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Database Entry



Spambot.Kelihos


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 6936a56efd4d51f236841a94f58686ad099773e0adbef02561cda498347181f4
SHA3-384 hash: 6e879e30385a137615c3558366c570036dd97dfcbcb516c36351747666de4458bca08a46b86f5317f056989c45631af2
SHA1 hash: 06cd37f1159bd367a9f53a53e2b4456104d0f9f9
MD5 hash: 5fe739d874ed8bfb3ff23ed8531bf28a
humanhash: may-indigo-snake-nuts
File name:file
Download: download sample
Signature Spambot.Kelihos
File size:745'984 bytes
First seen:2023-08-30 14:19:59 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash a9c887a4f18a3fede2cc29ceea138ed3 (35 x CoinMiner, 17 x AsyncRAT, 16 x BlankGrabber)
ssdeep 12288:Jh01jRiaQEcxlBlLYWmwKAVW+0IF13URl5mzLAHKOx0A3KOU1EqpFE:Jq1th81BhFVVhvcl/AA6J1EC
TLSH T18AF46C03F06EBBABA0AEAF652D3406370415569BA806F70F51896170D2DBF4CFCEE548
TrID 38.5% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5)
15.3% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
11.7% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
10.5% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4505/5/1)
4.8% (.EXE) Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (2072/23)
Reporter jstrosch
Tags:exe Spambot.Kelihos

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
285
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
ID:
1
File name:
file
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2023-08-30 14:25:39 UTC
Tags:
amadey botnet trojan fabookie stealer

