plugx | 8df2949d77aff0ef84af7c2a892602e05d3518d85b87fa5ed56493199efd2143

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
149s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241010-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
03-01-2025 16:50

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General

Target

8df2949d77aff0ef84af7c2a892602e05d3518d85b87fa5ed56493199efd2143.exe
Size

267KB
MD5

ec3a003082a19fd6a00f84df315d18a2
SHA1

e7268a6982c3d17aaf472b331b67fbdbc4000dec
SHA256

8df2949d77aff0ef84af7c2a892602e05d3518d85b87fa5ed56493199efd2143
SHA512

d3e804add5ebf3efdbf4794cbc1cc53bfc0485298771a1f43d7d683870f82561be3387d83436cf308e260bd600ce475998add0d094d63ab46f3dd75ad16f74aa
SSDEEP

6144:yz+92mhAMJ/cPl3ieBLVcFtRbUN5T+ZjOEGdjP/Z17jsjnvlmVr:yK2mhAMJ/cPlfcFnU6kdZUnvYF

Score

10^/10

plugx discovery trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

Detects PlugX payload 20 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2864-27-0x0000000000290000-0x00000000002B7000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/2664-46-0x0000000001C70000-0x0000000001C97000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/2664-53-0x0000000001C70000-0x0000000001C97000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/2780-52-0x00000000001A0000-0x00000000001C5000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/2864-54-0x0000000000290000-0x00000000002B7000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/2780-55-0x00000000001A0000-0x00000000001C5000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/2780-70-0x00000000001A0000-0x00000000001C5000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/2780-69-0x00000000001A0000-0x00000000001C5000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/2780-68-0x00000000001A0000-0x00000000001C5000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/2780-67-0x00000000001A0000-0x00000000001C5000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/2780-71-0x00000000001A0000-0x00000000001C5000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/2780-72-0x00000000001A0000-0x00000000001C5000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/2984-81-0x00000000003C0000-0x00000000003E5000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/2984-80-0x00000000003C0000-0x00000000003E5000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/2984-78-0x00000000003C0000-0x00000000003E5000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/2780-82-0x00000000001A0000-0x00000000001C5000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/2780-84-0x00000000001A0000-0x00000000001C5000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/2780-86-0x00000000001A0000-0x00000000001C5000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/2780-88-0x00000000001A0000-0x00000000001C5000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/2780-90-0x00000000001A0000-0x00000000001C5000-memory.dmp	family_plugx

PlugX
PlugX is a RAT (Remote Access Trojan) that has been around since 2008.
trojan plugx
Plugx family
plugx

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2780	svchost.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2864	Mc.exe
2664	Mc.exe

Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs

pid	Process
2260	8df2949d77aff0ef84af7c2a892602e05d3518d85b87fa5ed56493199efd2143.exe
2260	8df2949d77aff0ef84af7c2a892602e05d3518d85b87fa5ed56493199efd2143.exe
2260	8df2949d77aff0ef84af7c2a892602e05d3518d85b87fa5ed56493199efd2143.exe
2260	8df2949d77aff0ef84af7c2a892602e05d3518d85b87fa5ed56493199efd2143.exe
2260	8df2949d77aff0ef84af7c2a892602e05d3518d85b87fa5ed56493199efd2143.exe
2864	Mc.exe
2664	Mc.exe

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 5 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	8df2949d77aff0ef84af7c2a892602e05d3518d85b87fa5ed56493199efd2143.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Mc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Mc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	msiexec.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad	svchost.exe

Modifies registry class 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\XXXX	svchost.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\XXXX\CLSID = 42004600460033003500440032004200380037003800330041004300380039000000	svchost.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs

pid	Process
2780	svchost.exe
2780	svchost.exe
2780	svchost.exe
2780	svchost.exe
2780	svchost.exe
2780	svchost.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2780	svchost.exe
2780	svchost.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2780	svchost.exe
2780	svchost.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2780	svchost.exe
2780	svchost.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2780	svchost.exe
2780	svchost.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe
2984	msiexec.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2780	svchost.exe
2984	msiexec.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2864	Mc.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	2864	Mc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2664	Mc.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	2664	Mc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2780	svchost.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	2780	svchost.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2984	msiexec.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	2984	msiexec.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 28 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2260 wrote to memory of 2864	2260	8df2949d77aff0ef84af7c2a892602e05d3518d85b87fa5ed56493199efd2143.exe	30
PID 2260 wrote to memory of 2864	2260	8df2949d77aff0ef84af7c2a892602e05d3518d85b87fa5ed56493199efd2143.exe	30
PID 2260 wrote to memory of 2864	2260	8df2949d77aff0ef84af7c2a892602e05d3518d85b87fa5ed56493199efd2143.exe	30
PID 2260 wrote to memory of 2864	2260	8df2949d77aff0ef84af7c2a892602e05d3518d85b87fa5ed56493199efd2143.exe	30
PID 2260 wrote to memory of 2864	2260	8df2949d77aff0ef84af7c2a892602e05d3518d85b87fa5ed56493199efd2143.exe	30
PID 2260 wrote to memory of 2864	2260	8df2949d77aff0ef84af7c2a892602e05d3518d85b87fa5ed56493199efd2143.exe	30
PID 2260 wrote to memory of 2864	2260	8df2949d77aff0ef84af7c2a892602e05d3518d85b87fa5ed56493199efd2143.exe	30
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2780	2664	Mc.exe	32
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2780	2664	Mc.exe	32
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2780	2664	Mc.exe	32
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2780	2664	Mc.exe	32
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2780	2664	Mc.exe	32
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2780	2664	Mc.exe	32
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2780	2664	Mc.exe	32
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2780	2664	Mc.exe	32
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2780	2664	Mc.exe	32
PID 2780 wrote to memory of 2984	2780	svchost.exe	34
PID 2780 wrote to memory of 2984	2780	svchost.exe	34
PID 2780 wrote to memory of 2984	2780	svchost.exe	34
PID 2780 wrote to memory of 2984	2780	svchost.exe	34
PID 2780 wrote to memory of 2984	2780	svchost.exe	34
PID 2780 wrote to memory of 2984	2780	svchost.exe	34
PID 2780 wrote to memory of 2984	2780	svchost.exe	34
PID 2780 wrote to memory of 2984	2780	svchost.exe	34
PID 2780 wrote to memory of 2984	2780	svchost.exe	34
PID 2780 wrote to memory of 2984	2780	svchost.exe	34
PID 2780 wrote to memory of 2984	2780	svchost.exe	34
PID 2780 wrote to memory of 2984	2780	svchost.exe	34

