Analysis

  • max time kernel
    117s
  • max time network
    108s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20250129-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250129-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    01-02-2025 13:05

General

  • Target

    e7e8658a3b8195c3a66e1dc34f568078e5bc6c2cd1ac298db56d84b5637d02ebN.exe

  • Size

    1.6MB

  • MD5

    926c4502b2d737e83b934e7182de10a0

  • SHA1

    9c51dc5d23ff5ccaa04dd64909476b70e5a073bb

  • SHA256

    e7e8658a3b8195c3a66e1dc34f568078e5bc6c2cd1ac298db56d84b5637d02eb

  • SHA512

    36b91e6f149de53f0af9a9ff57750b895ffc1f9ccacad42cef980acde2953c59fd1d936e0aa0415e4dcf7eafed3bd72e5f99577513d707f3d148747e48136255

  • SSDEEP

    12288:3HZVm/7ePnv+TWM+6+xTGzgFA+u/x8acJdPACFFbLFi8cj5UQbM72voxoSZ:3v+NWu/adRYj5UQOj

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Blackshades

    Blackshades is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.

  • Blackshades family
  • Blackshades payload 11 IoCs
  • Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 10 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 17 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 13 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 35 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 41 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e7e8658a3b8195c3a66e1dc34f568078e5bc6c2cd1ac298db56d84b5637d02ebN.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e7e8658a3b8195c3a66e1dc34f568078e5bc6c2cd1ac298db56d84b5637d02ebN.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3144
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\gpSNM.bat" "
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2620
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
        REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "Window Updates" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update\winupdt.exe" /f
        3⤵
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2424
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update\winupdt.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update\winupdt.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1436
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update\winupdt.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update\winupdt.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5088
        • 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
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3340
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
            REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
            5⤵
            • Modifies firewall policy service
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Modifies registry key
            PID:744
        • 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\Windows Update\winupdt.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update\winupdt.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5076
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
            REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update\winupdt.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update\winupdt.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
            5⤵
            • Modifies firewall policy service
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Modifies registry key
            PID:1964
        • 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
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4372
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
            REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
            5⤵
            • Modifies firewall policy service
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Modifies registry key
            PID:988
        • 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\Windows Updater.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Updater.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2088
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
            REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Updater.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Updater.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
            5⤵
            • Modifies firewall policy service
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Modifies registry key
            PID:4732

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\gpSNM.txt

    Filesize

    158B

    MD5

    1954c7e666c5b4d1117ef07bc0c9b8ec

    SHA1

    559e3c0273c1463e9184027b749bdaad0a372681

    SHA256

    35e0dbc8b455ca38976157ce9d0293fd6cdca20f46f1cb69058a1e0f0af6f693

    SHA512

    3939de8d0ab7e67b59ff8bebed5580dafd38d8785193fd42a289728500761a68b9e6660605e19e10d4278dd106fea4b273a208f25485e7389c8f19b2958c926a

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update\winupdt.txt

    Filesize

    1.6MB

    MD5

    db8c08c4cadd83c0b532d4fdc950dcbc

    SHA1

    fceedd5a480c83855528e386d24e5da87989a86d

    SHA256

    2f08c062b32f31883725c971ff8ff15d016bb478aae474a90f01d53e0ee984a9

    SHA512

    ac013afede41a0c909e1b6ce8c0bf2f1087ee033d2f77bce7a876fec3e9589ad95820e1786933904f73837ed6348e3b1f337e956f3b2b6f83fcc992b3754f9d1

  • memory/1436-37-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000592000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.6MB

  • memory/3144-30-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000592000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.6MB

  • memory/3144-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000592000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.6MB

  • memory/5088-43-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    368KB

  • memory/5088-36-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    368KB

  • memory/5088-34-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    368KB

  • memory/5088-31-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    368KB

  • memory/5088-45-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    368KB

  • memory/5088-47-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    368KB

  • memory/5088-48-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    368KB

  • memory/5088-49-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    368KB

  • memory/5088-51-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    368KB

  • memory/5088-52-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    368KB

  • memory/5088-53-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    368KB

  • memory/5088-55-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    368KB

  • memory/5088-56-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    368KB