hxxps://bit[.]ly/3ky5zc6

General

Target

https://bit.ly/3ky5zc6

Score

1^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 39 IoCs

adware spyware

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

iexplore.exeIEXPLORE.EXE

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\DownloadRetries = "2"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\NextUpdateDate = "381410365"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\GPU	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\en-US = "en-US.1"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\CompatibilityFlags = "0"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = 605dc392ae30d901	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery\AdminActive = "0"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IntelliForms	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DontShowMeThisDialogAgain	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\PageSetup	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FullScreen = "no"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive\{B7ABA2E1-9CA1-11ED-BBF9-5A5CFA1077B6} = "0"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser\ITBar7Height = "21"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Zoom	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\MFV = 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	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\BrowserEmulation\LowMic	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IETld\LowMic	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\InternetRegistry	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DOMStorage	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NTPFirstRun = "1"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Window_Placement = 2c0000000200000003000000ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff2400000024000000aa04000089020000	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb010000003bad9e5810411a41b405bdc87c3b0eb800000000020000000000106600000001000020000000632177dca9bdbb1c4843c6703687923f914117d0e3518c427e2298bbc28394b8000000000e80000000020000200000007ac0d5d289b8807cfe801b8f9cf2e2f26ca5a667a4bd607d971f31d4228b1baf200000006c8fd644fcba3e43ed3c1ed6400027f4df4de2514d36255d2ee2ef47d6942aee400000003bf945726636fa48db914ff8ef9324cfb322332bd23f66ed73be599d832fa8cdb5697fd0e3af2371539305036153d3085cc05f0f7d4b9c27a9214fa024f93289	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

Processes:

iexplore.exe

pid process

1400 iexplore.exe
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 7 IoCs

Processes:

iexplore.exeIEXPLORE.EXE

pid process

1400 iexplore.exe
1400 iexplore.exe
520 IEXPLORE.EXE
520 IEXPLORE.EXE
520 IEXPLORE.EXE
520 IEXPLORE.EXE
520 IEXPLORE.EXE

pid	process
1400	iexplore.exe

pid	process
1400	iexplore.exe
1400	iexplore.exe
520	IEXPLORE.EXE
520	IEXPLORE.EXE
520	IEXPLORE.EXE
520	IEXPLORE.EXE
520	IEXPLORE.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

Processes:

iexplore.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1400 wrote to memory of 520	1400	iexplore.exe	IEXPLORE.EXE
PID 1400 wrote to memory of 520	1400	iexplore.exe	IEXPLORE.EXE
PID 1400 wrote to memory of 520	1400	iexplore.exe	IEXPLORE.EXE
PID 1400 wrote to memory of 520	1400	iexplore.exe	IEXPLORE.EXE

C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" https://bit.ly/3ky5zc6
1⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1400

C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:1400 CREDAT:275457 /prefetch:2
2⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:520

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Lateral Movement

Collection

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015
Filesize
61KB

MD5
fc4666cbca561e864e7fdf883a9e6661

SHA1
2f8d6094c7a34bf12ea0bbf0d51ee9c5bb7939a5

SHA256
10f3deb6c452d749a7451b5d065f4c0449737e5ee8a44f4d15844b503141e65b

SHA512
c71f54b571e01f247f072be4bbebdf5d8410b67eb79a61e7e0d9853fe857ab9bd12f53e6af3394b935560178107291fc4be351b27deb388eba90ba949633d57d

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015
Filesize
342B

MD5
a5ce946402b12b1cd6e99c90316df811

SHA1
36c8ccce9d5fa0057711af8ac2c8cf192f065a66

SHA256
b20c4f4047d8b8b85f34d713ff555566c329a95109d5e94ca969ed136c0996d5

SHA512
19df52d31d334d7c827f0d5eab8101a71fa83826365960fa8744cb6730b48eec9fad2e5d6752cad0166a2f6043be389254450896b65c9c0d2cacd6fe59580047

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\6VSB221P.txt
Filesize
608B

MD5
74c5e1dced016fef0585a3423dd3eab0

SHA1
385ec6327558fc62a9af01dfe1304835d5663ae1

SHA256
da3beebb8bb39244eb79f3d2300463e251afdbb0cdc6b6806452a829303cd27b

SHA512
2899d2677b7fc34201b913a237e95deb4da1d87fecf9dc391d9dd767d3e0a8f70a3b643c356a93d9fd3e86369564b95c733a1fd416ea77079e270a02fd6db54a

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