Malware Analysis Report

2024-10-10 07:27

Sample ID 240613-r3w37axdmm
Target 4_pillars_record_-_for_SMHW.docx
SHA256 b238f21e7e200ac3c5d608d97ddaa480e5de534adf5282619529f9ef9d38adaf
Tags
evasion execution persistence
score
5/10

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 Overview

score
5/10

SHA256

b238f21e7e200ac3c5d608d97ddaa480e5de534adf5282619529f9ef9d38adaf

Threat Level: Likely benign

The file 4_pillars_record_-_for_SMHW.docx was found to be: Likely benign.

Malicious Activity Summary

evasion execution persistence

Launch Agent

Resource Forking

Launchctl

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-06-13 14:43

Signatures

N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-13 14:43

Reported

2024-06-14 17:19

Platform

macos-20240611-en

Max time kernel

960s

Max time network

1559s

Command Line

[sh -c sudo /bin/zsh -c "open /Users/run/4_pillars_record_-_for_SMHW.docx"]

Signatures

Launch Agent

persistence

Resource Forking

evasion
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CommerceKit.framework/Versions/A/Resources/storedownloadd N/A N/A
N/A /System/Library/Frameworks/Security.framework/Versions/A/Resources/CloudKeychainProxy.bundle/Contents/MacOS/CloudKeychainProxy N/A N/A
N/A /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CommerceKit.framework/Versions/A/Resources/storeuid.app/Contents/MacOS/storeuid N/A N/A

Launchctl

execution
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A /bin/launchctl load /Library/LaunchAgents/com.microsoft.update.agent.plist N/A N/A

Processes

/bin/sh

[sh -c sudo /bin/zsh -c "open /Users/run/4_pillars_record_-_for_SMHW.docx"]

/bin/bash

[sh -c sudo /bin/zsh -c "open /Users/run/4_pillars_record_-_for_SMHW.docx"]

/usr/bin/sudo

[sudo /bin/zsh -c open /Users/run/4_pillars_record_-_for_SMHW.docx]

/bin/zsh

[/bin/zsh -c open /Users/run/4_pillars_record_-_for_SMHW.docx]

/usr/bin/open

[open /Users/run/4_pillars_record_-_for_SMHW.docx]

/usr/libexec/xpcproxy

[xpcproxy com.microsoft.Word.2032]

/Applications/Microsoft Word.app/Contents/MacOS/Microsoft Word

[/Applications/Microsoft Word.app/Contents/MacOS/Microsoft Word]

/usr/libexec/xpcproxy

[xpcproxy com.apple.secinitd]

/usr/libexec/secinitd

[/usr/libexec/secinitd]

/usr/libexec/dmd

[/usr/libexec/dmd]

/usr/libexec/xpcproxy

[xpcproxy com.apple.metadata.mdwrite]

/usr/libexec/xpcproxy

[xpcproxy com.apple.storeuid]

/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CommerceKit.framework/Versions/A/Resources/storeuid.app/Contents/MacOS/storeuid

[/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CommerceKit.framework/Versions/A/Resources/storeuid.app/Contents/MacOS/storeuid]

/usr/libexec/xpcproxy

[xpcproxy com.apple.bird]

/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CloudDocsDaemon.framework/Versions/A/Support/bird

[/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CloudDocsDaemon.framework/Versions/A/Support/bird]

/usr/libexec/xpcproxy

[xpcproxy com.apple.pbs]

/System/Library/CoreServices/pbs

[/System/Library/CoreServices/pbs]

/usr/libexec/xpcproxy

[xpcproxy com.apple.storedownloadd]

/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CommerceKit.framework/Versions/A/Resources/storedownloadd

[/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CommerceKit.framework/Versions/A/Resources/storedownloadd]

/usr/libexec/xpcproxy

[xpcproxy com.apple.sysmond]

/usr/libexec/sysmond

[/usr/libexec/sysmond]

/usr/libexec/xpcproxy

[xpcproxy com.microsoft.autoupdate.fba.2660]

/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app/Contents/MacOS/Microsoft Update Assistant.app/Contents/MacOS/Microsoft Update Assistant

[/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app/Contents/MacOS/Microsoft Update Assistant.app/Contents/MacOS/Microsoft Update Assistant]

/bin/launchctl

[/bin/launchctl list]

/usr/libexec/xpcproxy

[xpcproxy com.microsoft.autoupdate.helper]

/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.microsoft.autoupdate.helper

[/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.microsoft.autoupdate.helper]

/bin/launchctl

[/bin/launchctl load /Library/LaunchAgents/com.microsoft.update.agent.plist]

/usr/bin/codesign

[/usr/bin/codesign -v /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.microsoft.autoupdate.helper]

/usr/libexec/xpcproxy

[xpcproxy com.apple.nehelper]

/usr/libexec/nehelper

[/usr/libexec/nehelper]

/usr/libexec/xpcproxy

[xpcproxy com.apple.geod]

/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/GeoServices.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.geod.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.geod

[/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/GeoServices.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.geod.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.geod]

/usr/libexec/xpcproxy

[xpcproxy com.apple.routined]

/usr/libexec/routined

[/usr/libexec/routined LAUNCHED_BY_LAUNCHD]

/usr/libexec/xpcproxy

[xpcproxy com.apple.neagent.878568F8-CCE5-4157-8315-22F20DC8FB0A]

/usr/libexec/neagent

[/usr/libexec/neagent]

/usr/libexec/xpcproxy

[xpcproxy com.apple.Maps.mapspushd]

/System/Library/CoreServices/mapspushd

[/System/Library/CoreServices/mapspushd]

/usr/sbin/spctl

[/usr/sbin/spctl --assess --type execute /Applications/OneDrive.app]

/bin/launchctl

[/bin/launchctl kill SIGTERM system/com.microsoft.OneDriveUpdaterDaemon]

/bin/launchctl

[/bin/launchctl kill SIGTERM system/com.microsoft.OneDriveStandaloneUpdaterDaemon]

/usr/libexec/xpcproxy

[xpcproxy com.apple.corespotlightservice.725FD30A-6064-6C02-CC51-5DDB8891B57E]

/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreSpotlight.framework/CoreSpotlightService

[/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreSpotlight.framework/CoreSpotlightService]

/usr/libexec/xpcproxy

[xpcproxy com.apple.spindump]

/usr/sbin/spindump

[/usr/sbin/spindump]

/usr/libexec/xpcproxy

[xpcproxy com.apple.security.cloudkeychainproxy3]

/usr/libexec/xpcproxy

[xpcproxy com.apple.diagnosticd]

/usr/libexec/diagnosticd

[/usr/libexec/diagnosticd]

/System/Library/Frameworks/Security.framework/Versions/A/Resources/CloudKeychainProxy.bundle/Contents/MacOS/CloudKeychainProxy

[/System/Library/Frameworks/Security.framework/Versions/A/Resources/CloudKeychainProxy.bundle/Contents/MacOS/CloudKeychainProxy]

/usr/libexec/xpcproxy

[xpcproxy com.apple.AccountPolicyHelper]

/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AccountPolicy.framework/XPCServices/com.apple.AccountPolicyHelper.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.AccountPolicyHelper

[/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AccountPolicy.framework/XPCServices/com.apple.AccountPolicyHelper.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.AccountPolicyHelper]

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 52.182.143.213:443 tcp
GB 17.250.81.65:443 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 www.microsoft.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 ecs.office.com udp
US 52.113.194.132:443 ecs.office.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 odc.officeapps.live.com udp
IE 52.109.76.144:443 odc.officeapps.live.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 roaming.officeapps.live.com udp
GB 52.109.28.47:443 roaming.officeapps.live.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 messaging.engagement.office.com udp
NL 52.111.243.8:443 messaging.engagement.office.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 h3.apis.apple.map.fastly.net udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 a1366.dscapi6.akamai.net udp
NL 23.209.125.28:443 a1366.dscapi6.akamai.net tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 e4686.dsce9.akamaiedge.net udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 a479.dscg4.akamai.net udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 gateway.fe2.apple-dns.net udp
N/A 224.0.0.251:5353 udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 mobile.events.data.trafficmanager.net udp
US 52.182.143.215:443 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cds.apple.com udp
BE 104.68.86.71:443 cds.apple.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 help.apple.com udp
GB 2.21.189.171:443 help.apple.com tcp
GB 2.21.189.171:443 help.apple.com tcp
GB 17.57.146.9:5223 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 20-courier.push.apple.com udp
GB 17.57.146.10:5223 20-courier.push.apple.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 lb._dns-sd._udp.0.0.127.10.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

/var/folders/pq/yy2b5ptn4cz739jgclj4m1wm0000gp/C//mds/mdsObject.db

MD5 d3a1859e6ec593505cc882e6def48fc8
SHA1 f8e6728e3e9de477a75706faa95cead9ce13cb32
SHA256 3ebafa97782204a4a1d75cfec22e15fcdeab45b65bab3b3e65508707e034a16c
SHA512 ea2a749b105759ea33408186b417359deffb4a3a5ed0533cb26b459c16bb3524d67ede5c9cf0d5098921c0c0a9313fb9c2672f1e5ba48810eda548fa3209e818

/var/folders/pq/yy2b5ptn4cz739jgclj4m1wm0000gp/C//mds/mdsDirectory.db

MD5 0e4a0d1ceb2af6f0f8d0167ce77be2d3
SHA1 414ba4c1dc5fc8bf53d550e296fd6f5ad669918c
SHA256 cca093bcfc65e25dd77c849866e110df72526dffbe29d76e11e29c7d888a4030
SHA512 1dc5282d27c49a4b6f921ba5dfc88b8c1d32289df00dd866f9ac6669a5a8d99afeda614bffc7cf61a44375ae73e09cd52606b443b63636977c9cd2ef4fa68a20

/var/folders/pq/yy2b5ptn4cz739jgclj4m1wm0000gp/T/com.microsoft.Word/mso00047729

MD5 ed3c1c40b68ba4f40db15529d5443dec
SHA1 831af99bb64a04617e0a42ea898756f9e0e0bcca
SHA256 039fe79b74e6d3d561e32d4af570e6ca70db6bb3718395be2bf278b9e601279a
SHA512 c7b765b9afbb9810b6674dbc5c5064ed96a2682e78d5dffab384d81edbc77d01e0004f230d4207f2b7d89cee9008d79d5fbadc5cb486da4bc43293b7aa878041

/Users/run/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/FontCache/4/PreviewFont/hier_officeFontsPreview_4_39.ttf

MD5 e5223ac9cb2716d1c490cb0e41a954b6
SHA1 e370e858bac68d8ab6e9363ee4516aad1ee3ebf3
SHA256 096791f1856261c77f26b7e21fc308928b3b4408f8b65cfb75ae2ee531a7da30
SHA512 2aa2c3b894a3dd8b296d6e386b53f3b12d5afe0d32e69f68f2beac0d6d639474cf0c6de85550475ab537abb2d9dc714300009b8da1e2528aa61377408c851952

/Users/run/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Word/Data/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/16.0/microsoft word_Rules.xml

MD5 38891a29fd0d26d9f318955a245ce9ab
SHA1 313b5bf511ac0be903e89d32163ff7e7cd74c3b9
SHA256 40fb9b2f0a9ce1612383ee369c93cc28593431113bd49f18de6c2f94c7f75369
SHA512 d245a8fc58e3d2a3901ca75f62aca1b71f7e29886f1e91695b640bc6745dfd949948cf4ffb2dd636ee1559091490679f3c8ed800562d36ee76c0708cbf539cde

/var/folders/pq/yy2b5ptn4cz739jgclj4m1wm0000gp/T/TelemetryUploadFilecom.microsoft.autoupdate.fba.txt

MD5 d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e
SHA1 da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709
SHA256 e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855
SHA512 cf83e1357eefb8bdf1542850d66d8007d620e4050b5715dc83f4a921d36ce9ce47d0d13c5d85f2b0ff8318d2877eec2f63b931bd47417a81a538327af927da3e

/Library/Preferences/com.apple.networkextension.uuidcache.plist

MD5 ce7f5b3d4bfc7b4b0da6a06dccc515f2
SHA1 ce657a52a052a3aaf534ecfbf7cbdde4ee334c10
SHA256 9261ecceda608ef174256e5fdc774c1e6e3dcf533409c1bc393d490d01c713f1
SHA512 db9de6afa0e14c347aa0988a985b8a453ef133a2413c03bae0fab48bda34d4f9a488db104837a386bb65c393e8f11b1ed4856b211c1c186423649c147d6aabfb

/Library/Preferences/com.apple.networkextension.uuidcache.plist

MD5 a60a7bcfc47eacaa66e5e3d701d3ba80
SHA1 7093ffc5beca33187c18461c7ff3259a1781ae35
SHA256 17e96efaf7f2e45e407a3c68fb57b78f09dea6fc1edf3732b888be4a4eadd468
SHA512 58736bd680d6c7a25b8d7db08fd4a258cf761dbaa44a5ece0c2b813ab12c20dc213ab40844dfc780687945cf2459f549f1a38bf3da16c5c332756f3b53e1c3a5

/Library/Preferences/com.apple.networkextension.uuidcache.plist

MD5 95f24d2f9121654acd5a1c44e572082b
SHA1 ea13b61b35ef396ebe42f09e638a39f13b93fd9b
SHA256 2b7b2a1c679a5a0d2465351f35584f1eb6de22160daefb4cba351838f98f155e
SHA512 d1eaa0bd0b245f98a03d24197e02096400abea41f5a36905a41c777bedba15194f3de256c12b4f038e38267147986e8b9dd543189fdc6d1788d3c012bc63270d

/Library/Preferences/com.apple.networkextension.uuidcache.plist

MD5 1340033aca269b30874eafa2ec72adfe
SHA1 e1c0e123ffc93a5f22c906c7206a625a149944d1
SHA256 fb10f63de2c68693f4360c0c8cb0dd64e163dde54ffb9c97932d804df4a4f724
SHA512 587feb19b7dcfc422a0feb360fc1a855a766e518d8a16b0e6b1df509706c0b703270449e5688bcc584002f277981d6f1edbed996abdd81b8a402ba968c2d08e6

/Users/run/Library/Caches/GeoServices/Resources/altitude-1285.xml

MD5 9a43af57707d2fb460832049d1f217d1
SHA1 056d813f8cb5198ca82072f7e3484f38ea5267f8
SHA256 7224f8828694ed74a8353567e4d84da188d15a993a4a75938f8409cb49218e7c
SHA512 1f33175f5d0958c79540a627552f71c6960b6ff19c9b2b0aa604c00bfeff216f6ea2ec3a22ef91ad8d7249597fdf5ad49ddbf5f4aef71b397e785152474954d7

/Users/run/Library/Caches/GeoServices/ActiveTileGroup.pbd

MD5 30bfb0b30abeeea3d0163d4bda3ae697
SHA1 91c0ac55a027f363cb0b5609d4e8b032a4c97f93
SHA256 5f4b881da33e747ee64136377af5a371354ca160992f9c17f49b23bff84445b8
SHA512 9d94ac0b35cf7c4221c21e3d2e65248f6c2217845cf951279a55436ad35560d23963921b36a12d48f6de9fc00848e47244aef1b081bb144e7d927014fec56fee

/Library/Preferences/com.apple.networkextension.uuidcache.plist

MD5 e40231b2c4af670ac2a45a3192c314bc
SHA1 8d00fe434b9003971e6eb7c0e980c962e7b6b801
SHA256 1063dca85c5ab4af0b78170e334e0584732d4a5fe316d0cb4c0fac346720747d
SHA512 71224848e3db03972d9b8be07d1865ab2c9710915240d23ad59ed238167bb1e09dd6f53ed4a1f42591d63e7466a6708896191f65e20b84feb79228ad36b5b47f