Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
151s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20251015-en - resource tags
- submitted
12/12/2025, 11:18
General
- Target sample.exe
- Size 524KB
- Sample251212-necsvszpgm
- SHA256 6f10fa3bdb3bfcf6c52c23d31808f365701b433987841cf12c65c577f0977c13
Malware Config
Extracted
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macoute
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87.98.185.184
Signatures
- Detects Macoute worm 6 IoCs
- Macoute
Macoute is a Windows worm.
- Macoute family
- Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
- Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 23 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
- Drops file in Program Files directory 3 IoCs
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sample.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sample.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Program Files (x86)\win\msn.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\win\msn.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Enumerates connected drives
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
msn.exe
memory/3124-12-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BF000-memory.dmp
memory/3124-13-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BF000-memory.dmp
memory/3744-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BF000-memory.dmp
memory/3744-1-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BF000-memory.dmp
memory/3744-11-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BF000-memory.dmp