hxxp://arxiv[.]org/abs/1002[.]4278

General

Target

http://arxiv.org/abs/1002.4278
Sample

210113-y5qs9575p2

Score

1^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 67 IoCs

adware spyware

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

IEXPLORE.EXEiexplore.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\arxiv.org\ = "232"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\arxiv.org\Total = "143"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\arxiv.org\Total = "175"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\Total\ = "143"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\Total\ = "175"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery\AdminActive = "0"	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\arxiv.org\ = "32"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\arxiv.org\ = "70"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\arxiv.org\ = "264"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\en-US = "en-US.1"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\InternetRegistry	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\Total\ = "32"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\arxiv.org\Total = "232"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\arxiv.org\Total = "264"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\Total\ = "0"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Zoom	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FullScreen = "no"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\BrowserEmulation\LowMic	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DOMStorage	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\Total	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\Total\ = "232"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\arxiv.org\ = "200"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IntelliForms	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb0100000039e08b06c84715459283081ff7bb5a6000000000020000000000106600000001000020000000d54f8e40e34a237c4ba89c12a2f9164215e1a3f8e065cb89900df8c51f7f4244000000000e8000000002000020000000f3e10768bf9631448b90064af1618b6a2a5b649ee13f133a045e83607d9d6d3e20000000f8e8766c0947e36f069fa7759160b4f19e388592973d9b7f0b7a50014fc06f10400000001c5110c5d727729a09b17fc186b590870dfd6e5b3bd532417ce625b625e5be28030a4030313e337aa1e8ea05ee17d7213fdf2820da5bf8bde1e943806f0ce22d	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DontShowMeThisDialogAgain	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\arxiv.org\Total = "102"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NTPFirstRun = "1"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\MFV = 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	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\arxiv.org\Total = "0"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\arxiv.org\Total = "32"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\CompatibilityFlags = "0"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\arxiv.org\Total = "70"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\Total\ = "102"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\arxiv.org\ = "143"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\Total\ = "264"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\GPU	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = c0dec2c372e9d601	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\arxiv.org\ = "102"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\arxiv.org\ = "175"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\Total\ = "200"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IETld\LowMic	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\PageSetup	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\arxiv.org\NumberOfSubdomains = "1"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\arxiv.org\ = "0"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\NextUpdateDate = "317283153"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Window_Placement = 2c0000000200000003000000ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff2400000024000000aa04000089020000	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\arxiv.org	IEXPLORE.EXE

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

Processes:

iexplore.exe

pid process

2044 iexplore.exe
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs

Processes:

iexplore.exeIEXPLORE.EXE

pid process

2044 iexplore.exe
2044 iexplore.exe
1760 IEXPLORE.EXE
1760 IEXPLORE.EXE
1760 IEXPLORE.EXE
1760 IEXPLORE.EXE

pid	process
2044	iexplore.exe

pid	process
2044	iexplore.exe
2044	iexplore.exe
1760	IEXPLORE.EXE
1760	IEXPLORE.EXE
1760	IEXPLORE.EXE
1760	IEXPLORE.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

Processes:

iexplore.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2044 wrote to memory of 1760	2044	iexplore.exe	IEXPLORE.EXE
PID 2044 wrote to memory of 1760	2044	iexplore.exe	IEXPLORE.EXE
PID 2044 wrote to memory of 1760	2044	iexplore.exe	IEXPLORE.EXE
PID 2044 wrote to memory of 1760	2044	iexplore.exe	IEXPLORE.EXE

C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" http://arxiv.org/abs/1002.4278
1⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2044

C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:2044 CREDAT:275457 /prefetch:2
2⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:1760

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

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T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Lateral Movement

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015
MD5
d4f516ed42c11f6c9aca5d53f40d9940

SHA1
a08c285f1e637ac81c11a4698dab3c6a3f990159

SHA256
ab77c8485175aa3175864cb20987616bbde2e70b7fc323cdb04c134cc9cc36ee

SHA512
ae8010da6a8f23a7cffe735b6442977262bc44d8ac152213a0a33b0ccf3b7624840d4708332d1a972dc17be1e58ac713ddee31c8e8ef746ba20492112bfc3d7e

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\imagestore\w5ukms8\imagestore.dat
MD5
187929fe4e32d71f9e4721ecb60d520d

SHA1
9d21198f6a481add8d6fb4699a9740d0862a9a2f

SHA256
9e67efd42019f053ee1a903aab3079d923da05f7e79253ba5f7f079dd19f5aa5

SHA512
f61633461055d773e38ddac6f50a81bdaf35fc6f20dfd0968aa0b9e304f48110cfcdbcfd8576578d2bc2479209c859b0e9731f1cbfc6e8dae255217f37c464d8

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\KBLGCKSI.txt
MD5
b36379556f643661b0a25c22ffda614d

SHA1
f62cd440f7e8af25486a41222f6643cbe1c08fd7

SHA256
aec12c8af5aef6836678d6e5585f243dc3dd94cdb5e4b08fc4efb5e4eb5e4c19

SHA512
5b242762c36f57131b5d44be2e3426e1c410c40ef7f2fd356e384a01c51ad5b8b19dd331adc5b02850f3397113d088bc6db589263bf4688eaa73ff3dd1830316

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memory/1760-3-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/1980-2-0x000007FEF6510000-0x000007FEF678A000-memory.dmp

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2.5MB

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