Analysis Overview
SHA256
09e532a9ff0607aa914a56627993d9c6a3cfbe63b0dd89d59c0a1666e825e5e8
Threat Level: Known bad
The file d4f6ff430554f03ff243cb3411ada820_NeikiAnalytics.exe was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Berbew family
Malware Dropper & Backdoor - Berbew
Loads dropped DLL
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Enumerates physical storage devices
Unsigned PE
Enumerates system info in registry
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
Modifies registry class
Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider
Checks processor information in registry
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-05-20 07:41
Signatures
Berbew family
Malware Dropper & Backdoor - Berbew
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-05-20 07:41
Reported
2024-05-20 07:44
Platform
win7-20240419-en
Max time kernel
144s
Max time network
122s
Command Line
Signatures
Malware Dropper & Backdoor - Berbew
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\10B3.tmp | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d4f6ff430554f03ff243cb3411ada820_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-481678230-3773327859-3495911762-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShowDiscussionButton = "Yes" | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-481678230-3773327859-3495911762-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-481678230-3773327859-3495911762-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-481678230-3773327859-3495911762-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-481678230-3773327859-3495911762-1000\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\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-481678230-3773327859-3495911762-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-481678230-3773327859-3495911762-1000\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\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-481678230-3773327859-3495911762-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote\Contexts = "55" | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-481678230-3773327859-3495911762-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel\Contexts = "1" | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\10B3.tmp | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d4f6ff430554f03ff243cb3411ada820_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d4f6ff430554f03ff243cb3411ada820_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\10B3.tmp
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\10B3.tmp" --pingC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d4f6ff430554f03ff243cb3411ada820_NeikiAnalytics.exe 22BB5D28BC538A1D9801915A3BEF4BAC6BF99714816C52B99BF055EC5A8DB2D569267DA6634F98B2B7A91110F9FDEFDAA123BB4D3876E209A6C2481D4C8A1AB5
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\d4f6ff430554f03ff243cb3411ada820_NeikiAnalytics.docx"
Network
Files
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\10B3.tmp
| MD5 | 6c63d396f92925fa16d1d59f05f09979 |
| SHA1 | 07f4b3e375160a091d82d2639afa46e393f67a44 |
| SHA256 | 6283081beec69165512d389ccef3adf8ea75efa0da67209d2dd63e2a31da5afb |
| SHA512 | b3d2d11202bc2102cc5a538d03cc0894cb40a878d1013a5da30ebcea6ebb9e24316840b21c4aa195dcec69be6a51e562d8da20fa9828a7d8702f631c8b1a72f3 |
memory/2636-7-0x000000002FBA1000-0x000000002FBA2000-memory.dmp
memory/2636-8-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp
memory/2636-9-0x0000000070B5D000-0x0000000070B68000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d4f6ff430554f03ff243cb3411ada820_NeikiAnalytics.docx
| MD5 | 7079891932a64f097abafd233055a1e9 |
| SHA1 | 246d95feafe67689d49a5a4cadba18d3ac1914e5 |
| SHA256 | c97189b50e5e92be09966d4732b6d61a2e435b2935d60c09989e555ae442e7a1 |
| SHA512 | 6e9ee6427d7cc2474dc634b088cf3f35d06dfb734d2b63fbbc794f4083b4b5754379daff4804bf5024b1b430aa5e50fa6d839d3473ceeed3043d373c85e9862a |
memory/2636-13-0x0000000070B5D000-0x0000000070B68000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-05-20 07:41
Reported
2024-05-20 07:44
Platform
win10v2004-20240426-en
Max time kernel
149s
Max time network
150s
Command Line
Signatures
Malware Dropper & Backdoor - Berbew
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-540404634-651139247-2967210625-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3CBB.tmp | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3CBB.tmp | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Checks processor information in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0 | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
Enumerates system info in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemFamily | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
Modifies registry class
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-540404634-651139247-2967210625-1000_Classes\Local Settings | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3CBB.tmp | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3CBB.tmp | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 3844 wrote to memory of 2352 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d4f6ff430554f03ff243cb3411ada820_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3CBB.tmp |
| PID 3844 wrote to memory of 2352 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d4f6ff430554f03ff243cb3411ada820_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3CBB.tmp |
| PID 3844 wrote to memory of 2352 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d4f6ff430554f03ff243cb3411ada820_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3CBB.tmp |
| PID 2352 wrote to memory of 2852 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3CBB.tmp | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE |
| PID 2352 wrote to memory of 2852 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3CBB.tmp | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE |
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d4f6ff430554f03ff243cb3411ada820_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d4f6ff430554f03ff243cb3411ada820_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3CBB.tmp
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3CBB.tmp" --pingC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d4f6ff430554f03ff243cb3411ada820_NeikiAnalytics.exe A44DAEB391A26577C7AFBA8863DC8BE6C5774FBCF8D6453F6F6DEA1E36D26C1B20E5FA172F8A75D2580DE9FD0C878C0ACD6CBC054A11C155488546E3C1A7B081
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE" /n "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d4f6ff430554f03ff243cb3411ada820_NeikiAnalytics.docx" /o ""
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 241.150.49.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 64.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 0.204.248.87.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 18.89.109.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | roaming.officeapps.live.com | udp |
| NL | 52.109.89.19:443 | roaming.officeapps.live.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 19.89.109.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 50.23.12.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 18.31.95.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 0.205.248.87.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 26.35.223.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 11.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | tse1.mm.bing.net | udp |
| NL | 23.62.61.168:443 | www.bing.com | 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 | 204.79.197.200:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 205.47.74.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 168.61.62.23.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 200.197.79.204.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3CBB.tmp
| MD5 | bea7f9e41539ea1c4fabbb4fac125893 |
| SHA1 | 2250afb99b4121e512120f7c38842ec3bdeb2af1 |
| SHA256 | 43bfa800ef215b43f77fe340b50840762d5a05527989883552cfc5f2784a9779 |
| SHA512 | 3e8e8420e997fc9b17164f891764ebaec1f49e3dbf70cfabb1a944ce7046b4fa1ddc064329c7da10f0d189ce82705f40a345696728109d6ecd969fa7fb22c47d |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d4f6ff430554f03ff243cb3411ada820_NeikiAnalytics.docx
| MD5 | 7079891932a64f097abafd233055a1e9 |
| SHA1 | 246d95feafe67689d49a5a4cadba18d3ac1914e5 |
| SHA256 | c97189b50e5e92be09966d4732b6d61a2e435b2935d60c09989e555ae442e7a1 |
| SHA512 | 6e9ee6427d7cc2474dc634b088cf3f35d06dfb734d2b63fbbc794f4083b4b5754379daff4804bf5024b1b430aa5e50fa6d839d3473ceeed3043d373c85e9862a |
memory/2852-9-0x00007FFAFC930000-0x00007FFAFC940000-memory.dmp
memory/2852-10-0x00007FFAFC930000-0x00007FFAFC940000-memory.dmp
memory/2852-11-0x00007FFAFC930000-0x00007FFAFC940000-memory.dmp
memory/2852-13-0x00007FFAFC930000-0x00007FFAFC940000-memory.dmp
memory/2852-12-0x00007FFB3C94D000-0x00007FFB3C94E000-memory.dmp
memory/2852-14-0x00007FFB3C8B0000-0x00007FFB3CAA5000-memory.dmp
memory/2852-15-0x00007FFAFC930000-0x00007FFAFC940000-memory.dmp
memory/2852-16-0x00007FFB3C8B0000-0x00007FFB3CAA5000-memory.dmp
memory/2852-17-0x00007FFB3C8B0000-0x00007FFB3CAA5000-memory.dmp
memory/2852-18-0x00007FFB3C8B0000-0x00007FFB3CAA5000-memory.dmp
memory/2852-20-0x00007FFB3C8B0000-0x00007FFB3CAA5000-memory.dmp
memory/2852-21-0x00007FFB3C8B0000-0x00007FFB3CAA5000-memory.dmp
memory/2852-22-0x00007FFB3C8B0000-0x00007FFB3CAA5000-memory.dmp
memory/2852-23-0x00007FFAFA730000-0x00007FFAFA740000-memory.dmp
memory/2852-19-0x00007FFB3C8B0000-0x00007FFB3CAA5000-memory.dmp
memory/2852-25-0x00007FFB3C8B0000-0x00007FFB3CAA5000-memory.dmp
memory/2852-24-0x00007FFB3C8B0000-0x00007FFB3CAA5000-memory.dmp
memory/2852-26-0x00007FFAFA730000-0x00007FFAFA740000-memory.dmp
memory/2852-42-0x00007FFB3C8B0000-0x00007FFB3CAA5000-memory.dmp