General

  • Target
    3D440231AFBA33573B89.rar
  • Size 2.9MB
  • Sample260908-m4kdkafa58
  • SHA256 b41e89be38f796a5e1f2a86892d4f5aa2a890439ff367e28f47c5b23bda29d0f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      AngryVirus.exe
    • Size 482KB
    • SHA256 b6dac480e4c7f15e8de6633ee9b52b3bda0b6b2f1897a76ddb4ab0ffb76b2588
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Target
      Chernobyl.exe
    • Size 1.2MB
    • SHA256 2342b3d3120400baea76a500a710fc239ea8d1c587459c4c20bc070e44281c27
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking

      Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Modifies system executable filetype association

    • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)

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

    • Target
      Commandos.exe
    • Size 79KB
    • SHA256 e0c0bb0b89ded0bcad1a4fbd9d7d989cacffe9c2dd963a89e86e13582cdf8262
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking

      Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Modifies system executable filetype association

    • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)

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

    • Target
      HighHappy.exe
    • Size 82KB
    • SHA256 0f9617c86fd1a744a7185e1060b928cd05ddd63c70633dbe847d5582e60101fe
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Disables Task Manager via registry modification

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking

      Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.

    • Modifies system executable filetype association

    • Indicator Removal: File Deletion

      Adversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity.

    • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)

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

    • Target
      Knuckles.exe
    • Size 289KB
    • SHA256 1f98a3f8852d28ed3b2f64e529c1ae1eafc5ef942a962ec89163f3db2744c8a4
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)

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

    • Target
      Magellan.exe
    • Size 167KB
    • SHA256 5f9c6b82e9f287d67b30c6edac1e8e606b6fb719206c88c5421846d48d64d271
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Target
      MasonChess.exe
    • Size 1.3MB
    • SHA256 9be0c047cea06ab24bdb1711ca7d4608e179826d079206ed36a1aea830cc5149
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)

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

    • Target
      MasonExln9.exe
    • Size 77KB
    • SHA256 622cce1035f8cdb86e362c430557e5c30f39a27bc53f7ccf201f51ba1bb3a965
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)

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

    • Target
      MatrixVirus.exe
    • Size 14KB
    • SHA256 5906dc7c3cd938b874cfb12cd9a14a6e72116c31385f4584f997f1544e3da492
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking

      Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.

    • Modifies system executable filetype association

    • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)

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

    • Target
      PEEKABOO.COM
    • Size 921KB
    • SHA256 c1aeab35f61f12db28274d82713bff400b808625854a18e49504022f92805e31
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Disables Task Manager via registry modification

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)

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

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    • Target
      Smil.exe
    • Size 365KB
    • SHA256 f534bb9d7cc4c0f8abf8adcc592a328a64a902211ab66bafd9a0c7a333e86a20
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)

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

    • Target
      Squidward.exe
    • Size 535KB
    • SHA256 2b6455abbf84755be4dcf840ebbfed9c480dced7bd74806bafee05465a5e752d
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Sets service image path in registry

      This determines the executable launched when a service starts. It can be used to establish persistence.

    • Checks BIOS information in registry

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

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Indicator Removal: Clear Windows Event Logs

      Clear Windows Event Logs to hide the activity of an intrusion.

    • Enumerates connected drives

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

    • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)

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

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    • Target
      Stalin.exe
    • Size 30KB
    • SHA256 4f50bb2cd893f1f225e02f66ecf0765830f078265e81096dbf551589cc641d43
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • 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

static1

Score
3/10

behavioral1

executionpersistence
Score
7/10

behavioral2

adwarediscoveryexecutionpersistencespyware
Score
7/10

behavioral3

bootkitdiscoveryexecutionpersistenceprivilege_escalation
Score
7/10

behavioral4

bootkitdiscoveryexecutionpersistenceprivilege_escalation
Score
7/10

behavioral5

bootkitexecutionpersistenceprivilege_escalationransomware
Score
7/10

behavioral6

bootkitexecutionpersistenceprivilege_escalationransomware
Score
7/10

behavioral7

bootkitdefense_evasiondiscoveryexecutionpersistenceprivilege_escalation
Score
8/10

behavioral8

bootkitdefense_evasiondiscoveryexecutionpersistenceprivilege_escalation
Score
8/10

behavioral9

bootkitdiscoverypersistence
Score
6/10

behavioral10

bootkitdiscoverypersistence
Score
6/10

behavioral11

executionpersistence
Score
3/10

behavioral12

executionpersistence
Score
1/10

behavioral13

bootkitdiscoveryexecutionpersistence
Score
7/10

behavioral14

bootkitdiscoverypersistence
Score
7/10

behavioral15

bootkitdiscoverypersistence
Score
6/10

behavioral16

bootkitdiscoverypersistence
Score
6/10

behavioral17

bootkitdiscoveryexecutionpersistenceprivilege_escalation
Score
7/10

behavioral18

bootkitdiscoveryexecutionpersistenceprivilege_escalation
Score
7/10

behavioral19

bootkitdefense_evasiondiscoverypersistence
Score
8/10

behavioral20

Score
1/10

behavioral21

bootkitdiscoveryexecutionpersistence
Score
7/10

behavioral22

executionpersistence
Score
1/10

behavioral23

bootkitdefense_evasiondiscoveryexecutionpersistence
Score
8/10

behavioral24

adwaredefense_evasiondiscoveryexecutionpersistencespyware
Score
7/10

behavioral25

bootkitdiscoverypersistence
Score
6/10

behavioral26

bootkitdiscoverypersistence
Score
6/10