hxxps://duckduckgo[.]com/

General

Target

https://duckduckgo.com/
Sample

250204-z3j3matqhl

Score

10^/10

Malware Config

Targets

- Target
  
  https://duckduckgo.com/
Score

10^/10

google defense_evasion discovery execution persistence phishing privilege_escalation spyware stealer
- Modifies security service
  defense_evasion
- Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
  Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.
  persistence
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.
  execution
- Creates new service(s)
  persistence execution
- Downloads MZ/PE file
- Drops file in Drivers directory
- Sets service image path in registry
  persistence
- Stops running service(s)
  defense_evasion execution
- Checks BIOS information in registry
  BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking
  Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.
  persistence privilege_escalation
- Executes dropped EXE
- Indicator Removal: Clear Windows Event Logs
  Clear Windows Event Logs to hide the activity of an intrusion.
  defense_evasion
- Loads dropped DLL
- Modifies system executable filetype association
  persistence
- Reads user/profile data of local email clients
  Email clients store some user data on disk where infostealers will often target it.
  spyware stealer
- Checks installed software on the system
  Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
  discovery
- Power Settings
  powercfg controls all configurable power system settings on a Windows system and can be abused to prevent an infected host from locking or shutting down.
  persistence
- Detected potential entity reuse from brand GOOGLE.
  phishing google
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Enumerates processes with tasklist
  discovery
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
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