hxxp://smilingaardvark[.]com/wp-includes/IN/

Analysis

max time kernel
141s
max time network
138s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20220812-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20220812-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
08/09/2022, 16:29

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General

Target

http://smilingaardvark.com/wp-includes/IN/

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-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IESettingSync	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Window_Placement = 2c0000000200000003000000ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff2400000024000000aa04000089020000	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery\AdminActive = "0"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb01000000883ed98174fc174d8e18111dae0d912000000000020000000000106600000001000020000000d3a9a173373cbb91745be997cbcd735d5b0153258479f60558ce704b924f25f5000000000e800000000200002000000012b44e219fc599078dd42ac72a78d4891de6597aac5b7b2823937f2e581b821b2000000089fbb3168a159fd2a1b62969018e7c9c0ed2def9c35463e9c00a7fe3a8b8b7f040000000839e14a2b454697879352f6b5366819f889390d383ce301c480fd63ba07144e8664946398c92444f21c35c05eacb40cdc2eb236539f6c13a6b2de74eb49c96a0	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb01000000883ed98174fc174d8e18111dae0d912000000000020000000000106600000001000020000000d116109dc214cdd9ebfb537b051986c851ed98ccbaed4deb3acd8160159f6b1b000000000e80000000020000200000009e2c43d719214a6a78d76cf2e37e51591daabfddf60175ff5aac60c488fedf2a200000005a6cb4317e9f81dff3e2e594a3c4b72372a1967de4b117f1ea9bf010a4a1593940000000dab22d7fd63766d15c16b91d44503490f8afaf2fcad68484a55a261f8f12d0f37efb592a5218525745fdc443438ff1e5d48725bee944d1641485e093c1d8872b	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\CompatibilityFlags = "0"	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FullScreen = "no"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateHighDateTime = "30983088"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NTPFirstRun = "1"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = 50d61cffb0c3d801	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\en-US = "en-US.1"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateLowDateTime = "4189622629"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateHighDateTime = "30983088"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive\{25073EDE-2FA4-11ED-AECB-466E527D41B2} = "0"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IESettingSync\SlowSettingTypesChanged = "2"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastUpdateLowDateTime = "4189622629"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastUpdateHighDateTime = "30983088"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = 80340cffb0c3d801	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastTTLLowDateTime = "1251635200"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastTTLHighDateTime = "50"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateLowDateTime = "4220405217"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\NextUpdateDate = "369426733"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager	iexplore.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
928	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
928	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs

pid	Process
928	iexplore.exe
928	iexplore.exe
3392	IEXPLORE.EXE
3392	IEXPLORE.EXE
3392	IEXPLORE.EXE
3392	IEXPLORE.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 928 wrote to memory of 3392	928	iexplore.exe	81
PID 928 wrote to memory of 3392	928	iexplore.exe	81
PID 928 wrote to memory of 3392	928	iexplore.exe	81

C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" http://smilingaardvark.com/wp-includes/IN/
1⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:928
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:928 CREDAT:17410 /prefetch:2
  2⤵
  - Modifies Internet Explorer settings
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:3392

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\z2evvp3\imagestore.dat

Filesize
5KB

MD5
d3b227b2c335c1ac7d6787b8e137e2a3

SHA1
ed4fe299d506e1a4d32e3b8b1abe907a9ea9fc2b

SHA256
3a41a4319ed29f7d7c02e8de26e7ab82b037eff0d62d73ed74d3b3f01499404a

SHA512
8fe04fa70f15fde19ac5c9b2b7e3dca8796c2999319136f615d5750a6f7cdca36a407bd123ecd495be77c58c620006768214d7ce6aa16d890c2b319a9e555a07

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