Analysis

  • max time kernel
    121s
  • max time network
    122s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20231129-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20231129-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    18/04/2024, 08:10

General

  • Target

    Remittance 17042024.rtf

  • Size

    275KB

  • MD5

    3a70ce88c392ad13548a5337379ec365

  • SHA1

    759142b5f93e6b7821c9eb30639448fc2fd13cd4

  • SHA256

    45d5436e268ed053f251044846ac8f0c5c09015cc87c4ccbdc86c4efbad9e570

  • SHA512

    bb74bce3b6e378864449774e2e7aa8df9b869204a4a0efdc4f405f772cbcc1108feee2e337fa5f66da31e68f62f4ce13f431c3d9179da998e14471d59c0f4ed7

  • SSDEEP

    3072:jsXvKMEesXvKMEesXvKMEesXvKMEesXvKMEesXvKMEIFp+pk:EKMeKMeKMeKMeKMeKM7F8k

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

agenttesla

Credentials

Signatures

  • AgentTesla

    Agent Tesla is a remote access tool (RAT) written in visual basic.

  • Blocklisted process makes network request 5 IoCs
  • Downloads MZ/PE file
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Reads WinSCP keys stored on the system 2 TTPs

    Tries to access WinSCP stored sessions.

  • Reads data files stored by FTP clients 2 TTPs

    Tries to access configuration files associated with programs like FileZilla.

  • Reads user/profile data of local email clients 2 TTPs

    Email clients store some user data on disk where infostealers will often target it.

  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present
  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Launches Equation Editor 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Equation Editor is an old Office component often targeted by exploits such as CVE-2017-11882.

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 31 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 29 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE" /n "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Remittance 17042024.rtf"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2924
    • C:\Windows\splwow64.exe
      C:\Windows\splwow64.exe 12288
      2⤵
        PID:2752
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE" -Embedding
      1⤵
      • Blocklisted process makes network request
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Launches Equation Editor
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2020
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\dzoihohj75439.scr
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\dzoihohj75439.scr"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2488
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\dzoihohj75439.scr"
          3⤵
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:3000
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\egFUHsL.exe"
          3⤵
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:956
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\egFUHsL" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp50BF.tmp"
          3⤵
          • Creates scheduled task(s)
          PID:968
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\dzoihohj75439.scr
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\dzoihohj75439.scr"
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          PID:1708

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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    Downloads

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

      Filesize

      68KB

      MD5

      29f65ba8e88c063813cc50a4ea544e93

      SHA1

      05a7040d5c127e68c25d81cc51271ffb8bef3568

      SHA256

      1ed81fa8dfb6999a9fedc6e779138ffd99568992e22d300acd181a6d2c8de184

      SHA512

      e29b2e92c496245bed3372578074407e8ef8882906ce10c35b3c8deebfefe01b5fd7f3030acaa693e175f4b7aca6cd7d8d10ae1c731b09c5fa19035e005de3aa

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp50BF.tmp

      Filesize

      1KB

      MD5

      55f67c28165e55ae17457a9933b80243

      SHA1

      cfbad40370cd0b144e73f2c4c5def90f0c1b6813

      SHA256

      4e7757817196fe132cacd1174278adb18a70801af7a2c9e3c025678a3103d039

      SHA512

      7e9c240e08b9106756fdc85759a0497f74136ee604e22dd3060fc1064ac897f759ac6811e4558698e43c607b10f5813d06071b225daa011f0168f234742c17ed

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates\Normal.dotm

      Filesize

      20KB

      MD5

      316b31ac0c2d67ca7a6c1e9977f9545d

      SHA1

      f388fc953b5f4314da7e795f78bc5c6fd7e1d3ad

      SHA256

      6a7e3f2606994de11651ded0e204f78fed20a5dd307350a84549e0edbdf597aa

      SHA512

      1a947d25491b047033185b00aebffa464cdfbe273436060f72ed14ecd08d44407a073502c07205be8301bd2a7c529c3cabffab2c04b9b16b6c356af179f7ef26

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\E1FQTZHV19QR96WNUDBN.temp

      Filesize

      7KB

      MD5

      41af4593a8c511827740d06ffbcad22c

      SHA1

      4a8b5b0ab095fc3234026f3f21c7b5414264da06

      SHA256

      820b30beec72487b8873dceecb45c342dc0ae6e5e2e12a6f2a071093beb48600

      SHA512

      597f4a4079b36f52f8ca1d9cfc80714ad08a1c33b0ed6bfa9fea3537d469ee056c03fa3b1449eed5d3f61e026bf6a0bdfd194411980f218dd4c0c177bddf7a77

    • \Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\dzoihohj75439.scr

      Filesize

      705KB

      MD5

      60e4f25fa64a0ef31ac57663a26da790

      SHA1

      26126c700f70de2e42a173214b52fe6a38c93bb8

      SHA256

      f2664bdfd035d146843f1575528eb9694a98b32f99488058a0e04885ad62e9c2

      SHA512

      31d2c6284375e7a089216fba4ec7dc424ace8fb5ae5d5ee620974831c73386d9f360cbc06cbe696579b27ea442a8141a1dfec502aa7cde1d623f74d2f5bd2bdf

    • memory/956-104-0x0000000065930000-0x0000000065EDB000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      5.7MB

    • memory/956-97-0x0000000065930000-0x0000000065EDB000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      5.7MB

    • memory/956-100-0x0000000002890000-0x00000000028D0000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      256KB

    • memory/956-94-0x0000000065930000-0x0000000065EDB000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      5.7MB

    • memory/956-96-0x0000000002890000-0x00000000028D0000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      256KB

    • memory/1708-86-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000442000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      264KB

    • memory/1708-101-0x000000006B8D0000-0x000000006BFBE000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      6.9MB

    • memory/1708-106-0x000000006B8D0000-0x000000006BFBE000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      6.9MB

    • memory/1708-89-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000442000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      264KB

    • memory/1708-91-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000442000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      264KB

    • memory/1708-76-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000442000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      264KB

    • memory/1708-78-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000442000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      264KB

    • memory/1708-80-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000442000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      264KB

    • memory/1708-82-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000442000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      264KB

    • memory/1708-84-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/2488-52-0x000000006B8D0000-0x000000006BFBE000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      6.9MB

    • memory/2488-55-0x0000000000520000-0x0000000000534000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      80KB

    • memory/2488-61-0x00000000008D0000-0x00000000008D8000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      32KB

    • memory/2488-92-0x000000006B8D0000-0x000000006BFBE000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      6.9MB

    • memory/2488-63-0x0000000004990000-0x0000000004A14000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      528KB

    • memory/2488-54-0x0000000000EA0000-0x0000000000F3E000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      632KB

    • memory/2488-51-0x0000000000FA0000-0x0000000001052000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      712KB

    • memory/2488-53-0x0000000000F60000-0x0000000000FA0000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      256KB

    • memory/2488-62-0x00000000009F0000-0x00000000009FC000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      48KB

    • memory/2924-0-0x000000002F1A1000-0x000000002F1A2000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/2924-2-0x000000007171D000-0x0000000071728000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      44KB

    • memory/2924-105-0x000000007171D000-0x0000000071728000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      44KB

    • memory/2924-1-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/2924-127-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/3000-98-0x0000000002CD0000-0x0000000002D10000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      256KB

    • memory/3000-99-0x0000000002CD0000-0x0000000002D10000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      256KB

    • memory/3000-95-0x0000000002CD0000-0x0000000002D10000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      256KB

    • memory/3000-102-0x0000000065930000-0x0000000065EDB000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      5.7MB

    • memory/3000-103-0x0000000065930000-0x0000000065EDB000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      5.7MB

    • memory/3000-93-0x0000000065930000-0x0000000065EDB000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      5.7MB