General

  • Target
    MsonClient.exe
  • Size 49KB
  • Sample260701-wsla6abx7m
  • SHA256 5b05b13be72961be225db1578c0c3ff4fda0fd03f2cff7e93b756bee70a55e97
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • neptunerat

C2
  • portbuddy.dev:43082

Targets

    • Target
      MsonClient.exe
    • Size 49KB
    • SHA256 5b05b13be72961be225db1578c0c3ff4fda0fd03f2cff7e93b756bee70a55e97
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Detects NeptuneRAT stealer

    • Family: NeptuneRAT, MasonRAT

      NeptuneRAT aka MasonRAT is a trojan written in C#.

    • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup

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

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • 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