Analysis Overview
SHA256
b4bf24f85ba5a379df9524e257de8b193b136bef644c83a0723013cfb107e066
Threat Level: Known bad
The file ez.exe was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Orcus
Orcus family
Checks computer location settings
Loads dropped DLL
Executes dropped EXE
Drops desktop.ini file(s)
Drops file in Windows directory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Unsigned PE
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2025-01-15 18:36
Signatures
Orcus family
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-01-15 18:36
Reported
2025-01-15 18:39
Platform
win7-20240903-en
Max time kernel
143s
Max time network
122s
Command Line
Signatures
Orcus
Orcus family
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ez.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ez.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2700 wrote to memory of 2068 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ez.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe |
| PID 2700 wrote to memory of 2068 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ez.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe |
| PID 2700 wrote to memory of 2068 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ez.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe |
| PID 2700 wrote to memory of 2068 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ez.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ez.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ez.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe"
Network
Files
memory/2700-0-0x0000000074E71000-0x0000000074E72000-memory.dmp
memory/2700-1-0x0000000074E70000-0x000000007541B000-memory.dmp
memory/2700-2-0x0000000074E70000-0x000000007541B000-memory.dmp
\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe
| MD5 | 5cf9c35716354ee4d873188c18c8d41a |
| SHA1 | ba08cb1531237f11be66787e1f713960f642225f |
| SHA256 | b4bf24f85ba5a379df9524e257de8b193b136bef644c83a0723013cfb107e066 |
| SHA512 | e76fa81135b3379b52afe19bb96f0b967f82acb4514a6168f5a15348bfe5914922626a062369012173ee81a18073225276402f1903228a06a943072cecf003b8 |
memory/2700-11-0x0000000074E70000-0x000000007541B000-memory.dmp
memory/2068-13-0x0000000074E70000-0x000000007541B000-memory.dmp
memory/2068-12-0x0000000074E70000-0x000000007541B000-memory.dmp
memory/2068-14-0x0000000074E70000-0x000000007541B000-memory.dmp
memory/2068-15-0x0000000074E70000-0x000000007541B000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-01-15 18:36
Reported
2025-01-15 18:39
Platform
win10v2004-20241007-en
Max time kernel
144s
Max time network
144s
Command Line
Signatures
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3442511616-637977696-3186306149-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ez.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe | N/A |
Drops desktop.ini file(s)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ez.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ez.exe | N/A |
Drops file in Windows directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\assembly | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ez.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ez.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ez.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ez.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1980 wrote to memory of 2228 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ez.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe |
| PID 1980 wrote to memory of 2228 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ez.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe |
| PID 1980 wrote to memory of 2228 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ez.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ez.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ez.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 133.211.185.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 67.31.126.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 167.173.78.104.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 13.86.106.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 56.163.245.4.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 206.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 166.190.18.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 180.129.81.91.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 134.130.81.91.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
memory/1980-0-0x0000000074A22000-0x0000000074A23000-memory.dmp
memory/1980-1-0x0000000074A20000-0x0000000074FD1000-memory.dmp
memory/1980-2-0x0000000074A20000-0x0000000074FD1000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\AudioDriver.exe
| MD5 | 5cf9c35716354ee4d873188c18c8d41a |
| SHA1 | ba08cb1531237f11be66787e1f713960f642225f |
| SHA256 | b4bf24f85ba5a379df9524e257de8b193b136bef644c83a0723013cfb107e066 |
| SHA512 | e76fa81135b3379b52afe19bb96f0b967f82acb4514a6168f5a15348bfe5914922626a062369012173ee81a18073225276402f1903228a06a943072cecf003b8 |
memory/1980-18-0x0000000074A20000-0x0000000074FD1000-memory.dmp
memory/2228-19-0x0000000074A20000-0x0000000074FD1000-memory.dmp
memory/2228-21-0x0000000074A20000-0x0000000074FD1000-memory.dmp
memory/2228-20-0x0000000074A20000-0x0000000074FD1000-memory.dmp
memory/2228-22-0x0000000074A20000-0x0000000074FD1000-memory.dmp