General

  • Target
    msmne.exe
  • Size 10.4MB
  • Sample260908-jmzkdadh95
  • SHA256 17ae2c80dc5d65b87e815fcc2ef4fe008d3467f09c7ba698e947af4fb92c2bbe
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      msmne.exe
    • Size 10.4MB
    • SHA256 17ae2c80dc5d65b87e815fcc2ef4fe008d3467f09c7ba698e947af4fb92c2bbe
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Family: xmrig

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

    • Modifies Windows Defender notification settings

    • XMRig Miner payload

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

      Using powershell.exe command.

    • Disables one or more Microsoft Defender components

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

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Modifies Windows Firewall

    • 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.

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • 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