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Database Entry



BruteRatel


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 16 File information Comments 2

SHA256 hash: ec3ca0877e599ae9c40cbcec51a9a4718114e33d9e2d9d8c72f5f24d7cebdcbf
SHA3-384 hash: 6238be4f14c3aebb2acf7c40e81847cca68900d4e47a9064ec05b2c1fdf1a06ee5c4861d55c0660e36b9d758078d4a32
SHA1 hash: f679bb77e2876b17da2276017df6cf252aa5bd22
MD5 hash: 27708977fc83f3b70177d6cf68900eba
humanhash: oklahoma-quebec-utah-social
File name:calma.msi
Download: download sample
Signature BruteRatel
File size:4'772'352 bytes
First seen:2025-02-20 17:43:58 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi
MIME type:application/x-msi
ssdeep 98304:HYVK/AKIN29ryVzg+Vho+5d67amiFP/0hnJRZuq2sDSq5Fwfp:G29W5jmih/0xXLFm
TLSH T1F02612227386C63BC96E06703929869F0179FDA74B7080DBA3D8292E5CB45C16739F67
TrID 80.0% (.MSI) Microsoft Windows Installer (454500/1/170)
10.7% (.MST) Windows SDK Setup Transform script (61000/1/5)
7.8% (.MSP) Windows Installer Patch (44509/10/5)
1.4% (.) Generic OLE2 / Multistream Compound (8000/1)
Magika msi
Reporter k3dg3___
Tags:BruteRatel BruteRatelC4 Latrodectus msi signed

Code Signing Certificate

Organisation:LLC CESARIA
Issuer:GlobalSign GCC R45 EV CodeSigning CA 2020
Algorithm:sha256WithRSAEncryption
Valid from:2024-05-31T10:10:49Z
Valid to:2025-06-01T10:10:49Z
Serial number: 1842364451d5932004e163c7
Intelligence: 2 malware samples on MalwareBazaar are signed with this code signing certificate
Cert Graveyard Blocklist:This certificate is on the Cert Graveyard blocklist
Thumbprint Algorithm:SHA256
Thumbprint: 538d365cf5fa088f5ec75d0b36282cf340785b8bbafd562aff41a585a1ffe710
Source:This information was brought to you by ReversingLabs A1000 Malware Analysis Platform

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
110
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Suspicious
Score:
50%
Tags:
shellcode
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context anti-vm cmd crypto fingerprint invalid-signature keylogger lolbin obfuscated remote revoked-cert signed wix
Result
Threat name:
BruteRatel, Latrodectus
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Contains functionality to inject threads in other processes
Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection)
Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR)
Found malware configuration
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Injects code into the Windows Explorer (explorer.exe)
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample uses string decryption to hide its real strings
Sets debug register (to hijack the execution of another thread)
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected BruteRatel
Yara detected Latrodectus
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1620197 Sample: calma.msi Startdate: 20/02/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 31 tynifinilam.com 2->31 33 streameqst.live 2->33 35 3 other IPs or domains 2->35 47 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->47 49 Found malware configuration 2->49 51 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->51 53 8 other signatures 2->53 8 msiexec.exe 22 48 2->8         started        11 msiexec.exe 2 2->11         started        signatures3 process4 file5 23 C:\Users\user\...23VIDIA Notification.exe, PE32+ 8->23 dropped 25 C:\Windows\Installer\MSIAA42.tmp, PE32 8->25 dropped 27 C:\Windows\Installer\MSIA679.tmp, PE32 8->27 dropped 29 10 other files (none is malicious) 8->29 dropped 13 NVIDIA Notification.exe 8 12 8->13         started        17 msiexec.exe 13 8->17         started        process6 dnsIp7 41 dimidroli.com 194.76.227.108, 49710, 49982, 49986 SERVINGADE Germany 13->41 43 domskufidona.com 108.181.182.132, 49709, 49841, 7999 ASN852CA Canada 13->43 57 Injects code into the Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) 13->57 59 Sets debug register (to hijack the execution of another thread) 13->59 61 Writes to foreign memory regions 13->61 63 5 other signatures 13->63 19 explorer.exe 65 1 13->19 injected 45 streameqst.live 104.21.23.216, 443, 49708 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 17->45 signatures8 process9 dnsIp10 37 horetimodual.com 104.21.95.192, 443, 49984, 49987 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 19->37 39 tynifinilam.com 188.114.97.3, 443, 49983, 49985 CLOUDFLARENETUS European Union 19->39 55 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 19->55 signatures11
Threat name:
Win32.Backdoor.Brutel
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2025-02-20 05:59:23 UTC
File Type:
Binary (Archive)
Extracted files:
255
AV detection:
9 of 38 (23.68%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
bruteratelc4
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
latrodectus
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:bruteratel family:latrodectus backdoor discovery loader persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Windows directory
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Blocklisted process makes network request
Enumerates connected drives
Brute Ratel C4
Bruteratel family
Detect BruteRatel badger
Detects Latrodectus
Latrodectus family
Latrodectus loader
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
https://tynifinilam.com/test/
https://horetimodual.com/test/
Verdict:
Suspicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Malware family:
BruteRatel
Verdict:
Malicious
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YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:BruteRatel
Author:kevoreilly
Description:BruteRatel Payload
Rule name:Check_OutputDebugStringA_iat
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:Detect_LATAM_MSI_Banker
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:PEzor_x64_Release
Author:Still
Description:attempts to match the PEzor packer (release; x64)
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:Suspicious_Latam_MSI_and_ZIP_Files
Author:eremit4, P4nd3m1cb0y
Description:Detects suspicious .msi and .zip files used in Latam banking trojan campaigns.
Rule name:suspicious_msi_file
Author:Johnk3r
Description:Detects common strings, DLL and API in Banker_BR
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_BruteRatel_4110d879
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_BruteRatel_5b12cbab
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_BruteRatel_644ac114
Author:Elastic Security

File information


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

BruteRatel

Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi ec3ca0877e599ae9c40cbcec51a9a4718114e33d9e2d9d8c72f5f24d7cebdcbf

(this sample)

6c94c9d7e231523e06b41275ab208e42cdd39278f341123b066b05a0a6830e4d

  
Dropping
SHA256 6c94c9d7e231523e06b41275ab208e42cdd39278f341123b066b05a0a6830e4d
  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail link

Comments



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Kelsey commented on 2025-02-20 17:49:11 UTC

from 2025-02-19 campaign

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Kelsey commented on 2025-02-20 17:48:49 UTC

probs wrong filename, just fyi