Overview

overview

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Static

static

3

Aact.exe

windows10-2004-x64

10

Aact.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

10

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General

  • Target
    Aact.exe
  • Size 5.1MB
  • Sample260729-am3glach66
  • SHA256 df441398ca80b640ec4499b43f5846583b07c2b18d2f126a636e440e41218667
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
10/10
xmrigdefense_evasiondiscoveryexecutionminerpersistenceprivilege_escalationupx

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      Aact.exe
    • Size 5.1MB
    • SHA256 df441398ca80b640ec4499b43f5846583b07c2b18d2f126a636e440e41218667
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    Score
    10/10
    defense_evasionexecutionxmrigminerpersistenceprivilege_escalationupxdiscovery

    • Family: xmrig

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

      minerxmrig

    • XMRig Miner payload

      miner

    • Event Triggered Execution: Image File Execution Options Injection

      persistence

    • Modifies Windows Firewall

      defense_evasion

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Modifies file permissions

      discovery

    • Stops running service(s)

      defense_evasionexecution

    • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence

      remove IFEO.

      defense_evasion

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    • Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host.

      execution

    • UPX packed file

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

      upx
    behavioral1behavioral2

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

2
T1059

Visual Basic

1
T1059.005

Windows Command Shell

1
T1059.003

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Scheduled Task

1
T1053.005

System Services

1
T1569

Service Execution

1
T1569.002

Persistence

Create or Modify System Process

2
T1543

Windows Service

2
T1543.003

Event Triggered Execution

2
T1546

Image File Execution Options Injection

1
T1546.012

Netsh Helper DLL

1
T1546.007

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Scheduled Task

1
T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Create or Modify System Process

2
T1543

Windows Service

2
T1543.003

Event Triggered Execution

2
T1546

Image File Execution Options Injection

1
T1546.012

Netsh Helper DLL

1
T1546.007

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Scheduled Task

1
T1053.005

Defense Evasion

File and Directory Permissions Modification

1
T1222

Impair Defenses

2
T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall

1
T1562.004

Indicator Removal

1
T1070

Clear Persistence

1
T1070.009

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

2
T1012

System Information Discovery

2
T1082

System Location Discovery

1
T1614

System Language Discovery

1
T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

Service Stop

1
T1489

Tasks