SodaMaster

SodaMaster is a fileless malware used by menuPass to download and execute payloads since at least 2020.[1]

ID: S0627
Associated Software: DARKTOWN, dfls, DelfsCake
Type: MALWARE
Platforms: Windows
Version: 1.0
Created: 21 June 2021
Last Modified: 11 October 2021

Associated Software Descriptions

Name Description
DARKTOWN

[1]

dfls

[1]

DelfsCake

[1]

Techniques Used

Domain ID Name Use
Enterprise T1573 .001 Encrypted Channel: Symmetric Cryptography

SodaMaster can use RC4 to encrypt C2 communications.[1]

.002 Encrypted Channel: Asymmetric Cryptography

SodaMaster can use a hardcoded RSA key to encrypt some of its C2 traffic.[1]

Enterprise T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer

SodaMaster has the ability to download additional payloads from C2 to the targeted system.[1]

Enterprise T1106 Native API

SodaMaster can use RegOpenKeyW to access the Registry.[1]

Enterprise T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information

SodaMaster can use "stackstrings" for obfuscation.[1]

Enterprise T1057 Process Discovery

SodaMaster can search a list of running processes.[1]

Enterprise T1012 Query Registry

SodaMaster has the ability to query the Registry to detect a key specific to VMware.[1]

Enterprise T1082 System Information Discovery

SodaMaster can enumerate the host name and OS version on a target system.[1]

Enterprise T1033 System Owner/User Discovery

SodaMaster can identify the username on a compromised host.[1]

Enterprise T1497 .001 Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion: System Checks

SodaMaster can check for the presence of the Registry key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\VMwareHostOpen.exe before proceeding to its main functionality.[1]

.003 Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion: Time Based Evasion

SodaMaster has the ability to put itself to "sleep" for a specified time.[1]

Groups That Use This Software

ID Name References
G0045 menuPass

[1]

References