General

  • Target

    thinkharder.exe

  • Size

    10.7MB

  • Sample

    250206-1atxsszjan

  • MD5

    ebfb59f751c8466ccc9534074a5ad60d

  • SHA1

    5988dc805e47206a6f9edbb6f06feb56b77f8039

  • SHA256

    4232728e7dc5cd18518d5186bfa83e2f752504cae408a077176577b1e040b956

  • SHA512

    dd455e5135a5349243109e7e79e3cef4119afe87bcee2b3958ea27f8b8ee62587f5a3a703c1f89bfe9b66a4b1ba8b564051fadec95a392cc623420648ab697d8

  • SSDEEP

    196608:7FWfcxffivNm1E8giq1g9mFDONfSTTDVp8SxPuHAKIKwChWO5+cbTH:Yf03i1m1NqjQfSZp1xPNkbhWrcHH

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      thinkharder.exe

    • Size

      10.7MB

    • MD5

      ebfb59f751c8466ccc9534074a5ad60d

    • SHA1

      5988dc805e47206a6f9edbb6f06feb56b77f8039

    • SHA256

      4232728e7dc5cd18518d5186bfa83e2f752504cae408a077176577b1e040b956

    • SHA512

      dd455e5135a5349243109e7e79e3cef4119afe87bcee2b3958ea27f8b8ee62587f5a3a703c1f89bfe9b66a4b1ba8b564051fadec95a392cc623420648ab697d8

    • SSDEEP

      196608:7FWfcxffivNm1E8giq1g9mFDONfSTTDVp8SxPuHAKIKwChWO5+cbTH:Yf03i1m1NqjQfSZp1xPNkbhWrcHH

    • Exela Stealer

      Exela Stealer is an open source stealer originally written in .NET and later transitioned to Python that was first observed in August 2023.

    • Exelastealer family

    • Grants admin privileges

      Uses net.exe to modify the user's privileges.

    • Modifies Windows Firewall

    • Clipboard Data

      Adversaries may collect data stored in the clipboard from users copying information within or between applications.

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

      Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

    • Looks up external IP address via web service

      Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

    • Network Service Discovery

      Attempt to gather information on host's network.

    • Enumerates processes with tasklist

    • Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories

    • UPX packed file

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

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Tasks