Technical Information
To ensure autorun and distribution
Modifies the following registry keys
- [HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'Hephaestus' = 'wscript.exe "%APPDATA%\Hephaestus\holder.vbs" autostart'
Modifies file system
Creates the following files
- nul
- %APPDATA%\hephaestus\body.ps1
- %APPDATA%\hephaestus\holder.vbs
Network activity
Connects to
- '2.###erhost.pw':80
TCP
HTTP GET requests
- http://2.###erhost.pw/update
UDP
- DNS ASK 2.###erhost.pw
Miscellaneous
Creates and executes the following
- '<SYSTEM32>\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe' -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -WindowStyle Hidden -File "%APPDATA%\Hephaestus\body.ps1"
Executes the following
- '<SYSTEM32>\cmd.exe' /c net session >nul 2>&1
- '<SYSTEM32>\net.exe' session
- '<SYSTEM32>\net1.exe' session
- '<SYSTEM32>\cmd.exe' /c net session >nul 2>&1' (with hidden window)
- '<SYSTEM32>\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe' -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -WindowStyle Hidden -File "%APPDATA%\Hephaestus\body.ps1"' (with hidden window)