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8df2949d77aff0ef84af7c2a892602e05d3518d85b87fa5ed56493199efd2143.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8df2949d77aff0ef84af7c2a892602e05d3518d85b87fa5ed56493199efd2143.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2260
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\Mc.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\Mc.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2864

C:\ProgramData\MC\Mc.exe
C:\ProgramData\MC\Mc.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2664
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
  2⤵
  - Deletes itself
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
  - Modifies registry class
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2780
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2984

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\McUtil.dll

Filesize
41KB

MD5
ffa5f4b6b580d53bc311d6e5bace3110

SHA1
d599ca575b995d8de971aed8a64762225bde386d

SHA256
9857e40be1fb5b9b6db93dc03f96f6b3ff0ffab85af7944dddcac0e37775ab02

SHA512
20ac2b2508e931d545e952d29afa5ee8ce6600934e56ff8aee169ee2e1cb7c0d7eb1396c947edb45c31a434bd17ceada0cdfd5ea0c11ce7cc7298cbac4c9ca90

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\McUtil.dll.url

Filesize
98KB

MD5
e8f20ec41ae7091198579a1b731f6da2

SHA1
ac524110bcf5148db5f0d0b7f0ff42f3470209b4

SHA256
27b9495c45248c3702d355323d8e70731f87c4889abebc6967265c83527e40e7

SHA512
7686e53076993926ed7f012d5cde0848d6b5119ef1a5f6760e382f72c2ff3205a5d2fc6846778ee4e560bd01c8b2eedb46ab5efed8152aa588891dfa8b761bd8

Download Submit
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\Mc.exe

Filesize
137KB

MD5
884d46c01c762ad6ddd2759fd921bf71

SHA1
d201b130232e0ea411daa23c1ba2892fe6468712

SHA256
3124fcb79da0bdf9d0d1995e37b06f7929d83c1c4b60e38c104743be71170efe

SHA512
0acb3fe1050c1c07880ed2161956c4bee7c1e813a5fb518059b9bb88ed0bff50c108ad7b3708b6568413df4bdcc6f4d26dcd8759625a5ab77c4b26c1ba4f8813

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memory/2664-45-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000422000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/2664-53-0x0000000001C70000-0x0000000001C97000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/2664-46-0x0000000001C70000-0x0000000001C97000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/2780-70-0x00000000001A0000-0x00000000001C5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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memory/2780-67-0x00000000001A0000-0x00000000001C5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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memory/2780-47-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000081000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2780-50-0x0000000000100000-0x0000000000102000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/2780-49-0x00000000000A0000-0x00000000000B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
92KB

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memory/2780-90-0x00000000001A0000-0x00000000001C5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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memory/2780-52-0x00000000001A0000-0x00000000001C5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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memory/2780-51-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000081000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2780-88-0x00000000001A0000-0x00000000001C5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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memory/2780-55-0x00000000001A0000-0x00000000001C5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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memory/2780-86-0x00000000001A0000-0x00000000001C5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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memory/2780-69-0x00000000001A0000-0x00000000001C5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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memory/2780-68-0x00000000001A0000-0x00000000001C5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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memory/2780-84-0x00000000001A0000-0x00000000001C5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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memory/2780-66-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000021000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2780-71-0x00000000001A0000-0x00000000001C5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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memory/2780-72-0x00000000001A0000-0x00000000001C5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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memory/2780-82-0x00000000001A0000-0x00000000001C5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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memory/2864-27-0x0000000000290000-0x00000000002B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/2864-26-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000422000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/2864-54-0x0000000000290000-0x00000000002B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/2864-25-0x0000000000402000-0x0000000000403000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2984-80-0x00000000003C0000-0x00000000003E5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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memory/2984-79-0x00000000000C0000-0x00000000000C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2984-78-0x00000000003C0000-0x00000000003E5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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memory/2984-81-0x00000000003C0000-0x00000000003E5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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