Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240903-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    01-12-2024 16:00

General

  • Target

    ada49c1b3b3d878fe42df213844d8d37ec59ac4f906060556ad901ba0d55b2a9.exe

  • Size

    78KB

  • MD5

    93ac88b5786cc524a9668ab13c73584f

  • SHA1

    d5e328f47208d69c7a47ec2713b1fcbbe51fb4fc

  • SHA256

    ada49c1b3b3d878fe42df213844d8d37ec59ac4f906060556ad901ba0d55b2a9

  • SHA512

    9e0268e3efc6387e6bcd1c6a31c1da19be62c25956bf6ac3ec1bfc89dc60146a0464a60857122c77f0576d89111082e02f964e78aa86f72b0d906e762498830b

  • SSDEEP

    192:H52jSxeumCYBy4nzLFTEJxTqthOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEI:H52mx3gk4n/lEuOH6666zD

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

phorphiex

C2

http://185.215.113.84

Signatures

  • Phorphiex family
  • Phorphiex payload 1 IoCs
  • Phorphiex, Phorpiex

    Phorphiex or Phorpiex Malware family which infects systems to distribute other malicious payloads such as ransomware, stealers and cryptominers.

  • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess 5 IoCs
  • Xmrig family
  • xmrig

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

  • XMRig Miner payload 11 IoCs
  • Downloads MZ/PE file
  • Executes dropped EXE 8 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 8 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Using powershell.exe command.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 13 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 51 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:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    1⤵
      PID:1128
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ada49c1b3b3d878fe42df213844d8d37ec59ac4f906060556ad901ba0d55b2a9.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ada49c1b3b3d878fe42df213844d8d37ec59ac4f906060556ad901ba0d55b2a9.exe"
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2112
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1958.scr
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1958.scr" /S
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Adds Run key to start application
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1264
          • C:\Windows\sysnldcvmr.exe
            C:\Windows\sysnldcvmr.exe
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Loads dropped DLL
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:2748
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\265712083.exe
              C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\265712083.exe
              5⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:2672
              • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c reg delete "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "Windows Upgrade Manager" /f
                6⤵
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:2560
                • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                  reg delete "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "Windows Upgrade Manager" /f
                  7⤵
                    PID:2956
                • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /delete /f /tn "Windows Upgrade Manager"
                  6⤵
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:2552
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    schtasks /delete /f /tn "Windows Upgrade Manager"
                    7⤵
                      PID:680
                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\481432921.exe
                  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\481432921.exe
                  5⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • Loads dropped DLL
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:2244
                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3901423009.exe
                    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3901423009.exe
                    6⤵
                    • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
                    • Executes dropped EXE
                    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                    PID:1888
                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2899120988.exe
                  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2899120988.exe
                  5⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  PID:1244
                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\150049769.exe
                  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\150049769.exe
                  5⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  PID:2148
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe <#evrkcgqew#> IF([System.Environment]::OSVersion.Version -lt [System.Version]"6.2") { schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn 'Microsoft Windows Security' /tr '''C:\Users\Admin\Microsoft Windows Security\winupsecvmgr.exe''' } Else { Register-ScheduledTask -Action (New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'C:\Users\Admin\Microsoft Windows Security\winupsecvmgr.exe') -Trigger (New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtLogOn) -Settings (New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -AllowStartIfOnBatteries -DisallowHardTerminate -DontStopIfGoingOnBatteries -DontStopOnIdleEnd -ExecutionTimeLimit (New-TimeSpan -Days 1000)) -TaskName 'Microsoft Windows Security' -RunLevel 'Highest' -Force; }
            2⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Drops file in System32 directory
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1196
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "Microsoft Windows Security" /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\Microsoft Windows Security\winupsecvmgr.exe'"
              3⤵
              • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
              PID:2812
          • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
            C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe /run /tn "Microsoft Windows Security"
            2⤵
              PID:2728
            • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
              C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe <#evrkcgqew#> IF([System.Environment]::OSVersion.Version -lt [System.Version]"6.2") { schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn 'Microsoft Windows Security' /tr '''C:\Users\Admin\Microsoft Windows Security\winupsecvmgr.exe''' } Else { Register-ScheduledTask -Action (New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'C:\Users\Admin\Microsoft Windows Security\winupsecvmgr.exe') -Trigger (New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtLogOn) -Settings (New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -AllowStartIfOnBatteries -DisallowHardTerminate -DontStopIfGoingOnBatteries -DontStopOnIdleEnd -ExecutionTimeLimit (New-TimeSpan -Days 1000)) -TaskName 'Microsoft Windows Security' -RunLevel 'Highest' -Force; }
              2⤵
              • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
              • Drops file in System32 directory
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:1716
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "Microsoft Windows Security" /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\Microsoft Windows Security\winupsecvmgr.exe'"
                3⤵
                • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                PID:3060
            • C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe
              C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe
              2⤵
                PID:2216
              • C:\Windows\System32\dwm.exe
                C:\Windows\System32\dwm.exe
                2⤵
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
                • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
                PID:660
            • C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
              taskeng.exe {EE0988DF-8F66-41DA-8575-6661F8445BAC} S-1-5-21-4177215427-74451935-3209572229-1000:JSMURNPT\Admin:Interactive:[1]
              1⤵
              • Loads dropped DLL
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:1532
              • C:\Users\Admin\Microsoft Windows Security\winupsecvmgr.exe
                "C:\Users\Admin\Microsoft Windows Security\winupsecvmgr.exe"
                2⤵
                • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
                • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:1424

            Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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            Downloads

            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\150049769.exe

              Filesize

              61KB

              MD5

              77c5eb90118287f666886fc34210c176

              SHA1

              d7a59bf4f014304e29df1868ef82fe782432120a

              SHA256

              59a96d66d97e202829ea79a5e0bbf71981c05a13ab700b0120f7d99d33515080

              SHA512

              5577d167ad4748ad7917ff3f792a0caa01ba40638bdf7143c1403d2efcad4019f8da49719ae0ad88febdc1ef64207fba7ca5bb96dc12c334571d30e2e8f22cf9

            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1958.scr

              Filesize

              79KB

              MD5

              0c883b1d66afce606d9830f48d69d74b

              SHA1

              fe431fe73a4749722496f19b3b3ca0b629b50131

              SHA256

              d921fc993574c8be76553bcf4296d2851e48ee39b958205e69bdfd7cf661d2b1

              SHA512

              c047452a23efad4262479fbfeb5e23f9497d7cefd4cbb58e869801206669c2a0759698c70d18050316798d5d939b989537fdce3842aa742449f5e08ed7fa60a5

            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\265712083.exe

              Filesize

              8KB

              MD5

              cb8420e681f68db1bad5ed24e7b22114

              SHA1

              416fc65d538d3622f5ca71c667a11df88a927c31

              SHA256

              5850892f67f85991b31fc90f62c8b7791afeb3c08ae1877d857aa2b59471a2ea

              SHA512

              baaabcc4ad5d409267a34ed7b20e4afb4d247974bfc581d39aae945e5bf8a673a1f8eacae2e6783480c8baaeb0a80d028274a202d456f13d0af956afa0110fdf

            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms

              Filesize

              7KB

              MD5

              326f399955277e6923724c826c5950de

              SHA1

              db07ef7ef91830d9563d4596d530558c57f88cbc

              SHA256

              cea0133142aff8ec24fa19e5f8264d5f23bdaac3d2ed8c75ea38dbae9b59139d

              SHA512

              3480edf4a4eba5c52b6bceb8c68f65e9017d51600df1f3b73e3a4cfe9c34e0cb75c6bfbd506ff96c71d633029c61178ac7c2da3538d99662fa7db7c1a7aa1e1e

            • \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2899120988.exe

              Filesize

              53KB

              MD5

              84897ca8c1aa06b33248956ac25ec20a

              SHA1

              544d5d5652069b3c5e7e29a1ca3eea46b227bbfe

              SHA256

              023ad16f761a35bd7934e392bcf2bbf702f525303b2964e97c3e50d2d5f3eda1

              SHA512

              c17d0e364cf29055dece3e10896f0bbd0ebdb8d2b1c15fe68ddcd9951dd2d1545362f45ad21f26302f3da2eb2ec81340a027cbd4c75cc28491151ecabae65e95

            • \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3901423009.exe

              Filesize

              5.6MB

              MD5

              13b26b2c7048a92d6a843c1302618fad

              SHA1

              89c2dfc01ac12ef2704c7669844ec69f1700c1ca

              SHA256

              1753ad35ece25ab9a19048c70062e9170f495e313d7355ebbba59c38f5d90256

              SHA512

              d6aff89b61c9945002a6798617ad304612460a607ef1cfbdcb32f8932ca648bcee1d5f2e0321bb4c58c1f4642b1e0ececc1eb82450fdec7dff69b5389f195455

            • \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\481432921.exe

              Filesize

              10KB

              MD5

              96509ab828867d81c1693b614b22f41d

              SHA1

              c5f82005dbda43cedd86708cc5fc3635a781a67e

              SHA256

              a9de2927b0ec45cf900508fec18531c04ee9fa8a5dfe2fc82c67d9458cf4b744

              SHA512

              ff603117a06da8fb2386c1d2049a5896774e41f34d05951ecd4e7b5fc9da51a373e3fcf61af3577ff78490cf898471ce8e71eae848a12812fe98cd7e76e1a9ca

            • memory/660-101-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407EF000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              7.9MB

            • memory/660-88-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407EF000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              7.9MB

            • memory/660-103-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407EF000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              7.9MB

            • memory/660-119-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407EF000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              7.9MB

            • memory/660-98-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407EF000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              7.9MB

            • memory/660-96-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407EF000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              7.9MB

            • memory/660-82-0x00000000000C0000-0x00000000000E0000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              128KB

            • memory/660-94-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407EF000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              7.9MB

            • memory/660-92-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407EF000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              7.9MB

            • memory/660-84-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407EF000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              7.9MB

            • memory/660-90-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407EF000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              7.9MB

            • memory/1196-58-0x000000001B4A0000-0x000000001B782000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              2.9MB

            • memory/1196-59-0x0000000002260000-0x0000000002268000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              32KB

            • memory/1424-81-0x000000013F180000-0x000000013F717000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              5.6MB

            • memory/1716-76-0x0000000000510000-0x0000000000518000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              32KB

            • memory/1716-75-0x000000001B4F0000-0x000000001B7D2000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              2.9MB

            • memory/1888-62-0x000000013F090000-0x000000013F627000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              5.6MB

            • memory/2216-87-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140029000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              164KB

            • memory/2216-83-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140029000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              164KB

            • memory/2672-28-0x000000013FFA0000-0x000000013FFA6000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              24KB