General

  • Target

    Exela.exe

  • Size

    10.9MB

  • Sample

    250411-r9mhbssvgt

  • MD5

    c0ee29a2a7962388d48eafc7e9639a02

  • SHA1

    a600a67c87edbeacaec70e1b77ee6115c4162a22

  • SHA256

    b76769e41c5ba3e28f90f1aa5db7785d1e1a82f7525662999c95ed6f99fe9872

  • SHA512

    c8772781b3fa5a924b569aafa8ad8d7f28c8b16193d6ffb496950e5da7b37851e7eab8df1eed281f61b89215cf36383ae330ae5c029865c828e805d6aeed5369

  • SSDEEP

    196608:80Smvna5x1UMO0Q8euG0bBrmRXwXXv5RHvUWvoBhxjno/w3iFCxHQbR2eWacXJyC:6mfaBUr0Q6WgXf5RHdSxro/w3uCxHQbW

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      Exela.exe

    • Size

      10.9MB

    • MD5

      c0ee29a2a7962388d48eafc7e9639a02

    • SHA1

      a600a67c87edbeacaec70e1b77ee6115c4162a22

    • SHA256

      b76769e41c5ba3e28f90f1aa5db7785d1e1a82f7525662999c95ed6f99fe9872

    • SHA512

      c8772781b3fa5a924b569aafa8ad8d7f28c8b16193d6ffb496950e5da7b37851e7eab8df1eed281f61b89215cf36383ae330ae5c029865c828e805d6aeed5369

    • SSDEEP

      196608:80Smvna5x1UMO0Q8euG0bBrmRXwXXv5RHvUWvoBhxjno/w3iFCxHQbR2eWacXJyC:6mfaBUr0Q6WgXf5RHdSxro/w3uCxHQbW

    • Exela Stealer

      Exela Stealer is an open source stealer originally written in .NET and later transitioned to Python that was first observed in August 2023.

    • Exelastealer family

    • Grants admin privileges

      Uses net.exe to modify the user's privileges.

    • Modifies Windows Firewall

    • Clipboard Data

      Adversaries may collect data stored in the clipboard from users copying information within or between applications.

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

      Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

    • Looks up external IP address via web service

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

    • Network Service Discovery

      Attempt to gather information on host's network.

    • Enumerates processes with tasklist

    • Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories

    • UPX packed file

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

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks