Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20220812-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20220812-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    25/10/2022, 03:38

General

  • Target
    REF344266679_pdf.exe
  • Size 226KB
  • Sample221025-d627qabean
  • SHA256 129f2604f1e1718d464a01fcd1c76e845e784d783fed333642b77e231f121ef3
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • formbook

Campaign
  • axe3

Decoy
  • nV63ydJMXMf7memspIpnnVLl3Q==

  • uJ50rs5Y/80AqT79guHh

  • FcsTFQ1xekTgcal8G0P2ZTQ=

  • uLWWVJP++ID3dkoB8g==

  • YyoybGF5Fsa/UH8=

  • Tk4htwkBBfM5ZA==

  • QgJ8vN9f+uCdsD79guHh

  • wmjC9UuSBGyTrY5PAX9t1A==

  • Sw7JEwOKl576ndxw/A==

  • BOqs09Ikjej1BN98ZYtVfSi5xQ==

  • YA5cbH3/4wVAYg==

  • fRWIvatAXM3+t0X9guHh

  • FAbZXq/jFuaEq2YCwQh3b2oE

  • STL+RDTA652/tD/9guHh

  • zgLNcuX32aFB

  • WmgwW1UCJ/9Nc0ofkIhVyQ==

  • jiWgy9ckGh8G+3Q7Rl//NW9ZU7TU

  • JCoawiBkwAkeJOehkNXRCYnj3A==

  • WQDFZvang91P

  • zGrJ4CA2pAhR

Signatures

  • Formbook

    Formbook is a data stealing malware which is capable of stealing data.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 3 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 62 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 13 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3068
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\REF344266679_pdf.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\REF344266679_pdf.exe"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2492
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hqiyzna.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hqiyzna.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1516
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hqiyzna.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hqiyzna.exe"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Checks computer location settings
          • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:4856
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmmon32.exe
      "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmmon32.exe"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4388
      • C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\Firefox.exe
        "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\Firefox.exe"
        3⤵
          PID:4852

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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          Downloads

          hqiyzna.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hqiyzna.exe
          • Size 6KB
          • SHA256 c50553b262fcae812720a5cfb9b1646eabfcc88d4658e3cfcb78c3d33539c23b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          hqiyzna.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hqiyzna.exe
          • Size 6KB
          • SHA256 c50553b262fcae812720a5cfb9b1646eabfcc88d4658e3cfcb78c3d33539c23b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          hqiyzna.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hqiyzna.exe
          • Size 6KB
          • SHA256 c50553b262fcae812720a5cfb9b1646eabfcc88d4658e3cfcb78c3d33539c23b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          phzibx.bx

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\phzibx.bx
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 6257a03dcd872216ddb39c7ac06d1da62c84dd54559d8a66d4cdf4dc43dcd629
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          sckepc.fwm

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sckepc.fwm
          • Size 185KB
          • SHA256 15edf5648cc15db173195d68540e2443300e0e1626437f0bcd24d8b3bfa98d8b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          memory/3068-151-0x0000000008780000-0x00000000088D9000-memory.dmp

          memory/3068-149-0x0000000008780000-0x00000000088D9000-memory.dmp

          memory/3068-143-0x0000000008600000-0x0000000008780000-memory.dmp

          memory/4388-147-0x0000000002720000-0x0000000002A6A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4388-150-0x0000000000820000-0x000000000084D000-memory.dmp

          memory/4388-148-0x0000000002550000-0x00000000025DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/4388-145-0x0000000000370000-0x000000000037C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4388-146-0x0000000000820000-0x000000000084D000-memory.dmp

          memory/4856-142-0x0000000000520000-0x0000000000530000-memory.dmp

          memory/4856-141-0x0000000000B10000-0x0000000000E5A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4856-140-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

          memory/4856-139-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp