Malware Analysis Report

2025-06-15 20:59

Sample ID 201019-akx2gd6wpn
Target document-1298160160.xls
SHA256 d7fe487db2fac3ada51c9e3ce93e297a3b346613571da10c71beddcf9c5e71cb
Tags
macro trojan banker stealer qakbot
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V6

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

d7fe487db2fac3ada51c9e3ce93e297a3b346613571da10c71beddcf9c5e71cb

Threat Level: Known bad

The file document-1298160160.xls was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

macro trojan banker stealer qakbot

Qakbot/Qbot

Office macro that triggers on suspicious action

Suspicious Office macro

Executes dropped EXE

Loads dropped DLL

Process spawned suspicious child process

Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Enumerates system info in registry

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Creates scheduled task(s)

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection

Checks processor information in registry

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2020-10-19 23:32

Signatures

Office macro that triggers on suspicious action

macro
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Suspicious Office macro

macro
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2020-10-19 23:32

Reported

2020-10-19 23:35

Platform

win7v200722

Max time kernel

134s

Max time network

21s

Command Line

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE" /dde C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\document-1298160160.xls

Signatures

Qakbot/Qbot

trojan banker stealer qakbot

Loads dropped DLL

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\WErtu\Reterd\szvmhegu.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\WErtu\Reterd\szvmhegu.exe N/A

Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present

Creates scheduled task(s)

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Ucvijzwkdrs\huwwaza.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 1096 wrote to memory of 1996 N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE C:\WErtu\Reterd\szvmhegu.exe
PID 1096 wrote to memory of 1996 N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE C:\WErtu\Reterd\szvmhegu.exe
PID 1096 wrote to memory of 1996 N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE C:\WErtu\Reterd\szvmhegu.exe
PID 1096 wrote to memory of 1996 N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE C:\WErtu\Reterd\szvmhegu.exe
PID 1996 wrote to memory of 436 N/A C:\WErtu\Reterd\szvmhegu.exe C:\WErtu\Reterd\szvmhegu.exe
PID 1996 wrote to memory of 436 N/A C:\WErtu\Reterd\szvmhegu.exe C:\WErtu\Reterd\szvmhegu.exe
PID 1996 wrote to memory of 436 N/A C:\WErtu\Reterd\szvmhegu.exe C:\WErtu\Reterd\szvmhegu.exe
PID 1996 wrote to memory of 436 N/A C:\WErtu\Reterd\szvmhegu.exe C:\WErtu\Reterd\szvmhegu.exe
PID 1996 wrote to memory of 420 N/A C:\WErtu\Reterd\szvmhegu.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Ucvijzwkdrs\huwwaza.exe
PID 1996 wrote to memory of 420 N/A C:\WErtu\Reterd\szvmhegu.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Ucvijzwkdrs\huwwaza.exe
PID 1996 wrote to memory of 420 N/A C:\WErtu\Reterd\szvmhegu.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Ucvijzwkdrs\huwwaza.exe
PID 1996 wrote to memory of 420 N/A C:\WErtu\Reterd\szvmhegu.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Ucvijzwkdrs\huwwaza.exe
PID 1996 wrote to memory of 364 N/A C:\WErtu\Reterd\szvmhegu.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
PID 1996 wrote to memory of 364 N/A C:\WErtu\Reterd\szvmhegu.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
PID 1996 wrote to memory of 364 N/A C:\WErtu\Reterd\szvmhegu.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
PID 1996 wrote to memory of 364 N/A C:\WErtu\Reterd\szvmhegu.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
PID 420 wrote to memory of 2032 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Ucvijzwkdrs\huwwaza.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Ucvijzwkdrs\huwwaza.exe
PID 420 wrote to memory of 2032 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Ucvijzwkdrs\huwwaza.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Ucvijzwkdrs\huwwaza.exe
PID 420 wrote to memory of 2032 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Ucvijzwkdrs\huwwaza.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Ucvijzwkdrs\huwwaza.exe
PID 420 wrote to memory of 2032 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Ucvijzwkdrs\huwwaza.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Ucvijzwkdrs\huwwaza.exe
PID 420 wrote to memory of 1128 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Ucvijzwkdrs\huwwaza.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
PID 420 wrote to memory of 1128 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Ucvijzwkdrs\huwwaza.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
PID 420 wrote to memory of 1128 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Ucvijzwkdrs\huwwaza.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
PID 420 wrote to memory of 1128 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Ucvijzwkdrs\huwwaza.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
PID 420 wrote to memory of 1128 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Ucvijzwkdrs\huwwaza.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 1624 N/A C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe C:\WErtu\Reterd\szvmhegu.exe
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 1624 N/A C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe C:\WErtu\Reterd\szvmhegu.exe
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 1624 N/A C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe C:\WErtu\Reterd\szvmhegu.exe
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 1624 N/A C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe C:\WErtu\Reterd\szvmhegu.exe

Processes

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE" /dde C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\document-1298160160.xls

C:\WErtu\Reterd\szvmhegu.exe

"C:\WErtu\Reterd\szvmhegu.exe"

C:\WErtu\Reterd\szvmhegu.exe

C:\WErtu\Reterd\szvmhegu.exe /C

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Ucvijzwkdrs\huwwaza.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Ucvijzwkdrs\huwwaza.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe

"C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /Create /RU "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" /tn tfwzdxzw /tr "\"C:\WErtu\Reterd\szvmhegu.exe\" /I tfwzdxzw" /SC ONCE /Z /ST 23:39 /ET 23:51

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Ucvijzwkdrs\huwwaza.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Ucvijzwkdrs\huwwaza.exe /C

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe

taskeng.exe {64E3996C-4D79-4B84-8A7B-0AA5AB3F5330} S-1-5-18:NT AUTHORITY\System:Service:

C:\WErtu\Reterd\szvmhegu.exe

C:\WErtu\Reterd\szvmhegu.exe /I tfwzdxzw

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
N/A 8.8.8.8:53 www.notamuzikaletleri.com udp
N/A 176.53.8.231:443 www.notamuzikaletleri.com tcp

Files

memory/1796-2-0x000007FEF6780000-0x000007FEF69FA000-memory.dmp

memory/1996-3-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

C:\WErtu\Reterd\szvmhegu.exe

MD5 175a22f1afaae79ae9de6c86a4a7ce4f
SHA1 d8521074406f97fe8d2a46646f8dd0acc519ef19
SHA256 2f5b35d9e4e6e1ed0537cc36657c6494f67fde18b32811120a183cb3094a5bdd
SHA512 47cfdff170d6e2b1684654a3390eb167f3a172d790c75a642ffaa7150cef20103905f075bb6291cce1b6560e8c40a7aaf211ba1bcf38f96e9fc811d18c511200

memory/1096-5-0x0000000005FC0000-0x0000000005FC4000-memory.dmp

memory/1096-6-0x0000000006150000-0x0000000006154000-memory.dmp

memory/1096-7-0x00000000024F0000-0x00000000024F1000-memory.dmp

memory/1096-8-0x00000000024A0000-0x00000000024A1000-memory.dmp

memory/1096-11-0x0000000004E50000-0x0000000004E54000-memory.dmp

C:\WErtu\Reterd\szvmhegu.exe

MD5 175a22f1afaae79ae9de6c86a4a7ce4f
SHA1 d8521074406f97fe8d2a46646f8dd0acc519ef19
SHA256 2f5b35d9e4e6e1ed0537cc36657c6494f67fde18b32811120a183cb3094a5bdd
SHA512 47cfdff170d6e2b1684654a3390eb167f3a172d790c75a642ffaa7150cef20103905f075bb6291cce1b6560e8c40a7aaf211ba1bcf38f96e9fc811d18c511200

memory/436-13-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

C:\WErtu\Reterd\szvmhegu.exe

MD5 175a22f1afaae79ae9de6c86a4a7ce4f
SHA1 d8521074406f97fe8d2a46646f8dd0acc519ef19
SHA256 2f5b35d9e4e6e1ed0537cc36657c6494f67fde18b32811120a183cb3094a5bdd
SHA512 47cfdff170d6e2b1684654a3390eb167f3a172d790c75a642ffaa7150cef20103905f075bb6291cce1b6560e8c40a7aaf211ba1bcf38f96e9fc811d18c511200

memory/436-15-0x0000000002560000-0x0000000002571000-memory.dmp

\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Ucvijzwkdrs\huwwaza.exe

MD5 175a22f1afaae79ae9de6c86a4a7ce4f
SHA1 d8521074406f97fe8d2a46646f8dd0acc519ef19
SHA256 2f5b35d9e4e6e1ed0537cc36657c6494f67fde18b32811120a183cb3094a5bdd
SHA512 47cfdff170d6e2b1684654a3390eb167f3a172d790c75a642ffaa7150cef20103905f075bb6291cce1b6560e8c40a7aaf211ba1bcf38f96e9fc811d18c511200

\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Ucvijzwkdrs\huwwaza.exe

MD5 175a22f1afaae79ae9de6c86a4a7ce4f
SHA1 d8521074406f97fe8d2a46646f8dd0acc519ef19
SHA256 2f5b35d9e4e6e1ed0537cc36657c6494f67fde18b32811120a183cb3094a5bdd
SHA512 47cfdff170d6e2b1684654a3390eb167f3a172d790c75a642ffaa7150cef20103905f075bb6291cce1b6560e8c40a7aaf211ba1bcf38f96e9fc811d18c511200

memory/420-18-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Ucvijzwkdrs\huwwaza.exe

MD5 175a22f1afaae79ae9de6c86a4a7ce4f
SHA1 d8521074406f97fe8d2a46646f8dd0acc519ef19
SHA256 2f5b35d9e4e6e1ed0537cc36657c6494f67fde18b32811120a183cb3094a5bdd
SHA512 47cfdff170d6e2b1684654a3390eb167f3a172d790c75a642ffaa7150cef20103905f075bb6291cce1b6560e8c40a7aaf211ba1bcf38f96e9fc811d18c511200

memory/364-20-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Ucvijzwkdrs\huwwaza.exe

MD5 175a22f1afaae79ae9de6c86a4a7ce4f
SHA1 d8521074406f97fe8d2a46646f8dd0acc519ef19
SHA256 2f5b35d9e4e6e1ed0537cc36657c6494f67fde18b32811120a183cb3094a5bdd
SHA512 47cfdff170d6e2b1684654a3390eb167f3a172d790c75a642ffaa7150cef20103905f075bb6291cce1b6560e8c40a7aaf211ba1bcf38f96e9fc811d18c511200

memory/2032-22-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Ucvijzwkdrs\huwwaza.exe

MD5 175a22f1afaae79ae9de6c86a4a7ce4f
SHA1 d8521074406f97fe8d2a46646f8dd0acc519ef19
SHA256 2f5b35d9e4e6e1ed0537cc36657c6494f67fde18b32811120a183cb3094a5bdd
SHA512 47cfdff170d6e2b1684654a3390eb167f3a172d790c75a642ffaa7150cef20103905f075bb6291cce1b6560e8c40a7aaf211ba1bcf38f96e9fc811d18c511200

memory/2032-24-0x00000000025C0000-0x00000000025D1000-memory.dmp

memory/420-25-0x0000000000440000-0x0000000000477000-memory.dmp

memory/1128-26-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Ucvijzwkdrs\huwwaza.dat

MD5 35b43a7fe57d938a015e685660e94baf
SHA1 4973064419047407257ca4ef33ef0a78a3889687
SHA256 24b52414af98ebe9716b07a0957c0a79f0d84e8defd60be6429b25034424c09f
SHA512 b8894e80dbf939f2df0e354347db8ba668e7d7866f9ee42f933adba7267901647ffd2e8602e5e217cd56197ded56f1b42b04c5f9f38d59df6c9231f4e73d00fb

memory/1624-28-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

C:\WErtu\Reterd\szvmhegu.exe

MD5 175a22f1afaae79ae9de6c86a4a7ce4f
SHA1 d8521074406f97fe8d2a46646f8dd0acc519ef19
SHA256 2f5b35d9e4e6e1ed0537cc36657c6494f67fde18b32811120a183cb3094a5bdd
SHA512 47cfdff170d6e2b1684654a3390eb167f3a172d790c75a642ffaa7150cef20103905f075bb6291cce1b6560e8c40a7aaf211ba1bcf38f96e9fc811d18c511200

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2020-10-19 23:32

Reported

2020-10-19 23:36

Platform

win10v200722

Max time kernel

75s

Max time network

139s

Command Line

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\document-1298160160.xls"

Signatures

Process spawned suspicious child process

Description Indicator Process Target
Parent C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE is not expected to spawn this process N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE

Checks processor information in registry

Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A

Enumerates system info in registry

Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemFamily C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\system32\dwwin.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\system32\dwwin.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\document-1298160160.xls"

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE" -x -s 4628

C:\Windows\system32\dwwin.exe

C:\Windows\system32\dwwin.exe -x -s 4628

Network

N/A

Files

memory/1568-0-0x00007FFD268E0000-0x00007FFD26FA6000-memory.dmp

memory/3652-4-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/3760-5-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/3760-6-0x000002198F7B0000-0x000002198F7B1000-memory.dmp

memory/3760-7-0x000002198F7B0000-0x000002198F7B1000-memory.dmp

memory/3760-9-0x000002198FDF0000-0x000002198FDF1000-memory.dmp

memory/3760-12-0x00000219900F0000-0x00000219900F1000-memory.dmp

memory/3760-13-0x00000219900F0000-0x00000219900F1000-memory.dmp

memory/3760-14-0x00000219900F0000-0x00000219900F1000-memory.dmp

memory/3760-15-0x000002198FD30000-0x000002198FD31000-memory.dmp