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Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
136s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20220812-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20220812-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
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Target

https://uploads.strikinglycdn.com/files/f6952ae1-4642-495a-9bac-770cf2667d3d/microsoft_project_2019_standard_vs_professional_comparison.pdf

Score

1^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 37 IoCs

adware spyware

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive\{7B0825E1-2DDC-11ED-8B55-6651945CA213} = "0"	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FullScreen = "no"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\InternetRegistry	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DontShowMeThisDialogAgain	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Window_Placement = 2c0000000200000003000000ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff2400000024000000aa04000089020000	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NTPFirstRun = "1"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\GPU	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb0100000062e6ef0d45f4454ab79548c962d74cdf000000000200000000001066000000010000200000004c1a936db5fa4dea59679547f762603caaa1a3daeba21eb83bb06fe97943e5f5000000000e800000000200002000000031cb66eb2c3752ae9a5fbb88231a6df37a35a633ee12e7ee51d6eab28087aaa620000000265b57bff561a766b8374e08e32771e1f3e793c1b51ed46977a40f50ed8341a2400000000e725c2fc05b5e8a8c75497e382b05ad4c944ad6f3f04d71054c9bc56f05786fecf3791e259134dc29560c77512a515fe17576ce5a6ab753136453c212236c1d	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = 600d5157e9c1d801	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\BrowserEmulation\LowMic	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DOMStorage	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\CompatibilityFlags = "0"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery\AdminActive = "0"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IETld\LowMic	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\en-US = "en-US.1"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Zoom	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\MFV = 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	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\NextUpdateDate = "369231025"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\PageSetup	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IntelliForms	iexplore.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1912	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1912	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 9 IoCs

pid	Process
1912	iexplore.exe
1912	iexplore.exe
2028	IEXPLORE.EXE
2028	IEXPLORE.EXE
2028	IEXPLORE.EXE
2028	IEXPLORE.EXE
2028	IEXPLORE.EXE
2028	IEXPLORE.EXE
2028	IEXPLORE.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1912 wrote to memory of 2028	1912	iexplore.exe	29
PID 1912 wrote to memory of 2028	1912	iexplore.exe	29
PID 1912 wrote to memory of 2028	1912	iexplore.exe	29
PID 1912 wrote to memory of 2028	1912	iexplore.exe	29

C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" https://uploads.strikinglycdn.com/files/f6952ae1-4642-495a-9bac-770cf2667d3d/microsoft_project_2019_standard_vs_professional_comparison.pdf
1⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1912
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:1912 CREDAT:275457 /prefetch:2
  2⤵
  - Modifies Internet Explorer settings
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:2028

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015

Filesize
60KB

MD5
6c6a24456559f305308cb1fb6c5486b3

SHA1
3273ac27d78572f16c3316732b9756ebc22cb6ed

SHA256
efc3c579bd619ceab040c4b8c1b821b2d82c64fddd9e80a00ec0d7f6577ed973

SHA512
587d4a9175a6aa82cd8bb1c11ca6508f95cd218f76ac322ddbd1bc7146a0e25f8937ee426a6fb0fb0bb045cedb24d8c8a9edfe9f654112f293d8701220f726b4

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015

Filesize
344B

MD5
1d0d0cc54bb3c8211b43a36d89dfbfc6

SHA1
c145087b29cbb080678a12e1f9fa863e02646484

SHA256
9b2ee682c104d8c7eb9c28c0bbdc30424eac6f8849fa8f25c538c50e53a8bff5

SHA512
3afd96013293dcf7a1b344a4cc1a51b1a61e061aa3c317b6bc8539e05425202dcaba169c473c3640aa56318250750c5ea9112577cb8c7942803968c3e7fee473

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\5KO5SDLO.txt

Filesize
607B

MD5
a54c70b3e29abefc205df85bd29ce5aa

SHA1
3d4b05f76a4d33999633573931ec9a43169aa6e1

SHA256
6d36e1177fd4f4b7300d84de68e0f05e960903b75a70c17ef3b74059c909c40a

SHA512
9eaf33ebde443a7910f548bb82161fa5bb4289ecbe54176f7b814a4e460f352fd7feb5bb858abeda4a7e7289455fb5be740edd93c546efadfd175a575749054a

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