Analysis

  • max time kernel
    157s
  • max time network
    57s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20220812-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20220812-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    27-01-2023 13:10

General

  • Target

    10ff7959558189167db85dd91f6741befe3b5505c6caddfd259c4e3e864c1056.xls

  • Size

    468KB

  • MD5

    54a0857ef1b0d0833d4f8d907b6586a7

  • SHA1

    b7133b4c386b415ecc3897eff44f424d9f079575

  • SHA256

    10ff7959558189167db85dd91f6741befe3b5505c6caddfd259c4e3e864c1056

  • SHA512

    89981ba0e4f410e1ac63117be255b6490c518304d0fd9c93c1ef25048c545d32e5dd3e420f5c18de84a5d70f7b86def4c41fffe3f98809469080f8852ac659c5

  • SSDEEP

    6144:uh0k5eq1h0k5eqnh0k5eO6h0k5eq7UZ+RwPONXoRjDhIcp0fDlavx+W26nA4W6r6:uykdykvykeykf4MYyqk5q8

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detect PureCrypter injector 1 IoCs
  • Detects Smokeloader packer 4 IoCs
  • PureCrypter

    PureCrypter is a .NET malware loader first seen in early 2021.

  • SmokeLoader

    Modular backdoor trojan in use since 2014.

  • Blocklisted process makes network request 1 IoCs
  • Downloads MZ/PE file
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 3 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • 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 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 15 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\10ff7959558189167db85dd91f6741befe3b5505c6caddfd259c4e3e864c1056.xls
    1⤵
    • Enumerates system info in registry
    • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:1928
  • 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:1224
    • C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe
      "C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1476
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ENC cwB0AGEAcgB0AC0AcwBsAGUAZQBwACAALQBzAGUAYwBvAG4AZABzACAAMgAwAA==
        3⤵
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:976
      • C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe
        C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
        PID:596

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe

    Filesize

    24KB

    MD5

    28cfc00452c4e3e6c0082fdca3c520fc

    SHA1

    1260166c856aee0225371c7ab269f3a228cf8fb5

    SHA256

    93b17c9c6d764b7e218d2d1669e8bd68059da3fe346936071b012d22d52fb35e

    SHA512

    8413d173f55e5fe9d8fd415fd1f9e76358916ee1de5d1e6dbab3a1b18b0848011e76f7a2ee332f4fca64e8dcb26a8d1492c8d1ebe9ad165eba84c8dda6065af8

  • C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe

    Filesize

    24KB

    MD5

    28cfc00452c4e3e6c0082fdca3c520fc

    SHA1

    1260166c856aee0225371c7ab269f3a228cf8fb5

    SHA256

    93b17c9c6d764b7e218d2d1669e8bd68059da3fe346936071b012d22d52fb35e

    SHA512

    8413d173f55e5fe9d8fd415fd1f9e76358916ee1de5d1e6dbab3a1b18b0848011e76f7a2ee332f4fca64e8dcb26a8d1492c8d1ebe9ad165eba84c8dda6065af8

  • C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe

    Filesize

    24KB

    MD5

    28cfc00452c4e3e6c0082fdca3c520fc

    SHA1

    1260166c856aee0225371c7ab269f3a228cf8fb5

    SHA256

    93b17c9c6d764b7e218d2d1669e8bd68059da3fe346936071b012d22d52fb35e

    SHA512

    8413d173f55e5fe9d8fd415fd1f9e76358916ee1de5d1e6dbab3a1b18b0848011e76f7a2ee332f4fca64e8dcb26a8d1492c8d1ebe9ad165eba84c8dda6065af8

  • \Users\Public\vbc.exe

    Filesize

    24KB

    MD5

    28cfc00452c4e3e6c0082fdca3c520fc

    SHA1

    1260166c856aee0225371c7ab269f3a228cf8fb5

    SHA256

    93b17c9c6d764b7e218d2d1669e8bd68059da3fe346936071b012d22d52fb35e

    SHA512

    8413d173f55e5fe9d8fd415fd1f9e76358916ee1de5d1e6dbab3a1b18b0848011e76f7a2ee332f4fca64e8dcb26a8d1492c8d1ebe9ad165eba84c8dda6065af8

  • memory/596-79-0x0000000000402EF0-mapping.dmp

  • memory/596-75-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    36KB

  • memory/596-83-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    36KB

  • memory/596-82-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    36KB

  • memory/596-78-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    36KB

  • memory/596-76-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    36KB

  • memory/976-67-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

  • memory/976-70-0x0000000067180000-0x000000006772B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/976-71-0x0000000004BA0000-0x0000000004E72000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    2.8MB

  • memory/976-72-0x0000000067180000-0x000000006772B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/976-73-0x0000000067180000-0x000000006772B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/1236-86-0x000007FEF6050000-0x000007FEF6193000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.3MB

  • memory/1236-87-0x000007FF33470000-0x000007FF3347A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/1476-64-0x0000000000EB0000-0x0000000000EBC000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/1476-66-0x0000000006120000-0x0000000006376000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    2.3MB

  • memory/1476-61-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

  • memory/1476-74-0x0000000004E10000-0x0000000004E56000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    280KB

  • memory/1928-58-0x0000000074AD1000-0x0000000074AD3000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/1928-56-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/1928-54-0x000000002F0B1000-0x000000002F0B4000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    12KB

  • memory/1928-55-0x0000000070D81000-0x0000000070D83000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/1928-57-0x0000000071D6D000-0x0000000071D78000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    44KB

  • memory/1928-84-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/1928-85-0x0000000071D6D000-0x0000000071D78000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    44KB

  • memory/1928-69-0x0000000071D6D000-0x0000000071D78000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    44KB