hxxps://brandequity[.]economictimes[.]indiatimes[.]com/etl[.]php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspilots[.]com%2Femail%2Fverification%2F/hebnzi%2F%2F%2F%2Fpdisbrow@dcccd[.]edu

General

Target

https://brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/etl.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspilots.com%2Femail%2Fverification%2F/hebnzi%2F%2F%2F%[email protected]

Score

5^/10

microsoft phishing

Malware Config

Signatures

Detected potential entity reuse from brand microsoft.
phishing microsoft

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-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NTPFirstRun = "1"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastUpdateLowDateTime = "1857252763"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateHighDateTime = "31022480"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb01000000675316f82fdac74aa8f3bd7995064a9700000000020000000000106600000001000020000000bd958cc7da4c8303241bbd5fb93e8ee5aeb6efc72cb806a847b962578186f41a000000000e800000000200002000000011afc5569a74303c621b3be7fa4eea7225046dc95adb1c0b17034e9f3e721591200000009ce46a96fa13787a840c81947ccddd8fa4ddf3c79e66b8435001493773ae8ac540000000790ad00d5ca53788b0d1fc550d1cd17883f41c41193eb720537ff77565a5caf463f18253ff94b53db50edb3961bfbaa4b16930e85760d1e48c5e28ded7c15b82	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateHighDateTime = "31022480"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\en-US = "en-US.1"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery\AdminActive = "0"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = 002dc760905dd901	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastTTLLowDateTime = "1251635200"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive\{99CDDF53-C983-11ED-ABF7-42C2EBB090FB} = "0"	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FullScreen = "no"	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IESettingSync	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IESettingSync\SlowSettingTypesChanged = "2"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastTTLHighDateTime = "50"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MINIE\TabBandWidth = "500"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\NextUpdateDate = "386345233"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\CompatibilityFlags = "0"	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Window_Placement = 2c0000000200000003000000ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff2400000024000000aa04000089020000	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastUpdateHighDateTime = "31022480"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateLowDateTime = "1857407045"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateLowDateTime = "1866627523"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MINIE	iexplore.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

Processes:

iexplore.exe

pid process

1936 iexplore.exe
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

Processes:

iexplore.exe

pid process

1936 iexplore.exe
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs

Processes:

iexplore.exeIEXPLORE.EXE

pid process

1936 iexplore.exe
1936 iexplore.exe
4740 IEXPLORE.EXE
4740 IEXPLORE.EXE
4740 IEXPLORE.EXE
4740 IEXPLORE.EXE

pid	process
1936	iexplore.exe

pid	process
1936	iexplore.exe

pid	process
1936	iexplore.exe
1936	iexplore.exe
4740	IEXPLORE.EXE
4740	IEXPLORE.EXE
4740	IEXPLORE.EXE
4740	IEXPLORE.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes:

iexplore.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1936 wrote to memory of 4740	1936	iexplore.exe	IEXPLORE.EXE
PID 1936 wrote to memory of 4740	1936	iexplore.exe	IEXPLORE.EXE
PID 1936 wrote to memory of 4740	1936	iexplore.exe	IEXPLORE.EXE

C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" https://brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/etl.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspilots.com%2Femail%2Fverification%2F/hebnzi%2F%2F%2F%[email protected]
1⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1936

C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:1936 CREDAT:17410 /prefetch:2
2⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:4740

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\dcpq11e\imagestore.dat
Filesize
17KB

MD5
50c2f9ec0e500dc46283d52f32414ff8

SHA1
7512001ec5a799bf9c174ddb5d0ff9c4356acaba

SHA256
8a341baff6c8a12faf611124437b23578282d27903320835f9533b4b08cac367

SHA512
895c9a26a77218bc57b1490d78e086e54c3f6e2e9ca56f795e6ec0a4f831c92d75e41e30e076ab328a51b678390b93e5d3bc50e1f3c40aba2c45c3049a30d4ac

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\imagestore\dcpq11e\imagestore.dat
Filesize
17KB

MD5
50c2f9ec0e500dc46283d52f32414ff8

SHA1
7512001ec5a799bf9c174ddb5d0ff9c4356acaba

SHA256
8a341baff6c8a12faf611124437b23578282d27903320835f9533b4b08cac367

SHA512
895c9a26a77218bc57b1490d78e086e54c3f6e2e9ca56f795e6ec0a4f831c92d75e41e30e076ab328a51b678390b93e5d3bc50e1f3c40aba2c45c3049a30d4ac

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\4HAJQ22Y\favicon[1].ico
Filesize
16KB

MD5
12e3dac858061d088023b2bd48e2fa96

SHA1
e08ce1a144eceae0c3c2ea7a9d6fbc5658f24ce5

SHA256
90cdaf487716184e4034000935c605d1633926d348116d198f355a98b8c6cd21

SHA512
c5030c55a855e7a9e20e22f4c70bf1e0f3c558a9b7d501cfab6992ac2656ae5e41b050ccac541efa55f9603e0d349b247eb4912ee169d44044271789c719cd01

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\5AN3FZ97\suggestions[1].en-US
Filesize
17KB

MD5
5a34cb996293fde2cb7a4ac89587393a

SHA1
3c96c993500690d1a77873cd62bc639b3a10653f

SHA256
c6a5377cbc07eece33790cfc70572e12c7a48ad8296be25c0cc805a1f384dbad

SHA512
e1b7d0107733f81937415104e70f68b1be6fd0ca65dccf4ff72637943d44278d3a77f704aedff59d2dbc0d56a609b2590c8ec0dd6bc48ab30f1dad0c07a0a3ee

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