hxxp://www[.]science1984[.]wordpress[.]com/

Analysis

max time kernel
135s
max time network
153s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20220812-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20220812-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
01/02/2023, 08:23

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General

Target

http://www.science1984.wordpress.com/

Score

1^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 51 IoCs

adware spyware

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\media.net	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\Total	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\Total\ = "0"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\google.com	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IETld\LowMic	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Window_Placement = 2c0000000200000003000000ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff2400000024000000aa04000089020000	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\media.net\NumberOfSubdomains = "1"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\InternetRegistry	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DOMStorage	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\wordpress.com\NumberOfSubdomains = "1"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\pubmatic.com\NumberOfSubdomains = "1"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\science1984.wordpress.com\ = "26"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\wordpress.com\Total = "110"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\wordpress.com	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\contextual.media.net\ = "0"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\media.net\Total = "0"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\BrowserEmulation\LowMic	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\science1984.wordpress.com	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\wordpress.com\Total = "26"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\NextUpdateDate = "382008377"	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FullScreen = "no"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery\AdminActive = "0"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\Total\ = "110"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive\{12B4E731-A212-11ED-B7B1-7ADD0904B6AC} = "0"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\google.com\NumberOfSubdomains = "1"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\PageSetup	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Zoom	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\CompatibilityFlags = "0"	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\en-US = "en-US.1"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\Total\ = "26"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\GPU	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\contextual.media.net	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\science1984.wordpress.com\ = "110"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IntelliForms	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DontShowMeThisDialogAgain	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\pubmatic.com	IEXPLORE.EXE

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1500	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs

pid	Process
1500	iexplore.exe
1500	iexplore.exe
1324	IEXPLORE.EXE
1324	IEXPLORE.EXE
1324	IEXPLORE.EXE
1324	IEXPLORE.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1500 wrote to memory of 1324	1500	iexplore.exe	28
PID 1500 wrote to memory of 1324	1500	iexplore.exe	28
PID 1500 wrote to memory of 1324	1500	iexplore.exe	28
PID 1500 wrote to memory of 1324	1500	iexplore.exe	28

C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" http://www.science1984.wordpress.com/
1⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1500
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:1500 CREDAT:275457 /prefetch:2
  2⤵
  - Modifies Internet Explorer settings
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:1324

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

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
fae121995fad5e3f293bec3588ea1ea5

SHA1
251fdd2d2bc3cd82d66ad938d6b686fcb737c653

SHA256
70e945b8fad16937e033422ecbbbd1d1dc208c033f01e2089cce85af073fbe65

SHA512
569e3c5a0fea4bcdc6a4387609a54dbe87d43003d26c8a2832b5729b8ac7057edf2dd5781578f475318b8af391316ade231da21100b820c289af0f457110a02f

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\A2FR492C.txt

Filesize
607B

MD5
96c316e2cf25982d9f228d4096ffae70

SHA1
8ee47ca8814699fb29a6bf5b5d7e899c95e30ba3

SHA256
81c91402e451b56cd67aee56a56167fc3b1a2f70115c5a8310bb3a430de70e0a

SHA512
f744355f3eb4f6aab06d167ce496da4920cca3388f8c97e57449aedf75daedb52efefda99f520dc3f77a4e5e66359b296d58e2c0b2f43e91fc71be8d44e0730c

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