Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20241023-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241023-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    21/11/2024, 09:26

General

  • Target

    xiaoma.exe

  • Size

    1.8MB

  • MD5

    9348f5c3958b63ccbea7445cfe346280

  • SHA1

    6e0622bef345cc193f8eb2cb2d43900dfe6c91e1

  • SHA256

    f8f0dc0aa43c0461d254cbbb0a4a8d4d8e00234020502a0993cc636e9dcf3f8f

  • SHA512

    84ec3429a23459418697ab247daf07ac93e1bf0b76822ed7ed065f5de933545e537421dc74639f394b536cc4e148446cb0880e2367efa9bab64d1b35ab716921

  • SSDEEP

    24576:Qq9fTCadIMwPw6iDvuIwpAiFXaIqXUOJLKT3xlUVcvsn9ueScRd/wxn17:n97C2GH0IqtgFlZsn9ueoxn17

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 9 IoCs
  • Indicator Removal: File Deletion 1 TTPs

    Adversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity.

  • Power Settings 1 TTPs 1 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.

  • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 9 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 11 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • NSIS installer 1 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 64 IoCs
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 31 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xiaoma.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xiaoma.exe"
    1⤵
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2988
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_J8201NOVDEC.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_J8201NOVDEC.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2052
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping -n 3 127.1 >nul & del /q C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_J8201NOVDEC.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2996
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
          ping -n 3 127.1
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
          • Runs ping.exe
          PID:2676
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Xiaoma.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Xiaoma.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2000
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\DvLayout.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\..\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\DvLayout.exe" 200201 Helicarrier wccenter.exe wrme.exe wuhost.exe wdlogin.exe LSI_SAS2l iaLPSS1z "CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA&Microsoft\Event Viewer"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2892
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\powercfg.exe
        powercfg /h off
        3⤵
        • Power Settings
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:976
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Event Viewer\wrme.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Event Viewer\wrme.exe" -install
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2176
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c del /q C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\DvLayout.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2768
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\J8201NOVDEC.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\J8201NOVDEC.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2752
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\wmic.exe
      wmic BaseBoard get SerialNumber
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2080

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Event Viewer\wrme.exe

    Filesize

    718KB

    MD5

    84e38c4e6a3b05db499f140b28637a82

    SHA1

    8c694d99b6e47ea3940d79491a4d8a917985a459

    SHA256

    cded67dfa65185dd4f1f971616a348831a0b386bd7594b5494fba4b69ffc5e5c

    SHA512

    17137558c43eae99b5cf0a427055cdd545cbb0c9a49a1895081d93a305ce759f4e7ff68b6a33f803d22f54d55ee62c26d90c65cde72a2a640afad558076161db

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\KMDF_LOOK.sys

    Filesize

    50KB

    MD5

    8f938fd933d241bbeba2c25e014d98c0

    SHA1

    f0a1a5b26b0e9b15a2b2ae3d0df8bf275fc72f2a

    SHA256

    2945014c5e47b14576542edfb534f2fa5b72b548d6c236f062972eae5e99db0e

    SHA512

    fc9ee77aa7cb2001b8a6ecf11941a80d0e48dd6e5e16ce4808bec3aabc94c3eead567a70e9bf3513dac87e14b7cc971c800920053d300ba6860f3de6f0d41668

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\KMDF_Protect.sys

    Filesize

    34KB

    MD5

    87b33bf653499f0d9166cd7ff0029780

    SHA1

    19ee0bfcdcbafc1749f5a5cee0c8c625a8277102

    SHA256

    b5a37d47bfa486ce2e7210ed429e55cdfb894299d14537c85f7e695c48dc07f5

    SHA512

    92cffd87b7167c27505e037b1698b5bbb5732c4701155f0d1b89ba5cc74eea3491a9d64ee0f7858de56c20bce3ebac95872731a3f3c0d303e81b0839453e890f

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_J8201NOVDEC.exe

    Filesize

    900KB

    MD5

    1474bd3eda2e087560754241a0b92991

    SHA1

    e1e66d856800dbb5ef5bf9c8e937b6514b9f02d7

    SHA256

    c83e6b96ee3aa1a580157547eae88d112d2202d710218f2ed496f7fe3d861abc

    SHA512

    ca2cbc155cef666c46e6e4c07cc2e9a61bd15cef8f8f1902d06c6178a1968487fc2ad78e018621a09836755c524215aa9fcb6e62d52b210deec10162edcc9b7f

  • \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\DvLayout.exe

    Filesize

    257KB

    MD5

    5aa33823c2a97b8c2a182e84f6520742

    SHA1

    20fb164f8d6c7c248b9e3ad61eb96b81f6be8f43

    SHA256

    551c4564d5ff537572fd356fe96df7c45bf62de9351fae5bb4e6f81dcbe34ae5

    SHA512

    45500a651c226620aef1078235b5d0425301ed3118824bdcbb26add368a8c28ce5a7559d7e3310ff6e6f8a6feb86136b54dd2dce3a279bc3b483409c6a766b35

  • \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsoBD68.tmp\System.dll

    Filesize

    11KB

    MD5

    00a0194c20ee912257df53bfe258ee4a

    SHA1

    d7b4e319bc5119024690dc8230b9cc919b1b86b2

    SHA256

    dc4da2ccadb11099076926b02764b2b44ad8f97cd32337421a4cc21a3f5448f3

    SHA512

    3b38a2c17996c3b77ebf7b858a6c37415615e756792132878d8eddbd13cb06710b7da0e8b58104768f8e475fc93e8b44b3b1ab6f70ddf52edee111aaf5ef5667

  • \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xiaoma.exe

    Filesize

    1.8MB

    MD5

    9348f5c3958b63ccbea7445cfe346280

    SHA1

    6e0622bef345cc193f8eb2cb2d43900dfe6c91e1

    SHA256

    f8f0dc0aa43c0461d254cbbb0a4a8d4d8e00234020502a0993cc636e9dcf3f8f

    SHA512

    84ec3429a23459418697ab247daf07ac93e1bf0b76822ed7ed065f5de933545e537421dc74639f394b536cc4e148446cb0880e2367efa9bab64d1b35ab716921