General
- Target vaxoncheats.exe
- Size 66.7MB
- Sample260728-b8femaed97
- SHA256 609748c1095ddbbdbedd9edab66073c706b76dfdc241a6ea892390cad0a13be9
Malware Config
Targets
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- Target vaxoncheats.exe
- Size 66.7MB
- SHA256 609748c1095ddbbdbedd9edab66073c706b76dfdc241a6ea892390cad0a13be9
Score10/10-
UAC bypass
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Enumerates VirtualBox registry keys
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Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
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Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.
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Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Run Powershell and hide display window.
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Disables taskbar notifications via registry modification
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Looks for VMWare Tools registry key
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Executes dropped EXE
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Loads dropped DLL
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Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
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Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2
Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.
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Looks up external IP address via web service
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
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Enumerates processes with tasklist
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Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories
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- Target $PLUGINSDIR/StdUtils.dll
- Size 100KB
- SHA256 b72e9013a6204e9f01076dc38dabbf30870d44dfc66962adbf73619d4331601e
Score3/10 -
- Target $PLUGINSDIR/System.dll
- Size 12KB
- SHA256 3eb38ae99653a7dbc724132ee240f6e5c4af4bfe7c01d31d23faf373f9f2eaca
Score3/10 -
- Target LICENSES.chromium.html
- Size 8.7MB
- SHA256 ad35e72893910d6f6ed20f4916457417af05b94ab5204c435c35f66a058d156b
Score3/10 -
- Target d3dcompiler_47.dll
- Size 4.7MB
- SHA256 7353f25dc5cf84d09894e3e0461cef0e56799adbc617fce37620ca67240b547d
Score1/10 -
- Target ffmpeg.dll
- Size 2.7MB
- SHA256 11daf2bf89a3ac660533b3e487e0624668b35f45d2bd94e9b0324bce8758de60
Score1/10 -
- Target libEGL.dll
- Size 468KB
- SHA256 a4336a318e8d92a47843d5fe429dc6d1ff7271d8bac189d719bc8074a128fd6e
Score1/10 -
- Target libGLESv2.dll
- Size 7.3MB
- SHA256 7b0baa9e2e731716efe3e0bebf6a0bcd2d64f35d9f62b20d23acb4e098c9be36
Score1/10 -
- Target resources/app.asar
- Size 6KB
- SHA256 b616cfd2ab72ac3000a0720fee584cb6104b21e1263b1766c7ffe22d4e680db2
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- Target resources/elevate.exe
- Size 105KB
- SHA256 9b1fbf0c11c520ae714af8aa9af12cfd48503eedecd7398d8992ee94d1b4dc37
Score3/10 -
- Target vaxoncheats.exe
- Size 168.2MB
- SHA256 97e2c798f7e976e9827b85a2a2a8c45201dcbb17dfe9afc413756540f00ebd68
Score10/10-
UAC bypass
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Enumerates VirtualBox registry keys
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Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
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Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Run Powershell and hide display window.
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Disables taskbar notifications via registry modification
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Looks for VMWare Tools registry key
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Executes dropped EXE
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Loads dropped DLL
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Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
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Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2
Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.
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Looks up external IP address via web service
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
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Enumerates processes with tasklist
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Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories
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- Target vk_swiftshader.dll
- Size 5.1MB
- SHA256 46afb1ed7ab1b1a679e00784b2e78cc2358cec615553699624ff77882f55787b
Score1/10 -
- Target vulkan-1.dll
- Size 932KB
- SHA256 fa6b4e20eb448746e2eff9a7fde7a62585e371f3497a6a928eade0a8ce8c1a9f
Score1/10 -
- Target $PLUGINSDIR/nsis7z.dll
- Size 424KB
- SHA256 b393f05e8ff919ef071181050e1873c9a776e1a0ae8329aefff7007d0cadf592
Score3/10
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
4JavaScript
1PowerShell
2Windows Command Shell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Privilege Escalation
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
1Bypass User Account Control
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Defense Evasion
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
1Bypass User Account Control
1Hide Artifacts
2Hidden Files and Directories
2Impair Defenses
1Disable or Modify Tools
1Modify Registry
1Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion
3Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
1Discovery
Browser Information Discovery
1Process Discovery
1Query Registry
6System Information Discovery
4System Location Discovery
1System Language Discovery
1System Network Configuration Discovery
1Internet Connection Discovery
1System Time Discovery
1Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion
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