Analysis

  • max time kernel
    144s
  • max time network
    114s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20221111-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20221111-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    02-02-2023 11:14

General

  • Target

    Citadele Banka Maksājuma Dokuments.rtf

  • Size

    1.6MB

  • MD5

    d2d2b53c4ababf40cc85663926565ec2

  • SHA1

    926771aba5407c60a5954644cabc83d363fc8568

  • SHA256

    24feb9614d50cb60884e390721c57a8f126f2b53dd9f218b318c1cab78320470

  • SHA512

    b8074fcac0134c8d7bd53b4363409845afe7deb4185b0631617b362193de6d905412f1701e01409c8674bba57cd62e66938aca8298a0b12f06a1eac3d35190e4

  • SSDEEP

    24576:1e0fYs45FITKeskdTgK5wUe0pA8GSPtaXLr2+qLGRrOiYETqsgiyJNpyMTvlEp1j:M

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detect PureCrypter injector 1 IoCs
  • PureCrypter

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

  • Blocklisted process makes network request 4 IoCs
  • Downloads MZ/PE file
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • 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
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 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.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • 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 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 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\Citadele Banka Maksājuma Dokuments.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:2016
    • C:\Windows\splwow64.exe
      C:\Windows\splwow64.exe 12288
      2⤵
        PID:1348
    • 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:1500
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\789000.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\789000.exe"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1932
        • 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:1860
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\789000.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\789000.exe
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          • outlook_office_path
          • outlook_win_path
          PID:892

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

    Execution

    Exploitation for Client Execution

    1
    T1203

    Persistence

    Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

    1
    T1060

    Defense Evasion

    Modify Registry

    2
    T1112

    Credential Access

    Credentials in Files

    2
    T1081

    Discovery

    System Information Discovery

    1
    T1082

    Collection

    Data from Local System

    2
    T1005

    Email Collection

    1
    T1114

    Replay Monitor

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    Downloads

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

      61KB

      MD5

      fc4666cbca561e864e7fdf883a9e6661

      SHA1

      2f8d6094c7a34bf12ea0bbf0d51ee9c5bb7939a5

      SHA256

      10f3deb6c452d749a7451b5d065f4c0449737e5ee8a44f4d15844b503141e65b

      SHA512

      c71f54b571e01f247f072be4bbebdf5d8410b67eb79a61e7e0d9853fe857ab9bd12f53e6af3394b935560178107291fc4be351b27deb388eba90ba949633d57d

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

      342B

      MD5

      6a2e994bf4e81130de311a4e116921cc

      SHA1

      20715e4d2a151043f0a3de54c07220e1a8ca126b

      SHA256

      fb5f8e59c7b16e5ba7152b8ac506092518b67b8539f433a8050f23b546a9f427

      SHA512

      1460f2d064c59f9401d47d655e14ad052db62d498bda83789b5601f5e20057f2c5fe45e9af1d193e16602779e4895391c5ee8fce2fb26d3d76ea42b67a640b93

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

      342B

      MD5

      93ad9ff07ba39695c5316a05031aeb27

      SHA1

      31c56c24a02518ae09954491876c8b3637184b4f

      SHA256

      b02a9534ffb7b5220261d54ecd9a80af4d02d25c537f0f3a79f4d470f0ab50f9

      SHA512

      e8c87138045b754853e13259d96fa4202e1f759c68b9936d9b27d678b32d566b911b22eb6370b388825ee4231d4958c43ffb9c3c96ee00d0883ff0f4174d3e8f

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\789000.exe
      Filesize

      7KB

      MD5

      d3e184b081ba54e7b5cbd5dc579f4f27

      SHA1

      b7c61923ed6ac09d1aec3b7ff799548d6b6af1c8

      SHA256

      902abe7c2f1e7afb139ce47a818b11d9ff9dfe9a46cc9b9afb7d7d53bda6c528

      SHA512

      a9153828449c0ac2eb0feb465b092168b176f133034732eccfec69d4e0705e8f3acd628314b751ad0eaaff06d0b78784242ecbad1aa26783bb0dba23e95f23ee

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\789000.exe
      Filesize

      7KB

      MD5

      d3e184b081ba54e7b5cbd5dc579f4f27

      SHA1

      b7c61923ed6ac09d1aec3b7ff799548d6b6af1c8

      SHA256

      902abe7c2f1e7afb139ce47a818b11d9ff9dfe9a46cc9b9afb7d7d53bda6c528

      SHA512

      a9153828449c0ac2eb0feb465b092168b176f133034732eccfec69d4e0705e8f3acd628314b751ad0eaaff06d0b78784242ecbad1aa26783bb0dba23e95f23ee

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\789000.exe
      Filesize

      7KB

      MD5

      d3e184b081ba54e7b5cbd5dc579f4f27

      SHA1

      b7c61923ed6ac09d1aec3b7ff799548d6b6af1c8

      SHA256

      902abe7c2f1e7afb139ce47a818b11d9ff9dfe9a46cc9b9afb7d7d53bda6c528

      SHA512

      a9153828449c0ac2eb0feb465b092168b176f133034732eccfec69d4e0705e8f3acd628314b751ad0eaaff06d0b78784242ecbad1aa26783bb0dba23e95f23ee

    • \Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\789000.exe
      Filesize

      7KB

      MD5

      d3e184b081ba54e7b5cbd5dc579f4f27

      SHA1

      b7c61923ed6ac09d1aec3b7ff799548d6b6af1c8

      SHA256

      902abe7c2f1e7afb139ce47a818b11d9ff9dfe9a46cc9b9afb7d7d53bda6c528

      SHA512

      a9153828449c0ac2eb0feb465b092168b176f133034732eccfec69d4e0705e8f3acd628314b751ad0eaaff06d0b78784242ecbad1aa26783bb0dba23e95f23ee

    • memory/892-81-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000430000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      192KB

    • memory/892-77-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000430000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      192KB

    • memory/892-88-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000430000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      192KB

    • memory/892-86-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000430000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      192KB

    • memory/892-83-0x000000000042A6CE-mapping.dmp
    • memory/892-82-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000430000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      192KB

    • memory/892-80-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000430000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      192KB

    • memory/892-78-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000430000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      192KB

    • memory/1348-91-0x000007FEFB5F1000-0x000007FEFB5F3000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      8KB

    • memory/1348-90-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/1860-71-0x0000000065C00000-0x00000000661AB000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      5.7MB

    • memory/1860-74-0x0000000065C00000-0x00000000661AB000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      5.7MB

    • memory/1860-75-0x0000000065C00000-0x00000000661AB000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      5.7MB

    • memory/1860-72-0x0000000004B90000-0x0000000004E62000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      2.8MB

    • memory/1860-69-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/1932-68-0x0000000006530000-0x00000000067B2000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      2.5MB

    • memory/1932-76-0x00000000057B0000-0x0000000005804000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      336KB

    • memory/1932-61-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/1932-64-0x00000000008A0000-0x00000000008A8000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      32KB

    • memory/2016-73-0x0000000070B4D000-0x0000000070B58000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      44KB

    • memory/2016-56-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/2016-57-0x0000000075D61000-0x0000000075D63000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      8KB

    • memory/2016-58-0x0000000070B4D000-0x0000000070B58000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      44KB

    • memory/2016-54-0x00000000720E1000-0x00000000720E4000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      12KB

    • memory/2016-55-0x000000006FB61000-0x000000006FB63000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      8KB