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

Analysis

max time kernel
136s
max time network
159s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20230220-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20230220-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
03/04/2023, 21:26 UTC

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General

Target

http://www.msftconnecttest.com

Score

1^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 27 IoCs

adware spyware

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	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\VersionManager	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastUpdateLowDateTime = "3259541123"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateLowDateTime = "3259541123"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = a03ecdd38466d901	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\NextUpdateDate = "386726683"	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\DomainSuggestion	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
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastTTLHighDateTime = "50"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb010000000eb827cf93ddd146af8365c0e3ca13020000000002000000000010660000000100002000000039cd5766df2a0aaaf34e3ec2bb52c6dd56217ad2169c1d4d7553f6d2660170e7000000000e80000000020000200000005c4835288c449151316153e7d7f95c373f346e2008624d9bc2c470d1796492222000000037244b2b1b09552a56477ee3bd5ae91b9dcdae98c8ba321a5b7d84d918cf6d30400000004c6a1f7abdd4cd434ab928ec3591718d8ab394c8d022c0d9f8ed662eef22b790e3547e8cbd794ab625bd76391b47a82ab349f44e93837233a4df5af7833ab907	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive\{E7281E6F-D277-11ED-BDA1-5E730FDCBF57} = "0"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = 4023f5d18466d901	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateHighDateTime = "31024772"	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\VersionManager\LastUpdateHighDateTime = "31024772"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb010000000eb827cf93ddd146af8365c0e3ca1302000000000200000000001066000000010000200000000016fd18e8c82a27c3b33aa132f1faa5c535d8dd5f129924937ef07aba66cb5d000000000e800000000200002000000066bf4f1237f9630ec3cf6e08729235a660306763ecc3f773e76dc03652fd0ec720000000ea928cf48009c1db6a89509c42f8a45c74c22309b174369f264934ba7f7eb9bb4000000067b356b4db69d914fb28979672789249ee6d7ea290cba13497464d0667e91fbc5ebd605b1c529bec3f29e68200b45d926e552aa8a69c805d41015ea255f24bd3	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive	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\LastTTLLowDateTime = "1251635200"	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 (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2760	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs

pid	Process
2760	iexplore.exe
2760	iexplore.exe
652	IEXPLORE.EXE
652	IEXPLORE.EXE
652	IEXPLORE.EXE
652	IEXPLORE.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 652	2760	iexplore.exe	83
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 652	2760	iexplore.exe	83
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 652	2760	iexplore.exe	83

C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" http://www.msftconnecttest.com
1⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2760
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:2760 CREDAT:17410 /prefetch:2
  2⤵
  - Modifies Internet Explorer settings
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:652

Network

DNS

154.239.44.20.in-addr.arpa

Remote address:

8.8.8.8:53

Request

154.239.44.20.in-addr.arpa

IN PTR

Response
DNS

52.4.107.13.in-addr.arpa

Remote address:

8.8.8.8:53

Request

52.4.107.13.in-addr.arpa

IN PTR

Response
DNS

200.232.18.117.in-addr.arpa

Remote address:

8.8.8.8:53

Request

200.232.18.117.in-addr.arpa

IN PTR

Response
DNS

95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa

Remote address:

8.8.8.8:53

Request

95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa

IN PTR

Response
DNS

32.18.126.40.in-addr.arpa

Remote address:

8.8.8.8:53

Request

32.18.126.40.in-addr.arpa

IN PTR

Response
DNS

28.118.140.52.in-addr.arpa

Remote address:

8.8.8.8:53

Request

28.118.140.52.in-addr.arpa

IN PTR

Response
DNS

58.55.71.13.in-addr.arpa

Remote address:

8.8.8.8:53

Request

58.55.71.13.in-addr.arpa

IN PTR

Response

20.42.65.90:443

322 B
7
52.152.110.14:443

260 B
5
8.247.210.254:80

322 B
7
173.223.113.164:443

322 B
7
52.152.110.14:443

260 B
5
52.109.77.0:443

322 B
7
173.223.113.131:80

322 B
7
131.253.33.203:80

322 B
7
52.152.110.14:443

260 B
5
8.247.210.254:80

322 B
7
204.79.197.200:443

ieonline.microsoft.com

iexplore.exe

156 B
3
204.79.197.200:443

ieonline.microsoft.com

iexplore.exe

156 B
3
204.79.197.200:443

ieonline.microsoft.com

iexplore.exe

156 B
3
52.152.110.14:443

260 B
5
52.152.110.14:443

260 B
5
52.152.110.14:443

260 B
5

8.8.8.8:53

154.239.44.20.in-addr.arpa

dns

72 B
158 B
1
1

DNS Request

154.239.44.20.in-addr.arpa
8.8.8.8:53

52.4.107.13.in-addr.arpa

dns

70 B
156 B
1
1

DNS Request

52.4.107.13.in-addr.arpa
8.8.8.8:53

200.232.18.117.in-addr.arpa

dns

73 B
144 B
1
1

DNS Request

200.232.18.117.in-addr.arpa
8.8.8.8:53

95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa

dns

73 B
144 B
1
1

DNS Request

95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa
8.8.8.8:53

32.18.126.40.in-addr.arpa

dns

71 B
157 B
1
1

DNS Request

32.18.126.40.in-addr.arpa
8.8.8.8:53

28.118.140.52.in-addr.arpa

dns

72 B
158 B
1
1

DNS Request

28.118.140.52.in-addr.arpa
8.8.8.8:53

58.55.71.13.in-addr.arpa

dns

70 B
144 B
1
1

DNS Request

58.55.71.13.in-addr.arpa

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

Windows 7 deprecation

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MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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