General

  • Target
    lapsus.exe
  • Size 82.1MB
  • Sample260729-rgrxcahe69
  • SHA256 382556489b15798fe97f01324f9a43c9a9548bf83c9cf75be6746d9c2f0dc920
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      lapsus.exe
    • Size 82.1MB
    • SHA256 382556489b15798fe97f01324f9a43c9a9548bf83c9cf75be6746d9c2f0dc920
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Family: xmrig

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

    • XMRig Miner payload

    • Enumerates VirtualBox registry keys

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

    • Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry

    • Badlisted process makes network request

      Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.

    • 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

    • Looks for VMWare Tools registry key

    • Looks for VMWare services registry key.

    • 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

    • Checks installed software on the system

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

    • 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 desktop.ini file(s)

    • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence

      Clear artifacts associated with previously established persistence like scheduletasks on a host.

    • Looks up external IP address via web service

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

    • Power Settings

      powercfg controls all configurable power system settings on a Windows system and can be abused to prevent an infected host from locking or shutting down.

    • Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host.

    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks