General

  • Target

    https://datalake.abuse.ch/malware-bazaar/daily/2024-12-15.zip

  • Sample

    241216-se96kstqfq

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      https://datalake.abuse.ch/malware-bazaar/daily/2024-12-15.zip

    • Detected Gafgyt variant

    • Gafgyt family

    • Gafgyt/Bashlite

      IoT botnet with numerous variants first seen in 2014.

    • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess

    • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Drops file in Drivers directory

    • Modifies RDP port number used by Windows

    • Sets service image path in registry

    • Checks BIOS information in registry

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

    • Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking

      Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Impair Defenses: Safe Mode Boot

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

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

    • Checks installed software on the system

      Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

    • Checks whether UAC is enabled

    • Enumerates connected drives

      Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

    • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Tasks