Malware Analysis Report

2024-10-16 02:53

Sample ID 240626-taxv5a1erg
Target 128a2d6105360896238515c941c67f88_JaffaCakes118
SHA256 4648edc370e61a52c95d3f525391e0154406fd661d01d091f2d9dba9f8a485f2
Tags
macro macro_on_action
score
8/10

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: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
8/10

SHA256

4648edc370e61a52c95d3f525391e0154406fd661d01d091f2d9dba9f8a485f2

Threat Level: Likely malicious

The file 128a2d6105360896238515c941c67f88_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Likely malicious.

Malicious Activity Summary

macro macro_on_action

Office macro that triggers on suspicious action

Suspicious Office macro

Blocklisted process makes network request

Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present

Enumerates system info in registry

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Checks processor information in registry

Modifies Internet Explorer settings

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-06-26 15:51

Signatures

Office macro that triggers on suspicious action

macro macro_on_action
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Suspicious Office macro

macro
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-26 15:51

Reported

2024-06-26 15:54

Platform

win7-20240419-en

Max time kernel

144s

Max time network

120s

Command Line

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE" /dde C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\128a2d6105360896238515c941c67f88_JaffaCakes118.xls

Signatures

Blocklisted process makes network request

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe N/A

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

adware spyware
Description Indicator Process Target
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-481678230-3773327859-3495911762-1000\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-1-5-21-481678230-3773327859-3495911762-1000\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
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-481678230-3773327859-3495911762-1000\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-1-5-21-481678230-3773327859-3495911762-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-481678230-3773327859-3495911762-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShowDiscussionButton = "Yes" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-481678230-3773327859-3495911762-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-481678230-3773327859-3495911762-1000\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-1-5-21-481678230-3773327859-3495911762-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-481678230-3773327859-3495911762-1000\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 AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Token: SeRestorePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe N/A
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe N/A
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe N/A
Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Token: SeLockMemoryPrivilege N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Token: SeMachineAccountPrivilege N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Token: SeTcbPrivilege N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Token: SeCreatePermanentPrivilege N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Token: SeBackupPrivilege N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Token: SeRestorePrivilege N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Token: SeAuditPrivilege N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Token: SeUndockPrivilege N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Token: SeSyncAgentPrivilege N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Token: SeEnableDelegationPrivilege N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege 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\128a2d6105360896238515c941c67f88_JaffaCakes118.xls

C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe

C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
MD 194.180.174.6:80 194.180.174.6 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 acordgrup.md udp
US 104.21.57.166:443 acordgrup.md tcp

Files

memory/2948-0-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp

memory/2948-1-0x000000007297D000-0x0000000072988000-memory.dmp

memory/2948-2-0x0000000000770000-0x0000000000870000-memory.dmp

memory/2948-3-0x0000000000770000-0x0000000000870000-memory.dmp

memory/2948-4-0x0000000000770000-0x0000000000870000-memory.dmp

memory/2948-5-0x000000007297D000-0x0000000072988000-memory.dmp

memory/2948-6-0x0000000000770000-0x0000000000870000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-26 15:51

Reported

2024-06-26 15:54

Platform

win10v2004-20240611-en

Max time kernel

149s

Max time network

139s

Command Line

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\128a2d6105360896238515c941c67f88_JaffaCakes118.xls"

Signatures

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

Enumerates system info in registry

Description Indicator Process Target
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:\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

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A

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\128a2d6105360896238515c941c67f88_JaffaCakes118.xls"

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --field-trial-handle=3840,i,6522675234395427298,2952738987384583032,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1308 /prefetch:8

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 13.107.42.16:443 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 26.35.223.20.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 76.234.34.23.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 232.168.11.51.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 97.32.109.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 29.242.123.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 243.76.109.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 14.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 20.160.190.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 183.142.211.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 3.173.189.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 26.165.165.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 171.39.242.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 88.156.103.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 92.12.20.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 199.232.210.172:80 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 112.90.14.23.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 57.169.31.20.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/4356-4-0x00007FFD1F350000-0x00007FFD1F360000-memory.dmp

memory/4356-8-0x00007FFD5F2D0000-0x00007FFD5F4C5000-memory.dmp

memory/4356-7-0x00007FFD5F2D0000-0x00007FFD5F4C5000-memory.dmp

memory/4356-6-0x00007FFD5F2D0000-0x00007FFD5F4C5000-memory.dmp

memory/4356-5-0x00007FFD1F350000-0x00007FFD1F360000-memory.dmp

memory/4356-3-0x00007FFD1F350000-0x00007FFD1F360000-memory.dmp

memory/4356-2-0x00007FFD1F350000-0x00007FFD1F360000-memory.dmp

memory/4356-0-0x00007FFD1F350000-0x00007FFD1F360000-memory.dmp

memory/4356-1-0x00007FFD5F36D000-0x00007FFD5F36E000-memory.dmp

memory/4356-9-0x00007FFD1CDA0000-0x00007FFD1CDB0000-memory.dmp

memory/4356-10-0x00007FFD1CDA0000-0x00007FFD1CDB0000-memory.dmp

memory/4356-21-0x00007FFD5F2D0000-0x00007FFD5F4C5000-memory.dmp

memory/4356-30-0x00007FFD5F2D0000-0x00007FFD5F4C5000-memory.dmp

memory/4356-31-0x00007FFD5F36D000-0x00007FFD5F36E000-memory.dmp

memory/4356-32-0x00007FFD5F2D0000-0x00007FFD5F4C5000-memory.dmp