modiloader | f8256bf4c71a315eb73feee981a5f9220dfb7196476d180b5375eb40bfbfc5b0

General

Target
company profile.doc
Size 1.2MB
Sample201214-dz2p5rxdf2
SHA256 f8256bf4c71a315eb73feee981a5f9220dfb7196476d180b5375eb40bfbfc5b0
MD5 3507d31fc7a30a24d8a31a009c2e4d86
SHA1 081efffd1c33a10f6a637921246ea91bdad1b00a
SHA512 7a1907a6952621113bf973a40fd668f04d0e20ab0907dabf4f287843e5c161904673c0e94da12fd719b233dde36e58238be6bed12c282bd39c5a37caeb7d1bbd
MD5 SHA1 SHA512

Score

10^/10

modiloader persistence trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

ModiLoader, DBatLoader
ModiLoader is a Delphi loader that misuses cloud services to download other malicious families.
trojan modiloader

Blocklisted process makes network request 1 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
6	1716	EQNEDT32.EXE

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
328	cax8398.exe
1616	cax8398.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1716	EQNEDT32.EXE

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\cpjI = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\cpjI.url"	cax8398.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 328 set thread context of 1616	328	cax8398.exe	35

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Debug\WIA\wiatrace.log	WINWORD.EXE

Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present

Launches Equation Editor 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Equation Editor is an old Office component often targeted by exploits such as CVE-2017-11882.

exploit

Exploitation for Client Execution

T1203

pid	Process
1716	EQNEDT32.EXE

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 9 IoCs

adware spyware

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel\Contexts = "1"	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShowDiscussionButton = "Yes"	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel\ = "res://C:\\PROGRA~2\\MICROS~1\\Office14\\EXCEL.EXE/3000"	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote\ = "res://C:\\PROGRA~2\\MICROS~1\\Office14\\ONBttnIE.dll/105"	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote\Contexts = "55"	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel	WINWORD.EXE

Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

evasion spyware trojan

Install Root Certificate

T1130

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\D1EB23A46D17D68FD92564C2F1F1601764D8E349	cax8398.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\D1EB23A46D17D68FD92564C2F1F1601764D8E349\Blob = 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	cax8398.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\D1EB23A46D17D68FD92564C2F1F1601764D8E349\Blob = 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	cax8398.exe

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs

pid	Process
372	WINWORD.EXE

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1616	cax8398.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1616	cax8398.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
372	WINWORD.EXE
372	WINWORD.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1716 wrote to memory of 328	1716	EQNEDT32.EXE	32
PID 1716 wrote to memory of 328	1716	EQNEDT32.EXE	32
PID 1716 wrote to memory of 328	1716	EQNEDT32.EXE	32
PID 1716 wrote to memory of 328	1716	EQNEDT32.EXE	32
PID 328 wrote to memory of 1616	328	cax8398.exe	35
PID 328 wrote to memory of 1616	328	cax8398.exe	35
PID 328 wrote to memory of 1616	328	cax8398.exe	35
PID 328 wrote to memory of 1616	328	cax8398.exe	35
PID 328 wrote to memory of 1616	328	cax8398.exe	35
PID 328 wrote to memory of 1616	328	cax8398.exe	35

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE" /n "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\company profile.doc"
1⤵
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:372

C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE" -Embedding
1⤵
- Blocklisted process makes network request
- Loads dropped DLL
- Launches Equation Editor
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1716
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\cax8398.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\cax8398.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - Modifies system certificate store
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:328
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\cax8398.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\cax8398.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1616

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

Initial Access

Execution

Exploitation for Client Execution

1

T1203

Persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1060

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Install Root Certificate

Modify Registry

Credential Access

Discovery

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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memory/328-8-0x0000000000760000-0x0000000000773000-memory.dmp

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memory/328-10-0x0000000004420000-0x0000000004499000-memory.dmp

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memory/372-7-0x0000000000680000-0x0000000000681000-memory.dmp

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memory/372-2-0x0000000003F80000-0x0000000003F84000-memory.dmp

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memory/1508-3-0x000007FEF7790000-0x000007FEF7A0A000-memory.dmp

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memory/1616-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045B000-memory.dmp

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memory/1616-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045B000-memory.dmp

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memory/1616-17-0x0000000002100000-0x0000000002111000-memory.dmp

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memory/1616-18-0x000000006AB60000-0x000000006B24E000-memory.dmp

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memory/1616-19-0x0000000002100000-0x000000000214D000-memory.dmp

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memory/1616-20-0x0000000002150000-0x000000000219C000-memory.dmp

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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