hxxp://www[.]msftconnecttest[.]com

Analysis

max time kernel
160s
max time network
185s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20230220-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20230220-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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30-03-2023 22:37

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General

Target

http://www.msftconnecttest.com

Score

1^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 32 IoCs

adware spyware

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive\{283E8BD3-CF67-11ED-9EF6-FE76446D24E5} = "0"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastUpdateLowDateTime = "237188392"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateHighDateTime = "31023988"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FullScreen = "no"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NTPFirstRun = "1"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb0100000016b1b6fc7cfc59429b2ebf78760d5fe300000000020000000000106600000001000020000000546d622cdfd8b25b8fe45e35d7e70a7d743a0c54da33f5cdbb646ed641760ffa000000000e8000000002000020000000c715cf442b493117902af58fcbda71840eee3d3f5727e776b801dfc9cedd503c2000000077984aebda994c0e1191303a4be0795bdf1d9451d22e16d870d2b9ad4ed8121f4000000021f1f374066f2ac12b408bd2c9c5a8d74468292dbd3074b73d4f14b7f882c83bae65a76ac10e8b851ca787a73da57ae8428a32846ddaa41cafb25d9ab873598d	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastUpdateHighDateTime = "31023988"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb0100000016b1b6fc7cfc59429b2ebf78760d5fe3000000000200000000001066000000010000200000000549be68bddeaa6b60cd0ab727dcf9097ca85ed0841e7f19d7601375846537af000000000e8000000002000020000000e78120d84bbc81db3c52474a16e201634fe587245dff0ac499b4d73df1cfafd5200000007ae45627a96fb5ef197710b0dccdb74737da33b9b76d359fb7bf7067bc08d2e5400000005e1388bc56096ab238c96ed2e3ca3ebaa9bdbe0cb1638715a5d8fbaf3f7dbb931126dfd0be3b369a06a79cb3c99aa27811413d18fbefad732f4e9625b13ce8d1	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = d027fe017463d901	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastTTLHighDateTime = "50"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateLowDateTime = "237188392"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\en-US = "en-US.1"	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery\AdminActive = "0"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\NextUpdateDate = "386992726"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = f0cfef017463d901	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastTTLLowDateTime = "1251635200"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\CompatibilityFlags = "0"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Window_Placement = 2c0000000200000003000000ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff2400000024000000aa04000089020000	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing	iexplore.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
732	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
732	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs

pid	Process
732	iexplore.exe
732	iexplore.exe
2172	IEXPLORE.EXE
2172	IEXPLORE.EXE
2172	IEXPLORE.EXE
2172	IEXPLORE.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 732 wrote to memory of 2172	732	iexplore.exe	80
PID 732 wrote to memory of 2172	732	iexplore.exe	80
PID 732 wrote to memory of 2172	732	iexplore.exe	80

C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" http://www.msftconnecttest.com
1⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:732
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:732 CREDAT:17410 /prefetch:2
  2⤵
  - Modifies Internet Explorer settings
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:2172

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\6DB145CFEEC544B1582FED1ADA3370DD

Filesize
779B

MD5
9384ab7f52e0e78d1d16a44577f4a394

SHA1
ef6bd7d905251a84fc9c8855677d7a374e00a381

SHA256
805a55c4aa3a02174c5c96e8a7ad2c47f45b151cb87a3a6f89da7cc17b4a4fc8

SHA512
9f8a0786b55f02c0279e9bef90068a34c2cc2713b103a47fbfa13825942e0835d25c2f837bc34b2f31859fa14c888a403c6b30926ad2332ae6ef9b222c1fd8b3

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\6DB145CFEEC544B1582FED1ADA3370DD

Filesize
246B

MD5
cab215eccdd091dc31f689a8b1439d4c

SHA1
0d28738345cf625e001e988fabb36f4838f79bf6

SHA256
27d2dde942e8397ccbba50e02ddaf012cffe1d771fc8eeb3c57ea978fc50b515

SHA512
7843b27a08bec09b31bd22d2050743992114020f482711b5e7b97367e55cae4670606378915147f5cd8d66e18462c125077945f8698f65ae39ce14bd316291fd

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\ver246B.tmp

Filesize
15KB

MD5
1a545d0052b581fbb2ab4c52133846bc

SHA1
62f3266a9b9925cd6d98658b92adec673cbe3dd3

SHA256
557472aeaebf4c1c800b9df14c190f66d62cbabb011300dbedde2dcddd27a6c1

SHA512
bd326d111589d87cd6d019378ec725ac9ac7ad4c36f22453941f7d52f90b747ede4783a83dfff6cae1b3bb46690ad49cffa77f2afda019b22863ac485b406e8d

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\WPCK8CWE\suggestions[1].en-US

Filesize
17KB

MD5
5a34cb996293fde2cb7a4ac89587393a

SHA1
3c96c993500690d1a77873cd62bc639b3a10653f

SHA256
c6a5377cbc07eece33790cfc70572e12c7a48ad8296be25c0cc805a1f384dbad

SHA512
e1b7d0107733f81937415104e70f68b1be6fd0ca65dccf4ff72637943d44278d3a77f704aedff59d2dbc0d56a609b2590c8ec0dd6bc48ab30f1dad0c07a0a3ee

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