Malware Analysis Report

2025-08-11 01:43

Sample ID 221109-xzhpaabdh6
Target 22db011b48af2ab3ea49fe8e3f2afe83cc1239edf66afc89bcd7760c7c977d4e.xls
SHA256 22db011b48af2ab3ea49fe8e3f2afe83cc1239edf66afc89bcd7760c7c977d4e
Tags
macro xlm emotet epoch5 banker persistence trojan
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V6

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

22db011b48af2ab3ea49fe8e3f2afe83cc1239edf66afc89bcd7760c7c977d4e

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 22db011b48af2ab3ea49fe8e3f2afe83cc1239edf66afc89bcd7760c7c977d4e.xls was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

macro xlm emotet epoch5 banker persistence trojan

Process spawned unexpected child process

Emotet

Downloads MZ/PE file

Suspicious Office macro

Loads dropped DLL

Adds Run key to start application

Enumerates system info in registry

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Checks processor information in registry

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2022-11-09 19:17

Signatures

Suspicious Office macro

macro xlm
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2022-11-09 19:17

Reported

2022-11-09 19:20

Platform

win10-20220812-en

Max time kernel

146s

Max time network

148s

Command Line

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\22db011b48af2ab3ea49fe8e3f2afe83cc1239edf66afc89bcd7760c7c977d4e.xls"

Signatures

Checks processor information in registry

Description Indicator Process Target
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A

Enumerates system info in registry

Description Indicator Process Target
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemFamily C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A

Processes

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\22db011b48af2ab3ea49fe8e3f2afe83cc1239edf66afc89bcd7760c7c977d4e.xls"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
FR 2.16.119.157:443 tcp
US 20.42.65.90:443 tcp

Files

memory/1500-116-0x00007FFE7FCC0000-0x00007FFE7FCD0000-memory.dmp

memory/1500-117-0x00007FFE7FCC0000-0x00007FFE7FCD0000-memory.dmp

memory/1500-118-0x00007FFE7FCC0000-0x00007FFE7FCD0000-memory.dmp

memory/1500-119-0x00007FFE7FCC0000-0x00007FFE7FCD0000-memory.dmp

memory/1500-128-0x00007FFE7C260000-0x00007FFE7C270000-memory.dmp

memory/1500-129-0x00007FFE7C260000-0x00007FFE7C270000-memory.dmp

memory/1500-289-0x00007FFE7FCC0000-0x00007FFE7FCD0000-memory.dmp

memory/1500-290-0x00007FFE7FCC0000-0x00007FFE7FCD0000-memory.dmp

memory/1500-291-0x00007FFE7FCC0000-0x00007FFE7FCD0000-memory.dmp

memory/1500-292-0x00007FFE7FCC0000-0x00007FFE7FCD0000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2022-11-09 19:17

Reported

2022-11-09 19:20

Platform

win10-20220901-en

Max time kernel

144s

Max time network

139s

Command Line

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\22db011b48af2ab3ea49fe8e3f2afe83cc1239edf66afc89bcd7760c7c977d4e.xls"

Signatures

Emotet

trojan banker emotet

Process spawned unexpected child process

Description Indicator Process Target
Parent C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE is not expected to spawn this process N/A C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE
Parent C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE is not expected to spawn this process N/A C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE
Parent C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE is not expected to spawn this process N/A C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE
Parent C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE is not expected to spawn this process N/A C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE

Downloads MZ/PE file

Loads dropped DLL

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe N/A

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\aXjxLEQgYP.dll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\regsvr32.exe \"C:\\Windows\\system32\\QwHnRnuiLwVqa\\aXjxLEQgYP.dll\"" C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\OanTT.dll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\regsvr32.exe \"C:\\Windows\\system32\\YRwNgxIffxGcJe\\OanTT.dll\"" C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\yiREZhauW.dll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\regsvr32.exe \"C:\\Windows\\system32\\HlRnO\\yiREZhauW.dll\"" C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\fIVhEDnyUfYdqaZ.dll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\regsvr32.exe \"C:\\Windows\\system32\\IIhZpCUyWd\\fIVhEDnyUfYdqaZ.dll\"" C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe N/A

Checks processor information in registry

Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A

Enumerates system info in registry

Description Indicator Process Target
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemFamily C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 3376 N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 3376 N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe
PID 3376 wrote to memory of 4984 N/A C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
PID 3376 wrote to memory of 4984 N/A C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 5040 N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 5040 N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe
PID 5040 wrote to memory of 4904 N/A C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
PID 5040 wrote to memory of 4904 N/A C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 3192 N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 3192 N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe
PID 3192 wrote to memory of 3220 N/A C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
PID 3192 wrote to memory of 3220 N/A C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 1260 N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 1260 N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe
PID 1260 wrote to memory of 1284 N/A C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
PID 1260 wrote to memory of 1284 N/A C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe

Processes

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\22db011b48af2ab3ea49fe8e3f2afe83cc1239edf66afc89bcd7760c7c977d4e.xls"

C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe

C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe /S ..\elv1.ooocccxxx

C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe

C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe "C:\Windows\system32\HlRnO\yiREZhauW.dll"

C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe

C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe /S ..\elv2.ooocccxxx

C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe

C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe "C:\Windows\system32\IIhZpCUyWd\fIVhEDnyUfYdqaZ.dll"

C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe

C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe /S ..\elv3.ooocccxxx

C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe

C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe "C:\Windows\system32\QwHnRnuiLwVqa\aXjxLEQgYP.dll"

C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe

C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe /S ..\elv4.ooocccxxx

C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe

C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe "C:\Windows\system32\YRwNgxIffxGcJe\OanTT.dll"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 bundlefilm.com udp
US 74.207.252.187:80 bundlefilm.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 camsanparke.net udp
TR 213.142.148.59:80 camsanparke.net tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 royreid.co.uk udp
GB 77.68.64.0:80 royreid.co.uk tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cs.com.sg udp
SG 103.237.169.99:443 cs.com.sg tcp
KR 218.38.121.17:443 218.38.121.17 tcp
KR 218.38.121.17:443 218.38.121.17 tcp
KR 218.38.121.17:443 218.38.121.17 tcp
KR 218.38.121.17:443 218.38.121.17 tcp

Files

memory/2848-120-0x00007FFA36200000-0x00007FFA36210000-memory.dmp

memory/2848-121-0x00007FFA36200000-0x00007FFA36210000-memory.dmp

memory/2848-122-0x00007FFA36200000-0x00007FFA36210000-memory.dmp

memory/2848-123-0x00007FFA36200000-0x00007FFA36210000-memory.dmp

memory/2848-132-0x00007FFA33610000-0x00007FFA33620000-memory.dmp

memory/2848-133-0x00007FFA33610000-0x00007FFA33620000-memory.dmp

memory/3376-254-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\elv1.ooocccxxx

MD5 7a89b7f5de94fa2aaace9a935ef1eb3e
SHA1 cc487fc865651d08006741cd6e96553ce11f1203
SHA256 d390ede4dc13af94b97d68c1ad2576035e0ae798550a4e5ca0132bc0ad499919
SHA512 3e017d0ab4e97826962e5b4089382e0050c7c92ffa6518ebc937a903c3fd54ad2cbaec550bd62ae86223a90cbfb61699e6baa6dc9fc38db8e75dd9a80314cbd3

\Users\Admin\elv1.ooocccxxx

MD5 7a89b7f5de94fa2aaace9a935ef1eb3e
SHA1 cc487fc865651d08006741cd6e96553ce11f1203
SHA256 d390ede4dc13af94b97d68c1ad2576035e0ae798550a4e5ca0132bc0ad499919
SHA512 3e017d0ab4e97826962e5b4089382e0050c7c92ffa6518ebc937a903c3fd54ad2cbaec550bd62ae86223a90cbfb61699e6baa6dc9fc38db8e75dd9a80314cbd3

memory/3376-257-0x0000000180000000-0x0000000180030000-memory.dmp

memory/4984-264-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/5040-270-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\elv2.ooocccxxx

MD5 24331d01d16956330a64a0da12adf2ea
SHA1 63c098027f96fedbd8a4f5ed0ec8d981aa3c78c1
SHA256 70db66e2ab38fde9b3935b95e0e8534e72c959c66cae5490cb40d427bc09cf55
SHA512 390ad7d4c06b5c6f94cfd27cae1b1432fbac0d6d8ebfbca29691b916af1b7470a5fc3d04514c2b86f569a963431a7aad6f724a5d33888e85985bb0545618a191

\Users\Admin\elv2.ooocccxxx

MD5 24331d01d16956330a64a0da12adf2ea
SHA1 63c098027f96fedbd8a4f5ed0ec8d981aa3c78c1
SHA256 70db66e2ab38fde9b3935b95e0e8534e72c959c66cae5490cb40d427bc09cf55
SHA512 390ad7d4c06b5c6f94cfd27cae1b1432fbac0d6d8ebfbca29691b916af1b7470a5fc3d04514c2b86f569a963431a7aad6f724a5d33888e85985bb0545618a191

memory/4904-281-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/3192-287-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\elv3.ooocccxxx

MD5 76f1f6e48efcdebe14e0c45b30f3b935
SHA1 7561eb1b663f296e5594541ae0087f601efaa818
SHA256 a2e4d5ab1b9b364d1db0df6a9ef5cb6f196dfce32a57781ab838d4537472d7ef
SHA512 50cf84efb6fe961c914a15b0ec4efd0023f6a2ec4d8f24c22baad23f8dadb711e64a1951b825e90559746189dd2cd10e74bef842b0ee21b90d83b56bea2c8550

\Users\Admin\elv3.ooocccxxx

MD5 76f1f6e48efcdebe14e0c45b30f3b935
SHA1 7561eb1b663f296e5594541ae0087f601efaa818
SHA256 a2e4d5ab1b9b364d1db0df6a9ef5cb6f196dfce32a57781ab838d4537472d7ef
SHA512 50cf84efb6fe961c914a15b0ec4efd0023f6a2ec4d8f24c22baad23f8dadb711e64a1951b825e90559746189dd2cd10e74bef842b0ee21b90d83b56bea2c8550

memory/3220-299-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/1260-305-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\elv4.ooocccxxx

MD5 691ecff2e5acc42434712b64a8f01a90
SHA1 f7a06fb5a495bbbdd70ddf9757fac7e76e395df7
SHA256 ddd01651b9db906d977b53e95c2ee4637489c53189563d0b300c1aa2a95f5449
SHA512 0ae0f18142d5bc035777e5668325fa78a5f2d7edcba275bc9919d65faf868e9fbb495381fb4e09f06f4ba7a6e42655160e8e184c5b504457c5fbfce5277676f4

\Users\Admin\elv4.ooocccxxx

MD5 691ecff2e5acc42434712b64a8f01a90
SHA1 f7a06fb5a495bbbdd70ddf9757fac7e76e395df7
SHA256 ddd01651b9db906d977b53e95c2ee4637489c53189563d0b300c1aa2a95f5449
SHA512 0ae0f18142d5bc035777e5668325fa78a5f2d7edcba275bc9919d65faf868e9fbb495381fb4e09f06f4ba7a6e42655160e8e184c5b504457c5fbfce5277676f4

memory/1284-313-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp