URL:

https://vx-underground.org/APTs/2024/2024.02.09%20-%20SugarGh0st%20RAT%20attacks%20Kazakhstan%20%E2%80%93%20State%20Technical%20Service/Paper

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/6a82e186-9376-4987-b74c-96c7a25f73fe
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: March 28, 2024, 10:15:40
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MD5:

19732C9D8C07D800DE456EF353370961

SHA1:

83533E1BDF3597528318C9FC4BE28C6C3C23F2DD

SHA256:

964F8646FF8CA6E8682B3839AFC0C10C099F5F38415AED7FAF6E1A3C179C80AB

SSDEEP:

3:N83RMV9tYEDgFJ2iXAXqS4qARRAq4GEJGMRy:23RMnCEDkDAXqMAwqLEMSy

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.

  • SUSPICIOUS

    No suspicious indicators.

  • INFO

    • Application launched itself

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 1836)
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No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
39
Monitored processes
2
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start iexplore.exe iexplore.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1836"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" "https://vx-underground.org/APTs/2024/2024.02.09%20-%20SugarGh0st%20RAT%20attacks%20Kazakhstan%20%E2%80%93%20State%20Technical%20Service/Paper"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\iertutil.dll
2692"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" SCODEF:1836 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\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\iertutil.dll
Total events
16 616
Read events
16 495
Write events
85
Delete events
36

Modification events

(PID) Process:(1836) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing
Operation:writeName:NTPDaysSinceLastAutoMigration
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(1836) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing
Operation:writeName:NTPLastLaunchLowDateTime
Value:
(PID) Process:(1836) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing
Operation:writeName:NTPLastLaunchHighDateTime
Value:
31097080
(PID) Process:(1836) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UrlBlockManager
Operation:writeName:NextCheckForUpdateLowDateTime
Value:
(PID) Process:(1836) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UrlBlockManager
Operation:writeName:NextCheckForUpdateHighDateTime
Value:
31097080
(PID) Process:(1836) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
(PID) Process:(1836) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Cookie:
(PID) Process:(1836) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Visited:
(PID) Process:(1836) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Operation:writeName:CompatibilityFlags
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(1836) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:ProxyBypass
Value:
1
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
3
Text files
26
Unknown types
5

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2692iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157binary
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2692iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\24BD96D5497F70B3F510A6B53CD43F3E_3A89246FB90C5EE6620004F1AE0EB0EAbinary
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2692iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\24BD96D5497F70B3F510A6B53CD43F3E_3A89246FB90C5EE6620004F1AE0EB0EAbinary
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2692iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\CAF4703619713E3F18D8A9D5D88D6288_F2DAF19C1F776537105D08FC8D978464binary
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2692iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\CAF4703619713E3F18D8A9D5D88D6288_F2DAF19C1F776537105D08FC8D978464binary
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2692iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\MRB2XEJP.txttext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2692iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\MFAQUS6V\Paper[1].htmhtml
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2692iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\GFWA3Z6E.txttext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2692iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\DY534W2X\app-fd001aaa9ad138a4cd4d36667348d61e[1].csstext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2692iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\YTOWV792\email-decode.min[1].jshtml
MD5:—
SHA256:—
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HTTP(S) requests
7
TCP/UDP connections
19
DNS requests
9
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
2692
iexplore.exe
GET
304
23.53.40.35:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab?5b0325f31ae0f9b6
unknown
—
—
unknown
2692
iexplore.exe
GET
304
23.53.40.26:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab?927e0d673a39dd41
unknown
—
—
unknown
1836
iexplore.exe
GET
304
23.53.40.35:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab?956c1609c0d25c3f
unknown
—
—
unknown
2692
iexplore.exe
GET
200
142.250.74.195:80
http://ocsp.pki.goog/gsr1/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBS3V7W2nAf4FiMTjpDJKg6%2BMgGqMQQUYHtmGkUNl8qJUC99BM00qP%2F8%2FUsCEHe9DWzbNvka6iEPxPBY0w0%3D
unknown
—
—
unknown
2692
iexplore.exe
GET
200
142.250.74.195:80
http://ocsp.pki.goog/gtsr1/ME4wTDBKMEgwRjAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQwkcLWD4LqGJ7bE7B1XZsEbmfwUAQU5K8rJnEaK0gnhS9SZizv8IkTcT4CDQIDvFCjJ1PwkYAi7fE%3D
unknown
—
—
unknown
1836
iexplore.exe
GET
304
23.53.40.35:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab?70b4a85d87201c80
unknown
—
—
unknown
1836
iexplore.exe
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAzlnDD9eoNTLi0BRrMy%2BWU%3D
unknown
—
—
unknown
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
2692
iexplore.exe
104.18.7.192:443
vx-underground.org
CLOUDFLARENET
—
shared
2692
iexplore.exe
23.53.40.35:80
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
unknown
2692
iexplore.exe
23.53.40.26:80
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
unknown
2692
iexplore.exe
142.250.74.195:80
ocsp.pki.goog
GOOGLE
US
whitelisted
1080
svchost.exe
224.0.0.252:5355
—
—
—
unknown
1836
iexplore.exe
104.18.7.192:443
vx-underground.org
CLOUDFLARENET
—
shared
1836
iexplore.exe
23.53.40.35:80
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
unknown
1836
iexplore.exe
104.126.37.144:443
www.bing.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
unknown

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
vx-underground.org
  • 104.18.7.192
  • 104.18.6.192
malicious
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
  • 23.53.40.35
  • 23.53.40.43
  • 23.53.40.41
  • 23.53.40.26
  • 23.53.40.48
  • 23.53.40.32
  • 23.53.40.27
  • 23.53.40.42
  • 23.53.40.25
whitelisted
ocsp.pki.goog
  • 142.250.74.195
whitelisted
api.bing.com
  • 13.107.5.80
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 104.126.37.146
  • 104.126.37.171
  • 104.126.37.153
  • 104.126.37.144
  • 104.126.37.161
  • 104.126.37.131
  • 104.126.37.160
  • 104.126.37.155
  • 104.126.37.162
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 192.229.221.95
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info
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