| File name: | 2018-05-07-Lokibot-malspam-attachment.rar |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/61271dc0-0dba-43fd-a2a7-b4db2bdf5668 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | LokiBot was developed in 2015 to steal information from a variety of applications. Despite the age, this malware is still rather popular among cybercriminals. |
| Analysis date: | April 28, 2025, 02:20:41 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-rar |
| File info: | RAR archive data, v4, os: Win32 |
| MD5: | FE4D2EFC3BADA5A2CBA7B6217C5D9C3F |
| SHA1: | A46D090FC70E51EE79233D2F57F57A916C920BCB |
| SHA256: | A07BE9EDB1B2E1881647EBF1A34F7E426AB2F0698DC21158C488FF74C02BFC07 |
| SSDEEP: | 3072:fFkUOD+k0RIfuOPvywznRjYskjqd3BMtkdslOytiErQeh/e2f/pQFexQ:+0IfFHyMPkju3Skds0ytiErF1p8 |
MALICIOUS
Generic archive extractor
- WinRAR.exe (PID: 7152)
Starts Visual C# compiler
- New order.exe (PID: 5984)
LOKIBOT mutex has been found
- vbc.exe (PID: 4244)
Steals credentials from Web Browsers
- vbc.exe (PID: 4244)
Actions looks like stealing of personal data
- vbc.exe (PID: 4244)
Scans artifacts that could help determine the target
- vbc.exe (PID: 4244)
Connects to the CnC server
- vbc.exe (PID: 4244)
Lokibot is detected
- vbc.exe (PID: 4244)
LOKIBOT has been detected (SURICATA)
- vbc.exe (PID: 4244)
SUSPICIOUS
Uses .NET C# to load dll
- New order.exe (PID: 5984)
The process executes VB scripts
- New order.exe (PID: 5984)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- csc.exe (PID: 5964)
- vbc.exe (PID: 4244)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- vbc.exe (PID: 4244)
Process drops legitimate windows executable
- vbc.exe (PID: 4244)
Contacting a server suspected of hosting an CnC
- vbc.exe (PID: 4244)
INFO
Reads the computer name
- New order.exe (PID: 5984)
- vbc.exe (PID: 4244)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- New order.exe (PID: 5984)
- csc.exe (PID: 5964)
- vbc.exe (PID: 4244)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- WinRAR.exe (PID: 7152)
Checks supported languages
- New order.exe (PID: 5984)
- cvtres.exe (PID: 4464)
- csc.exe (PID: 5964)
- vbc.exe (PID: 4244)
Create files in a temporary directory
- New order.exe (PID: 5984)
- cvtres.exe (PID: 4464)
- csc.exe (PID: 5964)
Manual execution by a user
- New order.exe (PID: 5984)
Reads Microsoft Office registry keys
- vbc.exe (PID: 4244)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- vbc.exe (PID: 4244)
The sample compiled with english language support
- vbc.exe (PID: 4244)
Checks proxy server information
- slui.exe (PID: 6004)
Reads the software policy settings
- slui.exe (PID: 6004)
- slui.exe (PID: 6132)
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TRiD
| .rar | | | RAR compressed archive (v-4.x) (58.3) |
|---|---|---|
| .rar | | | RAR compressed archive (gen) (41.6) |
EXIF
ZIP
| FileVersion: | RAR v4 |
|---|---|
| CompressedSize: | 130909 |
| UncompressedSize: | 158208 |
| OperatingSystem: | Win32 |
| ModifyDate: | 2018:05:07 07:47:22 |
| PackingMethod: | Normal |
| ArchivedFileName: | New order.exe |
Total processes
136
Monitored processes
10
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 2196 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s Dnscache | C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Host Process for Windows Services Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3332 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: KMS Connection Broker Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800) | |||||||||||||||
| 4244 | "C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe" | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe | New order.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Visual Basic Command Line Compiler Exit code: 3221225477 Version: 8.0.50727.9149 Modules
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| 4464 | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe /NOLOGO /READONLY /MACHINE:IX86 "/OUT:C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RES4320.tmp" "c:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CSC6CF7CB047E6F48708A94EED7E796E95.TMP" | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe | — | csc.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft® Resource File To COFF Object Conversion Utility Exit code: 0 Version: 14.32.31326.0 Modules
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| 5964 | "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\csc.exe" /noconfig /fullpaths @"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jbg4fjco.cmdline" | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\csc.exe | New order.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Visual C# Command Line Compiler Exit code: 0 Version: 4.8.9037.0 built by: NET481REL1 Modules
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| 5984 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\New order.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\New order.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 6004 | C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe | svchost.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Activation Client Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6080 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | csc.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6132 | "C:\WINDOWS\System32\SLUI.exe" RuleId=3482d82e-ca2c-4e1f-8864-da0267b484b2;Action=AutoActivate;AppId=55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f;SkuId=4de7cb65-cdf1-4de9-8ae8-e3cce27b9f2c;NotificationInterval=1440;Trigger=TimerEvent | C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe | SppExtComObj.Exe | ||||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Windows Activation Client Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7152 | "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2018-05-07-Lokibot-malspam-attachment.rar | C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Alexander Roshal Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: WinRAR archiver Exit code: 0 Version: 5.91.0 Modules
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Total events
9 995
Read events
9 957
Write events
25
Delete events
13
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (7152) WinRAR.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 3 |
Value: C:\Users\admin\Desktop\preferences.zip | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7152) WinRAR.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 2 |
Value: C:\Users\admin\Desktop\chromium_ext.zip | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7152) WinRAR.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 1 |
Value: C:\Users\admin\Desktop\omni_23_10_2024_.zip | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7152) WinRAR.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 0 |
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2018-05-07-Lokibot-malspam-attachment.rar | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7152) WinRAR.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths |
| Operation: | write | Name: | name |
Value: 120 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7152) WinRAR.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths |
| Operation: | write | Name: | size |
Value: 80 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7152) WinRAR.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths |
| Operation: | write | Name: | type |
Value: 120 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7152) WinRAR.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths |
| Operation: | write | Name: | mtime |
Value: 100 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7152) WinRAR.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\DialogEditHistory\ExtrPath |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | 15 |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7152) WinRAR.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\DialogEditHistory\ExtrPath |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | 14 |
Value: | |||
Executable files
3
Suspicious files
7
Text files
3
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4244 | vbc.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\S-1-5-21-1693682860-607145093-2874071422-1001\0f5007522459c86e95ffcc62f32308f1_bb926e54-e3ca-40fd-ae90-2764341e7792 | binary | |
MD5:D898504A722BFF1524134C6AB6A5EAA5 | SHA256:878F32F76B159494F5A39F9321616C6068CDB82E88DF89BCC739BBC1EA78E1F9 | |||
| 5964 | csc.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CSC6CF7CB047E6F48708A94EED7E796E95.TMP | binary | |
MD5:063A19A3A1184135FE0E06200F031B1B | SHA256:D66E48B01FB53235C24352C08A00B5B53B2D3BC642691DBE79F833D962CBF655 | |||
| 4464 | cvtres.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RES4320.tmp | binary | |
MD5:5589D54760F4F197CC3E45CC7F852C36 | SHA256:FA60E1D221364BF25A4C7C4739DBE1BC337C78FC3852FE56248EE868A6DF7ACE | |||
| 5964 | csc.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jbg4fjco.pdb | binary | |
MD5:16BADD2A41AFF96575D997BDE62D7B9A | SHA256:87B9A05A9883EF7769C64C324C699A676FFD083F9EDB617BC2D1B50E84F93069 | |||
| 5984 | New order.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jbg4fjco.0.cs | text | |
MD5:E622ED498F4183B776207B9896DF8C9E | SHA256:09967F191BF6FD5A675E539E608643C884176602178AAF7D481DFD681456AD01 | |||
| 7152 | WinRAR.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\New order.exe | executable | |
MD5:0B09F5E0AD21B4E80CF4BEBD33CB6412 | SHA256:4D6B690C476DBE7929D0E9C630DF8374186B1B9E357F50F04494DB556FB857D8 | |||
| 5964 | csc.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jbg4fjco.dll | executable | |
MD5:607781EACCAACA90C0C5BC949D678436 | SHA256:1B8A7B7E137DD9F2EFFC31FC51B5CBD3140D7F9402797E35DA3430E42453C4F4 | |||
| 4244 | vbc.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\F3F363\3C28B3.lck | binary | |
MD5:C4CA4238A0B923820DCC509A6F75849B | SHA256:— | |||
| 5964 | csc.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jbg4fjco.out | text | |
MD5:A0D034AE904FB8F84CD3DDFF240AF24F | SHA256:380AA9982317862A621D2E129B1A55B0A06CB09681578B925329D459BACB8148 | |||
| 4244 | vbc.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\F3F363\3C28B3.hdb | binary | |
MD5:1013079A9BF8FFA458C230EA6AAF8A89 | SHA256:1B1F3BCE8DF0FC7E33B518DAB09D09AF3680E39BCC3C760DADCC50C931007BE8 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
3
TCP/UDP connections
46
DNS requests
16
Threats
10
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4244 | vbc.exe | POST | 404 | 49.13.77.253:80 | http://oja34user.com/emma/Panel/five/fre.php | unknown | — | — | malicious |
4244 | vbc.exe | POST | 404 | 49.13.77.253:80 | http://oja34user.com/emma/Panel/five/fre.php | unknown | — | — | malicious |
4244 | vbc.exe | POST | 404 | 49.13.77.253:80 | http://oja34user.com/emma/Panel/five/fre.php | unknown | — | — | malicious |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2104 | svchost.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
2112 | svchost.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4244 | vbc.exe | 49.13.77.253:80 | oja34user.com | Hetzner Online GmbH | DE | malicious |
3216 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.250:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
3100 | SIHClient.exe | 20.109.210.53:443 | slscr.update.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
3100 | SIHClient.exe | 52.165.164.15:443 | fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
6132 | slui.exe | 40.91.76.224:443 | activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
oja34user.com |
| malicious |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa |
| unknown |
d.4.1.9.1.6.7.1.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.1.0.0.9.0.0.1.f.1.1.1.0.1.0.a.2.ip6.arpa |
| unknown |
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com |
| whitelisted |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
4244 | vbc.exe | Malware Command and Control Activity Detected | ET MALWARE LokiBot Checkin |
4244 | vbc.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET MALWARE LokiBot User-Agent (Charon/Inferno) |
4244 | vbc.exe | Malware Command and Control Activity Detected | ET MALWARE LokiBot Checkin |
4244 | vbc.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET MALWARE LokiBot User-Agent (Charon/Inferno) |
4244 | vbc.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET MALWARE LokiBot Application/Credential Data Exfiltration Detected M1 |
4244 | vbc.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET MALWARE LokiBot User-Agent (Charon/Inferno) |
4244 | vbc.exe | Malware Command and Control Activity Detected | ET MALWARE LokiBot Checkin |
4244 | vbc.exe | Malware Command and Control Activity Detected | ET MALWARE LokiBot Request for C2 Commands Detected M2 |
4244 | vbc.exe | Malware Command and Control Activity Detected | ET MALWARE LokiBot Request for C2 Commands Detected M1 |
4244 | vbc.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET MALWARE LokiBot Application/Credential Data Exfiltration Detected M1 |