Analysis

  • max time kernel
    97s
  • max time network
    124s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20250207-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250207-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    07/02/2025, 15:52

General

  • Target
    random.exe
  • Size 5.8MB
  • Sample250207-ta64ssymal
  • SHA256 fe759deb61edb63ba9c1ce351b7dcee8a816b7b68d034eef1fcd4e1331dc7eb3
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • gcleaner

C2
  • 185.156.73.23

Signatures

  • GCleaner

    GCleaner is a Pay-Per-Install malware loader first discovered in early 2019.

  • Gcleaner family
  • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM) 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
  • Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Identifies Wine through registry keys 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Wine is a compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications, which can be used as sandboxing environment.

  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\random.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\random.exe"
    1⤵
    • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
    • Downloads MZ/PE file
    • Checks BIOS information in registry
    • Identifies Wine through registry keys
    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:4552
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4552 -s 1556
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:4128
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 452 -p 4552 -ip 4552
    1⤵
      PID:1876

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          download[1].htm

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\ARQARNVY\download[1].htm
          • Size 1B
          • SHA256 5feceb66ffc86f38d952786c6d696c79c2dbc239dd4e91b46729d73a27fb57e9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          memory/4552-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C67000-memory.dmp

          memory/4552-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C67000-memory.dmp

          memory/4552-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C67000-memory.dmp

          memory/4552-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C67000-memory.dmp

          memory/4552-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C67000-memory.dmp

          memory/4552-10-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4552-2-0x0000000000401000-0x000000000080D000-memory.dmp

          memory/4552-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C67000-memory.dmp

          memory/4552-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C67000-memory.dmp

          memory/4552-17-0x0000000000401000-0x000000000080D000-memory.dmp

          memory/4552-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C67000-memory.dmp

          memory/4552-1-0x0000000077904000-0x0000000077906000-memory.dmp

          memory/4552-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C67000-memory.dmp

          memory/4552-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C67000-memory.dmp

          memory/4552-38-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C67000-memory.dmp

          memory/4552-40-0x0000000000401000-0x000000000080D000-memory.dmp