Analysis Overview
SHA256
ab4a2a1a13c4ab49b3cf499b0247dc95e995192c5fbd160c235baa67a520f190
Threat Level: Likely benign
The file 6fa8428a73d02353390a4a0919016370_NeikiAnalytics.pdf was found to be: Likely benign.
Malicious Activity Summary
One or more HTTP URLs in PDF identified
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Checks processor information in registry
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
MITRE ATT&CK Matrix V13
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-06-13 09:11
Signatures
One or more HTTP URLs in PDF identified
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-13 09:11
Reported
2024-06-13 09:13
Platform
win10v2004-20240611-en
Max time kernel
93s
Max time network
125s
Command Line
Signatures
Checks processor information in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz | C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe | N/A |
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-200405930-3877336739-3533750831-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION | C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fa8428a73d02353390a4a0919016370_NeikiAnalytics.pdf"
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --backgroundcolor=16514043
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=F8A8DBA874C544703A081FB6CF7D3695 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1752 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=renderer --disable-browser-side-navigation --disable-gpu-compositing --service-pipe-token=612D32F492B71A493873FC2EE3FEB8C3 --lang=en-US --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --enable-pinch --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --enable-gpu-async-worker-context --content-image-texture-target=0,0,3553;0,1,3553;0,2,3553;0,3,3553;0,4,3553;0,5,3553;0,6,3553;0,7,3553;0,8,3553;0,9,3553;0,10,3553;0,11,3553;0,12,3553;0,13,3553;0,14,3553;0,15,3553;0,16,3553;0,17,3553;0,18,3553;1,0,3553;1,1,3553;1,2,3553;1,3,3553;1,4,3553;1,5,3553;1,6,3553;1,7,3553;1,8,3553;1,9,3553;1,10,3553;1,11,3553;1,12,3553;1,13,3553;1,14,3553;1,15,3553;1,16,3553;1,17,3553;1,18,3553;2,0,3553;2,1,3553;2,2,3553;2,3,3553;2,4,3553;2,5,3553;2,6,3553;2,7,3553;2,8,3553;2,9,3553;2,10,3553;2,11,3553;2,12,3553;2,13,3553;2,14,3553;2,15,3553;2,16,3553;2,17,3553;2,18,3553;3,0,3553;3,1,3553;3,2,3553;3,3,3553;3,4,3553;3,5,3553;3,6,3553;3,7,3553;3,8,3553;3,9,3553;3,10,3553;3,11,3553;3,12,3553;3,13,3553;3,14,3553;3,15,3553;3,16,3553;3,17,3553;3,18,3553;4,0,3553;4,1,3553;4,2,3553;4,3,3553;4,4,3553;4,5,3553;4,6,3553;4,7,3553;4,8,3553;4,9,3553;4,10,3553;4,11,3553;4,12,3553;4,13,3553;4,14,3553;4,15,3553;4,16,3553;4,17,3553;4,18,3553;5,0,3553;5,1,3553;5,2,3553;5,3,3553;5,4,3553;5,5,3553;5,6,3553;5,7,3553;5,8,3553;5,9,3553;5,10,3553;5,11,3553;5,12,3553;5,13,3553;5,14,3553;5,15,3553;5,16,3553;5,17,3553;5,18,3553;6,0,3553;6,1,3553;6,2,3553;6,3,3553;6,4,3553;6,5,3553;6,6,3553;6,7,3553;6,8,3553;6,9,3553;6,10,3553;6,11,3553;6,12,3553;6,13,3553;6,14,3553;6,15,3553;6,16,3553;6,17,3553;6,18,3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --service-request-channel-token=612D32F492B71A493873FC2EE3FEB8C3 --renderer-client-id=2 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1760 --allow-no-sandbox-job /prefetch:1
C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe
C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe -Embedding
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=629D0DB57262956ACA46674F7A5DF1B7 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2304 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=renderer --disable-browser-side-navigation --disable-gpu-compositing --service-pipe-token=9C5B8680784BA31B47DB3C3C469B6AB8 --lang=en-US --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --enable-pinch --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --enable-gpu-async-worker-context --content-image-texture-target=0,0,3553;0,1,3553;0,2,3553;0,3,3553;0,4,3553;0,5,3553;0,6,3553;0,7,3553;0,8,3553;0,9,3553;0,10,3553;0,11,3553;0,12,3553;0,13,3553;0,14,3553;0,15,3553;0,16,3553;0,17,3553;0,18,3553;1,0,3553;1,1,3553;1,2,3553;1,3,3553;1,4,3553;1,5,3553;1,6,3553;1,7,3553;1,8,3553;1,9,3553;1,10,3553;1,11,3553;1,12,3553;1,13,3553;1,14,3553;1,15,3553;1,16,3553;1,17,3553;1,18,3553;2,0,3553;2,1,3553;2,2,3553;2,3,3553;2,4,3553;2,5,3553;2,6,3553;2,7,3553;2,8,3553;2,9,3553;2,10,3553;2,11,3553;2,12,3553;2,13,3553;2,14,3553;2,15,3553;2,16,3553;2,17,3553;2,18,3553;3,0,3553;3,1,3553;3,2,3553;3,3,3553;3,4,3553;3,5,3553;3,6,3553;3,7,3553;3,8,3553;3,9,3553;3,10,3553;3,11,3553;3,12,3553;3,13,3553;3,14,3553;3,15,3553;3,16,3553;3,17,3553;3,18,3553;4,0,3553;4,1,3553;4,2,3553;4,3,3553;4,4,3553;4,5,3553;4,6,3553;4,7,3553;4,8,3553;4,9,3553;4,10,3553;4,11,3553;4,12,3553;4,13,3553;4,14,3553;4,15,3553;4,16,3553;4,17,3553;4,18,3553;5,0,3553;5,1,3553;5,2,3553;5,3,3553;5,4,3553;5,5,3553;5,6,3553;5,7,3553;5,8,3553;5,9,3553;5,10,3553;5,11,3553;5,12,3553;5,13,3553;5,14,3553;5,15,3553;5,16,3553;5,17,3553;5,18,3553;6,0,3553;6,1,3553;6,2,3553;6,3,3553;6,4,3553;6,5,3553;6,6,3553;6,7,3553;6,8,3553;6,9,3553;6,10,3553;6,11,3553;6,12,3553;6,13,3553;6,14,3553;6,15,3553;6,16,3553;6,17,3553;6,18,3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --service-request-channel-token=9C5B8680784BA31B47DB3C3C469B6AB8 --renderer-client-id=5 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2324 --allow-no-sandbox-job /prefetch:1
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=213DB70DF559D98839F60CCEA0B1B249 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2520 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=0764158F7D1B8E89B68BB0660FFE5D75 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2316 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=renderer --disable-browser-side-navigation --disable-gpu-compositing --service-pipe-token=F254C97F6E851EF0ABDE7C1097D3D0A8 --lang=en-US --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --enable-pinch --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --enable-gpu-async-worker-context --content-image-texture-target=0,0,3553;0,1,3553;0,2,3553;0,3,3553;0,4,3553;0,5,3553;0,6,3553;0,7,3553;0,8,3553;0,9,3553;0,10,3553;0,11,3553;0,12,3553;0,13,3553;0,14,3553;0,15,3553;0,16,3553;0,17,3553;0,18,3553;1,0,3553;1,1,3553;1,2,3553;1,3,3553;1,4,3553;1,5,3553;1,6,3553;1,7,3553;1,8,3553;1,9,3553;1,10,3553;1,11,3553;1,12,3553;1,13,3553;1,14,3553;1,15,3553;1,16,3553;1,17,3553;1,18,3553;2,0,3553;2,1,3553;2,2,3553;2,3,3553;2,4,3553;2,5,3553;2,6,3553;2,7,3553;2,8,3553;2,9,3553;2,10,3553;2,11,3553;2,12,3553;2,13,3553;2,14,3553;2,15,3553;2,16,3553;2,17,3553;2,18,3553;3,0,3553;3,1,3553;3,2,3553;3,3,3553;3,4,3553;3,5,3553;3,6,3553;3,7,3553;3,8,3553;3,9,3553;3,10,3553;3,11,3553;3,12,3553;3,13,3553;3,14,3553;3,15,3553;3,16,3553;3,17,3553;3,18,3553;4,0,3553;4,1,3553;4,2,3553;4,3,3553;4,4,3553;4,5,3553;4,6,3553;4,7,3553;4,8,3553;4,9,3553;4,10,3553;4,11,3553;4,12,3553;4,13,3553;4,14,3553;4,15,3553;4,16,3553;4,17,3553;4,18,3553;5,0,3553;5,1,3553;5,2,3553;5,3,3553;5,4,3553;5,5,3553;5,6,3553;5,7,3553;5,8,3553;5,9,3553;5,10,3553;5,11,3553;5,12,3553;5,13,3553;5,14,3553;5,15,3553;5,16,3553;5,17,3553;5,18,3553;6,0,3553;6,1,3553;6,2,3553;6,3,3553;6,4,3553;6,5,3553;6,6,3553;6,7,3553;6,8,3553;6,9,3553;6,10,3553;6,11,3553;6,12,3553;6,13,3553;6,14,3553;6,15,3553;6,16,3553;6,17,3553;6,18,3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --service-request-channel-token=F254C97F6E851EF0ABDE7C1097D3D0A8 --renderer-client-id=10 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2600 --allow-no-sandbox-job /prefetch:1
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | g.bing.com | udp |
| US | 204.79.197.237:443 | g.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 20.160.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| NL | 23.62.61.105:443 | www.bing.com | tcp |
| NL | 23.62.61.105:443 | www.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 105.61.62.23.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 136.24.90.104.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 130.15.31.184.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 103.169.127.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 18.31.95.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 30.243.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\ReaderMessages
| MD5 | b30d3becc8731792523d599d949e63f5 |
| SHA1 | 19350257e42d7aee17fb3bf139a9d3adb330fad4 |
| SHA256 | b1b77e96279ead2b460de3de70e2ea4f5ad1b853598a4e27a5caf3f1a32cc4f3 |
| SHA512 | 523f54895fb07f62b9a5f72c8b62e83d4d9506bda57b183818615f6eb7286e3b9c5a50409bc5c5164867c3ccdeae88aa395ecca6bc7e36d991552f857510792e |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\ReaderMessages
| MD5 | 752a1f26b18748311b691c7d8fc20633 |
| SHA1 | c1f8e83eebc1cc1e9b88c773338eb09ff82ab862 |
| SHA256 | 111dac2948e4cecb10b0d2e10d8afaa663d78d643826b592d6414a1fd77cc131 |
| SHA512 | a2f5f262faf2c3e9756da94b2c47787ce3a9391b5bd53581578aa9a764449e114836704d6dec4aadc097fed4c818831baa11affa1eb25be2bfad9349bb090fe5 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\ReaderMessages
| MD5 | 852a766403254b38eae7cf22705405b6 |
| SHA1 | 84301cf583074099331d9e9ddd627c3ff59e560c |
| SHA256 | 41996ab6c1934f8f0e0ad2b46d92dd57493ae97d94c9d63d10f2bea63b263a53 |
| SHA512 | d69ea43540e1138c59efd00957089e274f43d8e31975474412b6b733bcdcc36acf8cfa73cff65fdbf515fa80301671446485fa2a2e78d1d5955a072234f1b8bc |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-13 09:11
Reported
2024-06-13 09:13
Platform
win7-20240221-en
Max time kernel
121s
Max time network
122s
Command Line
Signatures
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe | N/A |
Processes
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fa8428a73d02353390a4a0919016370_NeikiAnalytics.pdf"
Network
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Acrobat\9.0\SharedDataEvents
| MD5 | 08608f09302507e2ddb3114c49820a19 |
| SHA1 | 33d468acbcd32a53a273bf7a1cd51e40d9895b57 |
| SHA256 | b7055c50c45063a342d975b056415833d38277473391b2764f1ba6abdec819a2 |
| SHA512 | 782b89c2dc01f4fe4b2872fdb334a0b6c89021b202fb05d95850a680cf8a9567d2c2260abd73d33813bc980b3365a030430e577a9a250009e96d65fce41f5250 |