orcus | 9a1384cc7af3f1fb52a59629c4745bc69c0455ddf9829e83c36171e521b1db3f

General

Target

9a1384cc7af3f1fb52a59629c4745bc69c0455ddf9829e83c36171e521b1db3f.exe
Size

3.0MB
MD5

4fb506ac6e528cf11f0bec4618b13819
SHA1

2635af94c2bd627b912a7ee6c8837e1c6766853a
SHA256

9a1384cc7af3f1fb52a59629c4745bc69c0455ddf9829e83c36171e521b1db3f
SHA512

e073651b3f04f0265b05f034caeb1a0c0231d041fa46644b4b2d9c8704229681a25d64ce180d4f360eebc0128e859657829b7b2124d80ddeca1269d38da9d006
SSDEEP

49152:Y1HS7p1EZKMnkmWg8LX5prviYDyKS5AypQxbRQAo9JnCmpbu/nRFfjI7L0qb:YUHTPJg8z1mKnypSbRxo9JCm

Score

10^/10

orcus argon discovery rat spyware stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

orcus

Botnet

Argon

C2

31.44.184.52:15288

Mutex

sudo_ufx8ejg93966cs0rno0l76zre3yenau0

Attributes

autostart_method
Disable
enable_keylogger
false
install_path
%appdata%\uploadsserverdownloads\asyncwordpress.exe
reconnect_delay
10000
registry_keyname
Sudik
taskscheduler_taskname
sudik
watchdog_path
AppData\aga.exe

Signatures

Orcus
Orcus is a Remote Access Trojan that is being sold on underground forums.
rat spyware stealer orcus
Orcus family
orcus

Orcus main payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x0008000000023bc3-13.dat	family_orcus

Orcurs Rat Executable 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3716-1-0x00000000002A0000-0x000000000059E000-memory.dmp	orcus
behavioral2/files/0x0008000000023bc3-13.dat	orcus

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3756129449-3121373848-4276368241-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	9a1384cc7af3f1fb52a59629c4745bc69c0455ddf9829e83c36171e521b1db3f.exe

Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs

pid	Process
1156	asyncwordpress.exe
1404	asyncwordpress.exe
708	asyncwordpress.exe
1364	asyncwordpress.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1156 set thread context of 1064	1156	asyncwordpress.exe	86

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	9a1384cc7af3f1fb52a59629c4745bc69c0455ddf9829e83c36171e521b1db3f.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	asyncwordpress.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	asyncwordpress.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	msbuild.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	asyncwordpress.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	asyncwordpress.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 5 IoCs

pid	Process
3716	9a1384cc7af3f1fb52a59629c4745bc69c0455ddf9829e83c36171e521b1db3f.exe
1156	asyncwordpress.exe
1156	asyncwordpress.exe
1064	msbuild.exe
1064	msbuild.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3716	9a1384cc7af3f1fb52a59629c4745bc69c0455ddf9829e83c36171e521b1db3f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1156	asyncwordpress.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1064	msbuild.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 11 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3716 wrote to memory of 1156	3716	9a1384cc7af3f1fb52a59629c4745bc69c0455ddf9829e83c36171e521b1db3f.exe	84
PID 3716 wrote to memory of 1156	3716	9a1384cc7af3f1fb52a59629c4745bc69c0455ddf9829e83c36171e521b1db3f.exe	84
PID 3716 wrote to memory of 1156	3716	9a1384cc7af3f1fb52a59629c4745bc69c0455ddf9829e83c36171e521b1db3f.exe	84
PID 1156 wrote to memory of 1064	1156	asyncwordpress.exe	86
PID 1156 wrote to memory of 1064	1156	asyncwordpress.exe	86
PID 1156 wrote to memory of 1064	1156	asyncwordpress.exe	86
PID 1156 wrote to memory of 1064	1156	asyncwordpress.exe	86
PID 1156 wrote to memory of 1064	1156	asyncwordpress.exe	86
PID 1156 wrote to memory of 1064	1156	asyncwordpress.exe	86
PID 1156 wrote to memory of 1064	1156	asyncwordpress.exe	86
PID 1156 wrote to memory of 1064	1156	asyncwordpress.exe	86

