Analysis

  • max time kernel
    100s
  • max time network
    45s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20220414-en
  • submitted
    30-05-2022 12:59

General

  • Target

    New Products Inquiry 300522.xlsx

  • Size

    136KB

  • MD5

    676846d78e0b595abea9a8bc027a2998

  • SHA1

    52e3403b5bcb44fe78fc22746f9835efbc02b415

  • SHA256

    dcfc0d21809cf35594dcaa248fa00907c47efe04df346049d4972c380854aa56

  • SHA512

    83e46688840b98ea65c514d38fb13dbebc9a7ab5d342d6f297f983aa63474e0923c7828d2f1a53614335eda73846fddfec0e69a08d9d22cd3136ea6491e0784d

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xloader

Version

2.6

Campaign

be4o

Decoy

laboratoriobioixcha.com

tictocperushop.online

wild-oceans.com

belaruscountry.com

kicktmall.com

fitcoinweb.tech

mores.one

gogear.one

gxrcksy.com

samrcq.com

impossible-icecream.com

bravesxx.com

bookchainart.com

sleepsolutionsofmboro.com

ocbrazilbusinessclub.com

advisor76.xyz

xitaotech.com

mgsdtytifgf3414.xyz

johnson-brown.net

cr3drt.com

Signatures

  • Xloader

    Xloader is a rebranded version of Formbook malware.

  • suricata: ET MALWARE Terse alphanumeric executable downloader high likelihood of being hostile

    suricata: ET MALWARE Terse alphanumeric executable downloader high likelihood of being hostile

  • Xloader Payload 1 IoCs
  • Blocklisted process makes network request 1 IoCs
  • Downloads MZ/PE file
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Launches Equation Editor 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Equation Editor is an old Office component often targeted by exploits such as CVE-2017-11882.

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 31 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 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\New Products Inquiry 300522.xlsx"
    1⤵
    • Enumerates system info in registry
    • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:452
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE" -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Blocklisted process makes network request
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Launches Equation Editor
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1320
    • C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe
      "C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1400
      • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe
        "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe"
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:908
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 908 -s 144
          4⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:1492

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Execution

Scripting

1
T1064

Exploitation for Client Execution

1
T1203

Defense Evasion

Scripting

1
T1064

Modify Registry

1
T1112

Discovery

Query Registry

1
T1012

System Information Discovery

1
T1082

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe
    Filesize

    798KB

    MD5

    fa6cb9677ff2254615166747668a72ed

    SHA1

    e784bfd8f5f4514569205bb535ed8bc36ab47f28

    SHA256

    4fe26ebfc5412205231040de3bf8f865da141f2c9c5c2c809e4bf6ceced43e55

    SHA512

    e6e05225ecbf3e0157bc5b55980c17a7e9f61d36aadb172ae753b140c69b10f3e58d3a020e4225a25596b7aae586409e7c59e4ab2046e134ce5ccfc281484617

  • C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe
    Filesize

    798KB

    MD5

    fa6cb9677ff2254615166747668a72ed

    SHA1

    e784bfd8f5f4514569205bb535ed8bc36ab47f28

    SHA256

    4fe26ebfc5412205231040de3bf8f865da141f2c9c5c2c809e4bf6ceced43e55

    SHA512

    e6e05225ecbf3e0157bc5b55980c17a7e9f61d36aadb172ae753b140c69b10f3e58d3a020e4225a25596b7aae586409e7c59e4ab2046e134ce5ccfc281484617

  • \Users\Public\vbc.exe
    Filesize

    798KB

    MD5

    fa6cb9677ff2254615166747668a72ed

    SHA1

    e784bfd8f5f4514569205bb535ed8bc36ab47f28

    SHA256

    4fe26ebfc5412205231040de3bf8f865da141f2c9c5c2c809e4bf6ceced43e55

    SHA512

    e6e05225ecbf3e0157bc5b55980c17a7e9f61d36aadb172ae753b140c69b10f3e58d3a020e4225a25596b7aae586409e7c59e4ab2046e134ce5ccfc281484617

  • \Users\Public\vbc.exe
    Filesize

    798KB

    MD5

    fa6cb9677ff2254615166747668a72ed

    SHA1

    e784bfd8f5f4514569205bb535ed8bc36ab47f28

    SHA256

    4fe26ebfc5412205231040de3bf8f865da141f2c9c5c2c809e4bf6ceced43e55

    SHA512

    e6e05225ecbf3e0157bc5b55980c17a7e9f61d36aadb172ae753b140c69b10f3e58d3a020e4225a25596b7aae586409e7c59e4ab2046e134ce5ccfc281484617

  • memory/452-54-0x000000002F441000-0x000000002F444000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    12KB

  • memory/452-55-0x0000000071241000-0x0000000071243000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/452-56-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/452-57-0x000000007222D000-0x0000000072238000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    44KB

  • memory/452-58-0x0000000075361000-0x0000000075363000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/452-82-0x000000007222D000-0x0000000072238000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    44KB

  • memory/452-81-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/452-80-0x000000007222D000-0x0000000072238000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    44KB

  • memory/908-74-0x000000000041F270-mapping.dmp
  • memory/908-73-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    172KB

  • memory/908-69-0x00000000000E0000-0x000000000010B000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    172KB

  • memory/908-68-0x00000000000E0000-0x000000000010B000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    172KB

  • memory/1400-75-0x000007FEF2A70000-0x000007FEF34C0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    10.3MB

  • memory/1400-72-0x000007FEEE500000-0x000007FEEF44D000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    15.3MB

  • memory/1400-67-0x000007FEF42F0000-0x000007FEF5878000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    21.5MB

  • memory/1400-71-0x000007FEF34C0000-0x000007FEF36A8000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1.9MB

  • memory/1400-77-0x000007FEF36B0000-0x000007FEF42EF000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    12.2MB

  • memory/1400-78-0x000007FEEE500000-0x000007FEEF44D000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    15.3MB

  • memory/1400-79-0x000007FEF42F0000-0x000007FEF5878000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    21.5MB

  • memory/1400-66-0x0000000000A30000-0x0000000000A66000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    216KB

  • memory/1400-65-0x0000000000EF0000-0x0000000000FBC000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    816KB

  • memory/1400-62-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/1492-76-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp