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

Analysis

max time kernel
155s
max time network
163s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20230220-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20230220-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
09/05/2023, 22:53

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General

Target

http://www.msftconnecttest.com

Score

1^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 35 IoCs

adware spyware

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
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 (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FullScreen = "no"	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 (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\Recovery\AdminActive\{1B8BDFA0-EED3-11ED-BDA1-EA1737350EF8} = "0"	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 = "31032031"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateLowDateTime = "4123963509"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb010000000eb827cf93ddd146af8365c0e3ca1302000000000200000000001066000000010000200000000d9b92aa38e9002e31e9e2ad3272dd666667f4ef8fa6412f01ec36980e3c6178000000000e8000000002000020000000a22cd9c12e26d19711b5d9322fe848d7abe21be1ee8a9070463511da08e80e0b20000000869e0079ac10698e788ca971692d8300a1f3d17455429238fcb1d226e47255794000000054ecf1998f4b70e49037e5a650551ff16186bc8dd06d185e82724cffd65828bf3e5f583203ee54fc8adbb8ec56729f500c27531be838c96733664fb4020a0ea3	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastUpdateHighDateTime = "31032031"	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\VersionManager\LastTTLHighDateTime = "50"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateLowDateTime = "4033183239"	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 = d01b8208e082d901	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
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames	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\LastCheckForUpdateHighDateTime = "31032031"	IEXPLORE.EXE
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\LastProcessed = 90a89b06e082d901	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb010000000eb827cf93ddd146af8365c0e3ca130200000000020000000000106600000001000020000000f417f7a34a51b53bb6a7d07bf8168ca1865e223cb1337c92c7897f181fd75ce4000000000e8000000002000020000000ba08a64a48f7a53d3baafd050c532169058f73341177fa879d58fd2f870221d620000000ee530e4211e061370fbc411163f47c4c383875591fb44a202bc8d557531848744000000074fd2dee4036ca4c39bb90749c22c173280b27c9c7191a4b2a5345903d628b3d48139d199d81f1743266932e87f80e39d094022b7093b555c69d58b9f0c535cb	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 (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\NextUpdateDate = "390447581"	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\Main\CompatibilityFlags = "0"	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\Recovery\PendingRecovery\AdminActive = "0"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastUpdateLowDateTime = "4033183239"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4238149048-355649189-894321705-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4656	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs

pid	Process
4656	iexplore.exe
4656	iexplore.exe
4832	IEXPLORE.EXE
4832	IEXPLORE.EXE
4832	IEXPLORE.EXE
4832	IEXPLORE.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4656 wrote to memory of 4832	4656	iexplore.exe	84
PID 4656 wrote to memory of 4832	4656	iexplore.exe	84
PID 4656 wrote to memory of 4832	4656	iexplore.exe	84

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:4656
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:4656 CREDAT:17410 /prefetch:2
  2⤵
  - Modifies Internet Explorer settings
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:4832

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\7423F88C7F265F0DEFC08EA88C3BDE45_AA1E8580D4EBC816148CE81268683776

Filesize
471B

MD5
bd71617256882953841a8337a4dd5d5c

SHA1
d9b47492fafc72a5fbca10c56229fe6a2757331a

SHA256
8f2693e8b656256ad2faa63c3421eb6f1a4e278d2e2e3cc97d5acd5642f97ba2

SHA512
2d40d636e04523d2095e6896f24a911c523d581b93d486af41275b3b6dc94e05bf5e4de8e2c8479886e4c3f2ff87215fd25c028846ba5a868258875dcca3fa2b

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\7423F88C7F265F0DEFC08EA88C3BDE45_AA1E8580D4EBC816148CE81268683776

Filesize
434B

MD5
a0aff28beb8a694d27b18aa017af22d0

SHA1
152afa8314ea3eefaec68382f7f090a93b20b6c4

SHA256
0661fb8ff02cff0ca89b9dae36fe1845b7d5d0ea5286a1b6182aab19a9b16ad0

SHA512
61c155558aabf07763f4e39cb27647c96952d700d3fb6002ea7907e5d8449056ddebde395fefef9b93467b37c1a0190ca935195eecfa41111a868efe8c9f26ec

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\0BMP3ERH\suggestions[1].en-US

Filesize
17KB

MD5
5a34cb996293fde2cb7a4ac89587393a

SHA1
3c96c993500690d1a77873cd62bc639b3a10653f

SHA256
c6a5377cbc07eece33790cfc70572e12c7a48ad8296be25c0cc805a1f384dbad

SHA512
e1b7d0107733f81937415104e70f68b1be6fd0ca65dccf4ff72637943d44278d3a77f704aedff59d2dbc0d56a609b2590c8ec0dd6bc48ab30f1dad0c07a0a3ee

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