hxxps://outlook[.]office365[.]com/Encryption/retrieve[.]ashx?recipientemailaddress=16808215-f817-43bf-b68c-468a1b9baba5%40phisher[.]knowbe4[.]com&senderemailaddress=cecilia[.]mojica%40tdlr[.]texas[.]gov&senderorganization=AwF7AAAAAncAAAADAQAAAKIMcJ%2b%2ba0VHhLGy4ZQ3XoxPVT10ZGxyLm9ubWljcm9zb2Z0LmNvbSxPVT1NaWNyb3NvZnQgRXhjaGFuZ2UgSG9zdGVkIE9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbnMsREM9TkFNUFIwOUEwMDUsREM9UFJPRCxEQz1PVVRMT09LLERDPUNPTVB242xaeCpLuH7aQ4rVuNlDTj1Db25maWd1cmF0aW9uLENOPXRkbHIub25taWNyb3NvZnQuY29tLENOPUNvbmZpZ3VyYXRpb25Vbml0cyxEQz1OQU1QUjA5QTAwNSxEQz1QUk9ELERDPU9VVExPT0ssREM9Q09NAQ%3d%3d&messageid=%3cSA9PR09MB59995815FF71894A02353575B4809%40SA9PR09MB5999[.]namprd09[.]prod[.]outlook[.]com%3e&cfmRecipient=SystemMailbox%7bD0E409A0-AF9B-4720-92FE-AAC869B0D201%7d%40tdlr[.]onmicrosoft[.]com&consumerEncryption=false&senderorgid=eb8d3d3b-a14f-4a6a-ad4b-27283ad00df6&urldecoded=1&e4e_sdata=CGHILYsE2EU1m6wlk8PPqXmmVoaUBily%2fBc5cvo0LNHvIULHeCT2%2bEmdO4Gz%2fahjwfE4LB18dFWf7XzRnUWG53lri0sBKLRbIFeOCZX3mB8gMNl8790t1gQ%2fY0UmJN2SWoS7ibZxlZi9ljh8msRxOKqFAqg4K6HdpkcfMn0cdoDQ1bVUSrzve65ARQkZPW8sKVplDwIApWEVf6dBl6FjI%2fxXX4ba%2fYYeRV8tp1q8ZJyX%2fVtogfFIKO4vjRMi9%2fk3hwp71yYwt8PEsGO%2fLOQQI4W%2f0Kc7U2FISCrXJmM7iV9E74l4d61vj7sLUU5UEsKBW9wyz2yrVtprSY4NOCPadw%3d%3d

General

Target

https://outlook.office365.com/Encryption/retrieve.ashx?recipientemailaddress=16808215-f817-43bf-b68c-468a1b9baba5%40phisher.knowbe4.com&senderemailaddress=cecilia.mojica%40tdlr.texas.gov&senderorganization=AwF7AAAAAncAAAADAQAAAKIMcJ%2b%2ba0VHhLGy4ZQ3XoxPVT10ZGxyLm9ubWljcm9zb2Z0LmNvbSxPVT1NaWNyb3NvZnQgRXhjaGFuZ2UgSG9zdGVkIE9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbnMsREM9TkFNUFIwOUEwMDUsREM9UFJPRCxEQz1PVVRMT09LLERDPUNPTVB242xaeCpLuH7aQ4rVuNlDTj1Db25maWd1cmF0aW9uLENOPXRkbHIub25taWNyb3NvZnQuY29tLENOPUNvbmZpZ3VyYXRpb25Vbml0cyxEQz1OQU1QUjA5QTAwNSxEQz1QUk9ELERDPU9VVExPT0ssREM9Q09NAQ%3d%3d&messageid=%3cSA9PR09MB59995815FF71894A02353575B4809%40SA9PR09MB5999.namprd09.prod.outlook.com%3e&cfmRecipient=SystemMailbox%7bD0E409A0-AF9B-4720-92FE-AAC869B0D201%7d%40tdlr.onmicrosoft.com&consumerEncryption=false&senderorgid=eb8d3d3b-a14f-4a6a-ad4b-27283ad00df6&urldecoded=1&e4e_sdata=CGHILYsE2EU1m6wlk8PPqXmmVoaUBily%2fBc5cvo0LNHvIULHeCT2%2bEmdO4Gz%2fahjwfE4LB18dFWf7XzRnUWG53lri0sBKLRbIFeOCZX3mB8gMNl8790t1gQ%2fY0UmJN2SWoS7ibZxlZi9ljh8msRxOKqFAqg4K6HdpkcfMn0cdoDQ1bVUSrzve65ARQkZPW8sKVplDwIApWEVf6dBl6FjI%2fxXX4ba%2fYYeRV8tp1q8ZJyX%2fVtogfFIKO4vjRMi9%2fk3hwp71yYwt8PEsGO%2fLOQQI4W%2f0Kc7U2FISCrXJmM7iV9E74l4d61vj7sLUU5UEsKBW9wyz2yrVtprSY4NOCPadw%3d%3d

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-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb010000000eb827cf93ddd146af8365c0e3ca13020000000002000000000010660000000100002000000003556ac6f339f0f0eb1618a07df2f5187d76f23919e791cb9f0745a59ebfe2a9000000000e8000000002000020000000aa034954f4560a02029db98c340d2fc94ccfaed93a15b294287d328c245d524b200000009ef0d8f495f0c0fb466456a08a021eeea57751defa14c0792e7ab34b09ccb12f40000000ba002d30291e5dbb88a07aa012752cf5c54c2786cdb7b89520acf19d67ee69fe56139676f56c2ab3a7c7450972d284d31ad7bccba142c1d15dcc9d02cb8cd388	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery\AdminActive = "0"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastTTLLowDateTime = "1251635200"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateLowDateTime = "3472723492"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastUpdateLowDateTime = "3437722765"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FullScreen = "no"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateHighDateTime = "31022285"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IESettingSync	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateHighDateTime = "31022285"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NTPFirstRun = "1"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IESettingSync\SlowSettingTypesChanged = "2"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastUpdateHighDateTime = "31022285"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastTTLHighDateTime = "50"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateLowDateTime = "3437722765"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\CompatibilityFlags = "0"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive\{F7D8EC9D-C8C0-11ED-BDA1-DE61172DF127} = "0"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Window_Placement = 2c0000000200000003000000ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff2400000024000000aa04000089020000	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\en-US = "en-US.1"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\NextUpdateDate = "386261642"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = f014dcd2cd5cd901	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb010000000eb827cf93ddd146af8365c0e3ca1302000000000200000000001066000000010000200000005348cf3486181abc2b4fec4447817e51748a40f7936228be57b7105f4c6034b3000000000e80000000020000200000002b27f9b40bb1dc2f99615b2b8a6f88c052e4a29c1c4b5fc270fe85cc9661152120000000d67213064e70d63b651cc531ca121b817a4fcc15a42f071977424af5f55df9054000000037ffba4a26d3f6aece45bab0070ef894336191a01b0c609940d85d283830cab86a520de994b6e68dd55be0c600c0c8000a2e2156fdf4e840a8c3bb234bff2728	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = b0e2f3d2cd5cd901	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

Processes:

iexplore.exe

pid process

2136 iexplore.exe
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs

Processes:

iexplore.exeIEXPLORE.EXE

pid process

2136 iexplore.exe
2136 iexplore.exe
3712 IEXPLORE.EXE
3712 IEXPLORE.EXE
3712 IEXPLORE.EXE
3712 IEXPLORE.EXE

pid	process
2136	iexplore.exe

pid	process
2136	iexplore.exe
2136	iexplore.exe
3712	IEXPLORE.EXE
3712	IEXPLORE.EXE
3712	IEXPLORE.EXE
3712	IEXPLORE.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes:

iexplore.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2136 wrote to memory of 3712	2136	iexplore.exe	IEXPLORE.EXE
PID 2136 wrote to memory of 3712	2136	iexplore.exe	IEXPLORE.EXE
PID 2136 wrote to memory of 3712	2136	iexplore.exe	IEXPLORE.EXE

C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" https://outlook.office365.com/Encryption/retrieve.ashx?recipientemailaddress=16808215-f817-43bf-b68c-468a1b9baba5%40phisher.knowbe4.com&senderemailaddress=cecilia.mojica%40tdlr.texas.gov&senderorganization=AwF7AAAAAncAAAADAQAAAKIMcJ%2b%2ba0VHhLGy4ZQ3XoxPVT10ZGxyLm9ubWljcm9zb2Z0LmNvbSxPVT1NaWNyb3NvZnQgRXhjaGFuZ2UgSG9zdGVkIE9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbnMsREM9TkFNUFIwOUEwMDUsREM9UFJPRCxEQz1PVVRMT09LLERDPUNPTVB242xaeCpLuH7aQ4rVuNlDTj1Db25maWd1cmF0aW9uLENOPXRkbHIub25taWNyb3NvZnQuY29tLENOPUNvbmZpZ3VyYXRpb25Vbml0cyxEQz1OQU1QUjA5QTAwNSxEQz1QUk9ELERDPU9VVExPT0ssREM9Q09NAQ%3d%3d&messageid=%3cSA9PR09MB59995815FF71894A02353575B4809%40SA9PR09MB5999.namprd09.prod.outlook.com%3e&cfmRecipient=SystemMailbox%7bD0E409A0-AF9B-4720-92FE-AAC869B0D201%7d%40tdlr.onmicrosoft.com&consumerEncryption=false&senderorgid=eb8d3d3b-a14f-4a6a-ad4b-27283ad00df6&urldecoded=1&e4e_sdata=CGHILYsE2EU1m6wlk8PPqXmmVoaUBily%2fBc5cvo0LNHvIULHeCT2%2bEmdO4Gz%2fahjwfE4LB18dFWf7XzRnUWG53lri0sBKLRbIFeOCZX3mB8gMNl8790t1gQ%2fY0UmJN2SWoS7ibZxlZi9ljh8msRxOKqFAqg4K6HdpkcfMn0cdoDQ1bVUSrzve65ARQkZPW8sKVplDwIApWEVf6dBl6FjI%2fxXX4ba%2fYYeRV8tp1q8ZJyX%2fVtogfFIKO4vjRMi9%2fk3hwp71yYwt8PEsGO%2fLOQQI4W%2f0Kc7U2FISCrXJmM7iV9E74l4d61vj7sLUU5UEsKBW9wyz2yrVtprSY4NOCPadw%3d%3d
1⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2136

C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:2136 CREDAT:17410 /prefetch:2
2⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:3712

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\q7s3h6i\imagestore.dat
Filesize
5KB

MD5
a9f89fa1e2803b2b0611b8360ca6356c

SHA1
ee086cedafd921f39219c03cd4974ac6930ab08c

SHA256
a07c946bd73cd4a1f9844effc72f989b295ac13f9e758ee7f31e4743862961d7

SHA512
ad2ae4f411150151cd697f0d5878e2dd13d39b6ff5ff5d2b5282677b8d79590a31946d7477509726c84b97e9ab1d446cf0ece5f0e52620ceedcd4eee28199da0

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\0BMP3ERH\favicon[1].ico
Filesize
5KB

MD5
f82312f1281e8d6c87f7ffca0a7d147c

SHA1
103d0c7b915b40584e0543856e87b360568fe8c8

SHA256
dec51a1a5c6f5daddebe7c7d1048319969446f03de89a953c3c3514f8db08e8a

SHA512
c9ea288cc6d9d4b9872fcc49fd2ad461c9600b807311cd82c07c68465224d3a6004fa89f60088a34bbcf4ca96404f5a1b01e6009ca4fd964d63a53cf856f7c0c

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\K941J8ND\suggestions[1].en-US
Filesize
17KB

MD5
5a34cb996293fde2cb7a4ac89587393a

SHA1
3c96c993500690d1a77873cd62bc639b3a10653f

SHA256
c6a5377cbc07eece33790cfc70572e12c7a48ad8296be25c0cc805a1f384dbad

SHA512
e1b7d0107733f81937415104e70f68b1be6fd0ca65dccf4ff72637943d44278d3a77f704aedff59d2dbc0d56a609b2590c8ec0dd6bc48ab30f1dad0c07a0a3ee

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