Overview

overview

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Static

static

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Loader.exe

windows10-2004-x64

1

Loader.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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General

  • Target
    Loader.exe
  • Size 1.1MB
  • Sample260808-mcr94avdke
  • SHA256 d86201bf1288db76bf4c21722a42d89af6cbc1a0c4b88d08c21074ade410f267
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
10/10
xmrigadwaredefense_evasiondiscoveryexecutionminerpersistenceprivilege_escalationransomwarespywarestealer

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      Loader.exe
    • Size 1.1MB
    • SHA256 d86201bf1288db76bf4c21722a42d89af6cbc1a0c4b88d08c21074ade410f267
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    Score
    10/10
    adwaredefense_evasiondiscoveryexecutionxmrigminerpersistenceprivilege_escalationransomwarespywarestealer

    • Family: xmrig

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

      minerxmrig

    • XMRig Miner payload

      miner

    • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup

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

      persistence

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

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

      execution

    • Modifies Windows Firewall

      defense_evasion

    • 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.

      spywarestealer

    • 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.

      discovery

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

    behavioral1behavioral2

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

1
T1059

PowerShell

1
T1059.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Scheduled Task

1
T1053.005

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1
T1547

Active Setup

1
T1547.014

Create or Modify System Process

1
T1543

Windows Service

1
T1543.003

Event Triggered Execution

1
T1546

Netsh Helper DLL

1
T1546.007

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Scheduled Task

1
T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1
T1547

Active Setup

1
T1547.014

Create or Modify System Process

1
T1543

Windows Service

1
T1543.003

Event Triggered Execution

1
T1546

Netsh Helper DLL

1
T1546.007

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Scheduled Task

1
T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Impair Defenses

1
T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall

1
T1562.004

Modify Registry

2
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

Browser Information Discovery

1
T1217

Peripheral Device Discovery

2
T1120

Query Registry

4
T1012

System Information Discovery

3
T1082

System Location Discovery

1
T1614

System Language Discovery

1
T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

1
T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

1
T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

1
T1005

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

Tasks