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a process with a hidden window
Creating a file
Sending an HTTP GET request
Launching a process
DNS request
Launching cmd.exe command interpreter
Sending a custom TCP request
Adding an access-denied ACE
Query of malicious DNS domain
Sending a TCP request to an infection source
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Sending an HTTP POST request to an infection source
Sending an HTTP GET request to an infection source
Gathering data
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
fabookie lolbin packed shell32
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
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:
Amadey, Fabookie, Glupteba, SmokeLoader,
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.adwa.spyw.evad.mine
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Benign windows process drops PE files
Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall)
Checks for kernel code integrity (NtQuerySystemInformation(CodeIntegrityInformation))
Checks if the current machine is a virtual machine (disk enumeration)
Connects to a pastebin service (likely for C&C)
Contains functionality to inject code into remote processes
Contains functionality to steal Chrome passwords or cookies
Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection)
Creates an autostart registry key pointing to binary in C:\Windows
Creates an undocumented autostart registry key
Creates files in the system32 config directory
Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights)
Detected unpacking (overwrites its own PE header)
DNS related to crypt mining pools
Drops PE files with benign system names
Found Tor onion address
Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)
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 power options to not sleep / hibernate
Modifies the hosts file
Modifies the windows firewall
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample uses process hollowing technique
Sigma detected: Stop multiple services
Snort IDS alert for network traffic
Suspicious powershell command line found
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)
Uses netsh to modify the Windows network and firewall settings
Uses powercfg.exe to modify the power settings
Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules
Yara detected Amadey bot
Yara detected Amadeys stealer DLL
Yara detected Fabookie
Yara detected Glupteba
Yara detected SmokeLoader
Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1300451 Sample: file.exe Startdate: 30/08/2023 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 139 xmr-eu1.nanopool.org 2->139 141 pastebin.com 2->141 179 Snort IDS alert for network traffic 2->179 181 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->181 183 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->183 185 14 other signatures 2->185 13 file.exe 3 2->13         started        16 schafhd 2->16         started        19 svchost.exe 2->19         started        21 5 other processes 2->21 signatures3 process4 file5 127 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\latestplayer.exe, PE32 13->127 dropped 129 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\aafg31.exe, PE32+ 13->129 dropped 23 latestplayer.exe 3 13->23         started        27 aafg31.exe 14 13->27         started        155 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 16->155 157 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 16->157 159 Sample uses process hollowing technique 16->159 161 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 19->161 signatures6 process7 dnsIp8 119 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\yiueea.exe, PE32 23->119 dropped 207 Antivirus detection for dropped file 23->207 209 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 23->209 211 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 23->211 213 Contains functionality to inject code into remote processes 23->213 30 yiueea.exe 25 23->30         started        35 WerFault.exe 23->35         started        143 app.nnnaajjjgc.com 154.221.26.108, 49718, 49720, 49722 HKKFGL-AS-APHKKwaifongGroupLimitedHK Seychelles 27->143 145 z.nnnaajjjgc.com 156.236.72.121, 443, 49716 HKKFGL-AS-APHKKwaifongGroupLimitedHK Seychelles 27->145 121 C:\Users\...\b90c2953d6b470320dc9909b10b0571d, SQLite 27->121 dropped 215 Contains functionality to steal Chrome passwords or cookies 27->215 217 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 27->217 file9 signatures10 process11 dnsIp12 147 79.137.192.18, 49717, 49719, 49721 PSKSET-ASRU Russian Federation 30->147 149 5.42.65.80, 49724, 80 RU-KSTVKolomnaGroupofcompaniesGuarantee-tvRU Russian Federation 30->149 131 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\c763cdaf.exe, PE32 30->131 dropped 133 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\latestX.exe, PE32+ 30->133 dropped 135 C:\...\31839b57a4f11171d6abc8bbc4451ee4.exe, PE32 30->135 dropped 137 5 other malicious files 30->137 dropped 163 Antivirus detection for dropped file 30->163 165 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 30->165 167 Creates an undocumented autostart registry key 30->167 169 2 other signatures 30->169 37 toolspub2.exe 30->37         started        40 31839b57a4f11171d6abc8bbc4451ee4.exe 13 30->40         started        42 latestX.exe 30->42         started        45 3 other processes 30->45 file13 signatures14 process15 file16 187 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 37->187 189 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 37->189 191 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 37->191 47 toolspub2.exe 37->47         started        193 Detected unpacking (overwrites its own PE header) 40->193 195 Found Tor onion address 40->195 197 Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function) 40->197 205 2 other signatures 40->205 50 31839b57a4f11171d6abc8bbc4451ee4.exe 40->50         started        53 powershell.exe 40->53         started        123 C:\Program Filesbehaviorgraphoogle\Chrome\updater.exe, PE32+ 42->123 dropped 125 C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts, ASCII 42->125 dropped 199 Suspicious powershell command line found 42->199 201 Modifies the hosts file 42->201 203 Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender 42->203 55 conhost.exe 45->55         started        57 conhost.exe 45->57         started        59 cmd.exe 1 45->59         started        61 5 other processes 45->61 signatures17 process18 file19 227 Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function) 47->227 229 Checks for kernel code integrity (NtQuerySystemInformation(CodeIntegrityInformation)) 47->229 231 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 47->231 235 2 other signatures 47->235 63 explorer.exe 47->63 injected 117 C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe, PE32 50->117 dropped 233 Creates an autostart registry key pointing to binary in C:\Windows 50->233 68 cmd.exe 50->68         started        70 powershell.exe 50->70         started        72 powershell.exe 50->72         started        74 powershell.exe 50->74         started        76 conhost.exe 53->76         started        signatures20 process21 dnsIp22 151 host-host-file8.com 194.169.175.250, 49822, 80 CLOUDCOMPUTINGDE Germany 63->151 153 host-file-host6.com 63->153 115 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\schafhd, PE32 63->115 dropped 171 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 63->171 173 Benign windows process drops PE files 63->173 175 Suspicious powershell command line found 63->175 177 2 other signatures 63->177 78 cmd.exe 63->78         started        81 cmd.exe 63->81         started        83 powershell.exe 63->83         started        95 2 other processes 63->95 85 netsh.exe 68->85         started        87 conhost.exe 68->87         started        89 conhost.exe 70->89         started        91 conhost.exe 72->91         started        93 conhost.exe 74->93         started        file23 signatures24 process25 signatures26 219 Uses powercfg.exe to modify the power settings 78->219 221 Uses netsh to modify the Windows network and firewall settings 78->221 223 Modifies power options to not sleep / hibernate 78->223 97 conhost.exe 78->97         started        99 sc.exe 78->99         started        101 sc.exe 78->101         started        111 3 other processes 78->111 103 conhost.exe 81->103         started        105 powercfg.exe 81->105         started        113 3 other processes 81->113 107 conhost.exe 83->107         started        225 Creates files in the system32 config directory 85->225 109 conhost.exe 95->109         started        process27
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Amadey
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2023-08-30 11:42:54 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
23 of 24 (95.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:amadey family:fabookie family:glupteba family:smokeloader family:xmrig botnet:pub4 botnet:up3 backdoor discovery dropper evasion loader miner persistence rootkit spyware stealer trojan upx
Behaviour
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
Creates scheduled task(s)
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Modifies system certificate store
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Enumerates physical storage devices
Program crash
Checks for VirtualBox DLLs, possible anti-VM trick
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops file in Windows directory
Launches sc.exe
Drops file in System32 directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Adds Run key to start application
Checks installed software on the system
Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2
Manipulates WinMon driver.
Manipulates WinMonFS driver.
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
UPX packed file
Windows security modification
Downloads MZ/PE file
Drops file in Drivers directory
Modifies Windows Firewall
Possible attempt to disable PatchGuard
Stops running service(s)
Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
XMRig Miner payload
Amadey
Detect Fabookie payload
Fabookie
Glupteba
Glupteba payload
SmokeLoader
Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
Windows security bypass
xmrig
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
79.137.192.18/9bDc8sQ/index.php
http://host-file-host6.com/
http://host-host-file8.com/
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
6936a56efd4d51f236841a94f58686ad099773e0adbef02561cda498347181f4
MD5 hash:
5fe739d874ed8bfb3ff23ed8531bf28a
SHA1 hash:
06cd37f1159bd367a9f53a53e2b4456104d0f9f9
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

File information


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Web download

Spambot.Kelihos

Executable exe 6936a56efd4d51f236841a94f58686ad099773e0adbef02561cda498347181f4

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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