adcb4b05bf7fb43865459b7748e8e9

SHA256
68e54fb81888bf034822a4a1024a64825b75b66db6ed5cded4bfa877e3c501ca

SHA512
93ffde81a9129586ead3766ec40bffab8caac3f3c9e1c855ac747fa7db2f95dcee45b9d8341f53ef801323e27eb0100e1c63886b02f6cb5c1b1c50afde5b861d

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memory/1864-5-0x000007FEF67FE000-0x000007FEF67FF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1864-6-0x000000001B610000-0x000000001B8F2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.9MB

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memory/1864-7-0x0000000001F00000-0x0000000001F08000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/1864-9-0x000007FEF6540000-0x000007FEF6EDD000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.6MB

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memory/1864-8-0x000007FEF6540000-0x000007FEF6EDD000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.6MB

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memory/1864-11-0x000007FEF6540000-0x000007FEF6EDD000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.6MB

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memory/1864-10-0x000007FEF6540000-0x000007FEF6EDD000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.6MB

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memory/1864-12-0x000007FEF6540000-0x000007FEF6EDD000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.6MB

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memory/2696-0-0x000000013FB3D000-0x000000013FB3E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2740-18-0x0000000000870000-0x0000000000880000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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