General

  • Target
    321.exe
  • Size 3.3MB
  • Sample260828-vbnvaadf75
  • SHA256 c28498f0a95909155ce4da9161fb70ea158fccca4c119770492f149636604e09
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      321.exe
    • Size 3.3MB
    • SHA256 c28498f0a95909155ce4da9161fb70ea158fccca4c119770492f149636604e09
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Family: xmrig

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

    • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess

    • XMRig Miner payload

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

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

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

      Using powershell.exe command.

    • Checks BIOS information in registry

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

    • Creates new service(s)

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Stops running service(s)

    • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2

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

    • Power Settings

      powercfg controls all configurable power system settings on a Windows system and can be abused to prevent an infected host from locking or shutting down.

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

    • UPX packed file

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

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks