Overview

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Static

static

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Mercury.exe

windows10-2004-x64

9

Mercury.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

9

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General

  • Target
    Mercury.exe
  • Size 11.4MB
  • Sample260817-cemsaadl3z
  • SHA256 5ca573cbdfbb7959285afe6bb6512f747c467b9293f090fdf8e1bf1b11a6cd54
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
defense_evasiondiscoverythemidatrojan

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      Mercury.exe
    • Size 11.4MB
    • SHA256 5ca573cbdfbb7959285afe6bb6512f747c467b9293f090fdf8e1bf1b11a6cd54
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    Score
    9/10
    defense_evasiondiscoverythemidatrojan

    • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)

      defense_evasion

    • Checks BIOS information in registry

      BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

    • Themida packer

      Detects Themida, an advanced Windows software protection system.

      themida

    • Checks whether UAC is enabled

      defense_evasiontrojan

    • Looks up external IP address via web service

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

      discovery

    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

    behavioral1behavioral2

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks