Overview
overview
7Static
static
7WhatsApp/A...me.xml
windows7-x64
1WhatsApp/A...me.xml
windows10-2004-x64
1WhatsApp/A...gs.xml
windows7-x64
1WhatsApp/A...gs.xml
windows10-2004-x64
1WhatsApp/A...ng.xml
windows7-x64
1WhatsApp/A...ng.xml
windows10-2004-x64
1WhatsApp/A...ot.xml
windows7-x64
1WhatsApp/A...ot.xml
windows10-2004-x64
1WhatsApp/A...ys.xml
windows7-x64
1WhatsApp/A...ys.xml
windows10-2004-x64
1WhatsApp/A...ve.xml
windows7-x64
1WhatsApp/A...ve.xml
windows10-2004-x64
1WhatsApp/A...al.xml
windows7-x64
1WhatsApp/A...al.xml
windows10-2004-x64
1WhatsApp/A...in.xml
windows7-x64
1WhatsApp/A...in.xml
windows10-2004-x64
1WhatsApp/A...ce.xml
windows7-x64
1WhatsApp/A...ce.xml
windows10-2004-x64
1WhatsApp/A...ms.xml
windows7-x64
1WhatsApp/A...ms.xml
windows10-2004-x64
1WhatsApp/A...at.xml
windows7-x64
1WhatsApp/A...at.xml
windows10-2004-x64
1WhatsApp/A...me.xml
windows7-x64
1WhatsApp/A...me.xml
windows10-2004-x64
1WhatsApp/A...er.xml
windows7-x64
1WhatsApp/A...er.xml
windows10-2004-x64
1WhatsApp/A...er.xml
windows7-x64
1WhatsApp/A...er.xml
windows10-2004-x64
1WhatsApp/A...gs.xml
windows7-x64
1WhatsApp/A...gs.xml
windows10-2004-x64
1WhatsApp/A...ay.xml
windows7-x64
1WhatsApp/A...ay.xml
windows10-2004-x64
1Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
windows10-2004_x64 -
resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20220812-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
22-09-2022 13:38
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
WhatsApp/About/AppXRuntime.xml
Resource
win7-20220812-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
WhatsApp/About/AppXRuntime.xml
Resource
win10v2004-20220812-en
Behavioral task
behavioral3
Sample
WhatsApp/About/AuditSettings.xml
Resource
win7-20220901-en
Behavioral task
behavioral4
Sample
WhatsApp/About/AuditSettings.xml
Resource
win10v2004-20220812-en
Behavioral task
behavioral5
Sample
WhatsApp/About/EventForwarding.xml
Resource
win7-20220812-en
Behavioral task
behavioral6
Sample
WhatsApp/About/EventForwarding.xml
Resource
win10v2004-20220812-en
Behavioral task
behavioral7
Sample
WhatsApp/About/ExternalBoot.xml
Resource
win7-20220901-en
Behavioral task
behavioral8
Sample
WhatsApp/About/ExternalBoot.xml
Resource
win10v2004-20220812-en
Behavioral task
behavioral9
Sample
WhatsApp/About/FileSys.xml
Resource
win7-20220812-en
Behavioral task
behavioral10
Sample
WhatsApp/About/FileSys.xml
Resource
win10v2004-20220812-en
Behavioral task
behavioral11
Sample
WhatsApp/About/SkyDrive.xml
Resource
win7-20220901-en
Behavioral task
behavioral12
Sample
WhatsApp/About/SkyDrive.xml
Resource
win10v2004-20220812-en
Behavioral task
behavioral13
Sample
WhatsApp/About/WinCal.xml
Resource
win7-20220812-en
Behavioral task
behavioral14
Sample
WhatsApp/About/WinCal.xml
Resource
win10v2004-20220901-en
Behavioral task
behavioral15
Sample
WhatsApp/About/WorkplaceJoin.xml
Resource
win7-20220812-en
Behavioral task
behavioral16
Sample
WhatsApp/About/WorkplaceJoin.xml
Resource
win10v2004-20220812-en
Behavioral task
behavioral17
Sample
WhatsApp/About/en-US/ActiveXInstallService.xml
Resource
win7-20220812-en
Behavioral task
behavioral18
Sample
WhatsApp/About/en-US/ActiveXInstallService.xml
Resource
win10v2004-20220901-en
Behavioral task
behavioral19
Sample
WhatsApp/About/en-US/AddRemovePrograms.xml
Resource
win7-20220812-en
Behavioral task
behavioral20
Sample
WhatsApp/About/en-US/AddRemovePrograms.xml
Resource
win10v2004-20220812-en
Behavioral task
behavioral21
Sample
WhatsApp/About/en-US/AppCompat.xml
Resource
win7-20220812-en
Behavioral task
behavioral22
Sample
WhatsApp/About/en-US/AppCompat.xml
Resource
win10v2004-20220901-en
Behavioral task
behavioral23
Sample
WhatsApp/About/en-US/AppXRuntime.xml
Resource
win7-20220812-en
Behavioral task
behavioral24
Sample
WhatsApp/About/en-US/AppXRuntime.xml
Resource
win10v2004-20220812-en
Behavioral task
behavioral25
Sample
WhatsApp/About/en-US/AppxPackageManager.xml
Resource
win7-20220901-en
Behavioral task
behavioral26
Sample
WhatsApp/About/en-US/AppxPackageManager.xml
Resource
win10v2004-20220812-en
Behavioral task
behavioral27
Sample
WhatsApp/About/en-US/AttachmentManager.xml
Resource
win7-20220812-en
Behavioral task
behavioral28
Sample
WhatsApp/About/en-US/AttachmentManager.xml
Resource
win10v2004-20220812-en
Behavioral task
behavioral29
Sample
WhatsApp/About/en-US/AuditSettings.xml
Resource
win7-20220812-en
Behavioral task
behavioral30
Sample
WhatsApp/About/en-US/AuditSettings.xml
Resource
win10v2004-20220901-en
Behavioral task
behavioral31
Sample
WhatsApp/About/en-US/AutoPlay.xml
Resource
win7-20220812-en
Behavioral task
behavioral32
Sample
WhatsApp/About/en-US/AutoPlay.xml
Resource
win10v2004-20220812-en
General
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Target
WhatsApp/About/en-US/AddRemovePrograms.xml
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Size
10KB
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MD5
dfe20a0ca8674d6eaea280c139e2688a
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SHA1
97027b92d40f5029ff296a9ea3105b775b50c209
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SHA256
c97cd236f8be2b235685d3d16632482839208604db3f550f9524eafda33b9ca9
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SHA512
120c45bd17045b6f3d4a9295e1888d81ffa99ed0f1d146aa2eec387c1187eef8c718179771bc0cdbe01a37a487d933f55c92f6f37954f392f007cbfaa2aec877
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SSDEEP
192:Eyvs59wT2mCtKNSMRdMi4LBDZDHZEzT+ygx5LDkFdzj9nWyihWhqeGzpbeEKJ28m:ZvyiCDdyTO54zj9na8hqe6pbeEK5jq
Malware Config
Signatures
