amadey | 1cb1cdf5450eb35c00055e3eb53e138621baabddd7f7ad553710b997d469327d

Windows Service

Disable or Modify Tools

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\DisableAntiSpyware = "1"	4h588O.exe

Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings 3 TTPs 6 IoCs

defense_evasion trojan

Modify Registry

Windows Service

Disable or Modify Tools

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableBehaviorMonitoring = "1"	4h588O.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableIOAVProtection = "1"	4h588O.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableOnAccessProtection = "1"	4h588O.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableRealtimeMonitoring = "1"	4h588O.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableScanOnRealtimeEnable = "1"	4h588O.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection	4h588O.exe

Modifies Windows Defender TamperProtection settings 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion trojan

Modify Registry

Windows Service

Disable or Modify Tools

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Features\TamperProtection = "0"	4h588O.exe

Modifies Windows Defender notification settings 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

defense_evasion trojan

Windows Service

Modify Registry

Disable or Modify Tools

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender Security Center\Notifications	4h588O.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender Security Center\Notifications\DisableNotifications = "1"	4h588O.exe

Stealc
Stealc is an infostealer written in C++.
stealer stealc
Stealc family
stealc

Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM) 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

defense_evasion

Query Registry

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__	1B03R6.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__	skotes.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__	2j2462.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__	3L25W.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__	4h588O.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__	skotes.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__	skotes.exe

Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

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

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	2j2462.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	4h588O.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	skotes.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	3L25W.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	skotes.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	1B03R6.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	4h588O.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	skotes.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	1B03R6.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	skotes.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	2j2462.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	3L25W.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	skotes.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	skotes.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2878641211-696417878-3864914810-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	1B03R6.exe

Executes dropped EXE 9 IoCs

pid	Process
2056	c5p61.exe
4864	O5c50.exe
4548	1B03R6.exe
964	skotes.exe
2872	2j2462.exe
3920	3L25W.exe
3280	4h588O.exe
680	skotes.exe
3540	skotes.exe

Identifies Wine through registry keys 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

Wine is a compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications, which can be used as sandboxing environment.

defense_evasion

Query Registry

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2878641211-696417878-3864914810-1000\Software\Wine	skotes.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2878641211-696417878-3864914810-1000\Software\Wine	1B03R6.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2878641211-696417878-3864914810-1000\Software\Wine	skotes.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2878641211-696417878-3864914810-1000\Software\Wine	2j2462.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2878641211-696417878-3864914810-1000\Software\Wine	3L25W.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2878641211-696417878-3864914810-1000\Software\Wine	4h588O.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2878641211-696417878-3864914810-1000\Software\Wine	skotes.exe

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

defense_evasion trojan

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Features	4h588O.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Features\TamperProtection = "0"	4h588O.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\wextract_cleanup0 = "rundll32.exe C:\\Windows\\system32\\advpack.dll,DelNodeRunDLL32 \"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\IXP000.TMP\\\""	1cb1cdf5450eb35c00055e3eb53e138621baabddd7f7ad553710b997d469327d.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\wextract_cleanup1 = "rundll32.exe C:\\Windows\\system32\\advpack.dll,DelNodeRunDLL32 \"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\IXP001.TMP\\\""	c5p61.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\wextract_cleanup2 = "rundll32.exe C:\\Windows\\system32\\advpack.dll,DelNodeRunDLL32 \"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\IXP002.TMP\\\""	O5c50.exe

Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 7 IoCs

pid	Process
4548	1B03R6.exe
964	skotes.exe
2872	2j2462.exe
3920	3L25W.exe
3280	4h588O.exe
680	skotes.exe
3540	skotes.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\Tasks\skotes.job	1B03R6.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 8 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	1cb1cdf5450eb35c00055e3eb53e138621baabddd7f7ad553710b997d469327d.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	c5p61.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	O5c50.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	1B03R6.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	skotes.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2j2462.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	3L25W.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	4h588O.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 16 IoCs

