General

  • Target
    https://google.com/
  • Sample260722-a6ke5ahb49

Malware Config

Targets

    • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup

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

    • Contacts a large (611) amount of remote hosts

      This may indicate a network scan to discover remotely running services.

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Event Triggered Execution: Image File Execution Options Injection

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking

      Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

      Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

    • Checks installed software on the system

      Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

    • Checks whether UAC is enabled

    • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2

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

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks