Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    30/12/2024, 10:24

General

  • Target
    hoaiuy.msi
  • Size 1.7MB
  • Sample241230-mfdacavjhr
  • SHA256 0713f3f1c34297d9689ff5b5202c2f37e385109ce493005eb1128ec180d03afd
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • xred

C2
  • xred.mooo.com

Attributes
  • email

    [email protected]

  • payload_url

    http://freedns.afraid.org/api/?action=getdyndns&sha=a30fa98efc092684e8d1c5cff797bcc613562978

    https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BxsMXGfPIZfSVlVsOGlEVGxuZVk&export=download

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/n1w4p8gc6jzo0sg/SUpdate.ini?dl=1

    http://xred.site50.net/syn/SUpdate.ini

    https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BxsMXGfPIZfSVzUyaHFYVkQxeFk&export=download

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/zhp1b06imehwylq/Synaptics.rar?dl=1

    http://xred.site50.net/syn/Synaptics.rar

    https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BxsMXGfPIZfSTmlVYkxhSDg5TzQ&export=download

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/fzj752whr3ontsm/SSLLibrary.dll?dl=1

    http://xred.site50.net/syn/SSLLibrary.dll

Signatures

  • Xred

    Xred is backdoor written in Delphi.

  • Xred family
  • Drops startup file 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 46 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • AutoIT Executable 16 IoCs

    AutoIT scripts compiled to PE executables.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in System32 directory 5 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 19 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 8 IoCs

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

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 5 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 2 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 55 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    msiexec.exe /I C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hoaiuy.msi
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    PID:320
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3840
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3492
    • C:\Windows\Installer\MSID8EC.tmp
      "C:\Windows\Installer\MSID8EC.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4996
      • C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
        "C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate
        3⤵
        • Checks computer location settings
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2872
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\._cache_Synaptics.exe
          "C:\Windows\system32\._cache_Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate
          4⤵
          • Drops startup file
          • Adds Run key to start application
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4084
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn VAIVZU.exe /tr C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windata\HWCCVS.exe /sc minute /mo 1
            5⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:4192
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
              schtasks /create /tn VAIVZU.exe /tr C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windata\HWCCVS.exe /sc minute /mo 1
              6⤵
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
              PID:1188
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WSCript.exe
            WSCript C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VAIVZU.vbs
            5⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:1876
  • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    1⤵
    • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3540
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE
    "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" /automation -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Enumerates system info in registry
    • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2136
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windata\HWCCVS.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windata\HWCCVS.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:428
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windata\HWCCVS.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windata\HWCCVS.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2732

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        e57d7d5.rbs

        • Path C:\Config.Msi\e57d7d5.rbs
        • Size 623B
        • SHA256 49468c6f353815534bfbbf8c6718010be0cb965624597674692ad1174a8df8f3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        3Jq7XSMo.xlsm

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3Jq7XSMo.xlsm
        • Size 17KB
        • SHA256 8e574b4ae6502230c0829e2319a6c146aebd51b7008bf5bbfb731424d7952c15
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        F3E75E00

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\F3E75E00
        • Size 21KB
        • SHA256 160e35fc60ea4504ac70970e9bbd48f59fde5a5b82be600c41f7d8d1efdd15df
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        VAIVZU.vbs

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VAIVZU.vbs
        • Size 840B
        • SHA256 cbee270ed61982f063979c013888bb288d5db2720d2d69f86ee13263a26ffe36
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        MSID8EC.tmp

        • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSID8EC.tmp
        • Size 1.6MB
        • SHA256 87e0b788c004b6a9c0796fc7d60c61f10070025440e34725d1519e6b76a99f1f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        ._cache_Synaptics.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\._cache_Synaptics.exe
        • Size 922KB
        • SHA256 bfe82a1cab90661d6074e52f9600e1940259be463c0b4510ae065093bc9892a9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        metadata-2

        • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
        • Size 24.1MB
        • SHA256 bdf98ea76a62e576efc1b08cef427235ec8f86dfe2e1e7ba12f73117671d742c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        {e380b033-20fc-4d77-afad-49f62cac7b1b}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

        • Path \??\Volume{48d314f9-0000-0000-0000-d01200000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{e380b033-20fc-4d77-afad-49f62cac7b1b}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
        • Size 6KB
        • SHA256 67c8176d06754d64f0a2ecf07ac02696a70f884e3fc81d402f027b1feb70e39d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        memory/428-227-0x0000000000620000-0x000000000081E000-memory.dmp

        memory/428-229-0x0000000000620000-0x000000000081E000-memory.dmp

        memory/2136-161-0x00007FFA00170000-0x00007FFA00180000-memory.dmp

        memory/2136-159-0x00007FFA029D0000-0x00007FFA029E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/2136-163-0x00007FFA00170000-0x00007FFA00180000-memory.dmp

        memory/2136-158-0x00007FFA029D0000-0x00007FFA029E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/2136-155-0x00007FFA029D0000-0x00007FFA029E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/2136-156-0x00007FFA029D0000-0x00007FFA029E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/2136-157-0x00007FFA029D0000-0x00007FFA029E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/2732-268-0x0000000000620000-0x000000000081E000-memory.dmp

        memory/2872-260-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005A9000-memory.dmp

        memory/2872-222-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005A9000-memory.dmp

        memory/2872-214-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005A9000-memory.dmp

        memory/4084-216-0x00000000002E0000-0x00000000004DE000-memory.dmp

        memory/4084-154-0x00000000002E0000-0x00000000004DE000-memory.dmp

        memory/4084-225-0x00000000002E0000-0x00000000004DE000-memory.dmp

        memory/4084-221-0x00000000002E0000-0x00000000004DE000-memory.dmp

        memory/4084-215-0x00000000002E0000-0x00000000004DE000-memory.dmp

        memory/4084-234-0x00000000002E0000-0x00000000004DE000-memory.dmp

        memory/4084-237-0x00000000002E0000-0x00000000004DE000-memory.dmp

        memory/4084-223-0x00000000002E0000-0x00000000004DE000-memory.dmp

        memory/4084-261-0x00000000002E0000-0x00000000004DE000-memory.dmp

        memory/4084-263-0x00000000002E0000-0x00000000004DE000-memory.dmp

        memory/4084-265-0x00000000002E0000-0x00000000004DE000-memory.dmp

        memory/4084-275-0x00000000002E0000-0x00000000004DE000-memory.dmp

        memory/4084-269-0x00000000002E0000-0x00000000004DE000-memory.dmp

        memory/4084-271-0x00000000002E0000-0x00000000004DE000-memory.dmp

        memory/4084-273-0x00000000002E0000-0x00000000004DE000-memory.dmp

        memory/4996-83-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005A9000-memory.dmp