amadey | a2643e9273c5ef35d63d63a0edd7acd80516c223512caf3132fae740a157b4ef

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__	a2643e9273c5ef35d63d63a0edd7acd80516c223512caf3132fae740a157b4ef.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__	axplong.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__	axplong.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__	axplong.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__	axplong.exe

Downloads MZ/PE file 2 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
53	4228	Process not Found
39	1352	Process not Found

Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 10 IoCs

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

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	a2643e9273c5ef35d63d63a0edd7acd80516c223512caf3132fae740a157b4ef.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	axplong.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	axplong.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	axplong.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	a2643e9273c5ef35d63d63a0edd7acd80516c223512caf3132fae740a157b4ef.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	axplong.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	axplong.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	axplong.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	axplong.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	axplong.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-705198581-2062733989-3666524522-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	a2643e9273c5ef35d63d63a0edd7acd80516c223512caf3132fae740a157b4ef.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-705198581-2062733989-3666524522-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	axplong.exe

Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2096	axplong.exe
3848	axplong.exe
4440	axplong.exe
1564	axplong.exe

Identifies Wine through registry keys 2 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

defense_evasion

Query Registry

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-705198581-2062733989-3666524522-1000\Software\Wine	a2643e9273c5ef35d63d63a0edd7acd80516c223512caf3132fae740a157b4ef.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-705198581-2062733989-3666524522-1000\Software\Wine	axplong.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-705198581-2062733989-3666524522-1000\Software\Wine	axplong.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-705198581-2062733989-3666524522-1000\Software\Wine	axplong.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-705198581-2062733989-3666524522-1000\Software\Wine	axplong.exe

Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 5 IoCs

pid	Process
1660	a2643e9273c5ef35d63d63a0edd7acd80516c223512caf3132fae740a157b4ef.exe
2096	axplong.exe
3848	axplong.exe
4440	axplong.exe
1564	axplong.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\Tasks\axplong.job	a2643e9273c5ef35d63d63a0edd7acd80516c223512caf3132fae740a157b4ef.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	a2643e9273c5ef35d63d63a0edd7acd80516c223512caf3132fae740a157b4ef.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	axplong.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe

System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

pid	Process
1756	MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs

pid	Process
1660	a2643e9273c5ef35d63d63a0edd7acd80516c223512caf3132fae740a157b4ef.exe
1660	a2643e9273c5ef35d63d63a0edd7acd80516c223512caf3132fae740a157b4ef.exe
2096	axplong.exe
2096	axplong.exe
3848	axplong.exe
3848	axplong.exe
4440	axplong.exe
4440	axplong.exe
1564	axplong.exe
1564	axplong.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1660	a2643e9273c5ef35d63d63a0edd7acd80516c223512caf3132fae740a157b4ef.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 2096	1660	a2643e9273c5ef35d63d63a0edd7acd80516c223512caf3132fae740a157b4ef.exe	89
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 2096	1660	a2643e9273c5ef35d63d63a0edd7acd80516c223512caf3132fae740a157b4ef.exe	89
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 2096	1660	a2643e9273c5ef35d63d63a0edd7acd80516c223512caf3132fae740a157b4ef.exe	89

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a2643e9273c5ef35d63d63a0edd7acd80516c223512caf3132fae740a157b4ef.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a2643e9273c5ef35d63d63a0edd7acd80516c223512caf3132fae740a157b4ef.exe"
1⤵
- Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Checks computer location settings
- Identifies Wine through registry keys
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1660
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\44111dbc49\axplong.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\44111dbc49\axplong.exe"
  2⤵
  - Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
  - Checks BIOS information in registry
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Identifies Wine through registry keys
  - Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  PID:2096

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\44111dbc49\axplong.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\44111dbc49\axplong.exe
1⤵
- Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Executes dropped EXE
- Identifies Wine through registry keys
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:3848

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" /ping 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-PGFwcCBhcHBpZD0iezhBNjlEMzQ1LUQ1NjQtNDYzYy1BRkYxLUE2OUQ5RTUzMEY5Nn0iIHZlcnNpb249IjEyMy4wLjYzMTIuMTIzIiBuZXh0dmVyc2lvbj0iIiBsYW5nPSJlbiIgYnJhbmQ9IkdHTFMiIGNsaWVudD0iIiBpbnN0YWxsYWdlPSIxIiBpbnN0YWxsZGF0ZXRpbWU9IjE3Mzg5NDU4NjAiIG9vYmVfaW5zdGFsbF90aW1lPSIxMzM4MzQxODIxNjMwOTAwMDAiPjxldmVudCBldmVudHR5cGU9IjMxIiBldmVudHJlc3VsdD0iMSIgZXJyb3Jjb2RlPSIwIiBleHRyYWNvZGUxPSIyMTc5ODYyIiBzeXN0ZW1fdXB0aW1lX3RpY2tzPSI0OTg0ODgzNTY4Ii8-PC9hcHA-PC9yZXF1ZXN0Pg
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
PID:1756

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\44111dbc49\axplong.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\44111dbc49\axplong.exe
1⤵
- Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Executes dropped EXE
- Identifies Wine through registry keys
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:4440

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\44111dbc49\axplong.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\44111dbc49\axplong.exe
1⤵
- Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Executes dropped EXE
- Identifies Wine through registry keys
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:1564

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

2

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

4

System Information Discovery

3

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

2