02f4463f2dee9e1c9259e2b1d4918af24e72069db3f8e4d804efc65ec78ba69c

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
149s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240221-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240221-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
19/03/2024, 13:57

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General

Target

birchmore-axiom.html
Size

48KB
MD5

d2157552d7d8c8f19ddbf0c0571e6d7a
SHA1

c5f751bb3393c734ad4269115e61f1558cc7bc9b
SHA256

02f4463f2dee9e1c9259e2b1d4918af24e72069db3f8e4d804efc65ec78ba69c
SHA512

fb72edff54a803c08e37e6c04ca446344981468fa1db0c870307f5b7878ee822242868b45c974222102e88e69cb193171c078c95700e9de7506943f69783ff15
SSDEEP

1536:UQQhfBCrLieIeeeeSe1e1kPe9eeeeKeeeekyeeyfg:6C/zk6g

Score

6^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Looks up external IP address via web service 3 IoCs

Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

flow	ioc
31	ipinfo.io
29	ipinfo.io
30	ipinfo.io

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 36 IoCs

adware spyware

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3787592910-3720486031-2929222812-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery\AdminActive = "1"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3787592910-3720486031-2929222812-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NTPFirstRun = "1"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3787592910-3720486031-2929222812-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = d05bdd86057ada01	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3787592910-3720486031-2929222812-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\BrowserEmulation\LowMic	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3787592910-3720486031-2929222812-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IntelliForms	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3787592910-3720486031-2929222812-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive\{AF5680A1-E5F8-11EE-937B-EA263619F6CB} = "0"	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3787592910-3720486031-2929222812-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3787592910-3720486031-2929222812-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3787592910-3720486031-2929222812-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\NextUpdateDate = "417018550"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3787592910-3720486031-2929222812-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\GPU	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3787592910-3720486031-2929222812-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IETld\LowMic	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3787592910-3720486031-2929222812-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\InternetRegistry	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3787592910-3720486031-2929222812-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\PageSetup	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3787592910-3720486031-2929222812-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DOMStorage	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3787592910-3720486031-2929222812-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3787592910-3720486031-2929222812-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3787592910-3720486031-2929222812-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\CompatibilityFlags = "0"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3787592910-3720486031-2929222812-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery\AdminActive = "0"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3787592910-3720486031-2929222812-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\DownloadRetries = "3"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3787592910-3720486031-2929222812-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3787592910-3720486031-2929222812-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Zoom	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3787592910-3720486031-2929222812-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FullScreen = "no"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3787592910-3720486031-2929222812-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3787592910-3720486031-2929222812-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3787592910-3720486031-2929222812-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3787592910-3720486031-2929222812-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Window_Placement = 2c0000000200000003000000ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff2400000024000000aa04000089020000	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3787592910-3720486031-2929222812-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb010000000c12c25e2ddfb54dbf19c8710c23067700000000020000000000106600000001000020000000bbbb543e7848e464b98bc4b7f0474d00d8a685fdbef00584c5c6030bf64fafd8000000000e8000000002000020000000d3aad98a356e04659e4ca43e3e120dff8775353f2b32705dfb07e33bdddac76220000000b9b7d7c3b540429d1635f968ca7fb518a24748a90ba2050015edf5bd8f505fbc400000000decd529cc9a8704d7233b61032ffa7dafa82fb5752d6cd26b75fd1cc8ffb5c2c8e1c34cad496d029ed32b034ea8eed7fc2c072fc8bf3b34453b9be2b4c2f403	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3787592910-3720486031-2929222812-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DontShowMeThisDialogAgain	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3787592910-3720486031-2929222812-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3787592910-3720486031-2929222812-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3787592910-3720486031-2929222812-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\MFV = 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	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3787592910-3720486031-2929222812-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3787592910-3720486031-2929222812-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3787592910-3720486031-2929222812-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3787592910-3720486031-2929222812-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3787592910-3720486031-2929222812-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing	iexplore.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2488	IEXPLORE.EXE

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2180	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs

pid	Process
2180	iexplore.exe
2180	iexplore.exe
2488	IEXPLORE.EXE
2488	IEXPLORE.EXE
2488	IEXPLORE.EXE
2488	IEXPLORE.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 2488	2180	iexplore.exe	28
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 2488	2180	iexplore.exe	28
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 2488	2180	iexplore.exe	28
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 2488	2180	iexplore.exe	28

C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\birchmore-axiom.html
1⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2180
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:2180 CREDAT:275457 /prefetch:2
  2⤵
  - Modifies Internet Explorer settings
  - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:2488

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

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\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\070E0202839D9D67350CD2613E78E416

Filesize
1KB

MD5
55540a230bdab55187a841cfe1aa1545

SHA1
363e4734f757bdeb89868efe94907774a327695e

SHA256
d73494e3446b02167573b3cde3ae1c8584ac26e15e45ac3ec0326708425d90fb

SHA512
c899cb1d31d3214fd9dc8626a55e40580d3b2224bf34310c2abd85d0f63e2dedaeae57832f048c2f500cb2cbf83683fcb14139af3f0b5251606076cdb4689c54

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015

Filesize
67KB

MD5
753df6889fd7410a2e9fe333da83a429

SHA1
3c425f16e8267186061dd48ac1c77c122962456e

SHA256
b42dc237e44cbc9a43400e7d3f9cbd406dbdefd62bfe87328f8663897d69df78

SHA512
9d56f79410ad0cf852c74c3ef9454e7ae86e80bdd6ff67773994b48ccac71142bcf5c90635da6a056e1406e81e64674db9584928e867c55b77b59e2851cf6444

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\070E0202839D9D67350CD2613E78E416

Filesize
230B

MD5
835e26f9433b2b48043fb9d8a7472e96

SHA1
64235e3dfaae1e1365e9774e359835e2f8ee04b2

SHA256
b1d48fcb94c55a6e5e082f45abcf22ea3502893d7bcca597770968192547e14c

SHA512
ece022462c2e032a43ec9857fac2d82b4333c216cd8344d4344abc66d3aeeb7af7eb54c9b5d3a1e9d96da1b03033882bc268d21c86c668867da8cdcc55d2ebb8

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015

Filesize
344B

MD5
8681c790649784dd8ee6867fdcf4802b

SHA1
9742b45e6c49455c185d3491c1140e869b1ea276

SHA256
8f7c1e973f31128528363fcb59788b8ed3afa1166347f799ce67afd56fa2e4bc

SHA512
8bcae7d824719cd5cf4fd093eb88ced5aca8b5934d3f456d644ef65b8269ff833d1ea376b95793a0890ec4f714b5654fd6e5a39752cc0cc136b8de3f10bc8c6e

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015

Filesize
344B

MD5
5110619c9ce0fa34a2b0dabb9728a441

SHA1
0d63d8a17e5a21feb53c54fa0448f681e98cfd8d

SHA256
575c1ba3d6b228e52612743561cc8ab5abb0fbcb47366ab228b533479751f51d

SHA512
0886078dfdd03c7cc560e9252791278a85d623641c1ebac145010d7cad37343ed76a06b907dc043fccbea204f858f8db308df8955b0a10457e3a9102406932f7

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015

Filesize
344B

MD5
8923f2e21083845e5c8e493a5b75ba12

SHA1
f432edb5083518d1bf8efa353613610bbae8ac3f

SHA256
918d4edef883712dfa73d13e90d689adfebf8561b0dc7869449150884f6cf9e3

SHA512
d326c226667772ae3bca834859e771d8787f85b7d782739ddf4cecb3cfce4d407280d9d14ac5f647e9cabbfde0f9d5ea6aa4b4d457e5085d3f602a7aae445830

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015

Filesize
344B

MD5
cf964c39924b538b8e046b36054b8a05

SHA1
455cee95c482855c1f4055def51be19a7ce72994

SHA256
648d0faeb19c5edb1b9f9f504c0cd791595d5ef6b3464d6a95ef8dcd9fe5e8a0

SHA512
e20a69b83d27fabacbf4f41857ca6c84bf42794cb339b037438a356b751d4cb530fdb4133fd68c715991ee500065d07326099b6dab01fedcba2ab7b813dc1205

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015

Filesize
344B

MD5
a002a3658e81c6d98afb380fc4a87621

SHA1
fbaf441d091c8df9e2018d77f4e69e9c0fcd9a6a

SHA256
c8fbff7080cc41a58d5078cf12aa029060be2651861db0fba30ffd8c699925dc

SHA512
c339bb6882064964b4fbc2f568db63c082f80b22401d26fc355a5b91e044a05428e0520e730cf22e13c7a27cf98067a4f507565cfa05d3194365500039591dc5

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015

Filesize
344B

MD5
c716ab42e58324aff948240bdde5fd1e

SHA1
67b78c10ee60a02ca1ccd471d02b082f209e9e1f

SHA256
49a23f26b01840e7699253de0e98ce4907d4a790086942fb8ed1bbf22f49b083

SHA512
ca88d45d7b77a0f55b2105e718f13396fad780f5824ad0da3e191f0a4d9967d2c8c4c91417c23bf321e80f8e45844ede094b8e4e3f05e4b82c56f2c4553e9287

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015

Filesize
344B

MD5
6b471bca43b94bf3a59df36586448371

SHA1
372af46e4c483f08c4a393547ef44282d4a90176

SHA256
06af9f37684d0ecd7f87b2809c9281958346360e8cbce20abff4f478071b771e

SHA512
ba8976453a5b8e737b3bd1796df3a30172b0a9143742a43c488026d3f2913bece1842e5c8c0d0a5bce744c9a50908e0444676bbde384ee4e451ddefdb49e7fa3

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015

Filesize
344B

MD5
df47c19a71fd93dd68b3a79a968a2944

SHA1
bba74622a12dadf01cd8f32ae80a113c09922713

SHA256
e07061d80409f0684e6a56b5594eb8e2db6b6f966b9c56b605d6b7122f9bb702

SHA512
32cfb93012233c1074d86e025c07fd91e0e9512e7d337fadd12fc6dcda6fd50d498eba7ca4cad68225b0728dd919e1c74ff11ca48ab8f96480ec30db61a8c03b

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015

Filesize
344B

MD5
159331cbee7b788958c929949cdc40f3

SHA1
122d496bc19c9ba0161f868e5f1b412094d96180

SHA256
ef6bcc2c0d6e683b1131979ca7caa27d4dcd5bf70f5a75be04011b6f502a47ce

SHA512
d606c92523c2fe598845575699bbf36d4835d01b2a5c22fd86917cb75533e5596f1924b1bbfba24904f27654114cb1ed98867018d49c33dee46f28a5876a4821

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015

Filesize
344B

MD5
a6f394bed65112365ed07f13a78848de

SHA1
c323559b17abbcc0e0108f35c779910b2823c95f

SHA256
30f25235999f36926a61c07836a57a90162d325f1034acb4f17c04cbb3b46de8

SHA512
ef529020ca1812a72f77bcc933301c9d1f743da6d863c3cbcd12aea8594cfd11387e43a32b1f59f9dd073c39448be60383bc0c6b0c1fef5d92ef5f674a3fd2d7

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015

Filesize
344B

MD5
45dd100ac616df791b0610ab6392f958

SHA1
5a33949b878ca3f28f4571736b25dca5ed2f8b0b

SHA256
35c364a4068357df85029405a7cadb3ce29bd0a4bc357c05415992ce15c4461f

SHA512
90cbe9bda4ae26ee391670b3059517810f35028f21e6ee64b2843df84d69b32374e9657ed7aa483e18d686abab00da96f96d81a2497451224818638204f51a1f

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015

Filesize
344B

MD5
c08861350dd002d40236003a9e1a42ce

SHA1
67c8000753cd70d79384b5f941fa89964e1c1071

SHA256
74aa89136185e4f7514ca54ec76c0896283b6dd91c3fc718601a81a9bb1e0c89

SHA512
1cb1b5f15dd143ff4316a3cbddc66488a5c7184c944de60e61febc4cf72a776634b8897d0e40fa0b0ceb6c8566bc32778e865c08db5c20655d62a6011ce6e691

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cab5B1D.tmp

Filesize
65KB

MD5
ac05d27423a85adc1622c714f2cb6184

SHA1
b0fe2b1abddb97837ea0195be70ab2ff14d43198

SHA256
c6456e12e5e53287a547af4103e0397cb9697e466cf75844312dc296d43d144d

SHA512
6d0ef9050e41fbae680e0e59dd0f90b6ac7fea5579ef5708b69d5da33a0ece7e8b16574b58b17b64a34cc34a4ffc22b4a62c1ece61f36c4a11a0665e0536b90d

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tar5C8B.tmp

Filesize
175KB

MD5
dd73cead4b93366cf3465c8cd32e2796

SHA1
74546226dfe9ceb8184651e920d1dbfb432b314e

SHA256
a6752b7851b591550e4625b832a393aabcc428de18d83e8593cd540f7d7cae22

SHA512
ce1bdd595065c94fa528badf4a6a8777893807d6789267612755df818ba6ffe55e4df429710aea29526ee4aa8ef20e25f2f05341da53992157d21ae032c0fb63

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