Analysis

  • max time kernel
    157s
  • max time network
    159s
  • platform
    windows10_x64
  • resource
    win10-en-20211208
  • submitted
    12/01/2022, 18:43

General

  • Target
    XAQT-159857.xlsm
  • Size 84KB
  • Sample220112-xcw86adfcq
  • SHA256 ff0dd0d6c82eabd6f0c69da4f366755d7e300e845e1eb68342107fa69d83b53e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
Score
10/10

Malware Config

Extracted

Language
  • xlm4.0

Source
URLs
  • xlm40.dropper

    http://insertcatherreview.xyz/wp-includes/o23k5ted/

  • xlm40.dropper

    https://mewb.org/wp-admin/2fcpQyzanzkiO1/

Signatures

  • Process spawned unexpected child process 1 IoCs

    This typically indicates the parent process was compromised via an exploit or macro.

  • Downloads MZ/PE file
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

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\XAQT-159857.xlsm"
    1⤵
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Enumerates system info in registry
    • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:684
    • C:\Windows\SysWow64\rundll32.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWow64\rundll32.exe ..\adi.ocx,D"&"l"&"lR"&"egister"&"Serve"&"r
      2⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1412
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\adi.ocx",DllRegisterServer
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1508
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Leleaaqxrmul\kiljtwg.rjk",qxNvDMTuBQgpHp
          4⤵
            PID:448

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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          Downloads

          memory/684-122-0x00007FFCB13B0000-0x00007FFCB13C0000-memory.dmp

          memory/684-123-0x000001209BBA0000-0x000001209BBA2000-memory.dmp

          memory/684-124-0x000001209BBA0000-0x000001209BBA2000-memory.dmp

          memory/684-125-0x000001209BBA0000-0x000001209BBA2000-memory.dmp

          memory/684-118-0x00007FFCB13B0000-0x00007FFCB13C0000-memory.dmp

          memory/684-121-0x00007FFCB13B0000-0x00007FFCB13C0000-memory.dmp

          memory/684-120-0x00007FFCB13B0000-0x00007FFCB13C0000-memory.dmp

          memory/684-119-0x00007FFCB13B0000-0x00007FFCB13C0000-memory.dmp

          memory/1412-273-0x00000000008D0000-0x00000000008F9000-memory.dmp

          memory/1508-274-0x0000000000BD0000-0x0000000000BF9000-memory.dmp