Analysis Overview
SHA256
fb0475b48fbbbe8003c390826daf385ea04e46b0786e47458cee3c9e104d45ec
Threat Level: Known bad
The file b69133e9895e2ec312aa64f0d3b5ad28 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
suricata: ET MALWARE Terse alphanumeric executable downloader high likelihood of being hostile
Xloader
Xloader Payload
Downloads MZ/PE file
Executes dropped EXE
Blocklisted process makes network request
Loads dropped DLL
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Drops file in System32 directory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Launches Equation Editor
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Creates scheduled task(s)
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Enumerates system info in registry
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Checks processor information in registry
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V6
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2022-06-16 09:40
Signatures
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2022-06-16 09:40
Reported
2022-06-16 09:47
Platform
win7-20220414-en
Max time kernel
154s
Max time network
137s
Command Line
Signatures
Xloader
suricata: ET MALWARE Terse alphanumeric executable downloader high likelihood of being hostile
Xloader Payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Blocklisted process makes network request
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE | N/A |
Downloads MZ/PE file
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Public\name.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Public\name.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Windows PowerShell\Windows PowerShell.lnk | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1336 set thread context of 1648 | N/A | C:\Users\Public\name.exe | C:\Users\Public\name.exe |
| PID 1648 set thread context of 1260 | N/A | C:\Users\Public\name.exe | C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE |
| PID 1764 set thread context of 1260 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe | C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Creates scheduled task(s)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
Enumerates system info in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\FloatingPointProcessor | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
Launches Equation Editor
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE | N/A |
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1083475884-596052423-1669053738-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1083475884-596052423-1669053738-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1083475884-596052423-1669053738-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote\ = "res://C:\\PROGRA~2\\MICROS~1\\Office14\\ONBttnIE.dll/105" | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1083475884-596052423-1669053738-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1083475884-596052423-1669053738-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel\Contexts = "1" | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1083475884-596052423-1669053738-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1083475884-596052423-1669053738-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShowDiscussionButton = "Yes" | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1083475884-596052423-1669053738-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote\Contexts = "55" | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1083475884-596052423-1669053738-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel\ = "res://C:\\PROGRA~2\\MICROS~1\\Office14\\EXCEL.EXE/3000" | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Public\name.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Public\name.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Public\name.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Public\name.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Public\name.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Public\name.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Public\name.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Public\name.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Public\name.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Public\name.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Public\name.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Public\name.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Public\name.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Public\name.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Public\name.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Public\name.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Public\name.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Public\name.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Public\name.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Public\name.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Public\name.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Public\name.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeShutdownPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE | N/A |
| Token: SeShutdownPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
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\RFQ_ITEMS.xlsx
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE" -Embedding
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Public\name.exe
C:\Users\Public\name.exe
C:\Users\Public\name.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\qJIUnePPGvAB.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\qJIUnePPGvAB" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp67C9.tmp"
C:\Users\Public\name.exe
"C:\Users\Public\name.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\autochk.exe
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\autochk.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
/c del "C:\Users\Public\name.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| BG | 5.181.80.176:80 | 5.181.80.176 | tcp |
Files
memory/732-54-0x000000002F271000-0x000000002F274000-memory.dmp
memory/732-55-0x00000000714B1000-0x00000000714B3000-memory.dmp
memory/732-56-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp
memory/732-57-0x000000007249D000-0x00000000724A8000-memory.dmp
memory/732-58-0x0000000075781000-0x0000000075783000-memory.dmp
memory/732-60-0x000000007249D000-0x00000000724A8000-memory.dmp
memory/884-61-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
C:\Users\Public\name.exe
| MD5 | 7889400a2f8d7e9aa23d8efd8c1b122a |
| SHA1 | fd718571b73fe665839e622fc7bf6ea1c1e2d94a |
| SHA256 | 15f9a1d5e931226148aabe0d2cefd56af687e0bd19e3bba2e2694fede201673a |
| SHA512 | cfb1f5999f37a62655fefb40cf0a0982ff69f94b0afd5be4af35973252c66183625b44638bc038fc3b59261a7c3ec2d535a785f1af5125cdb4fb4849a37597a4 |
C:\Users\Public\name.exe
| MD5 | 7889400a2f8d7e9aa23d8efd8c1b122a |
| SHA1 | fd718571b73fe665839e622fc7bf6ea1c1e2d94a |
| SHA256 | 15f9a1d5e931226148aabe0d2cefd56af687e0bd19e3bba2e2694fede201673a |
| SHA512 | cfb1f5999f37a62655fefb40cf0a0982ff69f94b0afd5be4af35973252c66183625b44638bc038fc3b59261a7c3ec2d535a785f1af5125cdb4fb4849a37597a4 |
memory/1336-64-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
\Users\Public\name.exe
| MD5 | 7889400a2f8d7e9aa23d8efd8c1b122a |
| SHA1 | fd718571b73fe665839e622fc7bf6ea1c1e2d94a |
| SHA256 | 15f9a1d5e931226148aabe0d2cefd56af687e0bd19e3bba2e2694fede201673a |
| SHA512 | cfb1f5999f37a62655fefb40cf0a0982ff69f94b0afd5be4af35973252c66183625b44638bc038fc3b59261a7c3ec2d535a785f1af5125cdb4fb4849a37597a4 |
memory/1336-66-0x0000000000160000-0x0000000000204000-memory.dmp
memory/732-68-0x00000000682A1000-0x00000000682A3000-memory.dmp
memory/1336-69-0x0000000000300000-0x000000000030C000-memory.dmp
memory/1336-70-0x0000000004EB0000-0x0000000004F1A000-memory.dmp
memory/1080-71-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
memory/1536-72-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp67C9.tmp
| MD5 | 6d58c2ae39d4f0b4ac993ae6669123f1 |
| SHA1 | 56de095bdc857e7a5e18653ef8bd04c05a4a0986 |
| SHA256 | 028edba0a6f5136efa91f3b2268203a25544ea92ab182c693024a29d5a803b91 |
| SHA512 | f1d3b690c6e718f71ec816b26ed8464eb5954320f2aca53779b059593b9b59a37f9406374438b144397eca7811035c1e82f307c12cd2db0405cd1ad9c263ad9b |
memory/732-75-0x0000000066ED1000-0x0000000066ED3000-memory.dmp
memory/1080-76-0x0000000066920000-0x0000000066ECB000-memory.dmp
memory/1336-77-0x0000000000760000-0x0000000000792000-memory.dmp
memory/1648-78-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-memory.dmp
memory/1648-79-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Public\name.exe
| MD5 | 7889400a2f8d7e9aa23d8efd8c1b122a |
| SHA1 | fd718571b73fe665839e622fc7bf6ea1c1e2d94a |
| SHA256 | 15f9a1d5e931226148aabe0d2cefd56af687e0bd19e3bba2e2694fede201673a |
| SHA512 | cfb1f5999f37a62655fefb40cf0a0982ff69f94b0afd5be4af35973252c66183625b44638bc038fc3b59261a7c3ec2d535a785f1af5125cdb4fb4849a37597a4 |
memory/1648-82-0x000000000041F260-mapping.dmp
memory/1648-81-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-memory.dmp
memory/1648-85-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-memory.dmp
memory/1648-86-0x0000000000800000-0x0000000000B03000-memory.dmp
memory/1648-87-0x00000000003B0000-0x00000000003C1000-memory.dmp
memory/1260-88-0x0000000004B50000-0x0000000004CC2000-memory.dmp
memory/1080-89-0x0000000066920000-0x0000000066ECB000-memory.dmp
memory/1764-90-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
memory/1764-92-0x00000000000B0000-0x00000000000C4000-memory.dmp
memory/1764-93-0x0000000000130000-0x000000000015B000-memory.dmp
memory/1764-95-0x0000000002210000-0x0000000002513000-memory.dmp
memory/1508-94-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
memory/1764-96-0x0000000001F40000-0x0000000001FD0000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2022-06-16 09:40
Reported
2022-06-16 09:47
Platform
win10v2004-20220414-en
Max time kernel
135s
Max time network
149s
Command Line
Signatures
Checks processor information in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0 | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
Enumerates system info in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemFamily | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
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\RFQ_ITEMS.xlsx"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| NL | 8.238.24.126:80 | tcp | |
| NL | 8.238.24.126:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 15.89.54.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 176.122.125.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 0.e.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.3.0.0.0.4.0.c.0.0.3.0.1.3.0.6.2.ip6.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.253.135.112:80 | tcp |
Files
memory/2224-130-0x00007FF8D0890000-0x00007FF8D08A0000-memory.dmp
memory/2224-131-0x00007FF8D0890000-0x00007FF8D08A0000-memory.dmp
memory/2224-133-0x00007FF8D0890000-0x00007FF8D08A0000-memory.dmp
memory/2224-132-0x00007FF8D0890000-0x00007FF8D08A0000-memory.dmp
memory/2224-134-0x00007FF8D0890000-0x00007FF8D08A0000-memory.dmp
memory/2224-135-0x00007FF8CDFC0000-0x00007FF8CDFD0000-memory.dmp
memory/2224-136-0x00007FF8CDFC0000-0x00007FF8CDFD0000-memory.dmp
memory/2224-139-0x00007FF8D0890000-0x00007FF8D08A0000-memory.dmp
memory/2224-138-0x00007FF8D0890000-0x00007FF8D08A0000-memory.dmp
memory/2224-141-0x00007FF8D0890000-0x00007FF8D08A0000-memory.dmp
memory/2224-140-0x00007FF8D0890000-0x00007FF8D08A0000-memory.dmp