General

  • Target
    pluto.exe
  • Size 15.7MB
  • Sample260804-gxb6qaeb77
  • SHA256 f06e8684052fe924c9d289f3d6f0e86f0dcbb7f8548a3b270e341ac06b3186ff
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      pluto.exe
    • Size 15.7MB
    • SHA256 f06e8684052fe924c9d289f3d6f0e86f0dcbb7f8548a3b270e341ac06b3186ff
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • 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.

    • Checks whether UAC is enabled

    • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2

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

    • Network Share Discovery

      Attempt to gather information on host network.

    • Drops file in System32 directory

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks