Analysis

  • max time kernel
    108s
  • max time network
    110s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20230220-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20230220-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    12-03-2023 02:18

General

  • Target

    b89b2d6eaed3863624271e5465f801ccba1838563a3c88e16927b0b4052f704d.docx

  • Size

    10KB

  • MD5

    f4c82379e41bccf127f9010ea87d8262

  • SHA1

    d5c10f72a585a3168bc3507486328d06f0d08019

  • SHA256

    b89b2d6eaed3863624271e5465f801ccba1838563a3c88e16927b0b4052f704d

  • SHA512

    38e2984a5df39ddf858de9657da038c6223d5af5cd606ce27f0de7f744c99a4b0e35ec71fc2b9a4f0a1c440400b54c1d0cadcd18de873860e0caf6545041028c

  • SSDEEP

    192:ScIMmtP1aIG/bslPL++uOvl+CVWBXJC0c3jC5R:SPXU/slT+LOvHkZC9jCT

Score
8/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Blocklisted process makes network request 1 IoCs
  • Downloads MZ/PE file
  • Abuses OpenXML format to download file from external location 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
  • 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: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 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\b89b2d6eaed3863624271e5465f801ccba1838563a3c88e16927b0b4052f704d.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:1376
    • C:\Windows\splwow64.exe
      C:\Windows\splwow64.exe 12288
      2⤵
        PID:588
    • 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:844
      • C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe
        "C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
        PID:1836

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

    Execution

    Scripting

    1
    T1064

    Exploitation for Client Execution

    1
    T1203

    Defense Evasion

    Scripting

    1
    T1064

    Modify Registry

    1
    T1112

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\14.0\OfficeFileCache\FSD-{E9175742-1AEE-4CF5-A61D-746D77BCB327}.FSD
      Filesize

      128KB

      MD5

      356f1c392088e57dec5f78b3325d9592

      SHA1

      35b6eb24aef5e4436a7a0976d6b7340ddf36c4b2

      SHA256

      08dc6f64f4a8763cef63758db00343e0cf6a9916d72f5b3d4e977477e14f3c81

      SHA512

      35023a67b6f9fb6ce74a33b6226a0a25a63f886857e38b4c5a00d69e0aacbbc944521fdc523c3f09da6695e938e3ebdcaea6ba069d542de52fc63454450d8d75

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\14.0\OfficeFileCache\LocalCacheFileEditManager\FSD-CNRY.FSD
      Filesize

      128KB

      MD5

      4854ff9b03a2f325bf40d90488596dff

      SHA1

      e382e85c4b562c28046fd95b3b28e9ae74469009

      SHA256

      e52fd74a92df77f00399415ea2b6beeee8b2701ce167dd148ec1118482582b4a

      SHA512

      2b8db727187bb1b6830670be8c2936f4c5990ca10ea469655f35655199157d1b4643a9126fdb4954da7345e88dbaec46c8c33488bf58d4dbf811f81237fda14d

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\14.0\OfficeFileCache\LocalCacheFileEditManager\FSD-{31A44D40-48D5-41F3-8578-0781542E2328}.FSD
      Filesize

      128KB

      MD5

      d40a1746390e0e3b7c29b4b4f3856240

      SHA1

      58677edce2e5edd39a2e6a5e0c896d2afce57aa9

      SHA256

      1ab2540cea7970697cb0dcf4685e3a39635e7523df1b5458e5f27abcf2bf2767

      SHA512

      417aecbeef7366740bb2f1f5d4dcdf0ca6b2b487c2f90bd5e4e3a5f6180309fd95b533b91134d247071e7cd707c5a82f51e42279d65b38547e3fb0b11470e87b

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\S7FIT0B8\hz...........hz[1].doc
      Filesize

      16KB

      MD5

      b70b6b11d348947264298dc43449b9a9

      SHA1

      bf685127779ec95babc2c449e34eec69f2a93eee

      SHA256

      0edba7adc522cd868ce53662fd04cfa6127a93ce1a64e8069931a7a1da6ce7c1

      SHA512

      3b7c83ee3ac9864ff50a98fca40affd81ca8efb26284aaa35d0028d2eb11c366023c1a3d9e1618ea5c7a9e6b511b48c828a0e4f6a2ed152ba4e790ef1ce36021

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{7921CAE9-A8DF-476B-A2DA-A981795C9EBD}
      Filesize

      128KB

      MD5

      737534cb9fd2b7eec44997fa368a675d

      SHA1

      9f560f019efc6ae9706d9d665a48c26b42f6e4a2

      SHA256

      b23e37466a07e2cb1164c5e2a31d7cfc11713b2b39ebad4f8aa6d2973db02fa3

      SHA512

      43da74bee0b0110d12114dfc776cb9866c87ea898e6e84f14f3e974cb66fbd19f47db41f3c7274a3750c3adc3c0189f7025706cccafcfc95a56f060cc0da1aed

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

      20KB

      MD5

      4326669c3db2ec105e20d4701b900d50

      SHA1

      15794840e8d2ff57d10942f74a87c54fffee4f20

      SHA256

      23ba0fa4fb13c196e7f31a4618ef8cf46834f263602aa1f2919677fca8afd32f

      SHA512

      a12593908cbf225d626132b7a9f3d8d26d3b1c4f227dd03c0a02d7140e038f9566f537b1f4886422d31f504fb5bc4f936a9f412cd4cedfec904e8b755f2f362e

    • C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe
      Filesize

      1.0MB

      MD5

      374fb48a959a96ce92ae0e4346763293

      SHA1

      ce9cba115e6efff3bf100335f04da05ffff82b9d

      SHA256

      f2d2638afb528c7476c9ee8e83ddb20e686b0b05f53f2f966fd9eb962427f8aa

      SHA512

      63b2858711ff1a219fe969d563307e9a708be165f9fcedfc2c1c48da270775d033ac915d361a8ac34a98d60904e0abf364b7ccaf27e9fc5a8993fe88c4bd26a3

    • C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe
      Filesize

      1.0MB

      MD5

      374fb48a959a96ce92ae0e4346763293

      SHA1

      ce9cba115e6efff3bf100335f04da05ffff82b9d

      SHA256

      f2d2638afb528c7476c9ee8e83ddb20e686b0b05f53f2f966fd9eb962427f8aa

      SHA512

      63b2858711ff1a219fe969d563307e9a708be165f9fcedfc2c1c48da270775d033ac915d361a8ac34a98d60904e0abf364b7ccaf27e9fc5a8993fe88c4bd26a3

    • \Users\Public\vbc.exe
      Filesize

      1.0MB

      MD5

      374fb48a959a96ce92ae0e4346763293

      SHA1

      ce9cba115e6efff3bf100335f04da05ffff82b9d

      SHA256

      f2d2638afb528c7476c9ee8e83ddb20e686b0b05f53f2f966fd9eb962427f8aa

      SHA512

      63b2858711ff1a219fe969d563307e9a708be165f9fcedfc2c1c48da270775d033ac915d361a8ac34a98d60904e0abf364b7ccaf27e9fc5a8993fe88c4bd26a3

    • \Users\Public\vbc.exe
      Filesize

      1.0MB

      MD5

      374fb48a959a96ce92ae0e4346763293

      SHA1

      ce9cba115e6efff3bf100335f04da05ffff82b9d

      SHA256

      f2d2638afb528c7476c9ee8e83ddb20e686b0b05f53f2f966fd9eb962427f8aa

      SHA512

      63b2858711ff1a219fe969d563307e9a708be165f9fcedfc2c1c48da270775d033ac915d361a8ac34a98d60904e0abf364b7ccaf27e9fc5a8993fe88c4bd26a3

    • memory/1376-54-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/1376-175-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB