netwire | be7c0ec3f10ce55cc8a321a1fce2de5e095532c5135d847b6a3a11857c73d646

General

Target

d67cad093a0b2cfef0e5bd9c0cbda686_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

991KB
MD5

d67cad093a0b2cfef0e5bd9c0cbda686
SHA1

a4066dc414d26de0bad84780e2a224480b5fc731
SHA256

be7c0ec3f10ce55cc8a321a1fce2de5e095532c5135d847b6a3a11857c73d646
SHA512

c73aa621437e5c6324fff0ba889f2243d1c886ae9477ad30a93b39cf2edc294b30f1af8b89700fac1a0a52e3b6838765e420fd10838780c3471fd5ade9b1f82b
SSDEEP

24576:tgV6rfC5BF3QDwZoW0lD1cgj7Y2qPreXE+xtvWD5+QZp0dO2y:t/fCnFAMZKlJ70jCEYFW1vYO

Score

10^/10

netwire botnet discovery persistence rat stealer upx

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

netwire

C2

akamai-update.no-ip.org:33333

Attributes

activex_autorun
true
activex_key
{E7VK76V1-8E7Y-I53I-ET41-C8H4828ISX31}
copy_executable
true
delete_original
true
host_id
HostId-%Rand%
install_path
%AppData%\Akamai Labs\akmupdate.exe
lock_executable
false
mutex
VesHwCJR
offline_keylogger
false
password
Password
registry_autorun
true
startup_name
Akamai Labs
use_mutex
true

Signatures

NetWire RAT payload 2 IoCs

rat

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3652-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp	netwire
behavioral2/memory/3868-30-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp	netwire

Netwire
Netwire is a RAT with main functionalities focused password stealing and keylogging, but also includes remote control capabilities as well.
botnet stealer netwire
Netwire family
netwire

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 2 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

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{E7VK76V1-8E7Y-I53I-ET41-C8H4828ISX31}\StubPath = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Akamai Labs\\akmupdate.exe\""	akmupdate.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{E7VK76V1-8E7Y-I53I-ET41-C8H4828ISX31}	akmupdate.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-493223053-2004649691-1575712786-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	d67cad093a0b2cfef0e5bd9c0cbda686_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4892	akmupdate.exe
3868	akmupdate.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-493223053-2004649691-1575712786-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Akamai Labs = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Akamai Labs\\akmupdate.exe"	akmupdate.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 668 set thread context of 3652	668	d67cad093a0b2cfef0e5bd9c0cbda686_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 4892 set thread context of 3868	4892	akmupdate.exe	85

UPX packed file 6 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/668-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005A7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/668-2-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005A7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/668-8-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005A7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/files/0x000a000000023b93-14.dat	upx
behavioral2/memory/4892-22-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005A7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4892-28-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005A7000-memory.dmp	upx

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

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	d67cad093a0b2cfef0e5bd9c0cbda686_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	d67cad093a0b2cfef0e5bd9c0cbda686_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	akmupdate.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 668 wrote to memory of 3652	668	d67cad093a0b2cfef0e5bd9c0cbda686_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 668 wrote to memory of 3652	668	d67cad093a0b2cfef0e5bd9c0cbda686_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 668 wrote to memory of 3652	668	d67cad093a0b2cfef0e5bd9c0cbda686_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 668 wrote to memory of 3652	668	d67cad093a0b2cfef0e5bd9c0cbda686_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 668 wrote to memory of 3652	668	d67cad093a0b2cfef0e5bd9c0cbda686_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 668 wrote to memory of 3652	668	d67cad093a0b2cfef0e5bd9c0cbda686_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 668 wrote to memory of 3652	668	d67cad093a0b2cfef0e5bd9c0cbda686_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 668 wrote to memory of 3652	668	d67cad093a0b2cfef0e5bd9c0cbda686_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 668 wrote to memory of 3652	668	d67cad093a0b2cfef0e5bd9c0cbda686_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 3652 wrote to memory of 4892	3652	d67cad093a0b2cfef0e5bd9c0cbda686_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 3652 wrote to memory of 4892	3652	d67cad093a0b2cfef0e5bd9c0cbda686_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 3652 wrote to memory of 4892	3652	d67cad093a0b2cfef0e5bd9c0cbda686_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 4892 wrote to memory of 3868	4892	akmupdate.exe	85
PID 4892 wrote to memory of 3868	4892	akmupdate.exe	85
PID 4892 wrote to memory of 3868	4892	akmupdate.exe	85
PID 4892 wrote to memory of 3868	4892	akmupdate.exe	85
PID 4892 wrote to memory of 3868	4892	akmupdate.exe	85
PID 4892 wrote to memory of 3868	4892	akmupdate.exe	85
PID 4892 wrote to memory of 3868	4892	akmupdate.exe	85
PID 4892 wrote to memory of 3868	4892	akmupdate.exe	85
PID 4892 wrote to memory of 3868	4892	akmupdate.exe	85

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d67cad093a0b2cfef0e5bd9c0cbda686_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d67cad093a0b2cfef0e5bd9c0cbda686_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:668
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d67cad093a0b2cfef0e5bd9c0cbda686_JaffaCakes118.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d67cad093a0b2cfef0e5bd9c0cbda686_JaffaCakes118.exe"
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3652
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Akamai Labs\akmupdate.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Akamai Labs\akmupdate.exe" -m C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d67cad093a0b2cfef0e5bd9c0cbda686_JaffaCakes118.exe
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4892
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Akamai Labs\akmupdate.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Akamai Labs\akmupdate.exe" Labs\akmupdate.exe" -m C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d67cad093a0b2cfef0e5bd9c0cbda686_JaffaCakes118.exe
      4⤵
      Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
      Executes dropped EXE
      Adds Run key to start application
      PID:3868

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

2

T1547

Active Setup

1

T1547.014

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

2

T1547

Active Setup

1

T1547.014

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

2

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Akamai Labs\akmupdate.exe

Filesize
991KB

MD5
d67cad093a0b2cfef0e5bd9c0cbda686

SHA1
a4066dc414d26de0bad84780e2a224480b5fc731

SHA256
be7c0ec3f10ce55cc8a321a1fce2de5e095532c5135d847b6a3a11857c73d646

SHA512
c73aa621437e5c6324fff0ba889f2243d1c886ae9477ad30a93b39cf2edc294b30f1af8b89700fac1a0a52e3b6838765e420fd10838780c3471fd5ade9b1f82b

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memory/668-2-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005A7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/668-3-0x000000000049E000-0x00000000004A7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
36KB

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memory/668-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005A7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/668-8-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005A7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/668-1-0x0000000000BA0000-0x0000000000BA1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3652-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp

Filesize
92KB

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memory/3652-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp

Filesize
92KB

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memory/3652-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp

Filesize
92KB

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memory/3652-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp

Filesize
92KB

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memory/3868-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp

Filesize
92KB

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memory/3868-30-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp

Filesize
92KB

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memory/4892-22-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005A7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4892-28-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005A7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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