General

  • Target

    Order 51897.exe

  • Size

    142KB

  • Sample

    201126-9xlhcejdex

  • MD5

    a91e329eddf0be4953e2a6e8900f0c0b

  • SHA1

    b3883a90173d28154794ac430fec790716bcc0cb

  • SHA256

    52d815927044f076244cd3c57b5ac83b3354750b9e4a062471c9e6ed87e2adcc

  • SHA512

    9aa58e2886efc37a26129ac123a4604a31c4c46f29c10d875acd472960f04148aaa0d2bc1c21c1c731d9b704945b6dd7b31052b083118bdfd2cba51132eb3fce

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

agenttesla

Credentials

  • Protocol:
    smtp
  • Host:
    mail.gayaceramic.com
  • Port:
    587
  • Username:
    info@gayaceramic.com
  • Password:
    2019gaya

Targets

    • Target

      Order 51897.exe

    • Size

      142KB

    • MD5

      a91e329eddf0be4953e2a6e8900f0c0b

    • SHA1

      b3883a90173d28154794ac430fec790716bcc0cb

    • SHA256

      52d815927044f076244cd3c57b5ac83b3354750b9e4a062471c9e6ed87e2adcc

    • SHA512

      9aa58e2886efc37a26129ac123a4604a31c4c46f29c10d875acd472960f04148aaa0d2bc1c21c1c731d9b704945b6dd7b31052b083118bdfd2cba51132eb3fce

    • AgentTesla

      Agent Tesla is a remote access tool (RAT) written in visual basic.

    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence

    • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings

    • Turns off Windows Defender SpyNet reporting

    • Windows security bypass

    • AgentTesla Payload

    • Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry

    • Looks for VMWare Tools registry key

    • Checks BIOS information in registry

      BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

    • Drops startup file

    • Reads data files stored by FTP clients

      Tries to access configuration files associated with programs like FileZilla.

    • Reads user/profile data of local email clients

      Email clients store some user data on disk where infostealers will often target it.

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

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

    • Windows security modification

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

    • Looks up external IP address via web service

      Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

    • Maps connected drives based on registry

      Disk information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Persistence

Winlogon Helper DLL

1
T1004

Modify Existing Service

1
T1031

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1060

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

6
T1112

Disabling Security Tools

4
T1089

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

2
T1497

Credential Access

Credentials in Files

3
T1081

Discovery

Query Registry

4
T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

2
T1497

System Information Discovery

3
T1082

Peripheral Device Discovery

1
T1120

Collection

Data from Local System

3
T1005

Command and Control

Web Service

1
T1102

Tasks