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

Analysis

max time kernel
73s
max time network
136s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20230621-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20230621-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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26/06/2023, 22:27

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General

Target

http://www.bhate.com/

Score

1^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 51 IoCs

adware spyware

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateHighDateTime = "31041661"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb0100000082e1c0dc4be3f54f8ffc5370cc661e5600000000020000000000106600000001000020000000c469aa2361af7f0d61c541c19d3562dcf6f7c7d1d1482211c69c2a6d5649857e000000000e8000000002000020000000fa3551c4db65f3fed174cd1c6ebd1d36b4a5e415caf12120d0eb2d447b753e5f2000000040e8c8fc73d9873f4a333d612ed2943f4a1b28e8e1b36169690ed75aa5783a774000000073e9920d11f2686835e524a4fa49809e5023b8fce1e94782c48c1d4bda0234f62155a5d47830b98f526a6d492087682b94013f79492d57a13559f77e77661001	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\bhate.com	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\bhate.com\Total = "12"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IESettingSync\SlowSettingTypesChanged = "2"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateLowDateTime = "2309164457"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Window_Placement = 2c0000000200000003000000ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff2400000024000000aa04000089020000	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\Total\ = "12"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\www.bhate.com\ = "0"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastTTLLowDateTime = "1251635200"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\Total	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastUpdateHighDateTime = "31041661"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = 209a8f8c7da8d901	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\en-US = "en-US.1"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\bhate.com\NumberOfSubdomains = "1"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\www.bhate.com\ = "12"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateLowDateTime = "2320728357"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateHighDateTime = "31041661"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\CompatibilityFlags = "0"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery\AdminActive = "0"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\bhate.com	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastTTLHighDateTime = "50"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\NextUpdateDate = "394583455"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive\{B5191C47-1470-11EE-85C3-5A11A9B38B8E} = "0"	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\www.bhate.com	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IESettingSync	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastUpdateLowDateTime = "2309164457"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NTPFirstRun = "1"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb0100000082e1c0dc4be3f54f8ffc5370cc661e56000000000200000000001066000000010000200000006cfc4b9c76c11b7f5e93395a2368818c03391a32248a271083e9cc85ffc03a50000000000e8000000002000020000000259d3c7b8f7a5327d20cc47fdb93b42ad22fc5f3149dc1adee0569097569bad4200000009b4d54272be36a79d484b28d15b2b39ed806e28c76c4b5af54b565e07eb1cdb6400000003af84920dd5ed395fdf1dd3ae7c5a31805c38756cdc896c63cdb8e8b21130829db61e9d1d00f4efcc2d8d011f21a04324585f23cdf2f57972fbc751be7b15074	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FullScreen = "no"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\Total\ = "0"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\bhate.com\Total = "0"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = 50167a8c7da8d901	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2178924671-3779044592-2825503497-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion	iexplore.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
436	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
436	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs

pid	Process
436	iexplore.exe
436	iexplore.exe
4872	IEXPLORE.EXE
4872	IEXPLORE.EXE
4872	IEXPLORE.EXE
4872	IEXPLORE.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 436 wrote to memory of 4872	436	iexplore.exe	82
PID 436 wrote to memory of 4872	436	iexplore.exe	82
PID 436 wrote to memory of 4872	436	iexplore.exe	82

C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" http://www.bhate.com/
1⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:436
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:436 CREDAT:17410 /prefetch:2
  2⤵
  - Modifies Internet Explorer settings
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:4872

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\Local\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStore\G9Z6XU1E\www.bhate[1].xml

Filesize
13B

MD5
c1ddea3ef6bbef3e7060a1a9ad89e4c5

SHA1
35e3224fcbd3e1af306f2b6a2c6bbea9b0867966

SHA256
b71e4d17274636b97179ba2d97c742735b6510eb54f22893d3a2daff2ceb28db

SHA512
6be8cec7c862afae5b37aa32dc5bb45912881a3276606da41bf808a4ef92c318b355e616bf45a257b995520d72b7c08752c0be445dceade5cf79f73480910fed

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\imagestore\7ysgaof\imagestore.dat

Filesize
2KB

MD5
3ae27e8cb0c72159f7ec70eed8335476

SHA1
b70656bc86d0044c3b1a7789d2df1f132ebcb0bc

SHA256
bf0dcb0693a583aae52a0471f256904ef07d619a07125e2cc789dffdc281affe

SHA512
21d8d580ac9fb96ef46670f8cc036b06c6337f89ca3bd5648bc50dd0128f4623a123efe23a0159797e284a6b526a562217e78b52f601ab333257ace502cc568c

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\2YMNL2J1\suggestions[1].en-US

Filesize
17KB

MD5
5a34cb996293fde2cb7a4ac89587393a

SHA1
3c96c993500690d1a77873cd62bc639b3a10653f

SHA256
c6a5377cbc07eece33790cfc70572e12c7a48ad8296be25c0cc805a1f384dbad

SHA512
e1b7d0107733f81937415104e70f68b1be6fd0ca65dccf4ff72637943d44278d3a77f704aedff59d2dbc0d56a609b2590c8ec0dd6bc48ab30f1dad0c07a0a3ee

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\IDCMYYRW\bhatefav-b[1].png

Filesize
1KB

MD5
e3f20f27fece38493e8c9734c8d736a1

SHA1
7b47b136b0f8a388cf6c3fbf024c6f20e192db18

SHA256
7caee3fa769b56a8d9501af74300685078b0b8b6bf9ae3e5a3ffcf25a0650cc5

SHA512
502b39f4c3d631ae0995cd831ebf7f9ab4b9330cdb36190ee16f85f94d8a3f5166f4342ef09d0b122e4c31fc18db48e703c1e58fc83213822fe46c8d7c5f15ce

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