hxxps://hlcs[.]cf/

Analysis

max time kernel
74s
max time network
125s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20220901-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20220901-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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07-09-2022 13:51

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General

Target

https://hlcs.cf/

Score

1^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 39 IoCs

adware spyware

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastUpdateLowDateTime = "228406231"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastUpdateHighDateTime = "30982849"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\NextUpdateDate = "369323686"	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\en-US = "en-US.1"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery\AdminActive = "0"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IESettingSync	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb0100000043e2eb2e51ccf149ab640c8bdb0d79060000000002000000000010660000000100002000000005ace424f8151c8cbd19531edff7528ff0e91cde4041c932841785f4763b73f4000000000e8000000002000020000000cb9e6b823488ec95c0438539157c2275f8f112ddc7f024d93780b4f603fc10f220000000347c428d78b941fe243404405416b06deb1a2eb8adf3ff272cf4a59e2faf9a77400000006987036f26ab6c207c0aa446d62932b96c35735df57bd91c458333472e22e621426710bc29906a2b1c4eaaef0468aea394eb836f68c07b99ae5b1ff5e46e4f90	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = 406ea912c1c2d801	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb0100000043e2eb2e51ccf149ab640c8bdb0d790600000000020000000000106600000001000020000000b3cc420ac11a15c84e0bf147880f519055a0573201da2e631dc00dff2c96e3cc000000000e8000000002000020000000f497eda8b0591781abc248a65325bc5baa79dcd09407c20a158a83cf0374e35b200000006437f78a7ae85c36c6d8f1193542dc7026b19b47ffc93fc7d8296db9e9b1162f40000000f505828960b4e650737859f9772b1cab4821a9093571557cfae7d10a4aae5d0442d53df085b06459f725944cb57756e585679439cbe643f732b45c0c643f0c9b	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FullScreen = "no"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Window_Placement = 2c0000000200000003000000ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff2400000024000000aa04000089020000	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastTTLHighDateTime = "50"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateHighDateTime = "30982849"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateLowDateTime = "240437481"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateLowDateTime = "228406231"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = 60879d12c1c2d801	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IESettingSync\SlowSettingTypesChanged = "2"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateHighDateTime = "30982849"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NTPFirstRun = "1"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\CompatibilityFlags = "0"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive\{39316B91-2EB4-11ED-A0EE-4E6695810362} = "0"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-929662420-1054238289-2961194603-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastTTLLowDateTime = "1251635200"	iexplore.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1604	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1604	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs

pid	Process
1604	iexplore.exe
1604	iexplore.exe
4864	IEXPLORE.EXE
4864	IEXPLORE.EXE
4864	IEXPLORE.EXE
4864	IEXPLORE.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1604 wrote to memory of 4864	1604	iexplore.exe	82
PID 1604 wrote to memory of 4864	1604	iexplore.exe	82
PID 1604 wrote to memory of 4864	1604	iexplore.exe	82

C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" https://hlcs.cf/
1⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1604
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:1604 CREDAT:17410 /prefetch:2
  2⤵
  - Modifies Internet Explorer settings
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:4864

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

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\imagestore\ckj4gk4\imagestore.dat

Filesize
4KB

MD5
26bd14541fd4b61406c614e6a88a1e4a

SHA1
66dd3e46bd0f12502e41f15dcc77799b225e485a

SHA256
fc445fb439448ff3695d4642f6092e746afc3d7128ff8bf666ea8537c363b5bc

SHA512
8497100f62aba01ceaa4a0b3974d625bd527d8b8499b721da19e519c0ad595f640b050a7a7fc03a41d90483bc5a2b6832bb293ea0130a1a5c6191dc945f18e82

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