General
- Target MsonClient.exe
- Size 49KB
- Sample260701-wsla6abx7m
- SHA256 5b05b13be72961be225db1578c0c3ff4fda0fd03f2cff7e93b756bee70a55e97
- MD5 2c13e43321e9627986279dacae62b0eb
- SHA1 18abf08cd30969ec4212e796b3a4114093e48109
- SHA512 5a304689c752eaf182261161933b6ed6e1ac509d3944284fb3e974f0775240ddd05df54584183ec057ff091d8196e7ba5d49045b8f4b7f6b00ce757cc8b3c564
- SSDEEP 1536:nxfEr7atU6XjCU7U4v/UlEFjJ9JzXOcIXOcHXOcIXOclXOcehYFUOWUk+9mC0mgv:nxfEr7atU6zCU7U4v/U+FjJ9JzXOcIXX
- TLSH T18133E68DE3E94121D6BF9EB119B31248C3B06AD34916C62F6CD845CB3B27B984641FE7
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
MsonClient.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
MsonClient.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
Malware Config
Extracted
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neptunerat
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portbuddy.dev:43082
Targets
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- Target MsonClient.exe
- Size 49KB
- SHA256 5b05b13be72961be225db1578c0c3ff4fda0fd03f2cff7e93b756bee70a55e97
- MD5 2c13e43321e9627986279dacae62b0eb
- SHA1 18abf08cd30969ec4212e796b3a4114093e48109
- SHA512 5a304689c752eaf182261161933b6ed6e1ac509d3944284fb3e974f0775240ddd05df54584183ec057ff091d8196e7ba5d49045b8f4b7f6b00ce757cc8b3c564
- SSDEEP 1536:nxfEr7atU6XjCU7U4v/UlEFjJ9JzXOcIXOcHXOcIXOclXOcehYFUOWUk+9mC0mgv:nxfEr7atU6zCU7U4v/U+FjJ9JzXOcIXX
- TLSH T18133E68DE3E94121D6BF9EB119B31248C3B06AD34916C62F6CD845CB3B27B984641FE7
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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Detects NeptuneRAT stealer
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Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.
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Checks computer location settings
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
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Executes dropped EXE
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Adds Run key to start application
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Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2
Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.
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Enumerates connected drives
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Active Setup
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Active Setup
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1