salatstealer | cc9d43845e1217200e4a6bb02ba2dc2eb82c3cd214ff37454737759d62994986

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
151s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
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General

Target
02cef0bec749166ee24e710dc6d875b0fce4e40f2f581496378daea914955dc8.exe
Size 12.0MB
Sample261026-bh331aab69
SHA256 cc9d43845e1217200e4a6bb02ba2dc2eb82c3cd214ff37454737759d62994986
MD5 b04d7b934827848bcd38f140ca485ffe
SHA1 e2415708104cdf7e3618e870087aefc650b347bd
SHA512 79a15f12cee28d7c99bdf9bd30b06d1f1b2c18063f2009980272bbccdd0ceaa9ccde6fd93f55912cf7f32c59929c94dc5a344e6d94e5563d3a6956585146782e
SSDEEP 98304:tjhOBNrzuaCerzFi6bszT1JX4pG2IfZE+5:yBkKr5rszpNDy+5
TLSH
T168C65B11FACB54F6F9036831406BB27F23355D058B28CB9BEB183B6AF877691187A705
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

credential_access defense_evasion discovery salatstealer spyware stealer trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

Family: salatstealer
SalatStealer is a stealer that takes sceenshot written in Golang.
stealer salatstealer

Detect SalatStealer payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c52d-3.dat	family_salatstealer

UAC bypass 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

defense_evasion trojan

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	powershell.exe

Executes a file named after a Windows system binary 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

defense_evasion

Match Legitimate Name or Location

T1036.005

description	ioc	Process
File opened (read-only)	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Adobe\wininit.exe	02cef0bec749166ee24e710dc6d875b0fce4e40f2f581496378daea914955dc8.exe
File opened (read-only)	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Adobe\wininit.exe	wininit.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
1624	wininit.exe
4768	wininit.exe
5172	wininit.exe

Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials In Files
T1552.001

Credentials from Web Browsers
T1555.003
Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files 1 TTPs
Steal credentials from unsecured files.
credential_access stealer

Credentials In Files
T1552.001
Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting 2 TTPs
spyware

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials In Files
T1552.001

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Recovery	ReAgentc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Recovery\ReAgent.xml	ReAgentc.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\wininit.exe	wininit.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\wininit.exe	wininit.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Logs\ReAgent\ReAgent.log	ReAgentc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Panther\UnattendGC\setuperr.log	ReAgentc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Panther\UnattendGC\diagerr.xml	ReAgentc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Panther\UnattendGC\diagwrn.xml	ReAgentc.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.

discovery

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname	02cef0bec749166ee24e710dc6d875b0fce4e40f2f581496378daea914955dc8.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain	02cef0bec749166ee24e710dc6d875b0fce4e40f2f581496378daea914955dc8.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname	wininit.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain	wininit.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname	wininit.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname	wininit.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	wininit.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	wininit.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	ReAgentc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	02cef0bec749166ee24e710dc6d875b0fce4e40f2f581496378daea914955dc8.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	wininit.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	powershell.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 42 IoCs

pid	Process
1292	02cef0bec749166ee24e710dc6d875b0fce4e40f2f581496378daea914955dc8.exe
1292	02cef0bec749166ee24e710dc6d875b0fce4e40f2f581496378daea914955dc8.exe
1292	02cef0bec749166ee24e710dc6d875b0fce4e40f2f581496378daea914955dc8.exe
1292	02cef0bec749166ee24e710dc6d875b0fce4e40f2f581496378daea914955dc8.exe
1624	wininit.exe
1624	wininit.exe
1624	wininit.exe
1624	wininit.exe
1216	powershell.exe
1216	powershell.exe
1624	wininit.exe
1624	wininit.exe
1624	wininit.exe
1624	wininit.exe
1624	wininit.exe
1624	wininit.exe
1624	wininit.exe
1624	wininit.exe
1624	wininit.exe
1624	wininit.exe
1624	wininit.exe
1624	wininit.exe
1624	wininit.exe
1624	wininit.exe
1624	wininit.exe
1624	wininit.exe
1624	wininit.exe
1624	wininit.exe
1624	wininit.exe
1624	wininit.exe
1624	wininit.exe
1624	wininit.exe
1624	wininit.exe
1624	wininit.exe
1624	wininit.exe
1624	wininit.exe
1624	wininit.exe
1624	wininit.exe
1624	wininit.exe
1624	wininit.exe
1624	wininit.exe
1624	wininit.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: 33	1216	powershell.exe
Token: 34	1216	powershell.exe
Token: 35	1216	powershell.exe
Token: 36	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: 33	1216	powershell.exe
Token: 34	1216	powershell.exe
Token: 35	1216	powershell.exe
Token: 36	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	1216	powershell.exe
Token: 33	1216	powershell.exe
Token: 34	1216	powershell.exe
Token: 35	1216	powershell.exe
Token: 36	1216	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1292 wrote to memory of 1624	1292	02cef0bec749166ee24e710dc6d875b0fce4e40f2f581496378daea914955dc8.exe	91
PID 1624 wrote to memory of 1216	1624	wininit.exe	92
PID 1624 wrote to memory of 4768	1624	wininit.exe	94
PID 1624 wrote to memory of 5172	1624	wininit.exe	96
PID 1216 wrote to memory of 956	1216	powershell.exe	100

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\02cef0bec749166ee24e710dc6d875b0fce4e40f2f581496378daea914955dc8.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\02cef0bec749166ee24e710dc6d875b0fce4e40f2f581496378daea914955dc8.exe"
1⤵
- Executes a file named after a Windows system binary
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1292
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Adobe\wininit.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Adobe\wininit.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes a file named after a Windows system binary
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Drops file in Program Files directory
  - Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1624
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
    powershell.exe
    3⤵
    - UAC bypass
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1216
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ReAgentc.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\ReAgentc.exe" /disable
      4⤵
      Drops file in System32 directory
      Drops file in Windows directory
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:956
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\wininit.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\wininit.exe" -
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4768
- - C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\wininit.exe
    "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\wininit.exe" -
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:5172

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe"
1⤵
PID:4880

C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"
1⤵
PID:940

C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"
1⤵
PID:5116

C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -p -s BDESVC
1⤵
PID:1432

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Defense Evasion

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Masquerading

T1036

Match Legitimate Name or Location

T1036.005

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Credentials from Password Stores

T1555

Credentials from Web Browsers

T1555.003

Unsecured Credentials

T1552

Credentials In Files

T1552.001

Discovery

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

T1005

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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wininit.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Adobe\wininit.exe
Size 12.0MB
SHA256 cc9d43845e1217200e4a6bb02ba2dc2eb82c3cd214ff37454737759d62994986
MD5 b04d7b934827848bcd38f140ca485ffe
SHA1 e2415708104cdf7e3618e870087aefc650b347bd
SHA512 79a15f12cee28d7c99bdf9bd30b06d1f1b2c18063f2009980272bbccdd0ceaa9ccde6fd93f55912cf7f32c59929c94dc5a344e6d94e5563d3a6956585146782e
SSDEEP 98304:tjhOBNrzuaCerzFi6bszT1JX4pG2IfZE+5:yBkKr5rszpNDy+5
TLSH
T168C65B11FACB54F6F9036831406BB27F23355D058B28CB9BEB183B6AF877691187A705
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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__PSScriptPolicyTest_zs0zq314.y45.psm1

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_zs0zq314.y45.psm1
Size 60B
SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
TLSH
T177A02228CC303B200020C0080A000002C00B800C080C8C0220000A00B20B820002F080
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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memory/1216-31-0x0000000006DD0000-0x0000000006E18000-memory.dmp

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memory/1216-17-0x0000000005100000-0x0000000005166000-memory.dmp

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memory/1216-13-0x0000000005290000-0x00000000058DA000-memory.dmp

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memory/1216-14-0x0000000074370000-0x0000000074B2C000-memory.dmp

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memory/1216-15-0x0000000004FF0000-0x0000000005012000-memory.dmp

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memory/1216-16-0x0000000005090000-0x00000000050F6000-memory.dmp

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memory/1216-32-0x0000000007210000-0x0000000007246000-memory.dmp

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