lokibot | 3374b05b06900819a538deb1b0cb86a5b944f36ccc9dcaa07d82ff169966de0f

General

Target

POM21002942X5%--10%.rtf
Size

627KB
MD5

958e0919556bcf8357e9c8a0dfd7cc51
SHA1

4c2183ef98684dd0cfd5203e8497b4922e5b836c
SHA256

3374b05b06900819a538deb1b0cb86a5b944f36ccc9dcaa07d82ff169966de0f
SHA512

0b6827a4907088fe5579ac3b6821826b73bc6a5a08f8073ab9b96f10080988a825983f9dbb8ef02265a0d21eec2f35bdb9d78437ff171a528f6d21bc01b81d46
SSDEEP

6144:uwAYwAYwAYwAYwAYwAYwAYwAYwAYwAYwAYwAYwAYwAYwAYwAYwAYwAYwAYwAYwAy:7

Score

10^/10

lokibot collection discovery execution spyware stealer trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

lokibot

C2

http://94.156.177.41/alpha/five/fre.php

http://kbfvzoboss.bid/alien/fre.php

http://alphastand.trade/alien/fre.php

http://alphastand.win/alien/fre.php

http://alphastand.top/alien/fre.php

Signatures

Lokibot
Lokibot is a Password and CryptoCoin Wallet Stealer.
trojan spyware stealer lokibot
Lokibot family
lokibot

Blocklisted process makes network request 2 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
5	2268	EQNEDT32.EXE
7	2268	EQNEDT32.EXE

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
1256	powershell.exe

Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
5	2268	EQNEDT32.EXE

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2796	chromealpha.exe
592	chromealpha.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2268	EQNEDT32.EXE

Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials In Files
T1552.001

Credentials from Web Browsers
T1555.003

Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

collection

Email Collection

T1114

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3063565911-2056067323-3330884624-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook	chromealpha.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3063565911-2056067323-3330884624-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook	chromealpha.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3063565911-2056067323-3330884624-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook	chromealpha.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Windows PowerShell\Windows PowerShell.lnk	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2796 set thread context of 592	2796	chromealpha.exe	38

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Debug\WIA\wiatrace.log	WINWORD.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 4 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	WINWORD.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	EQNEDT32.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	chromealpha.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	powershell.exe

Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present

Launches Equation Editor 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Equation Editor is an old Office component often targeted by exploits such as CVE-2017-11882.

exploit

Exploitation for Client Execution

T1203

pid	Process
2268	EQNEDT32.EXE

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1996	WINWORD.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1256	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1256	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	592	chromealpha.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1996	WINWORD.EXE
1996	WINWORD.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 22 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2268 wrote to memory of 2796	2268	EQNEDT32.EXE	30
PID 2268 wrote to memory of 2796	2268	EQNEDT32.EXE	30
PID 2268 wrote to memory of 2796	2268	EQNEDT32.EXE	30
PID 2268 wrote to memory of 2796	2268	EQNEDT32.EXE	30
PID 1996 wrote to memory of 1212	1996	WINWORD.EXE	34
PID 1996 wrote to memory of 1212	1996	WINWORD.EXE	34
PID 1996 wrote to memory of 1212	1996	WINWORD.EXE	34
PID 1996 wrote to memory of 1212	1996	WINWORD.EXE	34
PID 2796 wrote to memory of 1256	2796	chromealpha.exe	36
PID 2796 wrote to memory of 1256	2796	chromealpha.exe	36
PID 2796 wrote to memory of 1256	2796	chromealpha.exe	36
PID 2796 wrote to memory of 1256	2796	chromealpha.exe	36
PID 2796 wrote to memory of 592	2796	chromealpha.exe	38
PID 2796 wrote to memory of 592	2796	chromealpha.exe	38
PID 2796 wrote to memory of 592	2796	chromealpha.exe	38
PID 2796 wrote to memory of 592	2796	chromealpha.exe	38
PID 2796 wrote to memory of 592	2796	chromealpha.exe	38
PID 2796 wrote to memory of 592	2796	chromealpha.exe	38
PID 2796 wrote to memory of 592	2796	chromealpha.exe	38
PID 2796 wrote to memory of 592	2796	chromealpha.exe	38
PID 2796 wrote to memory of 592	2796	chromealpha.exe	38
PID 2796 wrote to memory of 592	2796	chromealpha.exe	38

outlook_office_path 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3063565911-2056067323-3330884624-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook	chromealpha.exe

outlook_win_path 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3063565911-2056067323-3330884624-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook	chromealpha.exe

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE" /n "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\POM21002942X5%--10%.rtf"
1⤵
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1996
- C:\Windows\splwow64.exe
  C:\Windows\splwow64.exe 12288
  2⤵
  PID:1212

C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE" -Embedding
1⤵
- Blocklisted process makes network request
- Downloads MZ/PE file
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Launches Equation Editor
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2268
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chromealpha.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chromealpha.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2796
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chromealpha.exe"
    3⤵
    - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
    - Drops file in System32 directory
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1256
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chromealpha.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chromealpha.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - outlook_office_path
    - outlook_win_path
    PID:592

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

1

T1059

PowerShell

1

T1059.001

Exploitation for Client Execution

1

T1203

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Credentials from Password Stores

1

T1555

Credentials from Web Browsers

1

T1555.003

Unsecured Credentials

1

T1552

Credentials In Files

1

T1552.001

Discovery

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

Email Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\S-1-5-21-3063565911-2056067323-3330884624-1000\0f5007522459c86e95ffcc62f32308f1_de87a6d6-9d44-4942-9ec6-2be31b435411

Filesize
46B

MD5
d898504a722bff1524134c6ab6a5eaa5

SHA1
e0fdc90c2ca2a0219c99d2758e68c18875a3e11e

SHA256
878f32f76b159494f5a39f9321616c6068cdb82e88df89bcc739bbc1ea78e1f9

SHA512
26a4398bffb0c0aef9a6ec53cd3367a2d0abf2f70097f711bbbf1e9e32fd9f1a72121691bb6a39eeb55d596edd527934e541b4defb3b1426b1d1a6429804dc61

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\S-1-5-21-3063565911-2056067323-3330884624-1000\0f5007522459c86e95ffcc62f32308f1_de87a6d6-9d44-4942-9ec6-2be31b435411

Filesize
46B

MD5
c07225d4e7d01d31042965f048728a0a

SHA1
69d70b340fd9f44c89adb9a2278df84faa9906b7

SHA256
8c136c7ae08020ad16fd1928e36ad335ddef8b85906d66b712fff049aa57dc9a

SHA512
23d3cea738e1abf561320847c39dadc8b5794d7bd8761b0457956f827a17ad2556118b909a3e6929db79980ccf156a6f58ac823cf88329e62417d2807b34b64b

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chromealpha.exe

Filesize
650KB

MD5
430d9135abbfd630ad8cddc68b2cdb48

SHA1
5954259519a7d434aed3a7e47e28a82388cd9db3

SHA256
470404093946ca356aca442ea88b22dd48fd4b58735bf9a08e7625d1c6a6d505

SHA512
068ea99a92f79bb4827966b5306e3a2e3189277a2996d16baef5718f6e0ea375a305bf40a40c4efca76a51506b0daf07386d2ec1a3fd06aa96a9565c80552367

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memory/592-40-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004A2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
648KB

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memory/592-38-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004A2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
648KB

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memory/592-82-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004A2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
648KB

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memory/592-72-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004A2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
648KB

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memory/592-42-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004A2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
648KB

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memory/592-44-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004A2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
648KB

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memory/592-51-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004A2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
648KB

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memory/592-49-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004A2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
648KB

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memory/592-48-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/592-46-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004A2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
648KB

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memory/1996-35-0x00000000719FD000-0x0000000071A08000-memory.dmp

Filesize
44KB

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memory/1996-0-0x000000002F8C1000-0x000000002F8C2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1996-2-0x00000000719FD000-0x0000000071A08000-memory.dmp

Filesize
44KB

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memory/1996-1-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2796-37-0x0000000000960000-0x00000000009C4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
400KB

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memory/2796-28-0x00000000011E0000-0x0000000001288000-memory.dmp

Filesize
672KB

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memory/2796-30-0x00000000005A0000-0x00000000005BE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/2796-29-0x0000000004960000-0x00000000049FC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
624KB

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