hxxps://krnick[.]github[.]io/about/

Analysis

max time kernel
89s
max time network
143s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20221111-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20221111-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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10-01-2023 05:49

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General

Target

https://krnick.github.io/about/

Score

1^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 39 IoCs

adware spyware

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FullScreen = "no"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb01000000e6851ef31fd3cf49b332bbb4721c974800000000020000000000106600000001000020000000faf2072b7d902b45c1f57242fd5539ee3cc58bcbbaf0f187862772e4e77502a9000000000e8000000002000020000000ac6404e5ff3af27f02bc02c918341dd5463d68ee792eb08eb5ed44e5bbf1cbb62000000064ec3da8bec65d1daa6477bbeabc7e13630232b0b22af289d88c8cb48a34f16140000000b7dd7acd1a7e02ca6454c5a1f327134af55902b20d40a84201701c69236da00b76bab6c0c443e13a0c9bb0276f7a8104fea1984a41450a6f03c52b08cd0c0cb8	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\en-US = "en-US.1"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastUpdateHighDateTime = "31007935"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateLowDateTime = "3371958017"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive\{F32FC6C4-90B2-11ED-919F-DEE008EA10AF} = "0"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IESettingSync\SlowSettingTypesChanged = "2"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateLowDateTime = "3351018368"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery\AdminActive = "0"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastTTLHighDateTime = "50"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NTPFirstRun = "1"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = a07bf1c9bf24d901	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = 80d3ffc9bf24d901	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Window_Placement = 2c0000000200000003000000ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff2400000024000000aa04000089020000	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateHighDateTime = "31007935"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateHighDateTime = "31007935"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\NextUpdateDate = "380098354"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\CompatibilityFlags = "0"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IESettingSync	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastUpdateLowDateTime = "3351018368"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastTTLLowDateTime = "1251635200"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb01000000e6851ef31fd3cf49b332bbb4721c974800000000020000000000106600000001000020000000960337a4262d2c986f1a9cdcacf6cfc90a15ee83607bd350d9eb6cecd76e41ec000000000e800000000200002000000013893565db1e23487295d748a71543c908e5d6336d2b8ae1b84ce7bf6cb75eb12000000067eee42221e62a917cd1d6f82a7ec00cdfaec1cbe479aba8254b031532e0e118400000002ab4c156c3963c0babfea6ad6087e522edc0f561988432f8793b345318fcb92c92b97a358d1b6bacbfe560e2893649764055541960072b7f8d8be106e5ededa9	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\	iexplore.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4972	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4972	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs

pid	Process
4972	iexplore.exe
4972	iexplore.exe
1592	IEXPLORE.EXE
1592	IEXPLORE.EXE
1592	IEXPLORE.EXE
1592	IEXPLORE.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4972 wrote to memory of 1592	4972	iexplore.exe	83
PID 4972 wrote to memory of 1592	4972	iexplore.exe	83
PID 4972 wrote to memory of 1592	4972	iexplore.exe	83

C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" https://krnick.github.io/about/
1⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4972
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:4972 CREDAT:17410 /prefetch:2
  2⤵
  - Modifies Internet Explorer settings
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:1592

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\7423F88C7F265F0DEFC08EA88C3BDE45_AA1E8580D4EBC816148CE81268683776

Filesize
471B

MD5
bdf470191c4a6769b83735c86bc6d2ca

SHA1
dbea8d53edd104d2db101927fdbd8814f93c4dce

SHA256
898b176b737906173625a8fd4074c4cbff5fb0f3c21e1fd3dcc1cb5be6977b8d

SHA512
0e7590bc87ad090bfca8707fb1f4e69001b9d923983f64972499f4ae62281310d5cf72f7e8dd3d8c2e78ec2d7310a73c1d4ddff4b29eff0439161b7c8f56099d

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\7423F88C7F265F0DEFC08EA88C3BDE45_AA1E8580D4EBC816148CE81268683776

Filesize
434B

MD5
152f91d9e9f81f71c82bd7e8727cffa5

SHA1
6473a9aa39f829fe69ed602aea85934ae84d05d9

SHA256
8840fa5d601a637e51ce604f76752cf369557b46f169258da1235e96b6f2ede7

SHA512
18300c5ecefd850afc688c16b097bb06fcb8ab77fd59ed25a52ae1bda70326b36427b16476b3cb772ba3b92f3beb98d291bc5a55d5a6b259c1e155699dcb64a0

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