Malware Analysis Report

2025-05-28 17:21

Sample ID 240503-qdks7abb55
Target document.XLSxm.exe
SHA256 fa5e0fa6c5ad1d8b07047591ab54b91b8d1f152a43b0f9df0d3acea792f012a3
Tags
agenttesla zgrat keylogger persistence rat spyware stealer trojan
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
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SHA256

fa5e0fa6c5ad1d8b07047591ab54b91b8d1f152a43b0f9df0d3acea792f012a3

Threat Level: Known bad

The file document.XLSxm.exe was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

agenttesla zgrat keylogger persistence rat spyware stealer trojan

AgentTesla

ZGRat

Detect ZGRat V1

Reads user/profile data of local email clients

Reads user/profile data of web browsers

Reads data files stored by FTP clients

Reads WinSCP keys stored on the system

Adds Run key to start application

Looks up external IP address via web service

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

Unsigned PE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-05-03 13:08

Signatures

Unsigned PE

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Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-05-03 13:08

Reported

2024-05-03 13:11

Platform

win7-20231129-en

Max time kernel

122s

Max time network

123s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\document.XLSxm.exe"

Signatures

AgentTesla

keylogger trojan stealer spyware agenttesla

Detect ZGRat V1

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ZGRat

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Reads WinSCP keys stored on the system

spyware stealer

Reads data files stored by FTP clients

spyware stealer

Reads user/profile data of local email clients

spyware stealer

Reads user/profile data of web browsers

spyware stealer

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3627615824-4061627003-3019543961-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MvQHOaQ = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\MvQHOaQ\\MvQHOaQ.exe" C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3627615824-4061627003-3019543961-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Evqekukjwg = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Evqekukjwg.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\document.XLSxm.exe N/A

Looks up external IP address via web service

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A api.ipify.org N/A N/A
N/A api.ipify.org N/A N/A

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 3048 set thread context of 2768 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\document.XLSxm.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe N/A

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\document.XLSxm.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\document.XLSxm.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe N/A

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 3048 wrote to memory of 2768 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\document.XLSxm.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe
PID 3048 wrote to memory of 2768 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\document.XLSxm.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe
PID 3048 wrote to memory of 2768 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\document.XLSxm.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe
PID 3048 wrote to memory of 2768 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\document.XLSxm.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe
PID 3048 wrote to memory of 2768 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\document.XLSxm.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe
PID 3048 wrote to memory of 2768 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\document.XLSxm.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe
PID 3048 wrote to memory of 2768 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\document.XLSxm.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe
PID 3048 wrote to memory of 2768 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\document.XLSxm.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe
PID 3048 wrote to memory of 2768 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\document.XLSxm.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe
PID 3048 wrote to memory of 2768 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\document.XLSxm.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe
PID 3048 wrote to memory of 2768 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\document.XLSxm.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe
PID 3048 wrote to memory of 2768 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\document.XLSxm.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\document.XLSxm.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\document.XLSxm.exe"

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe

"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 api.ipify.org udp
US 172.67.74.152:443 api.ipify.org tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 pki.goog udp
US 216.239.32.29:80 pki.goog tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 www.microsoft.com udp

Files

memory/3048-0-0x0000000074BFE000-0x0000000074BFF000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-1-0x0000000000D70000-0x0000000000FB0000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-2-0x0000000004D70000-0x0000000004FA0000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-6-0x0000000004D70000-0x0000000004F9B000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-3-0x0000000004D70000-0x0000000004F9B000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-4-0x0000000004D70000-0x0000000004F9B000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-14-0x0000000004D70000-0x0000000004F9B000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-16-0x0000000004D70000-0x0000000004F9B000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-18-0x0000000004D70000-0x0000000004F9B000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-20-0x0000000004D70000-0x0000000004F9B000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-22-0x0000000004D70000-0x0000000004F9B000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-24-0x0000000004D70000-0x0000000004F9B000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-26-0x0000000004D70000-0x0000000004F9B000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-12-0x0000000004D70000-0x0000000004F9B000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-30-0x0000000004D70000-0x0000000004F9B000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-32-0x0000000004D70000-0x0000000004F9B000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-36-0x0000000004D70000-0x0000000004F9B000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-34-0x0000000004D70000-0x0000000004F9B000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-28-0x0000000004D70000-0x0000000004F9B000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-10-0x0000000004D70000-0x0000000004F9B000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-8-0x0000000004D70000-0x0000000004F9B000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-38-0x0000000004D70000-0x0000000004F9B000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-40-0x0000000004D70000-0x0000000004F9B000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-46-0x0000000004D70000-0x0000000004F9B000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-50-0x0000000004D70000-0x0000000004F9B000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-66-0x0000000004D70000-0x0000000004F9B000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-52-0x0000000004D70000-0x0000000004F9B000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-64-0x0000000004D70000-0x0000000004F9B000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-62-0x0000000004D70000-0x0000000004F9B000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-60-0x0000000004D70000-0x0000000004F9B000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-58-0x0000000004D70000-0x0000000004F9B000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-56-0x0000000004D70000-0x0000000004F9B000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-54-0x0000000004D70000-0x0000000004F9B000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-48-0x0000000004D70000-0x0000000004F9B000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-44-0x0000000004D70000-0x0000000004F9B000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-42-0x0000000004D70000-0x0000000004F9B000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-4884-0x0000000000CE0000-0x0000000000D2C000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-4883-0x0000000000C10000-0x0000000000C7C000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-4885-0x0000000074BF0000-0x00000000752DE000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-4886-0x0000000074BF0000-0x00000000752DE000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-4887-0x0000000074BFE000-0x0000000074BFF000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-4888-0x0000000074BF0000-0x00000000752DE000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-4889-0x0000000074BF0000-0x00000000752DE000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-4890-0x0000000000C90000-0x0000000000CE4000-memory.dmp

memory/2768-4907-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000442000-memory.dmp

memory/3048-4908-0x0000000074BF0000-0x00000000752DE000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-05-03 13:08

