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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    900s
  • max time network
    850s
  • platform
    windows10-ltsc 2021_x64
  • resource
    win10ltsc2021-20250211-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10ltsc2021-20250211-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-ltsc 2021-x64system
  • submitted
    14/02/2025, 10:33

General

  • Target

    ProgramData/EasyHook64.dll

  • Size

    309KB

  • MD5

    9c147e1d2d19ca54105c264d6811ea66

  • SHA1

    3f99ddc4b059bf77dcfa92c27688b8f47721c586

  • SHA256

    6d0d69beeebfc0957e520c407f3afdaec6083492706323be101dab8d0331f340

  • SHA512

    ef00b6b6818730f3f5101d4a35c822ca2018f614b0a1a688e0e4a5721fa1db7b94955d3891f1cea3902a41664f9674aabdf42aa78932eb1c3b65f15280ee022b

  • SSDEEP

    3072:EP2IdWX/yTN3FJEPPfiB9WEAmX6QadqJ7kEjSrVaBYpB5OBEOirclYOaCKk:EP2uTNVJCXS9fAuMqFkEEVaZi21aCF

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

    Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

  • Downloads MZ/PE file 3 IoCs
  • Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking 1 TTPs

    Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.

  • Executes dropped EXE 10 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Installs/modifies Browser Helper Object 2 TTPs 8 IoCs

    BHOs are DLL modules which act as plugins for Internet Explorer.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 35 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • 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.

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

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 24 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 2 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs
  • System policy modification 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\payload.dll,#1
    1⤵
      PID:692
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" /ping 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-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
      1⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      PID:4108
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{AA727263-7671-42EA-B901-EDC6D2798429}\MicrosoftEdge_X64_133.0.3065.59.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{AA727263-7671-42EA-B901-EDC6D2798429}\MicrosoftEdge_X64_133.0.3065.59.exe" --msedge --verbose-logging --do-not-launch-msedge --system-level --channel=stable
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:876
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{AA727263-7671-42EA-B901-EDC6D2798429}\EDGEMITMP_04A7A.tmp\setup.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{AA727263-7671-42EA-B901-EDC6D2798429}\EDGEMITMP_04A7A.tmp\setup.exe" --install-archive="C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{AA727263-7671-42EA-B901-EDC6D2798429}\MicrosoftEdge_X64_133.0.3065.59.exe" --msedge --verbose-logging --do-not-launch-msedge --system-level --channel=stable
        2⤵
        • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Installs/modifies Browser Helper Object
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        • System policy modification
        PID:1036
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{AA727263-7671-42EA-B901-EDC6D2798429}\EDGEMITMP_04A7A.tmp\setup.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{AA727263-7671-42EA-B901-EDC6D2798429}\EDGEMITMP_04A7A.tmp\setup.exe" --type=crashpad-handler /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler --database=C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=133.0.6943.60 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{AA727263-7671-42EA-B901-EDC6D2798429}\EDGEMITMP_04A7A.tmp\setup.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Edge --annotation=ver=133.0.3065.59 --initial-client-data=0x248,0x24c,0x250,0x224,0x254,0x7ff7b8d36a68,0x7ff7b8d36a74,0x7ff7b8d36a80
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          PID:4656
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{AA727263-7671-42EA-B901-EDC6D2798429}\EDGEMITMP_04A7A.tmp\setup.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{AA727263-7671-42EA-B901-EDC6D2798429}\EDGEMITMP_04A7A.tmp\setup.exe" --msedge --channel=stable --system-level --verbose-logging --create-shortcuts=2 --install-level=1
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4756
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{AA727263-7671-42EA-B901-EDC6D2798429}\EDGEMITMP_04A7A.tmp\setup.exe
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{AA727263-7671-42EA-B901-EDC6D2798429}\EDGEMITMP_04A7A.tmp\setup.exe" --type=crashpad-handler /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler --database=C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=133.0.6943.60 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{AA727263-7671-42EA-B901-EDC6D2798429}\EDGEMITMP_04A7A.tmp\setup.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Edge --annotation=ver=133.0.3065.59 --initial-client-data=0x248,0x24c,0x250,0x224,0x254,0x7ff7b8d36a68,0x7ff7b8d36a74,0x7ff7b8d36a80
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Drops file in Windows directory
            PID:1152
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.59\Installer\setup.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.59\Installer\setup.exe" --msedge --channel=stable --register-package-identity --verbose-logging --system-level
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3600
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.59\Installer\setup.exe
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.59\Installer\setup.exe" --type=crashpad-handler /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler --database=C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=133.0.6943.60 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.59\Installer\setup.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Edge --annotation=ver=133.0.3065.59 --initial-client-data=0x248,0x24c,0x250,0x224,0x254,0x7ff7aef26a68,0x7ff7aef26a74,0x7ff7aef26a80
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Drops file in Windows directory
            PID:412
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.59\Installer\setup.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.59\Installer\setup.exe" --msedge --channel=stable --remove-deprecated-packages --verbose-logging --system-level
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3224
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.59\Installer\setup.exe
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.59\Installer\setup.exe" --type=crashpad-handler /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler --database=C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=133.0.6943.60 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.59\Installer\setup.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Edge --annotation=ver=133.0.3065.59 --initial-client-data=0x248,0x24c,0x250,0x224,0x254,0x7ff7aef26a68,0x7ff7aef26a74,0x7ff7aef26a80
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Drops file in Windows directory
            PID:1180
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.59\Installer\setup.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.59\Installer\setup.exe" --msedge --channel=stable --update-game-assist-package --verbose-logging --system-level
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1608
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.59\Installer\setup.exe
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.59\Installer\setup.exe" --type=crashpad-handler /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler --database=C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=133.0.6943.60 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.59\Installer\setup.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Edge --annotation=ver=133.0.3065.59 --initial-client-data=0x248,0x24c,0x250,0x224,0x254,0x7ff7aef26a68,0x7ff7aef26a74,0x7ff7aef26a80
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Drops file in Windows directory
            PID:2832
    • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k AppReadiness -p -s AppReadiness
      1⤵
        PID:3396

