hxxps://icosahedron-crow-aaf7[.]squarespace[.]com/

Analysis

max time kernel
83s
max time network
130s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20230220-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20230220-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
07/03/2023, 11:36

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General

Target

https://icosahedron-crow-aaf7.squarespace.com/

Score

1^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 39 IoCs

adware spyware

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\en-US = "en-US.1"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\NextUpdateDate = "384957572"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = 30dc218cf150d901	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\CompatibilityFlags = "0"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IESettingSync\SlowSettingTypesChanged = "2"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastUpdateLowDateTime = "2289000227"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateLowDateTime = "2289000227"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb0100000016b1b6fc7cfc59429b2ebf78760d5fe30000000002000000000010660000000100002000000089b79660102cb5731738b2e187db94eeb9cfedfed369620b010d82cf4e804462000000000e8000000002000020000000124153dca216c83c3534d10c2f59e0b3fab1dae48f166fc0b1eca3ee914b84c12000000016bf497d288801c211f39b90b6a2e40e3d003ce8782712790ba3535f6ead49cd40000000c9d54c0ec1c86b9a5fc39b6bece87e18ad948f882facaed88eb5392015a15bc3220767b1aaf9dfc509d034a5335406174519fb073edaa5561b45579ca654b223	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery\AdminActive = "0"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive\{B37FBF0B-BCE4-11ED-9EF6-5A0CB913B9C1} = "0"	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FullScreen = "no"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IESettingSync	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastUpdateHighDateTime = "31019249"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateHighDateTime = "31019249"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb0100000016b1b6fc7cfc59429b2ebf78760d5fe300000000020000000000106600000001000020000000ecd1bcc51db9e7929eb6b56bf9d6e689c9245acc93bfc205b7ef7482d6bb0dde000000000e80000000020000200000006e0d9bae3da11c72808a0c2e8c0a9f56ff252a6447094f93eba5399b1dcfc9b820000000c59de78ae8b568e7d20c28cca883f83e6a604e930d133a29167edda00a9ca3d6400000005b79639bf8bb2aa64bd7e2cd76d772d13101ef636915ca3ce5c89eb68c66550244518e3eb3c4ec3a681fddb7ef3599d0a7d65694132ba2b78f960a9c11652edb	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastTTLLowDateTime = "1251635200"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastTTLHighDateTime = "50"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = 709d078cf150d901	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Window_Placement = 2c0000000200000003000000ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff2400000024000000aa04000089020000	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateLowDateTime = "2300094559"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateHighDateTime = "31019249"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NTPFirstRun = "1"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
780	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs

pid	Process
780	iexplore.exe
780	iexplore.exe
452	IEXPLORE.EXE
452	IEXPLORE.EXE
452	IEXPLORE.EXE
452	IEXPLORE.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 780 wrote to memory of 452	780	iexplore.exe	86
PID 780 wrote to memory of 452	780	iexplore.exe	86
PID 780 wrote to memory of 452	780	iexplore.exe	86

C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" https://icosahedron-crow-aaf7.squarespace.com/
1⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:780
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:780 CREDAT:17410 /prefetch:2
  2⤵
  - Modifies Internet Explorer settings
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:452

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\Local\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\imagestore\feo4h2u\imagestore.dat

Filesize
6KB

MD5
d3513e8fff50057be47ee364c5523fe4

SHA1
8564c26d0e34050c810ccd8fb36e62d7fd1fc7e4

SHA256
93ca2928f781ee35102fa84d737c23a90cd2965bd72b45e23a794fd32fdb5e4e

SHA512
678a7d8484791e2a2ab44945e76feec9a9240bbbb47de824497a4edfafc114f4d2620a2d8c3885a307f07d4e50bd6df20653f62d415cffb92ce2191c89fbc395

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\UUIKWEAJ\suggestions[1].en-US

Filesize
17KB

MD5
5a34cb996293fde2cb7a4ac89587393a

SHA1
3c96c993500690d1a77873cd62bc639b3a10653f

SHA256
c6a5377cbc07eece33790cfc70572e12c7a48ad8296be25c0cc805a1f384dbad

SHA512
e1b7d0107733f81937415104e70f68b1be6fd0ca65dccf4ff72637943d44278d3a77f704aedff59d2dbc0d56a609b2590c8ec0dd6bc48ab30f1dad0c07a0a3ee

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\WPCK8CWE\default-favicon[1].ico

Filesize
6KB

MD5
aa78d04664d6b65058ff847eb8d2d821

SHA1
abbe5f24dae7833b596beab1c431f58e1c1c95e0

SHA256
0d75fa1c9f78745b408f55992519c9bd64dfdd5c1b456c5f48b5dc7c43184a8a

SHA512
828d6f59938220694cf3a851157f0ffb2179dfed687da2f15927c8f119852c8f4625356b05d56404aac91e1846974dfec459387ac353a513baa4048bbae5aa0c

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