Analysis Overview
SHA256
2908b204b48c6e54598045bed024df0a256f41d0e53239f5d5606d2be8111c07
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 9d8bba178d59f8e1a7bbf2d793b30c58.exe was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Formbook
Windows security bypass
UAC bypass
Formbook payload
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Windows security modification
Checks computer location settings
Checks whether UAC is enabled
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Program crash
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System policy modification
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-07-12 11:54
Signatures
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-12 11:54
Reported
2024-07-12 11:56
Platform
win7-20240708-en
Max time kernel
149s
Max time network
139s
Command Line
Signatures
Formbook
UAC bypass
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9d8bba178d59f8e1a7bbf2d793b30c58.exe | N/A |
Formbook payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Checks whether UAC is enabled
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9d8bba178d59f8e1a7bbf2d793b30c58.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9d8bba178d59f8e1a7bbf2d793b30c58.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2640 set thread context of 2668 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9d8bba178d59f8e1a7bbf2d793b30c58.exe | C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe |
| PID 2668 set thread context of 1212 | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe | C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE |
| PID 2668 set thread context of 1212 | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe | C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE |
| PID 2688 set thread context of 1212 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wininit.exe | C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \Registry\User\S-1-5-21-3551809350-4263495960-1443967649-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IntelliForms\Storage2 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wininit.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wininit.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wininit.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wininit.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wininit.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9d8bba178d59f8e1a7bbf2d793b30c58.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeShutdownPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wininit.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System policy modification
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9d8bba178d59f8e1a7bbf2d793b30c58.exe | N/A |
Processes
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9d8bba178d59f8e1a7bbf2d793b30c58.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9d8bba178d59f8e1a7bbf2d793b30c58.exe"
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9d8bba178d59f8e1a7bbf2d793b30c58.exe" -Force
C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 2640 -s 620
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wininit.exe
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wininit.exe"
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\Firefox.exe
"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\Firefox.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.dropletcoin.com | udp |
| US | 104.253.178.126:80 | www.dropletcoin.com | tcp |
| US | 104.253.178.126:80 | www.dropletcoin.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.jm2s8a3mz.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.sejasuapropriachefe.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.kickssoccercamp.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.teoti.beauty | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.mid-size-suv-87652.com | udp |
Files
memory/2640-0-0x000007FEF5663000-0x000007FEF5664000-memory.dmp
memory/2640-1-0x00000000003B0000-0x00000000003BE000-memory.dmp
memory/2640-2-0x000000001B230000-0x000000001B23E000-memory.dmp
memory/2640-3-0x00000000003C0000-0x0000000000446000-memory.dmp
memory/2640-4-0x000007FEF5660000-0x000007FEF604C000-memory.dmp
memory/2668-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp
memory/2744-10-0x0000000002D10000-0x0000000002D90000-memory.dmp
memory/2744-11-0x000000001B7F0000-0x000000001BAD2000-memory.dmp
memory/2744-12-0x00000000028E0000-0x00000000028E8000-memory.dmp
memory/1212-13-0x0000000003180000-0x0000000003280000-memory.dmp
memory/2688-14-0x0000000000B20000-0x0000000000B3A000-memory.dmp
memory/2688-15-0x00000000000C0000-0x00000000000EF000-memory.dmp
memory/2640-20-0x000007FEF5663000-0x000007FEF5664000-memory.dmp
memory/2640-21-0x000007FEF5660000-0x000007FEF604C000-memory.dmp
memory/1212-24-0x00000000052A0000-0x0000000005341000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\LK3BNUQ2\LK3logri.ini
| MD5 | d63a82e5d81e02e399090af26db0b9cb |
| SHA1 | 91d0014c8f54743bba141fd60c9d963f869d76c9 |
| SHA256 | eaece2eba6310253249603033c744dd5914089b0bb26bde6685ec9813611baae |
| SHA512 | 38afb05016d8f3c69d246321573997aaac8a51c34e61749a02bf5e8b2b56b94d9544d65801511044e1495906a86dc2100f2e20ff4fcbed09e01904cc780fdbad |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\LK3BNUQ2\LK3logrf.ini
| MD5 | 2f245469795b865bdd1b956c23d7893d |
| SHA1 | 6ad80b974d3808f5a20ea1e766c7d2f88b9e5895 |
| SHA256 | 1662d01a2d47b875a34fc7a8cd92e78cb2ba7f34023c7fd2639cbb10b8d94361 |
