Analysis

  • max time kernel
    130s
  • max time network
    120s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-en-20211014
  • submitted
    21-10-2021 13:42

General

  • Target

    AWB #30996572600.xlsx

  • Size

    369KB

  • MD5

    74027c02e183634474751315b55c279b

  • SHA1

    d9fc823d7ccd3fde3eb79b46efb403973251e57c

  • SHA256

    802adde9cf7128f18f09c819b3d4db5357425db1c2b9185b286fb69cf9ae5365

  • SHA512

    3cb6ee8861ee7c80d72bd1246b9728f862e49ec02dcb820aebbce857e1e9a1ed5e42f001cf206dd77858c3c3d58186d9e9f75cb28950b03bce94141afd631ece

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

agenttesla

Credentials

  • Protocol:
    smtp
  • Host:
    mail.xenonaslikno.gr
  • Port:
    587
  • Username:
    info@xenonaslikno.gr
  • Password:
    Fox#UgJVGN#0X

Signatures

  • AgentTesla

    Agent Tesla is a remote access tool (RAT) written in visual basic.

  • AgentTesla Payload 5 IoCs
  • Blocklisted process makes network request 1 IoCs
  • Downloads MZ/PE file
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Reads data files stored by FTP clients 2 TTPs

    Tries to access configuration files associated with programs like FileZilla.

  • Reads user/profile data of local email clients 2 TTPs

    Email clients store some user data on disk where infostealers will often target it.

  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs
  • Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Launches Equation Editor 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 31 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 16 IoCs
  • outlook_office_path 1 IoCs
  • outlook_win_path 1 IoCs

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\AWB #30996572600.xlsx"
    1⤵
    • Enumerates system info in registry
    • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:652
  • 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:1648
    • C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe
      "C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:876
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\InstallUtil.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\InstallUtil.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • outlook_office_path
        • outlook_win_path
        PID:1212

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Execution

Scripting

1
T1064

Exploitation for Client Execution

1
T1203

Defense Evasion

Scripting

1
T1064

Modify Registry

1
T1112

Credential Access

Credentials in Files

3
T1081

Discovery

Query Registry

1
T1012

System Information Discovery

1
T1082

Collection

Data from Local System

3
T1005

Email Collection

1
T1114

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\InstallUtil.exe
    MD5

    91c9ae9c9a17a9db5e08b120e668c74c

    SHA1

    50770954c1ceb0bb6f1d5d3f2de2a0a065773723

    SHA256

    e56a7e5d3ab9675555e2897fc3faa2dd9265008a4967a7d54030ab8184d2d38f

    SHA512

    ca504af192e3318359d4742a2ef26ae1b5d040a4f9942782e02549a310158d5d5dbf919b4c748c31ee609d2046bd23ee0c22712891c86ae4a1e3a58c6e67647e

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\InstallUtil.exe
    MD5

    91c9ae9c9a17a9db5e08b120e668c74c

    SHA1

    50770954c1ceb0bb6f1d5d3f2de2a0a065773723

    SHA256

    e56a7e5d3ab9675555e2897fc3faa2dd9265008a4967a7d54030ab8184d2d38f

    SHA512

    ca504af192e3318359d4742a2ef26ae1b5d040a4f9942782e02549a310158d5d5dbf919b4c748c31ee609d2046bd23ee0c22712891c86ae4a1e3a58c6e67647e

  • C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe
    MD5

    704f90b4d0eb8b2c5d76d119d1130039

    SHA1

    dc6f4b12fecd17cbe87ca33ebae113a942849f80

    SHA256

    23b1d048509d2cd778700636271f40e42e26a3c98bf1bca7cce9678112ccf229

    SHA512

    4a48a8838c2334291a6f48e456cb30d283d8320d2e4f4700fcaa7a2f968a426d0f54620fe1bb2d746b230161caeeb2f1ea6ada19ab6df8a18bc8657ba8d83531

  • C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe
    MD5

    704f90b4d0eb8b2c5d76d119d1130039

    SHA1

    dc6f4b12fecd17cbe87ca33ebae113a942849f80

    SHA256

    23b1d048509d2cd778700636271f40e42e26a3c98bf1bca7cce9678112ccf229

    SHA512

    4a48a8838c2334291a6f48e456cb30d283d8320d2e4f4700fcaa7a2f968a426d0f54620fe1bb2d746b230161caeeb2f1ea6ada19ab6df8a18bc8657ba8d83531

  • \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\InstallUtil.exe
    MD5

    91c9ae9c9a17a9db5e08b120e668c74c

    SHA1

    50770954c1ceb0bb6f1d5d3f2de2a0a065773723

    SHA256

    e56a7e5d3ab9675555e2897fc3faa2dd9265008a4967a7d54030ab8184d2d38f

    SHA512

    ca504af192e3318359d4742a2ef26ae1b5d040a4f9942782e02549a310158d5d5dbf919b4c748c31ee609d2046bd23ee0c22712891c86ae4a1e3a58c6e67647e

  • \Users\Public\vbc.exe
    MD5

    704f90b4d0eb8b2c5d76d119d1130039

    SHA1

    dc6f4b12fecd17cbe87ca33ebae113a942849f80

    SHA256

    23b1d048509d2cd778700636271f40e42e26a3c98bf1bca7cce9678112ccf229

    SHA512

    4a48a8838c2334291a6f48e456cb30d283d8320d2e4f4700fcaa7a2f968a426d0f54620fe1bb2d746b230161caeeb2f1ea6ada19ab6df8a18bc8657ba8d83531

  • memory/652-55-0x000000002FCA1000-0x000000002FCA4000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    12KB

  • memory/652-81-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/652-56-0x0000000071821000-0x0000000071823000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/652-57-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/876-66-0x0000000000530000-0x0000000000554000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    144KB

  • memory/876-65-0x0000000004F20000-0x0000000004F21000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/876-60-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/876-63-0x00000000000D0000-0x00000000000D1000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/876-67-0x00000000005B0000-0x00000000005BA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/876-73-0x0000000004F21000-0x0000000004F22000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1212-72-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    240KB

  • memory/1212-71-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    240KB

  • memory/1212-74-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    240KB

  • memory/1212-75-0x000000000043766E-mapping.dmp
  • memory/1212-70-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    240KB

  • memory/1212-69-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    240KB

  • memory/1212-78-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    240KB

  • memory/1212-80-0x0000000000A90000-0x0000000000A91000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1212-82-0x0000000000A91000-0x0000000000A92000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1648-58-0x00000000762D1000-0x00000000762D3000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    8KB