Analysis

  • max time kernel
    15s
  • max time network
    20s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20250207-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250207-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    16-02-2025 14:59

General

  • Target

    lolz.exe

  • Size

    5.0MB

  • MD5

    c814bb1eb11d8e69b2b13982d658d79c

  • SHA1

    8ee6766f76a243b8b32107a97930020a7a8eef50

  • SHA256

    b4f0d77f5688afdcbd0e8ee79dbd30a734280878cc4ffe1fac1f3cdebc4c5605

  • SHA512

    ae2d10e498589f42530995c4cffda917239a8a216468ff264cb0fe8de703e51f78612053d5c86521e0e30863c1ccd36322587b9828ee8f0679dbb7c2bad0628c

  • SSDEEP

    98304:zdPupPUwdawGgC3D+euvqKYzbupsOismK03mUHzcvO8xwahthJsq:zZwdawGPDf8Ebuxo9wvrzhJsq

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Xmrig family
  • xmrig

    XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform CPU/GPU miner.

  • XMRig Miner payload 3 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Stops running service(s) 4 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Power Settings 1 TTPs 8 IoCs

    powercfg controls all configurable power system settings on a Windows system and can be abused to prevent an infected host from locking or shutting down.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 11 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Launches sc.exe 4 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • 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 data under HKEY_USERS 46 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 15 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lolz.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lolz.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:3268
    • C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile, $env:ProgramData) -ExclusionExtension '.exe' -Force
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1828
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:220
      • C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
        wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
        3⤵
          PID:1912
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
        2⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4704
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
        2⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4116
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
        2⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3832
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
        2⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1916
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe delete "DQGNHXTQ"
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:408
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe create "DQGNHXTQ" binpath= "C:\ProgramData\tyhfbhtderll\rcxpjaaawyeg.exe" start= "auto"
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:4160
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop eventlog
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2976
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe start "DQGNHXTQ"
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:4316
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" /ping 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-PGFwcCBhcHBpZD0iezhBNjlEMzQ1LUQ1NjQtNDYzYy1BRkYxLUE2OUQ5RTUzMEY5Nn0iIHZlcnNpb249IjEyMy4wLjYzMTIuMTIzIiBuZXh0dmVyc2lvbj0iIiBsYW5nPSJlbiIgYnJhbmQ9IkdHTFMiIGNsaWVudD0iIiBpbnN0YWxsYWdlPSI4IiBpbnN0YWxsZGF0ZXRpbWU9IjE3Mzg5NDU5ODUiIG9vYmVfaW5zdGFsbF90aW1lPSIxMzM4MzQxODQ0NDQzNjAwMDAiPjxldmVudCBldmVudHR5cGU9IjMxIiBldmVudHJlc3VsdD0iMSIgZXJyb3Jjb2RlPSIwIiBleHRyYWNvZGUxPSIyMTc5ODYyIiBzeXN0ZW1fdXB0aW1lX3RpY2tzPSI1MTQ4MzEwODk5Ii8-PC9hcHA-PC9yZXF1ZXN0Pg
      1⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      PID:4048
    • C:\ProgramData\tyhfbhtderll\rcxpjaaawyeg.exe
      C:\ProgramData\tyhfbhtderll\rcxpjaaawyeg.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:4916
      • C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile, $env:ProgramData) -ExclusionExtension '.exe' -Force
        2⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2708
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
        2⤵
          PID:2012
          • C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
            wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
            3⤵
              PID:2828
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
            2⤵
            • Power Settings
            PID:3904
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
            2⤵
            • Power Settings
            PID:3392
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
            2⤵
            • Power Settings
            PID:1168
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
            2⤵
            • Power Settings
            PID:3312
          • C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
            2⤵
              PID:564
            • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
              explorer.exe
              2⤵
                PID:2928

            Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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            Downloads

            • C:\ProgramData\tyhfbhtderll\rcxpjaaawyeg.exe

              Filesize

              5.0MB

              MD5

              c814bb1eb11d8e69b2b13982d658d79c

              SHA1

              8ee6766f76a243b8b32107a97930020a7a8eef50

              SHA256

              b4f0d77f5688afdcbd0e8ee79dbd30a734280878cc4ffe1fac1f3cdebc4c5605

              SHA512

              ae2d10e498589f42530995c4cffda917239a8a216468ff264cb0fe8de703e51f78612053d5c86521e0e30863c1ccd36322587b9828ee8f0679dbb7c2bad0628c

            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_v0acz0f2.hat.ps1

              Filesize

              60B

              MD5

              d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

              SHA1

              6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

              SHA256

              96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

              SHA512

              5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

            • memory/564-54-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              56KB

            • memory/564-53-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              56KB

            • memory/564-52-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              56KB

            • memory/564-51-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              56KB

            • memory/564-50-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              56KB

            • memory/1828-11-0x00007FF8D5010000-0x00007FF8D5AD1000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              10.8MB

            • memory/1828-16-0x00007FF8D5010000-0x00007FF8D5AD1000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              10.8MB

            • memory/1828-13-0x00007FF8D5010000-0x00007FF8D5AD1000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              10.8MB

            • memory/1828-12-0x00007FF8D5010000-0x00007FF8D5AD1000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              10.8MB

            • memory/1828-0-0x00007FF8D5013000-0x00007FF8D5015000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              8KB

            • memory/1828-10-0x0000025C271C0000-0x0000025C271E2000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              136KB

            • memory/2708-47-0x00000262FCAF0000-0x00000262FCAFA000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              40KB

            • memory/2708-45-0x00000262FCAB0000-0x00000262FCAB8000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              32KB

            • memory/2708-46-0x00000262FCAE0000-0x00000262FCAE6000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              24KB

            • memory/2708-44-0x00000262FCB00000-0x00000262FCB1A000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              104KB

            • memory/2708-43-0x00000262FCAA0000-0x00000262FCAAA000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              40KB

            • memory/2708-41-0x00000262FCAC0000-0x00000262FCADC000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              112KB

            • memory/2708-40-0x00000262FC950000-0x00000262FC95A000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              40KB

            • memory/2708-39-0x00000262FC890000-0x00000262FC945000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              724KB

            • memory/2708-38-0x00000262FC870000-0x00000262FC88C000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              112KB

            • memory/2928-58-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              8.3MB

            • memory/2928-57-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              8.3MB

            • memory/2928-59-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              8.3MB

            • memory/2928-60-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              8.3MB

            • memory/2928-62-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              8.3MB

            • memory/2928-64-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000BD0000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              128KB

            • memory/2928-63-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              8.3MB

            • memory/2928-61-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              8.3MB

            • memory/2928-67-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              8.3MB

            • memory/2928-65-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              8.3MB

            • memory/2928-68-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              8.3MB

            • memory/2928-66-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              8.3MB