URL:

https://github.com/verlox/Lithium-Nuker-2/releases/tag/v2

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/4cc13ff3-e8ec-47c8-bd1d-cb745a40ae19
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: May 05, 2022, 22:36:01
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MD5:

3A2B1276CFB1EFABADD1466BF7F15FCD

SHA1:

209B17D2BC26CF604D462F39B56B31B4B43C25E1

SHA256:

267CB367B70D861C12F981B655F083B63BFB6298C8C6A296D3D61A00AF6EDE21

SSDEEP:

3:N8tEdjadpMrMlOAYcsArqKb:2uIYYlvBsArxb

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Drops executable file immediately after starts

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 288)

    • Loads dropped or rewritten executable

      • SearchProtocolHost.exe (PID: 3600)
      • LithiumNukerV2.exe (PID: 240)
      • LithiumNukerV2.exe (PID: 1648)
      • WerFault.exe (PID: 600)

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • LithiumNukerV2.exe (PID: 1648)
      • LithiumNukerV2.exe (PID: 240)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Reads the computer name

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 288)
      • LithiumNukerV2.exe (PID: 1648)
      • LithiumNukerV2.exe (PID: 240)

    • Checks supported languages

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 288)
      • LithiumNukerV2.exe (PID: 1648)
      • LithiumNukerV2.exe (PID: 240)

    • Reads Microsoft Outlook installation path

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2200)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 288)

    • Drops a file with a compile date too recent

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 288)

    • Reads Environment values

      • WerFault.exe (PID: 600)

  • INFO

    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2200)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2128)

    • Checks supported languages

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2128)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2200)
      • WerFault.exe (PID: 600)

    • Reads the computer name

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2200)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2128)
      • WerFault.exe (PID: 600)

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2200)

    • Application launched itself

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2128)

    • Changes internet zones settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2128)

    • Modifies the phishing filter of IE

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2128)

    • Checks Windows Trust Settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2128)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2200)

    • Reads internet explorer settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2200)

    • Manual execution by user

      • LithiumNukerV2.exe (PID: 240)
      • LithiumNukerV2.exe (PID: 1648)
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No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
45
Monitored processes
7
Malicious processes
5
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start iexplore.exe iexplore.exe winrar.exe searchprotocolhost.exe no specs lithiumnukerv2.exe lithiumnukerv2.exe werfault.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2128"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" "https://github.com/verlox/Lithium-Nuker-2/releases/tag/v2"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
Explorer.EXE
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Internet Explorer
Version:
11.00.9600.16428 (winblue_gdr.131013-1700)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-downlevel-advapi32-l1-1-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-downlevel-version-l1-1-0.dll
2200"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" SCODEF:2128 CREDAT:267521 /prefetch:2C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
iexplore.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Internet Explorer
Version:
11.00.9600.16428 (winblue_gdr.131013-1700)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-downlevel-advapi32-l1-1-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-downlevel-version-l1-1-0.dll
288"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe" "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\6Z2BCOUL\LithiumNukerV2.zip"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
iexplore.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Alexander Roshal
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
WinRAR archiver
Version:
5.91.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\winrar\winrar.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
3600"C:\Windows\system32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe2_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe2 1 -2147483646 "Software\Microsoft\Windows Search" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT; MS Search 4.0 Robot)" "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Temp\usgthrsvc" "DownLevelDaemon" C:\Windows\system32\SearchProtocolHost.exe—SearchIndexer.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Microsoft Windows Search Protocol Host
Version:
7.00.7601.24542 (win7sp1_ldr_escrow.191209-2211)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\searchprotocolhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
240"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\LithiumNukerV2.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\LithiumNukerV2.exe
Explorer.EXE
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
LithiumNukerV2
Exit code:
3762504530
Version:
2.0.*.*
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\lithiumnukerv2.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\mscoree.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v4.0.30319\mscoreei.dll
1648"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\LithiumNukerV2.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\LithiumNukerV2.exe
Explorer.EXE
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
LithiumNukerV2
Exit code:
3762504530
Version:
2.0.*.*
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\users\admin\desktop\lithiumnukerv2.exe
c:\windows\system32\mscoree.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v4.0.30319\mscoreei.dll
600C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 1648 -s 556C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe
svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Problem Reporting
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\werfault.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
Total events
17 761
Read events
17 637
Write events
124
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2128) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing
Operation:writeName:NTPDaysSinceLastAutoMigration
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2128) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing
Operation:writeName:NTPLastLaunchLowDateTime
Value:
(PID) Process:(2128) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing
Operation:writeName:NTPLastLaunchHighDateTime
Value:
30957776
(PID) Process:(2128) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UrlBlockManager
Operation:writeName:NextCheckForUpdateLowDateTime
Value:
(PID) Process:(2128) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UrlBlockManager
Operation:writeName:NextCheckForUpdateHighDateTime
Value:
30957776
(PID) Process:(2128) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
(PID) Process:(2128) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Cookie:
(PID) Process:(2128) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Visited:
(PID) Process:(2128) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Operation:writeName:CompatibilityFlags
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2128) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:ProxyBypass
Value:
1
Executable files
4
Suspicious files
12
Text files
46
Unknown types
5

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2200iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\4KYLQGO4.txttext
MD5:8DAE48452BC232C4CDE4929F3A17EC55
SHA256:5D88377C5083AA98A348648BD5138F41B82D64D63B56FD1C206AE414832DD426
2200iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\DY534W2X\v2[1].htmhtml
MD5:D29432A19D8EA1EBD98B24AB94343347
SHA256:FB5EBB287DDF909BB220C96E3C373FC90BB094DDED426BDA8CF1C5C16DCB25AA
2200iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\B398B80134F72209547439DB21AB308D_ADE4E4D3A3BCBCA5C39C54D362D88565der
MD5:49D3B0F5C495C12A64B73C8ECA51C91B
SHA256:0596CAC8034333E2CADCA40AAFCBF97468EF1908A72364AD830FD0FD96AF3485
2200iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\B398B80134F72209547439DB21AB308D_A4CF52CCA82D7458083F7280801A3A04binary
MD5:92053D37B6C0B90B41D900246D60B24F
SHA256:AAFDE0A782AAA55C54547B6F5766FB1C4C54F2C94554B6C4529B0A0DDEF10A54
2200iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\DY534W2X\93-c88b26ce3c81[1].jstext
MD5:C56694CD2A8C2147ABEEF1D7408973A7
SHA256:282D584FF3923FBFB51578261D97537851DBD021A0147605D2E1338B695BBC16
2200iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\50CD3D75D026C82E2E718570BD6F44D0_60E83F2095C16CA099C94596E7B8AA5Dder
MD5:82986F4780A8502AC2EAE70589725482
SHA256:8B1299039B42EA41EA4A88708035FAA2097A2679473DD9AA79ACAAC18EE5E636
2200iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\5IWPIAR9\github-fcf54566ab88[1].csstext
MD5:49881AE151DD9A300F8270B9584EA377
SHA256:68431E87433E0A2F932A43444154E860F9E70A591A1D938696E099F134B63F0B
2200iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\50CD3D75D026C82E2E718570BD6F44D0_60E83F2095C16CA099C94596E7B8AA5Dbinary
MD5:7C872BAE37C9B224D9B5550935F1343A
SHA256:C8B8813618E321E8BF6107E6FC6E93F408875E5FCA59460A1DF634EDC1655245
2200iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\MFAQUS6V\83199049[1].pngimage
MD5:8B14FC7DA2D5571E2F5C1E65BAE4F5BC
SHA256:A7E2E23ECCDEEB9F0B0EE0483B646CF6D13423493687C7088516CEF52EC7C21B
2200iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\DY534W2X\light-21555afbe856[1].csstext
MD5:7CE45200FA8ABD7BD64FF7E557AB5930
SHA256:43143379E3032D5159E09C1275D18ACC897DE36320F4804B0C6082D59D2F84DA
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HTTP(S) requests
7
TCP/UDP connections
30
DNS requests
13
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
2200
iexplore.exe
GET
200
93.184.220.29:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAfy81yHqHeveu%2FpR5k1Jb0%3D
US
der
471 b
whitelisted
2128
iexplore.exe
GET
200
93.184.220.29:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
US
der
471 b
whitelisted
2200
iexplore.exe
GET
200
93.184.220.29:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAbY2QTVWENG9oovp1QifsQ%3D
US
der
471 b
whitelisted
2200
iexplore.exe
GET
200
93.184.220.29:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQrHR6YzPN2BNbByL0VoiTIBBMAOAQUCrwIKReMpTlteg7OM8cus%2B37w3oCEAUYmlTr6MfpA%2BCrDZJVRd4%3D
US
der
313 b
whitelisted
2128
iexplore.exe
GET
200
93.184.220.29:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTBL0V27RVZ7LBduom%2FnYB45SPUEwQU5Z1ZMIJHWMys%2BghUNoZ7OrUETfACEA8Ull8gIGmZT9XHrHiJQeI%3D
US
der
1.47 Kb
whitelisted
2200
iexplore.exe
GET
200
209.197.3.8:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab?ee9ae75bb11ca33f
US
compressed
4.70 Kb
whitelisted
2200
iexplore.exe
GET
200
209.197.3.8:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab?850bb0a6b3598978
US
compressed
4.70 Kb
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2200
iexplore.exe
209.197.3.8:80
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
Highwinds Network Group, Inc.
US
whitelisted
2200
iexplore.exe
93.184.220.29:80
ocsp.digicert.com
MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business
US
whitelisted
2200
iexplore.exe
185.199.109.154:443
github.githubassets.com
GitHub, Inc.
NL
suspicious
2128
iexplore.exe
185.199.109.154:443
github.githubassets.com
GitHub, Inc.
NL
suspicious
2200
iexplore.exe
185.199.108.133:443
avatars.githubusercontent.com
GitHub, Inc.
NL
malicious
2128
iexplore.exe
13.107.21.200:443
www.bing.com
Microsoft Corporation
US
whitelisted
2128
iexplore.exe
93.184.220.29:80
ocsp.digicert.com
MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business
US
whitelisted
2200
iexplore.exe
185.199.111.133:443
avatars.githubusercontent.com
GitHub, Inc.
NL
suspicious
2128
iexplore.exe
152.199.19.161:443
iecvlist.microsoft.com
MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business
US
whitelisted
600
WerFault.exe
52.182.143.212:443
watson.microsoft.com
Microsoft Corporation
US
suspicious

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
github.com
  • 140.82.121.3
malicious
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
  • 209.197.3.8
whitelisted
api.bing.com
  • 13.107.5.80
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 13.107.21.200
  • 204.79.197.200
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 93.184.220.29
whitelisted
github.githubassets.com
  • 185.199.109.154
  • 185.199.111.154
  • 185.199.108.154
  • 185.199.110.154
whitelisted
avatars.githubusercontent.com
  • 185.199.108.133
  • 185.199.110.133
  • 185.199.111.133
  • 185.199.109.133
whitelisted
github-cloud.s3.amazonaws.com
  • 54.231.133.233
shared
user-images.githubusercontent.com
  • 185.199.111.133
  • 185.199.110.133
  • 185.199.108.133
  • 185.199.109.133
whitelisted
objects.githubusercontent.com
  • 185.199.111.133
  • 185.199.109.133
  • 185.199.110.133
  • 185.199.108.133
shared

Threats

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Reports
https://github.com/verlox/Lithium-Nuker-2/releases/tag/v2