hxxps://termbank[.]aacglobal[.]com/termbank

General

Target

https://termbank.aacglobal.com/termbank

Score

1^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 39 IoCs

adware spyware

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

iexplore.exeIEXPLORE.EXE

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Window_Placement = 2c0000000200000003000000ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff2400000024000000aa04000089020000	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastTTLLowDateTime = "1251635200"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateLowDateTime = "1353860819"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastUpdateHighDateTime = "31021587"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IESettingSync	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FullScreen = "no"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastTTLHighDateTime = "50"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateLowDateTime = "1363860957"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NTPFirstRun = "1"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb01000000c884d0db6b01394f84d012a5eedc1d2d0000000002000000000010660000000100002000000079cb07bcceffaba794abd44da66e96026c3d866205e2dadca11a5498575a8302000000000e80000000020000200000009c87fae11012e3da6e97711e48fdc272e23b9e5ba3ea4140b02ab3dc21d8af9d20000000a2a0059e7891ca815aab573bc477f127ffd074844df7fc1b0f9a0ec8d07b0e364000000010153871a15014c0a4146ffebc4b8b7705566bddadac7c8e4cbecb2f10c2b144f369180a078ea1a1d22e3d5254c9023e05ba60bc2be6761b30f9264e958b2b6e	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateHighDateTime = "31021587"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb01000000c884d0db6b01394f84d012a5eedc1d2d000000000200000000001066000000010000200000005aa6d7b51155aa6e31b1ea9657b98581d4e88db43e6e0e2a052bcca6a7c70b92000000000e80000000020000200000009f6b67734f0ee840f8a810b8effaab362c75d59cd708104b4b077749d2b4a424200000004a1f4ed22e361c61085ca3a3f2c821dc6dc99b3c6a74d2c639dc509d4091ea56400000009e0cbec0abb3f2ec2575d55ff80cb7679e28c53b9b0a819454a2aba9d1d049e1ec849a1df64cfb2f19c5cd790158e598f9532adf750caa5c6c5e7d57ffb9a2ab	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\en-US = "en-US.1"	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateHighDateTime = "31021587"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = 700eb853135ad901	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive\{7BC4E57A-C606-11ED-B7D7-42C2EBB090FB} = "0"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IESettingSync\SlowSettingTypesChanged = "2"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery\AdminActive = "0"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\CompatibilityFlags = "0"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = 30dccf53135ad901	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\NextUpdateDate = "385961642"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastUpdateLowDateTime = "1353860819"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

Processes:

iexplore.exe

pid process

2352 iexplore.exe
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs

Processes:

iexplore.exeIEXPLORE.EXE

pid process

2352 iexplore.exe
2352 iexplore.exe
1008 IEXPLORE.EXE
1008 IEXPLORE.EXE
1008 IEXPLORE.EXE
1008 IEXPLORE.EXE

pid	process
2352	iexplore.exe

pid	process
2352	iexplore.exe
2352	iexplore.exe
1008	IEXPLORE.EXE
1008	IEXPLORE.EXE
1008	IEXPLORE.EXE
1008	IEXPLORE.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes:

iexplore.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 1008	2352	iexplore.exe	IEXPLORE.EXE
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 1008	2352	iexplore.exe	IEXPLORE.EXE
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 1008	2352	iexplore.exe	IEXPLORE.EXE

C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" https://termbank.aacglobal.com/termbank
1⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2352

C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:2352 CREDAT:17410 /prefetch:2
2⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:1008

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Lateral Movement

Collection

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\imagestore\9afmek3\imagestore.dat
Filesize
982B

MD5
436d83a06a24dbe9773d6c07cd9ef3dc

SHA1
24018cac5271268a48c46920ccbf03950d0d57f1

SHA256
738f41cc557795ff25f02dcc06092093f100d4de7da453d4fdabce693549bb96

SHA512
dc7a4d9d5f39f3ee934daf97de3777f2ba5231662793af0bda63b6ddcb20aa249eac24094e55929795002ab34075cc227e39808ec9dbb8ab8e7f1fbc23a865a5

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\DKFP9JBL\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\G1ORIWBN\cropped-acolad-32x32-089d3c459f521236ce43e2eec295925d3441c976600e97b51b56a27f8612a54b[1].png
Filesize
692B

MD5
01a021a5f25c6061388cf2190380a8b1

SHA1
75d3737be94f05a95a0bf0dd7c91a67b3c7570df

SHA256
089d3c459f521236ce43e2eec295925d3441c976600e97b51b56a27f8612a54b

SHA512
ab5b5da4ed44a931492f9044da34d6c907f4ecce8ab10ff271a2f3b2016fcd1b597f8eb0a0af54a4a61e8a1292bce7ed92218115602f8e77d67823b02be530c3

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