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260831-j174nsxhja

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260831-jtvvrsfc8910

General

  • Target
    VapeV4.exe
  • Size 71.5MB
  • Sample260831-jtvvrsfc89
  • SHA256 9b7bd778580ce6cbdab622971b13797a675e18671b5c7b460dfcd026543b94ee
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      VapeV4.exe
    • Size 71.5MB
    • SHA256 9b7bd778580ce6cbdab622971b13797a675e18671b5c7b460dfcd026543b94ee
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

      Using powershell.exe command.

    • Uses browser remote debugging

      Can be used to control the browser and steal sensitive information such as credentials and session cookies.

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Clipboard Data

      Adversaries may collect data stored in the clipboard from users copying information within or between applications.

    • 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.

    • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2

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

    • Looks up external IP address via web service

      Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

    • Discovers running processes

      Running process information can be used to identify security tools or plan follow-on actions.

    • Target
      $PLUGINSDIR/StdUtils.dll
    • Size 100KB
    • SHA256 b72e9013a6204e9f01076dc38dabbf30870d44dfc66962adbf73619d4331601e
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup

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

    • Enumerates connected drives

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

    • Target
      $PLUGINSDIR/System.dll
    • Size 12KB
    • SHA256 3eb38ae99653a7dbc724132ee240f6e5c4af4bfe7c01d31d23faf373f9f2eaca
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    Score
    3/10
    • Target
      LICENSES.chromium.html
    • Size 8.8MB
    • SHA256 6a717038f81271f62318212f00b1a2173b9cb0cc435f984710ac8355eb409081
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    Score
    3/10
    • Target
      VapeV4.exe
    • Size 164.7MB
    • SHA256 596268f971f75bdebf05eefbc5155eb2cd4f130b3d97537407c53e2920921c4f
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Detects Novablight infostealer

    • Family: Novablight

      Novablight is an infostealer written in NodeJS operating as a Malware-as-a-Service.

    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

      Run Powershell to get system information as a root user.

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

      Using powershell.exe command.

    • Uses browser remote debugging

      Can be used to control the browser and steal sensitive information such as credentials and session cookies.

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Clipboard Data

      Adversaries may collect data stored in the clipboard from users copying information within or between applications.

    • Creates a file in the Startup directory

      A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.

    • Creates new service(s)

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

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

    • 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.

    • Looks up external IP address via web service

      Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

    • Discovers running processes

      Running process information can be used to identify security tools or plan follow-on actions.

    • Target
      d3dcompiler_47.dll
    • Size 4.7MB
    • SHA256 7353f25dc5cf84d09894e3e0461cef0e56799adbc617fce37620ca67240b547d
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    Score
    1/10
    • Target
      ffmpeg.dll
    • Size 2.8MB
    • SHA256 d863c8a26744703f2d12c674b45c87d8b34e21efce169d4797b57964d168b077
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup

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

    • Enumerates connected drives

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

    • Target
      libEGL.dll
    • Size 477KB
    • SHA256 662746a02930c151c5cab2b1167a56c6ca78b44028448fda91182147856edfed
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    Score
    1/10
    • Target
      libGLESv2.dll
    • Size 7.3MB
    • SHA256 d5e1d7b8531a0f4ab576ba6f78d4c63b39186a2830d313c6695f0024c9ef627a
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    Score
    1/10
    • Target
      resources/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/direct-synch-show/build/Release/DHmodule.node
    • Size 229KB
    • SHA256 e07d1223a781f9da0127444dc63d82e3c780fb786a532f54b42f732d2c6546c3
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    Score
    1/10
    • Target
      resources/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/node-dpapi-prebuilt/bin/ia32/node-dpapi.node
    • Size 97KB
    • SHA256 edc30ffd6df0d75c97a2f341a44d1bfd812fb4de55d48b2b4ad2adff745d6582
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup

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

    • Enumerates connected drives

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

    • Target
      resources/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/node-dpapi-prebuilt/bin/x64/node-dpapi.node
    • Size 136KB
    • SHA256 042952fabdd38a3b84572bd8f5e4697152ce8491eb3fe620d2a140ef3d4330d5
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup

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

    • Enumerates connected drives

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

    • Target
      resources/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/sqlite3/lib/binding/napi-v6-win32-unknown-x64/node_sqlite3.node
    • Size 1.8MB
    • SHA256 394cc5942a0589b3375ecbd30341c34ab1aa1741eae0818e90588ace0f020772
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    Score
    1/10
    • Target
      resources/elevate.exe
    • Size 105KB
    • SHA256 9b1fbf0c11c520ae714af8aa9af12cfd48503eedecd7398d8992ee94d1b4dc37
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    Score
    3/10
    • Target
      vk_swiftshader.dll
    • Size 4.9MB
    • SHA256 4488a958418227fbe6f64898c2f85eefd87fc9e46aea457233b38db8a86e944d
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup

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

    • Enumerates connected drives

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

    • Target
      vulkan-1.dll
    • Size 931KB
    • SHA256 0d56a41bead58fd5fee44b2ee60485d4c80a3a639acc42cfc57c8e059078dfe0
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup

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

    • Enumerates connected drives

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

    • Target
      $PLUGINSDIR/nsis7z.dll
    • Size 424KB
    • SHA256 b393f05e8ff919ef071181050e1873c9a776e1a0ae8329aefff7007d0cadf592
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    Score
    3/10

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks

static1

Score
3/10

behavioral1

collectioncredential_accessdiscoveryexecutionpersistenceprivilege_escalationspywarestealer
Score
8/10

behavioral2

collectioncredential_accessdiscoveryexecutionpersistenceprivilege_escalationspywarestealer
Score
8/10

behavioral3

discovery
Score
3/10

behavioral4

adwarediscoverypersistenceransomwarespyware
Score
8/10

behavioral5

discovery
Score
3/10

behavioral6

discovery
Score
3/10

behavioral7

discovery
Score
3/10

behavioral8

discovery
Score
3/10

behavioral9

collectioncredential_accessdiscoveryexecutionnovablightpersistenceprivilege_escalationspywarestealer
Score
10/10

behavioral10

collectioncredential_accessdiscoveryexecutionpersistenceprivilege_escalationspywarestealer
Score
8/10

behavioral11

Score
1/10

behavioral12

Score
1/10

behavioral13

adwarepersistenceransomwarespyware
Score
8/10

behavioral14

Score
1/10

behavioral15

Score
1/10

behavioral16

Score
1/10

behavioral17

Score
1/10

behavioral18

Score
1/10

behavioral19

Score
1/10

behavioral20

discovery
Score
3/10

behavioral21

adwarediscoverypersistenceransomwarespyware
Score
8/10

behavioral22

Score
1/10

behavioral23

adwarepersistenceransomwarespyware
Score
8/10

behavioral24

Score
1/10

behavioral25

Score
1/10

behavioral26

discovery
Score
3/10

behavioral27

discovery
Score
3/10

behavioral28

Score
1/10

behavioral29

adwarepersistenceransomwarespyware
Score
8/10

behavioral30

Score
1/10

behavioral31

adwarepersistenceransomwarespyware
Score
8/10

behavioral32

discovery
Score
3/10