General

  • Target
    hoe.exe
  • Size 9.7MB
  • Sample260712-fdravsey6t
  • SHA256 a16046e70ebb7b5375181c4a1bc66b43f507a80a15e21779244b97c73ce5eb98
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      hoe.exe
    • Size 9.7MB
    • SHA256 a16046e70ebb7b5375181c4a1bc66b43f507a80a15e21779244b97c73ce5eb98
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Deletes Windows Defender Definitions

      Uses mpcmdrun utility to delete all AV definitions.

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

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

    • Disables one or more Microsoft Defender components

      Uses the Powershell Set-MpPreference cmdlet to disable one or more Microsoft Defender components.

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2

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

    • UPX packed file

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

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks