hxxp://citec[.]com[.]au

Analysis

max time kernel
98s
max time network
134s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20220812-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20220812-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
01-11-2022 00:59

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General

Target

http://citec.com.au

Score

1^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 34 IoCs

adware spyware

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\NextUpdateDate = "374032949"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\BrowserEmulation\LowMic	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Window_Placement = 2c0000000200000003000000ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff2400000024000000aa04000089020000	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NTPFirstRun = "1"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb0100000062e6ef0d45f4454ab79548c962d74cdf0000000002000000000010660000000100002000000010ccedb8c28f2856b2c7538f9d943ee1d64adb72a4ffc876ad882b58dbdd3575000000000e800000000200002000000098dcf4ca0ebf874bf286106b7f1e30b4d7af1379dabf47b40fae2c87fcffd64720000000fa0adc6f5014011a7dcd8a8ef485261ebefcfff825ce0a557e68412685246677400000008c37810f0ed83c9facfbc6fc0d3adb81c6789a920e74fc52d4b92f5fb736e3fa4b66f38ca0a8dcae761f24b39f570f81fc79fd9f76f961d594d6533833ba64db	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = 00f161b395edd801	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DOMStorage	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FullScreen = "no"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\en-US = "en-US.1"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\GPU	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\InternetRegistry	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\PageSetup	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive\{D48DF1D1-5988-11ED-85E0-FE41811C61F5} = "0"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IETld\LowMic	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IntelliForms	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DontShowMeThisDialogAgain	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Zoom	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\MFV = 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	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery\AdminActive = "0"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\CompatibilityFlags = "0"	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1488	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs

pid	Process
1488	iexplore.exe
1488	iexplore.exe
1176	IEXPLORE.EXE
1176	IEXPLORE.EXE
1176	IEXPLORE.EXE
1176	IEXPLORE.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1488 wrote to memory of 1176	1488	iexplore.exe	28
PID 1488 wrote to memory of 1176	1488	iexplore.exe	28
PID 1488 wrote to memory of 1176	1488	iexplore.exe	28
PID 1488 wrote to memory of 1176	1488	iexplore.exe	28

C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" http://citec.com.au
1⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1488
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:1488 CREDAT:275457 /prefetch:2
  2⤵
  - Modifies Internet Explorer settings
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:1176

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

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\SQU4E9HK.txt

Filesize
608B

MD5
3dabcc3bbda30e9537bd5bfb93ded023

SHA1
b2e10ac076ece570ea8ad4d967e08999a53b3a6a

SHA256
165feb5a651b0448a47972d64da9a881274f7ccbae3b42eed70735e1bbf7b175

SHA512
ce7aa539a5f4977106755c56890c242777756a3fc7e781307b5466c994d46ef03bb61260321b4c3fce10a404a3ca951b735f7a7c7ceb15e5c8e6757e49a2f4cc

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