General

  • Target
    Exodus.exe
  • Size 117.8MB
  • Sample260828-xyabhsstd1
  • SHA256 6ae97fa67147ef805f00cfe3235146f97a316f56883993620656d5ddad15a1ff
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      Exodus.exe
    • Size 117.8MB
    • SHA256 6ae97fa67147ef805f00cfe3235146f97a316f56883993620656d5ddad15a1ff
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings

    • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings

    • Modifies Windows Defender TamperProtection settings

    • Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry

    • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup

      Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

      Run Powershell and hide display window.

    • Disables one or more Microsoft Defender components

      Uses the Powershell Set-MpPreference cmdlet to disable one or more Microsoft Defender components.

    • Looks for VMWare Tools registry key

    • Deletes itself

    • Disables service(s)

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

      Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

    • Stops running service(s)

    • Windows security modification

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

      Using powershell.exe command.

    • Enumerates connected drives

      Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

    • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence

      Clear artifacts associated with previously established persistence like scheduletasks on a host.

    • Drops file in System32 directory

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks