xred | 59ac4d3651037ac2f0def7035bf845a178e4420b3ce1df183f40b230e1fc0d32

General

Target

down.exe
Size

1.8MB
MD5

e051a9d8e9e23c07a111d6ec74b0c4d0
SHA1

e8d3096606c5174149f9a934ea202c1d7e721d62
SHA256

59ac4d3651037ac2f0def7035bf845a178e4420b3ce1df183f40b230e1fc0d32
SHA512

2e022e7b429743875d789b032972b1689cd890d87a982c918738c02e82f6881ae07581cdfab979aca2a73bdac570455ac0575052c434fbebfa92400bb21cb291
SSDEEP

24576:ynsJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9KDAX4kuIB8U73qdkR2zEVeUpcZZ7pw:ynsHyjtk2MYC5GDgrk+i3qyBkEchw

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_down.exeSynaptics.exe._cache_Synaptics.exe

pid process

4984 ._cache_down.exe
4924 Synaptics.exe
2384 ._cache_Synaptics.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

down.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Synaptics Pointing Device Driver = "C:\\ProgramData\\Synaptics\\Synaptics.exe"	down.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 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

Processes:

down.exe._cache_down.exeSynaptics.exe._cache_Synaptics.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	down.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	._cache_down.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Synaptics.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	._cache_Synaptics.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

EXCEL.EXE

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	EXCEL.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0	EXCEL.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	EXCEL.EXE

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

EXCEL.EXE

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS	EXCEL.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemFamily	EXCEL.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU	EXCEL.EXE

Modifies registry class 2 IoCs

Processes:

down.exeSynaptics.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\	down.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\	Synaptics.exe

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs

Processes:

EXCEL.EXE

pid process

2152 EXCEL.EXE

pid	process
2152	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 12 IoCs

Processes:

._cache_down.exe._cache_Synaptics.exeEXCEL.EXE

pid	process
4984	._cache_down.exe
4984	._cache_down.exe
2384	._cache_Synaptics.exe
2384	._cache_Synaptics.exe
2152	EXCEL.EXE
2152	EXCEL.EXE
2152	EXCEL.EXE
2152	EXCEL.EXE
2152	EXCEL.EXE
2152	EXCEL.EXE
2152	EXCEL.EXE
2152	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

down.exeSynaptics.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 4984	2860	down.exe	._cache_down.exe
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 4984	2860	down.exe	._cache_down.exe
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 4984	2860	down.exe	._cache_down.exe
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 4924	2860	down.exe	Synaptics.exe
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 4924	2860	down.exe	Synaptics.exe
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 4924	2860	down.exe	Synaptics.exe
PID 4924 wrote to memory of 2384	4924	Synaptics.exe	._cache_Synaptics.exe
PID 4924 wrote to memory of 2384	4924	Synaptics.exe	._cache_Synaptics.exe
PID 4924 wrote to memory of 2384	4924	Synaptics.exe	._cache_Synaptics.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\down.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\down.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2860
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_down.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_down.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:4984
- C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
  "C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Modifies registry class
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4924
- - 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
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2384

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" /automation -Embedding
1⤵
- Checks processor information in registry
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:2152

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

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

2

T1012

System Information Discovery

3

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
1.8MB

MD5
e051a9d8e9e23c07a111d6ec74b0c4d0

SHA1
e8d3096606c5174149f9a934ea202c1d7e721d62

SHA256
59ac4d3651037ac2f0def7035bf845a178e4420b3ce1df183f40b230e1fc0d32

SHA512
2e022e7b429743875d789b032972b1689cd890d87a982c918738c02e82f6881ae07581cdfab979aca2a73bdac570455ac0575052c434fbebfa92400bb21cb291

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

Filesize
1.1MB

MD5
826caa4feeeade758d2a78366857e220

SHA1
b56eebcd9210f710df9e435fa872e0fbdd2a3ed8

SHA256
717c75dcbd4862e3f5c1a744fc445385bd7b920496988b3759ee6a47b5d3e080

SHA512
1738bdfe1728e461f9622e5390966d84022d2cbb6bb50dbacaec5d127a475f87c95e287e7a245fb7b9e835dd7e143896d1548f191a11c7ea456f7c6c35dc0f79

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6C975E00

Filesize
22KB

MD5
8f9fdadf603b12e96d8d08af8f1484ba

SHA1
709bc1790c81ec4f740c86aaf4a615872b9163d0

SHA256
e4607656650940dbbad2d36dc313bdd371b23a523b3eae604ced565b61e3a6b0

SHA512
fd4b22429e07063b48b17d1b931198719402b96c59697ec6f409e63e62164aee38e52a7b9c36aca91c6662080761bda4377af250f6da10f788daee863064b2bd

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\gNtwYF4e.xlsm

Filesize
17KB

MD5
e566fc53051035e1e6fd0ed1823de0f9

SHA1
00bc96c48b98676ecd67e81a6f1d7754e4156044

SHA256
8e574b4ae6502230c0829e2319a6c146aebd51b7008bf5bbfb731424d7952c15

SHA512
a12f56ff30ea35381c2b8f8af2446cf1daa21ee872e98cad4b863db060acd4c33c5760918c277dadb7a490cb4ca2f925d59c70dc5171e16601a11bc4a6542b04

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\??\c:\¹·µ°¸¨Öú\config.ini

Filesize
19B

MD5
66a1348759c699b31e5a48a5705bd28f

SHA1
47872b6b4a4cc86724a2ffafaa6d8a055a86a2e2

SHA256
7ed1fb9b12cc25b6c9e92b547eb888e0cadca620ec71508f0a69b840cb8ea0e4

SHA512
e50fbedaa77ef4950c5cbbbbd3f93282a9dbc736041c22be48a91ab2ebfdd60ce5937ce83eeedc7ab3ae6752170b5c038e4735672c1b5f09eb7c2e318ac1e82d

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memory/2152-189-0x00007FF8AAC30000-0x00007FF8AAC40000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2152-191-0x00007FF8AAC30000-0x00007FF8AAC40000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2152-192-0x00007FF8AAC30000-0x00007FF8AAC40000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2152-193-0x00007FF8AAC30000-0x00007FF8AAC40000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2152-194-0x00007FF8A8090000-0x00007FF8A80A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2152-195-0x00007FF8A8090000-0x00007FF8A80A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2152-190-0x00007FF8AAC30000-0x00007FF8AAC40000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2860-0-0x0000000002440000-0x0000000002441000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2860-127-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005D0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.8MB

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memory/4924-237-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005D0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.8MB

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memory/4924-268-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005D0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.8MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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