mercurialgrabber | 201136e11845281a5fe445cfc9bfa95385dc8b06fc63b5a15cf2f3f4540ee259

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions	MercurialGrabberv1.1.exe

Looks for VMWare Tools registry key 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

defense_evasion

Query Registry

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VMWare, Inc.\VMWare Tools	MercurialGrabberv1.1.exe

Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	MercurialGrabberv1.1.exe

Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs

Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

flow	ioc
4	ip4.seeip.org

Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

Query Registry

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Disk\Enum	MercurialGrabberv1.1.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Disk\Enum\0	MercurialGrabberv1.1.exe

Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

Query Registry

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_VMware_&Prod_VMware_Virtual_S	MercurialGrabberv1.1.exe

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemManufacturer	MercurialGrabberv1.1.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemProductName	MercurialGrabberv1.1.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\Logical Unit Id 0	MercurialGrabberv1.1.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosInformation	MercurialGrabberv1.1.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2040	MercurialGrabberv1.1.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MercurialGrabberv1.1.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MercurialGrabberv1.1.exe"
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- Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry
- Looks for VMWare Tools registry key
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Maps connected drives based on registry
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2040

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion