blackshades | 8fd7a8092ffd0f29f9c87e708b1bef0a868243db25807513e8d5cc2c28e176af

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max time kernel
147s
max time network
151s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241010-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
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General

Target

Vista 949 by Megan/Full Install.exe
Size

876KB
MD5

0bb0a6d7040fc287abb0c90bc12cc780
SHA1

f7cc073becdf0d552c9fb32d406c7a9c47046d80
SHA256

4efa377bae749dbc083909a91cb4dd67b0ee181c1ff0956607497a4022256989
SHA512

b5daa0ed4f35942641f497765225180f3247b8f891502b4452add2778217e90cced6ae938866f2fc91fb1a399fd6b287b4d03a09c9826ae2ed4001922939bbbd
SSDEEP

12288:PG+oDp+Oi6B9edDkczCk3ktm++mVmzbu+tD:+NDp+RyeBUsm6u

Score

10^/10

blackshades defense_evasion discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Blackshades
Blackshades is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.
rat blackshades
Blackshades family
blackshades

Blackshades payload 12 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2932-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral1/memory/2932-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral1/memory/2932-31-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral1/memory/2932-32-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral1/memory/2932-34-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral1/memory/2932-35-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral1/memory/2932-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral1/memory/2932-39-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral1/memory/2932-40-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral1/memory/2932-42-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral1/memory/2932-45-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral1/memory/2932-48-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades

Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 8 IoCs

defense_evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Windows Service

T1543.003

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile	reg.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	reg.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile	reg.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	reg.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List	reg.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Ne1w.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Ne1w.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger"	reg.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List	reg.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\explorer.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\explorer.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger"	reg.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2932	explorer.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1680	Full Install.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3692679935-4019334568-335155002-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\firefox = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\firefox.exe"	Full Install.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1680 set thread context of 2932	1680	Full Install.exe	30

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 10 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	reg.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	reg.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	explorer.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	reg.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	reg.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Full Install.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

Modify Registry

T1112

pid	Process
2500	reg.exe
2836	reg.exe
2152	reg.exe
1892	reg.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 36 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1680	Full Install.exe
Token: 1	2932	explorer.exe
Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege	2932	explorer.exe
Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege	2932	explorer.exe
Token: SeLockMemoryPrivilege	2932	explorer.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2932	explorer.exe
Token: SeMachineAccountPrivilege	2932	explorer.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	2932	explorer.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2932	explorer.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2932	explorer.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2932	explorer.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2932	explorer.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2932	explorer.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2932	explorer.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2932	explorer.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2932	explorer.exe
Token: SeCreatePermanentPrivilege	2932	explorer.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2932	explorer.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2932	explorer.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2932	explorer.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2932	explorer.exe
Token: SeAuditPrivilege	2932	explorer.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2932	explorer.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2932	explorer.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2932	explorer.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2932	explorer.exe
Token: SeSyncAgentPrivilege	2932	explorer.exe
Token: SeEnableDelegationPrivilege	2932	explorer.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2932	explorer.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2932	explorer.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2932	explorer.exe
Token: 31	2932	explorer.exe
Token: 32	2932	explorer.exe
Token: 33	2932	explorer.exe
Token: 34	2932	explorer.exe
Token: 35	2932	explorer.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2932	explorer.exe
2932	explorer.exe
2932	explorer.exe
2932	explorer.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 40 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1680 wrote to memory of 2932	1680	Full Install.exe	30
PID 1680 wrote to memory of 2932	1680	Full Install.exe	30
PID 1680 wrote to memory of 2932	1680	Full Install.exe	30
PID 1680 wrote to memory of 2932	1680	Full Install.exe	30
PID 1680 wrote to memory of 2932	1680	Full Install.exe	30
PID 1680 wrote to memory of 2932	1680	Full Install.exe	30
PID 1680 wrote to memory of 2932	1680	Full Install.exe	30
PID 1680 wrote to memory of 2932	1680	Full Install.exe	30
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 2800	2932	explorer.exe	31
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 2800	2932	explorer.exe	31
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 2800	2932	explorer.exe	31
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 2800	2932	explorer.exe	31
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 2840	2932	explorer.exe	32
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 2840	2932	explorer.exe	32
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 2840	2932	explorer.exe	32
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 2840	2932	explorer.exe	32
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 2708	2932	explorer.exe	33
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 2708	2932	explorer.exe	33
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 2708	2932	explorer.exe	33
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 2708	2932	explorer.exe	33
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 560	2932	explorer.exe	35
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 560	2932	explorer.exe	35
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 560	2932	explorer.exe	35
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 560	2932	explorer.exe	35
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 2500	2800	cmd.exe	39
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 2500	2800	cmd.exe	39
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 2500	2800	cmd.exe	39
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 2500	2800	cmd.exe	39
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 1892	2708	cmd.exe	40
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 1892	2708	cmd.exe	40
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 1892	2708	cmd.exe	40
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 1892	2708	cmd.exe	40
PID 560 wrote to memory of 2152	560	cmd.exe	41
PID 560 wrote to memory of 2152	560	cmd.exe	41
PID 560 wrote to memory of 2152	560	cmd.exe	41
PID 560 wrote to memory of 2152	560	cmd.exe	41
PID 2840 wrote to memory of 2836	2840	cmd.exe	42
PID 2840 wrote to memory of 2836	2840	cmd.exe	42
PID 2840 wrote to memory of 2836	2840	cmd.exe	42
PID 2840 wrote to memory of 2836	2840	cmd.exe	42

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vista 949 by Megan\Full Install.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vista 949 by Megan\Full Install.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1680
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\explorer.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\explorer.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2932
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    cmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2800
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
      REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
      4⤵
      Modifies firewall policy service
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Modifies registry key
      PID:2500
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    cmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\explorer.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\explorer.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2840
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
      REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\explorer.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\explorer.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
      4⤵
      Modifies firewall policy service
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Modifies registry key
      PID:2836
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    cmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2708
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
      REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
      4⤵
      Modifies firewall policy service
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Modifies registry key
      PID:1892
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    cmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Ne1w.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Ne1w.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:560
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
      REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Ne1w.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Ne1w.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
      4⤵
      Modifies firewall policy service
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Modifies registry key
      PID:2152

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

T1543.003

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Defense Evasion

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\explorer.exe

Filesize
31KB

MD5
ed797d8dc2c92401985d162e42ffa450

SHA1
0f02fc517c7facc4baefde4fe9467fb6488ebabe

SHA256
b746362010a101cb5931bc066f0f4d3fc740c02a68c1f37fc3c8e6c87fd7cb1e

SHA512
e831a6ff987f3ef29982da16afad06938b68eddd43c234ba88d1c96a1b5547f2284baf35cbb3a5bfd75e7f0445d14daa014e0ba00b4db72c67f83f0a314c80c2

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memory/1680-26-0x00000000740A0000-0x000000007464B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1680-1-0x00000000740A0000-0x000000007464B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1680-2-0x00000000740A0000-0x000000007464B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1680-3-0x00000000740A0000-0x000000007464B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1680-0-0x00000000740A1000-0x00000000740A2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2932-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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memory/2932-34-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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memory/2932-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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memory/2932-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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memory/2932-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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memory/2932-31-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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memory/2932-32-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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memory/2932-13-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2932-35-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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memory/2932-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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memory/2932-39-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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memory/2932-40-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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memory/2932-42-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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memory/2932-45-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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memory/2932-48-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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