| SHA512 | 909f189846a5d2db208a5eb2e7cb3042c0f164caf437e2b1b6de608c0a70e4f3510b81b85753dbeec1e211e6a83e6ea8c96aff896e9b6e8ed42014473a54dc4f |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\LK3BNUQ2\LK3logrv.ini
| MD5 | ba3b6bc807d4f76794c4b81b09bb9ba5 |
| SHA1 | 24cb89501f0212ff3095ecc0aba97dd563718fb1 |
| SHA256 | 6eebf968962745b2e9de2ca969af7c424916d4e3fe3cc0bb9b3d414abfce9507 |
| SHA512 | ecd07e601fc9e3cfc39addd7bd6f3d7f7ff3253afb40bf536e9eaac5a4c243e5ec40fbfd7b216cb0ea29f2517419601e335e33ba19dea4a46f65e38694d465bf |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\LK3BNUQ2\LK3logim.jpeg
| MD5 | 4af00667bfa27583f95bc513f13e4786 |
| SHA1 | 716cb7ac4a1030c9ce17ab697a61ce2588f32c2b |
| SHA256 | c9eee18cc999b1f56012b4480bd0ffea79e4120ccb0ed67d798dbd72873d1fe0 |
| SHA512 | 8f622d5da3fe5663ca64d51c8512b5c310dc1578b5696cac60051f8af78d46a4954bfbfdca7308f551aec8d619814efa1df9ddfa02a64129dbba126954ace2c4 |
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-12 11:54
Reported
2024-07-12 11:56
Platform
win10v2004-20240709-en
Max time kernel
94s
Max time network
130s
Command Line
Signatures
Formbook
UAC bypass
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9d8bba178d59f8e1a7bbf2d793b30c58.exe | N/A |
Windows security bypass
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9d8bba178d59f8e1a7bbf2d793b30c58.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9d8bba178d59f8e1a7bbf2d793b30c58.exe = "0" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9d8bba178d59f8e1a7bbf2d793b30c58.exe | N/A |
Formbook payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-47134698-4092160662-1261813102-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9d8bba178d59f8e1a7bbf2d793b30c58.exe | N/A |
Windows security modification
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9d8bba178d59f8e1a7bbf2d793b30c58.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9d8bba178d59f8e1a7bbf2d793b30c58.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9d8bba178d59f8e1a7bbf2d793b30c58.exe = "0" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9d8bba178d59f8e1a7bbf2d793b30c58.exe | N/A |
Checks whether UAC is enabled
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9d8bba178d59f8e1a7bbf2d793b30c58.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9d8bba178d59f8e1a7bbf2d793b30c58.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 4992 set thread context of 1248 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9d8bba178d59f8e1a7bbf2d793b30c58.exe | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\ilasm.exe |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Program crash
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\ilasm.exe |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9d8bba178d59f8e1a7bbf2d793b30c58.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System policy modification
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9d8bba178d59f8e1a7bbf2d793b30c58.exe | N/A |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9d8bba178d59f8e1a7bbf2d793b30c58.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9d8bba178d59f8e1a7bbf2d793b30c58.exe"
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9d8bba178d59f8e1a7bbf2d793b30c58.exe" -Force
C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe"
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\csc.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\csc.exe"
C:\Windows\System32\calc.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\calc.exe"
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe"
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\ilasm.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\ilasm.exe"
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\ilasm.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\ilasm.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 404 -p 1248 -ip 1248
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1248 -s 24
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | g.bing.com | udp |
| US | 13.107.21.237:443 | g.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 4.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 237.21.107.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 103.169.127.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 18.31.95.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 240.221.184.93.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 52.111.227.14:443 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 13.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
memory/4992-0-0x000002056D120000-0x000002056D12E000-memory.dmp
memory/4992-1-0x00007FFF09543000-0x00007FFF09545000-memory.dmp
memory/4992-2-0x000002056F710000-0x000002056F71E000-memory.dmp
memory/4992-3-0x000002056D500000-0x000002056D586000-memory.dmp
memory/4992-4-0x00007FFF09540000-0x00007FFF0A001000-memory.dmp
memory/1500-5-0x00007FFF09540000-0x00007FFF0A001000-memory.dmp
memory/1500-6-0x00007FFF09540000-0x00007FFF0A001000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_4w4shcn1.enp.ps1
| MD5 | d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641 |
| SHA1 | 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d |
| SHA256 | 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7 |
| SHA512 | 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82 |
memory/1500-17-0x00007FFF09540000-0x00007FFF0A001000-memory.dmp
memory/1500-16-0x000001B3FA760000-0x000001B3FA782000-memory.dmp
memory/1500-20-0x00007FFF09540000-0x00007FFF0A001000-memory.dmp
memory/1248-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp
memory/4992-22-0x00007FFF09540000-0x00007FFF0A001000-memory.dmp