Analysis

  • max time kernel
    105s
  • max time network
    46s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20220812-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20220812-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    14-11-2022 09:43

General

  • Target

    a651e0f35126e939ac640191f047ae61ce3730fc6cf7cd8e62227e41125f79c6.xls

  • Size

    511KB

  • MD5

    97e3a7667e8059ea5ab1a490fd143e59

  • SHA1

    1fd7e6aa7c2e4b3b712e8fda94c7193ef4a67dc9

  • SHA256

    a651e0f35126e939ac640191f047ae61ce3730fc6cf7cd8e62227e41125f79c6

  • SHA512

    9b17b3f9daf5322a39377866f95876ccd7947761ae761e60ba82da7add73e4a7922df5c4db40b3e0084450e252515bc1f833b3149962b37b322d923abd1e6e33

  • SSDEEP

    12288:pdNqrDx7XXXXXXXXXXXXUXXXXXXXrXXXXXXXXEmYQTm/TmIguOkIceSRsq2Za:gr5XXXXXXXXXXXXUXXXXXXXrXXXXXXXw

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

blustealer

C2

https://api.telegram.org/bot5450700540:AAEJyEEV8BKgYUKmnCPZxp19kD9GVSRup5M/sendMessage?chat_id=5422342474

Signatures

  • BluStealer

    A Modular information stealer written in Visual Basic.

  • Blocklisted process makes network request 1 IoCs
  • Downloads MZ/PE file
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs
  • Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Launches Equation Editor 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Equation Editor is an old Office component often targeted by exploits such as CVE-2017-11882.

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 31 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 26 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\a651e0f35126e939ac640191f047ae61ce3730fc6cf7cd8e62227e41125f79c6.xls
    1⤵
    • Enumerates system info in registry
    • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:1388
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE" -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Blocklisted process makes network request
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Launches Equation Editor
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1736
    • C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe
      "C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:804
      • C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe
        "C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:2012
      • C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe
        "C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1100
        • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe
          C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe
          4⤵
          • Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
          • outlook_office_path
          • outlook_win_path
          PID:436

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe

    Filesize

    852KB

    MD5

    573b0103956eb1c9f12e2a2adcc77846

    SHA1

    50e9fd321b9b1f39b6430b01941562ba924e40c0

    SHA256

    6c912191a6853ca9717c37053a4ab7014d6980e48d846a8c777e7ee056cf4a56

    SHA512

    ab26ac29ae7135cd6dcc5e95e6f9af290fadad9ab9afc87af60f38615a210a1a1d908d34e8796fe18108847b02cb51c1f6eb8f886237d1b0c8838edb5f4f9ef4

  • C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe

    Filesize

    852KB

    MD5

    573b0103956eb1c9f12e2a2adcc77846

    SHA1

    50e9fd321b9b1f39b6430b01941562ba924e40c0

    SHA256

    6c912191a6853ca9717c37053a4ab7014d6980e48d846a8c777e7ee056cf4a56

    SHA512

    ab26ac29ae7135cd6dcc5e95e6f9af290fadad9ab9afc87af60f38615a210a1a1d908d34e8796fe18108847b02cb51c1f6eb8f886237d1b0c8838edb5f4f9ef4

  • C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe

    Filesize

    852KB

    MD5

    573b0103956eb1c9f12e2a2adcc77846

    SHA1

    50e9fd321b9b1f39b6430b01941562ba924e40c0

    SHA256

    6c912191a6853ca9717c37053a4ab7014d6980e48d846a8c777e7ee056cf4a56

    SHA512

    ab26ac29ae7135cd6dcc5e95e6f9af290fadad9ab9afc87af60f38615a210a1a1d908d34e8796fe18108847b02cb51c1f6eb8f886237d1b0c8838edb5f4f9ef4

  • C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe

    Filesize

    852KB

    MD5

    573b0103956eb1c9f12e2a2adcc77846

    SHA1

    50e9fd321b9b1f39b6430b01941562ba924e40c0

    SHA256

    6c912191a6853ca9717c37053a4ab7014d6980e48d846a8c777e7ee056cf4a56

    SHA512

    ab26ac29ae7135cd6dcc5e95e6f9af290fadad9ab9afc87af60f38615a210a1a1d908d34e8796fe18108847b02cb51c1f6eb8f886237d1b0c8838edb5f4f9ef4

  • \Users\Public\vbc.exe

    Filesize

    852KB

    MD5

    573b0103956eb1c9f12e2a2adcc77846

    SHA1

    50e9fd321b9b1f39b6430b01941562ba924e40c0

    SHA256

    6c912191a6853ca9717c37053a4ab7014d6980e48d846a8c777e7ee056cf4a56

    SHA512

    ab26ac29ae7135cd6dcc5e95e6f9af290fadad9ab9afc87af60f38615a210a1a1d908d34e8796fe18108847b02cb51c1f6eb8f886237d1b0c8838edb5f4f9ef4

  • \Users\Public\vbc.exe

    Filesize

    852KB

    MD5

    573b0103956eb1c9f12e2a2adcc77846

    SHA1

    50e9fd321b9b1f39b6430b01941562ba924e40c0

    SHA256

    6c912191a6853ca9717c37053a4ab7014d6980e48d846a8c777e7ee056cf4a56

    SHA512

    ab26ac29ae7135cd6dcc5e95e6f9af290fadad9ab9afc87af60f38615a210a1a1d908d34e8796fe18108847b02cb51c1f6eb8f886237d1b0c8838edb5f4f9ef4

  • memory/436-96-0x00000000044B0000-0x000000000456C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    752KB

  • memory/436-93-0x0000000000120000-0x0000000000186000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    408KB

  • memory/436-91-0x0000000000120000-0x0000000000186000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    408KB

  • memory/436-88-0x0000000000120000-0x0000000000186000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    408KB

  • memory/436-86-0x0000000000120000-0x0000000000186000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    408KB

  • memory/804-65-0x0000000000DD0000-0x0000000000EAC000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    880KB

  • memory/804-68-0x00000000004A0000-0x00000000004B8000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    96KB

  • memory/804-70-0x00000000080D0000-0x000000000818A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    744KB

  • memory/804-71-0x0000000005110000-0x0000000005194000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    528KB

  • memory/804-69-0x0000000000480000-0x000000000048C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/1100-82-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000046E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    440KB

  • memory/1100-74-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000046E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    440KB

  • memory/1100-78-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000046E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    440KB

  • memory/1100-73-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000046E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    440KB

  • memory/1100-97-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000046E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    440KB

  • memory/1100-95-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000046E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    440KB

  • memory/1100-76-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000046E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    440KB

  • memory/1388-57-0x000000007275D000-0x0000000072768000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    44KB

  • memory/1388-56-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/1388-99-0x000000007275D000-0x0000000072768000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    44KB

  • memory/1388-67-0x000000007275D000-0x0000000072768000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    44KB

  • memory/1388-58-0x0000000075E11000-0x0000000075E13000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/1388-55-0x0000000071771000-0x0000000071773000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/1388-98-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/1388-54-0x000000002F831000-0x000000002F834000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    12KB