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
28-12-2024 17:00
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
fixer.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
General
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Target
fixer.exe
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Size
37KB
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MD5
c7696b58deb5e95c507a043bf12be20a
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SHA1
2e78f7d8c1b0d55f0a089b6f9c283a2ed1de7296
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SHA256
355cc4d01ff4e1e7823a5f9309d132e156bbaccfd132843ff6b16c1a51e4e808
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SHA512
714d7489a045e01657e3914f565e3459915276fe2cb80fd13f448eedf2b919bec0e6fe2c49e882954da8601e93cff93ff79a33a0771870e86e7c5e36d6d5078a
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SSDEEP
384:d2IAJqDKicFD25Rg5Iy1vJAJ/xzaYa6NwlrAF+rMRTyN/0L+EcoinblneHQM3epQ:IIAGE5j1vJAJVal6mlrM+rMRa8Nunyt
Malware Config
Signatures
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Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 4792 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-1-5-21-493223053-2004649691-1575712786-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation fixer.exe -
Drops startup file 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\974d0e73d45f67eaec053d9149fad58b.exe COM Surrogate.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\974d0e73d45f67eaec053d9149fad58b.exe COM Surrogate.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3352 COM Surrogate.exe -
Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-493223053-2004649691-1575712786-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\974d0e73d45f67eaec053d9149fad58b = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\COM Surrogate.exe\" .." COM Surrogate.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\974d0e73d45f67eaec053d9149fad58b = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\COM Surrogate.exe\" .." COM Surrogate.exe -
Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 5 IoCs
Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.
description ioc Process File created C:\autorun.inf COM Surrogate.exe File opened for modification C:\autorun.inf COM Surrogate.exe File created D:\autorun.inf COM Surrogate.exe File created F:\autorun.inf COM Surrogate.exe File opened for modification F:\autorun.inf COM Surrogate.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 queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key value enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe -
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 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 netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language taskkill.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language fixer.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language COM Surrogate.exe -
Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
pid Process 2280 taskkill.exe -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
pid Process 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 3352 COM Surrogate.exe -
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
pid Process 3352 COM Surrogate.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2280 taskkill.exe Token: 33 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: 33 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: 33 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: 33 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: 33 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: 33 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: 33 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: 33 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: 33 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: 33 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: 33 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: 33 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: 33 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: 33 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: 33 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: 33 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: 33 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: 33 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: 33 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: 33 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: 33 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: 33 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: 33 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: 33 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: 33 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: 33 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: 33 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: 33 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: 33 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: 33 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: 33 3352 COM Surrogate.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3352 COM Surrogate.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 728 wrote to memory of 3352 728 fixer.exe 87 PID 728 wrote to memory of 3352 728 fixer.exe 87 PID 728 wrote to memory of 3352 728 fixer.exe 87 PID 3352 wrote to memory of 4792 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 95 PID 3352 wrote to memory of 4792 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 95 PID 3352 wrote to memory of 4792 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 95 PID 3352 wrote to memory of 2280 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 97 PID 3352 wrote to memory of 2280 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 97 PID 3352 wrote to memory of 2280 3352 COM Surrogate.exe 97
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fixer.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fixer.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:728 -
C:\ProgramData\COM Surrogate.exe"C:\ProgramData\COM Surrogate.exe"2⤵
- Drops startup file
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops autorun.inf file
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3352 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exenetsh firewall add allowedprogram "C:\ProgramData\COM Surrogate.exe" "COM Surrogate.exe" ENABLE3⤵
- Modifies Windows Firewall
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4792
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exetaskkill /F /IM SecHealthUI.exe3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Kills process with taskkill
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2280
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Event Triggered Execution
1Netsh Helper DLL
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Event Triggered Execution
1Netsh Helper DLL
1Defense Evasion
Impair Defenses
1Disable or Modify System Firewall
1Modify Registry
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
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Filesize
37KB
MD5c7696b58deb5e95c507a043bf12be20a
SHA12e78f7d8c1b0d55f0a089b6f9c283a2ed1de7296
SHA256355cc4d01ff4e1e7823a5f9309d132e156bbaccfd132843ff6b16c1a51e4e808
SHA512714d7489a045e01657e3914f565e3459915276fe2cb80fd13f448eedf2b919bec0e6fe2c49e882954da8601e93cff93ff79a33a0771870e86e7c5e36d6d5078a