Analysis

  • max time kernel
    118s
  • max time network
    92s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20220812-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20220812-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    07-12-2022 11:46

General

  • Target

    SKMBT-26492048.rtf

  • Size

    29KB

  • MD5

    2a9416fdb9589a08d47ee77c605135f7

  • SHA1

    6bd96607cf10750439eee6f8e36d3ad49c42c37a

  • SHA256

    d46b345892a5710fff0d9d3bb4293cf0ddbde73c59409bfa22baac017016e2e1

  • SHA512

    5ffb3bffd0189046675a344a0d286f03b6d5556b88736cdd7b1eac54a4ef2298ff6ac0b75ba8c264d5216cf4e4cf69c1574fcef0eae3d0337443035f23a0f8bb

  • SSDEEP

    768:qFx0XaIsnPRIa4fwJMXvlfCdtSKic2i92Wf9zJp:qf0Xvx3EMXtadxHFJp

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

agenttesla

Credentials

  • Protocol:
    smtp
  • Host:
    smtp.gmail.com
  • Port:
    587
  • Username:
    [email protected]
  • Password:
    hnxqezadblabdsss

Signatures

  • AgentTesla

    Agent Tesla is a remote access tool (RAT) written in visual basic.

  • 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.

  • Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Looks up external IP address via web service 2 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
  • Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present
  • 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 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs
  • outlook_office_path 1 IoCs
  • outlook_win_path 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE" /n "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SKMBT-26492048.rtf"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1980
    • C:\Windows\splwow64.exe
      C:\Windows\splwow64.exe 12288
      2⤵
        PID:1376
    • 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:1696
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\obihlawah5831.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\obihlawah5831.exe"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:440
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\obihlawah5831.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\obihlawah5831.exe"
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          • outlook_office_path
          • outlook_win_path
          PID:1596

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

    Execution

    Exploitation for Client Execution

    1
    T1203

    Defense Evasion

    Modify Registry

    1
    T1112

    Credential Access

    Credentials in Files

    3
    T1081

    Collection

    Data from Local System

    3
    T1005

    Email Collection

    1
    T1114

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\obihlawah5831.exe
      Filesize

      860KB

      MD5

      5b325faa24f244a9d19fb8c2fa63b87a

      SHA1

      78bcb25517b467d70cdef509c36c1d5417cdf0f2

      SHA256

      42c55bc7230056d825019e88be1682afb9a3500de5d0e4582a1db497f9ec902d

      SHA512

      650f199829cf273ad85e9c2d24159a4b72d3f67789a8b54297c4f9d5d0e7a5258bfb59bcf5ee0e7390a5452f295a52d6a8c59d4c7a365b774d6cefcafd2d50f2

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\obihlawah5831.exe
      Filesize

      860KB

      MD5

      5b325faa24f244a9d19fb8c2fa63b87a

      SHA1

      78bcb25517b467d70cdef509c36c1d5417cdf0f2

      SHA256

      42c55bc7230056d825019e88be1682afb9a3500de5d0e4582a1db497f9ec902d

      SHA512

      650f199829cf273ad85e9c2d24159a4b72d3f67789a8b54297c4f9d5d0e7a5258bfb59bcf5ee0e7390a5452f295a52d6a8c59d4c7a365b774d6cefcafd2d50f2

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\obihlawah5831.exe
      Filesize

      860KB

      MD5

      5b325faa24f244a9d19fb8c2fa63b87a

      SHA1

      78bcb25517b467d70cdef509c36c1d5417cdf0f2

      SHA256

      42c55bc7230056d825019e88be1682afb9a3500de5d0e4582a1db497f9ec902d

      SHA512

      650f199829cf273ad85e9c2d24159a4b72d3f67789a8b54297c4f9d5d0e7a5258bfb59bcf5ee0e7390a5452f295a52d6a8c59d4c7a365b774d6cefcafd2d50f2

    • \Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\obihlawah5831.exe
      Filesize

      860KB

      MD5

      5b325faa24f244a9d19fb8c2fa63b87a

      SHA1

      78bcb25517b467d70cdef509c36c1d5417cdf0f2

      SHA256

      42c55bc7230056d825019e88be1682afb9a3500de5d0e4582a1db497f9ec902d

      SHA512

      650f199829cf273ad85e9c2d24159a4b72d3f67789a8b54297c4f9d5d0e7a5258bfb59bcf5ee0e7390a5452f295a52d6a8c59d4c7a365b774d6cefcafd2d50f2

    • \Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\obihlawah5831.exe
      Filesize

      860KB

      MD5

      5b325faa24f244a9d19fb8c2fa63b87a

      SHA1

      78bcb25517b467d70cdef509c36c1d5417cdf0f2

      SHA256

      42c55bc7230056d825019e88be1682afb9a3500de5d0e4582a1db497f9ec902d

      SHA512

      650f199829cf273ad85e9c2d24159a4b72d3f67789a8b54297c4f9d5d0e7a5258bfb59bcf5ee0e7390a5452f295a52d6a8c59d4c7a365b774d6cefcafd2d50f2

    • memory/440-68-0x0000000000430000-0x0000000000446000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      88KB

    • memory/440-73-0x0000000004840000-0x0000000004898000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      352KB

    • memory/440-72-0x0000000005CB0000-0x0000000005D40000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      576KB

    • memory/440-71-0x0000000000440000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      56KB

    • memory/440-62-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/440-65-0x0000000000990000-0x0000000000A6E000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      888KB

    • memory/1376-70-0x000007FEFC2C1000-0x000007FEFC2C3000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      8KB

    • memory/1376-69-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/1596-77-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/1596-85-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/1596-83-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/1596-79-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/1596-80-0x000000000043249E-mapping.dmp
    • memory/1596-74-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/1596-75-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/1596-78-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/1980-57-0x00000000756B1000-0x00000000756B3000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      8KB

    • memory/1980-56-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/1980-67-0x000000007167D000-0x0000000071688000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      44KB

    • memory/1980-55-0x0000000070691000-0x0000000070693000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      8KB

    • memory/1980-58-0x000000007167D000-0x0000000071688000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      44KB

    • memory/1980-54-0x0000000072C11000-0x0000000072C14000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      12KB

    • memory/1980-87-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/1980-88-0x000000007167D000-0x0000000071688000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      44KB