General

  • Target
    https://www.nelovy.online/typing-test.html
  • Sample260928-ejqe3sv1ew

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      https://www.nelovy.online/typing-test.html
    • Family: xmrig

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

    • Modifies Windows Defender notification settings

    • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess

    • Clears Windows event logs

    • XMRig Miner payload

    • Badlisted process makes network request

      Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.

    • Drops file in Drivers directory

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

      Using powershell.exe command.

    • Drops desktop.ini file(s)

    • Enumerates connected drives

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

    • Modifies powershell logging option

    • Power Settings

      powercfg controls all configurable power system settings on a Windows system and can be abused to prevent an infected host from locking or shutting down.

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks