Analysis Overview
SHA256
181f6de69c9bcd9b4efdf2f4a27efef09fdb2d30e98e6ecb2910bde8e2df6609
Threat Level: Likely malicious
The file 181f6de69c9bcd9b4efdf2f4a27efef09fdb2d30e98e6ecb2910bde8e2df6609 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
Checks processor information in registry
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Enumerates system info in registry
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-06-23 21:45
Signatures
Suspicious Office macro
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-23 21:45
Reported
2024-06-23 21:46
Platform
win7-20240508-en
Max time kernel
45s
Max time network
29s
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 |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-268080393-3149932598-1824759070-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-268080393-3149932598-1824759070-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-268080393-3149932598-1824759070-1000\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-1-5-21-268080393-3149932598-1824759070-1000\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-1-5-21-268080393-3149932598-1824759070-1000\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 |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-268080393-3149932598-1824759070-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-268080393-3149932598-1824759070-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShowDiscussionButton = "Yes" | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-268080393-3149932598-1824759070-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote\Contexts = "55" | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-268080393-3149932598-1824759070-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel\Contexts = "1" | 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\181f6de69c9bcd9b4efdf2f4a27efef09fdb2d30e98e6ecb2910bde8e2df6609.xlsm
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | docs.google.com | udp |
Files
memory/1728-0-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp
memory/1728-1-0x000000007278D000-0x0000000072798000-memory.dmp
memory/1728-26-0x0000000005DA0000-0x0000000005EA0000-memory.dmp
memory/1728-39-0x0000000005DA0000-0x0000000005EA0000-memory.dmp
memory/1728-65-0x0000000005DA0000-0x0000000005EA0000-memory.dmp
memory/1728-64-0x0000000005DA0000-0x0000000005EA0000-memory.dmp
memory/1728-66-0x000000007278D000-0x0000000072798000-memory.dmp
memory/1728-67-0x0000000005DA0000-0x0000000005EA0000-memory.dmp
memory/1728-68-0x0000000005DA0000-0x0000000005EA0000-memory.dmp
memory/1728-69-0x0000000005DA0000-0x0000000005EA0000-memory.dmp
memory/1728-70-0x0000000005DA0000-0x0000000005EA0000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-23 21:45
Reported
2024-06-23 21:46
Platform
win10v2004-20240508-en
Max time kernel
33s
Max time network
34s
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:\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 |
| 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 |
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 4620 wrote to memory of 1276 | 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 4620 wrote to memory of 1276 | 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 1276 wrote to memory of 816 | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE | C:\Windows\system32\dwwin.exe |
| PID 1276 wrote to memory of 816 | 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\181f6de69c9bcd9b4efdf2f4a27efef09fdb2d30e98e6ecb2910bde8e2df6609.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 4728
C:\Windows\system32\dwwin.exe
C:\Windows\system32\dwwin.exe -x -s 4728
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| 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 | 97.32.109.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 58.55.71.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 19.89.109.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 80.90.14.23.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 73.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 97.17.167.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 154.239.44.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 26.165.165.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 56.126.166.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
memory/4620-0-0x00007FFBD5A90000-0x00007FFBD5AA0000-memory.dmp
memory/4620-2-0x00007FFBD5A90000-0x00007FFBD5AA0000-memory.dmp
memory/4620-1-0x00007FFBD5A90000-0x00007FFBD5AA0000-memory.dmp
memory/4620-3-0x00007FFC15AAD000-0x00007FFC15AAE000-memory.dmp
memory/4620-4-0x00007FFBD5A90000-0x00007FFBD5AA0000-memory.dmp
memory/4620-5-0x00007FFBD5A90000-0x00007FFBD5AA0000-memory.dmp
memory/4620-6-0x00007FFC15A10000-0x00007FFC15C05000-memory.dmp
memory/4620-7-0x00007FFC15A10000-0x00007FFC15C05000-memory.dmp
memory/4620-9-0x00007FFC15A10000-0x00007FFC15C05000-memory.dmp
memory/4620-8-0x00007FFBD3A30000-0x00007FFBD3A40000-memory.dmp
memory/4620-10-0x00007FFC15A10000-0x00007FFC15C05000-memory.dmp
memory/4620-11-0x00007FFC15A10000-0x00007FFC15C05000-memory.dmp
memory/4620-12-0x00007FFBD3A30000-0x00007FFBD3A40000-memory.dmp
memory/4620-15-0x00007FFC15A10000-0x00007FFC15C05000-memory.dmp
memory/4620-16-0x00007FFC15A10000-0x00007FFC15C05000-memory.dmp
memory/4620-18-0x00007FFC15A10000-0x00007FFC15C05000-memory.dmp
memory/4620-17-0x00007FFC15A10000-0x00007FFC15C05000-memory.dmp
memory/4620-14-0x00007FFC15A10000-0x00007FFC15C05000-memory.dmp
memory/4620-13-0x00007FFC15A10000-0x00007FFC15C05000-memory.dmp
memory/1276-60-0x00007FFBD5A90000-0x00007FFBD5AA0000-memory.dmp
memory/1276-61-0x00007FFBD5A90000-0x00007FFBD5AA0000-memory.dmp
memory/1276-62-0x00007FFBD5A90000-0x00007FFBD5AA0000-memory.dmp
memory/1276-63-0x00007FFBD5A90000-0x00007FFBD5AA0000-memory.dmp
memory/4620-64-0x00007FFC15A10000-0x00007FFC15C05000-memory.dmp