Reported

2024-05-03 13:11

Platform

win10v2004-20240419-en

Max time kernel

125s

Max time network

126s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\document.XLSxm.exe"

Signatures

AgentTesla

keylogger trojan stealer spyware agenttesla

Detect ZGRat V1

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ZGRat

rat zgrat

Reads WinSCP keys stored on the system

spyware stealer

Reads data files stored by FTP clients

spyware stealer

Reads user/profile data of local email clients

spyware stealer

Reads user/profile data of web browsers

spyware stealer

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2818691465-3043947619-2475182763-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Evqekukjwg = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Evqekukjwg.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\document.XLSxm.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2818691465-3043947619-2475182763-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MvQHOaQ = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\MvQHOaQ\\MvQHOaQ.exe" C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe N/A

Looks up external IP address via web service

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A api.ipify.org N/A N/A
N/A api.ipify.org N/A N/A

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 2336 set thread context of 1888 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\document.XLSxm.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe N/A
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Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\document.XLSxm.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\document.XLSxm.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe N/A

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\document.XLSxm.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\document.XLSxm.exe"

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe

"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 228.249.119.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 101.58.20.217.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 68.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa udp
NL 23.62.61.99:443 www.bing.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 196.249.167.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 99.61.62.23.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 103.169.127.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 206.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 104.219.191.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 79.190.18.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 api.ipify.org udp
US 104.26.12.205:443 api.ipify.org tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 205.12.26.104.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 26.35.223.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 49.15.97.104.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 13.227.111.52.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 88.156.103.20.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/2336-0-0x000000007473E000-0x000000007473F000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-1-0x0000000000910000-0x0000000000B50000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-2-0x00000000055F0000-0x0000000005820000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-3-0x0000000005E00000-0x00000000063A4000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-4-0x0000000005950000-0x00000000059E2000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-30-0x00000000055F0000-0x000000000581B000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-34-0x00000000055F0000-0x000000000581B000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-60-0x00000000055F0000-0x000000000581B000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-68-0x00000000055F0000-0x000000000581B000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-66-0x00000000055F0000-0x000000000581B000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-64-0x00000000055F0000-0x000000000581B000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-62-0x00000000055F0000-0x000000000581B000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-58-0x00000000055F0000-0x000000000581B000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-56-0x00000000055F0000-0x000000000581B000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-54-0x00000000055F0000-0x000000000581B000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-50-0x00000000055F0000-0x000000000581B000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-48-0x00000000055F0000-0x000000000581B000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-46-0x00000000055F0000-0x000000000581B000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-44-0x00000000055F0000-0x000000000581B000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-42-0x00000000055F0000-0x000000000581B000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-40-0x00000000055F0000-0x000000000581B000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-38-0x00000000055F0000-0x000000000581B000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-36-0x00000000055F0000-0x000000000581B000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-32-0x00000000055F0000-0x000000000581B000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-52-0x00000000055F0000-0x000000000581B000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-28-0x00000000055F0000-0x000000000581B000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-26-0x00000000055F0000-0x000000000581B000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-24-0x00000000055F0000-0x000000000581B000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-22-0x00000000055F0000-0x000000000581B000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-20-0x00000000055F0000-0x000000000581B000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-18-0x00000000055F0000-0x000000000581B000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-16-0x00000000055F0000-0x000000000581B000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-14-0x00000000055F0000-0x000000000581B000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-12-0x00000000055F0000-0x000000000581B000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-10-0x00000000055F0000-0x000000000581B000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-8-0x00000000055F0000-0x000000000581B000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-6-0x00000000055F0000-0x000000000581B000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-5-0x00000000055F0000-0x000000000581B000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-4885-0x0000000074730000-0x0000000074EE0000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-4886-0x0000000074730000-0x0000000074EE0000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-4887-0x0000000005530000-0x000000000559C000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-4888-0x00000000055A0000-0x00000000055EC000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-4889-0x000000007473E000-0x000000007473F000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-4890-0x0000000074730000-0x0000000074EE0000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-4891-0x0000000000F20000-0x0000000000F74000-memory.dmp

memory/2336-4895-0x0000000074730000-0x0000000074EE0000-memory.dmp

memory/1888-4896-0x0000000074730000-0x0000000074EE0000-memory.dmp

memory/1888-4897-0x0000000000700000-0x0000000000742000-memory.dmp

memory/1888-4898-0x0000000004D60000-0x0000000004DC6000-memory.dmp

memory/1888-4899-0x0000000074730000-0x0000000074EE0000-memory.dmp

memory/1888-4901-0x0000000006060000-0x00000000060B0000-memory.dmp

memory/1888-4902-0x00000000062E0000-0x00000000062EA000-memory.dmp

memory/1888-4903-0x0000000074730000-0x0000000074EE0000-memory.dmp