Analysis

  • max time kernel
    89s
  • max time network
    119s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240708-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240708-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    18-12-2024 22:19

General

  • Target

    9698670b30f292a877fe07f33e93035f273a55001c9ba6c184f893c672424d41.exe

  • Size

    5.6MB

  • MD5

    9914f9a9df28992cfc277aff8005c299

  • SHA1

    65b9823fdf01466ceb011e4bd566711169e56feb

  • SHA256

    9698670b30f292a877fe07f33e93035f273a55001c9ba6c184f893c672424d41

  • SHA512

    8e9fd2b5a02675b983e7dd83c03378697368752bd8aa06a90075eec3625ec9b32dcd16a591981c9897532ec4dab833c30976a8db8490ef4b5dd8aa4144085588

  • SSDEEP

    98304:xRjPz9KDzUU8O5/B/LJ25E9SVh86sS3TRknQ3ss2MApp9meypA3cPDu7G:xFKoU8O5/b2XViSjX310SeyGc7u7G

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Xmrig family
  • xmrig

    XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform CPU/GPU miner.

  • XMRig Miner payload 9 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Stops running service(s) 4 TTPs
  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Power Settings 1 TTPs 8 IoCs

    powercfg controls all configurable power system settings on a Windows system and can be abused to prevent an infected host from locking or shutting down.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 14 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 14 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 11 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9698670b30f292a877fe07f33e93035f273a55001c9ba6c184f893c672424d41.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9698670b30f292a877fe07f33e93035f273a55001c9ba6c184f893c672424d41.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:1976
    • C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile, $env:ProgramData) -ExclusionExtension '.exe' -Force
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2780
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2568
      • C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
        wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
        3⤵
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        PID:2588
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2632
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2264
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2544
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2604
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2576
    • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
      2⤵
      • Power Settings
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2972
    • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
      2⤵
      • Power Settings
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:948
    • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
      2⤵
      • Power Settings
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1600
    • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
      2⤵
      • Power Settings
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:848
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe delete "JIOGRCSG"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2252
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe create "JIOGRCSG" binpath= "C:\ProgramData\zvycwxhpsxqt\lutlgidagtja.exe" start= "auto"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:376
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop eventlog
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2512
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe start "JIOGRCSG"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2908
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c choice /C Y /N /D Y /T 3 & Del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9698670b30f292a877fe07f33e93035f273a55001c9ba6c184f893c672424d41.exe"
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2912
      • C:\Windows\system32\choice.exe
        choice /C Y /N /D Y /T 3
        3⤵
          PID:2628
    • C:\ProgramData\zvycwxhpsxqt\lutlgidagtja.exe
      C:\ProgramData\zvycwxhpsxqt\lutlgidagtja.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2336
      • C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile, $env:ProgramData) -ExclusionExtension '.exe' -Force
        2⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2080
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:992
        • C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
          wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
          3⤵
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          PID:1440
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:712
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:1388
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2360
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2068
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:3040
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
        2⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1644
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
        2⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1276
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
        2⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1772
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
        2⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2164
      • C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
        2⤵
          PID:1268
        • C:\Windows\system32\nslookup.exe
          nslookup.exe
          2⤵
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2920

      Network

      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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      Downloads

      • C:\ProgramData\zvycwxhpsxqt\lutlgidagtja.exe

        Filesize

        5.6MB

        MD5

        9914f9a9df28992cfc277aff8005c299

        SHA1

        65b9823fdf01466ceb011e4bd566711169e56feb

        SHA256

        9698670b30f292a877fe07f33e93035f273a55001c9ba6c184f893c672424d41

        SHA512

        8e9fd2b5a02675b983e7dd83c03378697368752bd8aa06a90075eec3625ec9b32dcd16a591981c9897532ec4dab833c30976a8db8490ef4b5dd8aa4144085588

      • memory/1268-18-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/1268-22-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/1268-19-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/1268-20-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/1268-21-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/1268-25-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/2080-16-0x000000001A000000-0x000000001A2E2000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        2.9MB

      • memory/2080-17-0x0000000000940000-0x0000000000948000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        32KB

      • memory/2780-6-0x0000000001E80000-0x0000000001E88000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        32KB

      • memory/2780-4-0x000007FEF45EE000-0x000007FEF45EF000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/2780-11-0x000007FEF4330000-0x000007FEF4CCD000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        9.6MB

      • memory/2780-10-0x000007FEF4330000-0x000007FEF4CCD000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        9.6MB

      • memory/2780-9-0x000007FEF4330000-0x000007FEF4CCD000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        9.6MB

      • memory/2780-8-0x000007FEF4330000-0x000007FEF4CCD000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        9.6MB

      • memory/2780-7-0x000007FEF4330000-0x000007FEF4CCD000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        9.6MB

      • memory/2780-5-0x000000001B4C0000-0x000000001B7A2000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        2.9MB

      • memory/2920-32-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2920-29-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2920-34-0x0000000000040000-0x0000000000060000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        128KB

      • memory/2920-41-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2920-27-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2920-30-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2920-28-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2920-33-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2920-38-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2920-37-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2920-39-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2920-35-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2920-36-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2920-40-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/2920-31-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB