Analysis Overview
SHA256
fc9ee5b057723b6cf104e28f7711960e896578caf37a8f7184d5cf822d59a115
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 9843e847ca1a1a98f8924c37cea4a380_NeikiAnalytics.exe was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Berbew family
Malware Dropper & Backdoor - Berbew
Loads dropped DLL
Executes dropped EXE
Checks computer location settings
Unsigned PE
Enumerates physical storage devices
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Checks processor information in registry
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
Modifies registry class
Enumerates system info in registry
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-06-03 02:29
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: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-03 02:29
Reported
2024-06-03 02:32
Platform
win10v2004-20240426-en
Max time kernel
149s
Max time network
125s
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-1-5-21-1162180587-977231257-2194346871-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\323B.tmp | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\323B.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 opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| 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 |
Modifies registry class
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1162180587-977231257-2194346871-1000_Classes\Local Settings | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\323B.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\323B.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 3224 wrote to memory of 4560 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9843e847ca1a1a98f8924c37cea4a380_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\323B.tmp |
| PID 3224 wrote to memory of 4560 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9843e847ca1a1a98f8924c37cea4a380_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\323B.tmp |
| PID 3224 wrote to memory of 4560 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9843e847ca1a1a98f8924c37cea4a380_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\323B.tmp |
| PID 4560 wrote to memory of 4008 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\323B.tmp | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE |
| PID 4560 wrote to memory of 4008 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\323B.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\9843e847ca1a1a98f8924c37cea4a380_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9843e847ca1a1a98f8924c37cea4a380_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\323B.tmp
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\323B.tmp" --pingC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9843e847ca1a1a98f8924c37cea4a380_NeikiAnalytics.exe C135FEFA7819192B371F8C0E6DA8BC59FBD04E7D94A936B3A2D09EED33D6846021BF0A35FE0564559738AD8BA7FC8BD36991ACD34639CC14BCFC68CEE5773B99
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\9843e847ca1a1a98f8924c37cea4a380_NeikiAnalytics.docx" /o ""
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 196.249.167.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 91.90.14.23.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 68.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | roaming.officeapps.live.com | udp |
| IE | 52.109.76.243:443 | roaming.officeapps.live.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 46.28.109.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 243.76.109.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 90.16.208.104.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 86.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 198.187.3.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 82.90.14.23.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 21.236.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\323B.tmp
| MD5 | 734f5b7724587e41ea0b5e190e82d235 |
| SHA1 | 84561305c452ac0f44ebd856fd0d88b83f29d4fe |
| SHA256 | ae1e4b68c4b449e746c931fab02818edf1ebda83582eb7c7e7d97a0dd87439aa |
| SHA512 | 5e6b6f413b083930dcee1d69e03d0d39aa7fe6eae9727b5e93d2ed4aef2853436f6e045dcb5e8f931529b27b032883adbd2708f045813c3dde8d3afd8284e51a |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9843e847ca1a1a98f8924c37cea4a380_NeikiAnalytics.docx
| MD5 | 7079891932a64f097abafd233055a1e9 |
| SHA1 | 246d95feafe67689d49a5a4cadba18d3ac1914e5 |
| SHA256 | c97189b50e5e92be09966d4732b6d61a2e435b2935d60c09989e555ae442e7a1 |
| SHA512 | 6e9ee6427d7cc2474dc634b088cf3f35d06dfb734d2b63fbbc794f4083b4b5754379daff4804bf5024b1b430aa5e50fa6d839d3473ceeed3043d373c85e9862a |
memory/4008-9-0x00007FFC452D0000-0x00007FFC452E0000-memory.dmp
memory/4008-10-0x00007FFC452D0000-0x00007FFC452E0000-memory.dmp
memory/4008-11-0x00007FFC452D0000-0x00007FFC452E0000-memory.dmp
memory/4008-14-0x00007FFC85250000-0x00007FFC85445000-memory.dmp
memory/4008-13-0x00007FFC452D0000-0x00007FFC452E0000-memory.dmp
memory/4008-15-0x00007FFC452D0000-0x00007FFC452E0000-memory.dmp
memory/4008-12-0x00007FFC852ED000-0x00007FFC852EE000-memory.dmp
memory/4008-16-0x00007FFC85250000-0x00007FFC85445000-memory.dmp
memory/4008-19-0x00007FFC85250000-0x00007FFC85445000-memory.dmp
memory/4008-20-0x00007FFC85250000-0x00007FFC85445000-memory.dmp
memory/4008-18-0x00007FFC85250000-0x00007FFC85445000-memory.dmp
memory/4008-17-0x00007FFC85250000-0x00007FFC85445000-memory.dmp
memory/4008-21-0x00007FFC43180000-0x00007FFC43190000-memory.dmp
memory/4008-22-0x00007FFC43180000-0x00007FFC43190000-memory.dmp
memory/4008-38-0x00007FFC85250000-0x00007FFC85445000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-03 02:29
Reported
2024-06-03 02:32
Platform
win7-20240221-en
Max time kernel
144s
Max time network
118s
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\1287.tmp | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9843e847ca1a1a98f8924c37cea4a380_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3452737119-3959686427-228443150-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote\Contexts = "55" | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3452737119-3959686427-228443150-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3452737119-3959686427-228443150-1000\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 |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3452737119-3959686427-228443150-1000\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-1-5-21-3452737119-3959686427-228443150-1000\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-1-5-21-3452737119-3959686427-228443150-1000\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 |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3452737119-3959686427-228443150-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel\Contexts = "1" | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3452737119-3959686427-228443150-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3452737119-3959686427-228443150-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShowDiscussionButton = "Yes" | 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\1287.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\9843e847ca1a1a98f8924c37cea4a380_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9843e847ca1a1a98f8924c37cea4a380_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1287.tmp
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1287.tmp" --pingC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9843e847ca1a1a98f8924c37cea4a380_NeikiAnalytics.exe 9A6864CD1D7C0D9C7AF94D36F39AC36AB22622CA4D780527864BC7A22F06D5275844F2F2C0E1775445923EB189CEE2AC056BC5D0F6D2D55088BB7EEDA1356008
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\9843e847ca1a1a98f8924c37cea4a380_NeikiAnalytics.docx"
Network
Files
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1287.tmp
| MD5 | 63b702b351f855eae4b9d30bb0b990ea |
| SHA1 | 851cb0b7f46c6c32a4b238a56e8c079806e0e2d9 |
| SHA256 | dee1f546cd50b225a3506fcf898dc9af58df7d2f8049a906c1f60506c1fa0d39 |
| SHA512 | cc4863d224ec06e1378145b5b664edf09847f88951ba21cb3d674b2fb81d5de62dcaa0e29519439beb273eacf4ddb6a447b3e226396628557cbb4b6a885e21a4 |
memory/2628-7-0x000000002F371000-0x000000002F372000-memory.dmp
memory/2628-8-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp
memory/2628-9-0x00000000709FD000-0x0000000070A08000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9843e847ca1a1a98f8924c37cea4a380_NeikiAnalytics.docx
| MD5 | 7079891932a64f097abafd233055a1e9 |
| SHA1 | 246d95feafe67689d49a5a4cadba18d3ac1914e5 |
| SHA256 | c97189b50e5e92be09966d4732b6d61a2e435b2935d60c09989e555ae442e7a1 |
| SHA512 | 6e9ee6427d7cc2474dc634b088cf3f35d06dfb734d2b63fbbc794f4083b4b5754379daff4804bf5024b1b430aa5e50fa6d839d3473ceeed3043d373c85e9862a |
memory/2628-13-0x00000000709FD000-0x0000000070A08000-memory.dmp