General

  • Target
    vlc-media-player-3.0.23-installer.exe
  • Size 2.0MB
  • Sample260828-w23lsssblb
  • SHA256 ce88d7de67b0e0392e612713c0944f95e8df5a405244a2ad9e3d32a8bea4b172
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      vlc-media-player-3.0.23-installer.exe
    • Size 2.0MB
    • SHA256 ce88d7de67b0e0392e612713c0944f95e8df5a405244a2ad9e3d32a8bea4b172
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Checks for any installed AV software in registry

    • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)

      Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks