Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20230220-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20230220-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    23-02-2023 01:06

General

  • Target

    df770aabdc39c9255b2eab82391b1246ca57f2108c670fcba0f40b7c46c7ddb7.rtf

  • Size

    39KB

  • MD5

    2f33e743eb105ce162a713b1b21e429d

  • SHA1

    ba35963190d4f31ca073682f412849970ad7019d

  • SHA256

    df770aabdc39c9255b2eab82391b1246ca57f2108c670fcba0f40b7c46c7ddb7

  • SHA512

    c1129baea902067a3a44bbdfb5bc8958ef67cafb6714373669da2b112feacbfff73623d34028d7678eb710b3b3479315ef2a7318ccc0454979c6d0dbe78f1c20

  • SSDEEP

    768:5Fx0XaIsnPRIa4fwJMGNH2YRrenTu1HBO85sH4mY6u:5f0Xvx3EMKHFR/HBO85sYou

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

netwire

C2

zekeriyasolek44.duckdns.org:3102

Attributes
  • activex_autorun

    false

  • copy_executable

    false

  • delete_original

    false

  • host_id

    Valentine End

  • install_path

    %Windows%\Windows DataPoint\Windows Data Start.exe

  • lock_executable

    false

  • mutex

    Windows

  • offline_keylogger

    false

  • password

    Password

  • registry_autorun

    false

  • use_mutex

    false

Signatures

  • NetWire RAT payload 10 IoCs
  • Netwire

    Netwire is a RAT with main functionalities focused password stealing and keylogging, but also includes remote control capabilities as well.

  • Blocklisted process makes network request 1 IoCs
  • Downloads MZ/PE file
  • Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 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 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 42 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\df770aabdc39c9255b2eab82391b1246ca57f2108c670fcba0f40b7c46c7ddb7.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:1060
    • C:\Windows\splwow64.exe
      C:\Windows\splwow64.exe 12288
      2⤵
        PID:1556
    • 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:1988
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chungd4862.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chungd4862.exe"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1056
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chungd4862.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chungd4862.exe"
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          PID:1720
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chungd4862.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chungd4862.exe"
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:848
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\%Windows\Windows DataPoint\Windows Data Start.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\%Windows\Windows DataPoint\Windows Data Start.exe" -m "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chungd4862.exe"
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1144
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\%Windows\Windows DataPoint\Windows Data Start.exe
              "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\%Windows\Windows DataPoint\Windows Data Start.exe"
              5⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              PID:1764
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\%Windows\Windows DataPoint\Windows Data Start.exe
              "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\%Windows\Windows DataPoint\Windows Data Start.exe"
              5⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Adds Run key to start application
              • Drops file in System32 directory
              PID:1588

    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

    Discovery

    System Information Discovery

    1
    T1082

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates\Normal.dotm
      Filesize

      20KB

      MD5

      4a89adead0c5c3356294e02000cc3163

      SHA1

      4f8be814338aaeae238d0d42d9dc545a5bb46429

      SHA256

      3a2a4b72c03ead046d6f307a1dc8855eeb2c62b06a87d6b7a7690f657d750a1f

      SHA512

      c8a2c1c01ffc201fa94188498ad73a9e8c58888e63eb47cc01465a942b3b9b7c383b021e67fefd59e5f0702815fa74af703fb4c738fee7497b73a07eb2c73249

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chungd4862.exe
      Filesize

      1.0MB

      MD5

      9e3dac5c792d10815c94ae9474c93aa8

      SHA1

      da3ffcfa7c41e842ea80548105fac93252149550

      SHA256

      e9b94cae938b5549cc9645b0e15337bc0ff894b9413305351937cf7831347d85

      SHA512

      69fe825e8c41cdc852407eb2d396344341ceeabcec2edb0bebe269245ca305796975a88d81d557b5cde3fe84c235fb4c26bbad60541b19709ede1240387c956b

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chungd4862.exe
      Filesize

      1.0MB

      MD5

      9e3dac5c792d10815c94ae9474c93aa8

      SHA1

      da3ffcfa7c41e842ea80548105fac93252149550

      SHA256

      e9b94cae938b5549cc9645b0e15337bc0ff894b9413305351937cf7831347d85

      SHA512

      69fe825e8c41cdc852407eb2d396344341ceeabcec2edb0bebe269245ca305796975a88d81d557b5cde3fe84c235fb4c26bbad60541b19709ede1240387c956b

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chungd4862.exe
      Filesize

      1.0MB

      MD5

      9e3dac5c792d10815c94ae9474c93aa8

      SHA1

      da3ffcfa7c41e842ea80548105fac93252149550

      SHA256

      e9b94cae938b5549cc9645b0e15337bc0ff894b9413305351937cf7831347d85

      SHA512

      69fe825e8c41cdc852407eb2d396344341ceeabcec2edb0bebe269245ca305796975a88d81d557b5cde3fe84c235fb4c26bbad60541b19709ede1240387c956b

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chungd4862.exe
      Filesize

      1.0MB

      MD5

      9e3dac5c792d10815c94ae9474c93aa8

      SHA1

      da3ffcfa7c41e842ea80548105fac93252149550

      SHA256

      e9b94cae938b5549cc9645b0e15337bc0ff894b9413305351937cf7831347d85

      SHA512

      69fe825e8c41cdc852407eb2d396344341ceeabcec2edb0bebe269245ca305796975a88d81d557b5cde3fe84c235fb4c26bbad60541b19709ede1240387c956b

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chungd4862.exe
      Filesize

      1.0MB

      MD5

      9e3dac5c792d10815c94ae9474c93aa8

      SHA1

      da3ffcfa7c41e842ea80548105fac93252149550

      SHA256

      e9b94cae938b5549cc9645b0e15337bc0ff894b9413305351937cf7831347d85

      SHA512

      69fe825e8c41cdc852407eb2d396344341ceeabcec2edb0bebe269245ca305796975a88d81d557b5cde3fe84c235fb4c26bbad60541b19709ede1240387c956b

    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\%Windows\Windows DataPoint\Windows Data Start.exe
      Filesize

      1.0MB

      MD5

      9e3dac5c792d10815c94ae9474c93aa8

      SHA1

      da3ffcfa7c41e842ea80548105fac93252149550

      SHA256

      e9b94cae938b5549cc9645b0e15337bc0ff894b9413305351937cf7831347d85

      SHA512

      69fe825e8c41cdc852407eb2d396344341ceeabcec2edb0bebe269245ca305796975a88d81d557b5cde3fe84c235fb4c26bbad60541b19709ede1240387c956b

    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\%Windows\Windows DataPoint\Windows Data Start.exe
      Filesize

      1.0MB

      MD5

      9e3dac5c792d10815c94ae9474c93aa8

      SHA1

      da3ffcfa7c41e842ea80548105fac93252149550

      SHA256

      e9b94cae938b5549cc9645b0e15337bc0ff894b9413305351937cf7831347d85

      SHA512

      69fe825e8c41cdc852407eb2d396344341ceeabcec2edb0bebe269245ca305796975a88d81d557b5cde3fe84c235fb4c26bbad60541b19709ede1240387c956b

    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\%Windows\Windows DataPoint\Windows Data Start.exe
      Filesize

      1.0MB

      MD5

      9e3dac5c792d10815c94ae9474c93aa8

      SHA1

      da3ffcfa7c41e842ea80548105fac93252149550

      SHA256

      e9b94cae938b5549cc9645b0e15337bc0ff894b9413305351937cf7831347d85

      SHA512

      69fe825e8c41cdc852407eb2d396344341ceeabcec2edb0bebe269245ca305796975a88d81d557b5cde3fe84c235fb4c26bbad60541b19709ede1240387c956b

    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\%Windows\Windows DataPoint\Windows Data Start.exe
      Filesize

      1.0MB

      MD5

      9e3dac5c792d10815c94ae9474c93aa8

      SHA1

      da3ffcfa7c41e842ea80548105fac93252149550

      SHA256

      e9b94cae938b5549cc9645b0e15337bc0ff894b9413305351937cf7831347d85

      SHA512

      69fe825e8c41cdc852407eb2d396344341ceeabcec2edb0bebe269245ca305796975a88d81d557b5cde3fe84c235fb4c26bbad60541b19709ede1240387c956b

    • \Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chungd4862.exe
      Filesize

      1.0MB

      MD5

      9e3dac5c792d10815c94ae9474c93aa8

      SHA1

      da3ffcfa7c41e842ea80548105fac93252149550

      SHA256

      e9b94cae938b5549cc9645b0e15337bc0ff894b9413305351937cf7831347d85

      SHA512

      69fe825e8c41cdc852407eb2d396344341ceeabcec2edb0bebe269245ca305796975a88d81d557b5cde3fe84c235fb4c26bbad60541b19709ede1240387c956b

    • \Windows\SysWOW64\%Windows\Windows DataPoint\Windows Data Start.exe
      Filesize

      1.0MB

      MD5

      9e3dac5c792d10815c94ae9474c93aa8

      SHA1

      da3ffcfa7c41e842ea80548105fac93252149550

      SHA256

      e9b94cae938b5549cc9645b0e15337bc0ff894b9413305351937cf7831347d85

      SHA512

      69fe825e8c41cdc852407eb2d396344341ceeabcec2edb0bebe269245ca305796975a88d81d557b5cde3fe84c235fb4c26bbad60541b19709ede1240387c956b

    • memory/848-82-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044F000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      316KB

    • memory/848-80-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044F000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      316KB

    • memory/848-81-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044F000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      316KB

    • memory/848-97-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044F000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      316KB

    • memory/848-83-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044F000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      316KB

    • memory/848-84-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044F000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      316KB

    • memory/848-85-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044F000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      316KB

    • memory/848-86-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/848-87-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044F000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      316KB

    • memory/848-90-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044F000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      316KB

    • memory/1056-77-0x0000000008070000-0x0000000008142000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      840KB

    • memory/1056-67-0x0000000000990000-0x0000000000AA2000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      1.1MB

    • memory/1056-78-0x0000000002040000-0x000000000208C000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      304KB

    • memory/1056-76-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      48KB

    • memory/1056-74-0x0000000004E20000-0x0000000004E60000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      256KB

    • memory/1056-72-0x0000000004E20000-0x0000000004E60000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      256KB

    • memory/1056-73-0x0000000000290000-0x00000000002A4000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      80KB

    • memory/1060-120-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/1060-54-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/1144-101-0x0000000000520000-0x0000000000560000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      256KB

    • memory/1144-102-0x0000000000520000-0x0000000000560000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      256KB

    • memory/1144-100-0x0000000000310000-0x0000000000324000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      80KB

    • memory/1144-99-0x0000000000A30000-0x0000000000B42000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      1.1MB

    • memory/1588-128-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/1588-132-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044F000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      316KB

    • memory/1588-133-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044F000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      316KB

    • memory/1588-134-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044F000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      316KB

    • memory/1588-135-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044F000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      316KB