nanocore | fcaa730e3be861d103fd5b3b017075b708899ef7928bc9a51b4eaeea17f8b243

General

Target

PO02810-2021.xlsx
Size

699KB
MD5

8f5ce58030fae03a136b5c3ce7f66337
SHA1

e85430b66d81b5fffe515d323306ff988d6a094e
SHA256

fcaa730e3be861d103fd5b3b017075b708899ef7928bc9a51b4eaeea17f8b243
SHA512

559aebba3143605ef692fb43cd3d8ede91af69ba15d6e5abf8dbbd1e630308e230f54bebda7b398b74c7db255619edd473e3db0f563225a60451ee232597ab82

Score

10^/10

nanocore keylogger persistence spyware stealer trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

rushinc3.ddns.net:1664

Mutex

f3724ea0-f6d3-46fa-8e4b-45693d1219db

Attributes

activate_away_mode
true
backup_connection_host
rushinc3.ddns.net
backup_dns_server
8.8.4.4
buffer_size
65535
build_time
2021-08-01T12:04:44.705072236Z
bypass_user_account_control
false
bypass_user_account_control_data
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
clear_access_control
true
clear_zone_identifier
false
connect_delay
4000
connection_port
1664
default_group
OCTOBER
enable_debug_mode
true
gc_threshold
1.048576e+07
keep_alive_timeout
30000
keyboard_logging
false
lan_timeout
2500
max_packet_size
1.048576e+07
mutex
f3724ea0-f6d3-46fa-8e4b-45693d1219db
mutex_timeout
5000
prevent_system_sleep
false
primary_connection_host
rushinc3.ddns.net
primary_dns_server
8.8.8.8
request_elevation
true
restart_delay
5000
run_delay
0
run_on_startup
false
set_critical_process
true
timeout_interval
5000
use_custom_dns_server
false
version
1.2.2.0
wan_timeout
8000

Signatures

NanoCore
NanoCore is a remote access tool (RAT) with a variety of capabilities.
keylogger trojan stealer spyware nanocore
Blocklisted process makes network request 1 IoCs

Processes:

EQNEDT32.EXE

flow pid process

2 1904 EQNEDT32.EXE
Downloads MZ/PE file
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

DDF.exe

pid process

740 DDF.exe
Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

Processes:

EQNEDT32.EXE

pid process

1904 EQNEDT32.EXE

flow	pid	process
2	1904	EQNEDT32.EXE

pid	process
1904	EQNEDT32.EXE

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

RegSvcs.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\UDP Subsystem = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\UDP Subsystem\\udpss.exe"	RegSvcs.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

Processes:

DDF.exe

description pid process target process

PID 740 set thread context of 1744 740 DDF.exe RegSvcs.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 740 set thread context of 1744	740	DDF.exe	RegSvcs.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs

Processes:

RegSvcs.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\UDP Subsystem\udpss.exe	RegSvcs.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\UDP Subsystem\udpss.exe	RegSvcs.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

System Information Discovery
T1082
Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
persistence

Scheduled Task
T1053

Processes:

schtasks.exeschtasks.exeschtasks.exe

pid process

1920 schtasks.exe
908 schtasks.exe
1232 schtasks.exe
Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Query Registry
T1012

System Information Discovery
T1082

Processes:

EXCEL.EXE

description ioc process

Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\FloatingPointProcessor EXCEL.EXE
Launches Equation Editor 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Equation Editor is an old Office component often targeted by exploits such as CVE-2017-11882.
exploit

Exploitation for Client Execution
T1203

Processes:

EQNEDT32.EXE

pid process

1904 EQNEDT32.EXE

pid	process
1920	schtasks.exe
908	schtasks.exe
1232	schtasks.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\FloatingPointProcessor	EXCEL.EXE

pid	process
1904	EQNEDT32.EXE

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 31 IoCs

adware spyware

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

EXCEL.EXE

description	ioc	process
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor	EXCEL.EXE
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit\COMMAND	EXCEL.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit\ = "&Edit"	EXCEL.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3456797065-1076791440-4146276586-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote\Contexts = "55"	EXCEL.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\WINWORD.EXE\" /n \"%1\""	EXCEL.EXE
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit\command\command = 7800620027004200560035002100210021002100210021002100210021004d004b004b0053006b0057004f0052004400460069006c00650073003e00620069002400540021005600210030005a003d007b0050006b00300076006d007e0041005a00750020002f006e002000220025003100220000000000	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3456797065-1076791440-4146276586-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3456797065-1076791440-4146276586-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel	EXCEL.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3456797065-1076791440-4146276586-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel\Contexts = "1"	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit\command	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3456797065-1076791440-4146276586-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar	EXCEL.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3456797065-1076791440-4146276586-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote\ = "res://C:\\PROGRA~2\\MICROS~1\\Office14\\ONBttnIE.dll/105"	EXCEL.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit\ = "&Edit"	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3456797065-1076791440-4146276586-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt	EXCEL.EXE
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell	EXCEL.EXE
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor	EXCEL.EXE
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit	EXCEL.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\WINWORD.EXE\" /n \"%1\""	EXCEL.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3456797065-1076791440-4146276586-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel\ = "res://C:\\PROGRA~2\\MICROS~1\\Office14\\EXCEL.EXE/3000"	EXCEL.EXE
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit\COMMAND	EXCEL.EXE
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell	EXCEL.EXE
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor	EXCEL.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3456797065-1076791440-4146276586-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShowDiscussionButton = "Yes"	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit\command	EXCEL.EXE
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit\command\command = 7800620027004200560035002100210021002100210021002100210021004d004b004b0053006b0057004f0052004400460069006c00650073003e00620069002400540021005600210030005a003d007b0050006b00300076006d007e0041005a00750020002f006e002000220025003100220000000000	EXCEL.EXE

Modifies registry class 64 IoCs

Processes:

EXCEL.EXE

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile	EXCEL.EXE
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shell\Edit	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel	EXCEL.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\ = "&Open"	EXCEL.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\ddeexec\topic\ = "system"	EXCEL.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shell\Edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\msohtmed.exe\" %1"	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{42042206-2D85-11D3-8CFF-005004838597}\Old Icon\htmlfile	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Publisher	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\WinWord.exe\shell\edit	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\ddeexec\application	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{42042206-2D85-11D3-8CFF-005004838597}	EXCEL.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\ddeexec\topic\ = "system"	EXCEL.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\MSPub.exe\shell\edit\ = "&Open"	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\ShellEx	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{42042206-2D85-11D3-8CFF-005004838597}\Version\14	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Word	EXCEL.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Word\shell\edit\ = "&Open"	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Word\shell\edit	EXCEL.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Word\shell\edit\ = "&Open"	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\WinWord.exe\shell\edit\command	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\ddeexec\topic	EXCEL.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\ddeexec\application\ = "Excel"	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shell\Edit	EXCEL.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\ddeexec\ = "[open(\"%1\")]"	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Publisher\shell\edit\command	EXCEL.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\MSPub.exe\shell\edit\ = "&Open"	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\WinWord.exe\shell\edit\command	EXCEL.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\WinWord.exe\shell\edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\WINWORD.EXE\" /n \"%1\""	EXCEL.EXE
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Word\shell\edit\command\command = 7800620027004200560035002100210021002100210021002100210021004d004b004b0053006b0057004f0052004400460069006c00650073003e00620069002400540021005600210030005a003d007b0050006b00300076006d007e0041005a00750020002f006e002000220025003100220000000000	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\DefaultIcon	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Word\shell\edit\command	EXCEL.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\EXCEL.EXE\" /dde"	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\ddeexec	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{42042206-2D85-11D3-8CFF-005004838597}\Old Icon	EXCEL.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\WinWord.exe\shell\edit\ = "&Open"	EXCEL.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\EXCEL.EXE\" /dde"	EXCEL.EXE
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\WinWord.exe\shell\edit\command\command = 7800620027004200560035002100210021002100210021002100210021004d004b004b0053006b0057004f0052004400460069006c00650073003e00620069002400540021005600210030005a003d007b0050006b00300076006d007e0041005a00750020002f006e002000220025003100220000000000	EXCEL.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shell\Print\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\msohtmed.exe\" /p %1"	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\ddeexec\application	EXCEL.EXE
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shell\Edit	EXCEL.EXE
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\command\command = 7800620027004200560035002100210021002100210021002100210021004d004b004b0053006b0045005800430045004c00460069006c00650073003e00560069006a00710042006f006600280059003800270077002100460049006400310067004c00510020002f0064006400650000000000	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Word\shell\edit\command	EXCEL.EXE
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\command\command = 7800620027004200560035002100210021002100210021002100210021004d004b004b0053006b0045005800430045004c00460069006c00650073003e00560069006a00710042006f006600280059003800270077002100460049006400310067004c00510020002f0064006400650000000000	EXCEL.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Publisher\shell\edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\MSPUB.EXE\" %1"	EXCEL.EXE
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shell\Print\command	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit	EXCEL.EXE
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shell\Edit\command	EXCEL.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shell\Print\ = "&Print"	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\ddeexec\topic	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile	EXCEL.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\WinWord.exe\shell\edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\WINWORD.EXE\" /n \"%1\""	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\command	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\MSPub.exe\shell\edit\command	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\ddeexec	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shell	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht	EXCEL.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Publisher\shell\edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\MSPUB.EXE\" %1"	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{42042206-2D85-11D3-8CFF-005004838597}\Version	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shell\Edit\command	EXCEL.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\ShellEx	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs

Processes:

EXCEL.EXE

pid process

1756 EXCEL.EXE

pid	process
1756	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs

Processes:

DDF.exeRegSvcs.exe

pid	process
740	DDF.exe
740	DDF.exe
1744	RegSvcs.exe
1744	RegSvcs.exe
1744	RegSvcs.exe
1744	RegSvcs.exe
1744	RegSvcs.exe
1744	RegSvcs.exe
1744	RegSvcs.exe
1744	RegSvcs.exe
1744	RegSvcs.exe
1744	RegSvcs.exe
1744	RegSvcs.exe
1744	RegSvcs.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

Processes:

RegSvcs.exe

pid process

1744 RegSvcs.exe
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

Processes:

DDF.exeRegSvcs.exe

description pid process

Token: SeDebugPrivilege 740 DDF.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1744 RegSvcs.exe
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs

Processes:

EXCEL.EXE

pid process

1756 EXCEL.EXE
1756 EXCEL.EXE
1756 EXCEL.EXE

pid	process
1744	RegSvcs.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	740	DDF.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1744	RegSvcs.exe

pid	process
1756	EXCEL.EXE
1756	EXCEL.EXE
1756	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 32 IoCs

Processes:

EQNEDT32.EXEEXCEL.EXEDDF.exeRegSvcs.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1904 wrote to memory of 740	1904	EQNEDT32.EXE	DDF.exe
PID 1904 wrote to memory of 740	1904	EQNEDT32.EXE	DDF.exe
PID 1904 wrote to memory of 740	1904	EQNEDT32.EXE	DDF.exe
PID 1904 wrote to memory of 740	1904	EQNEDT32.EXE	DDF.exe
PID 1756 wrote to memory of 1108	1756	EXCEL.EXE	splwow64.exe
PID 1756 wrote to memory of 1108	1756	EXCEL.EXE	splwow64.exe
PID 1756 wrote to memory of 1108	1756	EXCEL.EXE	splwow64.exe
PID 1756 wrote to memory of 1108	1756	EXCEL.EXE	splwow64.exe
PID 740 wrote to memory of 1920	740	DDF.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 740 wrote to memory of 1920	740	DDF.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 740 wrote to memory of 1920	740	DDF.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 740 wrote to memory of 1920	740	DDF.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 740 wrote to memory of 1744	740	DDF.exe	RegSvcs.exe
PID 740 wrote to memory of 1744	740	DDF.exe	RegSvcs.exe
PID 740 wrote to memory of 1744	740	DDF.exe	RegSvcs.exe
PID 740 wrote to memory of 1744	740	DDF.exe	RegSvcs.exe
PID 740 wrote to memory of 1744	740	DDF.exe	RegSvcs.exe
PID 740 wrote to memory of 1744	740	DDF.exe	RegSvcs.exe
PID 740 wrote to memory of 1744	740	DDF.exe	RegSvcs.exe
PID 740 wrote to memory of 1744	740	DDF.exe	RegSvcs.exe
PID 740 wrote to memory of 1744	740	DDF.exe	RegSvcs.exe
PID 740 wrote to memory of 1744	740	DDF.exe	RegSvcs.exe
PID 740 wrote to memory of 1744	740	DDF.exe	RegSvcs.exe
PID 740 wrote to memory of 1744	740	DDF.exe	RegSvcs.exe
PID 1744 wrote to memory of 908	1744	RegSvcs.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 1744 wrote to memory of 908	1744	RegSvcs.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 1744 wrote to memory of 908	1744	RegSvcs.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 1744 wrote to memory of 908	1744	RegSvcs.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 1744 wrote to memory of 1232	1744	RegSvcs.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 1744 wrote to memory of 1232	1744	RegSvcs.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 1744 wrote to memory of 1232	1744	RegSvcs.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 1744 wrote to memory of 1232	1744	RegSvcs.exe	schtasks.exe

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\PO02810-2021.xlsx
1⤵
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1756

C:\Windows\splwow64.exe
C:\Windows\splwow64.exe 12288
2⤵
PID:1108

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:1904

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\DDF.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\DDF.exe"
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:740

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\LKeVaAx" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpF8EF.tmp"
3⤵
- Creates scheduled task(s)
PID:1920

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe"
3⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1744

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "UDP Subsystem" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpFB9E.tmp"
4⤵
- Creates scheduled task(s)
PID:908

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "UDP Subsystem Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpFDA1.tmp"
4⤵
- Creates scheduled task(s)
PID:1232

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Initial Access

Execution

Scheduled Task

1

T1053

Exploitation for Client Execution

1

T1203

Persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1060

Scheduled Task

1

T1053

Privilege Escalation

Scheduled Task

1

T1053

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

2

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

Query Registry

1

T1012

Lateral Movement

Collection

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpFB9E.tmp
MD5
40b11ef601fb28f9b2e69d36857bf2ec

SHA1
b6454020ad2ceed193f4792b77001d0bd741b370

SHA256
c51e12d18cc664425f6711d8ae2507068884c7057092cfa11884100e1e9d49e1

SHA512
e3c5bcc714cbfca4b8058ddcddf231dcefa69c15881ce3f8123e59ed45cfb5da052b56e1945dcf8dc7f800d62f9a4eecb82bca69a66a1530787aeffeb15e2bd5

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpFDA1.tmp
MD5
c4aecdef99eba873119e79616df3f4b0

SHA1
b1b3af52655fb633eed909dfed05b64fbbfac37c

SHA256
24fd0d87bea36a024449a95f808aaa174e4ed9003cb8a427b67c02411b8a2e0b

SHA512
e3f44b07267fccf4f5abd4efe80f2b037ddadc4cb898bdfca9d21ac5d79fcac828950065c2060d3ce125ee971fc3096183afee5287ba9951fbbda7257d8ed8d4

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\DDF.exe
MD5
e6878ec28659ddb7d2f16a9acdf8a87d

SHA1
3024aba00bb13a058eb70ae80c9c93e0efa01518

SHA256
1113f978d9f4637a7303a350b7fa0de9cc115b808d2e37fd4249cb6fa98c2de6

SHA512
8305f73a655b6ca14be6eb0d71047e6aef2bc402fc374b49e16a363e65f306ba22b387443ea0a6ca81fb4ff845248b09021e5b78dbcb7c7afce809f919ab3768

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\DDF.exe
MD5
e6878ec28659ddb7d2f16a9acdf8a87d

SHA1
3024aba00bb13a058eb70ae80c9c93e0efa01518

SHA256
1113f978d9f4637a7303a350b7fa0de9cc115b808d2e37fd4249cb6fa98c2de6

SHA512
8305f73a655b6ca14be6eb0d71047e6aef2bc402fc374b49e16a363e65f306ba22b387443ea0a6ca81fb4ff845248b09021e5b78dbcb7c7afce809f919ab3768

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\DDF.exe
MD5
e6878ec28659ddb7d2f16a9acdf8a87d

SHA1
3024aba00bb13a058eb70ae80c9c93e0efa01518

SHA256
1113f978d9f4637a7303a350b7fa0de9cc115b808d2e37fd4249cb6fa98c2de6

SHA512
8305f73a655b6ca14be6eb0d71047e6aef2bc402fc374b49e16a363e65f306ba22b387443ea0a6ca81fb4ff845248b09021e5b78dbcb7c7afce809f919ab3768

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memory/740-59-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/740-65-0x0000000000310000-0x0000000000311000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/740-66-0x0000000000311000-0x0000000000312000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/908-75-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/1108-62-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/1108-64-0x000007FEFBA71000-0x000007FEFBA73000-memory.dmp

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8KB

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memory/1232-78-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/1744-73-0x000000000041E792-mapping.dmp

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memory/1744-77-0x0000000000AF0000-0x0000000000AF1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1744-69-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/1744-70-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/1744-71-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/1744-72-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/1744-81-0x0000000000AF6000-0x0000000000B07000-memory.dmp

Filesize
68KB

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memory/1744-80-0x0000000000AF1000-0x0000000000AF2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1744-68-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/1756-56-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1756-55-0x0000000071261000-0x0000000071263000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/1756-54-0x000000002FEC1000-0x000000002FEC4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
12KB

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memory/1756-82-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1904-57-0x0000000074F81000-0x0000000074F83000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/1920-67-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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General

Malware Config

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Signatures

Processes

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MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

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