General

  • Target
    wadas.exe
  • Size 49KB
  • Sample261024-xz8kpsff29
  • SHA256 8a9a691a58a7dd5a6e36c4119e3a09749e7bc24f25922f2fdf206380e4f82b49
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • neptunerat

C2
  • aligh1234-38908.portmap.host:38908

Attributes
  • filename

    USB.exe

  • group

    MasonGroup

  • key

    EfIddnZLY5bBPw3z

  • rat_name

    MasonRAT

Targets

    • Target
      wadas.exe
    • Size 49KB
    • SHA256 8a9a691a58a7dd5a6e36c4119e3a09749e7bc24f25922f2fdf206380e4f82b49
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Detects NeptuneRAT stealer

    • Family: NeptuneRAT, MasonRAT

      NeptuneRAT aka MasonRAT is a trojan written in C#.

    • Disables Task Manager via registry modification

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • 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.

    • 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

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks