General

  • Target

    7ebf41b7e0d24473f2ad0b25e354f615.exe

  • Size

    1.0MB

  • Sample

    220114-rs1cvsghgl

  • MD5

    7ebf41b7e0d24473f2ad0b25e354f615

  • SHA1

    6e9c110ed531f7239ff849a6b7c998d1c958f2d8

  • SHA256

    15cea3c23e9d0f1ec3a748746bd425d642ae25b042b1b36c8364f721235f0f0d

  • SHA512

    83dc1c23462f6f647d049214d9dba23874f3a1ba75815476107a0ffba769521d085a0e831132c09e02fe596290d1ec2ba954d26ec4d51cf7ee8636c2c5d2a24d

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

smokeloader

Version

2020

C2

http://nahbleiben.at/upload/

http://noblecreativeaz.com/upload/

http://tvqaq.cn/upload/

http://recmaster.ru/upload/

http://sovels.ru/upload/

rc4.i32
rc4.i32

Targets

    • Target

      7ebf41b7e0d24473f2ad0b25e354f615.exe

    • Size

      1.0MB

    • MD5

      7ebf41b7e0d24473f2ad0b25e354f615

    • SHA1

      6e9c110ed531f7239ff849a6b7c998d1c958f2d8

    • SHA256

      15cea3c23e9d0f1ec3a748746bd425d642ae25b042b1b36c8364f721235f0f0d

    • SHA512

      83dc1c23462f6f647d049214d9dba23874f3a1ba75815476107a0ffba769521d085a0e831132c09e02fe596290d1ec2ba954d26ec4d51cf7ee8636c2c5d2a24d

    • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings

    • SmokeLoader

      Modular backdoor trojan in use since 2014.

    • Vidar

      Vidar is an infostealer based on Arkei stealer.

    • suricata: ET MALWARE GCleaner Downloader Activity M5

      suricata: ET MALWARE GCleaner Downloader Activity M5

    • suricata: ET MALWARE Vidar/Arkei/Megumin/Oski Stealer HTTP POST Pattern

      suricata: ET MALWARE Vidar/Arkei/Megumin/Oski Stealer HTTP POST Pattern

    • suricata: ET MALWARE Win32/Unk.HRESQ! MultiDownloader Checkin

      suricata: ET MALWARE Win32/Unk.HRESQ! MultiDownloader Checkin

    • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)

    • NirSoft WebBrowserPassView

      Password recovery tool for various web browsers

    • Nirsoft

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • UPX packed file

      Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

    • Checks BIOS information in registry

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

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

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

    • Checks whether UAC is enabled

    • Looks up external IP address via web service

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

    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Persistence

Modify Existing Service

1
T1031

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

2
T1112

Disabling Security Tools

1
T1089

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

1
T1497

Install Root Certificate

1
T1130

Credential Access

Credentials in Files

1
T1081

Discovery

Query Registry

6
T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

1
T1497

System Information Discovery

7
T1082

Peripheral Device Discovery

1
T1120

Collection

Data from Local System

1
T1005

Tasks