Malware Analysis Report

2025-08-06 03:59

Sample ID 230308-htwavsea5w
Target Leadingwin.co.zip
SHA256 57046f0e455566b707942031676202747915b671f33122fa56460d26a17f6713
Tags
macro macro_on_action emotet epoch4 banker persistence trojan
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V6

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

57046f0e455566b707942031676202747915b671f33122fa56460d26a17f6713

Threat Level: Known bad

The file Leadingwin.co.zip was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

macro macro_on_action emotet epoch4 banker persistence trojan

Emotet

Process spawned unexpected child process

Suspicious Office macro

Office macro that triggers on suspicious action

Loads dropped DLL

Adds Run key to start application

Drops file in Windows directory

Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow

Script User-Agent

Enumerates system info in registry

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Modifies registry class

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Modifies Internet Explorer settings

Checks processor information in registry

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2023-03-08 07:02

Signatures

Office macro that triggers on suspicious action

macro macro_on_action
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Suspicious Office macro

macro
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2023-03-08 07:02

Reported

2023-03-08 07:05

Platform

win7-20230220-en

Max time kernel

106s

Max time network

36s

Command Line

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE" /n "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\42543424254673870027753__2023-08-03_1457.doc"

Signatures

Process spawned unexpected child process

Description Indicator Process Target
Parent C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE is not expected to spawn this process N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE

Loads dropped DLL

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe N/A

Drops file in Windows directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File opened for modification C:\Windows\Debug\WIA\wiatrace.log C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE N/A

Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present

Modifies Internet Explorer settings

adware spyware
Description Indicator Process Target
Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE N/A
Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE N/A
Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit\command\command = 7800620027004200560035002100210021002100210021002100210021004d004b004b0053006b0057004f0052004400460069006c00650073003e00620069002400540021005600210030005a003d007b0050006b00300076006d007e0041005a00750020002f006e002000220025003100220000000000 C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE N/A
Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE N/A
Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote\ = "res://C:\\PROGRA~2\\MICROS~1\\Office14\\ONBttnIE.dll/105" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote\Contexts = "55" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE N/A
Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit\ = "&Edit" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE N/A
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\"" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE N/A
Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel\ = "res://C:\\PROGRA~2\\MICROS~1\\Office14\\EXCEL.EXE/3000" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit\command C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE N/A
Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit\command\command = 7800620027004200560035002100210021002100210021002100210021004d004b004b0053006b0057004f0052004400460069006c00650073003e00620069002400540021005600210030005a003d007b0050006b00300076006d007e0041005a00750020002f006e002000220025003100220000000000 C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShowDiscussionButton = "Yes" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE N/A
Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit\COMMAND C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit\ = "&Edit" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE N/A
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\"" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel\Contexts = "1" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE N/A
Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit\COMMAND C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit\command C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE N/A

Modifies registry class

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

Script User-Agent

Description Indicator Process Target
HTTP User-Agent header Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; Win32; WinHttp.WinHttpRequest.5) N/A N/A

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE N/A

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe N/A

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 1640 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 1640 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 1640 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 1640 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 1640 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 1640 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 1640 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
PID 1640 wrote to memory of 1972 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
PID 1640 wrote to memory of 1972 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
PID 1640 wrote to memory of 1972 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
PID 1640 wrote to memory of 1972 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
PID 1640 wrote to memory of 1972 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
PID 1640 wrote to memory of 1972 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
PID 1640 wrote to memory of 1972 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
PID 1972 wrote to memory of 636 N/A C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
PID 1972 wrote to memory of 636 N/A C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
PID 1972 wrote to memory of 636 N/A C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
PID 1972 wrote to memory of 636 N/A C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
PID 1972 wrote to memory of 636 N/A C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 1216 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE C:\Windows\splwow64.exe
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 1216 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE C:\Windows\splwow64.exe
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 1216 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE C:\Windows\splwow64.exe
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 1216 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE C:\Windows\splwow64.exe

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\42543424254673870027753__2023-08-03_1457.doc"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe

"C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe" /s "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\080301.tmp"

C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe

/s "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\080301.tmp"

C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe

C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe "C:\Windows\system32\SAlkohjqRxap\VtUkGY.dll"

C:\Windows\splwow64.exe

C:\Windows\splwow64.exe 12288

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 www.dnautik.com udp
RS 195.252.110.130:80 www.dnautik.com tcp

Files

memory/1248-54-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp

memory/1248-81-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000004F0000-memory.dmp

memory/1248-82-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000004F0000-memory.dmp

memory/1248-80-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000004F0000-memory.dmp

memory/1248-79-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000004F0000-memory.dmp

memory/1248-87-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000004F0000-memory.dmp

memory/1248-88-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000004F0000-memory.dmp

memory/1248-86-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000004F0000-memory.dmp

memory/1248-85-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000004F0000-memory.dmp

memory/1248-84-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000004F0000-memory.dmp

memory/1248-83-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000004F0000-memory.dmp

memory/1248-89-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000004F0000-memory.dmp

memory/1248-90-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000004F0000-memory.dmp

memory/1248-91-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000004F0000-memory.dmp

memory/1248-92-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000004F0000-memory.dmp

memory/1248-94-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000004F0000-memory.dmp

memory/1248-93-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000004F0000-memory.dmp

memory/1248-96-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000004F0000-memory.dmp

memory/1248-95-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000004F0000-memory.dmp

memory/1248-97-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000004F0000-memory.dmp

memory/1248-98-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000004F0000-memory.dmp

memory/1248-121-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000004F0000-memory.dmp

memory/1248-163-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000004F0000-memory.dmp

memory/1248-168-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000004F0000-memory.dmp

memory/1248-205-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000004F0000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\080304.zip

MD5 d347a9e713947d67f6f575738ef07cd7
SHA1 f51f3983960517b07bb97f5ba5495480a31c8c0f
SHA256 22babdda065e864cc6309f90833994a36353ae21d3a7be6e3aafaf51024448f0
SHA512 5aef4fe8dbf87c3ff7e11af5e76912ef4e91e51246935132ee38a404c1f86cc464b527c2d47750930472121a23d1741e7c8e57f5ce41904af0d065bf6555a651

memory/1248-1077-0x0000000005EC0000-0x0000000005EC1000-memory.dmp

\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\080301.tmp

MD5 4f214becc5f8ac8bd13adef8437f7002
SHA1 a3b804db0726191408db0dd6fd82c8d8bd5722d0
SHA256 d7282f411b6f68f5c3a1657eb37a0f550d9d966a169b9290043d9e93b5f18ba3
SHA512 4f852216ca25459b2e2f2961d8a7acb011cccbe712a3eb54677967b92ecb9289a4770de3b7716a52f96aa33233b04607e63070e00a5c05fae078e399b3d1d9fe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\080301.tmp

MD5 4f214becc5f8ac8bd13adef8437f7002
SHA1 a3b804db0726191408db0dd6fd82c8d8bd5722d0
SHA256 d7282f411b6f68f5c3a1657eb37a0f550d9d966a169b9290043d9e93b5f18ba3
SHA512 4f852216ca25459b2e2f2961d8a7acb011cccbe712a3eb54677967b92ecb9289a4770de3b7716a52f96aa33233b04607e63070e00a5c05fae078e399b3d1d9fe

\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\080301.tmp

MD5 4f214becc5f8ac8bd13adef8437f7002
SHA1 a3b804db0726191408db0dd6fd82c8d8bd5722d0
SHA256 d7282f411b6f68f5c3a1657eb37a0f550d9d966a169b9290043d9e93b5f18ba3
SHA512 4f852216ca25459b2e2f2961d8a7acb011cccbe712a3eb54677967b92ecb9289a4770de3b7716a52f96aa33233b04607e63070e00a5c05fae078e399b3d1d9fe

memory/1972-1264-0x00000000001A0000-0x00000000001A1000-memory.dmp

memory/1248-1270-0x0000000005EC0000-0x0000000005EC1000-memory.dmp

memory/636-1271-0x00000000002F0000-0x00000000002F1000-memory.dmp

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

MD5 5388224b2a289ca8add3c9984c35ce45
SHA1 9e5aaa29b541f06a85d97208496e82ab47a98038
SHA256 b91a74f6ef3f798210d878aa5a7f481eb0fe03e2fd2b199801283d17c07e7777
SHA512 d8beea5b364d9bba2e25bdddb1a3c846163d4cc92345fd84a6104ebaa7921d934bc25de49624c48060479c31c90c749ba66fe34390671aff09e267d1244a1763

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2023-03-08 07:02

Reported

2023-03-08 07:05

Platform

win10v2004-20230220-en

Max time kernel

150s

Max time network

160s

Command Line

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE" /n "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\42543424254673870027753__2023-08-03_1457.doc" /o ""

Signatures

Emotet

trojan banker emotet

Process spawned unexpected child process

Description Indicator Process Target
Parent C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE is not expected to spawn this process N/A C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE

Loads dropped DLL

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe N/A

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\SKGEpusQrY.dll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\regsvr32.exe \"C:\\Windows\\system32\\RmQIoWZDIgpPA\\SKGEpusQrY.dll\"" C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe N/A

Checks processor information in registry

Description Indicator Process Target
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE N/A

Enumerates system info in registry

Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemFamily C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE N/A

Script User-Agent

Description Indicator Process Target
HTTP User-Agent header Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; Win32; WinHttp.WinHttpRequest.5) N/A N/A

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE N/A

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE" /n "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\42543424254673870027753__2023-08-03_1457.doc" /o ""

C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe

"C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe" /s "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\080303.tmp"

C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe

C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe "C:\Windows\system32\RmQIoWZDIgpPA\SKGEpusQrY.dll"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 241.150.49.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 76.38.195.152.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 132.17.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 104.219.191.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 191.88.109.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 16.42.107.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 www.dnautik.com udp
RS 195.252.110.130:80 www.dnautik.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 130.110.252.195.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 154.239.44.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 66.112.168.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 86.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa udp
IE 13.69.239.74:443 tcp
NL 173.223.113.164:443 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 0.77.109.52.in-addr.arpa udp
NL 8.238.178.126:80 tcp
FR 91.121.146.47:8080 91.121.146.47 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 47.146.121.91.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 177.238.32.23.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/4476-133-0x00007FFCB8610000-0x00007FFCB8620000-memory.dmp

memory/4476-134-0x00007FFCB8610000-0x00007FFCB8620000-memory.dmp

memory/4476-135-0x00007FFCB8610000-0x00007FFCB8620000-memory.dmp

memory/4476-136-0x00007FFCB8610000-0x00007FFCB8620000-memory.dmp

memory/4476-137-0x00007FFCB8610000-0x00007FFCB8620000-memory.dmp

memory/4476-138-0x00007FFCB6330000-0x00007FFCB6340000-memory.dmp

memory/4476-139-0x00007FFCB6330000-0x00007FFCB6340000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\080305.zip

MD5 d347a9e713947d67f6f575738ef07cd7
SHA1 f51f3983960517b07bb97f5ba5495480a31c8c0f
SHA256 22babdda065e864cc6309f90833994a36353ae21d3a7be6e3aafaf51024448f0
SHA512 5aef4fe8dbf87c3ff7e11af5e76912ef4e91e51246935132ee38a404c1f86cc464b527c2d47750930472121a23d1741e7c8e57f5ce41904af0d065bf6555a651

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\080303.tmp

MD5 4f214becc5f8ac8bd13adef8437f7002
SHA1 a3b804db0726191408db0dd6fd82c8d8bd5722d0
SHA256 d7282f411b6f68f5c3a1657eb37a0f550d9d966a169b9290043d9e93b5f18ba3
SHA512 4f852216ca25459b2e2f2961d8a7acb011cccbe712a3eb54677967b92ecb9289a4770de3b7716a52f96aa33233b04607e63070e00a5c05fae078e399b3d1d9fe

memory/3460-177-0x0000000180000000-0x000000018002D000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\080303.tmp

MD5 4f214becc5f8ac8bd13adef8437f7002
SHA1 a3b804db0726191408db0dd6fd82c8d8bd5722d0
SHA256 d7282f411b6f68f5c3a1657eb37a0f550d9d966a169b9290043d9e93b5f18ba3
SHA512 4f852216ca25459b2e2f2961d8a7acb011cccbe712a3eb54677967b92ecb9289a4770de3b7716a52f96aa33233b04607e63070e00a5c05fae078e399b3d1d9fe

memory/3460-180-0x0000000001240000-0x0000000001241000-memory.dmp

C:\Windows\System32\RmQIoWZDIgpPA\SKGEpusQrY.dll

MD5 4f214becc5f8ac8bd13adef8437f7002
SHA1 a3b804db0726191408db0dd6fd82c8d8bd5722d0
SHA256 d7282f411b6f68f5c3a1657eb37a0f550d9d966a169b9290043d9e93b5f18ba3
SHA512 4f852216ca25459b2e2f2961d8a7acb011cccbe712a3eb54677967b92ecb9289a4770de3b7716a52f96aa33233b04607e63070e00a5c05fae078e399b3d1d9fe

memory/4128-188-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

memory/4476-216-0x00007FFCB8610000-0x00007FFCB8620000-memory.dmp

memory/4476-215-0x00007FFCB8610000-0x00007FFCB8620000-memory.dmp

memory/4476-218-0x00007FFCB8610000-0x00007FFCB8620000-memory.dmp

memory/4476-217-0x00007FFCB8610000-0x00007FFCB8620000-memory.dmp