| File name: | Kraken.bin (2) |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/afabd180-b5b9-4951-b090-e351f74ecf36 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Kraken is a trojan malware with infostealing capabilities that was first spotted in May of 2023. The malware can perform a wide range of malicious activities, including logging users’ keystrokes. The data then can be sent to the attacker using several protocols. The operators behind the Kraken stealer usually distribute it via phishing emails. |
| Analysis date: | December 06, 2019, 21:05:57 |
| 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: | 6AC062D21F08F139D9F3D1E335E72E22 |
| SHA1: | 9E967A759E894A83C4B693E81C031D7214A8E699 |
| SHA256: | 564154A2E3647318CA40A5FFA68D06B1BD40B606CAE1D15985E3D15097B512CD |
| SSDEEP: | 1536:0bPX/gJxDFgu02gM+LXbtQ5IxWwbglROAnbFmYVKCKclF:0cxz1gxXSNwbYcYVKhYF |
MALICIOUS
Known privilege escalation attack
- Kraken.bin (2).exe (PID: 884)
Kraken Ransomware was detected
- Kraken.bin (2).exe (PID: 884)
Application was dropped or rewritten from another process
- krakentemp0000.exe (PID: 3124)
- sdelete.exe (PID: 2860)
Changes the autorun value in the registry
- Kraken.bin (2).exe (PID: 884)
Runs PING.EXE for delay simulation
- cmd.exe (PID: 4032)
Detected Kraken's note (Ransomware)
- krakentemp0000.exe (PID: 3124)
Changes settings of System certificates
- krakentemp0000.exe (PID: 3124)
SUSPICIOUS
Modifies the open verb of a shell class
- Kraken.bin (2).exe (PID: 884)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- Kraken.bin (2).exe (PID: 884)
- krakentemp0000.exe (PID: 3124)
Adds / modifies Windows certificates
- krakentemp0000.exe (PID: 3124)
Uses TASKLIST.EXE to query information about running processes
- krakentemp0000.exe (PID: 3124)
Checks for external IP
- krakentemp0000.exe (PID: 3124)
Creates files in the program directory
- krakentemp0000.exe (PID: 3124)
- dw20.exe (PID: 3424)
Creates files in the Windows directory
- krakentemp0000.exe (PID: 3124)
Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
- krakentemp0000.exe (PID: 3124)
- cmd.exe (PID: 2140)
Creates files like Ransomware instruction
- krakentemp0000.exe (PID: 3124)
Removes files from Windows directory
- krakentemp0000.exe (PID: 3124)
Uses REG.EXE to modify Windows registry
- cmd.exe (PID: 2140)
INFO
Manual execution by user
- Kraken.bin (2).exe (PID: 3488)
- explorer.exe (PID: 1412)
- NOTEPAD.EXE (PID: 3700)
Application was crashed
- Kraken.bin (2).exe (PID: 3488)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (56.7) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (21.3) |
| .scr | | | Windows screen saver (10.1) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (5) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (3.4) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2018:10:04 12:22:18+02:00 |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 48 |
| CodeSize: | 98304 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 2048 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x19e76 |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 1.0.0.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 1.0.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| Comments: | - |
| CompanyName: | - |
| FileDescription: | UAC |
| FileVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
| InternalName: | UAC.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright © 2018 |
| LegalTrademarks: | - |
| OriginalFileName: | UAC.exe |
| ProductName: | UAC |
| ProductVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
| AssemblyVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
Summary
| Architecture: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
|---|---|
| Subsystem: | IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI |
| Compilation Date: | 04-Oct-2018 10:22:18 |
| Debug artifacts: |
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| Comments: | - |
| CompanyName: | - |
| FileDescription: | UAC |
| FileVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
| InternalName: | UAC.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright © 2018 |
| LegalTrademarks: | - |
| OriginalFilename: | UAC.exe |
| ProductName: | UAC |
| ProductVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
| Assembly Version: | 1.0.0.0 |
DOS Header
| Magic number: | MZ |
|---|---|
| Bytes on last page of file: | 0x0090 |
| Pages in file: | 0x0003 |
| Relocations: | 0x0000 |
| Size of header: | 0x0004 |
| Min extra paragraphs: | 0x0000 |
| Max extra paragraphs: | 0xFFFF |
| Initial SS value: | 0x0000 |
| Initial SP value: | 0x00B8 |
| Checksum: | 0x0000 |
| Initial IP value: | 0x0000 |
| Initial CS value: | 0x0000 |
| Overlay number: | 0x0000 |
| OEM identifier: | 0x0000 |
| OEM information: | 0x0000 |
| Address of NE header: | 0x00000080 |
PE Headers
| Signature: | PE |
|---|---|
| Machine: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
| Number of sections: | 3 |
| Time date stamp: | 04-Oct-2018 10:22:18 |
| Pointer to Symbol Table: | 0x00000000 |
| Number of symbols: | 0 |
| Size of Optional Header: | 0x00E0 |
| Characteristics: |
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Sections
Name | Virtual Address | Virtual Size | Raw Size | Charateristics | Entropy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.text | 0x00002000 | 0x00017E7C | 0x00018000 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 6.23125 |
.rsrc | 0x0001A000 | 0x0000057C | 0x00000600 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 4.00735 |
.reloc | 0x0001C000 | 0x0000000C | 0x00000200 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 0.10191 |
Resources
Title | Entropy | Size | Codepage | Language | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5.00112 | 490 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | RT_MANIFEST |
Imports
mscoree.dll |
Total processes
62
Monitored processes
16
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
1
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 788 | "C:\Windows\System32\eventvwr.exe" | C:\Windows\System32\eventvwr.exe | — | Kraken.bin (2).exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Event Viewer Snapin Launcher Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 792 | cmd.exe /c C:\ProgramData\sdelete.exe -c -z C: | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) Modules
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| 856 | ping 127.0.0.1 -n 3 | C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: TCP/IP Ping Command Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 884 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Kraken.bin (2).exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Kraken.bin (2).exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: UAC Exit code: 0 Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
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| 1412 | "C:\Windows\explorer.exe" | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Explorer Exit code: 1 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 1932 | REG ADD "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Sysinternals\SDelete" | C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Registry Console Tool Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 1972 | "C:\Windows\System32\eventvwr.exe" | C:\Windows\System32\eventvwr.exe | Kraken.bin (2).exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Event Viewer Snapin Launcher Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 2140 | "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C cd C:\ProgramData\ && release.bat | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | krakentemp0000.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) Modules
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| 2860 | C:\ProgramData\sdelete.exe -c -z C: | C:\ProgramData\sdelete.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Secure file delete Exit code: 0 Version: 2.02 Modules
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| 3088 | REG ADD "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Sysinternals\SDelete" /v EulaAccepted /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f | C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Registry Console Tool Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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Total events
311
Read events
269
Write events
42
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (884) Kraken.bin (2).exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mscfile\shell\open\command |
| Operation: | write | Name: | |
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\krakentemp0000.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (884) Kraken.bin (2).exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Payload |
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\krakentemp0000.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (884) Kraken.bin (2).exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (884) Kraken.bin (2).exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1972) eventvwr.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1972) eventvwr.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3124) krakentemp0000.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\krakentemp0000_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3124) krakentemp0000.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\krakentemp0000_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3124) krakentemp0000.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\krakentemp0000_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: 4294901760 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3124) krakentemp0000.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\krakentemp0000_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: 4294901760 | |||
Executable files
2
Suspicious files
37
Text files
51
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3124 | krakentemp0000.exe | C:\Users\admin\Contacts\admin.contact | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3124 | krakentemp0000.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\basistown.rtf | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3124 | krakentemp0000.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\carecoverage.png | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3124 | krakentemp0000.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\clientsdating.jpg | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3124 | krakentemp0000.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\decemberresearch.png | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3124 | krakentemp0000.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\duringsee.png | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3124 | krakentemp0000.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\germanyoperations.png | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3124 | krakentemp0000.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\groupsseason.rtf | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3124 | krakentemp0000.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\lastat.rtf | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3124 | krakentemp0000.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\michaelrss.rtf | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
2
TCP/UDP connections
5
DNS requests
5
Threats
22
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3124 | krakentemp0000.exe | GET | 301 | 216.58.206.14:80 | http://google.com/ | US | html | 219 b | malicious |
3124 | krakentemp0000.exe | GET | 301 | 216.58.206.14:80 | http://google.com/ | US | html | 219 b | malicious |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3124 | krakentemp0000.exe | 104.28.12.103:80 | blasze.tk | Cloudflare Inc | US | shared |
3124 | krakentemp0000.exe | 216.58.206.14:80 | google.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
3124 | krakentemp0000.exe | 216.239.32.21:443 | ipinfo.io | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
3124 | krakentemp0000.exe | 152.199.19.160:443 | download.sysinternals.com | MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business | US | whitelisted |
3124 | krakentemp0000.exe | 216.58.207.36:80 | www.google.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
ipinfo.io |
| shared |
blasze.tk |
| malicious |
google.com |
| malicious |
www.google.com |
| malicious |
download.sysinternals.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
3124 | krakentemp0000.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET POLICY Possible External IP Lookup Domain Observed in SNI (ipinfo. io) |
3124 | krakentemp0000.exe | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | ET POLICY Possible External IP Lookup SSL Cert Observed (ipinfo.io) |
1080 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DNS Query to a .tk domain - Likely Hostile |
3124 | krakentemp0000.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET TROJAN [PTsecurity] Kraken Ransomware Start Activity 2 |
3124 | krakentemp0000.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | MALWARE [PTsecurity] Kraken Cryptor |
3124 | krakentemp0000.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | MALWARE [PTsecurity] Ransomware.Kraken_Cryptor UA |
3124 | krakentemp0000.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | MALWARE [PTsecurity] Ransomware.Kraken_Cryptor URL |
3124 | krakentemp0000.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET POLICY HTTP Request to a *.tk domain |
3124 | krakentemp0000.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET TROJAN [PTsecurity] Kraken Ransomware Start Activity 2 |
3124 | krakentemp0000.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | MALWARE [PTsecurity] Kraken Cryptor |