netwire | 5f53d622de7b361b2558cfeb85082b23d04f15fcf0127e9fb92f9a2c72e51584

General

Target

9de09cb16f81a09ea20cae8122c2bbc4_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.1MB
MD5

9de09cb16f81a09ea20cae8122c2bbc4
SHA1

05f5524b4ff9def02f9f1b2159ded220f643ced2
SHA256

5f53d622de7b361b2558cfeb85082b23d04f15fcf0127e9fb92f9a2c72e51584
SHA512

c3def7bdf16c6d2fe0571fd17d04fb3ee7ea74eaebe7d57bde1098ad896b63fa96bd9de2c4b8e7818a24f8454388d629c3c30c996e80490142f9296a4426a67b
SSDEEP

24576:XRqT31q2wlFJZb1WYPh6CXuAtZYwyneZO:BA31klFJTP8GuAtZryoO

Score

10^/10

netwire botnet discovery persistence rat stealer upx

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

netwire

C2

akamai-update.no-ip.org:33333

Attributes

activex_autorun
true
activex_key
{E7VK76V1-8E7Y-I53I-ET41-C8H4828ISX31}
copy_executable
true
delete_original
true
host_id
HostId-%Rand%
install_path
%AppData%\Akamai Labs\akmupdate.exe
lock_executable
false
mutex
VesHwCJR
offline_keylogger
false
password
Password
registry_autorun
true
startup_name
Akamai Labs
use_mutex
true

Signatures

NetWire RAT payload 2 IoCs

rat

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2108-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp	netwire
behavioral2/memory/4092-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp	netwire

Netwire
Netwire is a RAT with main functionalities focused password stealing and keylogging, but also includes remote control capabilities as well.
botnet stealer netwire
Netwire family
netwire

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

persistence

Active Setup

T1547.014

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{E7VK76V1-8E7Y-I53I-ET41-C8H4828ISX31}	akmupdate.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{E7VK76V1-8E7Y-I53I-ET41-C8H4828ISX31}\StubPath = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Akamai Labs\\akmupdate.exe\""	akmupdate.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2437139445-1151884604-3026847218-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	9de09cb16f81a09ea20cae8122c2bbc4_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2776	akmupdate.exe
4092	akmupdate.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2437139445-1151884604-3026847218-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Akamai Labs = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Akamai Labs\\akmupdate.exe"	akmupdate.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 804 set thread context of 2108	804	9de09cb16f81a09ea20cae8122c2bbc4_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 2776 set thread context of 4092	2776	akmupdate.exe	92

UPX packed file 6 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/804-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000625000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/804-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000625000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/804-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000625000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/files/0x000a000000023b76-11.dat	upx
behavioral2/memory/2776-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000625000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2776-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000625000-memory.dmp	upx

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 3 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

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	9de09cb16f81a09ea20cae8122c2bbc4_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	9de09cb16f81a09ea20cae8122c2bbc4_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	akmupdate.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 804 wrote to memory of 2108	804	9de09cb16f81a09ea20cae8122c2bbc4_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 804 wrote to memory of 2108	804	9de09cb16f81a09ea20cae8122c2bbc4_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 804 wrote to memory of 2108	804	9de09cb16f81a09ea20cae8122c2bbc4_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 804 wrote to memory of 2108	804	9de09cb16f81a09ea20cae8122c2bbc4_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 804 wrote to memory of 2108	804	9de09cb16f81a09ea20cae8122c2bbc4_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 804 wrote to memory of 2108	804	9de09cb16f81a09ea20cae8122c2bbc4_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 804 wrote to memory of 2108	804	9de09cb16f81a09ea20cae8122c2bbc4_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 804 wrote to memory of 2108	804	9de09cb16f81a09ea20cae8122c2bbc4_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 804 wrote to memory of 2108	804	9de09cb16f81a09ea20cae8122c2bbc4_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 2108 wrote to memory of 2776	2108	9de09cb16f81a09ea20cae8122c2bbc4_JaffaCakes118.exe	89
PID 2108 wrote to memory of 2776	2108	9de09cb16f81a09ea20cae8122c2bbc4_JaffaCakes118.exe	89
PID 2108 wrote to memory of 2776	2108	9de09cb16f81a09ea20cae8122c2bbc4_JaffaCakes118.exe	89
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 4092	2776	akmupdate.exe	92
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 4092	2776	akmupdate.exe	92
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 4092	2776	akmupdate.exe	92
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 4092	2776	akmupdate.exe	92
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 4092	2776	akmupdate.exe	92
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 4092	2776	akmupdate.exe	92
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 4092	2776	akmupdate.exe	92
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 4092	2776	akmupdate.exe	92
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 4092	2776	akmupdate.exe	92

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9de09cb16f81a09ea20cae8122c2bbc4_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9de09cb16f81a09ea20cae8122c2bbc4_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:804
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9de09cb16f81a09ea20cae8122c2bbc4_JaffaCakes118.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9de09cb16f81a09ea20cae8122c2bbc4_JaffaCakes118.exe"
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2108
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Akamai Labs\akmupdate.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Akamai Labs\akmupdate.exe" -m C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9de09cb16f81a09ea20cae8122c2bbc4_JaffaCakes118.exe
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2776
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Akamai Labs\akmupdate.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Akamai Labs\akmupdate.exe" Labs\akmupdate.exe" -m C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9de09cb16f81a09ea20cae8122c2bbc4_JaffaCakes118.exe
      4⤵
      Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
      Executes dropped EXE
      Adds Run key to start application
      PID:4092

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

2

T1547

Active Setup

1

T1547.014

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

2

T1547

Active Setup

1

T1547.014

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

2

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Akamai Labs\akmupdate.exe

Filesize
1.1MB

MD5
9de09cb16f81a09ea20cae8122c2bbc4

SHA1
05f5524b4ff9def02f9f1b2159ded220f643ced2

SHA256
5f53d622de7b361b2558cfeb85082b23d04f15fcf0127e9fb92f9a2c72e51584

SHA512
c3def7bdf16c6d2fe0571fd17d04fb3ee7ea74eaebe7d57bde1098ad896b63fa96bd9de2c4b8e7818a24f8454388d629c3c30c996e80490142f9296a4426a67b

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memory/804-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000625000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.1MB

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memory/804-1-0x00000000024D0000-0x00000000024D1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/804-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000625000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.1MB

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memory/804-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000625000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.1MB

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memory/2108-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp

Filesize
92KB

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memory/2108-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp

Filesize
92KB

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memory/2108-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp

Filesize
92KB

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memory/2108-17-0x0000000000560000-0x0000000000629000-memory.dmp

Filesize
804KB

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memory/2776-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000625000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.1MB

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memory/2776-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000625000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.1MB

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memory/4092-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp

Filesize
92KB

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memory/4092-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp

Filesize
92KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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