General

  • Target

    chthonic_2.0.8.0.vir

  • Size

    175KB

  • Sample

    200719-vjz7qdc9yx

  • MD5

    ceb583f418c8f2bb06966b9a5458d704

  • SHA1

    31bf98fbff22cb03604e2fc758575120f9915b2c

  • SHA256

    5f33dc16c573abca537ffb79f9135cc5ad143f410cb38f3d4c9adc94aeaf38df

  • SHA512

    41d1c03e8ee85adc9426bb4bf5af59c83cec7619f1b35c9b68011cae99b170646721d97c46eec649717ed3d860a1066b43bcb8485856cad69f776f0ae7f8cb27

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      chthonic_2.0.8.0.vir

    • Size

      175KB

    • MD5

      ceb583f418c8f2bb06966b9a5458d704

    • SHA1

      31bf98fbff22cb03604e2fc758575120f9915b2c

    • SHA256

      5f33dc16c573abca537ffb79f9135cc5ad143f410cb38f3d4c9adc94aeaf38df

    • SHA512

      41d1c03e8ee85adc9426bb4bf5af59c83cec7619f1b35c9b68011cae99b170646721d97c46eec649717ed3d860a1066b43bcb8485856cad69f776f0ae7f8cb27

    • Modifies visiblity of hidden/system files in Explorer

    • UAC bypass

    • Adds policy Run key to start application

    • Blacklisted process makes network request

    • Disables taskbar notifications via registry modification

    • Identifies Wine through registry keys

      Wine is a compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications, which can be used as sandboxing environment.

    • Checks whether UAC is enabled

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Persistence

Hidden Files and Directories

1
T1158

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1060

Privilege Escalation

Bypass User Account Control

1
T1088

Defense Evasion

Hidden Files and Directories

1
T1158

Modify Registry

4
T1112

Bypass User Account Control

1
T1088

Disabling Security Tools

1
T1089

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

1
T1497

Discovery

Query Registry

1
T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

1
T1497

System Information Discovery

1
T1082

Tasks