pid	Process
4548	1B03R6.exe
4548	1B03R6.exe
964	skotes.exe
964	skotes.exe
2872	2j2462.exe
2872	2j2462.exe
3920	3L25W.exe
3920	3L25W.exe
3280	4h588O.exe
3280	4h588O.exe
3280	4h588O.exe
3280	4h588O.exe
680	skotes.exe
680	skotes.exe
3540	skotes.exe
3540	skotes.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3280	4h588O.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4548	1B03R6.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1440 wrote to memory of 2056	1440	1cb1cdf5450eb35c00055e3eb53e138621baabddd7f7ad553710b997d469327d.exe	85
PID 1440 wrote to memory of 2056	1440	1cb1cdf5450eb35c00055e3eb53e138621baabddd7f7ad553710b997d469327d.exe	85
PID 1440 wrote to memory of 2056	1440	1cb1cdf5450eb35c00055e3eb53e138621baabddd7f7ad553710b997d469327d.exe	85
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 4864	2056	c5p61.exe	86
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 4864	2056	c5p61.exe	86
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 4864	2056	c5p61.exe	86
PID 4864 wrote to memory of 4548	4864	O5c50.exe	87
PID 4864 wrote to memory of 4548	4864	O5c50.exe	87
PID 4864 wrote to memory of 4548	4864	O5c50.exe	87
PID 4548 wrote to memory of 964	4548	1B03R6.exe	88
PID 4548 wrote to memory of 964	4548	1B03R6.exe	88
PID 4548 wrote to memory of 964	4548	1B03R6.exe	88
PID 4864 wrote to memory of 2872	4864	O5c50.exe	89
PID 4864 wrote to memory of 2872	4864	O5c50.exe	89
PID 4864 wrote to memory of 2872	4864	O5c50.exe	89
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 3920	2056	c5p61.exe	91
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 3920	2056	c5p61.exe	91
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 3920	2056	c5p61.exe	91
PID 1440 wrote to memory of 3280	1440	1cb1cdf5450eb35c00055e3eb53e138621baabddd7f7ad553710b997d469327d.exe	92
PID 1440 wrote to memory of 3280	1440	1cb1cdf5450eb35c00055e3eb53e138621baabddd7f7ad553710b997d469327d.exe	92
PID 1440 wrote to memory of 3280	1440	1cb1cdf5450eb35c00055e3eb53e138621baabddd7f7ad553710b997d469327d.exe	92

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1cb1cdf5450eb35c00055e3eb53e138621baabddd7f7ad553710b997d469327d.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1cb1cdf5450eb35c00055e3eb53e138621baabddd7f7ad553710b997d469327d.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1440
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\c5p61.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\c5p61.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2056
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP001.TMP\O5c50.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP001.TMP\O5c50.exe
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Adds Run key to start application
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4864
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP002.TMP\1B03R6.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP002.TMP\1B03R6.exe
      4⤵
      Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
      Checks BIOS information in registry
      Checks computer location settings
      Executes dropped EXE
      Identifies Wine through registry keys
      Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
      Drops file in Windows directory
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4548
    - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\abc3bc1985\skotes.exe
        
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\abc3bc1985\skotes.exe"
        5⤵
        Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
        Checks BIOS information in registry
        Executes dropped EXE
        Identifies Wine through registry keys
        Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        
        PID:964
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP002.TMP\2j2462.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP002.TMP\2j2462.exe
      4⤵
      Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
      Checks BIOS information in registry
      Executes dropped EXE
      Identifies Wine through registry keys
      Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:2872
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP001.TMP\3L25W.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP001.TMP\3L25W.exe
    3⤵
    - Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
    - Checks BIOS information in registry
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Identifies Wine through registry keys
    - Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:3920
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\4h588O.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\4h588O.exe
  2⤵
  - Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings
  - Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
  - Modifies Windows Defender TamperProtection settings
  - Modifies Windows Defender notification settings
  - Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
  - Checks BIOS information in registry
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Identifies Wine through registry keys
  - Windows security modification
  - Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:3280

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\abc3bc1985\skotes.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\abc3bc1985\skotes.exe
1⤵
- Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Executes dropped EXE
- Identifies Wine through registry keys
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:680

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\abc3bc1985\skotes.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\abc3bc1985\skotes.exe
1⤵
- Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Executes dropped EXE
- Identifies Wine through registry keys
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:3540

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

Defense Evasion

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion