Analysis

  • max time kernel
    111s
  • max time network
    154s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240226-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240226-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    01-07-2024 05:03

General

  • Target

    2ae74498a4bc05fa360233342c3652e7df4dc830e240e500ede97931a11e856e.exe

  • Size

    588KB

  • MD5

    c1eedf3ba4f503e6649bca9ab5b4780f

  • SHA1

    a0f9723e89487fd5ef2e305178814ad54b8bb319

  • SHA256

    2ae74498a4bc05fa360233342c3652e7df4dc830e240e500ede97931a11e856e

  • SHA512

    fe9add3112d842ea1992e0ef9a9f42cb393c2eee7bc274c53a27a3518856701eee0d194900d2f289a369b43a5237d38aaca2403e3de3619bcb13961b20237a65

  • SSDEEP

    12288:XuH2jubCawVtC9zTQ0QHwose581Ok7/ys/FWY/T2/1bXc946mBUElkR:XuWUwVO3NOk7R/FJ/Gz/Y

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

snakekeylogger

Credentials

  • Protocol:
    smtp
  • Host:
    mail.artefes.com
  • Port:
    587
  • Username:
    [email protected]
  • Password:
    ArtEfes4765*+

Signatures

  • Snake Keylogger

    Keylogger and Infostealer first seen in November 2020.

  • Snake Keylogger payload 1 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Reads user/profile data of local email clients 2 TTPs

    Email clients store some user data on disk where infostealers will often target it.

  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs

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

  • Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 17 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs
  • outlook_office_path 1 IoCs
  • outlook_win_path 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2ae74498a4bc05fa360233342c3652e7df4dc830e240e500ede97931a11e856e.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2ae74498a4bc05fa360233342c3652e7df4dc830e240e500ede97931a11e856e.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3628
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2ae74498a4bc05fa360233342c3652e7df4dc830e240e500ede97931a11e856e.exe"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:916
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\NwwiCWz.exe"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4772
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\NwwiCWz" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpC7CF.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2876
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2ae74498a4bc05fa360233342c3652e7df4dc830e240e500ede97931a11e856e.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2ae74498a4bc05fa360233342c3652e7df4dc830e240e500ede97931a11e856e.exe"
      2⤵
      • Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • outlook_office_path
      • outlook_win_path
      PID:4620
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3692 --field-trial-handle=2244,i,11878111470816612087,2265290141962607370,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8
    1⤵
      PID:1752

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

    Execution

    Command and Scripting Interpreter

    1
    T1059

    PowerShell

    1
    T1059.001

    Scheduled Task/Job

    1
    T1053

    Scheduled Task

    1
    T1053.005

    Persistence

    Scheduled Task/Job

    1
    T1053

    Scheduled Task

    1
    T1053.005

    Privilege Escalation

    Scheduled Task/Job

    1
    T1053

    Scheduled Task

    1
    T1053.005

    Credential Access

    Unsecured Credentials

    2
    T1552

    Credentials In Files

    2
    T1552.001

    Discovery

    Query Registry

    1
    T1012

    System Information Discovery

    2
    T1082

    Collection

    Data from Local System

    2
    T1005

    Email Collection

    1
    T1114

    Replay Monitor

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_pedb4awt.vsn.ps1
      Filesize

      60B

      MD5

      d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

      SHA1

      6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

      SHA256

      96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

      SHA512

      5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpC7CF.tmp
      Filesize

      1KB

      MD5

      bb6a6c1a6436b54f0bec2c5b454ba1b2

      SHA1

      bd26fa783bd72ed178aacb7d6b22d7241309577e

      SHA256

      ecb980d76aa2a1ff608757c96859c92018de33dbec5ba9b78073868ca2cb8f9d

      SHA512

      defa97f82301f98cc98b5b287a4bc7435f46230cf116b8b21da6f73d409e54738f0f7db3d822e2d56cf73538641d3465a5eeee42f61a16bfb7e1a62c3c09c38a

    • memory/916-42-0x0000000005DC0000-0x0000000006114000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      3.3MB

    • memory/916-92-0x0000000007A60000-0x0000000007A7A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      104KB

    • memory/916-97-0x0000000074910000-0x00000000750C0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/916-93-0x0000000007A40000-0x0000000007A48000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      32KB

    • memory/916-51-0x0000000074910000-0x00000000750C0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/916-87-0x00000000078A0000-0x00000000078B1000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      68KB

    • memory/916-70-0x0000000006970000-0x000000000698E000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      120KB

    • memory/916-57-0x0000000006930000-0x0000000006962000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      200KB

    • memory/916-58-0x00000000702A0000-0x00000000702EC000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      304KB

    • memory/916-55-0x0000000074910000-0x00000000750C0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/916-54-0x0000000074910000-0x00000000750C0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/916-53-0x0000000006450000-0x000000000649C000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      304KB

    • memory/916-14-0x0000000074910000-0x00000000750C0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/916-18-0x0000000004DE0000-0x0000000004E16000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      216KB

    • memory/916-17-0x0000000074910000-0x00000000750C0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/916-19-0x0000000074910000-0x00000000750C0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/3628-4-0x0000000005A50000-0x0000000005DA4000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      3.3MB

    • memory/3628-1-0x0000000000EE0000-0x0000000000F76000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      600KB

    • memory/3628-0-0x000000007491E000-0x000000007491F000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/3628-2-0x0000000005F60000-0x0000000006504000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      5.6MB

    • memory/3628-10-0x0000000006720000-0x0000000006730000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/3628-5-0x0000000074910000-0x00000000750C0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/3628-6-0x0000000005E90000-0x0000000005E9A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/3628-30-0x0000000074910000-0x00000000750C0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/3628-7-0x0000000006BC0000-0x00000000070EC000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      5.2MB

    • memory/3628-9-0x000000007491E000-0x000000007491F000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/3628-3-0x00000000059B0000-0x0000000005A42000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      584KB

    • memory/3628-8-0x0000000006730000-0x00000000067CC000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      624KB

    • memory/3628-11-0x0000000007C30000-0x0000000007C3C000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      48KB

    • memory/3628-13-0x0000000074910000-0x00000000750C0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/3628-12-0x0000000007E60000-0x0000000007EC8000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      416KB

    • memory/4620-84-0x0000000006CF0000-0x0000000006D40000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      320KB

    • memory/4620-86-0x0000000006F10000-0x00000000070D2000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      1.8MB

    • memory/4620-26-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000426000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      152KB

    • memory/4772-67-0x00000000702A0000-0x00000000702EC000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      304KB

    • memory/4772-22-0x0000000074910000-0x00000000750C0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/4772-56-0x0000000074910000-0x00000000750C0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/4772-79-0x0000000007710000-0x00000000077B3000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      652KB

    • memory/4772-80-0x0000000074910000-0x00000000750C0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/4772-81-0x0000000007E80000-0x00000000084FA000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      6.5MB

    • memory/4772-82-0x0000000007840000-0x000000000785A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      104KB

    • memory/4772-83-0x00000000078B0000-0x00000000078BA000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/4772-85-0x0000000007AC0000-0x0000000007B56000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      600KB

    • memory/4772-23-0x0000000074910000-0x00000000750C0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/4772-52-0x00000000064A0000-0x00000000064BE000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      120KB

    • memory/4772-31-0x0000000005E70000-0x0000000005ED6000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      408KB

    • memory/4772-88-0x0000000074910000-0x00000000750C0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/4772-89-0x0000000007A70000-0x0000000007A7E000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      56KB

    • memory/4772-90-0x0000000007A80000-0x0000000007A94000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      80KB

    • memory/4772-29-0x0000000005560000-0x00000000055C6000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      408KB

    • memory/4772-91-0x0000000007B80000-0x0000000007B9A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      104KB

    • memory/4772-28-0x0000000005440000-0x0000000005462000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      136KB

    • memory/4772-24-0x0000000005640000-0x0000000005C68000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      6.2MB

    • memory/4772-96-0x0000000074910000-0x00000000750C0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      7.7MB