General

  • Target
    retrac.exe
  • Size 796KB
  • Sample260929-2dfd9azv4n
  • SHA256 4c6a47b1307f576a926c77e6f547c2e2318cc9ca5694550bce49762dab5fbe92
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      retrac.exe
    • Size 796KB
    • SHA256 4c6a47b1307f576a926c77e6f547c2e2318cc9ca5694550bce49762dab5fbe92
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)

    • Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry

    • Badlisted process makes network request

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

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

      Run Powershell and hide display window.

    • Looks for VMWare Tools registry key

    • Executes a file named after a Windows system binary

      The file runs from a user directory while carrying the name of an executable that normally only exists in System32.

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2

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

    • Enumerates connected drives

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

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks