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Database Entry



Socks5Systemz


Vendor detections: 18


Intelligence 18 IOCs 1 YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 5a9e6a5684dcc534e429359d81d83d3221665a87eafd584649de664d78ea434d
SHA3-384 hash: ac65a4467019f34a40dd6a9138763239233f9322ed2cae0f027d64b8a7625cd8a8ee99ec4476e4fda5a63d7f731d0e6c
SHA1 hash: 166f88f419482b4f86a83c1b5041bde5275fc203
MD5 hash: 488732508af9714616bc7acf2d16f8f7
humanhash: fruit-diet-moon-cardinal
File name:488732508af9714616bc7acf2d16f8f7.exe
Download: download sample
Signature Socks5Systemz
File size:256'000 bytes
First seen:2024-09-24 23:40:20 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f191e24764ac2972e2c40e13c71b6d0d (4 x GCleaner, 2 x Stealc, 1 x Smoke Loader)
ssdeep 3072:GSLMNa0RHQqln0ZWeZh7mw6GJlSaN2n5bXVYz3M5aWZxZ2HVWaej:GSLMUIHQqlnQThqw6A4ayFYc5aWvYW
TLSH T10B44E6B26AE0B815EEA607768F2DD6DC2B6FBC625E34524E3544BE0F19333B1C512712
TrID 47.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13)
15.9% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10523/12/4)
9.9% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
7.6% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
6.8% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
Magika pebin
File icon (PE):PE icon
dhash icon 32716d4cf4c4d4d4 (1 x Socks5Systemz)
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe Socks5Systemz


Avatar
abuse_ch
Socks5Systemz C2:
185.208.158.248:80

Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)


Below is a list of indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with this malware samples.

IOCThreatFox Reference
185.208.158.248:80 https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/1328806/

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
594
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
488732508af9714616bc7acf2d16f8f7.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2024-09-24 23:40:45 UTC
Tags:
loader smokeloader

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
81.4%
Tags:
Network Stealth Phishing Overt Remo Tori
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Connection attempt to an infection source
Query of malicious DNS domain
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Sending an HTTP POST request to an infection source
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
epmicrosoft_visual_cc fingerprint microsoft_visual_cc packed
Result
Verdict:
SUSPICIOUS
Details
Windows PE Executable
Found a Windows Portable Executable (PE) binary. Depending on context, the presence of a binary is suspicious or malicious.
Result
Threat name:
SmokeLoader
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
AI detected suspicious sample
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Benign windows process drops PE files
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Checks for kernel code integrity (NtQuerySystemInformation(CodeIntegrityInformation))
Checks if the current machine is a virtual machine (disk enumeration)
Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection)
Deletes itself after installation
Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights)
Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex)
Found malware configuration
Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)
Injects code into the Windows Explorer (explorer.exe)
Machine Learning detection for dropped file
Machine Learning detection for sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
Modifies the windows firewall
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Queries sensitive network adapter information (via WMI, Win32_NetworkAdapter, often done to detect virtual machines)
Queries sensitive Plug and Play Device Information (via WMI, Win32_PnPEntity, often done to detect virtual machines)
Queries sensitive service information (via WMI, Win32_StartupCommand, often done to detect sandboxes)
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to harvest and steal Putty / WinSCP information (sessions, passwords, etc)
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access)
Uses ipconfig to lookup or modify the Windows network settings
Uses netsh to modify the Windows network and firewall settings
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected SmokeLoader
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1517391 Sample: Cjmw6m68OV.exe Startdate: 25/09/2024 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 53 nwgrus.ru 2->53 55 calvinandhalls.com 2->55 69 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->69 71 Found malware configuration 2->71 73 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->73 75 7 other signatures 2->75 10 Cjmw6m68OV.exe 2->10         started        13 bgfcsjj 2->13         started        15 atfcsjj 2->15         started        17 msiexec.exe 2->17         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 117 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 10->117 119 Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function) 10->119 121 Checks for kernel code integrity (NtQuerySystemInformation(CodeIntegrityInformation)) 10->121 123 Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces 10->123 19 explorer.exe 59 9 10->19 injected 125 Antivirus detection for dropped file 13->125 127 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 13->127 129 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 13->129 131 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 15->131 133 Checks if the current machine is a virtual machine (disk enumeration) 15->133 135 Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection) 15->135 process6 dnsIp7 57 calvinandhalls.com 23.145.40.162, 443, 49740, 49741 SURFAIRWIRELESS-IN-01US Reserved 19->57 59 23.145.40.164, 443, 49729 SURFAIRWIRELESS-IN-01US Reserved 19->59 61 2 other IPs or domains 19->61 45 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\bgfcsjj, PE32 19->45 dropped 47 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\atfcsjj, PE32 19->47 dropped 49 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\FB9E.exe, PE32 19->49 dropped 51 2 other malicious files 19->51 dropped 83 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 19->83 85 Benign windows process drops PE files 19->85 87 Injects code into the Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) 19->87 89 3 other signatures 19->89 24 CDB0.exe 2 19->24         started        27 FB9E.exe 19->27         started        29 explorer.exe 20 19->29         started        31 5 other processes 19->31 file8 signatures9 process10 signatures11 91 Queries sensitive network adapter information (via WMI, Win32_NetworkAdapter, often done to detect virtual machines) 24->91 93 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 24->93 95 Queries sensitive Plug and Play Device Information (via WMI, Win32_PnPEntity, often done to detect virtual machines) 24->95 97 Queries sensitive service information (via WMI, Win32_StartupCommand, often done to detect sandboxes) 24->97 33 cmd.exe 24->33         started        99 Antivirus detection for dropped file 27->99 101 Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function) 27->101 103 Checks for kernel code integrity (NtQuerySystemInformation(CodeIntegrityInformation)) 27->103 115 4 other signatures 27->115 105 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 29->105 107 Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex) 29->107 109 Tries to harvest and steal Putty / WinSCP information (sessions, passwords, etc) 29->109 111 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 29->111 113 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 31->113 process12 signatures13 63 Uses netsh to modify the Windows network and firewall settings 33->63 65 Uses ipconfig to lookup or modify the Windows network settings 33->65 67 Modifies the windows firewall 33->67 36 WMIC.exe 33->36         started        39 systeminfo.exe 33->39         started        41 conhost.exe 33->41         started        43 17 other processes 33->43 process14 signatures15 77 Queries sensitive network adapter information (via WMI, Win32_NetworkAdapter, often done to detect virtual machines) 36->77 79 Queries sensitive Plug and Play Device Information (via WMI, Win32_PnPEntity, often done to detect virtual machines) 36->79 81 Queries sensitive service information (via WMI, Win32_StartupCommand, often done to detect sandboxes) 36->81
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.SmokeLoader
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2024-09-24 23:41:04 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
69
AV detection:
23 of 24 (95.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
smokeloader shellcode_loader_002
Result
Malware family:
smokeloader
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:smokeloader botnet:pub2 backdoor discovery trojan
Behaviour
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
Program crash
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
SmokeLoader
Verdict:
Suspicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
a9918c23a31211ab32fdd163e49fc5313007d652e0896f6b923711378b459509
MD5 hash:
422b7b725003f71a15519c67313e3eef
SHA1 hash:
808f558da78522edaf9cee4a83365049adee2f08
Detections:
SmokeLoaderStage2 win_smokeloader_a2
SH256 hash:
5a9e6a5684dcc534e429359d81d83d3221665a87eafd584649de664d78ea434d
MD5 hash:
488732508af9714616bc7acf2d16f8f7
SHA1 hash:
166f88f419482b4f86a83c1b5041bde5275fc203
Malware family:
SmokeLoader
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerHiding__Active
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

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Socks5Systemz

Executable exe 5a9e6a5684dcc534e429359d81d83d3221665a87eafd584649de664d78ea434d

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_DLL_CHARACTERISTICSMissing dll Security Characteristics (HIGH_ENTROPY_VA)high
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
AUTH_APIManipulates User AuthorizationADVAPI32.dll::ObjectPrivilegeAuditAlarmA
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and ThreadsKERNEL32.dll::CloseHandle
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIKERNEL32.dll::TerminateProcess
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryA
KERNEL32.dll::GetVolumeInformationW
KERNEL32.dll::GetStartupInfoW
KERNEL32.dll::GetStartupInfoA
KERNEL32.dll::GetCommandLineW
WIN_BASE_EXEC_APICan Execute other programsKERNEL32.dll::FillConsoleOutputCharacterA
KERNEL32.dll::WriteConsoleA
KERNEL32.dll::WriteConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::ReadConsoleOutputA
KERNEL32.dll::SetConsoleMode
KERNEL32.dll::SetConsoleTitleA
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create FilesKERNEL32.dll::CopyFileExA
KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileA
KERNEL32.dll::MoveFileA
KERNEL32.dll::GetFileAttributesW
WIN_BASE_USER_APIRetrieves Account InformationKERNEL32.dll::GetComputerNameW
KERNEL32.dll::QueryDosDeviceA
WIN_TIME_APICan Modify TimeKERNEL32.dll::SetSystemTimeAdjustment

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