General

  • Target
    botnetc2.rar
  • Size 10.0MB
  • Sample260807-cdhf6sem4y
  • SHA256 2fe9414ac8f5a460243c068cf04bfbbc155eaaaa96c2ca74b50c37d96417c73e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      botnetc2.rar
    • Size 10.0MB
    • SHA256 2fe9414ac8f5a460243c068cf04bfbbc155eaaaa96c2ca74b50c37d96417c73e
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

      Using powershell.exe command.

    • Disables one or more Microsoft Defender components

      Uses the Powershell Set-MpPreference cmdlet to disable one or more Microsoft Defender components.

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking

      Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Badlisted process makes network request

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

    • Checks installed software on the system

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

    • Enumerates connected drives

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

    • Looks up external IP address via web service

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

    • Discovers running processes

      Running process information can be used to identify security tools or plan follow-on actions.

    • UPX packed file

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

    • Target
      botnetc2.exe
    • Size 20.0MB
    • SHA256 4f4ca7a9fd78b4405e0e53b517ba381d21b9da5b6f21409b0222806cf593d13d
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Deletes Windows Defender Definitions

      Uses mpcmdrun utility to delete all AV definitions.

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

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

    • Disables one or more Microsoft Defender components

      Uses the Powershell Set-MpPreference cmdlet to disable one or more Microsoft Defender components.

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Looks up external IP address via web service

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

    • Discovers running processes

      Running process information can be used to identify security tools or plan follow-on actions.

    • UPX packed file

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

    • Target
      �q �W�l.pyc
    • Size 1KB
    • SHA256 92b5550576e8b47d232123f907537a8cc6f13676e6438dfbf9224021e29e1821
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
    Score
    1/10
    • Target
      readme.txt
    • Size 628B
    • SHA256 037ad67f75655e0c681f706968692ed4dca28fc6999c50cda8d6d2f66c442e4d
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
    Score
    3/10

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks