agenttesla | efc8f777d52a3bcbde5fb7c4b67efd44a1d973199e2382e2781f650102b92561

Analysis

max time kernel
104s
max time network
107s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20220901-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20220901-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
16-02-2023 08:28

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General

Target

Order Inquiry.docx
Size

10KB
MD5

57d16dbddb34ade771e1a233177cfc7f
SHA1

7d870285442d9a844166513f0fedc5b453ad9a5c
SHA256

efc8f777d52a3bcbde5fb7c4b67efd44a1d973199e2382e2781f650102b92561
SHA512

c405ad82f33aa8ff29235f1907a81f51198f45ace86c0f62397001b9e1832c75e079e9368be2e004e248cc605b6d790ca872742b396259d0ea3ba5ae253f0cc8
SSDEEP

192:ScIMmtP5hG/b7XN+eOtaO+5+5F7Jar/YEChI30J:SPXRE7XtOta7wtar/YECOA

Score

10^/10

agenttesla collection keylogger persistence spyware stealer trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

agenttesla

Credentials

Protocol: smtp
Host:
us2.smtp.mailhostbox.com
Port:
587
Username:
[email protected]
Password:
kV$bSqJ1 daniel
Email To:
[email protected]

Signatures

AgentTesla
Agent Tesla is a remote access tool (RAT) written in visual basic.
keylogger trojan stealer spyware agenttesla
Blocklisted process makes network request 1 IoCs

Processes:

EQNEDT32.EXE

flow pid process

7 1488 EQNEDT32.EXE
Downloads MZ/PE file

flow	pid	process
7	1488	EQNEDT32.EXE

Abuses OpenXML format to download file from external location 2 IoCs

Processes:

WINWORD.EXE

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4063495947-34355257-727531523-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common	WINWORD.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4063495947-34355257-727531523-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\Offline\Files\http://1806682775/O_O.DOC	WINWORD.EXE

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

Processes:

vbc.exevbc.exe

pid process

280 vbc.exe
1040 vbc.exe
Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

Processes:

EQNEDT32.EXE

pid process

1488 EQNEDT32.EXE
Reads data files stored by FTP clients 2 TTPs
Tries to access configuration files associated with programs like FileZilla.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials in Files
T1081
Reads user/profile data of local email clients 2 TTPs
Email clients store some user data on disk where infostealers will often target it.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials in Files
T1081
Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials in Files
T1081
Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs

Scripting
T1064

pid	process
280	vbc.exe
1040	vbc.exe

pid	process
1488	EQNEDT32.EXE

Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

collection

Email Collection

T1114

Processes:

vbc.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4063495947-34355257-727531523-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	vbc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4063495947-34355257-727531523-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	vbc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4063495947-34355257-727531523-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	vbc.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

vbc.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4063495947-34355257-727531523-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\gcWPrHZ = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\gcWPrHZ\\gcWPrHZ.exe"	vbc.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs

Processes:

powershell.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Windows PowerShell\Windows PowerShell.lnk	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

Processes:

vbc.exe

description pid process target process

PID 280 set thread context of 1040 280 vbc.exe vbc.exe
Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

Processes:

WINWORD.EXE

description ioc process

File opened for modification C:\Windows\Debug\WIA\wiatrace.log WINWORD.EXE
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

System Information Discovery
T1082
Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present
Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
persistence

Scheduled Task
T1053

Processes:

schtasks.exe

pid process

1716 schtasks.exe
Launches Equation Editor 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Equation Editor is an old Office component often targeted by exploits such as CVE-2017-11882.
exploit

Exploitation for Client Execution
T1203

Processes:

EQNEDT32.EXE

pid process

1488 EQNEDT32.EXE

description	pid	process	target process
PID 280 set thread context of 1040	280	vbc.exe	vbc.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Debug\WIA\wiatrace.log	WINWORD.EXE

pid	process
1716	schtasks.exe

pid	process
1488	EQNEDT32.EXE

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 31 IoCs

adware spyware

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

WINWORD.EXE

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4063495947-34355257-727531523-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShowDiscussionButton = "Yes"	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4063495947-34355257-727531523-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote\ = "res://C:\\PROGRA~2\\MICROS~1\\Office14\\ONBttnIE.dll/105"	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit\command\command = 7800620027004200560035002100210021002100210021002100210021004d004b004b0053006b0057004f0052004400460069006c00650073003e00620069002400540021005600210030005a003d007b0050006b00300076006d007e0041005a00750020002f006e002000220025003100220000000000	WINWORD.EXE
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit\command	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4063495947-34355257-727531523-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote\Contexts = "55"	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4063495947-34355257-727531523-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\WINWORD.EXE\" /n \"%1\""	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4063495947-34355257-727531523-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar	WINWORD.EXE
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit\COMMAND	WINWORD.EXE
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit	WINWORD.EXE
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4063495947-34355257-727531523-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel\ = "res://C:\\PROGRA~2\\MICROS~1\\Office14\\EXCEL.EXE/3000"	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4063495947-34355257-727531523-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel\Contexts = "1"	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit\ = "&Edit"	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\WINWORD.EXE\" /n \"%1\""	WINWORD.EXE
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit\command\command = 7800620027004200560035002100210021002100210021002100210021004d004b004b0053006b0057004f0052004400460069006c00650073003e00620069002400540021005600210030005a003d007b0050006b00300076006d007e0041005a00750020002f006e002000220025003100220000000000	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit\ = "&Edit"	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4063495947-34355257-727531523-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt	WINWORD.EXE
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit\COMMAND	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4063495947-34355257-727531523-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote	WINWORD.EXE
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor	WINWORD.EXE
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit\command	WINWORD.EXE

Modifies registry class 64 IoCs

Processes:

WINWORD.EXE

description	ioc	process
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Word\shell\edit\command\command = 7800620027004200560035002100210021002100210021002100210021004d004b004b0053006b0057004f0052004400460069006c00650073003e00620069002400540021005600210030005a003d007b0050006b00300076006d007e0041005a00750020002f006e002000220025003100220000000000	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shell\Edit\command	WINWORD.EXE
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shell\Edit\command	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shellex\IconHandler	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\WinWord.exe\shell\edit	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\ddeexec\topic\ = "system"	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Publisher	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Word\shell\edit\command	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\ = "&Open"	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\command	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\ddeexec\application	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\WinWord.exe\shell\edit\command\command = 7800620027004200560035002100210021002100210021002100210021004d004b004b0053006b0057004f0052004400460069006c00650073003e00620069002400540021005600210030005a003d007b0050006b00300076006d007e0041005a00750020002f006e002000220025003100220000000000	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shell\Edit	WINWORD.EXE
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shell\Print	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\ddeexec\application\ = "Excel"	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shell\Print\ = "&Print"	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\command\command = 7800620027004200560035002100210021002100210021002100210021004d004b004b0053006b0045005800430045004c00460069006c00650073003e00560069006a00710042006f006600280059003800270077002100460049006400310067004c00510020002f0064006400650000000000	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\ddeexec\application	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shell\Edit\command	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shell\Edit\ = "&Edit"	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\WinWord.exe\shell\edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\WINWORD.EXE\" /n \"%1\""	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{42042206-2D85-11D3-8CFF-005004838597}\Version	WINWORD.EXE
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shell\Print\command	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\DefaultIcon\ = "\"%1\""	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\ddeexec\topic	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{42042206-2D85-11D3-8CFF-005004838597}\Version\14	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\MSPub.exe\shell\edit	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shell	WINWORD.EXE
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shell\Edit	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shell\Print\command	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\command\command = 7800620027004200560035002100210021002100210021002100210021004d004b004b0053006b0045005800430045004c00460069006c00650073003e00560069006a00710042006f006600280059003800270077002100460049006400310067004c00510020002f0064006400650000000000	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\DefaultIcon	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Word\shell\edit	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{42042206-2D85-11D3-8CFF-005004838597}\InprocServer32	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\ddeexec\application\ = "Excel"	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\DefaultIcon	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\ddeexec\ = "[open(\"%1\")]"	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\ddeexec\topic\ = "system"	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{42042206-2D85-11D3-8CFF-005004838597}	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{42042206-2D85-11D3-8CFF-005004838597}\InprocServer32\ThreadingModel = "Apartment"	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Word\shell\edit	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Word\shell\edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\WINWORD.EXE\" /n \"%1\""	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Publisher\shell\edit\command	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{42042206-2D85-11D3-8CFF-005004838597}\Old Icon\mhtmlfile	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Word	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{42042206-2D85-11D3-8CFF-005004838597}\Old Icon\htmlfile	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\command	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shell\Print	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{42042206-2D85-11D3-8CFF-005004838597}\InprocServer32\ = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\msohevi.dll"	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Word	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\WinWord.exe\shell\edit\ = "&Open"	WINWORD.EXE
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shell\Edit\command	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\ShellEx	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\WinWord.exe\shell\edit\ = "&Open"	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\ = "&Open"	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\command\command = 7800620027004200560035002100210021002100210021002100210021004d004b004b0053006b0045005800430045004c00460069006c00650073003e00560069006a00710042006f006600280059003800270077002100460049006400310067004c00510020002f0064006400650000000000	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\ddeexec\topic\ = "system"	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shellex\IconHandler	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shellex\IconHandler\ = "{42042206-2D85-11D3-8CFF-005004838597}"	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Publisher\shell\edit\command	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\WinWord.exe\shell\edit	WINWORD.EXE

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs

Processes:

WINWORD.EXE

pid process

1228 WINWORD.EXE
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

vbc.exepowershell.exe

pid process

280 vbc.exe
280 vbc.exe
2040 powershell.exe

pid	process
1228	WINWORD.EXE

pid	process
280	vbc.exe
280	vbc.exe
2040	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

Processes:

vbc.exevbc.exepowershell.exeWINWORD.EXE

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	280	vbc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1040	vbc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2040	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1228	WINWORD.EXE

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes:

WINWORD.EXE

pid process

1228 WINWORD.EXE
1228 WINWORD.EXE

pid	process
1228	WINWORD.EXE
1228	WINWORD.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 25 IoCs

Processes:

EQNEDT32.EXEWINWORD.EXEvbc.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1488 wrote to memory of 280	1488	EQNEDT32.EXE	vbc.exe
PID 1488 wrote to memory of 280	1488	EQNEDT32.EXE	vbc.exe
PID 1488 wrote to memory of 280	1488	EQNEDT32.EXE	vbc.exe
PID 1488 wrote to memory of 280	1488	EQNEDT32.EXE	vbc.exe
PID 1228 wrote to memory of 1956	1228	WINWORD.EXE	splwow64.exe
PID 1228 wrote to memory of 1956	1228	WINWORD.EXE	splwow64.exe
PID 1228 wrote to memory of 1956	1228	WINWORD.EXE	splwow64.exe
PID 1228 wrote to memory of 1956	1228	WINWORD.EXE	splwow64.exe
PID 280 wrote to memory of 2040	280	vbc.exe	powershell.exe
PID 280 wrote to memory of 2040	280	vbc.exe	powershell.exe
PID 280 wrote to memory of 2040	280	vbc.exe	powershell.exe
PID 280 wrote to memory of 2040	280	vbc.exe	powershell.exe
PID 280 wrote to memory of 1716	280	vbc.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 280 wrote to memory of 1716	280	vbc.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 280 wrote to memory of 1716	280	vbc.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 280 wrote to memory of 1716	280	vbc.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 280 wrote to memory of 1040	280	vbc.exe	vbc.exe
PID 280 wrote to memory of 1040	280	vbc.exe	vbc.exe
PID 280 wrote to memory of 1040	280	vbc.exe	vbc.exe
PID 280 wrote to memory of 1040	280	vbc.exe	vbc.exe
PID 280 wrote to memory of 1040	280	vbc.exe	vbc.exe
PID 280 wrote to memory of 1040	280	vbc.exe	vbc.exe
PID 280 wrote to memory of 1040	280	vbc.exe	vbc.exe
PID 280 wrote to memory of 1040	280	vbc.exe	vbc.exe
PID 280 wrote to memory of 1040	280	vbc.exe	vbc.exe

outlook_office_path 1 IoCs

Processes:

vbc.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4063495947-34355257-727531523-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	vbc.exe

outlook_win_path 1 IoCs

Processes:

vbc.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4063495947-34355257-727531523-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	vbc.exe

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\Order Inquiry.docx"
1⤵
- Abuses OpenXML format to download file from external location
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1228

C:\Windows\splwow64.exe
C:\Windows\splwow64.exe 12288
2⤵
PID:1956

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:1488

C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe
"C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe"
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:280

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\RsCdLGbfCG.exe"
3⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2040

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\RsCdLGbfCG" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp45F7.tmp"
3⤵
- Creates scheduled task(s)
PID:1716

C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe
"C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe"
3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- outlook_office_path
- outlook_win_path
PID:1040

