Analysis

  • max time kernel
    15s
  • max time network
    146s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20250129-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250129-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    03-02-2025 07:17

General

  • Target

    fc1242e04b1cecc3b61bd8f8ca64e539eeaa2d5eb41736cd449fc9d804535fc8.exe

  • Size

    405KB

  • MD5

    5fde41a53d9c991786b8896a90c09c0e

  • SHA1

    9939bccf6517d3cc79f0d09c7dee6db6d2ca93a5

  • SHA256

    fc1242e04b1cecc3b61bd8f8ca64e539eeaa2d5eb41736cd449fc9d804535fc8

  • SHA512

    dfd4ba3809c894977ebe767c0f95f702d578459333d9394ac8f2666b1f9b1915cc77736a4fc1f39ceefcc08cda23756816c1e63b6fca04ae67c70bdf5c8bf727

  • SSDEEP

    6144:foYn9sE89XKTK/J6brj3nmHWrt63P5A9GJ6vbmF4ifKyjlKI4r3mzzrLVIo8ZJrz:ZsNDBIrCHWux6iFTJf4r2zPBv8Xi8xSG

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Blackshades

    Blackshades is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.

  • Blackshades family
  • Blackshades payload 9 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 3 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 5 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 24 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 17 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 behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 39 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 11 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fc1242e04b1cecc3b61bd8f8ca64e539eeaa2d5eb41736cd449fc9d804535fc8.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fc1242e04b1cecc3b61bd8f8ca64e539eeaa2d5eb41736cd449fc9d804535fc8.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1052
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:2248
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fc1242e04b1cecc3b61bd8f8ca64e539eeaa2d5eb41736cd449fc9d804535fc8.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fc1242e04b1cecc3b61bd8f8ca64e539eeaa2d5eb41736cd449fc9d804535fc8.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:184
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PCGCQ.bat" "
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4708
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
          REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "javaruntime" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Windows\javaruntime.exe" /f
          4⤵
          • Adds Run key to start application
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:1516
      • C:\Windows\javaruntime.exe
        "C:\Windows\javaruntime.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4952
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
          "C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe"
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          PID:4208
        • C:\Windows\javaruntime.exe
          "C:\Windows\javaruntime.exe"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          PID:1404
        • C:\Windows\javaruntime.exe
          "C:\Windows\javaruntime.exe"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3688
          • 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
            5⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:2456
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
              REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
              6⤵
              • Modifies firewall policy service
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • Modifies registry key
              PID:1628
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
            cmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Windows\javaruntime.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Windows\javaruntime.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
            5⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:2768
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
              REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Windows\javaruntime.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Windows\javaruntime.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
              6⤵
              • Modifies firewall policy service
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • Modifies registry key
              PID:3348
          • 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
            5⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:2732
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
              REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
              6⤵
              • Modifies firewall policy service
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • Modifies registry key
              PID:720
          • 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\winprocess.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\winprocess.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
            5⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1616
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
              REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\winprocess.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\winprocess.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
              6⤵
              • Modifies firewall policy service
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • Modifies registry key
              PID:4072

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

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

    Filesize

    124B

    MD5

    163f8e838efe1d166ffff7408b814e28

    SHA1

    52fa0ccba649587e7d24d21d182657078fa6d028

    SHA256

    dc60287c419225759aa9e1ea0423be4106337dad71aaa0cdc9d55d2b1af3edb7

    SHA512

    b6685390029555f7d812f0d1a9f138c619555712add3e79c1c90a1a5a0c544e4a86768a626d25c6af3cec09afc0bbaf7f398114e849831bdc5666fc443a1f68d

  • C:\Windows\javaruntime.exe

    Filesize

    405KB

    MD5

    e1a70f3b3e98246099f58b8e3730296c

    SHA1

    7475f61dad2496e9d656b4998cc8560184df7a86

    SHA256

    d2d927d78763c94e46c8a58f973e3663715a6b620fba8104858918383c23e9b8

    SHA512

    83cb98da9bddf6ac3d601f3f41dc15db21a9af91c1b787a9e4677176de0144762f3624fb2a6fbf40cb47b20cd1613f3f32dd9355ef25ee554ac7121d3fa57ca2

  • memory/184-55-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    44KB

  • memory/184-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    44KB

  • memory/184-14-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    44KB

  • memory/184-75-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    44KB

  • memory/184-18-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    44KB

  • memory/1052-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000052D000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.2MB

  • memory/1052-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000052D000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.2MB

  • memory/1052-4-0x00000000023E0000-0x00000000023E2000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/1052-3-0x00000000023D0000-0x00000000023D2000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/1052-5-0x0000000002430000-0x0000000002432000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/1052-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000052D000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.2MB

  • memory/1404-77-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    44KB

  • memory/2248-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/2248-12-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/2248-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/2248-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/2248-47-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/3688-84-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    492KB

  • memory/3688-96-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    492KB

  • memory/3688-82-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    492KB

  • memory/3688-63-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    492KB

  • memory/3688-66-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    492KB

  • memory/3688-65-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    492KB

  • memory/3688-91-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    492KB

  • memory/3688-87-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    492KB

  • memory/3688-101-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    492KB

  • memory/3688-89-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    492KB

  • memory/3688-80-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    492KB

  • memory/4208-51-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/4208-76-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/4208-56-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/4208-49-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/4952-68-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000052D000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.2MB

  • memory/4952-48-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000052D000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.2MB

  • memory/4952-44-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000052D000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.2MB