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Grand Mars Operation
Defending against Anunak
Thanassis Diogos, Trustwave MC for EMEA IR
MSc Infosec, CISSP trainer
Agenda
• APT Detection
• Entry point
• Persistence
• Public services
• Malicious software
• Motivation
• Conclusions
APT Detection
• AV Alerts
• Weird event log entries
• Email followed by phone call (social engineering vector)
• Word attachment containing encoded VBS
Entry Point
Analysis
• Several malicious files/scripts generated
Persistence & lateral movement
• Files in user’s %temp% folder
• Registry autorun location
• Scheduled tasks
• Backdoor exe & scripts (VB, PS) as
memory resident code
• Pass-the-hash
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunTransbaseOdbcDriver
Google Docs, Pastebin
• Register/Update Bots
• Flow of operation based on Pastebin
Hosts distribution/location
Anunak
• Spawns into a new svchost.exe process
• Gathers information of the system
• Anti-reversing, terminates specific AVs
• Privilege escalation
• Enables RDP
• POS malware functions
• Local password stealer
• Scrounging Outlook PST files
• Target iFobs banking application
• Backdoor commands (downloads and executes additional malware)
Cobalt’s Strike Beacon
• Covert channel
• Metepreter
• Downloading Eicar test file
AdobeUpdateManagementTool (VBScript)
• Downloads & executes files, VBScripts or PowerShell files
• Collects and communicates
• OS Name, Version, Service Pack, Install Directory
• Physical Memory Available/Total, Available Virtual Memory
• System Name, Model, Manufacturer
• Locale ,Time Zone
• BIOS Version, Processor System Type
• Computer/user name & Domain
Motivation
• Bots collection
• Financial
• Control of victim organizations
• Multiple groups involved (assumption)
Conclusions
• Victims
• Weak detection security controls
• Missing or poor readiness for security incidents
• AV detection low to zero scores
• Reluctant to cooperate with authorities
• Features of the operation indicating to organized crime activities
• Targeted social engineering
• Several malicious software used
• Attacking methods such as pass-the-hash
• Purchase of certificates
• Multiple hosts used in Europe mainly
• Usage of public cloud services, Google Docs and Pastebin
• Investigation of malicious software and activities give the impression that distinct parties involved
• Underground cooperation or trading
Questions?
Thank you!

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Operation Grand Mars

  • 1. Grand Mars Operation Defending against Anunak Thanassis Diogos, Trustwave MC for EMEA IR MSc Infosec, CISSP trainer
  • 2. Agenda • APT Detection • Entry point • Persistence • Public services • Malicious software • Motivation • Conclusions
  • 3. APT Detection • AV Alerts • Weird event log entries
  • 4. • Email followed by phone call (social engineering vector) • Word attachment containing encoded VBS Entry Point
  • 5. Analysis • Several malicious files/scripts generated
  • 6. Persistence & lateral movement • Files in user’s %temp% folder • Registry autorun location • Scheduled tasks • Backdoor exe & scripts (VB, PS) as memory resident code • Pass-the-hash HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunTransbaseOdbcDriver
  • 7. Google Docs, Pastebin • Register/Update Bots • Flow of operation based on Pastebin
  • 9. Anunak • Spawns into a new svchost.exe process • Gathers information of the system • Anti-reversing, terminates specific AVs • Privilege escalation • Enables RDP • POS malware functions • Local password stealer • Scrounging Outlook PST files • Target iFobs banking application • Backdoor commands (downloads and executes additional malware)
  • 10. Cobalt’s Strike Beacon • Covert channel • Metepreter • Downloading Eicar test file
  • 11. AdobeUpdateManagementTool (VBScript) • Downloads & executes files, VBScripts or PowerShell files • Collects and communicates • OS Name, Version, Service Pack, Install Directory • Physical Memory Available/Total, Available Virtual Memory • System Name, Model, Manufacturer • Locale ,Time Zone • BIOS Version, Processor System Type • Computer/user name & Domain
  • 12. Motivation • Bots collection • Financial • Control of victim organizations • Multiple groups involved (assumption)
  • 13. Conclusions • Victims • Weak detection security controls • Missing or poor readiness for security incidents • AV detection low to zero scores • Reluctant to cooperate with authorities • Features of the operation indicating to organized crime activities • Targeted social engineering • Several malicious software used • Attacking methods such as pass-the-hash • Purchase of certificates • Multiple hosts used in Europe mainly • Usage of public cloud services, Google Docs and Pastebin • Investigation of malicious software and activities give the impression that distinct parties involved • Underground cooperation or trading