Malware Analysis Report

2025-01-22 15:46

Sample ID 231224-s2sj2sggc8
Target 040a487c4979499fe33688461f29a019
SHA256 8ded33683b8fd9325d921b41f87f7a1dfe1f1a6254b4eee7bf6722ba41627d59
Tags
macro xlm
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V15

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

8ded33683b8fd9325d921b41f87f7a1dfe1f1a6254b4eee7bf6722ba41627d59

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 040a487c4979499fe33688461f29a019 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

macro xlm

Process spawned unexpected child process

Suspicious Office macro

Deletes itself

Process spawned suspicious child process

Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

Modifies registry class

Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself

NTFS ADS

Enumerates system info in registry

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Views/modifies file attributes

Checks processor information in registry

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Modifies Internet Explorer settings

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2023-12-24 15:37

Signatures

Suspicious Office macro

macro xlm
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2023-12-24 15:37

Reported

2023-12-24 21:41

Platform

win7-20231129-en

Max time kernel

119s

Max time network

121s

Command Line

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE" /dde C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\040a487c4979499fe33688461f29a019.xls

Signatures

Process spawned unexpected child process

Description Indicator Process Target
Parent C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE is not expected to spawn this process N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE
Parent C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE is not expected to spawn this process N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE
Parent C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE is not expected to spawn this process N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE

Deletes itself

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A

Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present

Enumerates system info in registry

Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\FloatingPointProcessor C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A

Modifies Internet Explorer settings

adware spyware
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit\ = "&Edit" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\WINWORD.EXE\" /n \"%1\"" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3627615824-4061627003-3019543961-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3627615824-4061627003-3019543961-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel\Contexts = "1" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit\COMMAND C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3627615824-4061627003-3019543961-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3627615824-4061627003-3019543961-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote\Contexts = "55" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit\COMMAND C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit\command\command = 7800620027004200560035002100210021002100210021002100210021004d004b004b0053006b0057004f0052004400460069006c00650073003e00620069002400540021005600210030005a003d007b0050006b00300076006d007e0041005a00750020002f006e002000220025003100220000000000 C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit\command\command = 7800620027004200560035002100210021002100210021002100210021004d004b004b0053006b0057004f0052004400460069006c00650073003e00620069002400540021005600210030005a003d007b0050006b00300076006d007e0041005a00750020002f006e002000220025003100220000000000 C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3627615824-4061627003-3019543961-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit\ = "&Edit" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit\command C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3627615824-4061627003-3019543961-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3627615824-4061627003-3019543961-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShowDiscussionButton = "Yes" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3627615824-4061627003-3019543961-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel\ = "res://C:\\PROGRA~2\\MICROS~1\\Office14\\EXCEL.EXE/3000" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit\command C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\WINWORD.EXE\" /n \"%1\"" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3627615824-4061627003-3019543961-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote\ = "res://C:\\PROGRA~2\\MICROS~1\\Office14\\ONBttnIE.dll/105" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A

Modifies registry class

Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\ddeexec\application\ = "Excel" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Word\shell\edit\command\command = 7800620027004200560035002100210021002100210021002100210021004d004b004b0053006b0057004f0052004400460069006c00650073003e00620069002400540021005600210030005a003d007b0050006b00300076006d007e0041005a00750020002f006e002000220025003100220000000000 C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\WinWord.exe\shell\edit\command\command = 7800620027004200560035002100210021002100210021002100210021004d004b004b0053006b0057004f0052004400460069006c00650073003e00620069002400540021005600210030005a003d007b0050006b00300076006d007e0041005a00750020002f006e002000220025003100220000000000 C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{42042206-2D85-11D3-8CFF-005004838597}\Version\14\ = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\msohtmed.exe" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\ = "&Open" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\WinWord.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\ddeexec C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Publisher\shell\edit C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\MSPub.exe\shell\edit\ = "&Open" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shell\Edit C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Word\shell\edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\WINWORD.EXE\" /n \"%1\"" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\MSPub.exe\shell\edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\MSPUB.EXE\" %1" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shell C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shell\Print C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Publisher\shell\edit\ = "&Open" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Publisher\shell\edit\command\command = 7800620027004200560035002100210021002100210021002100210021004d004b004b0053006b005000750062005000720069006d006100720079003e00520024006e0075006a0053005700460065003f007d0061004c00720052007000390078004000570020002500310000000000 C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Word\shell\edit\command C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\WinWord.exe\shell\edit C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\EXCEL.EXE\" /dde" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Excel.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\MSPub.exe\shell\edit\command C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shell\Edit\command C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shell\Edit\command C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\MSPub.exe\shell\edit\command C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shell\Edit\command C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shell\Edit\ = "&Edit" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\ = "&Open" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shell\Edit\ = "&Edit" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\ShellEx C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Word\shell\edit\ = "&Open" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\EXCEL.EXE\" /dde" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\ddeexec\application C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shell\Edit C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\ddeexec\ = "[open(\"%1\")]" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\ddeexec\application\ = "Excel" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\MSPub.exe\shell\edit\command\command = 7800620027004200560035002100210021002100210021002100210021004d004b004b0053006b005000750062005000720069006d006100720079003e00520024006e0075006a0053005700460065003f007d0061004c00720052007000390078004000570020002500310000000000 C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\WinWord.exe\shell\edit\ = "&Open" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\WinWord.exe\shell\edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\WINWORD.EXE\" /n \"%1\"" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\ddeexec C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\ddeexec C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shell\Print\command C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shellex\IconHandler\ = "{42042206-2D85-11D3-8CFF-005004838597}" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Word\shell\edit C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shell\Print\command C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\ddeexec\topic C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Publisher C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\MSPub.exe\shell\edit C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Publisher\shell\edit\command C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shellex\IconHandler C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shell C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\MSPub.exe\shell\edit\ = "&Open" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\DefaultIcon\ = "\"%1\"" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\ddeexec\topic\ = "system" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shell\Print\ = "&Print" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\ddeexec\topic C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{42042206-2D85-11D3-8CFF-005004838597}\InprocServer32\ThreadingModel = "Apartment" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shell\Print C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\DefaultIcon C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A

NTFS ADS

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\97167F00\:Zone.Identifier:$DATA C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A

Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 940 wrote to memory of 3008 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE C:\Windows\splwow64.exe
PID 940 wrote to memory of 3008 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE C:\Windows\splwow64.exe
PID 940 wrote to memory of 3008 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE C:\Windows\splwow64.exe
PID 940 wrote to memory of 3008 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE C:\Windows\splwow64.exe
PID 940 wrote to memory of 1700 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 940 wrote to memory of 1700 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 940 wrote to memory of 1700 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 940 wrote to memory of 1700 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 940 wrote to memory of 2296 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 940 wrote to memory of 2296 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 940 wrote to memory of 2296 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 940 wrote to memory of 2296 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 940 wrote to memory of 944 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 940 wrote to memory of 944 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 940 wrote to memory of 944 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 940 wrote to memory of 944 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 1700 wrote to memory of 1864 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
PID 1700 wrote to memory of 1864 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
PID 1700 wrote to memory of 1864 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
PID 1700 wrote to memory of 1864 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe

Views/modifies file attributes

evasion
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE" /dde C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\040a487c4979499fe33688461f29a019.xls

C:\Windows\splwow64.exe

C:\Windows\splwow64.exe 12288

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c RD /S /Q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART\K4.XLS"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c Del /F /Q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART\K4.XLS"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe

attrib -S -h "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART\K4.XLS"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c attrib -S -h "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART\K4.XLS"

Network

N/A

Files

memory/940-1-0x0000000071D4D000-0x0000000071D58000-memory.dmp

memory/940-0-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp

memory/940-27-0x00000000062A0000-0x00000000063A0000-memory.dmp

memory/940-32-0x00000000062A0000-0x00000000063A0000-memory.dmp

memory/940-35-0x00000000062A0000-0x00000000063A0000-memory.dmp

memory/940-78-0x00000000062A0000-0x00000000063A0000-memory.dmp

memory/940-80-0x00000000062A0000-0x00000000063A0000-memory.dmp

memory/940-115-0x00000000062A0000-0x00000000063A0000-memory.dmp

memory/940-170-0x00000000062A0000-0x00000000063A0000-memory.dmp

memory/940-171-0x00000000062A0000-0x00000000063A0000-memory.dmp

memory/940-169-0x00000000062A0000-0x00000000063A0000-memory.dmp

memory/940-193-0x00000000062A0000-0x00000000063A0000-memory.dmp

memory/940-217-0x00000000062A0000-0x00000000063A0000-memory.dmp

memory/940-216-0x00000000062A0000-0x00000000063A0000-memory.dmp

memory/940-220-0x0000000071D4D000-0x0000000071D58000-memory.dmp

memory/940-218-0x00000000062A0000-0x00000000063A0000-memory.dmp

memory/940-215-0x00000000062A0000-0x00000000063A0000-memory.dmp

memory/940-244-0x00000000062A0000-0x00000000063A0000-memory.dmp

memory/940-267-0x00000000062A0000-0x00000000063A0000-memory.dmp

memory/940-291-0x00000000062A0000-0x00000000063A0000-memory.dmp

memory/940-315-0x00000000062A0000-0x00000000063A0000-memory.dmp

memory/940-340-0x00000000062A0000-0x00000000063A0000-memory.dmp

memory/940-341-0x00000000062A0000-0x00000000063A0000-memory.dmp

memory/940-342-0x00000000062A0000-0x00000000063A0000-memory.dmp

memory/940-343-0x00000000062A0000-0x00000000063A0000-memory.dmp

memory/940-344-0x00000000062A0000-0x00000000063A0000-memory.dmp

memory/940-345-0x00000000062A0000-0x00000000063A0000-memory.dmp

memory/940-346-0x00000000062A0000-0x00000000063A0000-memory.dmp

memory/940-347-0x00000000062A0000-0x00000000063A0000-memory.dmp

memory/940-351-0x0000000071D4D000-0x0000000071D58000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2023-12-24 15:37

Reported

2023-12-24 21:41

Platform

win10v2004-20231215-en

Max time kernel

1s

Max time network

153s

Command Line

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\040a487c4979499fe33688461f29a019.xls"

Signatures

Process spawned suspicious child process

Description Indicator Process Target
Parent C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE is not expected to spawn this process N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE

Checks processor information in registry

Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A

Enumerates system info in registry

Description Indicator Process Target
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemFamily C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 2280 wrote to memory of 3808 N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE C:\Windows\splwow64.exe
PID 2280 wrote to memory of 3808 N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE C:\Windows\splwow64.exe

Processes

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\040a487c4979499fe33688461f29a019.xls"

C:\Windows\splwow64.exe

C:\Windows\splwow64.exe 12288

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k PrintWorkflow -s PrintWorkflowUserSvc

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE" -x -s 4700

C:\Windows\system32\dwwin.exe

C:\Windows\system32\dwwin.exe -x -s 4700

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 208.194.73.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 22.177.190.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 9.228.82.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 18.53.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 183.59.114.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 41.110.16.96.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 146.78.124.51.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 56.126.166.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 217.135.221.88.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 100.5.17.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 119.110.54.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 174.178.17.96.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 18.134.221.88.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 32.134.221.88.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 88.156.103.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 176.178.17.96.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 11.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 tse1.mm.bing.net udp
US 204.79.197.200:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 204.79.197.200:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 204.79.197.200:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 204.79.197.200:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 200.197.79.204.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 0.205.248.87.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 81.171.91.138.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/2280-3-0x00007FF8FF070000-0x00007FF8FF080000-memory.dmp

memory/2280-8-0x00007FF93EFF0000-0x00007FF93F1E5000-memory.dmp

memory/2280-11-0x00007FF93EFF0000-0x00007FF93F1E5000-memory.dmp

memory/2280-14-0x00007FF93EFF0000-0x00007FF93F1E5000-memory.dmp

memory/2280-18-0x00007FF93EFF0000-0x00007FF93F1E5000-memory.dmp

memory/2280-17-0x00007FF93EFF0000-0x00007FF93F1E5000-memory.dmp

memory/2280-20-0x00007FF93EFF0000-0x00007FF93F1E5000-memory.dmp

memory/2280-21-0x00007FF93EFF0000-0x00007FF93F1E5000-memory.dmp

memory/2280-23-0x00007FF93EFF0000-0x00007FF93F1E5000-memory.dmp

memory/2280-22-0x00007FF93EFF0000-0x00007FF93F1E5000-memory.dmp

memory/2280-19-0x00007FF93EFF0000-0x00007FF93F1E5000-memory.dmp

memory/2280-16-0x00007FF8FC820000-0x00007FF8FC830000-memory.dmp

memory/2280-15-0x00007FF93EFF0000-0x00007FF93F1E5000-memory.dmp

memory/2280-13-0x00007FF93EFF0000-0x00007FF93F1E5000-memory.dmp

memory/2280-12-0x00007FF93EFF0000-0x00007FF93F1E5000-memory.dmp

memory/2280-10-0x00007FF8FC820000-0x00007FF8FC830000-memory.dmp

memory/2280-9-0x00007FF93EFF0000-0x00007FF93F1E5000-memory.dmp

memory/2280-7-0x00007FF93EFF0000-0x00007FF93F1E5000-memory.dmp

memory/2280-6-0x00007FF8FF070000-0x00007FF8FF080000-memory.dmp

memory/2280-5-0x00007FF93EFF0000-0x00007FF93F1E5000-memory.dmp

memory/2280-4-0x00007FF8FF070000-0x00007FF8FF080000-memory.dmp

memory/2280-1-0x00007FF8FF070000-0x00007FF8FF080000-memory.dmp

memory/2280-2-0x00007FF93EFF0000-0x00007FF93F1E5000-memory.dmp

memory/2280-0-0x00007FF8FF070000-0x00007FF8FF080000-memory.dmp

memory/4076-42-0x00007FF93EFF0000-0x00007FF93F1E5000-memory.dmp

memory/4076-41-0x00007FF93EFF0000-0x00007FF93F1E5000-memory.dmp

memory/4076-40-0x00007FF93EFF0000-0x00007FF93F1E5000-memory.dmp

memory/4076-50-0x00007FF8FF070000-0x00007FF8FF080000-memory.dmp

memory/4076-55-0x00007FF93EFF0000-0x00007FF93F1E5000-memory.dmp

memory/4076-54-0x00007FF93EFF0000-0x00007FF93F1E5000-memory.dmp

memory/4076-53-0x00007FF93EFF0000-0x00007FF93F1E5000-memory.dmp

memory/4076-52-0x00007FF8FF070000-0x00007FF8FF080000-memory.dmp

memory/2280-56-0x00007FF93EFF0000-0x00007FF93F1E5000-memory.dmp

memory/4076-51-0x00007FF8FF070000-0x00007FF8FF080000-memory.dmp

memory/4076-49-0x00007FF8FF070000-0x00007FF8FF080000-memory.dmp