hxxp://nonews[.]com\

General

Target

http://nonews.com\

Score

1^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 24 IoCs

adware spyware

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2444714103-3190537498-3629098939-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2444714103-3190537498-3629098939-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2444714103-3190537498-3629098939-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2444714103-3190537498-3629098939-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\GPU	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2444714103-3190537498-3629098939-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DOMStorage	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2444714103-3190537498-3629098939-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IETld\LowMic	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2444714103-3190537498-3629098939-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2444714103-3190537498-3629098939-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\CompatibilityFlags = "0"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2444714103-3190537498-3629098939-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2444714103-3190537498-3629098939-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2444714103-3190537498-3629098939-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2444714103-3190537498-3629098939-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery\AdminActive = "0"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2444714103-3190537498-3629098939-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\InternetRegistry	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2444714103-3190537498-3629098939-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2444714103-3190537498-3629098939-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\PageSetup	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2444714103-3190537498-3629098939-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2444714103-3190537498-3629098939-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Zoom	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2444714103-3190537498-3629098939-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive\{EEECECA1-BB59-11EE-91F8-4AE60EE50717} = "0"	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2444714103-3190537498-3629098939-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FullScreen = "no"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2444714103-3190537498-3629098939-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Window_Placement = 2c0000000200000003000000ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff2400000024000000aa04000089020000	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2444714103-3190537498-3629098939-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\BrowserEmulation\LowMic	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2444714103-3190537498-3629098939-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IntelliForms	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2444714103-3190537498-3629098939-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DontShowMeThisDialogAgain	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2444714103-3190537498-3629098939-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery\AdminActive = "1"	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1648	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
1648	iexplore.exe
1648	iexplore.exe
1504	IEXPLORE.EXE
1504	IEXPLORE.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1648 wrote to memory of 1504	1648	iexplore.exe	28
PID 1648 wrote to memory of 1504	1648	iexplore.exe	28
PID 1648 wrote to memory of 1504	1648	iexplore.exe	28
PID 1648 wrote to memory of 1504	1648	iexplore.exe	28

C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" http://nonews.com\
1⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1648
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:1648 CREDAT:275457 /prefetch:2
  2⤵
  - Modifies Internet Explorer settings
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:1504

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

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T1112

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cab4146.tmp

Filesize
65KB

MD5
ac05d27423a85adc1622c714f2cb6184

SHA1
b0fe2b1abddb97837ea0195be70ab2ff14d43198

SHA256
c6456e12e5e53287a547af4103e0397cb9697e466cf75844312dc296d43d144d

SHA512
6d0ef9050e41fbae680e0e59dd0f90b6ac7fea5579ef5708b69d5da33a0ece7e8b16574b58b17b64a34cc34a4ffc22b4a62c1ece61f36c4a11a0665e0536b90d

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