Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    156s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-en-20211208
  • submitted
    02/02/2022, 23:42

General

  • Target
    2022-02-03-a73db1f64b40d08d3d6c3e7c297eb5a3_unzipped.xls
  • Size 104KB
  • Sample220202-3p2bjacdb4
  • SHA256 594a0c8db0fb9eb3abe730bcd8ef41eb13daf7423139745dad22f5d3168c745d
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

Malware Config

Extracted

Language
  • xlm4.0

Source
URLs
  • xlm40.dropper

    http://cableequipmentmanagementreturns.com/wp-admin/JPivizxmiwo9A5Owys/

Extracted

Family
  • emotet

Botnet
  • Epoch5

C2
  • 174.136.15.27:8080

  • 185.122.58.89:443

  • 66.42.57.149:443

  • 159.69.237.188:443

  • 78.47.204.80:443

  • 54.38.242.185:443

  • 37.44.244.177:8080

  • 185.148.168.220:8080

  • 217.182.143.207:443

  • 198.199.98.78:8080

  • 139.196.72.155:8080

  • 59.148.253.194:443

  • 195.77.239.39:8080

  • 210.57.209.142:8080

  • 128.199.192.135:8080

  • 173.203.78.138:443

  • 62.171.178.147:8080

  • 85.214.67.203:8080

  • 185.148.168.15:8080

  • 191.252.103.16:80

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.

  • Blocklisted process makes network request 2 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.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 31 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 28 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE" /dde C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2022-02-03-a73db1f64b40d08d3d6c3e7c297eb5a3_unzipped.xls
    1⤵
    • Enumerates system info in registry
    • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:608
    • C:\Windows\SysWow64\rundll32.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWow64\rundll32.exe ..\iix.ocx,D"&"l"&"lR"&"egister"&"Serve"&"r
      2⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1408
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\iix.ocx",DllRegisterServer
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:704
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Gudiubrigysurhvx\lvoqrvn.dvg",owpvIMsi
          4⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:820
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Gudiubrigysurhvx\lvoqrvn.dvg",DllRegisterServer
            5⤵
            • Blocklisted process makes network request
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            PID:1856

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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        Downloads

        memory/608-54-0x000000002F921000-0x000000002F924000-memory.dmp

        memory/608-55-0x0000000070FD1000-0x0000000070FD3000-memory.dmp

        memory/608-56-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp

        memory/608-57-0x0000000074F01000-0x0000000074F03000-memory.dmp

        memory/704-64-0x0000000000190000-0x00000000001B6000-memory.dmp

        memory/820-66-0x0000000000140000-0x0000000000166000-memory.dmp

        memory/1408-62-0x0000000000140000-0x0000000000166000-memory.dmp