hxxps://msn[.]com/en-ca/lifestyle/rf-buying-guides/redirect?rf_click_source=list&rf_client_click_id=000000000&rf_dws_location=&rf_item_id=502238318&rf_list_id=3519472&rf_partner_id=353781453390&rf_source=ebay&url=aHR0cHM6Ly9mODQzNDM3ZS5hZWQ0YjU5OGFiN2QzOGZlZjFiN2UzOTAud29ya2Vycy5kZXY=

Analysis

max time kernel
51s
max time network
53s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20230220-en
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arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20230220-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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15/05/2023, 17:26

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Target

https://msn.com/en-ca/lifestyle/rf-buying-guides/redirect?rf_click_source=list&rf_client_click_id=000000000&rf_dws_location=&rf_item_id=502238318&rf_list_id=3519472&rf_partner_id=353781453390&rf_source=ebay&url=aHR0cHM6Ly9mODQzNDM3ZS5hZWQ0YjU5OGFiN2QzOGZlZjFiN2UzOTAud29ya2Vycy5kZXY=

Score

1^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 39 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\IESettingSync\SlowSettingTypesChanged = "2"	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\TabbedBrowsing	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NTPFirstRun = "1"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb0100000016b1b6fc7cfc59429b2ebf78760d5fe3000000000200000000001066000000010000200000002f8aacd610f5e5c44ce3a8686acb9d1c9d458cf97f845e837ae6738979d492cf000000000e8000000002000020000000f462657fa744f05a32d2013d3f2df6146c8dcebced1523f78c74f2681e11b3c320000000694aa6662613cf50198ceef0260304150d18de1f29c2dcde0e44fb9c8690e3d14000000053d55c5c432af22a60db37dd38056ecd3369b6069ff4b6ea9cc86d509e10a2f7adaabf9cd4cd3ee3adcb291c9a886dc0dd73260a52fa02fb3d2b3e68d19f6ab6	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
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IESettingSync	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = 20452c306387d901	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\VersionManager\LastUpdateHighDateTime = "31033187"	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\LastCheckForUpdateHighDateTime = "31033187"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive\{5768DBFB-F356-11ED-9EF6-DAE3AE61CC88} = "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
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = 704e33346387d901	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateLowDateTime = "753190698"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage	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 (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\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateHighDateTime = "31033187"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb0100000016b1b6fc7cfc59429b2ebf78760d5fe300000000020000000000106600000001000020000000111607b1e063bb6594a9304a58e60f49699c1f12bd44befb414c0993deb3c699000000000e80000000020000200000005d5efecab392057035516dfb7219d08c4b61ac11c57e33d2ba3ff1b12a48d74420000000a797be09c2778904f396931e56091c8ed4e242837951039b8f3cc4e5d716651840000000b1b6660b699b7f61d2a809314af7f99a6c04ff794ce98e5cf5c4809c702c5d3e4455d3c5e4dc6d43d6792d54bc19cff950f33a7e4c56139ff2f6aa12a764678b	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\DOMStorage\hcaptcha.com	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastUpdateLowDateTime = "743345900"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateLowDateTime = "743502846"	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\Main	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\Main\WindowsSearch	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	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\DOMStorage\hcaptcha.com\NumberOfSubdomains = "1"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = 30e418306387d901	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2275444769-3691835758-4097679484-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb0100000016b1b6fc7cfc59429b2ebf78760d5fe3000000000200000000001066000000010000200000000514f80e86179ec875862f9616b1ddb0498a71ec6036af75d302543a82a26ced000000000e80000000020000200000001756990e580ef15bef3ee0a9cb638f8fc2803a4b87d55ecd090ba547e9b07371200000009fd59402c62165bb3cd7ca7039141ce3adbcf3aac865a9c97aac511e15ab24d640000000174df82a21419794f8f6a240cecac69de29aef94c5b4968640100eb0016f325a64c465ba4f8e7a34bb37ed5f3c5c1053c20db0554f42358990f27bfed1684f6f	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\DOMStorage\hcaptcha.com	IEXPLORE.EXE

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3888	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 12 IoCs

pid	Process
3888	iexplore.exe
3888	iexplore.exe
3396	IEXPLORE.EXE
3396	IEXPLORE.EXE
3396	IEXPLORE.EXE
3396	IEXPLORE.EXE
3396	IEXPLORE.EXE
3396	IEXPLORE.EXE
3396	IEXPLORE.EXE
3396	IEXPLORE.EXE
3396	IEXPLORE.EXE
3396	IEXPLORE.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3888 wrote to memory of 3396	3888	iexplore.exe	86
PID 3888 wrote to memory of 3396	3888	iexplore.exe	86
PID 3888 wrote to memory of 3396	3888	iexplore.exe	86

C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" https://msn.com/en-ca/lifestyle/rf-buying-guides/redirect?rf_click_source=list&rf_client_click_id=000000000&rf_dws_location=&rf_item_id=502238318&rf_list_id=3519472&rf_partner_id=353781453390&rf_source=ebay&url=aHR0cHM6Ly9mODQzNDM3ZS5hZWQ0YjU5OGFiN2QzOGZlZjFiN2UzOTAud29ya2Vycy5kZXY=
1⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3888
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:3888 CREDAT:17410 /prefetch:2
  2⤵
  - Modifies Internet Explorer settings
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:3396

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

Filesize
471B

MD5
c8acc7ebd0274710ad136e9ebbf77b30

SHA1
d99222d014b6694013aca886e37094c480120566

SHA256
5faffea9fd8c3fd5cccb9acb4fc3dcda1b50e9f69e382acb3e07c893918a53d5

SHA512
8f030769ed0daa410468084783ec029e4a26697b8c684c18d270c459b84ca9b2359511540e37db2b35561893d72c314d273af066b623cbb3b49e7cd28ce2ecee

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

Filesize
434B

MD5
d9d0966e338d9cb24e7c87ddcf10ae4d

SHA1
79b7fa79cd56c1a137f91aff3fb8124c2becd188

SHA256
031d535c92b1b04e8ae6ce7724c15687cd16aef28a5370431d8b85fc7297597d

SHA512
521d5e9cf85cc1ceae6f71307f35fada7cbe3f020710708fb0743618a1469ea048b3e77f46bc06707baa95ee3dde05da0d121dbbf80c327c1f7119a61b5cd4d6

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\UUIKWEAJ\hcaptcha[1].js

Filesize
290KB

MD5
2eab5832c49b7a46b68eae89177f5728

SHA1
27071dfbedb99d5b7955bc478636170b10cb9eeb

SHA256
a26d35a57845c86f97d7d556909912417696485b97586e999e286be9ccd1cff0

SHA512
e042630c044688efd5f575f6e88a48b1431ccddcc2e849757f3e11a7ec972252a2eafbbd2f19f26054b41bd200f70d06a695731afb77ceeb8f1c1e51c84feaef

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\WPCK8CWE\favicon[1].htm

Filesize
426B

MD5
ca31234c1d922b535a22516150d812cc

SHA1
7f67a8683b36937b6bd4a6db005de76339eeb92b

SHA256
d782e3496aeb061dd392de9e7271d2105dc7639aef19176c32cb6bb8a8ccc0f5

SHA512
500aac98ea69c604468bf9364685e2cf9d19cda6c3d82ae7ebbd538c4bbffb6928a428a902a781055d4d36553a4148ca2979b17fa8409d3c096c2462e172904c

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