General

  • Target
    Notice from Tax Department.zip
  • Size 770KB
  • Sample260715-khdyjsbs41
  • SHA256 af05c0b7aefa3554b15792bab2ed7460b011d62ae64841541ebc24a33dd103d6
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      Notice from Tax Department.zip
    • Size 770KB
    • SHA256 af05c0b7aefa3554b15792bab2ed7460b011d62ae64841541ebc24a33dd103d6
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Detects DonutLoader

    • Family: DonutLoader

      DonutLoader is a position-independent code that enables in-memory execution of VBScript, JScript, EXE, DLL files and dotNET assemblies.

    • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings

    • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings

    • Modifies Windows Defender TamperProtection settings

    • Modifies Windows Defender notification settings

    • Windows security bypass

    • Enumerates VirtualBox registry keys

    • Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

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

    • Looks for VMWare Tools registry key

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Identifies Wine through registry keys

      Wine is a compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications, which can be used as sandboxing environment.

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Prevents Microsoft Defender from scanning certain paths by adding an exclusion.

      Uses the Powershell Add-MpPreference cmdlet to exclude paths from being scanned by Microsoft Defender.

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Target
      Notice from Tax Department.exe
    • Size 98KB
    • SHA256 26c642331d6c1fb00a5be9895c636c7e4db7912a4d2920e896ee1ccf3a2a40e5
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Detects DonutLoader

    • Family: DonutLoader

      DonutLoader is a position-independent code that enables in-memory execution of VBScript, JScript, EXE, DLL files and dotNET assemblies.

    • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings

    • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings

    • Modifies Windows Defender TamperProtection settings

    • Modifies Windows Defender notification settings

    • Windows security bypass

    • Enumerates VirtualBox registry keys

    • Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

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

    • Looks for VMWare Tools registry key

    • Identifies Wine through registry keys

      Wine is a compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications, which can be used as sandboxing environment.

    • Windows security modification

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Prevents Microsoft Defender from scanning certain paths by adding an exclusion.

      Uses the Powershell Add-MpPreference cmdlet to exclude paths from being scanned by Microsoft Defender.

    • Target
      netutils.dll
    • Size 901KB
    • SHA256 e8a4f2026d5aac1b74acbf7033ea0ec626055d3dbf5d645c9f741a75ad17ea37
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    Score
    9/10
    • Enumerates VirtualBox registry keys

    • Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry

    • Looks for VMWare Tools registry key

    • Identifies Wine through registry keys

      Wine is a compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications, which can be used as sandboxing environment.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks