hxxp://162-241-165-206[.]unifiedlayer[.]com/wp-content/plugins/newsup[.]pl

General

Target

http://162-241-165-206.unifiedlayer.com/wp-content/plugins/newsup.pl
Sample

210721-mpj61wncmj

Score

1^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 64 IoCs

adware spyware

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

iexplore.exeIEXPLORE.EXE

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\FlipAhead\Meta	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\FlipAhead\Meta\generator$blogger	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\FlipAhead\Meta\generator$http://www.typepad.com/	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs\url5 = "https://signin.ebay.com/ws/ebayisapi.dll"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateHighDateTime = "30899793"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = 10bebbe0517ed701	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs\url4 = "https://login.aliexpress.com/"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLsTime\url4 = 0000000000000000	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateLowDateTime = "3900139301"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\FlipAhead	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\FlipAhead\NextUpdateDate = "333700357"	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs\url6 = "https://login.live.com/"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb01000000950b92cf3c008c4bb5c28177e3de1f3d00000000020000000000106600000001000020000000ae71a1d7e5aa5a2bfdd078a45faf975a48e9d724aaf93c0fb36653f7f4a2a79b000000000e8000000002000020000000ffe4349ff24ded7f86c5b9286b5fd1081e5d9e20a53727a2c7c030e78c054df820000000880d23753d2f21fa6827a1b94fea82ea99d4efe9253da6f9f27928e777d9d6fc400000000cbd3b6bab5e53106b234b5dfd9a77a69559c67b15ff0264b0a9af8240952900357345fe524705830c05584d26038a3443a1c8925bddbc0b42e3ec8f82d15cf9	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLsTime\url3 = 0000000000000000	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs\url3 = "https://login.aliexpress.com/"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLsTime	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs\url2 = "https://www.facebook.com/"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastUpdateHighDateTime = "30899793"	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs\url2 = "http://unifiedlayer.com/wp-content/plugins/newsup.pl"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs\url5 = "https://login.live.com/"	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs\url6 = "https://twitter.com/"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLsTime\url6 = 0000000000000000	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastUpdateLowDateTime = "3890890372"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\NextUpdateDate = "333651771"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\FlipAhead\Meta\generator$MediaWiki	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs\url1 = "http://unifiedlayer.com/"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb01000000950b92cf3c008c4bb5c28177e3de1f3d00000000020000000000106600000001000020000000995147b32abb5f9102e592441d3dbfcde253f24d00866b5b8266f3951a7df722000000000e80000000020000200000002ce76cd2acbf7ac08f60d9258fca74d6dedbb949ec548c5261ce96cd4597176420000000988ccc3f87f25c8565de69402de8e397a8f13197d560b61e4f99f389097fdd7640000000123400afe366de52bc3367ed742df3ea9b5dc619141dd7f7aa8e04e93392eeeebc6cde4860df0780f541f84d143f30ec539dbd760d97b71676030cc328953f51	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs\url1 = "http://unifiedlayer.com/wp-content/plugins/newsup.pl"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\FlipAhead\Meta\generator$vBulletin 3	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLsTime\url1 = 947c4b29527ed701	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FullScreen = "no"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLsTime\url1 = f67ea3e0517ed701	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastTTLHighDateTime = "50"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateLowDateTime = "3890890372"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\FlipAhead\Meta\generator$Telligent	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs\url3 = "https://www.facebook.com/"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive\{131707EE-EA45-11EB-A11C-D666EBA82C19} = "0"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\FlipAhead\Meta\generator$Discuz!	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLsTime\url7 = 0000000000000000	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\en-US = "en-US.1"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Window_Placement = 2c0000000200000003000000ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff2400000024000000aa04000089020000	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\FlipAhead\Meta\generator$WordPress	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\FlipAhead\FileVersion = "2016061511"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\HistoryJournalCertificate	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLsTime\url2 = f67ea3e0517ed701	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = 10faef29527ed701	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\FlipAhead\Meta\generator$vBulletin 4	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLsTime\url2 = 0000000000000000	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLsTime\url5 = 0000000000000000	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3686645723-710336880-414668232-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateHighDateTime = "30899793"	IEXPLORE.EXE

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

Processes:

iexplore.exe

pid process

3560 iexplore.exe
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 8 IoCs

Processes:

iexplore.exeIEXPLORE.EXE

pid process

3560 iexplore.exe
3560 iexplore.exe
2180 IEXPLORE.EXE
2180 IEXPLORE.EXE
2180 IEXPLORE.EXE
2180 IEXPLORE.EXE
3560 iexplore.exe
3560 iexplore.exe

pid	process
3560	iexplore.exe

pid	process
3560	iexplore.exe
3560	iexplore.exe
2180	IEXPLORE.EXE
2180	IEXPLORE.EXE
2180	IEXPLORE.EXE
2180	IEXPLORE.EXE
3560	iexplore.exe
3560	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes:

iexplore.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3560 wrote to memory of 2180	3560	iexplore.exe	IEXPLORE.EXE
PID 3560 wrote to memory of 2180	3560	iexplore.exe	IEXPLORE.EXE
PID 3560 wrote to memory of 2180	3560	iexplore.exe	IEXPLORE.EXE

C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" http://162-241-165-206.unifiedlayer.com/wp-content/plugins/newsup.pl
1⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3560
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:3560 CREDAT:82945 /prefetch:2
  2⤵
  - Modifies Internet Explorer settings
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:2180

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\7423F88C7F265F0DEFC08EA88C3BDE45_AA1E8580D4EBC816148CE81268683776

MD5
4e64ee3a1f4c34f528e8de9b728dbca6

SHA1
9b27bb889cc2fe2fbb89c0c7c8aa16a841291499

SHA256
ec75d601fb9309c65a60ad6bd10b10c5927c77648d42de670003dc0b2693105b

SHA512
e23b06910c9009d254dba06b1fe8910d10fd0c11cf0ad22ebf21cf41765da0f51f9179eeb39ca7317cf3ccfcce01622914171ebb9e7c661373dbc92acf9676bf

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\7423F88C7F265F0DEFC08EA88C3BDE45_AA1E8580D4EBC816148CE81268683776

MD5
486207d4db663cbcd854bff263c6a512

SHA1
8c1234bc7b314077a314008aeed1d6a09f5f4927

SHA256
373b871aa073f33b0790661d6cb2ba77356153a8853f8608431509cbaa6f08f7

SHA512
650388f09cf5adb2d9ae7b867c267e323c4de848f7cf109a503902255973b91a78a1e9c77855b4a648e7d5f0667a7f7ec1f38f8381828710a97a7ea94a7b96a6

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCookies\0BPYLFH5.cookie

MD5
fa3e819040a9d0e43a929215437e97aa

SHA1
671e7ef4afa83752a5b4cdeaecbb94518be1768d

SHA256
6ac2494e01141cafe6de5d07b99893c88635122c00479fd3849a808433ea0ea2

SHA512
7bf647f541beda700eb727d2be40ec350d78b41a9851e59c3dad8563c73d5f0cccf34a9f1e69ee91e0b3f9c778829a136811db2e7767aa4ef22d6d9a7fc7fb96

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCookies\ZYHJMV0I.cookie

MD5
3cd08e3ae32f63d885e6f375fed5ccb6

SHA1
d007a0ffc7e33522ad2414125a6cadc0319ce534

SHA256
74193e833937399d38b66d5322341b2393125b4df8ceafc89cef896d525923ed

SHA512
9a6311554c2b8772c28f390a9c476305c6c716d6b46c2887d0c0177f652f8943c462328a6aa9b908256132850b5c8595c49ad6b05c6b0b9a6c581d787c95cb6c

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memory/2180-115-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/3560-114-0x00007FF901450000-0x00007FF9014BB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
428KB

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