General

  • Target
    xenoOpt.exe
  • Size 5.6MB
  • Sample260711-vjaydshv8z
  • SHA256 c009f74ae8d27915c985e8d9abf1443b3e12ae8892a63bee27ee5d87df51466e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      xenoOpt.exe
    • Size 5.6MB
    • SHA256 c009f74ae8d27915c985e8d9abf1443b3e12ae8892a63bee27ee5d87df51466e
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Family: xmrig

      XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform CPU/GPU miner.

    • XMRig Miner payload

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

      Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

    • Creates new service(s)

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Stops running service(s)

    • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2

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

    • Power Settings

      powercfg controls all configurable power system settings on a Windows system and can be abused to prevent an infected host from locking or shutting down.

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

    • UPX packed file

      Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks