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Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__	skotes.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__	skotes.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__	random.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__	skotes.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__	skotes.exe

Downloads MZ/PE file 3 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
3	3592	skotes.exe
13	3592	skotes.exe
12	3768	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\SystemBiosVersion	random.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	skotes.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	skotes.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	skotes.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	random.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	skotes.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	skotes.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	skotes.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	skotes.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	skotes.exe

Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs

pid	Process
3592	skotes.exe
384	skotes.exe
3892	skotes.exe
1388	skotes.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-1-5-21-2969674418-3952479498-2422112087-1000\Software\Wine	random.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2969674418-3952479498-2422112087-1000\Software\Wine	skotes.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2969674418-3952479498-2422112087-1000\Software\Wine	skotes.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2969674418-3952479498-2422112087-1000\Software\Wine	skotes.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2969674418-3952479498-2422112087-1000\Software\Wine	skotes.exe

Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2156	random.exe
3592	skotes.exe
384	skotes.exe
3892	skotes.exe
1388	skotes.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\Tasks\skotes.job	random.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	skotes.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	random.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
4584	MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs

pid	Process
2156	random.exe
2156	random.exe
3592	skotes.exe
3592	skotes.exe
384	skotes.exe
384	skotes.exe
3892	skotes.exe
3892	skotes.exe
1388	skotes.exe
1388	skotes.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2156	random.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2156 wrote to memory of 3592	2156	random.exe	82
PID 2156 wrote to memory of 3592	2156	random.exe	82
PID 2156 wrote to memory of 3592	2156	random.exe	82

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)
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- 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:2156
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\abc3bc1985\skotes.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\abc3bc1985\skotes.exe"
  2⤵
  - Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
  - Downloads MZ/PE file
  - Checks BIOS information in registry
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Identifies Wine through registry keys
  - Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  PID:3592

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\abc3bc1985\skotes.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\abc3bc1985\skotes.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:384

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" /ping PD94bWwgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4wIiBlbmNvZGluZz0iVVRGLTgiPz48cmVxdWVzdCBwcm90b2NvbD0iMy4wIiB1cGRhdGVyPSJPbWFoYSIgdXBkYXRlcnZlcnNpb249IjEuMy4xOTUuNDMiIHNoZWxsX3ZlcnNpb249IjEuMy4xOTUuNDMiIGlzbWFjaGluZT0iMSIgc2Vzc2lvbmlkPSJ7QUE1MjMwRTgtNzI5Ni00QTNELUExQzYtNkZBRjQxNTRFNzAzfSIgdXNlcmlkPSJ7OTU1MjcwMzAtM0FENi00MzNFLTgyOTAtQjAzMkQ5MEFBMzM5fSIgaW5zdGFsbHNvdXJjZT0ibGltaXRlZCIgcmVxdWVzdGlkPSJ7NTUwRThFNTktMEY2Mi00MzlDLUFBREEtOTBGMkIwNzY0NkUzfSIgZGVkdXA9ImNyIiBkb21haW5qb2luZWQ9IjAiPjxodyBsb2dpY2FsX2NwdXM9IjIiIHBoeXNtZW1vcnk9IjQiIGRpc2tfdHlwZT0iMiIgc3NlPSIxIiBzc2UyPSIxIiBzc2UzPSIxIiBzc3NlMz0iMSIgc3NlNDE9IjEiIHNzZTQyPSIxIiBhdng9IjEiLz48b3MgcGxhdGZvcm09IndpbiIgdmVyc2lvbj0iMTAuMC4yMjAwMC40OTMiIHNwPSIiIGFyY2g9Ing2NCIgcHJvZHVjdF90eXBlPSI0OCIgaXNfd2lwPSIwIiBpc19pbl9sb2NrZG93bl9tb2RlPSIwIi8-PG9lbSBwcm9kdWN0X21hbnVmYWN0dXJlcj0iIiBwcm9kdWN0X25hbWU9IiIvPjxleHAgZXRhZz0iJnF1b3Q7RSt4YkF6Nlk2c1UxMjg5YlM2cWw0VlJMYmtqZkJVR1RNSnNqckhyNDRpST0mcXVvdDsiLz48YXBwIGFwcGlkPSJ7OEE2OUQzNDUtRDU2NC00NjNjLUFGRjEtQTY5RDlFNTMwRjk2fSIgdmVyc2lvbj0iMTIzLjAuNjMxMi4xMjMiIG5leHR2ZXJzaW9uPSIiIGxhbmc9ImVuIiBicmFuZD0iR0dMUyIgY2xpZW50PSIiIGluc3RhbGxhZ2U9IjAiIGluc3RhbGxkYXRldGltZT0iMTczODk1NTk3NyIgb29iZV9pbnN0YWxsX3RpbWU9IjEzMzgzNDI4NTM1NTkwMDAwMCI-PGV2ZW50IGV2ZW50dHlwZT0iMzEiIGV2ZW50cmVzdWx0PSIxIiBlcnJvcmNvZGU9IjAiIGV4dHJhY29kZTE9IjIxNzk4NjIiIHN5c3RlbV91cHRpbWVfdGlja3M9IjQ5NjUyNjM1MzQiLz48L2FwcD48L3JlcXVlc3Q-
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
PID:4584

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\abc3bc1985\skotes.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\abc3bc1985\skotes.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:3892

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\abc3bc1985\skotes.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\abc3bc1985\skotes.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:1388

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

3

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

2