Analysis Overview
SHA256
52fa2e8c2e126d16feab59c47cdb6764e30a532000db97388ded751b0471e688
Threat Level: Known bad
The file Down Payment.doc was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
MassLogger
MassLogger Main Payload
Blocklisted process makes network request
Executes dropped EXE
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Loads dropped DLL
Checks computer location settings
Looks up external IP address via web service
Drops file in System32 directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Drops file in Windows directory
Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present
Checks processor information in registry
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Launches Equation Editor
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Enumerates system info in registry
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V6
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2020-12-17 11:47
Signatures
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2020-12-17 11:47
Reported
2020-12-17 11:49
Platform
win7v20201028
Max time kernel
70s
Max time network
123s
Command Line
Signatures
MassLogger
MassLogger Main Payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
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Blocklisted process makes network request
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\atlas785198.scr | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\atlas785198.scr | N/A |
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\atlas785198.scr | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE | N/A |
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Looks up external IP address via web service
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | api.ipify.org | N/A | N/A |
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Windows PowerShell\Windows PowerShell.lnk | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 368 set thread context of 388 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\atlas785198.scr | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\atlas785198.scr |
Drops file in Windows directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\Debug\WIA\wiatrace.log | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present
Launches Equation Editor
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE | N/A |
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| 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" | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShowDiscussionButton = "Yes" | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| 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" | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote\Contexts = "55" | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| 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" | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\atlas785198.scr | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\atlas785198.scr | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\atlas785198.scr | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\atlas785198.scr | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\atlas785198.scr | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\atlas785198.scr | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\atlas785198.scr | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
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\Down Payment.doc"
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE" -Embedding
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\atlas785198.scr
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\atlas785198.scr"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\atlas785198.scr
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\atlas785198.scr"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"powershell" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\atlas785198.scr'
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| N/A | 8.8.8.8:53 | cdn.discordapp.com | udp |
| N/A | 162.159.133.233:80 | cdn.discordapp.com | tcp |
| N/A | 162.159.133.233:443 | cdn.discordapp.com | tcp |
| N/A | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.download.windowsupdate.com | udp |
| N/A | 8.8.8.8:53 | api.ipify.org | udp |
| N/A | 54.235.189.250:80 | api.ipify.org | tcp |
| N/A | 8.8.8.8:53 | crl.verisign.com | udp |
Files
memory/1640-2-0x00000000041D0000-0x00000000041D4000-memory.dmp
memory/1772-3-0x000007FEF7B10000-0x000007FEF7D8A000-memory.dmp
\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\atlas785198.scr
| MD5 | acf9859073668352c595f1bf2e8acbf2 |
| SHA1 | 08287325bb14df236fe5aa9a9dfc68da8088a7e0 |
| SHA256 | 2e302bee38d2c734914bd99beb38bfbf483a8e90ac57306ede31c13bd6ad45d3 |
| SHA512 | f08a5e452c09eb3fe8fcded68eb7b4a43563938a42dbeb84468ffa0f0cb016397b6543788f9ada0186f47936cae5d61b21cb9e38c44903600971814c3dcb51e6 |
\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\atlas785198.scr
| MD5 | acf9859073668352c595f1bf2e8acbf2 |
| SHA1 | 08287325bb14df236fe5aa9a9dfc68da8088a7e0 |
| SHA256 | 2e302bee38d2c734914bd99beb38bfbf483a8e90ac57306ede31c13bd6ad45d3 |
| SHA512 | f08a5e452c09eb3fe8fcded68eb7b4a43563938a42dbeb84468ffa0f0cb016397b6543788f9ada0186f47936cae5d61b21cb9e38c44903600971814c3dcb51e6 |
memory/368-6-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\atlas785198.scr
| MD5 | acf9859073668352c595f1bf2e8acbf2 |
| SHA1 | 08287325bb14df236fe5aa9a9dfc68da8088a7e0 |
| SHA256 | 2e302bee38d2c734914bd99beb38bfbf483a8e90ac57306ede31c13bd6ad45d3 |
| SHA512 | f08a5e452c09eb3fe8fcded68eb7b4a43563938a42dbeb84468ffa0f0cb016397b6543788f9ada0186f47936cae5d61b21cb9e38c44903600971814c3dcb51e6 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\atlas785198.scr
| MD5 | acf9859073668352c595f1bf2e8acbf2 |
| SHA1 | 08287325bb14df236fe5aa9a9dfc68da8088a7e0 |
| SHA256 | 2e302bee38d2c734914bd99beb38bfbf483a8e90ac57306ede31c13bd6ad45d3 |
| SHA512 | f08a5e452c09eb3fe8fcded68eb7b4a43563938a42dbeb84468ffa0f0cb016397b6543788f9ada0186f47936cae5d61b21cb9e38c44903600971814c3dcb51e6 |
memory/368-9-0x000000006B8E0000-0x000000006BFCE000-memory.dmp
memory/368-10-0x0000000000CA0000-0x0000000000CA1000-memory.dmp
memory/1640-12-0x0000000001E70000-0x0000000001E71000-memory.dmp
memory/368-13-0x0000000000650000-0x00000000006D7000-memory.dmp
memory/388-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000486000-memory.dmp
memory/388-15-0x0000000000481D3E-mapping.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\atlas785198.scr
| MD5 | acf9859073668352c595f1bf2e8acbf2 |
| SHA1 | 08287325bb14df236fe5aa9a9dfc68da8088a7e0 |
| SHA256 | 2e302bee38d2c734914bd99beb38bfbf483a8e90ac57306ede31c13bd6ad45d3 |
| SHA512 | f08a5e452c09eb3fe8fcded68eb7b4a43563938a42dbeb84468ffa0f0cb016397b6543788f9ada0186f47936cae5d61b21cb9e38c44903600971814c3dcb51e6 |
memory/388-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000486000-memory.dmp
memory/388-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000486000-memory.dmp
memory/388-19-0x000000006B8E0000-0x000000006BFCE000-memory.dmp
memory/1740-22-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
memory/1740-23-0x000000006B8E0000-0x000000006BFCE000-memory.dmp
memory/1740-24-0x0000000002300000-0x0000000002301000-memory.dmp
memory/1740-25-0x0000000004780000-0x0000000004781000-memory.dmp
memory/1740-26-0x0000000002560000-0x0000000002561000-memory.dmp
memory/1740-27-0x0000000005240000-0x0000000005241000-memory.dmp
memory/1740-30-0x0000000005690000-0x0000000005691000-memory.dmp
memory/1740-35-0x00000000056F0000-0x00000000056F1000-memory.dmp
memory/1740-36-0x00000000061B0000-0x00000000061B1000-memory.dmp
memory/1740-43-0x0000000006280000-0x0000000006281000-memory.dmp
memory/1740-44-0x00000000062B0000-0x00000000062B1000-memory.dmp
memory/1740-58-0x00000000065C0000-0x00000000065C1000-memory.dmp
memory/1740-59-0x00000000065D0000-0x00000000065D1000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2020-12-17 11:47
Reported
2020-12-17 11:49
Platform
win10v20201028
Max time kernel
141s
Max time network
134s
Command Line
Signatures
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\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
Enumerates system info in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemFamily | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
Processes
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE" /n "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Down Payment.doc" /o ""
Network
Files
memory/4048-2-0x000001B94AC20000-0x000001B94B257000-memory.dmp