orcus | f56dc459e9d914a4291b02ee04ac3837d088bb3c08901e00a63802be90167c41

Analysis

max time kernel
165s
max time network
159s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241010-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
04-01-2025 00:30

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Reason

Machine shutdown

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General

Target

smd.exe
Size

839KB
MD5

3144e31b05fa12d135e40cb1ee92b155
SHA1

4c7c273b547ec8d42e439c687285d9060c7d3065
SHA256

f56dc459e9d914a4291b02ee04ac3837d088bb3c08901e00a63802be90167c41
SHA512

0ff81376b6db8ca1ada7b624bbb2bc622c817dabbf7bad1d8c6aba40d663dab1f2dd3a0b621650d020f62d6ca5f044024be220eac5e40990918ef6890039e438
SSDEEP

24576:1xdS04YNEMuExDiU6E5R9s8xY/2l/d2tnIbt+rT:bP4auS+UjfU2T2dIbt+r

Score

10^/10

orcus discovery evasion persistence rat spyware stealer trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

orcus

3shop-extreme.gl.at.ply.gg

Mutex

51d6e45eabea4bbf89f8114ec5d59be0

Attributes

administration_rights_required
false
anti_debugger
false
anti_tcp_analyzer
false
antivm
false
autostart_method
1
change_creation_date
false
force_installer_administrator_privileges
false
hide_file
false
install
false
installation_folder
%appdata%\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe
installservice
false
keylogger_enabled
false
newcreationdate
01/03/2025 20:57:17
plugins
AgEAAA==
reconnect_delay
10000
registry_autostart_keyname
Audio HD Driver
registry_hidden_autostart
false
set_admin_flag
false
tasksch_name
Audio HD Driver
tasksch_request_highest_privileges
false
try_other_autostart_onfail
false

aes.plain

Signatures

Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell = "explorer.exe, mandela.exe"	Mandela.exe

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

UAC bypass 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion trojan

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	Mandela.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1720	AudioDriver.exe
380	Mandela.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1944	smd.exe
1720	AudioDriver.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion trojan

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA	Mandela.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	Mandela.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\mandela.exe	Mandela.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\mandela.exe	Mandela.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 3 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	smd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	AudioDriver.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs

evasion

pid	Process
3044	taskkill.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 5 IoCs

pid	Process
1720	AudioDriver.exe
1720	AudioDriver.exe
1720	AudioDriver.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
380	Mandela.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 10 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1720	AudioDriver.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	380	Mandela.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	380	Mandela.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	380	Mandela.exe
Token: 33	300	AUDIODG.EXE
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	300	AUDIODG.EXE
Token: 33	300	AUDIODG.EXE
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	300	AUDIODG.EXE
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3044	taskkill.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	380	Mandela.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1720	AudioDriver.exe
380	Mandela.exe

Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 64 IoCs

pid	Process
1720	AudioDriver.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe
380	Mandela.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1944 wrote to memory of 1720	1944	smd.exe	30
PID 1944 wrote to memory of 1720	1944	smd.exe	30
PID 1944 wrote to memory of 1720	1944	smd.exe	30
PID 1944 wrote to memory of 1720	1944	smd.exe	30
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 380	1720	AudioDriver.exe	33
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 380	1720	AudioDriver.exe	33
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 380	1720	AudioDriver.exe	33
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 380	1720	AudioDriver.exe	33
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 2844	1720	AudioDriver.exe	35
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 2844	1720	AudioDriver.exe	35
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 2844	1720	AudioDriver.exe	35
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 2844	1720	AudioDriver.exe	35
PID 380 wrote to memory of 2828	380	Mandela.exe	37
PID 380 wrote to memory of 2828	380	Mandela.exe	37
PID 380 wrote to memory of 2828	380	Mandela.exe	37
PID 2828 wrote to memory of 3044	2828	cmd.exe	39
PID 2828 wrote to memory of 3044	2828	cmd.exe	39
PID 2828 wrote to memory of 3044	2828	cmd.exe	39

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\FilterAdministratorToken = "1"	Mandela.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	Mandela.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\smd.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\smd.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1944
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
  - Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1720
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Mandela.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Mandela.exe"
    3⤵
    - Modifies WinLogon for persistence
    - UAC bypass
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Checks whether UAC is enabled
    - Drops file in Windows directory
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    - Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    - System policy modification
    PID:380
  - - C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
      4⤵
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2828
    - - C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        
        taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
        5⤵
        Kills process with taskkill
        Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        
        PID:3044
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "cmd.exe"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2844

C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE
C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x580
1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:300

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Privilege Escalation

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Defense Evasion

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

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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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CabAE1C.tmp

Filesize
70KB

MD5
49aebf8cbd62d92ac215b2923fb1b9f5

SHA1
1723be06719828dda65ad804298d0431f6aff976

SHA256
b33efcb95235b98b48508e019afa4b7655e80cf071defabd8b2123fc8b29307f

SHA512
bf86116b015fb56709516d686e168e7c9c68365136231cc51d0b6542ae95323a71d2c7acec84aad7dcecc2e410843f6d82a0a6d51b9acfc721a9c84fdd877b5b

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

Filesize
15.2MB

MD5
68558a4a7df242046a8a7345501adcf7

SHA1
eac84b6bc1be332af4bafc1bdac30b40041a1295

SHA256
c6818da28a36a7ed628e5a86ede3a642b609b34b2f61ae4dba9a4814d6822d2f

SHA512
160f2d35cabd161c1bb4372de42dff907550b929675f8e450130de0a0f60e703bdad0eb6398437d92db4337b5c3d885dcca398c04af61ff8fe20757f6658dc08

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe

Filesize
839KB

MD5
3144e31b05fa12d135e40cb1ee92b155

SHA1
4c7c273b547ec8d42e439c687285d9060c7d3065

SHA256
f56dc459e9d914a4291b02ee04ac3837d088bb3c08901e00a63802be90167c41

SHA512
0ff81376b6db8ca1ada7b624bbb2bc622c817dabbf7bad1d8c6aba40d663dab1f2dd3a0b621650d020f62d6ca5f044024be220eac5e40990918ef6890039e438

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memory/380-39-0x00000000009D0000-0x0000000001904000-memory.dmp

Filesize
15.2MB

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memory/380-40-0x0000000027BE0000-0x0000000029C92000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32.7MB

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memory/380-41-0x000000001B560000-0x000000001B56C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
48KB

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memory/380-42-0x000000001B570000-0x000000001B578000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/380-43-0x000000001B820000-0x000000001B834000-memory.dmp

Filesize
80KB

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memory/380-44-0x000000001B930000-0x000000001B988000-memory.dmp

Filesize
352KB

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memory/1720-14-0x0000000074010000-0x00000000745BB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1720-32-0x0000000074010000-0x00000000745BB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1720-31-0x0000000074010000-0x00000000745BB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1720-13-0x0000000074010000-0x00000000745BB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1720-12-0x0000000074010000-0x00000000745BB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1944-1-0x0000000074010000-0x00000000745BB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1944-0-0x0000000074011000-0x0000000074012000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1944-2-0x0000000074010000-0x00000000745BB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1944-11-0x0000000074010000-0x00000000745BB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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Malware Config

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Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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