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Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run\Policies = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\install\\imagem.exe"	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1846800975-3917212583-2893086201-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1846800975-3917212583-2893086201-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run\Policies = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\install\\imagem.exe"	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 4 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

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{08B0E5JF-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C6XX500}	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{08B0E5JF-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C6XX500}\StubPath = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\install\\imagem.exe Restart"	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{08B0E5JF-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C6XX500}	explorer.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{08B0E5JF-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C6XX500}\StubPath = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\install\\imagem.exe"	explorer.exe

Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosDate	imagem.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	imagem.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosDate	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
588	explorer.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2436	imagem.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
588	explorer.exe
588	explorer.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\HKLM = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\install\\imagem.exe"	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1846800975-3917212583-2893086201-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\HKCU = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\install\\imagem.exe"	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe

Drops desktop.ini file(s) 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar\desktop.ini	explorer.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\install\imagem.exe	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\install\imagem.exe	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\install\imagem.exe	explorer.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\install\	explorer.exe

UPX packed file 4 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2400-1-0x0000000000540000-0x0000000000578000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2400-2-0x0000000000540000-0x0000000000578000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2400-7-0x0000000024010000-0x0000000024072000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2400-884-0x0000000000540000-0x0000000000578000-memory.dmp	upx

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	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	explorer.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	explorer.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key value enumerated	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe
Key value enumerated	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	imagem.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier	imagem.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe
Key queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	imagem.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\FeatureSet	imagem.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\VendorIdentifier	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\VendorIdentifier	imagem.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	imagem.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\FeatureSet	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe
Key queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	imagem.exe

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\Identifier	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\Identifier	imagem.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
588	explorer.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	588	explorer.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	588	explorer.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe
588	explorer.exe

Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 1 IoCs

pid	Process
588	explorer.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1204	2400	PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe	21

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1204
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PCheats Elite BGC v3.1\PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PCheats Elite BGC v3.1\PCheats Elite BGC v3.1.exe"
  2⤵
  - Adds policy Run key to start application
  - Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
  - Checks BIOS information in registry
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Checks processor information in registry
  - Enumerates system info in registry
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2400
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
    explorer.exe
    3⤵
    - Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1592
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
    explorer.exe
    3⤵
    - Deletes itself
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Drops desktop.ini file(s)
    - Drops file in System32 directory
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    - Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
    PID:588
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\install\imagem.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\install\imagem.exe"
      4⤵
      Checks BIOS information in registry
      Executes dropped EXE
      Checks processor information in registry
      Enumerates system info in registry
      PID:2436

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Active Setup

T1547.014

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Active Setup

T1547.014

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

System Information Discovery