Malware Analysis Report

2025-03-15 05:24

Sample ID 240629-z2j18szcqr
Target 196c099df1ea6cbcf124daa325bf48113ab74942f2723fd08c4ebc34d82fc6dc
SHA256 196c099df1ea6cbcf124daa325bf48113ab74942f2723fd08c4ebc34d82fc6dc
Tags
macro
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

196c099df1ea6cbcf124daa325bf48113ab74942f2723fd08c4ebc34d82fc6dc

Threat Level: Likely malicious

The file 196c099df1ea6cbcf124daa325bf48113ab74942f2723fd08c4ebc34d82fc6dc was found to be: Likely malicious.

Malicious Activity Summary

macro

Suspicious Office macro

Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present

Enumerates system info in registry

Modifies Internet Explorer settings

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Checks processor information in registry

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-06-29 21:12

Signatures

Suspicious Office macro

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

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-29 21:12

Reported

2024-06-29 21:13

Platform

win7-20240221-en

Max time kernel

40s

Max time network

17s

Command Line

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE" /dde C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\196c099df1ea6cbcf124daa325bf48113ab74942f2723fd08c4ebc34d82fc6dc.xlsm

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

adware spyware
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1298544033-3225604241-2703760938-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShowDiscussionButton = "Yes" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1298544033-3225604241-2703760938-1000\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-1-5-21-1298544033-3225604241-2703760938-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1298544033-3225604241-2703760938-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1298544033-3225604241-2703760938-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1298544033-3225604241-2703760938-1000\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-1-5-21-1298544033-3225604241-2703760938-1000\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-1-5-21-1298544033-3225604241-2703760938-1000\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-1-5-21-1298544033-3225604241-2703760938-1000\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

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\196c099df1ea6cbcf124daa325bf48113ab74942f2723fd08c4ebc34d82fc6dc.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/2664-0-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp

memory/2664-1-0x0000000072C4D000-0x0000000072C58000-memory.dmp

memory/2664-26-0x0000000005F00000-0x0000000006000000-memory.dmp

memory/2664-64-0x0000000005F00000-0x0000000006000000-memory.dmp

memory/2664-51-0x0000000005F00000-0x0000000006000000-memory.dmp

memory/2664-65-0x0000000005F00000-0x0000000006000000-memory.dmp

memory/2664-66-0x0000000005F00000-0x0000000006000000-memory.dmp

memory/2664-67-0x0000000072C4D000-0x0000000072C58000-memory.dmp

memory/2664-68-0x0000000005F00000-0x0000000006000000-memory.dmp

memory/2664-69-0x0000000005F00000-0x0000000006000000-memory.dmp

memory/2664-70-0x0000000005F00000-0x0000000006000000-memory.dmp

memory/2664-71-0x0000000005F00000-0x0000000006000000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-29 21:12

Reported

2024-06-29 21:13

Platform

win10v2004-20240508-en

Max time kernel

46s

Max time network

35s

Command Line

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\196c099df1ea6cbcf124daa325bf48113ab74942f2723fd08c4ebc34d82fc6dc.xlsm"

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 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

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\196c099df1ea6cbcf124daa325bf48113ab74942f2723fd08c4ebc34d82fc6dc.xlsm"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 228.249.119.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 18.89.109.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 roaming.officeapps.live.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 docs.google.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 20.160.190.20.in-addr.arpa udp
GB 52.109.28.47:443 roaming.officeapps.live.com tcp
GB 142.250.200.14:443 docs.google.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 47.28.109.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 www.dropbox.com udp
GB 162.125.64.18:443 www.dropbox.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 18.64.125.162.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 154.239.44.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 105.193.132.51.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 183.142.211.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 157.123.68.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 171.39.242.20.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/2988-0-0x00007FFE599B0000-0x00007FFE599C0000-memory.dmp

memory/2988-1-0x00007FFE599B0000-0x00007FFE599C0000-memory.dmp

memory/2988-3-0x00007FFE599B0000-0x00007FFE599C0000-memory.dmp

memory/2988-2-0x00007FFE599B0000-0x00007FFE599C0000-memory.dmp

memory/2988-4-0x00007FFE599B0000-0x00007FFE599C0000-memory.dmp

memory/2988-5-0x00007FFE999CD000-0x00007FFE999CE000-memory.dmp

memory/2988-6-0x00007FFE99930000-0x00007FFE99B25000-memory.dmp

memory/2988-7-0x00007FFE99930000-0x00007FFE99B25000-memory.dmp

memory/2988-9-0x00007FFE577A0000-0x00007FFE577B0000-memory.dmp

memory/2988-8-0x00007FFE99930000-0x00007FFE99B25000-memory.dmp

memory/2988-11-0x00007FFE99930000-0x00007FFE99B25000-memory.dmp

memory/2988-13-0x00007FFE99930000-0x00007FFE99B25000-memory.dmp

memory/2988-12-0x00007FFE99930000-0x00007FFE99B25000-memory.dmp

memory/2988-15-0x00007FFE99930000-0x00007FFE99B25000-memory.dmp

memory/2988-16-0x00007FFE577A0000-0x00007FFE577B0000-memory.dmp

memory/2988-14-0x00007FFE99930000-0x00007FFE99B25000-memory.dmp

memory/2988-18-0x00007FFE99930000-0x00007FFE99B25000-memory.dmp

memory/2988-17-0x00007FFE99930000-0x00007FFE99B25000-memory.dmp

memory/2988-19-0x00007FFE99930000-0x00007FFE99B25000-memory.dmp

memory/2988-21-0x00007FFE99930000-0x00007FFE99B25000-memory.dmp

memory/2988-20-0x00007FFE99930000-0x00007FFE99B25000-memory.dmp

memory/2988-10-0x00007FFE99930000-0x00007FFE99B25000-memory.dmp

memory/2988-67-0x00007FFE99930000-0x00007FFE99B25000-memory.dmp

memory/2988-127-0x00007FFE99930000-0x00007FFE99B25000-memory.dmp

memory/2988-156-0x00007FFE99930000-0x00007FFE99B25000-memory.dmp