Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    20-12-2024 18:02

General

  • Target

    9d879dbfa312986e04cfb1ba762ee26a0760c0743d5249d632acc53c5e7e5382.exe

  • Size

    2.5MB

  • MD5

    0cb43bc79db2f79d3bf41488b8e44b14

  • SHA1

    183aaf34914b6233dee53311abb3b58512bab255

  • SHA256

    9d879dbfa312986e04cfb1ba762ee26a0760c0743d5249d632acc53c5e7e5382

  • SHA512

    dc253e1c96441fa285a6f9201382520e0fe6a43da2bcd42a88426178d49393ee4ffb55ad26367b3a285c4ac05b04071e63f9613ecae1c248717d2a43af729a86

  • SSDEEP

    49152:zgf2+69hPNE5E90V1/3+XEnP5mgLh0ZVpma0uoTtsS+kDUMDkeHkV8:i2+6zeG90VVu0nPYgima0uoTW1kTkeHI

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
  • Executes dropped EXE 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.

  • Launches sc.exe 4 IoCs

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

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 46 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 19 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9d879dbfa312986e04cfb1ba762ee26a0760c0743d5249d632acc53c5e7e5382.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9d879dbfa312986e04cfb1ba762ee26a0760c0743d5249d632acc53c5e7e5382.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:1608
    • 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
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1728
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4252
      • C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
        wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
        3⤵
          PID:4348
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
        2⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4040
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
        2⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3308
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
        2⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:996
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
        2⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:756
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe delete "XXXZEMGH"
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:4896
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe create "XXXZEMGH" binpath= "C:\ProgramData\mcqdihxfmfum\xkmlhavdrgzq.exe" start= "auto"
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2484
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop eventlog
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:1732
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe start "XXXZEMGH"
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:1640
    • C:\ProgramData\mcqdihxfmfum\xkmlhavdrgzq.exe
      C:\ProgramData\mcqdihxfmfum\xkmlhavdrgzq.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3356
      • 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:2892
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4900
        • C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
          wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
          3⤵
            PID:2184
        • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
          2⤵
          • Power Settings
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2800
        • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
          2⤵
          • Power Settings
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:4080
        • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
          2⤵
          • Power Settings
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2464
        • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
          2⤵
          • Power Settings
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:3844
        • C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
          2⤵
            PID:4760
          • C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
            conhost.exe
            2⤵
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:3248

        Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        • C:\ProgramData\mcqdihxfmfum\xkmlhavdrgzq.exe

          Filesize

          2.5MB

          MD5

          0cb43bc79db2f79d3bf41488b8e44b14

          SHA1

          183aaf34914b6233dee53311abb3b58512bab255

          SHA256

          9d879dbfa312986e04cfb1ba762ee26a0760c0743d5249d632acc53c5e7e5382

          SHA512

          dc253e1c96441fa285a6f9201382520e0fe6a43da2bcd42a88426178d49393ee4ffb55ad26367b3a285c4ac05b04071e63f9613ecae1c248717d2a43af729a86

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_10oc1eou.ct0.ps1

          Filesize

          60B

          MD5

          d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

          SHA1

          6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

          SHA256

          96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

          SHA512

          5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

        • memory/1728-0-0x00007FF98BBA3000-0x00007FF98BBA5000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8KB

        • memory/1728-6-0x0000015AF0B60000-0x0000015AF0B82000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          136KB

        • memory/1728-11-0x00007FF98BBA0000-0x00007FF98C661000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          10.8MB

        • memory/1728-12-0x00007FF98BBA0000-0x00007FF98C661000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          10.8MB

        • memory/1728-15-0x00007FF98BBA0000-0x00007FF98C661000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          10.8MB

        • memory/2892-38-0x000001DD3BF90000-0x000001DD3C045000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          724KB

        • memory/2892-37-0x000001DD3BF70000-0x000001DD3BF8C000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          112KB

        • memory/2892-39-0x000001DD39A90000-0x000001DD39A9A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          40KB

        • memory/2892-40-0x000001DD3C1B0000-0x000001DD3C1CC000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          112KB

        • memory/2892-41-0x000001DD39AA0000-0x000001DD39AAA000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          40KB

        • memory/2892-42-0x000001DD3C1D0000-0x000001DD3C1EA000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          104KB

        • memory/2892-43-0x000001DD3C190000-0x000001DD3C198000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          32KB

        • memory/2892-44-0x000001DD3C1A0000-0x000001DD3C1A6000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          24KB

        • memory/2892-45-0x000001DD3C1F0000-0x000001DD3C1FA000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          40KB

        • memory/3248-63-0x00000254A8640000-0x00000254A8660000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          128KB

        • memory/3248-60-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/3248-70-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/3248-62-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/3248-65-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/3248-67-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/3248-66-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/3248-64-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/3248-61-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/3248-59-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/3248-58-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/3248-69-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/3248-56-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/3248-57-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/3248-68-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/4760-50-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          56KB

        • memory/4760-49-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          56KB

        • memory/4760-48-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          56KB

        • memory/4760-51-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          56KB

        • memory/4760-55-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          56KB

        • memory/4760-52-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          56KB