Malware Analysis Report

2025-08-05 21:39

Sample ID 221110-m4py2sbbdj
Target 4a09548ed23227d26027e97ed1d9ef6c66f388327072bc9f298853e238d14d25.xls
SHA256 4a09548ed23227d26027e97ed1d9ef6c66f388327072bc9f298853e238d14d25
Tags
emotet epoch5 banker persistence trojan macro xlm
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

4a09548ed23227d26027e97ed1d9ef6c66f388327072bc9f298853e238d14d25

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 4a09548ed23227d26027e97ed1d9ef6c66f388327072bc9f298853e238d14d25.xls was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

emotet epoch5 banker persistence trojan macro xlm

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: AddClipboardFormatListener

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow

Checks processor information in registry

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2022-11-10 11:01

Signatures

Suspicious Office macro

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

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2022-11-10 11:01

Reported

2022-11-10 11:03

Platform

win10-20220901-en

Max time kernel

148s

Max time network

148s

Command Line

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4a09548ed23227d26027e97ed1d9ef6c66f388327072bc9f298853e238d14d25.xls"

Signatures

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

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\SystemFamily C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
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

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\4a09548ed23227d26027e97ed1d9ef6c66f388327072bc9f298853e238d14d25.xls"

C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe

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

C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe

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

C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe

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

C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe

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

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 bosny.com udp
N/A 100.119.88.223:443 bosny.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 navylin.com udp
N/A 100.83.48.57:80 navylin.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 asrani.garudaputih.com udp
N/A 100.88.143.216:80 asrani.garudaputih.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 db.rikaz.tech udp
N/A 100.86.45.20:80 db.rikaz.tech tcp
IE 20.50.80.210:443 tcp
NL 8.248.7.254:80 tcp

Files

memory/4828-120-0x00007FF9500F0000-0x00007FF950100000-memory.dmp

memory/4828-121-0x00007FF9500F0000-0x00007FF950100000-memory.dmp

memory/4828-122-0x00007FF9500F0000-0x00007FF950100000-memory.dmp

memory/4828-123-0x00007FF9500F0000-0x00007FF950100000-memory.dmp

memory/4828-132-0x00007FF94CC80000-0x00007FF94CC90000-memory.dmp

memory/4828-133-0x00007FF94CC80000-0x00007FF94CC90000-memory.dmp

memory/4652-262-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/4704-265-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/4496-266-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/4396-267-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2022-11-10 11:01

Reported

2022-11-10 11:03

Platform

win10-20220812-en

Max time kernel

145s

Max time network

147s

Command Line

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4a09548ed23227d26027e97ed1d9ef6c66f388327072bc9f298853e238d14d25.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

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\MkSeHVq.dll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\regsvr32.exe \"C:\\Windows\\system32\\GQjSeIzlnHgpyGI\\MkSeHVq.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\hpNoFLKbj.dll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\regsvr32.exe \"C:\\Windows\\system32\\WJEYdVLMHeUz\\hpNoFLKbj.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 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
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU 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 4660 wrote to memory of 4804 N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe
PID 4660 wrote to memory of 4804 N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe
PID 4804 wrote to memory of 3924 N/A C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
PID 4804 wrote to memory of 3924 N/A C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
PID 4660 wrote to memory of 476 N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe
PID 4660 wrote to memory of 476 N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe
PID 476 wrote to memory of 1164 N/A C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
PID 476 wrote to memory of 1164 N/A C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
PID 4660 wrote to memory of 3280 N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe
PID 4660 wrote to memory of 3280 N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe
PID 4660 wrote to memory of 3300 N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe
PID 4660 wrote to memory of 3300 N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.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\4a09548ed23227d26027e97ed1d9ef6c66f388327072bc9f298853e238d14d25.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\WJEYdVLMHeUz\hpNoFLKbj.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\GQjSeIzlnHgpyGI\MkSeHVq.dll"

C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe

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

C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe

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

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
FR 2.16.119.157:443 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 bosny.com udp
TH 203.151.59.20:443 bosny.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 navylin.com udp
CN 47.92.133.65:80 navylin.com tcp
US 20.42.65.90:443 tcp
ID 115.178.55.22:80 115.178.55.22 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 asrani.garudaputih.com udp
SG 51.79.133.157:80 asrani.garudaputih.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 db.rikaz.tech udp
DE 135.125.230.197:80 db.rikaz.tech tcp
ID 115.178.55.22:80 115.178.55.22 tcp
US 8.247.211.126:80 tcp

Files

memory/4660-116-0x00007FFE7FCC0000-0x00007FFE7FCD0000-memory.dmp

memory/4660-117-0x00007FFE7FCC0000-0x00007FFE7FCD0000-memory.dmp

memory/4660-118-0x00007FFE7FCC0000-0x00007FFE7FCD0000-memory.dmp

memory/4660-119-0x00007FFE7FCC0000-0x00007FFE7FCD0000-memory.dmp

memory/4660-128-0x00007FFE7C260000-0x00007FFE7C270000-memory.dmp

memory/4660-129-0x00007FFE7C260000-0x00007FFE7C270000-memory.dmp

memory/4804-257-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\elv1.ooocccxxx

MD5 66b4491439355f09a830aaabb32dd6c7
SHA1 d0fa88a5246e077a31b3d28ddb454bfd01abc6a0
SHA256 81c25740c8a58339de9cdb142b02a810e99db1b0f614d79ee8250f8829ad4a81
SHA512 f1eba1233e319e968aefaff0b600a4b0ddf474d888d3638b023f6eca159ac0babab0e538b0ba608dacfcc836c79b3ab986709e360a139b928ab1f594c7332e2f

\Users\Admin\elv1.ooocccxxx

MD5 66b4491439355f09a830aaabb32dd6c7
SHA1 d0fa88a5246e077a31b3d28ddb454bfd01abc6a0
SHA256 81c25740c8a58339de9cdb142b02a810e99db1b0f614d79ee8250f8829ad4a81
SHA512 f1eba1233e319e968aefaff0b600a4b0ddf474d888d3638b023f6eca159ac0babab0e538b0ba608dacfcc836c79b3ab986709e360a139b928ab1f594c7332e2f

memory/4804-260-0x00000000026E0000-0x000000000270E000-memory.dmp

memory/3924-268-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/476-274-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\elv2.ooocccxxx

MD5 aeb676d2fa1854a89f970736dbb6ebf7
SHA1 f937c2cd80d116c535113c9a1d85528de0df94ad
SHA256 5ae9ca3c9d45304810d3c3eb599a2e33e749e08984941b119ff0a85b8350dd7a
SHA512 9f4d0f94b84f299253a8014f9aef49391363e8a620cfecda87e20974190f24b318dfe48bde6ec09a4d63669655063552a6ed837e0f487cb4a373566684c66884

\Users\Admin\elv2.ooocccxxx

MD5 aeb676d2fa1854a89f970736dbb6ebf7
SHA1 f937c2cd80d116c535113c9a1d85528de0df94ad
SHA256 5ae9ca3c9d45304810d3c3eb599a2e33e749e08984941b119ff0a85b8350dd7a
SHA512 9f4d0f94b84f299253a8014f9aef49391363e8a620cfecda87e20974190f24b318dfe48bde6ec09a4d63669655063552a6ed837e0f487cb4a373566684c66884

memory/1164-282-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/3280-288-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/3300-289-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/4660-312-0x00007FFE7FCC0000-0x00007FFE7FCD0000-memory.dmp

memory/4660-313-0x00007FFE7FCC0000-0x00007FFE7FCD0000-memory.dmp

memory/4660-314-0x00007FFE7FCC0000-0x00007FFE7FCD0000-memory.dmp

memory/4660-315-0x00007FFE7FCC0000-0x00007FFE7FCD0000-memory.dmp