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General

  • Target
    Cone.exe.zip
  • Size 23.6MB
  • Sample260729-le461adl4y
  • SHA256 bfdc255d45686026ca45851aa64bfeb62534df501f6d8b1aa00d98989a37ce82
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • xred

C2
  • xred.mooo.com

Attributes
  • email

    [email protected]

  • payload_url

    http://freedns.afraid.org/api/?action=getdyndns&sha=a30fa98efc092684e8d1c5cff797bcc613562978

    https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BxsMXGfPIZfSVlVsOGlEVGxuZVk&export=download

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/n1w4p8gc6jzo0sg/SUpdate.ini?dl=1

    http://xred.site50.net/syn/SUpdate.ini

    https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BxsMXGfPIZfSVzUyaHFYVkQxeFk&export=download

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/zhp1b06imehwylq/Synaptics.rar?dl=1

    http://xred.site50.net/syn/Synaptics.rar

    https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BxsMXGfPIZfSTmlVYkxhSDg5TzQ&export=download

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/fzj752whr3ontsm/SSLLibrary.dll?dl=1

    http://xred.site50.net/syn/SSLLibrary.dll

Extracted

Family
  • cobaltstrike

Botnet
  • 1359593325

C2
  • http://120.79.181.138:443/pixel

Attributes
  • access_type

    512

  • beacon_type

    2048

  • host

    120.79.181.138,/pixel

  • http_header1

    AAAABwAAAAAAAAADAAAABgAAAAZDb29raWUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=

  • http_header2

    AAAACgAAACZDb250ZW50LVR5cGU6IGFwcGxpY2F0aW9uL29jdGV0LXN0cmVhbQAAAAcAAAAAAAAABQAAAAJpZAAAAAcAAAABAAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=

  • http_method1

    GET

  • http_method2

    POST

  • polling_time

    60000

  • port_number

    443

  • sc_process32

    %windir%\syswow64\rundll32.exe

  • sc_process64

    %windir%\sysnative\rundll32.exe

  • state_machine

    MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQC5q7MB/tbUnzXSL7Zy+R/NrXBsv04yMfdAg46oqaulvNUOMYgsS/FPmKLLTw6knGLWSaH9+NVc0VkhsAjKhzjWIlVJqCoTZYIVu8CKnF/rDxYpmYjmqqd8EBIIxq3QuVWd6z7xYx7AZh1RDlecuKLPtX3fn6p9Wud81SEPl0wlyQIDAQABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA==

  • unknown1

    4096

  • unknown2

    AAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA==

  • uri

    /submit.php

  • user_agent

    Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; MSIE 10.0; Windows NT 6.2; Trident/6.0)

  • watermark

    1359593325

Extracted

Family
  • quasar

Version
  • 1.3.0.0

Botnet
  • Office04

C2
  • 91.199.133.59:1604

Mutex
  • QSR_MUTEX_v5mziHugTGlbhZe6Nt

Attributes
  • encryption_key

    a8O1YbhnwrIeq1tKWbO5

  • install_name

    Client.exe

  • key_salt

    bfeb1e56fbcd973bb219022430a57843003d5644d21e62b9d4f180e7e6c33941

  • log_directory

    Logs

  • reconnect_delay

    3000

  • startup_key

    Quasar Client Startup

  • subdirectory

    SubDir

Extracted

Family
  • supershell

C2
  • 45.197.12.73:3232

Extracted

Family
  • gurcu

C2
  • https://api.telegram.org/bot7617703274:AAFEXxgPRP1fZGT5UCjcRV4hUZdtNFxyusQ/sendMessage?chat_id=-4568449403

  • http://209.38.221.184:8080

  • http://46.235.26.83:8080

  • http://147.28.185.29:80

  • http://206.166.251.4:8080

  • http://51.159.4.50:8080

  • http://167.235.70.96:8080

  • http://194.164.198.113:8080

  • http://132.145.17.167:9090

  • https://5.196.181.135:443

  • http://116.202.101.219:8080

  • https://185.217.98.121:443

  • http://185.217.98.121:8080

  • http://159.203.174.113:8090

  • http://107.161.20.142:8080

  • https://192.99.196.191:443

  • http://65.49.205.24:8080

  • https://154.9.207.142:443

  • http://67.230.176.97:8080

  • http://8.222.143.111:8080

Extracted

Family
  • xworm

Version
  • 5.0

C2
  • police-turkish.gl.at.ply.gg:46359

Mutex
  • 98LKJ8osZWR75pSw

Attributes
  • install_file

    USB.exe

aes.plain

Extracted

Family
  • phorphiex

C2
  • http://178.16.54.109/cry/

  • http://178.16.55.240/last_/

Mutex
  • 85588584

Attributes
  • user_agent

    Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/202.0.4664.110 Safari/537.36

Extracted

Family
  • amadey

Version
  • 5.04

Botnet
  • a66537

C2
  • http://89.110.69.103

  • http://94.156.177.33

Attributes
  • install_dir

    a121af5f66

  • install_file

    Gxtuum.exe

  • strings_key

    09dbfb77de24d28905cfed05aeef2129

  • url_paths

    /Lv2D7fGdopb/index.php

    /b9kdj3s3C0/index.php

rc4.plain

Extracted

Path
  • wannacry

Ransom Note
  • Q: What's wrong with my files? A: Ooops, your important files are encrypted. It means you will not be able to access them anymore until they are decrypted. If you follow our instructions, we guarantee that you can decrypt all your files quickly and safely! Let's start decrypting! Q: What do I do? A: First, you need to pay service fees for the decryption. Please send $300 worth of bitcoin to this bitcoin address: 115p7UMMngoj1pMvkpHijcRdfJNXj6LrLn Next, please find an application file named "@[email protected]". It is the decrypt software. Run and follow the instructions! (You may need to disable your antivirus for a while.) Q: How can I trust? A: Don't worry about decryption. We will decrypt your files surely because nobody will trust us if we cheat users. * If you need our assistance, send a message by clicking <Contact Us> on the decryptor window. �
Wallets
  • 115p7UMMngoj1pMvkpHijcRdfJNXj6LrLn

Extracted

Family
  • amadey

Version
  • 5.55

Botnet
  • fbf543

C2
  • http://94.154.35.25

Attributes
  • install_dir

    96a319e745

  • install_file

    Srxelqcif.exe

  • strings_key

    f8bfac017914b836f3106c5bcd0878fe

  • url_paths

    /di9ku38f/index.php

rc4.plain

Extracted

Family
  • vidar

Version
  • 15.6

Botnet
  • fc155c5bf8a148a93a2ba17de68393f0n

Campaign
  • rif0lm

C2
  • https://telegram.me/rif0lm

  • https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198783900411

Attributes
  • user_agent

    Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.15; rv:144.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/144.0

Targets

    • Target
      2to1ep.bin
    • Size 13.1MB
    • SHA256 65ba3988d38f83b9ee1f31cafa5bd37dc6b72279f5618aac94d71a904efa0cac
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Family: Quasar RAT

      Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.

    • Quasar payload

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Signed with revoked ConnectWise certificate

      Binary is signed using a ConnectWise certificate revoked for key compromise.

    • 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.

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    • Target
      4363463463464363463463463.exe.bin
    • Size 10KB
    • SHA256 2fcad226b17131da4274e1b9f8f31359bdd325c9568665f08fd1f6c5d06a23ce
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Detect SalatStealer payload

    • Detect Xworm Payload

    • Family: Gurcu, WhiteSnake

      Gurcu aka WhiteSnake is a malware stealer written in C#.

    • Family: Phorphiex, Phorpiex

      Phorphiex or Phorpiex Malware family which infects systems to distribute other malicious payloads such as ransomware, stealers and cryptominers.

    • Family: Supershell

      Supershell is a cross-platfrom reverse shell written in Golang.

    • Family: Xworm

      Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

    • Family: salatstealer

      SalatStealer is a stealer that takes sceenshot written in Golang.

    • Family: xmrig

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

    • XMRig Miner payload

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

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

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Cryptocurrency Miner

      Makes network request to known mining pool URL.

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Reads WinSCP keys stored on the system

      Tries to access WinSCP stored sessions.

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

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

    • Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles

    • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2

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

    • Looks up external IP address via web service

      Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

    • UPX packed file

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

    • Target
      Synaptics.exe.bin
    • Size 764KB
    • SHA256 4e5cc8cb98584335400d00f0a0803c3e0202761f3fbe50bcab3858a80df255e1
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Detects Amadey x86-bit Payload

    • Family: Amadey

      Amadey bot is a simple trojan bot primarily used for collecting reconnaissance information.

    • Family: Phorphiex, Phorpiex

      Phorphiex or Phorpiex Malware family which infects systems to distribute other malicious payloads such as ransomware, stealers and cryptominers.

    • Family: Xred

      Xred is backdoor written in Delphi.

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Manipulates Digital Signatures

      Attackers can apply techniques such as changing the registry keys of authenticode & Cryptography to make their binary seem validly signed.

    • Signed with revoked ConnectWise certificate

      Binary is signed using a ConnectWise certificate revoked for key compromise.

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2

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

    • Enumerates connected drives

      Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

    • SmartAssembly .NET packer

      Detects SmartAssembly .NET packer.

    • UPX packed file

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

    • Target
      cobaltstrike_shellcode.bin
    • Size 219KB
    • SHA256 b9321c27be4295c15d7f92fafc20d7ccac5f21204b79ebc2fed583dda0197cf9
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Target
      ed01ebfbc9eb5bbea545af4d01bf5f1071661840480439c6e5babe8e080e41aa.exe
    • Size 3.4MB
    • SHA256 ed01ebfbc9eb5bbea545af4d01bf5f1071661840480439c6e5babe8e080e41aa
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Family: Wannacry

      WannaCry is a ransomware cryptoworm.

    • Deletes shadow copies

      Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.

    • Creates a file in the Startup directory

      A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Modifies file permissions

    • Outbound SSH connection to public host

      SSH is used for remote access. This may indicate SSH host discovery, encrypted C2 traffic, or data exfiltration.

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

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

    • Suricata alert: Tor Node X.509 Certificate Pattern Detected - Inbound

      Network activity triggered a Suricata alert

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • File and Directory Permissions Modification: Windows File and Directory Permissions Modification

    • Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host.

    • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry

    • Target
      random.exe.bin
    • Size 6.8MB
    • SHA256 be68f32481e1551531f9c2ae9322870aa30e48224fb0ad1f4468b04ec07374c0
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Detects Amadey x86-bit Payload

    • Detects Vidar Stealer

    • Family: Amadey

      Amadey bot is a simple trojan bot primarily used for collecting reconnaissance information.

    • Family: Vidar

      Vidar is an infostealer based on Arkei stealer.

    • Detected Nirsoft tools

      Free utilities often used by attackers which can steal passwords, product keys, etc.

    • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)

    • NirSoft NirCmd

      NirCmd is a lightweight Windows command-line tool for automating system tasks

    • Sets service image path in registry

      This determines the executable launched when a service starts. It can be used to establish persistence.

    • Checks BIOS information in registry

      BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Creates new service(s)

    • Disables service(s)

    • 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

    • Stops running service(s)

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    • Enumerates processes with tasklist

    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks

static1

pyinstaller1359593325backdoorxredtrojancobaltstrike
Score
10/10

behavioral1

office04discoveryexecutionquasarpersistenceransomwarerevoked_codesignspywaretrojan
Score
10/10

behavioral2

backdoorcollectiondiscoveryexecutiongurcuphorphiexsalatstealersupershellxmrigxwormloaderminerpersistenceprivilege_escalationratspywarestealertrojanupxworm
Score
10/10

behavioral3

backdoora66537defense_evasiondiscoveryamadeyphorphiexxredloaderpersistencepyinstallerrevoked_codesignspywaretrojanupxworm
Score
10/10

behavioral4

backdoor1359593325discoverycobaltstriketrojan
Score
10/10

behavioral5

command_and_controldefense_evasiondiscoveryexecutionwannacryimpactpersistenceprivilege_escalationransomwarespywarestealersuricataworm
Score
10/10

behavioral6

fbf543fc155c5bf8a148a93a2ba17de68393f0nrif0lmdefense_evasiondiscoveryexecutionamadeyvidarpersistencespywarestealertrojan
Score
10/10