General

  • Target
    Setup.exe
  • Size 23.2MB
  • Sample260730-bhp65saq2z
  • SHA256 53b349aac82e1fc104db81027c957a38c1abac76f6dd20c8536ba267ef4b0727
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      Setup.exe
    • Size 23.2MB
    • SHA256 53b349aac82e1fc104db81027c957a38c1abac76f6dd20c8536ba267ef4b0727
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Detect SalatStealer payload

    • 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.

    • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess

    • XMRig Miner payload

    • Badlisted process makes network request

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

    • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup

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

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

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

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

      Using powershell.exe command.

    • 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 user/profile data of web browsers

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

    • Stops running service(s)

    • Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

      Steal credentials from unsecured files.

    • Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

    • UPX packed file

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

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks