General

  • Target

    https://github.com/IHaxU/Wave-Goodbye/raw/main/Wave%20Goodbye.exe

  • Sample

    240629-3wyh8azcla

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      https://github.com/IHaxU/Wave-Goodbye/raw/main/Wave%20Goodbye.exe

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

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Drops file in Drivers directory

    • Event Triggered Execution: Image File Execution Options Injection

    • 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.

    • Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking

      Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Themida packer

      Detects Themida, an advanced Windows software protection system.

    • Checks for any installed AV software in registry

    • Checks installed software on the system

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

    • Checks whether UAC is enabled

    • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

    • Checks system information in the registry

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

    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Persistence

Event Triggered Execution

2
T1546

Image File Execution Options Injection

1
T1546.012

Component Object Model Hijacking

1
T1546.015

Privilege Escalation

Event Triggered Execution

2
T1546

Image File Execution Options Injection

1
T1546.012

Component Object Model Hijacking

1
T1546.015

Defense Evasion

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

1
T1497

Subvert Trust Controls

1
T1553

Install Root Certificate

1
T1553.004

Modify Registry

1
T1112

Discovery

Query Registry

8
T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

1
T1497

System Information Discovery

8
T1082

Software Discovery

1
T1518

Security Software Discovery

1
T1518.001

Peripheral Device Discovery

1
T1120

Command and Control

Web Service

1
T1102

Tasks