Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
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resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
27-12-2024 12:53
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
FpsOptimizer_ByKartavik.exe
Resource
win7-20240903-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
FpsOptimizer_ByKartavik.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
General
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Target
FpsOptimizer_ByKartavik.exe
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Size
93KB
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MD5
0db33230bc1e881b68a31799335b53d9
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SHA1
f9f8eb1b71192000916de686b76c253acd8df57d
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SHA256
175698d488c8b8ec03b4647a3e183be501424b2cf353ae1edb1cdc16b7f8cb3f
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SHA512
e66d40aaca03d9302df5cb1cd5ed13b63fde98fd5b063d32c84e222e1eebd3b96cfb107010bf0ea2d04466b190d2f0a248ce018528948531d78c7fb58d176f16
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SSDEEP
768:YY3HepD9O/pBcxYsbae6GIXb9pDX2b9zPL0OXLeuXxrjEtCdnl2pi1Rz4Rk3wFse:neLOx6baIa9RIj00ljEwzGi1dDODpgS
Malware Config
Signatures
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Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 2720 netsh.exe -
Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3442511616-637977696-3186306149-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation FpsOptimizer_ByKartavik.exe -
Drops startup file 6 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Microsoft Corporation.exe server.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Microsoft Corporation.exe server.exe File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\821a5e40838230be1ba47fe894e1e9d7Windows Update.exe server.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\821a5e40838230be1ba47fe894e1e9d7Windows Update.exe server.exe File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Explower.exe server.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Explower.exe server.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 2024 server.exe -
Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
flow ioc 14 4.tcp.eu.ngrok.io -
Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.
description ioc Process File created F:\autorun.inf server.exe File opened for modification F:\autorun.inf server.exe File created C:\autorun.inf server.exe File opened for modification C:\autorun.inf server.exe -
Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Explower.exe server.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Explower.exe server.exe -
Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Explower.exe server.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Explower.exe server.exe -
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
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Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key value enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe -
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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language FpsOptimizer_ByKartavik.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language server.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language netsh.exe -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
pid Process 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe 2024 server.exe -
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
pid Process 2024 server.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 37 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2024 server.exe Token: 33 2024 server.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2024 server.exe Token: 33 2024 server.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2024 server.exe Token: 33 2024 server.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2024 server.exe Token: 33 2024 server.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2024 server.exe Token: 33 2024 server.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2024 server.exe Token: 33 2024 server.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2024 server.exe Token: 33 2024 server.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2024 server.exe Token: 33 2024 server.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2024 server.exe Token: 33 2024 server.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2024 server.exe Token: 33 2024 server.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2024 server.exe Token: 33 2024 server.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2024 server.exe Token: 33 2024 server.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2024 server.exe Token: 33 2024 server.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2024 server.exe Token: 33 2024 server.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2024 server.exe Token: 33 2024 server.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2024 server.exe Token: 33 2024 server.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2024 server.exe Token: 33 2024 server.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2024 server.exe Token: 33 2024 server.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2024 server.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 5004 wrote to memory of 2024 5004 FpsOptimizer_ByKartavik.exe 82 PID 5004 wrote to memory of 2024 5004 FpsOptimizer_ByKartavik.exe 82 PID 5004 wrote to memory of 2024 5004 FpsOptimizer_ByKartavik.exe 82 PID 2024 wrote to memory of 2720 2024 server.exe 83 PID 2024 wrote to memory of 2720 2024 server.exe 83 PID 2024 wrote to memory of 2720 2024 server.exe 83
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FpsOptimizer_ByKartavik.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FpsOptimizer_ByKartavik.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5004 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\server.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\server.exe"2⤵
- Drops startup file
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops autorun.inf file
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2024 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exenetsh firewall add allowedprogram "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\server.exe" "server.exe" ENABLE3⤵
- Modifies Windows Firewall
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2720
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Persistence
Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Event Triggered Execution
1Netsh Helper DLL
1Privilege Escalation
Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Event Triggered Execution
1Netsh Helper DLL
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Downloads
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Filesize
93KB
MD50db33230bc1e881b68a31799335b53d9
SHA1f9f8eb1b71192000916de686b76c253acd8df57d
SHA256175698d488c8b8ec03b4647a3e183be501424b2cf353ae1edb1cdc16b7f8cb3f
SHA512e66d40aaca03d9302df5cb1cd5ed13b63fde98fd5b063d32c84e222e1eebd3b96cfb107010bf0ea2d04466b190d2f0a248ce018528948531d78c7fb58d176f16
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Filesize
5B
MD5c60feebd511c87b86dea130692995a0f
SHA1d64447a8b3d8949cab5a1f8d168f7c6fee6b6a0a
SHA256632994320c04707e7ef564b3e983a694170561659552a24dfe14a922dcf0f511
SHA512bf03fbf3329c6f7a21ecd620319ef1a6f676b22a27afd24aab546483c3fe5f6eee7bbcfdc14c5f6626957f2b96519bdd21aaea45d74a80253fa4220c8c12df7c