Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20220414-en
  • submitted
    02-06-2022 17:04

General

  • Target

    PO_6305977.xlsx

  • Size

    136KB

  • MD5

    bf43d6ef39e3ec80000aa17b5e1fa8ee

  • SHA1

    a42be18ff81fefbb550d3789770aabd7f7b0a4b2

  • SHA256

    a4c426f7bd1ff3a4292b8ee1e315d58f23a149901b1b245a0c774fa981d67afd

  • SHA512

    ad3977db3960acaf5f21185ea303831b90f6dba497d762079bda5db598db021453e354d521d35e8b6102812a50e3ed8d0ee649a4d45fc53005568c884c85b495

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

formbook

Version

4.1

Campaign

g14s

Decoy

highnessmagazine.com

mokeyshop.com

remotedesktop.xyz

bicielettrica.xyz

addoncarzspa.com

ironesteem.com

asset-management-int.com

newportnewsaccounting.com

seriesyonkis2.com

hhivac.com

shrmgattlnow.com

yangzhenyu1.xyz

prettylittlenail.com

phyform.com

fggloballlc.com

gamecentertx.com

apriltoken.com

agalign.com

jointventurecoop.club

pengqianyue.tech

Signatures

  • Formbook

    Formbook is a data stealing malware which is capable of stealing data.

  • suricata: ET MALWARE FormBook CnC Checkin (GET)

    suricata: ET MALWARE FormBook CnC Checkin (GET)

  • suricata: ET MALWARE MSIL/GenKryptik.FQRH Download Request

    suricata: ET MALWARE MSIL/GenKryptik.FQRH Download Request

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

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

  • Formbook Payload 6 IoCs
  • Blocklisted process makes network request 1 IoCs
  • Downloads MZ/PE file
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
  • Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 4 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

  • NSIS installer 3 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 behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 24 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 11 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 62 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
    PID:1428
    • 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\PO_6305977.xlsx
      2⤵
      • Enumerates system info in registry
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:2008
  • 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:1740
    • C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe
      "C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:968
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xlarfvuad.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xlarfvuad.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lafzmxlg
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1676
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xlarfvuad.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xlarfvuad.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lafzmxlg
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1408
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\autofmt.exe
            "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\autofmt.exe"
            5⤵
              PID:268
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wlanext.exe
              "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wlanext.exe"
              5⤵
              • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:112
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
                /c del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xlarfvuad.exe"
                6⤵
                  PID:532

      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

      System Information Discovery

      2
      T1082

      Query Registry

      1
      T1012

      Replay Monitor

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      Downloads

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14bjwnh70000oktef97
        Filesize

        184KB

        MD5

        39caefe2282d6b8c0eef7d657db7c154

        SHA1

        cc6604f9985ae1a05f034f799dd6ee550be1d7e8

        SHA256

        47fc6884f3dee9dfd8def2b3b5f0c38856c0eef9f0c005fd02fef0c1344592f2

        SHA512

        930bb809904ff5f27420b1ae1a0005ee73b9383e21a41dbd93dbd18f4048c1bfcebbff1b6a189eb63444cd876e95b11c8c346bfa7166f4ddd172fcadbbf73cd5

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lafzmxlg
        Filesize

        5KB

        MD5

        bce94db7c34663df2cbd9246ff73a348

        SHA1

        7ae61ec3e2de7736c42059f798e33950b558e6b4

        SHA256

        39220e3264b8bd27e6980a0edee02315c1a42e88181b8dc107122cd5d1590b29

        SHA512

        f9d3fd89a54648cebfacfe1f2f12310b438fb53e8f1eb65fab70ac56ea94da8c72eb239e50da8160a4217f723f0727aa44434b65ebe6c3356a11194d328690e2

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xlarfvuad.exe
        Filesize

        57KB

        MD5

        1690cff1fe9dbef048f6e7dbe3cbf586

        SHA1

        fc9a6318e2edb409e82d4f3ebfea8e7a6ad4206b

        SHA256

        187f904724837129d9766744772d76e08c39004675011dd90b4da63922387077

        SHA512

        f4d7c5642ba34817622507971da102ef8481ab462f424462c5ad4429190f208ab00a4706335c76c51dec35b59f9b942a2780c26e3060c44d02c639dbf142ba22

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xlarfvuad.exe
        Filesize

        57KB

        MD5

        1690cff1fe9dbef048f6e7dbe3cbf586

        SHA1

        fc9a6318e2edb409e82d4f3ebfea8e7a6ad4206b

        SHA256

        187f904724837129d9766744772d76e08c39004675011dd90b4da63922387077

        SHA512

        f4d7c5642ba34817622507971da102ef8481ab462f424462c5ad4429190f208ab00a4706335c76c51dec35b59f9b942a2780c26e3060c44d02c639dbf142ba22

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xlarfvuad.exe
        Filesize

        57KB

        MD5

        1690cff1fe9dbef048f6e7dbe3cbf586

        SHA1

        fc9a6318e2edb409e82d4f3ebfea8e7a6ad4206b

        SHA256

        187f904724837129d9766744772d76e08c39004675011dd90b4da63922387077

        SHA512

        f4d7c5642ba34817622507971da102ef8481ab462f424462c5ad4429190f208ab00a4706335c76c51dec35b59f9b942a2780c26e3060c44d02c639dbf142ba22

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

        247KB

        MD5

        6d5af3c3cbd850fd982a9b243e2857a7

        SHA1

        a070566b72fca1e39f52599da8d2f80a0a11fb5f

        SHA256

        e1b5157b0929486351722245f7bf2cee1b8b9e05fca294fe3a0cf676e9a7ad57

        SHA512

        dccba4090f0aef7e59f35d4be64406b7ce7733f59f7ab940e296c5d8b5da852dce11b53d317f71bcf53304088c1c361fc24f8e466915c6d9a1e8dfee17fb4bc1

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

        247KB

        MD5

        6d5af3c3cbd850fd982a9b243e2857a7

        SHA1

        a070566b72fca1e39f52599da8d2f80a0a11fb5f

        SHA256

        e1b5157b0929486351722245f7bf2cee1b8b9e05fca294fe3a0cf676e9a7ad57

        SHA512

        dccba4090f0aef7e59f35d4be64406b7ce7733f59f7ab940e296c5d8b5da852dce11b53d317f71bcf53304088c1c361fc24f8e466915c6d9a1e8dfee17fb4bc1

      • \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xlarfvuad.exe
        Filesize

        57KB

        MD5

        1690cff1fe9dbef048f6e7dbe3cbf586

        SHA1

        fc9a6318e2edb409e82d4f3ebfea8e7a6ad4206b

        SHA256

        187f904724837129d9766744772d76e08c39004675011dd90b4da63922387077

        SHA512

        f4d7c5642ba34817622507971da102ef8481ab462f424462c5ad4429190f208ab00a4706335c76c51dec35b59f9b942a2780c26e3060c44d02c639dbf142ba22

      • \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xlarfvuad.exe
        Filesize

        57KB

        MD5

        1690cff1fe9dbef048f6e7dbe3cbf586

        SHA1

        fc9a6318e2edb409e82d4f3ebfea8e7a6ad4206b

        SHA256

        187f904724837129d9766744772d76e08c39004675011dd90b4da63922387077

        SHA512

        f4d7c5642ba34817622507971da102ef8481ab462f424462c5ad4429190f208ab00a4706335c76c51dec35b59f9b942a2780c26e3060c44d02c639dbf142ba22

      • \Users\Public\vbc.exe
        Filesize

        247KB

        MD5

        6d5af3c3cbd850fd982a9b243e2857a7

        SHA1

        a070566b72fca1e39f52599da8d2f80a0a11fb5f

        SHA256

        e1b5157b0929486351722245f7bf2cee1b8b9e05fca294fe3a0cf676e9a7ad57

        SHA512

        dccba4090f0aef7e59f35d4be64406b7ce7733f59f7ab940e296c5d8b5da852dce11b53d317f71bcf53304088c1c361fc24f8e466915c6d9a1e8dfee17fb4bc1

      • memory/112-90-0x00000000003A0000-0x0000000000433000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        588KB

      • memory/112-88-0x0000000002050000-0x0000000002353000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        3.0MB

      • memory/112-87-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000AF000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        188KB

      • memory/112-91-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000AF000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        188KB

      • memory/112-86-0x0000000000AA0000-0x0000000000AB6000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        88KB

      • memory/112-84-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/532-89-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/968-61-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/1408-77-0x0000000000C10000-0x0000000000F13000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        3.0MB

      • memory/1408-78-0x0000000000280000-0x0000000000294000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        80KB

      • memory/1408-74-0x000000000041F140-mapping.dmp
      • memory/1408-81-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        188KB

      • memory/1408-82-0x0000000000430000-0x0000000000444000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        80KB

      • memory/1408-85-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        188KB

      • memory/1408-73-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        188KB

      • memory/1428-79-0x00000000069A0000-0x0000000006A84000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        912KB

      • memory/1428-83-0x0000000007100000-0x0000000007255000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        1.3MB

      • memory/1428-93-0x0000000003D60000-0x0000000003E60000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        1024KB

      • memory/1428-92-0x0000000003D60000-0x0000000003E60000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        1024KB

      • memory/1676-66-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/2008-56-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        64KB

      • memory/2008-80-0x00000000721CD000-0x00000000721D8000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        44KB

      • memory/2008-55-0x00000000711E1000-0x00000000711E3000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        8KB

      • memory/2008-57-0x00000000721CD000-0x00000000721D8000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        44KB

      • memory/2008-58-0x0000000075271000-0x0000000075273000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        8KB

      • memory/2008-54-0x000000002F0B1000-0x000000002F0B4000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        12KB