Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between June 18 and June 25. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highlighting key behavioral characteristics, indicators of compromise, and discussing how our customers are automatically protected from these threats.

As a reminder, the information provided for the following threats in this post is non-exhaustive and current as of the date of publication. Additionally, please keep in mind that IOC searching is only one part of threat hunting. Spotting a single IOC does not necessarily indicate maliciousness. Detection and coverage for the following threats is subject to updates, pending additional threat or vulnerability analysis. For the most current information, please refer to your Firepower Management Center, Snort.org, or ClamAV.net.

For each threat described below, this blog post only lists 25 of the associated file hashes and up to 25 IOCs for each category. An accompanying JSON file can be found here that includes the complete list of file hashes, as well as all other IOCs from this post. A visual depiction of the MITRE ATT&CK techniques associated with each threat is also shown. In these images, the brightness of the technique indicates how prevalent it is across all threat files where dynamic analysis was conducted. There are five distinct shades that are used, with the darkest indicating that no files exhibited technique behavior and the brightest indicating that technique behavior was observed from 75 percent or more of the files.

The most prevalent threats highlighted in this roundup are:

Threat NameTypeDescription
Win.Packed.Zbot-9874254-0 Packed Zbot, also known as Zeus, is a trojan that steals information, such as banking credentials, using methods such as key-logging and form-grabbing.
Win.Ransomware.Winwebsec-9872839-0 Ransomware Winwebsec installs itself to a compromised system as "anti-malware" software with desktop links and various persistence techniques (Windows service, Registry Run key, etc.). This family is known for using fake alerts for malware found on the system to deceive users into buying services before the "malware" can be removed.
Win.Dropper.Emotet-9872862-0 Dropper Emotet is one of the most widely distributed and active malware families today. It is a highly modular threat that can deliver a wide variety of payloads. Emotet is commonly delivered via Microsoft Office documents with macros, sent as attachments on malicious emails.
Win.Packed.Dridex-9873348-1 Packed Dridex is a well-known banking trojan that steals login credentials and other sensitive information from an infected machine.
Win.Trojan.Vobfus-9872901-0 Trojan Vobfus is a worm that copies itself to external drives and attempts to gain automatic code execution via autorun.inf files. It also modifies the registry so that it will launch when the system is booted. Once installed, it attempts to download follow-on malware from its command and control (C2) servers.
Win.Malware.Razy-9874047-0 Malware Razy is oftentimes a generic detection name for a Windows trojan. It collects sensitive information from the infected host and encrypt the data, and send it to a command and control (C2) server. Information collected might include screenshots. The samples modify auto-execute functionality by setting and creating a value in the registry for persistence.
Win.Trojan.Kovter-9872967-1 Trojan Kovter is known for its fileless persistence mechanism. This family of malware creates several malicious registry entries which store its malicious code. Kovter is capable of reinfecting a system, even if the file system has been cleaned of the infection. Kovter has been used in the past to spread ransomware and click-fraud malware.
Win.Malware.Redline-9873418-1 Malware Redline Stealer is an information-stealer written in .NET and sold on hacking forums.
Win.Malware.CoinMiner-9873034-1 Malware This malware installs and executes cryptocurrency mining software. You can read more about this kind of threat on our blog /blocking-cryptomining.

Threat Breakdown

Win.Packed.Zbot-9874254-0

Indicators of Compromise

  • IOCs collected from dynamic analysis of 25 samples
Registry KeysOccurrences
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN
Value Name: {2EC645E8-BA31-AD44-55BA-04D54CAC27C8}
6
<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\<random, matching '[A-Z][a-z]{3,11}'> 6
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\NIMUK
Value Name: 2b24cccj
1
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\NIMUK
Value Name: 16494249
1
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\NIMUK
Value Name: 2ec1aa0d
1
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\UTUQU
Value Name: 347i870j
1
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\UTUQU
Value Name: 11gigeah
1
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\UTUQU
Value Name: 30ba14i5
1
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\RUGUSA
Value Name: 2c29ecif
1
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\RUGUSA
Value Name: 15429659
1
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\RUGUSA
Value Name: 2fda7815
1
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\MUHYY
Value Name: 33d4bhe3
1
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\MUHYY
Value Name: 1214de8h
1
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\MUHYY
Value Name: 2igcd191
1
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\TAOTEX
Value Name: 2293h41d
1
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\TAOTEX
Value Name: 1ghg697
1
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\TAOTEX
Value Name: 27012a27
1
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\RIFUZ
Value Name: be7308
1
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\RIFUZ
Value Name: 2340jd8i
1
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\RIFUZ
Value Name: 46e10h2
1
MutexesOccurrences
Global\{C30C6CF2-932B-408E-55BA-04D54CAC27C8} 6
Global\{73DE6ED9-9100-F05C-55BA-04D54CAC27C8} 6
Global\{A9348FD8-7001-2AB6-55BA-04D54CAC27C8} 6
Global\{A9348FDF-7006-2AB6-55BA-04D54CAC27C8} 6
Local\{C8D239CA-C613-4B50-55BA-04D54CAC27C8} 6
Local\{C8D239CB-C612-4B50-55BA-04D54CAC27C8} 6
Local\{<random GUID>} 6
GLOBAL\{<random GUID>} 6
IP Addresses contacted by malware. Does not indicate maliciousnessOccurrences
172[.]217[.]10[.]36 6
194[.]94[.]127[.]98 6
69[.]39[.]74[.]6 6
24[.]120[.]165[.]58 6
108[.]211[.]64[.]46 6
184[.]156[.]76[.]158 6
155[.]212[.]138[.]69 6
142[.]176[.]125[.]203 6
99[.]68[.]30[.]82 6
96[.]57[.]35[.]109 6
71[.]42[.]56[.]253 6
94[.]67[.]185[.]188 6
199[.]243[.]220[.]218 6
64[.]219[.]121[.]189 6
87[.]203[.]112[.]174 6
85[.]9[.]95[.]205 6
151[.]49[.]166[.]206 6
99[.]95[.]152[.]226 6
50[.]72[.]177[.]24 6
66[.]117[.]77[.]134 6
Domain Names contacted by malware. Does not indicate maliciousnessOccurrences
www[.]google[.]com 6
skbuxcqfehlfrgwsrgobztnf[.]org 2
demxylxksylneihmbtwbyxopz[.]net 2
uciugdmfncuskbmlfrstsnxopx[.]com 2
djvcycygudvusunrizwumnsgqc[.]ru 2
zhhitmvpypbmjntqkbwglpt[.]com 2
useugkbwtssglfltwkfahfqwk[.]net 2
cjveiorqctgmiggmjrlzhuddq[.]org 2
nvxrhskiztbaronjdekfxwcl[.]info 2
lruoqokhmxvmzqvojjrvgxcmem[.]biz 2
dmdyxcrousnfxdeqwpnvgobojeq[.]ru 2
rcijzpkvovrkdyeictuoukvcad[.]com 2
dqemzppuwfurksorvdaxovca[.]info 2
vhfmkryxdlkbcequhmrd[.]org 2
feqshmroraqzvwtgucucmvwhdqhu[.]biz 2
gikbdyafymblylguqsgwcnjmfhy[.]com 2
ttcswpvxgdeaihqqsllvmrytunvkf[.]ru 2
zltddcyjrswkruotoijdkwgm[.]com 2
gmdypeugmkvijdxcztvmgipbam[.]net 2
tsubqrfqxobtljhmhizqaybq[.]biz 2
xpyxucpfyleqaqciqcqdwotkzl[.]info 2
bmjzxhsovwhtqcqpvxxcmzk[.]com 2
huqcqwxylpnvkdapfteaswtknjzq[.]ru 2
hsmrtkxofmbiqcinwskrcuyttiv[.]com 2
xttszgihuchgmdiytxcbe[.]biz 2

*See JSON for more IOCs

Files and or directories createdOccurrences
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows Mail\edb.log (copy) 6
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows Mail\edb00001.log (copy) 6
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows Mail\oeold.xml 6
%TEMP%\tmp<random, matching '[0-9a-z]{8}'>.bat 6
%APPDATA%\<random, matching '[a-z0-9]{3,7}'> 6
%HOMEPATH%\AppData\LocalLow\<random, matching '[a-z]{4,6}.[a-z]{3}'> 6
%APPDATA%\<random, matching '[A-Z][a-z]{3,5}\[a-z]{4,6}'>.exe 6

File Hashes

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12d8addff4d83b4cd1e78f556c69c49679ec6bac6ed42db36f885556ce59fc7d
15c55fadef43d9c8114077e0b4801bd40b99b2c30a1cb7a63127e32830222358
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18399c8bf8e3d2e66896fc1f2d9f4d88241bef526d70df3ce034e2ae1e7214ba
18a109115423c1675a965b11e0ce50ac8054af8e50f24cf51f86b2c3c116d8f0
18a44f58e4b565a5cc5c58672e6afa516c1a94c06ae7cfca350e0067bb1f0350
18eedc10b1056b0832dc7cda86f3d53f30bbd270da3e0e1a5cbacea4c0711eb3
1955dccf8a259cca2ccd09f28483ed6035c713990cb849ea689d08efc0a1343c
1961daff26ea84bf623d0a6a2832118f15ed8d81197eb22180de67ee508b70b5

*See JSON for more IOCs

Coverage

ProductProtection
AMP This has coverage
Cloudlock N/A
CWS This has coverage
Email Security This has coverage
Network Security This has coverage
Stealthwatch N/A
Stealthwatch Cloud N/A
Threat Grid This has coverage
Umbrella This has coverage
WSA This has coverage

Screenshots of Detection

AMP


ThreatGrid


MITRE ATT&CK


Win.Ransomware.Winwebsec-9872839-0

Indicators of Compromise

  • IOCs collected from dynamic analysis of 32 samples
Registry KeysOccurrences
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\TABLET PC
Value Name: IsTabletPC
31
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\TABLET PC
Value Name: IsTabletPC
31
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\TABLET PC
Value Name: DeviceKind
31
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\CTF\MSUTB
Value Name: Left
31
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\CTF\MSUTB
Value Name: Top
31
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RELIABILITY\SHUTDOWN
Value Name: Comment
31
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RELIABILITY\SHUTDOWN
Value Name: ReasonCode
31
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RELIABILITY
Value Name: 6005BT
31
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RELIABILITY
Value Name: LastAliveStamp
31
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\AUTHENTICATION\LOGONUI\LOGONSOUNDPLAYED
Value Name: LogonUIChecked
31
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\PROFILELIST\S-1-5-21-2580483871-590521980-3826313501-500
Value Name: RunLogonScriptSync
31
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\PROFILELIST\S-1-5-21-2580483871-590521980-3826313501-500
Value Name: RefCount
31
<HKLM>\SYSTEM\CONTROLSET001\SERVICES\WINMGMT\PARAMETERS
Value Name: ServiceDllUnloadOnStop
31
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WBEM\CIMOM
Value Name: LastServiceStart
31
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WBEM\CIMOM
Value Name: ProcessID
31
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\WINLOGON
Value Name: ShutdownFlags
31
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WBEM\CIMOM
Value Name: PreviousServiceShutdown
31
MutexesOccurrences
Local\MSCTF.Asm.MutexWinlogon0 31
Local\MSCTF.CtfMonitorInstMutexWinlogon0 31
Global\6e815cc1-d08a-11eb-b5f8-00501e3ae7b6 1
Files and or directories createdOccurrences
%System32%\catroot2\{127D0A1D-4EF2-11D1-8608-00C04FC295EE}\catdb 31
%System32%\catroot2\{F750E6C3-38EE-11D1-85E5-00C04FC295EE}\catdb 31
%TEMP%\fpath.txt 31
%TEMP%\x2z8.exe 31
\Device\Harddisk0\DR0 27

File Hashes

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24091069abb3f359acd71d50305efe142af2863b384ffa3821a1bce883847653
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2ea8605c1916a1fecbfc0b8c96a9ff0b6535362e2ddf50b3c66f576ab08a4d22
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4a46053b41aa436ed79cdc30a836dbfb3851c14d9605ea935a01b68946e6b209
4cdf049cabd2a5fb09e414d92ab5992f33754a3b1a754a44f0f7ab7835705694
56528b9c8cbedaaae36af99da71078e2dc2eca81111f6e626b591c511fe8f6fd
56fbc81efcbf1e7d9942f028ecdb0edf26cc6e254346c1a4208147ce9f05c929
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5eefda8a84712c065615948e6ab51160f5bda2ff6096b0f233ccbbe7fecf1c9c
62acca359ebfe0ceaede94afe3bf8129997780daa301642098763247cd6a9b49
638eaaa1aa52193f30449f95f5fcf13f6840aadb5a68bfa088cfdff7e3e04782
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6a0d4b84dca37c03a335ce02e3bd7282ea7fadd0b108f6a4b9fd76fd0461e645

*See JSON for more IOCs

Coverage

ProductProtection
AMP This has coverage
Cloudlock N/A
CWS This has coverage
Email Security This has coverage
Network Security N/A
Stealthwatch N/A
Stealthwatch Cloud N/A
Threat Grid This has coverage
Umbrella N/A
WSA N/A

Screenshots of Detection

ThreatGrid


MITRE ATT&CK


Win.Dropper.Emotet-9872862-0

Indicators of Compromise

  • IOCs collected from dynamic analysis of 30 samples
Registry KeysOccurrences
<HKLM>\SYSTEM\CONTROLSET001\SERVICES\<random, matching '[A-Z0-9]{8}'> 5
<HKLM>\SYSTEM\CONTROLSET001\SERVICES\<random, matching '[A-Z0-9]{8}'>
Value Name: Type
5
<HKLM>\SYSTEM\CONTROLSET001\SERVICES\<random, matching '[A-Z0-9]{8}'>
Value Name: Start
5
<HKLM>\SYSTEM\CONTROLSET001\SERVICES\<random, matching '[A-Z0-9]{8}'>
Value Name: ErrorControl
5
<HKLM>\SYSTEM\CONTROLSET001\SERVICES\<random, matching '[A-Z0-9]{8}'>
Value Name: DisplayName
5
<HKLM>\SYSTEM\CONTROLSET001\SERVICES\<random, matching '[A-Z0-9]{8}'>
Value Name: WOW64
5
<HKLM>\SYSTEM\CONTROLSET001\SERVICES\<random, matching '[A-Z0-9]{8}'>
Value Name: ObjectName
5
<HKLM>\SYSTEM\CONTROLSET001\SERVICES\<random, matching '[A-Z0-9]{8}'>
Value Name: ImagePath
5
<HKLM>\SYSTEM\CONTROLSET001\SERVICES\<random, matching '[A-Z0-9]{8}'>
Value Name: Description
5
<HKLM>\SYSTEM\CONTROLSET001\SERVICES\DSOUND
Value Name: ImagePath
1
<HKLM>\SYSTEM\CONTROLSET001\SERVICES\BWCONTEXTHANDLER
Value Name: Description
1
<HKLM>\SYSTEM\CONTROLSET001\SERVICES\ACLEDIT 1
<HKLM>\SYSTEM\CONTROLSET001\SERVICES\ACLEDIT
Value Name: Type
1
<HKLM>\SYSTEM\CONTROLSET001\SERVICES\ACLEDIT
Value Name: Start
1
<HKLM>\SYSTEM\CONTROLSET001\SERVICES\ACLEDIT
Value Name: ErrorControl
1
<HKLM>\SYSTEM\CONTROLSET001\SERVICES\ACLEDIT
Value Name: DisplayName
1
<HKLM>\SYSTEM\CONTROLSET001\SERVICES\ACLEDIT
Value Name: WOW64
1
<HKLM>\SYSTEM\CONTROLSET001\SERVICES\ACLEDIT
Value Name: ObjectName
1
<HKLM>\SYSTEM\CONTROLSET001\SERVICES\DINPUT
Value Name: ImagePath
1
<HKLM>\SYSTEM\CONTROLSET001\SERVICES\ICSIGD
Value Name: ImagePath
1
<HKLM>\SYSTEM\CONTROLSET001\SERVICES\COMPOBJ
Value Name: Description
1
<HKLM>\SYSTEM\CONTROLSET001\SERVICES\COMPOBJ
Value Name: ImagePath
1
<HKLM>\SYSTEM\CONTROLSET001\SERVICES\DSOUND
Value Name: Description
1
<HKLM>\SYSTEM\CONTROLSET001\SERVICES\CAPISP
Value Name: ImagePath
1
<HKLM>\SYSTEM\CONTROLSET001\SERVICES\WMSGAPI
Value Name: ImagePath
1
MutexesOccurrences
14DEAD30-2F66-41c2-AF94-9165F67460B9 26
XQueue_Write_XQueue_Test1 26
IP Addresses contacted by malware. Does not indicate maliciousnessOccurrences
78[.]24[.]219[.]147 17
95[.]179[.]229[.]244 17
169[.]239[.]182[.]217 17
45[.]55[.]219[.]163 17
173[.]81[.]218[.]65 17
45[.]55[.]36[.]51 17
91[.]83[.]93[.]99 17
24[.]43[.]99[.]75 17
116[.]125[.]120[.]88 9
174[.]100[.]27[.]229 9
87[.]118[.]70[.]45 9
71[.]197[.]211[.]156 9
91[.]121[.]54[.]71 9
213[.]60[.]96[.]117 9
188[.]2[.]217[.]94 9
46[.]28[.]111[.]142 6
186[.]103[.]141[.]250 5
172[.]217[.]197[.]139 1
172[.]217[.]197[.]95 1
209[.]85[.]201[.]94 1
173[.]194[.]204[.]94 1
173[.]194[.]208[.]94 1
107[.]5[.]122[.]110 1
Files and or directories createdOccurrences
%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\<random, matching '[a-z]{8}'> 5
%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\shsetup 2
%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\setup16 1
%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\vbajet32 1
%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\sdohlp 1
%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\cmstp 1
%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\TapiMigPlugin 1
%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\authui 1
%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\systray 1
%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\PresentationHostProxy 1
%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\traffic 1
%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\UserAccountControlSettings 1
%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\puiapi 1
%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\webservices 1
%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\ddraw 1
%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\wlanmsm 1
%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\acppage 1
%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\msvcp60 1
%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\PING 1
%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\osk 1
%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\api-ms-win-core-fibers-l1-1-0 1

File Hashes

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*See JSON for more IOCs

Coverage

ProductProtection
AMP This has coverage
Cloudlock N/A
CWS This has coverage
Email Security This has coverage
Network Security This has coverage
Stealthwatch N/A
Stealthwatch Cloud N/A
Threat Grid This has coverage
Umbrella N/A
WSA This has coverage

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MITRE ATT&CK


Win.Packed.Dridex-9873348-1

Indicators of Compromise

  • IOCs collected from dynamic analysis of 25 samples
Registry KeysOccurrences
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUNONCE
Value Name: trkcore
25
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\POLICIES\SYSTEM
Value Name: DisableTaskMgr
25
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\ACTION CENTER\CHECKS\{C8E6F269-B90A-4053-A3BE-499AFCEC98C4}.CHECK.0
Value Name: CheckSetting
25
MutexesOccurrences
<random, matching [A-Z0-9]{10}> 25
IP Addresses contacted by malware. Does not indicate maliciousnessOccurrences
104[.]23[.]98[.]190 16
142[.]250[.]80[.]14 12
173[.]194[.]205[.]100/31 10
104[.]23[.]99[.]190 9
173[.]194[.]205[.]113 8
23[.]3[.]13[.]88 7
142[.]250[.]65[.]78 6
23[.]3[.]13[.]154 5
173[.]194[.]205[.]138/31 5
72[.]21[.]81[.]240 4
3[.]223[.]115[.]185 4
173[.]194[.]205[.]102 3
172[.]217[.]197[.]95 3
209[.]85[.]232[.]132 3
173[.]194[.]204[.]97 3
173[.]194[.]206[.]94/31 3
172[.]217[.]197[.]148/31 3
172[.]217[.]197[.]154 2
169[.]55[.]104[.]49 2
209[.]85[.]201[.]156/31 2
172[.]217[.]12[.]238 2
172[.]217[.]197[.]156 2
173[.]194[.]205[.]132 2
209[.]85[.]144[.]156 2
99[.]86[.]230[.]124 2

*See JSON for more IOCs

Domain Names contacted by malware. Does not indicate maliciousnessOccurrences
pastebin[.]com 25
w[.]google[.]com 25
www3[.]l[.]google[.]com 25
cs11[.]wpc[.]v0cdn[.]net 4
www[.]z37jtkdzff[.]com 2
www[.]0keciyzl92[.]com 2
www[.]zibhyarigr[.]com 2
www[.]hxz4rubeyu[.]com 2
www[.]pt3ehw0n85[.]com 2
www[.]piog8gp4de[.]com 2
www[.]c6zgdskjm4[.]com 2
www[.]31pww4vhhv[.]com 2
www[.]pqvput8ff6[.]com 2
www[.]a7d7eyhkkw[.]com 2
www[.]ukolrlxfbz[.]com 2
www[.]esvxvhqjbw[.]com 2
www[.]ilslbphv5j[.]com 2
www[.]hghlot8ovh[.]com 2
www[.]aebjhsxosq[.]com 2
www[.]hagfxw7ibx[.]com 2
www[.]tidsqh1ijf[.]com 2
www[.]wyryxvx5jj[.]com 2
www[.]anxrsghxxk[.]com 2
www[.]fsp1lkgrpt[.]com 2
www[.]3kk1vor0ly[.]com 2

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Files and or directories createdOccurrences
<malware cwd>\old_<malware exe name> (copy) 25
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\SystemData\S-1-5-18\ReadOnly\LockScreen_Z\LockScreen___1024_0768_notdimmed.jpg (copy) 3
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\SystemData\S-1-5-18\ReadOnly\LockScreen_Z\~ockScreen___1024_0768_notdimmed.tmp 3
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\ExplorerStartupLog_RunOnce.etl 3
\Temp\HncDownload\Update.log 2
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\CLR_v2.0_32\UsageLogs\HncCheck.exe.log 2

File Hashes

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*See JSON for more IOCs

Coverage

ProductProtection
AMP This has coverage
Cloudlock N/A
CWS This has coverage
Email Security This has coverage
Network Security This has coverage
Stealthwatch N/A
Stealthwatch Cloud N/A
Threat Grid This has coverage
Umbrella N/A
WSA N/A

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MITRE ATT&CK


Win.Trojan.Vobfus-9872901-0

Indicators of Compromise

  • IOCs collected from dynamic analysis of 40 samples
Registry KeysOccurrences
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\POLICIES\SYSTEM
Value Name: EnableLUA
18
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\EXPLORER\ADVANCED
Value Name: ShowSuperHidden
18
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\MICROSOFT\SECURITY CENTER
Value Name: UACDisableNotify
18
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\POLICIES\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\WINDOWSUPDATE\AU 18
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\POLICIES\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\WINDOWSUPDATE\AU
Value Name: NoAutoUpdate
18
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\POLICIES\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\WINDOWSUPDATE 18
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\POLICIES\EXPLORER\RUN 1
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN
Value Name: vltuq
1
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN
Value Name: mxpay
1
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN
Value Name: peefeoj
1
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN
Value Name: gauqa
1
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN
Value Name: cujig
1
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN
Value Name: liois
1
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN
Value Name: yiaeci
1
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN
Value Name: zeoteav
1
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN
Value Name: djloup
1
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN
Value Name: xrlis
1
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN
Value Name: bgkiix
1
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN
Value Name: maiodiy
1
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN
Value Name: faewo
1
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\POLICIES\EXPLORER\RUN
Value Name: 36412
1
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN
Value Name: baoud
1
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN
Value Name: bomas
1
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN
Value Name: cmgom
1
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\EXPLORER\STARTPAGE
Value Name: StartMenu_Balloon_Time
1
MutexesOccurrences
Global\<random guid> 20
A 18
2562100796 1
lol 1
1823357303 1
IP Addresses contacted by malware. Does not indicate maliciousnessOccurrences
178[.]162[.]203[.]202 3
85[.]17[.]31[.]82 3
178[.]162[.]217[.]107 1
52[.]137[.]90[.]34 1
188[.]127[.]249[.]119 1
Domain Names contacted by malware. Does not indicate maliciousnessOccurrences
ns1[.]timechk6[.]com 18
ns1[.]timechk7[.]com 18
ns1[.]timechk9[.]com 18
ns1[.]timechk5[.]com 18
ns1[.]timechk10[.]com 18
ns1[.]timechk11[.]com 18
ns1[.]timechk12[.]com 18
ns1[.]timechk13[.]com 18
ns1[.]timechk15[.]com 18
ns1[.]timechk16[.]com 18
ns1[.]timechk17[.]com 18
ns1[.]timechk18[.]com 18
ns1[.]timechk1[.]com 18
ns1[.]timechk2[.]com 18
ns1[.]timechk3[.]com 18
ns1[.]timechk4[.]com 18
ns1[.]timechk20[.]com 15
ns1[.]timechk22[.]com 15
ns1[.]timechk23[.]com 7
wc3start[.]ru 1
Files and or directories createdOccurrences
\System Volume Information.exe 18
\$RECYCLE.BIN.exe 18
E:\$RECYCLE.BIN.exe 18
E:\System Volume Information.exe 18
\<random, matching '[a-z]{4,7}'>.exe 18
E:\<random, matching '[a-z]{4,7}'>.exe 18
\Music.lnk 17
\Passwords.lnk 17
\Pictures.lnk 17
\Favourites.lnk 17
\Movies.lnk 17
\Private.lnk 17
\Search.lnk 17
\Secret Folder.lnk 17
\Love You.exe 17
\Money.exe 17
\Nude.exe 17
\Sex.exe 17
E:\Favourites.lnk 17
E:\Movies.lnk 17
E:\Music.lnk 17
E:\Passwords.lnk 17
E:\Pictures.lnk 17
E:\Private.lnk 17
E:\Search.lnk 17

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File Hashes

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*See JSON for more IOCs

Coverage

ProductProtection
AMP This has coverage
Cloudlock N/A
CWS This has coverage
Email Security This has coverage
Network Security This has coverage
Stealthwatch N/A
Stealthwatch Cloud N/A
Threat Grid This has coverage
Umbrella This has coverage
WSA This has coverage

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MITRE ATT&CK


Win.Malware.Razy-9874047-0

Indicators of Compromise

  • IOCs collected from dynamic analysis of 27 samples
Registry KeysOccurrences
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\\SIGNATURES
Value Name: Google_Trk_Updater.job
1
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\\SIGNATURES
Value Name: Google_Trk_Updater.job.fp
1
MutexesOccurrences
<random, matching [A-Z0-9]{10}> 27
IP Addresses contacted by malware. Does not indicate maliciousnessOccurrences
172[.]217[.]9[.]238 21
104[.]21[.]73[.]114 17
172[.]67[.]144[.]180 11
172[.]67[.]71[.]207 11
104[.]26[.]10[.]101 9
209[.]85[.]144[.]138/31 8
209[.]85[.]144[.]113 6
209[.]85[.]144[.]100/31 6
209[.]85[.]144[.]102 5
104[.]26[.]11[.]101 5
172[.]217[.]10[.]14 2
171[.]25[.]193[.]9 1
23[.]3[.]13[.]154 1
205[.]185[.]216[.]10 1
172[.]217[.]164[.]174 1
172[.]217[.]12[.]238 1
172[.]217[.]13[.]238 1
172[.]217[.]2[.]110 1
193[.]108[.]117[.]41 1
37[.]187[.]179[.]73 1
Domain Names contacted by malware. Does not indicate maliciousnessOccurrences
w[.]google[.]com 27
zipansion[.]com 27
regecish[.]net 27
www3[.]l[.]google[.]com 11
cds[.]d2s7q6s2[.]hwcdn[.]net 1
www[.]bxiodsntiq[.]com 1
www[.]3azh9zmplx[.]com 1
www[.]mtdyefgljr[.]com 1
www[.]ln5psuljfl[.]com 1
www[.]evqvjexv0z[.]com 1
www[.]iywrfdlzew[.]com 1
www[.]lhgmgjopvz[.]com 1
www[.]imb0re3zuz[.]com 1
www[.]h3jktzy8rr[.]com 1
www[.]kq06diz51h[.]com 1
www[.]zgfab2rvak[.]com 1
www[.]skvqbjosip[.]com 1
www[.]gxjlknsfyn[.]com 1
www[.]pn9l8ariho[.]com 1
www[.]xc7nrrynui[.]com 1
www[.]ahvrwbmcpq[.]com 1
www[.]ff5t5jnwlm[.]com 1
www[.]vca8iode2c[.]com 1
www[.]ovpwwiqbip[.]com 1
www[.]kzjbyovatz[.]com 1

*See JSON for more IOCs

Files and or directories createdOccurrences
%System32%\Tasks\Google_Trk_Updater 27
<malware cwd>\old_<malware exe name> (copy) 25

File Hashes

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*See JSON for more IOCs

Coverage

ProductProtection
AMP This has coverage
Cloudlock N/A
CWS This has coverage
Email Security This has coverage
Network Security This has coverage
Stealthwatch N/A
Stealthwatch Cloud N/A
Threat Grid This has coverage
Umbrella N/A
WSA N/A

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MITRE ATT&CK


Win.Trojan.Kovter-9872967-1

Indicators of Compromise

  • IOCs collected from dynamic analysis of 26 samples
Registry KeysOccurrences
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\POLICIES\EXPLORER\RUN 26
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\INTERNET EXPLORER\MAIN\FEATURECONTROL\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION
Value Name: explorer.exe
25
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\INTERNET EXPLORER\MAIN\FEATURECONTROL\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION
Value Name: iexplore.exe
25
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\MICROSOFT\INTERNET EXPLORER\MAIN\FEATURECONTROL\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION
Value Name: explorer.exe
25
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\MICROSOFT\INTERNET EXPLORER\MAIN\FEATURECONTROL\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION
Value Name: iexplore.exe
25
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\07771B47
Value Name: 18f8f764
25
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\07771B47
Value Name: 18f8f764
25
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\07771B47
Value Name: 956299e5
25
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\07771B47
Value Name: 956299e5
25
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\07771B47
Value Name: 8de2c2e8
25
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\07771B47
Value Name: 8de2c2e8
25
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\07771B47 25
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\07771B47 25
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\INTERNET EXPLORER\MAIN\FEATURECONTROL\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION
Value Name: dllhost.exe
25
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\MICROSOFT\INTERNET EXPLORER\MAIN\FEATURECONTROL\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION
Value Name: dllhost.exe
25
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\07771B47
Value Name: 412841e8
25
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\07771B47
Value Name: 412841e8
25
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\07771B47
Value Name: 013c41ca
9
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\07771B47
Value Name: 013c41ca
9
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE
Value Name: D5CD1256CF8CECDE127
2
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE
Value Name: D0DF3D9DECA0820348B4
2
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE
Value Name: E31D51597EFF158F
1
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE
Value Name: A8ECE31ACD562C8260A
1
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE
Value Name: 3E930AC85BC4C01EDC76
1
<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE
Value Name: 77E89E08D938EF38985
1
MutexesOccurrences
C77D0F25 25
Global\07771b47 25
244F2418 25
906A2669 25
CC358165 23
Global\7ac86df7 23
20A0CE49 23
Global\7df04eda 1
<random, matching [a-zA-Z0-9]{5,9}> 1
IP Addresses contacted by malware. Does not indicate maliciousnessOccurrences
96[.]6[.]27[.]90 25
23[.]209[.]185[.]165 18
40[.]76[.]4[.]15 8
96[.]6[.]29[.]35 6
104[.]215[.]148[.]63 5
40[.]112[.]72[.]205 4
40[.]113[.]200[.]201 3
148[.]131[.]183[.]188 2
131[.]139[.]95[.]33 2
59[.]105[.]211[.]101 2
85[.]10[.]234[.]189 2
94[.]30[.]185[.]181 2
102[.]116[.]189[.]249 2
196[.]158[.]224[.]65 2
32[.]155[.]198[.]200 2
157[.]110[.]152[.]214 2
105[.]95[.]2[.]12 2
11[.]96[.]243[.]42 2
52[.]119[.]28[.]246 2
136[.]181[.]148[.]24 2
84[.]178[.]73[.]87 2
115[.]197[.]43[.]3 2
187[.]153[.]121[.]203 2
9[.]127[.]28[.]179 2
187[.]239[.]156[.]233 2

*See JSON for more IOCs

Domain Names contacted by malware. Does not indicate maliciousnessOccurrences
cds[.]d2s7q6s2[.]hwcdn[.]net 1
apps[.]digsigtrust[.]com 1
apps[.]identrust[.]com 1
microsoft[.]com 1
futures[.]io 1
Files and or directories createdOccurrences
%TEMP%\install_flash_player_18_active_x.exe 24

File Hashes

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*See JSON for more IOCs

Coverage

ProductProtection
AMP This has coverage
Cloudlock N/A
CWS This has coverage
Email Security This has coverage
Network Security This has coverage
Stealthwatch N/A
Stealthwatch Cloud N/A
Threat Grid This has coverage
Umbrella N/A
WSA N/A

