blackshades | 8fd7a8092ffd0f29f9c87e708b1bef0a868243db25807513e8d5cc2c28e176af

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max time kernel
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max time network
146s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250129-en
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arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250129-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-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 14 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3476-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/3476-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/3476-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/3476-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/3476-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/3476-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/3476-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/3476-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/3476-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/3476-31-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/3476-32-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/3476-34-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/3476-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/3476-37-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades

Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 10 IoCs

defense_evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Windows Service

T1543.003

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

description	ioc	Process
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	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
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	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
3476	explorer.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-1-5-21-1412605595-2147700071-3468511006-1000\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 4576 set thread context of 3476	4576	Full Install.exe	86

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	Full Install.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	cmd.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	reg.exe

Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

Modify Registry

T1112

pid	Process
2288	reg.exe
1076	reg.exe
4404	reg.exe
1688	reg.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 36 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4576	Full Install.exe
Token: 1	3476	explorer.exe
Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege	3476	explorer.exe
Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege	3476	explorer.exe
Token: SeLockMemoryPrivilege	3476	explorer.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	3476	explorer.exe
Token: SeMachineAccountPrivilege	3476	explorer.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	3476	explorer.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3476	explorer.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3476	explorer.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3476	explorer.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	3476	explorer.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	3476	explorer.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	3476	explorer.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3476	explorer.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3476	explorer.exe
Token: SeCreatePermanentPrivilege	3476	explorer.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3476	explorer.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3476	explorer.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3476	explorer.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3476	explorer.exe
Token: SeAuditPrivilege	3476	explorer.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	3476	explorer.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	3476	explorer.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	3476	explorer.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	3476	explorer.exe
Token: SeSyncAgentPrivilege	3476	explorer.exe
Token: SeEnableDelegationPrivilege	3476	explorer.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	3476	explorer.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	3476	explorer.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	3476	explorer.exe
Token: 31	3476	explorer.exe
Token: 32	3476	explorer.exe
Token: 33	3476	explorer.exe
Token: 34	3476	explorer.exe
Token: 35	3476	explorer.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
3476	explorer.exe
3476	explorer.exe
3476	explorer.exe
3476	explorer.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 32 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4576 wrote to memory of 3476	4576	Full Install.exe	86
PID 4576 wrote to memory of 3476	4576	Full Install.exe	86
PID 4576 wrote to memory of 3476	4576	Full Install.exe	86
PID 4576 wrote to memory of 3476	4576	Full Install.exe	86
PID 4576 wrote to memory of 3476	4576	Full Install.exe	86
PID 4576 wrote to memory of 3476	4576	Full Install.exe	86
PID 4576 wrote to memory of 3476	4576	Full Install.exe	86
PID 4576 wrote to memory of 3476	4576	Full Install.exe	86
PID 3476 wrote to memory of 1452	3476	explorer.exe	87
PID 3476 wrote to memory of 1452	3476	explorer.exe	87
PID 3476 wrote to memory of 1452	3476	explorer.exe	87
PID 3476 wrote to memory of 1824	3476	explorer.exe	88
PID 3476 wrote to memory of 1824	3476	explorer.exe	88
PID 3476 wrote to memory of 1824	3476	explorer.exe	88
PID 3476 wrote to memory of 2072	3476	explorer.exe	89
PID 3476 wrote to memory of 2072	3476	explorer.exe	89
PID 3476 wrote to memory of 2072	3476	explorer.exe	89
PID 3476 wrote to memory of 3336	3476	explorer.exe	90
PID 3476 wrote to memory of 3336	3476	explorer.exe	90
PID 3476 wrote to memory of 3336	3476	explorer.exe	90
PID 1452 wrote to memory of 2288	1452	cmd.exe	95
PID 1452 wrote to memory of 2288	1452	cmd.exe	95
PID 1452 wrote to memory of 2288	1452	cmd.exe	95
PID 3336 wrote to memory of 4404	3336	cmd.exe	96
PID 3336 wrote to memory of 4404	3336	cmd.exe	96
PID 3336 wrote to memory of 4404	3336	cmd.exe	96
PID 2072 wrote to memory of 1076	2072	cmd.exe	97
PID 2072 wrote to memory of 1076	2072	cmd.exe	97
PID 2072 wrote to memory of 1076	2072	cmd.exe	97
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 1688	1824	cmd.exe	98
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 1688	1824	cmd.exe	98
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 1688	1824	cmd.exe	98

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⤵
- 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:4576
- 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:3476
- - 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:1452
  - - 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:2288
- - 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:1824
  - - 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:1688
- - 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:2072
  - - 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:1076
- - 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:3336
  - - 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:4404

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

Filesize
34KB

MD5
e118330b4629b12368d91b9df6488be0

SHA1
ce90218c7e3b90df2a3409ec253048bb6472c2fd

SHA256
3a0f2936b8c45e8ba3458d69d7859a63844469e698652e15fb56639d32f40cc9

SHA512
ac91c04cb20223dbaaf594440cb778dff36e857921be427c8528ba4c6cdb3e8bf8e71e1ae8af7bde9c04ff5b97b379231625bc1a2b66aba2f98cd340cd8a94b0

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memory/3476-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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memory/3476-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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memory/3476-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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memory/3476-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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memory/3476-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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memory/3476-32-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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memory/3476-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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memory/3476-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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memory/3476-37-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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memory/3476-34-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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memory/3476-31-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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memory/3476-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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memory/3476-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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memory/3476-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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memory/4576-2-0x0000000075230000-0x00000000757E1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/4576-17-0x0000000075230000-0x00000000757E1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/4576-1-0x0000000075230000-0x00000000757E1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/4576-0-0x0000000075232000-0x0000000075233000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4576-4-0x0000000075230000-0x00000000757E1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/4576-3-0x0000000075230000-0x00000000757E1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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