TryHackMe - New Hire Old Artifacts
Investigation Breakdown & Step-by-Step Findings Phase 1: Initial Execution & Password Dumper Identification Objective: Identify the Web Browser Password Viewer executed on the system. Splunk Query: index=* EventCode=1 "Password Viewer" Findings: Full Binary Path: C:\Users\FINANC~1\AppData\Local\Temp\11111.exe Company Name: NirSoft (a well-known utility developer whose tools are frequently abused by threat actors). Phase 2: Secondary Payload & Masquerading Objective: Locate additional binaries executed from the same temporary directory and uncover their true identity. Splunk Query: index=* EventCode=1 CurrentDirectory="*AppData\\Local\\Temp*" Findings: Executed Binary: IonicLarge.exe Original Filename: PalitExplorer.exe (revealed via OriginalFileName field analysis using index=* Image="*IonicLarge.exe*"). Phase 3: Defense Evasion & Persistence Objective: Determine how the malware tampered with local defenses. Splunk Queries: Registry activ...