General

  • Target

    http://google.com

  • Sample

    240702-j2bf4axdml

Malware Config

Targets

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Event Triggered Execution: Image File Execution Options Injection

    • 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

    • 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

    • Checks system information in the registry

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

    • Detected potential entity reuse from brand microsoft.

    • Suspicious use of NtCreateThreadExHideFromDebugger

    • 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

Modify Registry

1
T1112

Discovery

Query Registry

5
T1012

System Information Discovery

6
T1082

Peripheral Device Discovery

1
T1120

Tasks