      Network

      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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      Downloads

      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{AA727263-7671-42EA-B901-EDC6D2798429}\EDGEMITMP_04A7A.tmp\setup.exe

        Filesize

        6.8MB

        MD5

        1b3e9c59f9c7a134ec630ada1eb76a39

        SHA1

        a7e831d392e99f3d37847dcc561dd2e017065439

        SHA256

        ce78ccfb0c9cdb06ea61116bc57e50690650b6b5cf37c1aebfb30c19458ee4ae

        SHA512

        c0e50410dc92d80ff7bc854907774fc551564e078a8d38ca6421f15cea50282c25efac4f357b52b066c4371f9b8d4900fa8122dd80ab06ecbd851c6e049f7a3e

      • C:\Windows\SystemTemp\msedge_installer.log

        Filesize

        72KB

        MD5

        a7e7cff00c11ce067abed85135652d18

        SHA1

        ad00f0447bb4b34256087cd4396a82dcce062d84

        SHA256

        b52ed7d5dd29e1dc6d5321424aae23eaf4cb3916a222c2ec31ef60c2d5426e06

        SHA512

        abe421d61d38fb45e7fdb08452ea82e984bb2ca34e0a9610a14ab31831cee24eb0ae0a77edb65fa327a6fb13c5d39ac5f1b24d2ebf83bbee9e4e234c70a56c05

      • C:\Windows\SystemTemp\msedge_installer.log

        Filesize

        98KB

        MD5

        580c06ef07df149ad8d8218bf3aa6bef

        SHA1

        a0cd0ef9525352ae261763cfc39467a8f2237407

        SHA256

        66b3f7527c9ad17eb1c3f5b59316dab3423ca36bbbd3222e516709f3aa7a2329

        SHA512

        eba9eaf1fbf019f126195b271b1e7b4beca08a364b68d3f9a8d5aaf3158a0aeed38d24f07503830171dadacf97055e352be2a7c92dcccafea68d5dc43545e558

      • C:\Windows\SystemTemp\msedge_installer.log

        Filesize

        99KB

        MD5

        ca41321108ab8d021c4ebd9a6b9afe87

        SHA1

        08d10952f53c1d4306fe256f2662936873cf6e9f

        SHA256

        b8f66d36c38e1b11811a86212420fbeab0d063a4eae32a20ff8204267e21a7b3

        SHA512

        4bf737a1a97a8ef83a70403ce28bebb8f7b91833c9e146a6562b4c6a94ee6c268fd5e396898e01dc36dded5094009e9771ed46dbc9e8e45b66914234bffdff22

      • C:\Windows\SystemTemp\msedge_installer.log

        Filesize

        103KB

        MD5

        581f943ec72eacfb8ecd9b4bf209e6a0

        SHA1

        cc042f4e2baf0264136c1252403b50a8889559eb

        SHA256

        b712c7d3fb5a409088ab94908bb4ef957d5d3aa6c67cde18b832fc5237fc2064

        SHA512

        48e14b1bf1fe6f050025813e6f13d9235c0682a63ae7fe9ca8f2796a76f08645ed4dbee56e1fc3666d43fa538d8b69863c459bc86709174b660931928c1f4f2a