General

  • Target
    Vape_1.exe
  • Size 1.1MB
  • Sample260821-nhdvbsdk8v
  • SHA256 0cef03430357f7b4730dab0f109fc18e14d591c93b4870b48d3035965acbecfd
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      Vape_1.exe
    • Size 1.1MB
    • SHA256 0cef03430357f7b4730dab0f109fc18e14d591c93b4870b48d3035965acbecfd
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Family: xmrig

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

    • XMRig Miner payload

    • Badlisted process makes network request

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

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

      Using powershell.exe command.

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

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

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2

      Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks