hxxps://chronicle[.]lu/images/2017/Oct/20171028-LuxTrust-logo-600[.]jpg

Analysis

max time kernel
72s
max time network
129s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20230703-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20230703-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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05-07-2023 06:24

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General

Target

https://chronicle.lu/images/2017/Oct/20171028-LuxTrust-logo-600.jpg

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-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\CompatibilityFlags = "0"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastUpdateHighDateTime = "31043337"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb0100000052a69338ef97e94eb4d938c2816c6e0d000000000200000000001066000000010000200000009403d69569b81788217ba2b0da0b425aeac9efa7ae78ba13d2f4396a517f1fd9000000000e8000000002000020000000a13cb0426c888332310dd48823c5bc000ce1193ff7226d8898423c517f2a9bd920000000fac21d82dc834dbeed4fc12082dae149039f8e04db4a18fe87883d5664035bc240000000696a426ba2cb24d5b413e589ee89d2484c5b1726c43f15ba42724536b593d69afed35b201a563f91f33a1fb358942eb6c68016ba03eb4c76f58c178cc496e3d2	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FullScreen = "no"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IESettingSync	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateLowDateTime = "1879848650"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery\AdminActive = "0"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastTTLLowDateTime = "1251635200"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateLowDateTime = "1891568133"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb0100000052a69338ef97e94eb4d938c2816c6e0d000000000200000000001066000000010000200000007c03637f7dd7c0ad4c6d41ca23f6fd7cd54cca54ba2c8897e0714b414cb5c794000000000e8000000002000020000000a607fad16b0ba56e701756968adbec6a265eca7e97aa2f3158322dc063e255372000000054704149b56845c02ce063bcf24eb13b336152df32c88a7710d26001b83977f44000000000b0cd8061191db20a048d4bbd477c3d806a227cf4568bae90fae33234ae130617d799bfe9c6a564f8dd95fa269e31a46c80f59149d1f83641aceeadfe9a5e6f	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = 60cd2b7209afd901	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\NextUpdateDate = "395303249"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastUpdateLowDateTime = "1879848650"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateHighDateTime = "31043337"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NTPFirstRun = "1"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = b0d30c7209afd901	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Window_Placement = 2c0000000200000003000000ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff2400000024000000aa04000089020000	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateHighDateTime = "31043337"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\en-US = "en-US.1"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive\{9B860558-1AFC-11EE-A95E-D2D73DF841E5} = "0"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IESettingSync\SlowSettingTypesChanged = "2"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1722984668-1829624581-3022101259-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastTTLHighDateTime = "50"	iexplore.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
776	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
776	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs

pid	Process
776	iexplore.exe
776	iexplore.exe
3020	IEXPLORE.EXE
3020	IEXPLORE.EXE
3020	IEXPLORE.EXE
3020	IEXPLORE.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 776 wrote to memory of 3020	776	iexplore.exe	80
PID 776 wrote to memory of 3020	776	iexplore.exe	80
PID 776 wrote to memory of 3020	776	iexplore.exe	80

C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" https://chronicle.lu/images/2017/Oct/20171028-LuxTrust-logo-600.jpg
1⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:776
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:776 CREDAT:17410 /prefetch:2
  2⤵
  - Modifies Internet Explorer settings
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:3020

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\imagestore\5amy22j\imagestore.dat

Filesize
1KB

MD5
4b9b06418cc3132aeb8dfe057c8d7621

SHA1
4b4c0e4a087a572ca23e424cd7f13ac6ffe6b91f

SHA256
d83f0bcedcf3bd42fc9f582c4a27dacedeb4cf0172b67df9382d6c308a3e1ee1

SHA512
510a3638312e4ef93636cb55cf526c6f41741d252bb1c127fd96faa66718d9491255bf63727ec0458734ee9dbc9ec3da3e808024ac77c9b125a1112b68b91472

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\E3D8ZC6J\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\PQKW7621\favicon[1].ico

Filesize
1KB

MD5
3e6983109c46d04056a287ba876d65d4

SHA1
56303495d820c4560cb0b92ae3179b19b54b5aaf

SHA256
7c661e71f7a4afa87ed8f9e71823ab33218d7ebbf93a29b924bef1d2bf322eb7

SHA512
af0529c06a92ebffbacbdfb4782a32c24044b34b5dc523d36c60b0239f78d67b2b1c941a1b113a8ee7a054340ae37e6f95658885062d8e648d02e0b25ddab28f

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