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9a1384cc7af3f1fb52a59629c4745bc69c0455ddf9829e83c36171e521b1db3f.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9a1384cc7af3f1fb52a59629c4745bc69c0455ddf9829e83c36171e521b1db3f.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3716
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\uploadsserverdownloads\asyncwordpress.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\uploadsserverdownloads\asyncwordpress.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1156
- - C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\msbuild.exe
    "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\msbuild.exe"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1064

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\uploadsserverdownloads\asyncwordpress.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\uploadsserverdownloads\asyncwordpress.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1404

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\uploadsserverdownloads\asyncwordpress.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\uploadsserverdownloads\asyncwordpress.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:708

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\uploadsserverdownloads\asyncwordpress.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\uploadsserverdownloads\asyncwordpress.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1364

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\asyncwordpress.exe.log

Filesize
1KB

MD5
663b8d5469caa4489d463aa9bc18124f

SHA1
e57123a7d969115853ea631a3b33826335025d28

SHA256
7b4fa505452f0b8ac74bb31f5a03b13342836318018fb18d224ae2ff11b1a7e8

SHA512
45e373295125a629fcc0b19609608d969c9106514918bfac5d6b8e340e407434577b825741b8fa6a043c8f3f5c1a030ba8857da5f4e8ef15a551ce3c5fe03b55

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\uploadsserverdownloads\asyncwordpress.exe

Filesize
3.0MB

MD5
4fb506ac6e528cf11f0bec4618b13819

SHA1
2635af94c2bd627b912a7ee6c8837e1c6766853a

SHA256
9a1384cc7af3f1fb52a59629c4745bc69c0455ddf9829e83c36171e521b1db3f

SHA512
e073651b3f04f0265b05f034caeb1a0c0231d041fa46644b4b2d9c8704229681a25d64ce180d4f360eebc0128e859657829b7b2124d80ddeca1269d38da9d006

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\uploadsserverdownloads\asyncwordpress.exe.config

Filesize
357B

MD5
a2b76cea3a59fa9af5ea21ff68139c98

SHA1
35d76475e6a54c168f536e30206578babff58274

SHA256
f99ef5bf79a7c43701877f0bb0b890591885bb0a3d605762647cc8ffbf10c839

SHA512
b52608b45153c489419228864ecbcb92be24c644d470818dfe15f8c7e661a7bcd034ea13ef401f2b84ad5c29a41c9b4c7d161cc33ae3ef71659bc2bca1a8c4ad

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memory/1064-36-0x00000000066A0000-0x00000000066AA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/1064-35-0x0000000005A70000-0x0000000005A80000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1064-34-0x00000000059E0000-0x00000000059F8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
96KB

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memory/1156-33-0x0000000075080000-0x0000000075830000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/1156-27-0x0000000006190000-0x00000000061DE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/1156-29-0x0000000006AF0000-0x0000000006B8C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
624KB

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memory/1156-23-0x0000000075080000-0x0000000075830000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/1156-25-0x0000000075080000-0x0000000075830000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/1156-26-0x0000000005B50000-0x0000000005B62000-memory.dmp

Filesize
72KB

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memory/1404-32-0x0000000075080000-0x0000000075830000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/1404-38-0x0000000075080000-0x0000000075830000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/3716-5-0x00000000058A0000-0x0000000005E44000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.6MB

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memory/3716-24-0x0000000075080000-0x0000000075830000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/3716-7-0x00000000057D0000-0x00000000057E2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
72KB

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memory/3716-6-0x00000000052F0000-0x0000000005382000-memory.dmp

Filesize
584KB

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memory/3716-0-0x000000007508E000-0x000000007508F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3716-4-0x00000000051B0000-0x000000000520C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
368KB

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memory/3716-2-0x0000000002840000-0x000000000284E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/3716-3-0x0000000075080000-0x0000000075830000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/3716-1-0x00000000002A0000-0x000000000059E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.0MB

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