Extracted

Extracted

• • Target
    http://cloudsaze.com/file/16019d0

  Score

  10^/10

  adwarebotnetdefense_evasiondiscoveryexecutionsocks5systemzinstallerpersistenceprivilege_escalationransomwarespywarestealertrojan

  • Detect Socks5Systemz Payload

  • Family: Socks5Systemz

    Socks5Systemz is a botnet written in C++.

    botnetsocks5systemz

  • Process spawned unexpected child process

    This typically indicates the parent process was compromised via an exploit or macro.

  • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess

  • Badlisted process makes network request

    Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

    Run Powershell and hide display window.

    execution

  • Downloads MZ/PE file

  • Checks BIOS information in registry

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

  • Checks computer location settings

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking

    Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.

    persistenceprivilege_escalation

  • Executes dropped EXE

  • Indirect Command Execution

    Adversaries may abuse utilities that allow for command execution to bypass security restrictions that limit the use of command-line interpreters.

    defense_evasion

  • Loads dropped DLL

  • Reads user/profile data of local email clients

    Email clients store some user data on disk where infostealers will often target it.

    spywarestealer

  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

    spywarestealer

  • Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting

    spyware

  • Adds Run key to start application

    persistence

  • Checks for any installed AV software in registry

  • Checks installed software on the system

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

    discovery

  • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2

    Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.

  • Drops Chrome extension

  • Drops desktop.ini file(s)

  • Enumerates connected drives

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Looks up external IP address via web service

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • An obfuscated cmd.exe command-line is typically used to evade detection.

  • Drops file in System32 directory

  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

  behavioral1