General

  • Target

    35a05bc9c2f03476ef8483c5d18768f10170ab11d0eaa8e3c5b95e73dc0e24a9_NeikiAnalytics.exe

  • Size

    1.3MB

  • Sample

    240701-e6rlnazclq

  • MD5

    af6cee3f9ef7e46eb68faf407942e380

  • SHA1

    fa1b48a630b62247a23bdac43e5f8221736c8d3c

  • SHA256

    35a05bc9c2f03476ef8483c5d18768f10170ab11d0eaa8e3c5b95e73dc0e24a9

  • SHA512

    6aa6e1eb41b15d85db5bd59ac57234fdd56774370c91023ba405b3d2fe79451350cd39a0706c05cda155b9ec2430ee303ce26d923efb7ca7a78cecf503b42e9b

  • SSDEEP

    12288:HXgvmzFHi0mo5aH0qMzd5807FHhPJQPDHvd:HXgvOHi0mGaH0qSdPFHb4V

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      35a05bc9c2f03476ef8483c5d18768f10170ab11d0eaa8e3c5b95e73dc0e24a9_NeikiAnalytics.exe

    • Size

      1.3MB

    • MD5

      af6cee3f9ef7e46eb68faf407942e380

    • SHA1

      fa1b48a630b62247a23bdac43e5f8221736c8d3c

    • SHA256

      35a05bc9c2f03476ef8483c5d18768f10170ab11d0eaa8e3c5b95e73dc0e24a9

    • SHA512

      6aa6e1eb41b15d85db5bd59ac57234fdd56774370c91023ba405b3d2fe79451350cd39a0706c05cda155b9ec2430ee303ce26d923efb7ca7a78cecf503b42e9b

    • SSDEEP

      12288:HXgvmzFHi0mo5aH0qMzd5807FHhPJQPDHvd:HXgvOHi0mGaH0qSdPFHb4V

    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence

    • UAC bypass

    • Adds policy Run key to start application

    • Disables RegEdit via registry modification

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Impair Defenses: Safe Mode Boot

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • 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.

    • 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

Winlogon Helper DLL

1
T1547.004

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

3
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

2
T1547.001

Winlogon Helper DLL

1
T1547.004

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

1
T1548

Bypass User Account Control

1
T1548.002

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

5
T1112

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

1
T1548

Bypass User Account Control

1
T1548.002

Impair Defenses

2
T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

1
T1562.001

Safe Mode Boot

1
T1562.009

Discovery

Query Registry

1
T1012

System Information Discovery

3
T1082

Tasks