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MITRE ATT&CK


Win.Malware.Redline-9873418-1

Indicators of Compromise

  • IOCs collected from dynamic analysis of 21 samples
Registry KeysOccurrences
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION
Value Name: SysHelper
3
<HKCU>\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN
Value Name: SysHelper
3
MutexesOccurrences
uiabfqwfuAdministrator 5
Global\<random guid> 5
{1D6FC66E-D1F3-422C-8A53-C0BBCF3D900D} 3
uiabfqwfu ' w 1
uiabfqwfu '|w 1
uiabfqwfu 'pw 1
uiabfqwfu '@w 1
uiabfqwfu '0w 1
IP Addresses contacted by malware. Does not indicate maliciousnessOccurrences
45[.]146[.]164[.]230 7
192[.]35[.]177[.]64 5
104[.]26[.]12[.]31 5
95[.]216[.]186[.]40 5
34[.]76[.]8[.]115 5
23[.]46[.]238[.]194 4
104[.]26[.]13[.]31 4
159[.]69[.]20[.]131 4
74[.]114[.]154[.]18 3
77[.]123[.]139[.]190 3
194[.]147[.]84[.]117 3
74[.]114[.]154[.]22 2
172[.]67[.]75[.]172 2
185[.]215[.]113[.]64 2
8[.]253[.]132[.]120 1
8[.]253[.]45[.]248 1
8[.]249[.]241[.]254 1
8[.]249[.]227[.]254 1
185[.]215[.]113[.]17 1
185[.]215[.]113[.]15 1
Domain Names contacted by malware. Does not indicate maliciousnessOccurrences
api[.]ip[.]sb[.]cdn[.]cloudflare[.]net 9
api[.]ip[.]sb 9
pupdatastart[.]tech 7
apps[.]digsigtrust[.]com 5
apps[.]identrust[.]com 5
tttttt[.]me 5
bandakere[.]tumblr[.]com 5
auto[.]au[.]download[.]windowsupdate[.]com[.]c[.]footprint[.]net 4
api[.]2ip[.]ua 3
vrta[.]top 3
Files and or directories createdOccurrences
%TEMP%\tmp<random, matching [A-F0-9]{1,4}>.tmp 14
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Yandex 11
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Yandex\YaAddon 11
%HOMEPATH%\AppData\LocalLow\a1xVPfvJc 5
%HOMEPATH%\AppData\LocalLow\frAQBc8Ws 5
%HOMEPATH%\AppData\LocalLow\machineinfo.txt 5
%HOMEPATH%\AppData\LocalLow\sqlite3.dll 5
%TEMP%\<random, matching '[a-z]{3}[A-F0-9]{3,4}'>.tmp 3
%HOMEPATH%\AppData\LocalLow\nW6mI-7yS1k\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll 3
%HOMEPATH%\AppData\LocalLow\nW6mI-7yS1k\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll 3
%HOMEPATH%\AppData\LocalLow\nW6mI-7yS1k\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll 3
%HOMEPATH%\AppData\LocalLow\nW6mI-7yS1k\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll 3
%HOMEPATH%\AppData\LocalLow\nW6mI-7yS1k\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll 3
%HOMEPATH%\AppData\LocalLow\nW6mI-7yS1k\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll 3
%HOMEPATH%\AppData\LocalLow\nW6mI-7yS1k\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll 3
%HOMEPATH%\AppData\LocalLow\nW6mI-7yS1k\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll 3
%HOMEPATH%\AppData\LocalLow\nW6mI-7yS1k\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll 3
%HOMEPATH%\AppData\LocalLow\nW6mI-7yS1k\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll 3
%HOMEPATH%\AppData\LocalLow\nW6mI-7yS1k\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll 3
%HOMEPATH%\AppData\LocalLow\nW6mI-7yS1k\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll 3
%HOMEPATH%\AppData\LocalLow\nW6mI-7yS1k\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll 3
%HOMEPATH%\AppData\LocalLow\nW6mI-7yS1k\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll 3
%HOMEPATH%\AppData\LocalLow\nW6mI-7yS1k\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll 3
%HOMEPATH%\AppData\LocalLow\nW6mI-7yS1k\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll 3
%HOMEPATH%\AppData\LocalLow\nW6mI-7yS1k\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll 3

*See JSON for more IOCs

File Hashes

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Coverage

ProductProtection
AMP This has coverage
Cloudlock N/A
CWS This has coverage
Email Security This has coverage
Network Security This has coverage
Stealthwatch N/A
Stealthwatch Cloud N/A
Threat Grid This has coverage
Umbrella This has coverage
WSA This has coverage

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MITRE ATT&CK


Win.Malware.CoinMiner-9873034-1

Indicators of Compromise

  • IOCs collected from dynamic analysis of 24 samples
Registry KeysOccurrences
<HKLM>\SYSTEM\CONTROLSET001\CONTROL\POWER\USER\POWERSCHEMES
Value Name: ActivePowerScheme
14
<HKLM>\SYSTEM\CONTROLSET001\CONTROL\POWER\USER\POWERSCHEMES\381B4222-F694-41F0-9685-FF5BB260DF2E\238C9FA8-0AAD-41ED-83F4-97BE242C8F20 14
<HKLM>\SYSTEM\CONTROLSET001\CONTROL\POWER\USER\POWERSCHEMES\381B4222-F694-41F0-9685-FF5BB260DF2E\238C9FA8-0AAD-41ED-83F4-97BE242C8F20\29F6C1DB-86DA-48C5-9FDB-F2B67B1F44DA 14
<HKLM>\SYSTEM\CONTROLSET001\CONTROL\POWER\USER\POWERSCHEMES\381B4222-F694-41F0-9685-FF5BB260DF2E\238C9FA8-0AAD-41ED-83F4-97BE242C8F20\29F6C1DB-86DA-48C5-9FDB-F2B67B1F44DA
Value Name: ACSettingIndex
14
IP Addresses contacted by malware. Does not indicate maliciousnessOccurrences
94[.]130[.]143[.]162 12
88[.]99[.]142[.]163 12
136[.]243[.]102[.]154 12
188[.]120[.]236[.]34 10
104[.]26[.]12[.]31 5
104[.]26[.]13[.]31 3
49[.]12[.]80[.]40 2
172[.]67[.]75[.]172 2
49[.]12[.]80[.]38/31 2
Domain Names contacted by malware. Does not indicate maliciousnessOccurrences
bcn[.]pool[.]minergate[.]com 12
api[.]ip[.]sb 10
xmr[.]pool[.]minergate[.]com 2
Files and or directories createdOccurrences
%TEMP%\7ZipSfx.000 24
%ProgramData%\Upload 14
%ProgramData%\Upload\Go.bat 14
%ProgramData%\Upload\Go.vbs 14
%ProgramData%\Upload\Hide.bat 14
%ProgramData%\Upload\Hide.vbs 14
%ProgramData%\Upload\bit.exe 14
%ProgramData%\Upload\conr.bat 14
%ProgramData%\Upload\conr.vbs 14
%ProgramData%\Upload\msvcr120.dll 14
%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\OneDriveSetup.lnk 14
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Yandex 10
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Yandex\YaAddon 10
%TEMP%\tmp<random, matching [A-F0-9]{1,4}>.tmp 10
%TEMP%\7ZipSfx.000\bit.exe 2
%TEMP%\Gg487h687E28gG\7z.dll 1
%TEMP%\Gg487h687E28gG\7z.exe 1
%TEMP%\Gg487h687E28gG\86.dll 1
%TEMP%\Gg487h687E28gG\KillDuplicate.cmd 1
%TEMP%\Gg487h687E28gG\payload.data 1
%TEMP%\Gg487h687E28gG\pl.dll 1
%TEMP%\Gg487h687E28gG\svchost.cmd 1
%TEMP%\Gg487h687E28gG\extracted\file7.zip 1
%TEMP%\Gg487h687E28gG\extracted\file6.zip 1
%TEMP%\Gg487h687E28gG\extracted\file5.zip 1

*See JSON for more IOCs

File Hashes

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Coverage

ProductProtection
AMP This has coverage
Cloudlock N/A
CWS This has coverage
Email Security This has coverage
Network Security This has coverage
Stealthwatch N/A
Stealthwatch Cloud N/A
Threat Grid This has coverage
Umbrella N/A
WSA This has coverage

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Exploit Prevention

Cisco AMP for Endpoints protects users from a variety of malware functions with exploit prevention. Exploit prevention helps users defend endpoints from memory attacks commonly used by obfuscated malware and exploits. These exploits use certain features to bypass typical anti-virus software, but were blocked by AMP thanks to its advanced scanning capabilities, even protecting against zero-day vulnerabilities.

Process hollowing detected - (9505)
Process hollowing is a technique used by some programs to avoid static analysis. In typical usage, a process is started and its obfuscated or encrypted contents are unpacked into memory. The parent then manually sets up the first stages of launching a child process, but before launching it, the memory is cleared and filled in with the memory from the parent instead.
Reverse tcp payload detected - (4801)
An exploit payload intended to connect back to an attacker controlled host using tcp has been detected.
Excessively long PowerShell command detected - (3982)
A PowerShell command with a very long command line argument that may indicate an obfuscated script has been detected. PowerShell is an extensible Windows scripting language present on all versions of Windows. Malware authors use PowerShell in an attempt to evade security software or other monitoring that is not tuned to detect PowerShell based threats.
Crystalbit-Apple DLL double hijack detected - (1660)
Crystalbit-Apple DLL double hijack was detected. During this attack, the adversary abuses two legitimate vendor applications, such as CrystalBit and Apple, as part of a dll double hijack attack chain that starts with a fraudulent software bundle and eventually leads to a persistent miner and in some cases spyware deployment.
A Microsoft Office process has started a windows utility. - (854)
A process associated with Microsoft Office, such as EXCEL.exe or WINWORD.exe, has started a Windows utility such as powershell.exe or cmd.exe. This is typical behavior of malicious documents executing additional scripts. This behavior is extremely suspicious and is associated with many malware different malware campaigns and families.
Squiblydoo application control bypass attempt detected. - (806)
An attempt to bypass application control via the "Squiblydoo" technique has been detected. This typically involves using regsvr32.exe to execute script content hosted on an attacker controlled server.
Kovter injection detected - (517)
A process was injected into, most likely by an existing Kovter infection. Kovter is a click fraud Trojan that can also act as an information stealer. Kovter is also file-less malware meaning the malicious DLL is stored inside Windows registry and injected directly into memory using PowerShell. It can detect and report the usage of monitoring software such as wireshark and sandboxes to its C2. It spreads through malicious advertising and spam campaigns.
Dealply adware detected - (317)
DealPly is adware, which claims to improve your online shopping experience. It is often bundled into other legitimate installers and is difficult to uninstall. It creates pop-up advertisements and injects advertisements on webpages. Adware has also been known to download and install malware.
CVE-2019-0708 detected - (140)
An attempt to exploit CVE-2019-0708 has been detected. The vulnerability, dubbed BlueKeep, is a heap memory corruption which can be triggered by sending a specially crafted Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) request. Since this vulnerability can be triggered without authentication and allows remote code execution, it can be used by worms to spread automatically without human interaction.
Gamarue malware detected - (117)
Gamarue is a family of malware that can download files and steal information from an infected system. Worm variants of the Gamarue family may spread by infecting USB drives or portable hard disks that have been plugged into a compromised system.