| File name: | New-Clie.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/8e4aedfb-87b9-4e9d-a089-aad017ba4c89 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | LimeRAT is Remote Administration Trojan malware that boasts an array of harmful capabilities. While masquerading as a legitimate tool, it can perform malicious operations like encryption, keylogging, and cryptomining, which makes it appealing to cybercriminals |
| Analysis date: | March 22, 2024, 21:13:00 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-dosexec |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows |
| MD5: | 066B07B3C9743D0FCC65591610203BC6 |
| SHA1: | EA81F83EC781F6E140A28C61AB94CD44A99D81DD |
| SHA256: | 17A789DB6468ED747ED1A4434D6B94A4BB798791BFE01A8A9816B3FE98469B79 |
| SSDEEP: | 768:4nq8yS2Lqqt2lRvf90ed3Xbe45NNQALh5fn70s:Yq9Lq7vf90ed3Xb/j95f7 |
MALICIOUS
Drops the executable file immediately after the start
- New-Clie.exe (PID: 1836)
Changes the autorun value in the registry
- New-Clie.exe (PID: 1836)
LIMERAT has been detected (YARA)
- Wservices.exe (PID: 3488)
LimeRAT is detected
- Wservices.exe (PID: 3488)
SUSPICIOUS
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- New-Clie.exe (PID: 1836)
The process creates files with name similar to system file names
- New-Clie.exe (PID: 1836)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- New-Clie.exe (PID: 1836)
Reads the Internet Settings
- New-Clie.exe (PID: 1836)
- Wservices.exe (PID: 3488)
Starts itself from another location
- New-Clie.exe (PID: 1836)
Reads settings of System Certificates
- Wservices.exe (PID: 3488)
INFO
Reads the computer name
- New-Clie.exe (PID: 1836)
- Wservices.exe (PID: 3488)
Checks supported languages
- New-Clie.exe (PID: 1836)
- Wservices.exe (PID: 3488)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- New-Clie.exe (PID: 1836)
- Wservices.exe (PID: 3488)
Create files in a temporary directory
- New-Clie.exe (PID: 1836)
Reads Environment values
- Wservices.exe (PID: 3488)
Reads the software policy settings
- Wservices.exe (PID: 3488)
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LimeRAT
(PID) Process(3488) Wservices.exe
C2https://pastebin.com/raw/DDTVwwbu
Keys
AES1111
Options
EndOfConfigChar|'N'|
SplitDataConfigChar|'L'|
ClientDropNameWservices.exe
UsbSpreadTrue
PinSpreadFalse
AntiVMTrue
DropFileTrue
MainFolderTemp
SubFolder\
BtcAddress
DownloadCheckFalse
DownloadLink
Delay3
TRiD
| .exe | | | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (55.8) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (21) |
| .scr | | | Windows screen saver (9.9) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (5) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (3.4) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2024:03:22 21:12:43+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 11 |
| CodeSize: | 28160 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 512 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x8cde |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
Total processes
38
Monitored processes
2
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1836 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\New-Clie.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\New-Clie.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 3488 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Wservices.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Wservices.exe | New-Clie.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
LimeRAT(PID) Process(3488) Wservices.exe C2https://pastebin.com/raw/DDTVwwbu Keys AES1111 Options EndOfConfigChar|'N'| SplitDataConfigChar|'L'| ClientDropNameWservices.exe UsbSpreadTrue PinSpreadFalse AntiVMTrue DropFileTrue MainFolderTemp SubFolder\ BtcAddress DownloadCheckFalse DownloadLink Delay3 | |||||||||||||||
Total events
6 666
Read events
6 610
Write events
44
Delete events
12
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (1836) New-Clie.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Wservices.exe |
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Wservices.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1836) New-Clie.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProxyBypass |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1836) New-Clie.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IntranetName |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1836) New-Clie.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1836) New-Clie.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3488) Wservices.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Wservices_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3488) Wservices.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Wservices_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3488) Wservices.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Wservices_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3488) Wservices.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Wservices_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3488) Wservices.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Wservices_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1836 | New-Clie.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Wservices.exe | executable | |
MD5:066B07B3C9743D0FCC65591610203BC6 | SHA256:17A789DB6468ED747ED1A4434D6B94A4BB798791BFE01A8A9816B3FE98469B79 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
5
DNS requests
1
Threats
0
HTTP requests
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 224.0.0.252:5355 | — | — | — | unknown |
1080 | svchost.exe | 224.0.0.252:5355 | — | — | — | unknown |
3488 | Wservices.exe | 172.67.34.170:443 | pastebin.com | CLOUDFLARENET | US | unknown |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
pastebin.com |
| shared |