General

  • Target

    http://virustotal.com

  • Sample

    240624-p5775awgrp

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      http://virustotal.com

    • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup

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

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Drops file in Drivers directory

    • Event Triggered Execution: AppInit DLLs

      Adversaries may establish persistence and/or elevate privileges by executing malicious content triggered by AppInit DLLs loaded into processes.

    • Possible privilege escalation attempt

    • Sets service image path in registry

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Modifies file permissions

    • Unexpected DNS network traffic destination

      Network traffic to other servers than the configured DNS servers was detected on the DNS port.

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Checks installed software on the system

      Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

    • Enumerates connected drives

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

    • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

    • Drops file in System32 directory

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

3
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

2
T1547.001

Active Setup

1
T1547.014

Event Triggered Execution

1
T1546

AppInit DLLs

1
T1546.010

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

3
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

2
T1547.001

Active Setup

1
T1547.014

Event Triggered Execution

1
T1546

AppInit DLLs

1
T1546.010

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

5
T1112

File and Directory Permissions Modification

1
T1222

Subvert Trust Controls

1
T1553

Install Root Certificate

1
T1553.004

Discovery

Query Registry

6
T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

2
T1120

System Information Discovery

5
T1082

Command and Control

Web Service

1
T1102

Tasks