Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
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resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
02-12-2024 23:41
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
PDF.exe
Resource
win7-20241010-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
PDF.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
General
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Target
PDF.exe
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Size
1.6MB
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MD5
f464d4d7c3a16d42be2501b9b069f592
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SHA1
d746cb858983edb93ecdb9b44d65d18c83d5257d
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SHA256
4ea3fd5832635ca12ad822ba1b441fe5e38ea5599d08822057d35248a029cefb
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SHA512
4685c52657f2a30f1ed973fa5f0a6c575a93d184980b4e539f41a9d38d481fe0aa0bd2a99140b9c72fb04982f6ad2b7d522045369c752df856856ccd3749899d
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SSDEEP
24576:MnsJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD99hloDX0XOf4mSAz+53SDjpLSZi:MnsHyjtk2MYC5GDrhloJfOAz+OpSs
Malware Config
Extracted
xred
xred.mooo.com
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payload_url
http://freedns.afraid.org/api/?action=getdyndns&sha=a30fa98efc092684e8d1c5cff797bcc613562978
https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BxsMXGfPIZfSVlVsOGlEVGxuZVk&export=download
https://www.dropbox.com/s/n1w4p8gc6jzo0sg/SUpdate.ini?dl=1
http://xred.site50.net/syn/SUpdate.ini
https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BxsMXGfPIZfSVzUyaHFYVkQxeFk&export=download
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zhp1b06imehwylq/Synaptics.rar?dl=1
http://xred.site50.net/syn/Synaptics.rar
https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BxsMXGfPIZfSTmlVYkxhSDg5TzQ&export=download
https://www.dropbox.com/s/fzj752whr3ontsm/SSLLibrary.dll?dl=1
http://xred.site50.net/syn/SSLLibrary.dll
Signatures
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Xred family
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Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4089630652-1596403869-279772308-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation PDF.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4089630652-1596403869-279772308-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation Synaptics.exe -
Drops startup file 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\PLKQRZ.lnk ._cache_PDF.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
pid Process 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 4428 Synaptics.exe 4836 ._cache_Synaptics.exe 3828 JEUEVI.exe 1404 JEUEVI.exe -
Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Synaptics Pointing Device Driver = "C:\\ProgramData\\Synaptics\\Synaptics.exe" PDF.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4089630652-1596403869-279772308-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\PLKQRZ = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Windata\\JEUEVI.exe\"" ._cache_PDF.exe -
AutoIT Executable 18 IoCs
AutoIT scripts compiled to PE executables.
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4836-205-0x00000000008D0000-0x0000000000ACE000-memory.dmp autoit_exe behavioral2/memory/2308-256-0x00000000008D0000-0x0000000000ACE000-memory.dmp autoit_exe behavioral2/memory/2308-257-0x00000000008D0000-0x0000000000ACE000-memory.dmp autoit_exe behavioral2/memory/2308-263-0x00000000008D0000-0x0000000000ACE000-memory.dmp autoit_exe behavioral2/memory/2308-265-0x00000000008D0000-0x0000000000ACE000-memory.dmp autoit_exe behavioral2/memory/2308-267-0x00000000008D0000-0x0000000000ACE000-memory.dmp autoit_exe behavioral2/memory/3828-272-0x00000000000A0000-0x000000000029E000-memory.dmp autoit_exe behavioral2/memory/2308-273-0x00000000008D0000-0x0000000000ACE000-memory.dmp autoit_exe behavioral2/memory/2308-275-0x00000000008D0000-0x0000000000ACE000-memory.dmp autoit_exe behavioral2/memory/2308-300-0x00000000008D0000-0x0000000000ACE000-memory.dmp autoit_exe behavioral2/memory/2308-302-0x00000000008D0000-0x0000000000ACE000-memory.dmp autoit_exe behavioral2/memory/2308-304-0x00000000008D0000-0x0000000000ACE000-memory.dmp autoit_exe behavioral2/memory/2308-306-0x00000000008D0000-0x0000000000ACE000-memory.dmp autoit_exe behavioral2/memory/1404-309-0x00000000000A0000-0x000000000029E000-memory.dmp autoit_exe behavioral2/memory/2308-310-0x00000000008D0000-0x0000000000ACE000-memory.dmp autoit_exe behavioral2/memory/2308-312-0x00000000008D0000-0x0000000000ACE000-memory.dmp autoit_exe behavioral2/memory/2308-314-0x00000000008D0000-0x0000000000ACE000-memory.dmp autoit_exe behavioral2/memory/2308-316-0x00000000008D0000-0x0000000000ACE000-memory.dmp autoit_exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000c000000023ba7-5.dat upx behavioral2/memory/2308-70-0x00000000008D0000-0x0000000000ACE000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4836-198-0x00000000008D0000-0x0000000000ACE000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4836-205-0x00000000008D0000-0x0000000000ACE000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/2308-256-0x00000000008D0000-0x0000000000ACE000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/2308-257-0x00000000008D0000-0x0000000000ACE000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/2308-263-0x00000000008D0000-0x0000000000ACE000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/2308-265-0x00000000008D0000-0x0000000000ACE000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/2308-267-0x00000000008D0000-0x0000000000ACE000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/3828-270-0x00000000000A0000-0x000000000029E000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/3828-272-0x00000000000A0000-0x000000000029E000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/2308-273-0x00000000008D0000-0x0000000000ACE000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/2308-275-0x00000000008D0000-0x0000000000ACE000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/2308-300-0x00000000008D0000-0x0000000000ACE000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/2308-302-0x00000000008D0000-0x0000000000ACE000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/2308-304-0x00000000008D0000-0x0000000000ACE000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/2308-306-0x00000000008D0000-0x0000000000ACE000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1404-309-0x00000000000A0000-0x000000000029E000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/2308-310-0x00000000008D0000-0x0000000000ACE000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/2308-312-0x00000000008D0000-0x0000000000ACE000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/2308-314-0x00000000008D0000-0x0000000000ACE000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/2308-316-0x00000000008D0000-0x0000000000ACE000-memory.dmp upx -
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
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System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 9 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language PDF.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language JEUEVI.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language JEUEVI.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ._cache_PDF.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Synaptics.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language WSCript.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language schtasks.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ._cache_Synaptics.exe -
Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0 EXCEL.EXE Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz EXCEL.EXE Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString EXCEL.EXE -
Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS EXCEL.EXE Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemFamily EXCEL.EXE Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU EXCEL.EXE -
Modifies registry class 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\ PDF.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\ Synaptics.exe -
NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\winmgmts:\localhost\root\SecurityCenter2 ._cache_PDF.exe -
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
pid Process 1960 schtasks.exe -
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
pid Process 980 EXCEL.EXE -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
pid Process 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe -
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
pid Process 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 8 IoCs
pid Process 980 EXCEL.EXE 980 EXCEL.EXE 980 EXCEL.EXE 980 EXCEL.EXE 980 EXCEL.EXE 980 EXCEL.EXE 980 EXCEL.EXE 980 EXCEL.EXE -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 860 wrote to memory of 2308 860 PDF.exe 82 PID 860 wrote to memory of 2308 860 PDF.exe 82 PID 860 wrote to memory of 2308 860 PDF.exe 82 PID 860 wrote to memory of 4428 860 PDF.exe 83 PID 860 wrote to memory of 4428 860 PDF.exe 83 PID 860 wrote to memory of 4428 860 PDF.exe 83 PID 2308 wrote to memory of 3108 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 84 PID 2308 wrote to memory of 3108 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 84 PID 2308 wrote to memory of 3108 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 84 PID 2308 wrote to memory of 5044 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 86 PID 2308 wrote to memory of 5044 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 86 PID 2308 wrote to memory of 5044 2308 ._cache_PDF.exe 86 PID 3108 wrote to memory of 1960 3108 cmd.exe 87 PID 3108 wrote to memory of 1960 3108 cmd.exe 87 PID 3108 wrote to memory of 1960 3108 cmd.exe 87 PID 4428 wrote to memory of 4836 4428 Synaptics.exe 89 PID 4428 wrote to memory of 4836 4428 Synaptics.exe 89 PID 4428 wrote to memory of 4836 4428 Synaptics.exe 89
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PDF.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PDF.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:860 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_PDF.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_PDF.exe"2⤵
- Drops startup file
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- NTFS ADS
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2308 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn PLKQRZ.exe /tr C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windata\JEUEVI.exe /sc minute /mo 13⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exeschtasks /create /tn PLKQRZ.exe /tr C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windata\JEUEVI.exe /sc minute /mo 14⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:1960
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WSCript.exeWSCript C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PLKQRZ.vbs3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:5044
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C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe"C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate2⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4836
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C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" /automation -Embedding1⤵
- Checks processor information in registry
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:980
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windata\JEUEVI.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windata\JEUEVI.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3828
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windata\JEUEVI.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windata\JEUEVI.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1404
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
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Downloads
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Filesize
1.6MB
MD5f464d4d7c3a16d42be2501b9b069f592
SHA1d746cb858983edb93ecdb9b44d65d18c83d5257d
SHA2564ea3fd5832635ca12ad822ba1b441fe5e38ea5599d08822057d35248a029cefb
SHA5124685c52657f2a30f1ed973fa5f0a6c575a93d184980b4e539f41a9d38d481fe0aa0bd2a99140b9c72fb04982f6ad2b7d522045369c752df856856ccd3749899d
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Filesize
924KB
MD5a5a8036e79f55c90cfe42b55df9db6bc
SHA1a2239f8990e86d77673c54f4548a04da10dbc2a8
SHA25615a513aa7ef12e73fc81b81b2b5455423bbef03524efef33047c1d48c5db624d
SHA51289f13d58094ce99fe229edd4f02210cddc590ba0aabc502034f04e3643d5bfc7ed7a1675a0db63be4a94f4bf447efbb2b5cfaffe35fa0b213e816c13828193be
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Filesize
24KB
MD5c5b07b33fa5af0d1a2ce949fe9685dc9
SHA1f67d5b5b0db879ef2682309bfeeee0086ca03fbd
SHA256e26d7791bc7e60bdddd23c3b686d964ef6a7c966acc30f797c270e2cd20f7819
SHA5125ec1f1d808e58d150d5eb3c71d0bb8465c6ee4849a8724d298e7d0e9aa99ae5ee03bac605d30f7fb14b61e5c5a271b59c00739b38ce8311975cc3f219f19d132
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Filesize
17KB
MD5e566fc53051035e1e6fd0ed1823de0f9
SHA100bc96c48b98676ecd67e81a6f1d7754e4156044
SHA2568e574b4ae6502230c0829e2319a6c146aebd51b7008bf5bbfb731424d7952c15
SHA512a12f56ff30ea35381c2b8f8af2446cf1daa21ee872e98cad4b863db060acd4c33c5760918c277dadb7a490cb4ca2f925d59c70dc5171e16601a11bc4a6542b04
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Filesize
842B
MD5706b2a1027185f7c686601dd89fad82f
SHA1bb7d730e0f6f789454cd3bdc7c45b3463af3159d
SHA256e24ccdc4aa9414c2f2c95662317c0ebf39e4d844ef47c46d5f2b40f810d07dc6
SHA512414a0ef71523138cd55b5aa172b86eb46f9dd1fcdff6496b057191f40930146cdf5dda513e6234eb7e3e63b2dc38882468e60a892a3002139a4f69b4fb3405ea