Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
windows10-2004_x64 -
resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
22/01/2025, 15:47 UTC
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
Perm-spofer.exe
Resource
win7-20240903-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
Perm-spofer.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
General
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Target
Perm-spofer.exe
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Size
68KB
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MD5
7214f6d7b7997cbfb22a9b3e6375b918
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SHA1
a9c53eb43e7b0eb1cfc0bc4714bc3816274310d9
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SHA256
c54762e7cfed04c23c765dd85ea5e92fcdc30e34d5ff3b151595e73e50e95c03
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SHA512
dc40ea0a445f2fd5a7c0e9a90d391d72267d02bc004af57f494e52e492d02de196c06d7335971868e55b0a8b18bc640b89f2c56837194c79227f5a48c9e8a223
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SSDEEP
1536:fVNtqrwwjZ2v5yNL0c+A4qvbWWEHLhASFtx6aMrTeOg54WER:fBzByNnP4qvbWWAASbaKOg54j
Malware Config
Extracted
xworm
simply-exotic.gl.at.ply.gg:27183
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Install_directory
%Temp%
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install_file
USB.exe
Signatures
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Detect Xworm Payload 2 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/1472-1-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000BC8000-memory.dmp family_xworm behavioral2/files/0x000e000000023b57-60.dat family_xworm -
Xworm family
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Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 8 IoCs
Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.
pid Process 4296 powershell.exe 1104 powershell.exe 3164 powershell.exe 4612 powershell.exe 3068 powershell.exe 4928 powershell.exe 2872 powershell.exe 1524 powershell.exe -
Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4089630652-1596403869-279772308-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation Perm-spofer.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4089630652-1596403869-279772308-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation User -
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3032 User -
Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4089630652-1596403869-279772308-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\User = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\User" Perm-spofer.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4089630652-1596403869-279772308-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\User = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\User" User -
Looks up external IP address via web service 2 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
flow ioc 14 ip-api.com 43 ip-api.com -
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
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Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0 User Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier User -
Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs
pid Process 1452 timeout.exe -
Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS User Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\BIOSVersion User Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\BIOSReleaseDate User Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemProductName User -
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
pid Process 2056 schtasks.exe 3680 schtasks.exe -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 18 IoCs
pid Process 3164 powershell.exe 3164 powershell.exe 4612 powershell.exe 4612 powershell.exe 3068 powershell.exe 3068 powershell.exe 4928 powershell.exe 4928 powershell.exe 1472 Perm-spofer.exe 2872 powershell.exe 2872 powershell.exe 1524 powershell.exe 1524 powershell.exe 4296 powershell.exe 4296 powershell.exe 1104 powershell.exe 1104 powershell.exe 3032 User -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 12 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1472 Perm-spofer.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3164 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4612 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3068 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4928 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1472 Perm-spofer.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3032 User Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2872 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1524 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4296 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1104 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3032 User -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 1472 Perm-spofer.exe 3032 User -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 26 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 1472 wrote to memory of 3164 1472 Perm-spofer.exe 83 PID 1472 wrote to memory of 3164 1472 Perm-spofer.exe 83 PID 1472 wrote to memory of 4612 1472 Perm-spofer.exe 85 PID 1472 wrote to memory of 4612 1472 Perm-spofer.exe 85 PID 1472 wrote to memory of 3068 1472 Perm-spofer.exe 87 PID 1472 wrote to memory of 3068 1472 Perm-spofer.exe 87 PID 1472 wrote to memory of 4928 1472 Perm-spofer.exe 89 PID 1472 wrote to memory of 4928 1472 Perm-spofer.exe 89 PID 1472 wrote to memory of 2056 1472 Perm-spofer.exe 91 PID 1472 wrote to memory of 2056 1472 Perm-spofer.exe 91 PID 3032 wrote to memory of 2872 3032 User 102 PID 3032 wrote to memory of 2872 3032 User 102 PID 3032 wrote to memory of 1524 3032 User 104 PID 3032 wrote to memory of 1524 3032 User 104 PID 3032 wrote to memory of 4296 3032 User 106 PID 3032 wrote to memory of 4296 3032 User 106 PID 3032 wrote to memory of 1104 3032 User 108 PID 3032 wrote to memory of 1104 3032 User 108 PID 3032 wrote to memory of 3680 3032 User 110 PID 3032 wrote to memory of 3680 3032 User 110 PID 3032 wrote to memory of 1912 3032 User 112 PID 3032 wrote to memory of 1912 3032 User 112 PID 3032 wrote to memory of 1732 3032 User 114 PID 3032 wrote to memory of 1732 3032 User 114 PID 1732 wrote to memory of 1452 1732 cmd.exe 116 PID 1732 wrote to memory of 1452 1732 cmd.exe 116 -
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.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Perm-spofer.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Perm-spofer.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1472 -
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Perm-spofer.exe'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3164
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'Perm-spofer.exe'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4612
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\User'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3068
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'User'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4928
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C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "User" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\User"2⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:2056
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\UserC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\User1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Checks processor information in registry
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3032 -
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\User'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2872
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'User'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1524
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\User'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4296
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'User'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1104
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C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "User" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\User"2⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:3680
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C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /delete /f /tn "User"2⤵PID:1912
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA803.tmp.bat""2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exetimeout 33⤵
- Delays execution with timeout.exe
PID:1452
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Network
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Remote address:8.8.8.8:53Request8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpaIN PTRResponse8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpaIN PTRdnsgoogle
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Remote address:8.8.8.8:53Request200.156.23.2.in-addr.arpaIN PTRResponse200.156.23.2.in-addr.arpaIN PTRa2-23-156-200deploystaticakamaitechnologiescom
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Remote address:8.8.8.8:53Request28.118.140.52.in-addr.arpaIN PTRResponse
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Remote address:8.8.8.8:53Request133.32.126.40.in-addr.arpaIN PTRResponse
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Remote address:8.8.8.8:53Requestip-api.comIN AResponseip-api.comIN A208.95.112.1
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Remote address:8.8.8.8:53Request3.108.50.23.in-addr.arpaIN PTRResponse3.108.50.23.in-addr.arpaIN PTRa23-50-108-3deploystaticakamaitechnologiescom
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Remote address:208.95.112.1:80RequestGET /line/?fields=hosting HTTP/1.1
Host: ip-api.com
Connection: Keep-Alive
ResponseHTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: 6
Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *
X-Ttl: 60
X-Rl: 44
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Remote address:8.8.8.8:53Request1.112.95.208.in-addr.arpaIN PTRResponse1.112.95.208.in-addr.arpaIN PTRip-apicom
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Remote address:8.8.8.8:53Request241.150.49.20.in-addr.arpaIN PTRResponse
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Remote address:8.8.8.8:53Requestsimply-exotic.gl.at.ply.ggIN AResponsesimply-exotic.gl.at.ply.ggIN A147.185.221.25
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Remote address:8.8.8.8:53Request25.221.185.147.in-addr.arpaIN PTRResponse
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Remote address:8.8.8.8:53Request209.205.72.20.in-addr.arpaIN PTRResponse
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Remote address:8.8.8.8:53Request15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpaIN PTRResponse
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Remote address:8.8.8.8:53Request200.163.202.172.in-addr.arpaIN PTRResponse
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Remote address:8.8.8.8:53Request121.118.77.104.in-addr.arpaIN PTRResponse121.118.77.104.in-addr.arpaIN PTRa104-77-118-121deploystaticakamaitechnologiescom
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Remote address:8.8.8.8:53Requestip-api.comIN AResponseip-api.comIN A208.95.112.1
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Remote address:208.95.112.1:80RequestGET /line/?fields=hosting HTTP/1.1
Host: ip-api.com
Connection: Keep-Alive
ResponseHTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: 6
Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *
X-Ttl: 12
X-Rl: 42
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Remote address:8.8.8.8:53Request172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpaIN PTRResponse
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Remote address:8.8.8.8:53Request48.229.111.52.in-addr.arpaIN PTRResponse
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310 B 267 B 5 2
HTTP Request
GET http://ip-api.com/line/?fields=hostingHTTP Response
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967 B 13.3kB 13 20
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165.3kB 2.4kB 127 40
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310 B 267 B 5 2
HTTP Request
GET http://ip-api.com/line/?fields=hostingHTTP Response
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1.0kB 14.9kB 14 21
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1.3kB 266 B 7 5
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375.1kB 7.5kB 280 146
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66 B 90 B 1 1
DNS Request
8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa
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71 B 135 B 1 1
DNS Request
200.156.23.2.in-addr.arpa
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72 B 158 B 1 1
DNS Request
28.118.140.52.in-addr.arpa
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72 B 158 B 1 1
DNS Request
133.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa
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56 B 72 B 1 1
DNS Request
ip-api.com
DNS Response
208.95.112.1
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70 B 133 B 1 1
DNS Request
3.108.50.23.in-addr.arpa
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71 B 95 B 1 1
DNS Request
1.112.95.208.in-addr.arpa
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72 B 158 B 1 1
DNS Request
241.150.49.20.in-addr.arpa
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72 B 88 B 1 1
DNS Request
simply-exotic.gl.at.ply.gg
DNS Response
147.185.221.25
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73 B 130 B 1 1
DNS Request
25.221.185.147.in-addr.arpa
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72 B 158 B 1 1
DNS Request
209.205.72.20.in-addr.arpa
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74 B 160 B 1 1
DNS Request
200.163.202.172.in-addr.arpa
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72 B 146 B 1 1
DNS Request
15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa
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73 B 139 B 1 1
DNS Request
121.118.77.104.in-addr.arpa
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56 B 72 B 1 1
DNS Request
ip-api.com
DNS Response
208.95.112.1
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74 B 128 B 1 1
DNS Request
172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa
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72 B 158 B 1 1
DNS Request
48.229.111.52.in-addr.arpa
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
1PowerShell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
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Filesize
2KB
MD5d85ba6ff808d9e5444a4b369f5bc2730
SHA131aa9d96590fff6981b315e0b391b575e4c0804a
SHA25684739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f
SHA5128c414eb55b45212af385accc16d9d562adba2123583ce70d22b91161fe878683845512a78f04dedd4ea98ed9b174dbfa98cf696370598ad8e6fbd1e714f1f249
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Filesize
944B
MD5ef647504cf229a16d02de14a16241b90
SHA181480caca469857eb93c75d494828b81e124fda0
SHA25647002672443e80410e55a0b6d683573ac27d70d803b57ee3c2818d1008669710
SHA512a6d8c08c708eee6f7e700880ce79d2ba7cd0acbe8529d96e18f3e90ea1f3cf33fd801dd6eba6017cdd02769e968c48278c090c1deeac710124f79423cd862ee1
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Filesize
944B
MD577d622bb1a5b250869a3238b9bc1402b
SHA1d47f4003c2554b9dfc4c16f22460b331886b191b
SHA256f97ff12a8abf4bf88bb6497bd2ac2da12628c8847a8ba5a9026bdbb76507cdfb
SHA512d6789b5499f23c9035375a102271e17a8a82e57d6f5312fa24242e08a83efdeb8becb7622f55c4cf1b89c7d864b445df11f4d994cf7e2f87a900535bcca12fd9
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Filesize
944B
MD5eb1ad317bd25b55b2bbdce8a28a74a94
SHA198a3978be4d10d62e7411946474579ee5bdc5ea6
SHA2569e94e7c9ac6134ee30e79498558aa1a5a1ac79a643666c3f8922eed215dd3a98
SHA512d011f266c0240d84470c0f9577cd9e4927309bd19bb38570ca9704ed8e1d159f9bea982a59d3eefef72ce7a10bd81208b82e88ef57c7af587f7437a89769adc0
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Filesize
944B
MD5ba169f4dcbbf147fe78ef0061a95e83b
SHA192a571a6eef49fff666e0f62a3545bcd1cdcda67
SHA2565ef1421e19fde4bc03cd825dd7d6c0e7863f85fd8f0aa4a4d4f8d555dc7606d1
SHA5128d2e5e552210dcda684682538bc964fdd8a8ff5b24cc2cc8af813729f0202191f98eb42d38d2355df17ae620fe401aad6ceaedaed3b112fdacd32485a3a0c07c
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Filesize
944B
MD5e60eb305a7b2d9907488068b7065abd3
SHA11643dd7f915ac50c75bc01c53d68c5dafb9ce28d
SHA256ad07460e061642c0dd4e7dfa7b821aacce873e290389e72f708e9f3504f9d135
SHA51295c45afec6fa4e0b2a21edd10a6b2dc30568810c67bc9bc34d98ab111c48261f377a370583adb27e08616b0108026c119493b1b093b52ce931117e646b46cb7b
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Filesize
944B
MD5d013b69d1a8bc44a599a20aa767332ed
SHA19949c222e8664c419294d6bd5ca13184b2b2e3c8
SHA2569fcb62333faf9fae34f4e882c6af4065a233063fbdf9a550ac849d650573463c
SHA5123554c4ea46dea441d9ea98e24c55f71e7d75490b38a5ab81a3d7d267e85ceaa6f6a38dc339f2eed6544c2bb744ae16b2de69f6a2c74e56782c8e6a1782d996d7
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Filesize
944B
MD51400b7208465e875d44190b9b465fcfb
SHA1ffd77f7fe78207e5a862b4f536d902019a155e26
SHA2564fc3a908a25bf9861afb2ec7b3f854fadd986ac281b134cb4e89e46ba6aed0c5
SHA51257596642a72347985ae9dda5a9e8d01a5c6cbeb5fac227d69fa1fbf38ae867ea4f434f9aec8b990ca397295886ce503abad49efed2f6ea7fdd6bf5d803bf1f38
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Filesize
68KB
MD57214f6d7b7997cbfb22a9b3e6375b918
SHA1a9c53eb43e7b0eb1cfc0bc4714bc3816274310d9
SHA256c54762e7cfed04c23c765dd85ea5e92fcdc30e34d5ff3b151595e73e50e95c03
SHA512dc40ea0a445f2fd5a7c0e9a90d391d72267d02bc004af57f494e52e492d02de196c06d7335971868e55b0a8b18bc640b89f2c56837194c79227f5a48c9e8a223
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Filesize
60B
MD5d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA16ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA25696ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
SHA5125b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
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Filesize
152B
MD5161a20384b49edd438e2f56ecfd99c01
SHA1159a393400f346b47fcf406b3601e94942e1af79
SHA2568b0ce6f4ad04480187bfee8f9e523f81001ed8aa5619a356fdf312b224077774
SHA512fda71418fc304c4b03aecdd25e6d5ad279f67d683c112272a90b5d56542430ef24514ceeb582d57a1ab93084114de5c56aff4c4fc7c555daebe5e7e049bcbbd0