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Initial Access

Execution

Scripting

T1064

Scheduled Task

T1053

Exploitation for Client Execution

T1203

Persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Scheduled Task

T1053

Privilege Escalation

Scheduled Task

T1053

Defense Evasion

Scripting

T1064

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Credentials in Files

T1081

Discovery

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

T1005

Email Collection

T1114

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp45F7.tmp
Filesize
1KB

MD5
88673c3461a9cc65ab060f91cad341ca

SHA1
3041b6027a6ff1623b217576022d40bcbbd81563

SHA256
08dc849493d02c029e5b3944d496f08bb995727d9b752e954e4da4395bc77701

SHA512
b6f313ec9188c69a92fced82346de503c3507f500a5fb27d4bae08d979fdba393ab2bcf1408fd63cf8ca658bb70986cf69e45a235a559f601494242e257a3c85

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C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe
Filesize
605KB

MD5
933bfbc90bd17ec12edb62c3ecc8dd79

SHA1
d02f3caf9cbb8465a1d5aaf32c593e9910db11ed

SHA256
54be4fa3e991f3637ee6b42955851f71185692bc57800dd7d01a0b03c80900b6

SHA512
0960523cc678baf7911e2d7f6fd5b410ab56350a28854b3990f48ef520cbbf2d36af611c25b881c318622bb882106b0802addc379ca4acd06c8d3dffa9f54181

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C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe
Filesize
605KB

MD5
933bfbc90bd17ec12edb62c3ecc8dd79

SHA1
d02f3caf9cbb8465a1d5aaf32c593e9910db11ed

SHA256
54be4fa3e991f3637ee6b42955851f71185692bc57800dd7d01a0b03c80900b6

SHA512
0960523cc678baf7911e2d7f6fd5b410ab56350a28854b3990f48ef520cbbf2d36af611c25b881c318622bb882106b0802addc379ca4acd06c8d3dffa9f54181

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C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe
Filesize
605KB

MD5
933bfbc90bd17ec12edb62c3ecc8dd79

SHA1
d02f3caf9cbb8465a1d5aaf32c593e9910db11ed

SHA256
54be4fa3e991f3637ee6b42955851f71185692bc57800dd7d01a0b03c80900b6

SHA512
0960523cc678baf7911e2d7f6fd5b410ab56350a28854b3990f48ef520cbbf2d36af611c25b881c318622bb882106b0802addc379ca4acd06c8d3dffa9f54181

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\Users\Public\vbc.exe
Filesize
605KB

MD5
933bfbc90bd17ec12edb62c3ecc8dd79

SHA1
d02f3caf9cbb8465a1d5aaf32c593e9910db11ed

SHA256
54be4fa3e991f3637ee6b42955851f71185692bc57800dd7d01a0b03c80900b6

SHA512
0960523cc678baf7911e2d7f6fd5b410ab56350a28854b3990f48ef520cbbf2d36af611c25b881c318622bb882106b0802addc379ca4acd06c8d3dffa9f54181

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memory/280-69-0x0000000000410000-0x0000000000424000-memory.dmp

Filesize
80KB

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memory/280-76-0x0000000005DE0000-0x0000000005E12000-memory.dmp

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200KB

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memory/280-71-0x0000000007E60000-0x0000000007EE0000-memory.dmp

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512KB

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memory/280-70-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000065C000-memory.dmp

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48KB

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memory/280-62-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/280-65-0x0000000000A90000-0x0000000000B2E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
632KB

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memory/1040-82-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000430000-memory.dmp

Filesize
192KB

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memory/1040-86-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000430000-memory.dmp

Filesize
192KB

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memory/1040-88-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000430000-memory.dmp

Filesize
192KB

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memory/1040-83-0x000000000042AA2E-mapping.dmp

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memory/1040-81-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000430000-memory.dmp

Filesize
192KB

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memory/1040-80-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000430000-memory.dmp

Filesize
192KB

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memory/1040-78-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000430000-memory.dmp

Filesize
192KB

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memory/1040-77-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000430000-memory.dmp

Filesize
192KB

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memory/1228-56-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1228-57-0x0000000075A11000-0x0000000075A13000-memory.dmp

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8KB

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memory/1228-92-0x0000000070BFD000-0x0000000070C08000-memory.dmp

Filesize
44KB

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memory/1228-58-0x0000000070BFD000-0x0000000070C08000-memory.dmp

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44KB

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memory/1228-54-0x0000000072191000-0x0000000072194000-memory.dmp

Filesize
12KB

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memory/1228-59-0x0000000070BFD000-0x0000000070C08000-memory.dmp

Filesize
44KB

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memory/1228-55-0x000000006FC11000-0x000000006FC13000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/1228-91-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1716-73-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/1956-66-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/1956-68-0x000007FEFB631000-0x000007FEFB633000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/2040-90-0x0000000063D20000-0x00000000642CB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2040-72-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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