Merge pull request #72 from jgru/add-reverse-turing-tests

Add reverse Turing tests

pafish/Makefile.linux

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ WINDRES   = i686-w64-mingw32-windres
 OBJ       = Objects/MingW/main.o Objects/MingW/common.o Objects/MingW/utils.o Objects/MingW/debuggers.o Objects/MingW/sandboxie.o \
             Objects/MingW/vbox.o Objects/MingW/gensandbox.o Objects/MingW/wine.o Objects/MingW/vmware.o \
             Objects/MingW/qemu.o Objects/MingW/hooks.o Objects/MingW/cpu.o Objects/MingW/cuckoo.o Objects/MingW/bochs.o \
-            Objects/MingW/pafish_private.res
+	    Objects/MingW/rtt.o Objects/MingW/pafish_private.res
 LINKOBJ   = $(OBJ)
 LIBS      = -lwsock32 -liphlpapi -lsetupapi -lmpr -lole32 -lwbemuuid -loleaut32 -lws2_32 -s
 INCS      =
@@ -64,5 +64,8 @@ Objects/MingW/cuckoo.o: $(GLOBALDEPS) cuckoo.c
 Objects/MingW/bochs.o: $(GLOBALDEPS) bochs.c
 	$(CC) -c bochs.c -o Objects/MingW/bochs.o $(CFLAGS)
 
+Objects/MingW/rtt.o: $(GLOBALDEPS) rtt.c
+	$(CC) -c rtt.c -o Objects/MingW/rtt.o $(CFLAGS)
+
 Objects/MingW/pafish_private.res: Objects/MingW/pafish_private.rc
 	$(WINDRES) Objects/MingW/pafish_private.rc --input-format=rc -o Objects/MingW/pafish_private.res -O coff

pafish/Makefile.win

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ WINDRES   = windres.exe
 OBJ       = Objects/MingW/main.o Objects/MingW/common.o Objects/MingW/utils.o Objects/MingW/debuggers.o Objects/MingW/sandboxie.o \
             Objects/MingW/vbox.o Objects/MingW/gensandbox.o Objects/MingW/wine.o Objects/MingW/vmware.o \
             Objects/MingW/qemu.o Objects/MingW/hooks.o Objects/MingW/cpu.o Objects/MingW/cuckoo.o Objects/MingW/bochs.o \
-            Objects/MingW/pafish_private.res
+	    Objects/MingW/rtt.o Objects/MingW/pafish_private.res
 LINKOBJ   = $(OBJ)
 LIBS      = -lwsock32 -liphlpapi -lsetupapi -lmpr -lole32 -lwbemuuid -loleaut32 -lws2_32 -s
 INCS      =
@@ -64,5 +64,8 @@ Objects/MingW/cuckoo.o: $(GLOBALDEPS) cuckoo.c
 Objects/MingW/bochs.o: $(GLOBALDEPS) bochs.c
 	$(CC) -c bochs.c -o Objects/MingW/bochs.o $(CFLAGS)
 
+Objects/MingW/rtt.o: $(GLOBALDEPS) rtt.c
+	$(CC) -c rtt.c -o Objects/MingW/rtt.o $(CFLAGS)
+
 Objects/MingW/pafish_private.res: Objects/MingW/pafish_private.rc
 	$(WINDRES) Objects/MingW/pafish_private.rc --input-format=rc -o Objects/MingW/pafish_private.res -O coff

pafish/gensandbox.c

@@ -17,20 +17,6 @@
  */
 typedef BOOL (WINAPI * IsNativeVhdBoot) (BOOL *);
 
-int gensandbox_mouse_act() {
-	POINT position1, position2;
-	GetCursorPos(&position1);
-	Sleep(2000); /* Sleep time */
-	GetCursorPos(&position2);
-	if ((position1.x == position2.x) && (position1.y == position2.y)) {
-		/* No mouse activity during the sleep */
-		return TRUE;
-	}
-	else {
-		/* Mouse activity during the sleep */
-		return FALSE;
-	}
-}
 
 int gensandbox_username() {
 	char username[200];

pafish/gensandbox.h

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 #ifndef GENSAND_H
 #define GENSAND_H
 
-int gensandbox_mouse_act();
-
 int gensandbox_username();
 
 int gensandbox_path();

pafish/main.c

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "cuckoo.h"
 #include "bochs.h"
-
+#include "rtt.h"
 /*
    Pafish (Paranoid fish)
 
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ int main(void)
 	OSVERSIONINFO winver;
 	unsigned short original_colors = 0;
 
+	/* Minimize window at first to not interefere with human behaviour simulators */
+	ShowWindow(GetConsoleWindow(), SW_MINIMIZE);
+
 	write_log("Start");
 	#if ENABLE_DNS_TRACE
 		write_trace_dns("analysis-start");
@@ -112,11 +115,32 @@ int main(void)
 		   "CPU VM traced by checking cpuid hypervisor vendor for known VM vendors",
 		   "hi_CPU_VM_hv_vendor_name");
 
-	/* Generic sandbox detection tricks */
+        /* Generic reverse turing tests */
+	print_check_group("Generic reverse turing tests");
+	exec_check("Checking mouse presence", &rtt_mouse_presence,
+		   "Sandbox traced by absence of mouse device",
+		   "hi_sandbox_mouse_presence");
+	exec_check("Checking mouse movement", &rtt_mouse_move,
+		   "Sandbox traced by missing mouse movement",
+		   "hi_sandbox_rtt_mouse_movement");
+	exec_check("Checking mouse speed", &rtt_mouse_speed_limit,
+		   "Sandbox traced by missing mouse movement or supernatural speed",
+		   "hi_sandbox_rtt_mouse_speed_limit");
+	exec_check("Checking mouse click activity", &rtt_mouse_click,
+		   "Sandbox traced by missing mouse click activity",
+		   "hi_sandbox_rtt_mouse_click");
+	exec_check("Checking mouse double click activity", &rtt_mouse_double_click,
+		   "Sandbox traced by missing double click activity",
+		   "hi_sandbox_rtt_mouse_double_click");
+	exec_check("Checking dialog confirmation", &rtt_confirm_dialog,
+		   "Sandbox traced by missing dialog confirmation",
+		   "hi_sandbox_rtt_confirm_dialog");
+	exec_check("Checking plausible dialog confirmation", &rtt_plausible_confirm_dialog,
+		   "Sandbox traced by missing or implausible dialog confirmation",
+		   "hi_sandbox_rtt_implausible_confirm_dialog");
+	
+        /* Generic sandbox detection tricks */
 	print_check_group("Generic sandbox detection");
-	exec_check("Using mouse activity", &gensandbox_mouse_act,
-		   "Sandbox traced using mouse activity",
-		   "hi_sandbox_mouse_act");
 	exec_check("Checking username", &gensandbox_username,
 		   "Sandbox traced by checking username",
 		   "hi_sandbox_username");

pafish/rtt.c

@@ -0,0 +1,375 @@
+#include <windows.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "types.h"
+#include "rtt.h"
+
+/* Dialog's constants */
+#define ID_OK 1
+#define ID_QUIT 2
+#define TEXT_OFF 20
+
+/* Custom message indicating timer's end */
+#define WM_CUSTOM (WM_USER + 0x0001)
+
+/* Duration of each check */
+#define MAX_DURATION 3000
+
+/*
+ * Checks, for the presence of a mouse device.
+ *
+ * Found in similar form in maldoc used by ColdRiver
+ * MD5: 48320f502811645fa1f2f614bd8a385a
+ */
+int rtt_mouse_presence() {
+	int res;
+	res = GetSystemMetrics(SM_MOUSEPRESENT);
+	return res > 0 ? FALSE : TRUE;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Checks, if the mouse cursor moves.
+ *
+ * Found in similar form in IFSB/Gozi in version 2.13.24.1 leaked by vx-undeground.org
+ * See: https://github.com/vxunderground/MalwareSourceCode/blob/main/Leaks/Win32/Win32.Gozi.rar
+ */
+int rtt_mouse_move() {
+	POINT cur = { 0 }, prev = { 0 };
+	u_int movement = 0;
+	int interval = 100;
+	int period = MAX_DURATION;
+
+	do {
+		GetCursorPos(&cur);
+
+		if (prev.x && prev.y)
+			movement = abs(cur.x - prev.x) + (abs(cur.y - prev.y) << 16);
+
+		/* Cursor moved */
+		if (movement) {
+			return FALSE;
+		}
+
+		prev = cur;
+		Sleep(interval);
+		period -= interval;
+	} while (period);
+
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Checks, for supernatural cursor speeds.
+ *
+ * Referenced in Fireeye Blogpost from 2014
+ * https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2014/06/turing-test-in-reverse-new-sandbox-evasion-techniques-seek-human-interaction.html
+ */
+int rtt_mouse_speed_limit() {
+	POINT prev, cur;
+	int mx, my, dx, dy;
+
+	int period = MAX_DURATION;
+	int interval = 10;
+	int cursor_updates = 0;
+
+	mx = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXFULLSCREEN) / 5;
+	my = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYFULLSCREEN) / 5;
+
+	GetCursorPos(&prev);
+
+	while (period) {
+		Sleep(interval); /* Sleep time */
+
+		GetCursorPos(&cur);
+		dx = prev.x - cur.x;
+		dy = prev.y - cur.y;
+
+		if ((dx != 0) || (dy != 0)) {
+			/* Cursor moved */
+			cursor_updates++;
+
+			if (abs(dx) > mx && abs(dy) > my) {
+				/* Cursor moved too fast */
+				return TRUE;
+			}
+		}
+		prev = cur;
+		period -= interval;
+	}
+
+	/* Mouse actually moved, but never moved too fast, therefore pass check */
+	if (cursor_updates) {
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	/* No mouse activity, fail check as well */
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Timer callback, which sends a custom message to the message loop, in order
+ * to signal that the time is up.
+ */
+VOID CALLBACK timer_proc() {
+	PostMessageA(NULL, WM_CUSTOM, 0, 0);
+}
+
+HHOOK hook;
+BOOL is_success = FALSE;
+
+/*
+ * Callback for a low-level mouse hook, which checks, if a single click occurs.
+ */
+LRESULT CALLBACK single_click_proc(int nCode, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lp) {
+	if (nCode >= 0) {
+		if (wParam == WM_LBUTTONUP) {
+			is_success = TRUE;
+			PostMessageA(NULL, WM_CUSTOM, 0 , 0);
+		}
+	}
+	return CallNextHookEx(hook, nCode, wParam, lp);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Calculates the current time in milliseconds by querying system time as
+ * FILETIME and converting it to Unix epoch format.
+ *
+ * Taken from https://gist.github.com/e-yes/278302
+ */
+u_int64 get_current_time_in_millis(){
+	FILETIME ft;
+	LARGE_INTEGER li;
+
+	/*
+	 * Gets the amount of 100 nano seconds intervals elapsed since January 1,
+	 * 1601 (UTC) and copy it * to a LARGE_INTEGER structure.
+	 */
+	GetSystemTimeAsFileTime(&ft);
+	li.LowPart = ft.dwLowDateTime;
+	li.HighPart = ft.dwHighDateTime;
+
+	u_int64 ms = li.QuadPart;
+	ms -= 116444736000000000LL; /* Converts from file time to UNIX epoch time. */
+	ms /= 10000; /* From 100 nano seconds (10^-7) to 1 millisecond (10^-3) intervals */
+
+	return ms;
+}
+
+/* Tracks the point in time of last click */
+u_int64 last = 0;
+
+/* Default double click time in milliseconds */
+u_int double_click_time = 500;
+
+/*
+ * Callback for a low-level mouse hook, which checks, if a double click occurs.
+ * The presence of a double click is assumed if two clicks are observed within
+ * the time frame double_click_time.
+ */
+LRESULT CALLBACK double_click_proc(int code, WPARAM wp, LPARAM lp) {
+	if (code >= 0) {
+		if (wp == WM_LBUTTONDOWN) {
+		  
+		  u_int64 now = get_current_time_in_millis();
+		    if((now - last) < double_click_time){
+  	 	        is_success = TRUE;
+		    	PostMessageA(NULL, WM_CUSTOM, 0 , 0);
+		    }
+		    last = now;
+		}
+	}
+	return CallNextHookEx(hook, code, wp, lp);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Installs a low-level mouse hook with the specified callback.
+ */
+int install_hook(LRESULT CALLBACK (*callback)(int code, WPARAM wp, LPARAM lp)){
+	SetTimer(NULL, 0, MAX_DURATION, (TIMERPROC) &timer_proc);
+	hook = SetWindowsHookEx(WH_MOUSE_LL, callback, NULL, 0);
+	MSG msg;
+
+	while (GetMessage(&msg, NULL, 0, 0) > 0) {
+		if (msg.message == WM_CUSTOM) {
+			/* Timer ended, exit message loop*/
+			break;
+		}
+
+		TranslateMessage(&msg);
+		DispatchMessage(&msg);
+	}
+
+	/* Clean up */
+	KillTimer(NULL, 0);
+	UnhookWindowsHookEx(hook);
+
+	if (is_success)
+	       return FALSE;
+
+	return TRUE;
+}
+/*
+ * Checks for a single click with a technique used in the UpClicker trojan.
+ * See https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:NeVZ4J1Y-cQJ:https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2012/12/dont-click-the-left-mouse-button-trojan-upclicker.html+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=de
+ */
+int rtt_mouse_click() {
+    return install_hook(&single_click_proc);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Checks for dobule clicks.
+ *
+ * In the past several malware samples waited for a certain amount of clicks
+ * (not necessarily double clicks) with different techniques, see for example:
+ *
+ * https://www.ptsecurity.com/ww-en/analytics/antisandbox-techniques/ mentioning
+ * MyWeb backdoor used by APT15 in 2010, where three left clicks were required
+ *
+ * https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2014/06/turing-test-in-reverse-new-sandbox-evasion-techniques-seek-human-interaction.html
+ * referencing the use of GetAsyncKeyState()
+ */
+int rtt_mouse_double_click() {
+	/* Determines double click time set on system */
+	double_click_time = GetDoubleClickTime();
+    /* Checks, if a double click occurs */
+	return install_hook(&double_click_proc);
+}
+
+BOOL is_timeout = FALSE;
+BOOL is_within_rect = FALSE;
+
+LRESULT CALLBACK timed_dialog_proc(HWND hwnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wp, LPARAM lp) {
+
+	RECT rect;
+	int btn_w, btn_h;
+
+	switch (msg) {
+	case WM_CREATE:
+		SetTimer(hwnd, 1, MAX_DURATION, NULL);
+
+		/* Determines "usable" size inside of the current window */
+		GetClientRect(hwnd, &rect);
+
+		/* Calculates button size */
+		btn_w = (rect.right - rect.left) / 2;
+		btn_h = (rect.bottom - rect.top) / 2;
+
+		/* Create two buttons - randomly chosen and "Quit" */
+		CreateWindowW(L"Button", L"OK", WS_VISIBLE | WS_CHILD, 0, TEXT_OFF,
+				btn_w, btn_h, hwnd, (HMENU) ID_OK, NULL, NULL);
+
+		CreateWindowW(L"Button", L"Quit", WS_VISIBLE | WS_CHILD, 0 + btn_w,
+					  TEXT_OFF, btn_w, btn_h, hwnd, (HMENU) ID_QUIT, NULL, NULL);
+		/* Ensure dialog is displayed at the very top */
+		/* SetWindowPos(hwnd, HWND_TOP, 0, 0, 0, 0, SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOSIZE | */
+		/* 			 SWP_SHOWWINDOW); */
+		break;
+
+	case WM_TIMER:
+		is_timeout = TRUE;
+		DestroyWindow(hwnd);
+		break;
+
+	case WM_COMMAND:
+
+	{
+		/*
+		 * Plausibility check, whether cursor is still within rect.
+		 * Buttons are not focusable, therefore pressing return is not in this case possible
+		 */
+		POINT p;
+		GetCursorPos(&p);
+		GetWindowRect(hwnd, &rect);
+
+		if (p.x >= rect.left && p.x <= rect.right && p.y >= rect.top
+				&& p.y <= rect.bottom)
+			is_within_rect = TRUE;
+	}
+
+		/* Destroys and recreates a new window on "Ok" */
+		if (LOWORD(wp) == ID_OK) {
+			MessageBeep(MB_OK);
+			DestroyWindow(hwnd);
+		}
+
+		/* Sets stop condition, if "Quit" was clicked */
+		if (LOWORD(wp) == ID_QUIT) {
+			DestroyWindow(hwnd);
+		}
+		break;
+
+	case WM_DESTROY:
+		PostQuitMessage(0);
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return DefWindowProcW(hwnd, msg, wp, lp);
+}
+/*
+ * Displays a dialog and waits for interaction
+ */
+int confirm_dialog(BOOL is_plausibility_check) {
+
+	MSG msg;
+	int mx, my, rx, ry, mw, mh;
+
+	/* Defines class and window's attributes*/
+	WNDCLASSW wc = { 0 };
+	wc.lpszClassName = L"RTT window";
+	wc.hInstance = NULL;
+	wc.hbrBackground = GetSysColorBrush(COLOR_3DFACE);
+	wc.lpfnWndProc = timed_dialog_proc;
+	wc.hCursor = LoadCursor(0, IDC_ARROW);
+	srand(GetTickCount());
+
+	/* Size of screen without taskbar */
+	mx = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXFULLSCREEN);
+	my = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYFULLSCREEN);
+
+	/* Limits for window size */
+	mw = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXMIN);
+	mh = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYMIN) * 3;
+
+	/* Randomize window position */
+    rx = ((double) rand() / RAND_MAX) * (mx - (4 * mw)) + mw;
+    ry = ((double) rand() / RAND_MAX) * (my - (4 * mh)) + mh;
+
+	RegisterClassW(&wc);
+	CreateWindowW(wc.lpszClassName, L"RTT window",
+			WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW | WS_VISIBLE, rx, ry, mw,
+			mh, 0, 0, NULL, 0);
+
+	while (GetMessage(&msg, NULL, 0, 0)) {
+		TranslateMessage(&msg);
+		DispatchMessage(&msg);
+	}
+
+	if (!is_timeout) {
+		if (is_plausibility_check)
+			return !is_within_rect;
+		else
+			return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Wrapper function for displaying a dialog and checking if interaction occurs.
+ *
+ * Found in similar form in XLM-macro with MD5: 50d518246c2b61f5b427948f87a0aa24
+ * See also: https://www.lastline.com/labsblog/evolution-of-excel-4-0-macro-weaponization/
+ */
+int rtt_confirm_dialog() {
+	return confirm_dialog(FALSE);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Wrapper function like rtt_confirm_dialog(), but performs an additional check
+ * for plausibility by determining, whehter the cursor resides inside the
+ * bounding box of the displayed dialog add the time of confirmation.
+ * Thereby, machine-triggered SendMessageW-interactions can be identified.
+ */
+int rtt_plausible_confirm_dialog() {
+	return confirm_dialog(TRUE);
+}

pafish/rtt.h

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#ifndef RTT_H
+#define RTT_H
+
+int rtt_mouse_presence();
+
+int rtt_mouse_move();
+
+int rtt_mouse_speed_limit();
+
+int rtt_mouse_click();
+
+int rtt_mouse_double_click();
+
+int rtt_confirm_dialog();
+
+int rtt_plausible_confirm_dialog();
+
+#endif