General

  • Target
    ioctl-injector.exe
  • Size 1.1MB
  • Sample260626-pgmxaaa18w
  • SHA256 dab492cd3c75ea3040fb693ca245391577b00d787447bd29b93153b07a097d73
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      ioctl-injector.exe
    • Size 1.1MB
    • SHA256 dab492cd3c75ea3040fb693ca245391577b00d787447bd29b93153b07a097d73
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Enumerates VirtualBox registry keys

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

    • Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry

    • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup

      Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

    • Looks for VMWare Tools registry key

    • Checks BIOS information in registry

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

    • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2

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

    • Enumerates connected drives

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

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks