Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    155s
  • platform
    windows10-ltsc_2021_x64
  • resource
    win10ltsc2021-20250314-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10ltsc2021-20250314-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-ltsc_2021-x64system
  • submitted
    16/04/2025, 23:55

General

  • Target

    niha-main/kkk.exe

  • Size

    12.5MB

  • MD5

    4d9728a6c062cfa93ec0e5b18f67f436

  • SHA1

    bcf5dc9253e785c561261ccefd3b0485adaa3748

  • SHA256

    77af16a3bb1d762ceee56acc22bdf10d1945c007a4ecf6504e991f8f4e1588e9

  • SHA512

    74ea12d3537c4d520296193c9bf481a367fa382ad1d131c9d67b048911f79cfd01325da17a6eb9d88048e63b10b2bb23db98c082a68ad81d3b74576302e92537

  • SSDEEP

    393216:FMMj6uIhwiF20XBou0GmG/pUTfNF88FH8vmg2b5:CgbIBF2IaCpUTfNF8qH8vLw5

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Xmrig family
  • xmrig

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

  • XMRig Miner payload 16 IoCs
  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Stops running service(s) 4 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 4 IoCs

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

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\niha-main\kkk.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\niha-main\kkk.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:3480
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe delete "Helper"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:5088
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe create "Helper" binpath= "C:\ProgramData\Google\Chrome\helper.exe" start= "auto"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:548
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop eventlog
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:5032
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe start "Helper"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2820
  • C:\ProgramData\Google\Chrome\helper.exe
    C:\ProgramData\Google\Chrome\helper.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5108
    • C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
      2⤵
        PID:5728
      • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
        svchost.exe
        2⤵
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2624

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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    Downloads

    • C:\ProgramData\Google\Chrome\helper.exe

      Filesize

      12.5MB

      MD5

      4d9728a6c062cfa93ec0e5b18f67f436

      SHA1

      bcf5dc9253e785c561261ccefd3b0485adaa3748

      SHA256

      77af16a3bb1d762ceee56acc22bdf10d1945c007a4ecf6504e991f8f4e1588e9

      SHA512

      74ea12d3537c4d520296193c9bf481a367fa382ad1d131c9d67b048911f79cfd01325da17a6eb9d88048e63b10b2bb23db98c082a68ad81d3b74576302e92537

    • memory/2624-17-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014082C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8.2MB

    • memory/2624-28-0x000002644D0E0000-0x000002644D100000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      128KB

    • memory/2624-30-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014082C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8.2MB

    • memory/2624-31-0x000002644D100000-0x000002644D120000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      128KB

    • memory/2624-29-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014082C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8.2MB

    • memory/2624-27-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014082C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8.2MB

    • memory/2624-14-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014082C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8.2MB

    • memory/2624-18-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014082C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8.2MB

    • memory/2624-19-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014082C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8.2MB

    • memory/2624-16-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014082C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8.2MB

    • memory/2624-23-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014082C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8.2MB

    • memory/2624-24-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014082C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8.2MB

    • memory/2624-12-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014082C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8.2MB

    • memory/2624-25-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014082C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8.2MB

    • memory/2624-15-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014082C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8.2MB

    • memory/2624-22-0x000002644D060000-0x000002644D080000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      128KB

    • memory/2624-21-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014082C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8.2MB

    • memory/2624-13-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014082C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8.2MB

    • memory/2624-26-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014082C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8.2MB

    • memory/2624-11-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014082C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8.2MB

    • memory/5728-7-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      56KB

    • memory/5728-6-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      56KB

    • memory/5728-10-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      56KB

    • memory/5728-3-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      56KB

    • memory/5728-4-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      56KB

    • memory/5728-5-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      56KB