Malware Analysis Report

2025-04-13 21:02

Sample ID 250102-ld8g2aykgk
Target 0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe
SHA256 0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38e
Tags
xred backdoor discovery persistence
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V15

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38e

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

xred backdoor discovery persistence

Xred

Xred family

Executes dropped EXE

Checks computer location settings

Loads dropped DLL

Adds Run key to start application

Unsigned PE

Enumerates physical storage devices

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Checks processor information in registry

Enumerates system info in registry

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

Modifies registry class

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2025-01-02 09:26

Signatures

Xred family

xred

Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2025-01-02 09:26

Reported

2025-01-02 09:28

Platform

win7-20240708-en

Max time kernel

111s

Max time network

118s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe"

Signatures

Xred

backdoor xred

Xred family

xred

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Synaptics Pointing Device Driver = "C:\\ProgramData\\Synaptics\\Synaptics.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe N/A

Enumerates physical storage devices

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

discovery
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 2252 wrote to memory of 2764 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe
PID 2252 wrote to memory of 2764 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe
PID 2252 wrote to memory of 2764 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe
PID 2252 wrote to memory of 2764 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe
PID 2252 wrote to memory of 2824 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
PID 2252 wrote to memory of 2824 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
PID 2252 wrote to memory of 2824 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
PID 2252 wrote to memory of 2824 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
PID 2824 wrote to memory of 2548 N/A C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe
PID 2824 wrote to memory of 2548 N/A C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe
PID 2824 wrote to memory of 2548 N/A C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe
PID 2824 wrote to memory of 2548 N/A C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe"

C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe

"C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 xred.mooo.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 freedns.afraid.org udp
US 69.42.215.252:80 freedns.afraid.org tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 docs.google.com udp
FR 216.58.214.174:443 docs.google.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 c.pki.goog udp
FR 142.250.179.67:80 c.pki.goog tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 o.pki.goog udp
FR 142.250.179.67:80 o.pki.goog tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 drive.usercontent.google.com udp
FR 142.250.74.225:443 drive.usercontent.google.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 crl.microsoft.com udp
GB 88.221.134.83:80 crl.microsoft.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 www.microsoft.com udp
GB 95.100.245.144:80 www.microsoft.com tcp

Files

memory/2252-0-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000221000-memory.dmp

\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe

MD5 03f7dfea9010460e2c654c05048621b0
SHA1 9db23949e7bd1e8e529ac06b5e688f6e7aa7f05d
SHA256 6b587c03adcb2b7d0e4091f2add33ffba29df5314e0d60e5ad2fafadbcc0ddcf
SHA512 9ab5afa8c0e68a3222220e7ff1f0fb37958619473975762b42d1f993aacdc64a9efa1a488bd3d5279930fba1274d909e63e8fa6b5750d39c270b88ba2f0938ef

C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe

MD5 cc4a5d9948f655b8e2cdf3445159d9a0
SHA1 68f81c716c9ae57b7d53f23fdbf21f02a7dececd
SHA256 0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38e
SHA512 766200976e4e2dbc4d0b1025c4ccd9c9a24806869b67ee1f2970efb61f1a59e5248194f4d498eae1441fa5cc89a9e0ee12cd4a485a83e11b9a70098cf0888526

memory/2252-28-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C5000-memory.dmp

memory/2824-41-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C5000-memory.dmp

memory/2824-50-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C5000-memory.dmp

memory/2824-76-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C5000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2025-01-02 09:26

Reported

2025-01-02 09:28

Platform

win10v2004-20241007-en

Max time kernel

111s

Max time network

95s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe"

Signatures

Xred

backdoor xred

Xred family

xred

Checks computer location settings

Description Indicator Process Target
Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-493223053-2004649691-1575712786-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-493223053-2004649691-1575712786-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe N/A

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Synaptics Pointing Device Driver = "C:\\ProgramData\\Synaptics\\Synaptics.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe N/A

Enumerates physical storage devices

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

discovery
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe N/A

Checks processor information in registry

Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A

Enumerates system info in registry

Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemFamily C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A

Modifies registry class

Description Indicator Process Target
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\ C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\ C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 4560 wrote to memory of 4060 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe
PID 4560 wrote to memory of 4060 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe
PID 4560 wrote to memory of 4060 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe
PID 4560 wrote to memory of 4356 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
PID 4560 wrote to memory of 4356 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
PID 4560 wrote to memory of 4356 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
PID 4356 wrote to memory of 3124 N/A C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe
PID 4356 wrote to memory of 3124 N/A C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe
PID 4356 wrote to memory of 3124 N/A C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe"

C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe

"C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" /automation -Embedding

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 21.49.80.91.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 58.55.71.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 140.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 104.219.191.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 196.249.167.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 97.17.167.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 46.28.109.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 xred.mooo.com udp
US 69.42.215.252:80 freedns.afraid.org tcp
N/A 224.0.0.251:5353 udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 252.215.42.69.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 200.163.202.172.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 4.173.189.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 18.31.95.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 107.12.20.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 181.129.81.91.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 docs.google.com udp
FR 216.58.214.174:443 docs.google.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 c.pki.goog udp
FR 142.250.179.67:80 c.pki.goog tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 174.214.58.216.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 67.179.250.142.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 o.pki.goog udp
FR 142.250.179.67:80 o.pki.goog tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 drive.usercontent.google.com udp
FR 142.250.74.225:443 drive.usercontent.google.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 225.74.250.142.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/4560-0-0x00000000006A0000-0x00000000006A1000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38eN.exe

MD5 03f7dfea9010460e2c654c05048621b0
SHA1 9db23949e7bd1e8e529ac06b5e688f6e7aa7f05d
SHA256 6b587c03adcb2b7d0e4091f2add33ffba29df5314e0d60e5ad2fafadbcc0ddcf
SHA512 9ab5afa8c0e68a3222220e7ff1f0fb37958619473975762b42d1f993aacdc64a9efa1a488bd3d5279930fba1274d909e63e8fa6b5750d39c270b88ba2f0938ef

C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe

MD5 cc4a5d9948f655b8e2cdf3445159d9a0
SHA1 68f81c716c9ae57b7d53f23fdbf21f02a7dececd
SHA256 0472a83e70fa686b7333ba55c67083a85fcd827e70d042a21d4011f23488f38e
SHA512 766200976e4e2dbc4d0b1025c4ccd9c9a24806869b67ee1f2970efb61f1a59e5248194f4d498eae1441fa5cc89a9e0ee12cd4a485a83e11b9a70098cf0888526

memory/4560-100-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C5000-memory.dmp

memory/4356-102-0x0000000002230000-0x0000000002231000-memory.dmp

memory/4356-136-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C5000-memory.dmp

memory/2056-137-0x00007FF7FCEF0000-0x00007FF7FCF00000-memory.dmp

memory/2056-139-0x00007FF7FCEF0000-0x00007FF7FCF00000-memory.dmp

memory/2056-138-0x00007FF7FCEF0000-0x00007FF7FCF00000-memory.dmp

memory/2056-140-0x00007FF7FCEF0000-0x00007FF7FCF00000-memory.dmp

memory/2056-141-0x00007FF7FCEF0000-0x00007FF7FCF00000-memory.dmp

memory/2056-142-0x00007FF7FAA00000-0x00007FF7FAA10000-memory.dmp

memory/2056-143-0x00007FF7FAA00000-0x00007FF7FAA10000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mc1f7rjD.xlsm

MD5 e566fc53051035e1e6fd0ed1823de0f9
SHA1 00bc96c48b98676ecd67e81a6f1d7754e4156044
SHA256 8e574b4ae6502230c0829e2319a6c146aebd51b7008bf5bbfb731424d7952c15
SHA512 a12f56ff30ea35381c2b8f8af2446cf1daa21ee872e98cad4b863db060acd4c33c5760918c277dadb7a490cb4ca2f925d59c70dc5171e16601a11bc4a6542b04

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\11F75E00

MD5 e10cf3b749431851fc1bab9f556760b6
SHA1 f914b67fe460cdbb036ed2b86001ba32e4c68db0
SHA256 dee42e444f780ee65a889139cd4b8b4e0cc52c4a29e231f56d2f9519b5bdb1ce
SHA512 ddfc9321a53e61520b1110f2443732a50a3bfee30b44c1fba4bf47ad95cbd9d7878695a1041847fb86d29f23c907e57ad04c4f7b962d7c82a4506321b23d5d95

memory/4356-187-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C5000-memory.dmp

memory/4356-194-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C5000-memory.dmp

memory/4356-222-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C5000-memory.dmp