General

  • Target
    chrome_134.exe
  • Size 8.3MB
  • Sample250822-stdqxsvybx
  • SHA256 37e685f65a4fba8a3d6e739305370a8bf9134b8ddca8f0ef0e02fb32e9a3cc0f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      chrome_134.exe
    • Size 8.3MB
    • SHA256 37e685f65a4fba8a3d6e739305370a8bf9134b8ddca8f0ef0e02fb32e9a3cc0f
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
    • Xmrig family

    • xmrig

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

    • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)

    • XMRig Miner payload

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

      Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

    • Creates new service(s)

    • Drops file in Drivers directory

    • Modifies trusted root certificate store through registry

      A root certificate was added, modified, or removed in the trusted certificate store registry paths.

    • Stops running service(s)

    • Checks BIOS information in registry

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

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Themida packer

      Detects Themida, an advanced Windows software protection system.

    • Checks whether UAC is enabled

    • Power Settings

      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

    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks