Analysis Overview
SHA256
5fb78700e3391da56aba59107389499a0efb5fb2057e11398e1129b3a118a633
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 0722_4617368714.xls was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Hancitor
Process spawned unexpected child process
Fickerstealer
Downloads MZ/PE file
Blocklisted process makes network request
Suspicious Office macro
Office macro that triggers on suspicious action
Loads dropped DLL
Reads local data of messenger clients
Looks up external IP address via web service
Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present
Checks processor information in registry
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Enumerates system info in registry
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
NTFS ADS
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V6
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2021-07-22 13:44
Signatures
Office macro that triggers on suspicious action
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Suspicious Office macro
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2021-07-22 13:44
Reported
2021-07-22 13:46
Platform
win10v20210408
Max time kernel
109s
Max time network
151s
Command Line
Signatures
Hancitor
Process spawned unexpected 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:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE |
Blocklisted process makes network request
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe | N/A |
Downloads MZ/PE file
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe | N/A |
Looks up external IP address via web service
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | api.ipify.org | N/A | N/A |
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 |
NTFS ADS
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{0097975D-26CF-4CE4-B989-6244E10D39CB}\532.dll:Zone.Identifier | 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:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
| 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 |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| 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:\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:\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:\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:\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:\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 |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 3628 wrote to memory of 3424 | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe |
| PID 3628 wrote to memory of 3424 | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe |
| PID 3424 wrote to memory of 3760 | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe |
| PID 3424 wrote to memory of 3760 | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe |
| PID 3424 wrote to memory of 3760 | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe |
| PID 3760 wrote to memory of 3848 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe |
| PID 3760 wrote to memory of 3848 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe |
| PID 3760 wrote to memory of 3848 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe |
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\0722_4617368714.xls"
C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\omsh.dll,SHIIJGLGNAB
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\omsh.dll,SHIIJGLGNAB
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| N/A | 8.8.8.8:53 | api.ipify.org | udp |
| N/A | 50.16.186.94:80 | api.ipify.org | tcp |
| N/A | 8.8.8.8:53 | tholeferli.com | udp |
| N/A | 194.147.115.74:80 | tholeferli.com | tcp |
| N/A | 8.8.8.8:53 | s0lom0n.ru | udp |
| N/A | 8.211.241.0:80 | s0lom0n.ru | tcp |
Files
memory/3628-114-0x00007FF7B0880000-0x00007FF7B3E36000-memory.dmp
memory/3628-115-0x00007FFA892C0000-0x00007FFA892D0000-memory.dmp
memory/3628-116-0x00007FFA892C0000-0x00007FFA892D0000-memory.dmp
memory/3628-117-0x00007FFA892C0000-0x00007FFA892D0000-memory.dmp
memory/3628-118-0x00007FFA892C0000-0x00007FFA892D0000-memory.dmp
memory/3628-121-0x00007FFA892C0000-0x00007FFA892D0000-memory.dmp
memory/3628-122-0x00007FFAA9D30000-0x00007FFAAAE1E000-memory.dmp
memory/3628-123-0x0000028B0B140000-0x0000028B0D035000-memory.dmp
memory/3424-279-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\omsh.dll
| MD5 | 7348620f737ec1b0997cae7548344f2c |
| SHA1 | 5550f62fdc0963c331b460f8a967c45d481e505a |
| SHA256 | 8efac1531e83525bb0806eebca0bb9a797a18feb1848a4ceee4a88fdb85cbbbd |
| SHA512 | 568babf18ba8ad33c9756e43610172361132f076bb4601e0e046317a30a298da453219f43a2b5ffafc5c535e4ca62ffff622ae7bf084efba786946b880f9ddb6 |
memory/3760-289-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\omsh.dll
| MD5 | 7348620f737ec1b0997cae7548344f2c |
| SHA1 | 5550f62fdc0963c331b460f8a967c45d481e505a |
| SHA256 | 8efac1531e83525bb0806eebca0bb9a797a18feb1848a4ceee4a88fdb85cbbbd |
| SHA512 | 568babf18ba8ad33c9756e43610172361132f076bb4601e0e046317a30a298da453219f43a2b5ffafc5c535e4ca62ffff622ae7bf084efba786946b880f9ddb6 |
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\omsh.dll
| MD5 | 7348620f737ec1b0997cae7548344f2c |
| SHA1 | 5550f62fdc0963c331b460f8a967c45d481e505a |
| SHA256 | 8efac1531e83525bb0806eebca0bb9a797a18feb1848a4ceee4a88fdb85cbbbd |
| SHA512 | 568babf18ba8ad33c9756e43610172361132f076bb4601e0e046317a30a298da453219f43a2b5ffafc5c535e4ca62ffff622ae7bf084efba786946b880f9ddb6 |
memory/3760-292-0x0000000004DA0000-0x0000000004E66000-memory.dmp
memory/3760-293-0x0000000004DA0000-0x0000000004DAA000-memory.dmp
memory/3760-294-0x0000000004DA1000-0x0000000004DB9000-memory.dmp
memory/3760-295-0x00000000031E0000-0x00000000031E1000-memory.dmp
memory/3628-327-0x00007FFA892C0000-0x00007FFA892D0000-memory.dmp
memory/3628-328-0x00007FFA892C0000-0x00007FFA892D0000-memory.dmp
memory/3628-329-0x00007FFA892C0000-0x00007FFA892D0000-memory.dmp
memory/3628-330-0x00007FFA892C0000-0x00007FFA892D0000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2021-07-22 13:44
Reported
2021-07-22 13:46
Platform
win7v20210408
Max time kernel
74s
Max time network
152s
Command Line
Signatures
Fickerstealer
Hancitor
Process spawned unexpected child process
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Parent C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE is not expected to spawn this process | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE |
Blocklisted process makes network request
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe | N/A |
Downloads MZ/PE file
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe | N/A |
Reads local data of messenger clients
Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting
Looks up external IP address via web service
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | api.ipify.org | N/A | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1064 set thread context of 1540 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe |
Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present
Checks processor information in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
Enumerates system info in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\FloatingPointProcessor | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2455352368-1077083310-2879168483-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShowDiscussionButton = "Yes" | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2455352368-1077083310-2879168483-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2455352368-1077083310-2879168483-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2455352368-1077083310-2879168483-1000\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\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2455352368-1077083310-2879168483-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote\Contexts = "55" | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2455352368-1077083310-2879168483-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel\Contexts = "1" | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2455352368-1077083310-2879168483-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2455352368-1077083310-2879168483-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2455352368-1077083310-2879168483-1000\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\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE" /dde C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0722_4617368714.xls
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\omsh.dll,SHIIJGLGNAB
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| N/A | 8.8.8.8:53 | api.ipify.org | udp |
| N/A | 54.243.175.83:80 | api.ipify.org | tcp |
| N/A | 8.8.8.8:53 | tholeferli.com | udp |
| N/A | 194.147.115.74:80 | tholeferli.com | tcp |
| N/A | 8.8.8.8:53 | s0lom0n.ru | udp |
| N/A | 8.211.241.0:80 | s0lom0n.ru | tcp |
| N/A | 54.243.175.83:80 | api.ipify.org | tcp |
| N/A | 8.8.8.8:53 | pospvisis.com | udp |
| N/A | 95.213.179.67:80 | pospvisis.com | tcp |
| N/A | 95.213.179.67:80 | pospvisis.com | tcp |
Files
memory/792-60-0x000000002FD21000-0x000000002FD24000-memory.dmp
memory/792-61-0x0000000070D71000-0x0000000070D73000-memory.dmp
memory/792-62-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp
memory/1064-63-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
memory/1064-64-0x0000000075041000-0x0000000075043000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\omsh.dll
| MD5 | 7348620f737ec1b0997cae7548344f2c |
| SHA1 | 5550f62fdc0963c331b460f8a967c45d481e505a |
| SHA256 | 8efac1531e83525bb0806eebca0bb9a797a18feb1848a4ceee4a88fdb85cbbbd |
| SHA512 | 568babf18ba8ad33c9756e43610172361132f076bb4601e0e046317a30a298da453219f43a2b5ffafc5c535e4ca62ffff622ae7bf084efba786946b880f9ddb6 |
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\omsh.dll
| MD5 | 7348620f737ec1b0997cae7548344f2c |
| SHA1 | 5550f62fdc0963c331b460f8a967c45d481e505a |
| SHA256 | 8efac1531e83525bb0806eebca0bb9a797a18feb1848a4ceee4a88fdb85cbbbd |
| SHA512 | 568babf18ba8ad33c9756e43610172361132f076bb4601e0e046317a30a298da453219f43a2b5ffafc5c535e4ca62ffff622ae7bf084efba786946b880f9ddb6 |
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\omsh.dll
| MD5 | 7348620f737ec1b0997cae7548344f2c |
| SHA1 | 5550f62fdc0963c331b460f8a967c45d481e505a |
| SHA256 | 8efac1531e83525bb0806eebca0bb9a797a18feb1848a4ceee4a88fdb85cbbbd |
| SHA512 | 568babf18ba8ad33c9756e43610172361132f076bb4601e0e046317a30a298da453219f43a2b5ffafc5c535e4ca62ffff622ae7bf084efba786946b880f9ddb6 |
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\omsh.dll
| MD5 | 7348620f737ec1b0997cae7548344f2c |
| SHA1 | 5550f62fdc0963c331b460f8a967c45d481e505a |
| SHA256 | 8efac1531e83525bb0806eebca0bb9a797a18feb1848a4ceee4a88fdb85cbbbd |
| SHA512 | 568babf18ba8ad33c9756e43610172361132f076bb4601e0e046317a30a298da453219f43a2b5ffafc5c535e4ca62ffff622ae7bf084efba786946b880f9ddb6 |
memory/1064-70-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000004B6000-memory.dmp
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\omsh.dll
| MD5 | 7348620f737ec1b0997cae7548344f2c |
| SHA1 | 5550f62fdc0963c331b460f8a967c45d481e505a |
| SHA256 | 8efac1531e83525bb0806eebca0bb9a797a18feb1848a4ceee4a88fdb85cbbbd |
| SHA512 | 568babf18ba8ad33c9756e43610172361132f076bb4601e0e046317a30a298da453219f43a2b5ffafc5c535e4ca62ffff622ae7bf084efba786946b880f9ddb6 |
memory/1064-71-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000003FA000-memory.dmp
memory/1064-72-0x0000000000160000-0x0000000000161000-memory.dmp
memory/1540-74-0x0000000000401480-mapping.dmp
memory/1540-73-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000448000-memory.dmp
memory/1540-76-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000448000-memory.dmp