Analysis Overview
SHA256
54c8e83e3600d0c86b6a24b9fc2522ea1f1ced9e7296aef429846ac75dbfff9d
Threat Level: Known bad
The file ae51f9c84aa952eb79dc4a1ae368aa3f was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Process spawned unexpected child process
Suspicious Office macro
Deletes itself
Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Checks processor information in registry
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
NTFS ADS
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Views/modifies file attributes
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
Enumerates system info in registry
Modifies registry class
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-02-29 10:43
Signatures
Suspicious Office macro
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-02-29 10:43
Reported
2024-02-29 10:46
Platform
win7-20240221-en
Max time kernel
119s
Max time network
119s
Command Line
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 |
| Parent C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE is not expected to spawn this process | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wscript.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
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2297530677-1229052932-2803917579-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2297530677-1229052932-2803917579-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShowDiscussionButton = "Yes" | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2297530677-1229052932-2803917579-1000\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\shell | 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 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 |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2297530677-1229052932-2803917579-1000\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\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 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2297530677-1229052932-2803917579-1000\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\COMMAND | 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 | 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 |
| 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 (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-1-5-21-2297530677-1229052932-2803917579-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote | 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\USER\S-1-5-21-2297530677-1229052932-2803917579-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2297530677-1229052932-2803917579-1000\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 | 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 | 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 |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2297530677-1229052932-2803917579-1000\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 deleted | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor | 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 |
| Key deleted | \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\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit\command | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
Modifies registry class
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| 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\.htm\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\ddeexec\topic | 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 |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shell\Print\ = "&Print" | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shell\Edit | 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 |
| 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 |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Word\shell\edit\command | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\command\command = 7800620027004200560035002100210021002100210021002100210021004d004b004b0053006b0045005800430045004c00460069006c00650073003e00560069006a00710042006f006600280059003800270077002100460049006400310067004c00510020002f0064006400650000000000 | 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 |
| 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 (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\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\command | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\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\.mht\OpenWithList\Excel.exe | 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 |
| 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\.mht\OpenWithList\MSPub.exe\shell\edit\command | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key deleted | \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\MSPub.exe\shell\edit\ = "&Open" | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{42042206-2D85-11D3-8CFF-005004838597}\Version\14 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\MSPub.exe\shell\edit | 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 |
| Key deleted | \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\htmlfile\shell\Print | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Word\shell\edit\command\command = 7800620027004200560035002100210021002100210021002100210021004d004b004b0053006b0057004f0052004400460069006c00650073003e00620069002400540021005600210030005a003d007b0050006b00300076006d007e0041005a00750020002f006e002000220025003100220000000000 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shell\Print\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\msohtmed.exe\" /p %1" | 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\mhtmlfile\shellex\IconHandler\ = "{42042206-2D85-11D3-8CFF-005004838597}" | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\ShellEx | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key deleted | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shell\Print\command | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\WinWord.exe\shell\edit\command | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\command\command = 7800620027004200560035002100210021002100210021002100210021004d004b004b0053006b0045005800430045004c00460069006c00650073003e00560069006a00710042006f006600280059003800270077002100460049006400310067004c00510020002f0064006400650000000000 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\ddeexec\ = "[open(\"%1\")]" | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\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\.mht\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\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\ddeexec\application | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\command | 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\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\ddeexec\application | 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\mhtmlfile\DefaultIcon | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Word\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\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\MSPub.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\ddeexec\topic\ = "system" | 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\Microsoft Publisher | 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 |
| 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 | 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\application\ = "Excel" | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Publisher\shell\edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\MSPUB.EXE\" %1" | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Publisher\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\.htm | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| 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 |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Publisher\shell\edit | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Publisher\shell\edit\command | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shellex\IconHandler | 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\ = "[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 |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit | 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\20267F00\: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 SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Views/modifies file attributes
| 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\ae51f9c84aa952eb79dc4a1ae368aa3f.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"
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\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c RD /S /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\wscript.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe" E:\KK\ae51f9c84aa952eb79dc4a1ae368aa3f_Search.vbs
Network
Files
memory/2972-0-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-1-0x0000000072B1D000-0x0000000072B28000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-2-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-4-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-3-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-8-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-9-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-6-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-5-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-11-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-10-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-16-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-20-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-25-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-28-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-29-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-27-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-26-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-24-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-23-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-30-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-22-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-31-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-21-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-19-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-18-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-33-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-17-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-15-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-14-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-13-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-12-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-55-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-56-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-80-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-123-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-126-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-150-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-173-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-198-0x0000000072B1D000-0x0000000072B28000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-200-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-223-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-242-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-270-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-291-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-316-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-340-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-363-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-388-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-389-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2972-393-0x0000000072B1D000-0x0000000072B28000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-02-29 10:43
Reported
2024-02-29 10:46
Platform
win10v2004-20240226-en
Max time kernel
101s
Max time network
115s
Command Line
Signatures
Process spawned unexpected 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:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE |
| Parent C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE is not expected to spawn this process | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE |
| Parent C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE is not expected to spawn this process | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE |
Suspicious Office macro
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Deletes itself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
Checks processor information in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| 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 |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0 | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
Enumerates system info in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| 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 |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
NTFS ADS
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\79475E00\:Zone.Identifier:$DATA | 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 SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1196 wrote to memory of 1884 | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe |
| PID 1196 wrote to memory of 1884 | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe |
| PID 1196 wrote to memory of 3552 | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe |
| PID 1196 wrote to memory of 3552 | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe |
| PID 1196 wrote to memory of 4772 | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe |
| PID 1196 wrote to memory of 4772 | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe |
| PID 1884 wrote to memory of 4928 | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe |
| PID 1884 wrote to memory of 4928 | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe |
Views/modifies file attributes
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe | N/A |
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\ae51f9c84aa952eb79dc4a1ae368aa3f.xls"
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c RD /S /Q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART\K4.XLS"
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c Del /F /Q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART\K4.XLS"
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c attrib -S -h "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART\K4.XLS"
C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
attrib -S -h "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART\K4.XLS"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 21.177.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 46.28.109.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 241.154.82.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 41.110.16.96.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 88.156.103.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 1.173.189.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 18.31.95.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 183.59.114.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 18.134.221.88.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 187.178.17.96.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 209.178.17.96.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
memory/1196-4-0x00007FFBB81D0000-0x00007FFBB81E0000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-5-0x00007FFBF8150000-0x00007FFBF8345000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-6-0x00007FFBF8150000-0x00007FFBF8345000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-3-0x00007FFBB81D0000-0x00007FFBB81E0000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-2-0x00007FFBB81D0000-0x00007FFBB81E0000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-8-0x00007FFBF8150000-0x00007FFBF8345000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-7-0x00007FFBF8150000-0x00007FFBF8345000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-10-0x00007FFBB5C10000-0x00007FFBB5C20000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-9-0x00007FFBF8150000-0x00007FFBF8345000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-12-0x00007FFBF8150000-0x00007FFBF8345000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-11-0x00007FFBF8150000-0x00007FFBF8345000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-1-0x00007FFBB81D0000-0x00007FFBB81E0000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-13-0x00007FFBF8150000-0x00007FFBF8345000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-0-0x00007FFBB81D0000-0x00007FFBB81E0000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-15-0x00007FFBF8150000-0x00007FFBF8345000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-16-0x00007FFBF8150000-0x00007FFBF8345000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-18-0x00007FFBF8150000-0x00007FFBF8345000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-19-0x00007FFBF8150000-0x00007FFBF8345000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-21-0x00007FFBF8150000-0x00007FFBF8345000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-22-0x00007FFBF8150000-0x00007FFBF8345000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-23-0x00007FFBF8150000-0x00007FFBF8345000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-20-0x00007FFBF8150000-0x00007FFBF8345000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-17-0x00007FFBF8150000-0x00007FFBF8345000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-14-0x00007FFBB5C10000-0x00007FFBB5C20000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-44-0x0000024762B20000-0x0000024763AF0000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-48-0x0000024762B20000-0x0000024763AF0000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-52-0x0000024762B20000-0x0000024763AF0000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-57-0x0000024762B20000-0x0000024763AF0000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-60-0x0000024762B20000-0x0000024763AF0000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-64-0x000002475FC50000-0x0000024760450000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-66-0x000002475FC50000-0x0000024760450000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-69-0x000002475FC50000-0x0000024760450000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-71-0x000002475FC50000-0x0000024760450000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-81-0x000002475FC50000-0x0000024760450000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-84-0x000002475FC50000-0x0000024760450000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-102-0x000002475FC50000-0x0000024760450000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae51f9c84aa952eb79dc4a1ae368aa3f.xls
| MD5 | 5c92ef6c6c9758d538350edd6d88df71 |
| SHA1 | a661e8c884d3e149abc7af37824ff710d30ba58b |
| SHA256 | e6cb64d376e9793c04ee10cb7c07923542ebdfed4d84c5578bf2aca0eb833e89 |
| SHA512 | f2ff3fd9677ec7a62a585bb2c5f7ef1836a94b279617deb4a97e0f53fce693e455960fcd8a1aaf4def2b2c17bff46bb9f8c7f3a54139d7a1739c6d3b4fa3ec33 |
memory/1196-113-0x00007FFBF8150000-0x00007FFBF8345000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-114-0x0000024762B20000-0x0000024763AF0000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-115-0x0000024762B20000-0x0000024763AF0000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-116-0x0000024762B20000-0x0000024763AF0000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-117-0x0000024762B20000-0x0000024763AF0000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-118-0x000002475FC50000-0x0000024760450000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-119-0x0000024762B20000-0x0000024763AF0000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-120-0x000002475FC50000-0x0000024760450000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-121-0x000002475FC50000-0x0000024760450000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-122-0x000002475FC50000-0x0000024760450000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-123-0x000002475FC50000-0x0000024760450000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-140-0x00007FFBB81D0000-0x00007FFBB81E0000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-142-0x00007FFBF8150000-0x00007FFBF8345000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-141-0x00007FFBB81D0000-0x00007FFBB81E0000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-139-0x00007FFBB81D0000-0x00007FFBB81E0000-memory.dmp
memory/1196-138-0x00007FFBB81D0000-0x00007FFBB81E0000-memory.dmp