Analysis Overview
SHA256
e69dfba55a0cd16e3fa950ffa684449b1ba52038fa5e54e9813d3e6143d58ff6
Threat Level: Likely malicious
The file e69dfba55a0cd16e3fa950ffa684449b1ba52038fa5e54e9813d3e6143d58ff6 was found to be: Likely malicious.
Malicious Activity Summary
Suspicious Office macro
Process spawned suspicious child process
Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Enumerates system info in registry
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Checks processor information in registry
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-06-23 21:44
Signatures
Suspicious Office macro
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-23 21:44
Reported
2024-06-23 21:45
Platform
win7-20240221-en
Max time kernel
47s
Max time network
18s
Command Line
Signatures
Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present
Enumerates system info in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\FloatingPointProcessor | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2297530677-1229052932-2803917579-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote\Contexts = "55" | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2297530677-1229052932-2803917579-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2297530677-1229052932-2803917579-1000\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\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2297530677-1229052932-2803917579-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel\Contexts = "1" | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2297530677-1229052932-2803917579-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2297530677-1229052932-2803917579-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShowDiscussionButton = "Yes" | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2297530677-1229052932-2803917579-1000\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\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2297530677-1229052932-2803917579-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2297530677-1229052932-2803917579-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
Processes
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE" /dde C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e69dfba55a0cd16e3fa950ffa684449b1ba52038fa5e54e9813d3e6143d58ff6.xlsm
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | docs.google.com | udp |
| GB | 142.250.200.14:443 | docs.google.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.dropbox.com | udp |
| GB | 162.125.64.18:443 | www.dropbox.com | tcp |
| GB | 162.125.64.18:443 | www.dropbox.com | tcp |
Files
memory/2284-0-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp
memory/2284-1-0x0000000071E5D000-0x0000000071E68000-memory.dmp
memory/2284-26-0x0000000005F20000-0x0000000006020000-memory.dmp
memory/2284-39-0x0000000005F20000-0x0000000006020000-memory.dmp
memory/2284-65-0x0000000005F20000-0x0000000006020000-memory.dmp
memory/2284-64-0x0000000005F20000-0x0000000006020000-memory.dmp
memory/2284-66-0x0000000005F20000-0x0000000006020000-memory.dmp
memory/2284-67-0x0000000071E5D000-0x0000000071E68000-memory.dmp
memory/2284-68-0x0000000005F20000-0x0000000006020000-memory.dmp
memory/2284-69-0x0000000005F20000-0x0000000006020000-memory.dmp
memory/2284-70-0x0000000005F20000-0x0000000006020000-memory.dmp
memory/2284-71-0x0000000005F20000-0x0000000006020000-memory.dmp
memory/2284-72-0x0000000005F20000-0x0000000006020000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-23 21:44
Reported
2024-06-23 21:45
Platform
win10v2004-20240611-en
Max time kernel
37s
Max time network
37s
Command Line
Signatures
Process spawned suspicious child process
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Parent C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE is not expected to spawn this process | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE |
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\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0 | C:\Windows\system32\dwwin.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz | C:\Windows\system32\dwwin.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString | C:\Windows\system32\dwwin.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\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemFamily | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS | C:\Windows\system32\dwwin.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU | C:\Windows\system32\dwwin.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1840 wrote to memory of 4492 | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE |
| PID 1840 wrote to memory of 4492 | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE |
| PID 4492 wrote to memory of 4540 | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE | C:\Windows\system32\dwwin.exe |
| PID 4492 wrote to memory of 4540 | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE | C:\Windows\system32\dwwin.exe |
Processes
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e69dfba55a0cd16e3fa950ffa684449b1ba52038fa5e54e9813d3e6143d58ff6.xlsm"
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE" -x -s 4796
C:\Windows\system32\dwwin.exe
C:\Windows\system32\dwwin.exe -x -s 4796
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 97.32.109.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 149.220.183.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 80.90.14.23.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| 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 | 47.28.109.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 64.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| 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 | 13.86.106.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 205.47.74.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| NL | 23.62.61.194:443 | www.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 194.61.62.23.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 86.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
memory/1840-0-0x00007FFDE8C10000-0x00007FFDE8C20000-memory.dmp
memory/1840-1-0x00007FFDE8C10000-0x00007FFDE8C20000-memory.dmp
memory/1840-2-0x00007FFDE8C10000-0x00007FFDE8C20000-memory.dmp
memory/1840-4-0x00007FFDE8C10000-0x00007FFDE8C20000-memory.dmp
memory/1840-5-0x00007FFDE8C10000-0x00007FFDE8C20000-memory.dmp
memory/1840-3-0x00007FFE28C2D000-0x00007FFE28C2E000-memory.dmp
memory/1840-6-0x00007FFE28B90000-0x00007FFE28D85000-memory.dmp
memory/1840-7-0x00007FFE28B90000-0x00007FFE28D85000-memory.dmp
memory/1840-9-0x00007FFE28B90000-0x00007FFE28D85000-memory.dmp
memory/1840-11-0x00007FFE28B90000-0x00007FFE28D85000-memory.dmp
memory/1840-12-0x00007FFDE6450000-0x00007FFDE6460000-memory.dmp
memory/1840-10-0x00007FFE28B90000-0x00007FFE28D85000-memory.dmp
memory/1840-14-0x00007FFE28B90000-0x00007FFE28D85000-memory.dmp
memory/1840-13-0x00007FFE28B90000-0x00007FFE28D85000-memory.dmp
memory/1840-15-0x00007FFDE6450000-0x00007FFDE6460000-memory.dmp
memory/1840-8-0x00007FFE28B90000-0x00007FFE28D85000-memory.dmp
memory/1840-17-0x00007FFE28B90000-0x00007FFE28D85000-memory.dmp
memory/1840-16-0x00007FFE28B90000-0x00007FFE28D85000-memory.dmp
memory/4492-57-0x00007FFDE8C10000-0x00007FFDE8C20000-memory.dmp
memory/4492-60-0x00007FFDE8C10000-0x00007FFDE8C20000-memory.dmp
memory/4492-59-0x00007FFDE8C10000-0x00007FFDE8C20000-memory.dmp
memory/4492-58-0x00007FFDE8C10000-0x00007FFDE8C20000-memory.dmp
memory/1840-61-0x00007FFE28B90000-0x00007FFE28D85000-memory.dmp