Analysis

  • max time kernel
    108s
  • max time network
    112s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20221111-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20221111-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    25-11-2022 07:02

General

  • Target

    CUSTOM CLEARNCE FORM E.xls

  • Size

    1.0MB

  • MD5

    e45ea5aaa54a3695f91201c469b7ca11

  • SHA1

    01649340dc8e00fd772eb5982f7cf2697fdcca23

  • SHA256

    7ac6f6e65b013477bff079fe6eb4075e00181d2bcae8b515b080a8008cb952e4

  • SHA512

    152b1f3538f947c7c1815f8074a10f5136c6fa5d46db80555022c05e66f14d8a4c3f4c54779f18d4f344a5f9796bc0c04cbc60f4ccdd8d21b6c20d1d4a5bddd8

  • SSDEEP

    24576:mr5XXXXXXXXXXXXUXXXXXXXSXXXXXXXX1mgr5XXXXXXXXXXXXUXXXXXXXSXXXXX2:9AG

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

snakekeylogger

Credentials

Signatures

  • Snake Keylogger

    Keylogger and Infostealer first seen in November 2020.

  • Snake Keylogger payload 6 IoCs
  • Blocklisted process makes network request 1 IoCs
  • Downloads MZ/PE file
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Reads data files stored by FTP clients 2 TTPs

    Tries to access configuration files associated with programs like FileZilla.

  • Reads user/profile data of local email clients 2 TTPs

    Email clients store some user data on disk where infostealers will often target it.

  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs
  • Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • 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 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 13 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\CUSTOM CLEARNCE FORM E.xls"
    1⤵
    • Enumerates system info in registry
    • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:1716
  • 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:1060
    • C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe
      "C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1796
      • C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe
        "C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • outlook_office_path
        • outlook_win_path
        PID:1660

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe

    Filesize

    750KB

    MD5

    cedd959b184eaba0ea42e673abeca334

    SHA1

    4b047e307fa43eb5687325fc678141d9e47608d1

    SHA256

    7bbb472561d41124f3f71db30e605a89f15ce6b39f472130524149dc450c74cd

    SHA512

    7a3a97af6f3b1d3ac5de4a7994704f37210afd137c51f2813e8cdbdcbe5d7fcdc89fcc59e2edb280ece9b40e03ed6851309651f3599e493e21d89084e7559ed7

  • C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe

    Filesize

    750KB

    MD5

    cedd959b184eaba0ea42e673abeca334

    SHA1

    4b047e307fa43eb5687325fc678141d9e47608d1

    SHA256

    7bbb472561d41124f3f71db30e605a89f15ce6b39f472130524149dc450c74cd

    SHA512

    7a3a97af6f3b1d3ac5de4a7994704f37210afd137c51f2813e8cdbdcbe5d7fcdc89fcc59e2edb280ece9b40e03ed6851309651f3599e493e21d89084e7559ed7

  • C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe

    Filesize

    750KB

    MD5

    cedd959b184eaba0ea42e673abeca334

    SHA1

    4b047e307fa43eb5687325fc678141d9e47608d1

    SHA256

    7bbb472561d41124f3f71db30e605a89f15ce6b39f472130524149dc450c74cd

    SHA512

    7a3a97af6f3b1d3ac5de4a7994704f37210afd137c51f2813e8cdbdcbe5d7fcdc89fcc59e2edb280ece9b40e03ed6851309651f3599e493e21d89084e7559ed7

  • \Users\Public\vbc.exe

    Filesize

    750KB

    MD5

    cedd959b184eaba0ea42e673abeca334

    SHA1

    4b047e307fa43eb5687325fc678141d9e47608d1

    SHA256

    7bbb472561d41124f3f71db30e605a89f15ce6b39f472130524149dc450c74cd

    SHA512

    7a3a97af6f3b1d3ac5de4a7994704f37210afd137c51f2813e8cdbdcbe5d7fcdc89fcc59e2edb280ece9b40e03ed6851309651f3599e493e21d89084e7559ed7

  • \Users\Public\vbc.exe

    Filesize

    750KB

    MD5

    cedd959b184eaba0ea42e673abeca334

    SHA1

    4b047e307fa43eb5687325fc678141d9e47608d1

    SHA256

    7bbb472561d41124f3f71db30e605a89f15ce6b39f472130524149dc450c74cd

    SHA512

    7a3a97af6f3b1d3ac5de4a7994704f37210afd137c51f2813e8cdbdcbe5d7fcdc89fcc59e2edb280ece9b40e03ed6851309651f3599e493e21d89084e7559ed7

  • memory/1660-79-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000426000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    152KB

  • memory/1660-81-0x000000000042019E-mapping.dmp

  • memory/1660-75-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000426000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    152KB

  • memory/1660-86-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000426000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    152KB

  • memory/1660-77-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000426000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    152KB

  • memory/1660-74-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000426000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    152KB

  • memory/1660-80-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000426000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    152KB

  • memory/1660-84-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000426000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    152KB

  • memory/1716-69-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/1716-70-0x0000000071E0D000-0x0000000071E18000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    44KB

  • memory/1716-60-0x0000000071E0D000-0x0000000071E18000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    44KB

  • memory/1716-55-0x0000000070E21000-0x0000000070E23000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/1716-56-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/1716-54-0x000000002F031000-0x000000002F034000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    12KB

  • memory/1716-57-0x0000000071E0D000-0x0000000071E18000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    44KB

  • memory/1716-58-0x0000000074E01000-0x0000000074E03000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/1796-66-0x0000000001260000-0x0000000001322000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    776KB

  • memory/1796-73-0x0000000000BA0000-0x0000000000BC6000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    152KB

  • memory/1796-72-0x0000000004EE0000-0x0000000004F40000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    384KB

  • memory/1796-71-0x0000000000210000-0x000000000021C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/1796-68-0x00000000003E0000-0x00000000003F8000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    96KB

  • memory/1796-63-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp