hxxp://9792c43e055ef0733bcda6cf8aba4af1b0d9af10e2254b7b54da28136de2[.]cryptic[.]ink

Analysis

max time kernel
92s
max time network
135s
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 18:25

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General

Target

http://9792c43e055ef0733bcda6cf8aba4af1b0d9af10e2254b7b54da28136de2.cryptic.ink

Score

1^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 35 IoCs

adware spyware

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1498570331-2313266200-788959944-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1498570331-2313266200-788959944-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1498570331-2313266200-788959944-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1498570331-2313266200-788959944-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateHighDateTime = "31043438"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1498570331-2313266200-788959944-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\NextUpdateDate = "395346498"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1498570331-2313266200-788959944-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastTTLLowDateTime = "1251635200"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1498570331-2313266200-788959944-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastTTLHighDateTime = "50"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1498570331-2313266200-788959944-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1498570331-2313266200-788959944-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1498570331-2313266200-788959944-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = 6093aa2c6eafd901	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1498570331-2313266200-788959944-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1498570331-2313266200-788959944-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\en-US = "en-US.1"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1498570331-2313266200-788959944-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateLowDateTime = "529229946"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1498570331-2313266200-788959944-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateLowDateTime = "591261492"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1498570331-2313266200-788959944-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1498570331-2313266200-788959944-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NTPFirstRun = "1"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1498570331-2313266200-788959944-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1498570331-2313266200-788959944-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1498570331-2313266200-788959944-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive\{4AEC6388-1B61-11EE-AF62-CA9BD619D26F} = "0"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1498570331-2313266200-788959944-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1498570331-2313266200-788959944-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1498570331-2313266200-788959944-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb01000000ebadd934471470438e7d54f4b866f62c00000000020000000000106600000001000020000000982406163d22bdd97f2275d2aa60c71e25b2cad88775c59bee7e9a108ae78941000000000e800000000200002000000092e28c888f4c95315156fe6c2cd864df6988759b35a66602873771b168bdc139200000004b386ae36efce2e6488b146e910dc2fc31ff437a5f2faa6c95d0f2d2cb02edbe40000000125f28a368089fbff7f49421e877f58c24d59094897d0e5fe22788220951288187fc26855de82b43d5263fea0195d600a762fada6b29d28230ab66c6fc4a2fc3	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1498570331-2313266200-788959944-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1498570331-2313266200-788959944-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FullScreen = "no"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1498570331-2313266200-788959944-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastUpdateLowDateTime = "529229946"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1498570331-2313266200-788959944-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastUpdateHighDateTime = "31043438"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1498570331-2313266200-788959944-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateHighDateTime = "31043438"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1498570331-2313266200-788959944-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb01000000ebadd934471470438e7d54f4b866f62c000000000200000000001066000000010000200000007c252c15374d4a7f6b7d50569818ae455d9a2a11f2ce87df9fcc67592021aaed000000000e80000000020000200000000ba06596c1ae7f190fbb2911a684086c0c803bb8433afb3c7e7b70016334eeb920000000bd38115feb10a71db077a19ccd3dccce168bf0dba88cd58cdc22e6bfcfc27b6b4000000008a54198e48735c43c84c89b98f4baf446f245e51572efa99823c8218f4109c48171c5b6cd185f387d316f95bbe0bb9f047f791b9a86c1790c1de9b892afe701	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1498570331-2313266200-788959944-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1498570331-2313266200-788959944-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = b00a8e2c6eafd901	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1498570331-2313266200-788959944-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1498570331-2313266200-788959944-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\CompatibilityFlags = "0"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1498570331-2313266200-788959944-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Window_Placement = 2c0000000200000003000000ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff2400000024000000aa04000089020000	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1498570331-2313266200-788959944-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery\AdminActive = "0"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1498570331-2313266200-788959944-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
736	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs

pid	Process
736	iexplore.exe
736	iexplore.exe
1408	IEXPLORE.EXE
1408	IEXPLORE.EXE
1408	IEXPLORE.EXE
1408	IEXPLORE.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 736 wrote to memory of 1408	736	iexplore.exe	79
PID 736 wrote to memory of 1408	736	iexplore.exe	79
PID 736 wrote to memory of 1408	736	iexplore.exe	79

C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" http://9792c43e055ef0733bcda6cf8aba4af1b0d9af10e2254b7b54da28136de2.cryptic.ink
1⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:736
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:736 CREDAT:17410 /prefetch:2
  2⤵
  - Modifies Internet Explorer settings
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:1408

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\Windows\INetCache\IE\6V1Y4KVO\suggestions[1].en-US

Filesize
17KB

MD5
5a34cb996293fde2cb7a4ac89587393a

SHA1
3c96c993500690d1a77873cd62bc639b3a10653f

SHA256
c6a5377cbc07eece33790cfc70572e12c7a48ad8296be25c0cc805a1f384dbad

SHA512
e1b7d0107733f81937415104e70f68b1be6fd0ca65dccf4ff72637943d44278d3a77f704aedff59d2dbc0d56a609b2590c8ec0dd6bc48ab30f1dad0c07a0a3ee

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