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description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\en-US = "en-US.1" iexplore.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastUpdateLowDateTime = "828953880" iexplore.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateLowDateTime = "837237385" IEXPLORE.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage iexplore.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastUpdateHighDateTime = "30985882" iexplore.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion iexplore.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\CompatibilityFlags = "0" iexplore.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch iexplore.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IESettingSync IEXPLORE.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\ iexplore.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager IEXPLORE.EXE Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateHighDateTime = "30985882" IEXPLORE.EXE Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NTPFirstRun = "1" iexplore.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion iexplore.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive iexplore.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Window_Placement = 2c0000000200000003000000ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff2400000024000000aa04000089020000 iexplore.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main IEXPLORE.EXE Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IESettingSync\SlowSettingTypesChanged = "2" IEXPLORE.EXE Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateHighDateTime = "30985882" iexplore.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive\{5CE2AC00-3A8D-11ED-89AC-5ECC372795C7} = "0" iexplore.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FullScreen = "no" iexplore.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery\AdminActive = "0" iexplore.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = 307c33329aced801 iexplore.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames iexplore.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\NextUpdateDate = "370626409" iexplore.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main iexplore.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing iexplore.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = 606920329aced801 iexplore.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb01000000975fab978604b14697eb522259e91a1000000000020000000000106600000001000020000000a9990c85630845803b9c3ad05b603e10ec436f47d7ade0da0111a39a141ecb17000000000e8000000002000020000000f74d2479c9e895494bbc1ce7d30fd339526020cfc66b0a506a85ad2b6e3cb5a22000000073770de3090eed931d4e68d9886a4903069de340e8d15387bb98a8f8f99b48a640000000c0bf6eaf9b3084b45f03f9457b16c1c59c8ec3516584a506673092d0ca3e31493e208b0b687cc938a6b1ce5082a8054f558b14c4e29784fe202c66e65a38dc69 iexplore.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\ iexplore.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running" IEXPLORE.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager iexplore.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb01000000975fab978604b14697eb522259e91a1000000000020000000000106600000001000020000000bfc2ff24d5c8d655ec5d0d6e2bdf096977578da9d606f17e3cdec710f4c60872000000000e8000000002000020000000aa85a00fe4bd79957dfc73124720e4de7c6c908f53d8644412c5d38fae793f38200000004fc0fc539f51e61e267b7b98fd6518c7b3746941a09577b28cf1dddf4d16975440000000ee3a7253bb2b049c76ec2214ac23545c558a00429b6b0459c019a45e73963ad49a8dd82f64e448179588ca8f9b4242965a801cde3262bf51f0f95ba58f2c3b27 iexplore.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastTTLLowDateTime = "1251635200" iexplore.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastTTLHighDateTime = "50" iexplore.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateLowDateTime = "828953880" iexplore.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running" iexplore.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery iexplore.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch IEXPLORE.EXE -
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
pid Process 1508 iexplore.exe -
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
pid Process 1508 iexplore.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs
pid Process 1508 iexplore.exe 1508 iexplore.exe 1352 IEXPLORE.EXE 1352 IEXPLORE.EXE 1352 IEXPLORE.EXE 1352 IEXPLORE.EXE -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4288 wrote to memory of 1508 4288 MSOXMLED.EXE 81 PID 4288 wrote to memory of 1508 4288 MSOXMLED.EXE 81 PID 1508 wrote to memory of 1352 1508 iexplore.exe 83 PID 1508 wrote to memory of 1352 1508 iexplore.exe 83 PID 1508 wrote to memory of 1352 1508 iexplore.exe 83
Processes
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C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\VFS\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Office16\MSOXMLED.EXE"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\VFS\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Office16\MSOXMLED.EXE" /verb open "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WhatsApp\About\en-US\AddRemovePrograms.xml"1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4288 -
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WhatsApp\About\en-US\AddRemovePrograms.xml2⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1508 -
C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE"C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:1508 CREDAT:17410 /prefetch:23⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:1352
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