plugx

General

Target

4e759849412063c6590936671ce4aa0e.exe
Size

7.6MB
Sample

201128-na772gae2e
MD5

4e759849412063c6590936671ce4aa0e
SHA1

40d132516cc4b9aa00dca2b2f068c439cf8f59c3
SHA256

7a79f0c95e891b939e275fa19e641b676f2eb70471945fb3b15d6a649cafe071
SHA512

636f2e0049eab66d31a07446dbd9a747931c2ee8954b9878a7133c783e530eeba7b45060ad3bcf2f7e70c96fac4b680650c6c501aabb48cdfe98457535297e91

Score

10^/10

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

smokeloader

Version

2020

C2

http://naritouzina.net/

http://nukaraguasleep.net/

http://notfortuaj.net/

http://natuturalistic.net/

http://zaniolofusa.net/

rc4.i32

Targets

- Target
  
  4e759849412063c6590936671ce4aa0e.exe
- Size
  
  7.6MB
- MD5
  
  4e759849412063c6590936671ce4aa0e
- SHA1
  
  40d132516cc4b9aa00dca2b2f068c439cf8f59c3
- SHA256
  
  7a79f0c95e891b939e275fa19e641b676f2eb70471945fb3b15d6a649cafe071
- SHA512
  
  636f2e0049eab66d31a07446dbd9a747931c2ee8954b9878a7133c783e530eeba7b45060ad3bcf2f7e70c96fac4b680650c6c501aabb48cdfe98457535297e91
Score

10^/10

plugx smokeloader backdoor bootkit discovery macro persistence spyware stealer trojan upx evasion
- PlugX
  PlugX is a RAT (Remote Access Trojan) that has been around since 2008.
  trojan plugx
- SmokeLoader
  Modular backdoor trojan in use since 2014.
  trojan backdoor smokeloader
- ServiceHost packer
  Detects ServiceHost packer used for .NET malware
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious Office macro
  Office document equipped with 4.0 macros.
  macro
- UPX packed file
  Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.
  upx
- Loads dropped DLL
- Reads user/profile data of local email clients
  Email clients store some user data on disk where infostealers will often target it.
  spyware
- Reads user/profile data of web browsers
  Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
  spyware
- Accesses 2FA software files, possible credential harvesting
  spyware stealer
- Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting
  spyware
- Adds Run key to start application
  persistence
- Checks installed software on the system
  Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
  discovery
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
  evasion trojan
- Enumerates connected drives
  Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
- JavaScript code in executable
- 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.
- Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
  Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.
  bootkit persistence
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
behavioral1 behavioral2