Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
windows7_x64 -
resource
win7-20220812-en -
resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20220812-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system -
submitted
17-08-2022 11:15
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
C.rtf
Resource
win7-20220812-en
windows7-x64
9 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
C.rtf
Resource
win10v2004-20220812-en
windows10-2004-x64
4 signatures
150 seconds
General
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Target
C.rtf
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Size
18KB
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MD5
5a69906ca1b7907913a9ea7dfb80fdbe
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SHA1
aba1ea09e30aef7298d2dd5384b617738f0c7b22
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SHA256
7d4bbfa57bea5ceaccb81846521dd9dbc98c14e01ed428ab2b67d9dfdfe5e884
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SHA512
fd9a2007b401f048fde3be7be36a0e2357dec8869e19e0712d6b9a5c6219211ed30a2c9ffbfda4132dccc24d9fea31e55652672a0a75e3b0e2e862a910fc82b5
Score
8/10
Malware Config
Signatures
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Blocklisted process makes network request 1 IoCs
flow pid Process 3 1300 EQNEDT32.EXE -
Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\Debug\WIA\wiatrace.log WINWORD.EXE -
Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present
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Launches Equation Editor 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Equation Editor is an old Office component often targeted by exploits such as CVE-2017-11882.
pid Process 1300 EQNEDT32.EXE -
description ioc Process Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit WINWORD.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2591564548-2301609547-1748242483-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote\ = "res://C:\\PROGRA~2\\MICROS~1\\Office14\\ONBttnIE.dll/105" WINWORD.EXE Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit\COMMAND WINWORD.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit\ = "&Edit" WINWORD.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit\command WINWORD.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2591564548-2301609547-1748242483-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt WINWORD.EXE Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit WINWORD.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2591564548-2301609547-1748242483-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel\ = "res://C:\\PROGRA~2\\MICROS~1\\Office14\\EXCEL.EXE/3000" WINWORD.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit WINWORD.EXE Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell WINWORD.EXE Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor WINWORD.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\WINWORD.EXE\" /n \"%1\"" WINWORD.EXE Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit\command\command = 7800620027004200560035002100210021002100210021002100210021004d004b004b0053006b0057004f0052004400460069006c00650073003e00620069002400540021005600210030005a003d007b0050006b00300076006d007e0041005a00750020002f006e002000220025003100220000000000 WINWORD.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit WINWORD.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit\ = "&Edit" WINWORD.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2591564548-2301609547-1748242483-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote WINWORD.EXE Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2591564548-2301609547-1748242483-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote\Contexts = "55" WINWORD.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\WINWORD.EXE\" /n \"%1\"" WINWORD.EXE Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit\command\command = 7800620027004200560035002100210021002100210021002100210021004d004b004b0053006b0057004f0052004400460069006c00650073003e00620069002400540021005600210030005a003d007b0050006b00300076006d007e0041005a00750020002f006e002000220025003100220000000000 WINWORD.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2591564548-2301609547-1748242483-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar WINWORD.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor WINWORD.EXE Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell WINWORD.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell WINWORD.EXE Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2591564548-2301609547-1748242483-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel\Contexts = "1" WINWORD.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell WINWORD.EXE Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor WINWORD.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit\command WINWORD.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2591564548-2301609547-1748242483-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShowDiscussionButton = "Yes" WINWORD.EXE Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit\COMMAND WINWORD.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2591564548-2301609547-1748242483-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel WINWORD.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor WINWORD.EXE -
Modifies registry class 64 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\WinWord.exe\shell\edit\command WINWORD.EXE Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\command\command = 7800620027004200560035002100210021002100210021002100210021004d004b004b0053006b0045005800430045004c00460069006c00650073003e00560069006a00710042006f006600280059003800270077002100460049006400310067004c00510020002f0064006400650000000000 WINWORD.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shell\Edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\msohtmed.exe\" %1" WINWORD.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\ddeexec\application WINWORD.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\MSPub.exe\shell\edit WINWORD.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shell\Edit WINWORD.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shell\Print\command WINWORD.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\DefaultIcon WINWORD.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm WINWORD.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Word\shell\edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\WINWORD.EXE\" /n \"%1\"" WINWORD.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Word\shell\edit\ = "&Open" WINWORD.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel WINWORD.EXE Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shell\Edit\command WINWORD.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\DefaultIcon WINWORD.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\DefaultIcon\ = "\"%1\"" WINWORD.EXE Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\command\command = 7800620027004200560035002100210021002100210021002100210021004d004b004b0053006b0045005800430045004c00460069006c00650073003e00560069006a00710042006f006600280059003800270077002100460049006400310067004c00510020002f0064006400650000000000 WINWORD.EXE Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shell\Edit\command WINWORD.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shell\Print\ = "&Print" WINWORD.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{42042206-2D85-11D3-8CFF-005004838597}\Old Icon\htmlfile WINWORD.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\ddeexec\ = "[open(\"%1\")]" WINWORD.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\ddeexec\application\ = "Excel" WINWORD.EXE Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shell\Edit WINWORD.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Word\shell\edit\ = "&Open" WINWORD.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Publisher\shell\edit WINWORD.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shell\Edit WINWORD.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shell\Print\command WINWORD.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit WINWORD.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Publisher WINWORD.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Publisher\shell\edit\ = "&Open" WINWORD.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\ddeexec\ = "[open(\"%1\")]" WINWORD.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Excel.exe WINWORD.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\ddeexec\application\ = "Excel" WINWORD.EXE Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Publisher\shell\edit\command\command = 7800620027004200560035002100210021002100210021002100210021004d004b004b0053006b005000750062005000720069006d006100720079003e00520024006e0075006a0053005700460065003f007d0061004c00720052007000390078004000570020002500310000000000 WINWORD.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\MSPub.exe\shell\edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\MSPUB.EXE\" %1" WINWORD.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Word\shell\edit\command WINWORD.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\ddeexec WINWORD.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{42042206-2D85-11D3-8CFF-005004838597}\InprocServer32\ = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\msohevi.dll" WINWORD.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\ddeexec WINWORD.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\ddeexec\topic\ = "system" WINWORD.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\MSPub.exe\shell\edit WINWORD.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\ = "&Open" WINWORD.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\ = "&Open" WINWORD.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\EXCEL.EXE\" /dde" WINWORD.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{42042206-2D85-11D3-8CFF-005004838597} WINWORD.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{42042206-2D85-11D3-8CFF-005004838597}\InprocServer32\ThreadingModel = "Apartment" WINWORD.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Word WINWORD.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{42042206-2D85-11D3-8CFF-005004838597}\Old Icon\mhtmlfile WINWORD.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shell\Edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\msohtmed.exe\" %1" WINWORD.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\WinWord.exe\shell\edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\WINWORD.EXE\" /n \"%1\"" WINWORD.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shell\Edit\ = "&Edit" WINWORD.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\ddeexec\topic WINWORD.EXE Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Publisher\shell\edit\command\command = 7800620027004200560035002100210021002100210021002100210021004d004b004b0053006b005000750062005000720069006d006100720079003e00520024006e0075006a0053005700460065003f007d0061004c00720052007000390078004000570020002500310000000000 WINWORD.EXE Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\WinWord.exe\shell\edit\command\command = 7800620027004200560035002100210021002100210021002100210021004d004b004b0053006b0057004f0052004400460069006c00650073003e00620069002400540021005600210030005a003d007b0050006b00300076006d007e0041005a00750020002f006e002000220025003100220000000000 WINWORD.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Publisher\shell\edit WINWORD.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\ = "&Open" WINWORD.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\EXCEL.EXE\" /dde" WINWORD.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shell\Print\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\msohtmed.exe\" /p %1" WINWORD.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shellex\IconHandler\ = "{42042206-2D85-11D3-8CFF-005004838597}" WINWORD.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Word WINWORD.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\WinWord.exe\shell\edit\ = "&Open" WINWORD.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\EXCEL.EXE\" /dde" WINWORD.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel WINWORD.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shell\Edit\ = "&Edit" WINWORD.EXE Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shell\Print WINWORD.EXE -
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
pid Process 1964 WINWORD.EXE -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 1964 WINWORD.EXE 1964 WINWORD.EXE -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 1964 wrote to memory of 772 1964 WINWORD.EXE 32 PID 1964 wrote to memory of 772 1964 WINWORD.EXE 32 PID 1964 wrote to memory of 772 1964 WINWORD.EXE 32 PID 1964 wrote to memory of 772 1964 WINWORD.EXE 32
Processes
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE" /n "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\C.rtf"1⤵
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1964 -
C:\Windows\splwow64.exeC:\Windows\splwow64.exe 122882⤵PID:772
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE"C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE" -Embedding1⤵
- Blocklisted process makes network request
- Launches Equation Editor
PID:1300