General

  • Target
    BacteriaMBR.exe
  • Size 13KB
  • Sample261030-t7pwsadw2v
  • SHA256 9aa70477be932d2e8b26eb43e8235a024ba79e7ec4285652e9880cab294b67e8
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      BacteriaMBR.exe
    • Size 13KB
    • SHA256 9aa70477be932d2e8b26eb43e8235a024ba79e7ec4285652e9880cab294b67e8
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence

    • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup

      Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

    • Drops file in Drivers directory

    • Manipulates Digital Signatures

      Attackers can apply techniques such as changing the registry keys of authenticode & Cryptography to make their binary seem validly signed.

    • Possible privilege escalation attempt

    • Uses Session Manager for persistence

      Creates Session Manager registry key to run executable early in system boot.

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Creates new service(s)

    • Credentials from Password Stores: Windows Credential Manager

      Suspicious access to Credentials History.

    • 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 file permissions

    • Modifies system executable filetype association

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

      Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

    • Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Enumerates connected drives

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

    • File and Directory Permissions Modification: Windows File and Directory Permissions Modification

    • Drops file in System32 directory

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks