General

  • Target

    VixenExternal.zip

  • Size

    43.8MB

  • Sample

    241204-e1wy7a1rhw

  • MD5

    7d4d5a3200b1cb366e53699bf7b5d7f8

  • SHA1

    9f1f9966839d2e560705b1c7af95b8a9f611ca3b

  • SHA256

    60a60aa74911af0c1d4e093605bb5835e9877c33a5b057aea4a55d45462c9145

  • SHA512

    4d74e4d80984905950212b2177c06824568a1a5a133e9a482f96cd9bf56bbefa452a3229ca5bb3cd9cc2d87b74f7677054a286444bfb7c356ff3319ac142b8b9

  • SSDEEP

    786432:ZgYA776WycvrwE3SBu96FowofcWIz5gmvO8p2mj8j6ZIjTPBvmRnFvdnVjRUCDh9:ZcSWLDwE3OFowoUFzSR8Fw+IfMmchBkA

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      VixenExternal.zip

    • Size

      43.8MB

    • MD5

      7d4d5a3200b1cb366e53699bf7b5d7f8

    • SHA1

      9f1f9966839d2e560705b1c7af95b8a9f611ca3b

    • SHA256

      60a60aa74911af0c1d4e093605bb5835e9877c33a5b057aea4a55d45462c9145

    • SHA512

      4d74e4d80984905950212b2177c06824568a1a5a133e9a482f96cd9bf56bbefa452a3229ca5bb3cd9cc2d87b74f7677054a286444bfb7c356ff3319ac142b8b9

    • SSDEEP

      786432:ZgYA776WycvrwE3SBu96FowofcWIz5gmvO8p2mj8j6ZIjTPBvmRnFvdnVjRUCDh9:ZcSWLDwE3OFowoUFzSR8Fw+IfMmchBkA

    • Exela Stealer

      Exela Stealer is an open source stealer originally written in .NET and later transitioned to Python that was first observed in August 2023.

    • Exelastealer family

    • Grants admin privileges

      Uses net.exe to modify the user's privileges.

    • Modifies Windows Firewall

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Clipboard Data

      Adversaries may collect data stored in the clipboard from users copying information within or between applications.

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

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

    • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

    • Looks up external IP address via web service

      Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

    • Network Service Discovery

      Attempt to gather information on host's network.

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    • Enumerates processes with tasklist

    • Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories

    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Tasks