Overview

overview

10

Static

static

3

WinCache.exe

windows10-2004-x64

10

WinCache.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

10

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General

  • Target
    WinCache.exe
  • Size 10.7MB
  • Sample260819-nzyaastbld
  • SHA256 8e25a13c0a5cd37544bf7dc77b3c0efc2cce6d3bb56e27ddbc96b76603ae66ca
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
10/10
xmrigdefense_evasionexecutionminerpersistencetrojan

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      WinCache.exe
    • Size 10.7MB
    • SHA256 8e25a13c0a5cd37544bf7dc77b3c0efc2cce6d3bb56e27ddbc96b76603ae66ca
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    Score
    10/10
    defense_evasionexecutionxmrigminerpersistencetrojan

    • Family: xmrig

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

      minerxmrig

    • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings

      defense_evasiontrojan

    • XMRig Miner payload

      miner

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

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

      execution

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Adds Run key to start application

      persistence

    • 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

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

1
T1543

Windows Service

1
T1543.003

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Scheduled Task

1
T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

1
T1543

Windows Service

1
T1543.003

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Scheduled Task

1
T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Impair Defenses

1
T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

1
T1562.001

Modify Registry

2
T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1
T1012

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

Tasks