Malware Analysis Report

2025-01-22 14:48

Sample ID 241128-3c8j3szpbn
Target playit.gggg.exe
SHA256 52160e503ab737e72eef9fda6633c1bcfc2d837ff4c551fdb433b384537640a9
Tags
rat orcus discovery spyware stealer
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V15

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

52160e503ab737e72eef9fda6633c1bcfc2d837ff4c551fdb433b384537640a9

Threat Level: Known bad

The file playit.gggg.exe was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

rat orcus discovery spyware stealer

Orcus family

Orcus

Checks computer location settings

Loads dropped DLL

Executes dropped EXE

Drops desktop.ini file(s)

Drops file in Windows directory

Enumerates physical storage devices

Unsigned PE

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow

Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-11-28 23:23

Signatures

Orcus family

orcus

Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-11-28 23:23

Reported

2024-11-28 23:25

Platform

win7-20241010-en

Max time kernel

146s

Max time network

147s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\playit.gggg.exe"

Signatures

Orcus

rat spyware stealer orcus

Orcus family

orcus

Executes dropped EXE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A

Loads dropped DLL

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\playit.gggg.exe N/A

Enumerates physical storage devices

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

discovery
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\playit.gggg.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A

Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\playit.gggg.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\playit.gggg.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 during-interesting.gl.at.ply.gg udp
US 147.185.221.22:25798 during-interesting.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.22:25798 during-interesting.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.22:25798 during-interesting.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.22:25798 during-interesting.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.22:25798 during-interesting.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.22:25798 during-interesting.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.22:25798 during-interesting.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.22:25798 during-interesting.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.22:25798 during-interesting.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.22:25798 during-interesting.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.22:25798 during-interesting.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.22:25798 during-interesting.gl.at.ply.gg tcp

Files

memory/644-0-0x0000000074BC1000-0x0000000074BC2000-memory.dmp

memory/644-1-0x0000000074BC0000-0x000000007516B000-memory.dmp

memory/644-2-0x0000000074BC0000-0x000000007516B000-memory.dmp

\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe

MD5 1820f92febd641cfabecafe83e1775c7
SHA1 4b5c902c958a97cd2ac78cd0821ba77ab695779f
SHA256 52160e503ab737e72eef9fda6633c1bcfc2d837ff4c551fdb433b384537640a9
SHA512 5d4fa5ae2b567a5e125d5c036ab355e017921361f85ee76e6f60441079d1b2dbd264453bf7eb9887f644e9032a47c4904f932a91c0715c4ed1e9ea75783d7f23

memory/644-11-0x0000000074BC0000-0x000000007516B000-memory.dmp

memory/2156-13-0x0000000074BC0000-0x000000007516B000-memory.dmp

memory/2156-12-0x0000000074BC0000-0x000000007516B000-memory.dmp

memory/2156-14-0x0000000074BC0000-0x000000007516B000-memory.dmp

memory/2156-15-0x0000000074BC0000-0x000000007516B000-memory.dmp

memory/2156-16-0x0000000074BC0000-0x000000007516B000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-11-28 23:23

Reported

2024-11-28 23:25

Platform

win10v2004-20241007-en

Max time kernel

149s

Max time network

150s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\playit.gggg.exe"

Signatures

Checks computer location settings

Description Indicator Process Target
Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4050598569-1597076380-177084960-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\playit.gggg.exe N/A

Executes dropped EXE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A

Drops desktop.ini file(s)

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\playit.gggg.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\playit.gggg.exe N/A

Drops file in Windows directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\playit.gggg.exe N/A
File created C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\playit.gggg.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\playit.gggg.exe N/A

Enumerates physical storage devices

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

discovery
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\playit.gggg.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A

Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\playit.gggg.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\playit.gggg.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 232.168.11.51.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 83.210.23.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 136.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 during-interesting.gl.at.ply.gg udp
US 147.185.221.22:25798 during-interesting.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 154.239.44.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 147.185.221.22:25798 during-interesting.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.22:25798 during-interesting.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 197.87.175.4.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 198.187.3.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 107.12.20.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 147.185.221.22:25798 during-interesting.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.22:25798 during-interesting.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 88.210.23.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 147.185.221.22:25798 during-interesting.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.22:25798 during-interesting.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 13.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 147.185.221.22:25798 during-interesting.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 during-interesting.gl.at.ply.gg udp
US 147.185.221.22:25798 during-interesting.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.22:25798 during-interesting.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.22:25798 during-interesting.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.22:25798 during-interesting.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 udp

Files

memory/5084-0-0x0000000075462000-0x0000000075463000-memory.dmp

memory/5084-1-0x0000000075460000-0x0000000075A11000-memory.dmp

memory/5084-2-0x0000000075460000-0x0000000075A11000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe

MD5 1820f92febd641cfabecafe83e1775c7
SHA1 4b5c902c958a97cd2ac78cd0821ba77ab695779f
SHA256 52160e503ab737e72eef9fda6633c1bcfc2d837ff4c551fdb433b384537640a9
SHA512 5d4fa5ae2b567a5e125d5c036ab355e017921361f85ee76e6f60441079d1b2dbd264453bf7eb9887f644e9032a47c4904f932a91c0715c4ed1e9ea75783d7f23

memory/5084-19-0x0000000075460000-0x0000000075A11000-memory.dmp

memory/3920-18-0x0000000075460000-0x0000000075A11000-memory.dmp

memory/3920-21-0x0000000075460000-0x0000000075A11000-memory.dmp

memory/3920-20-0x0000000075460000-0x0000000075A11000-memory.dmp

memory/3920-22-0x0000000075460000-0x0000000075A11000-memory.dmp