Analysis Overview
SHA256
a515d869a75da322c87985158750d4e12f5556b0785379d558d778e3ef481eac
Threat Level: Known bad
The file a515d869a75da322c87985158750d4e12f5556b0785379d558d778e3ef481eac was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Process spawned unexpected child process
Office macro that triggers on suspicious action
Suspicious Office macro
Drops startup file
Enumerates connected drives
Drops file in Windows directory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present
Enumerates system info in registry
Checks processor information in registry
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-07-19 21:39
Signatures
Office macro that triggers on suspicious action
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Suspicious Office macro
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-19 21:39
Reported
2024-07-19 21:40
Platform
win7-20240708-en
Max time kernel
57s
Max time network
19s
Command Line
Signatures
Process spawned unexpected child process
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Parent C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE is not expected to spawn this process | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE |
Office macro that triggers on suspicious action
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Drops startup file
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\system.vbe | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
Enumerates connected drives
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened (read-only) | \??\I: | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe | N/A |
| File opened (read-only) | \??\J: | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe | N/A |
| File opened (read-only) | \??\O: | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe | N/A |
| File opened (read-only) | \??\S: | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe | N/A |
| File opened (read-only) | \??\Y: | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe | N/A |
| File opened (read-only) | \??\G: | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe | N/A |
| File opened (read-only) | \??\K: | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe | N/A |
| File opened (read-only) | \??\R: | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe | N/A |
| File opened (read-only) | \??\V: | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe | N/A |
| File opened (read-only) | \??\W: | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe | N/A |
| File opened (read-only) | \??\E: | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe | N/A |
| File opened (read-only) | \??\L: | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe | N/A |
| File opened (read-only) | \??\M: | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe | N/A |
| File opened (read-only) | \??\Q: | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe | N/A |
| File opened (read-only) | \??\U: | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe | N/A |
| File opened (read-only) | \??\H: | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe | N/A |
| File opened (read-only) | \??\N: | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe | N/A |
| File opened (read-only) | \??\P: | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe | N/A |
| File opened (read-only) | \??\T: | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe | N/A |
| File opened (read-only) | \??\X: | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe | N/A |
| File opened (read-only) | \??\Z: | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe | N/A |
Drops file in Windows directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\Debug\WIA\wiatrace.log | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE" /n "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a515d869a75da322c87985158750d4e12f5556b0785379d558d778e3ef481eac.doc"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\system.vbe"
C:\Windows\splwow64.exe
C:\Windows\splwow64.exe 12288
Network
Files
memory/2884-0-0x000000002FA41000-0x000000002FA42000-memory.dmp
memory/2884-1-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp
memory/2884-2-0x000000007181D000-0x0000000071828000-memory.dmp
memory/2884-7-0x0000000000760000-0x0000000000860000-memory.dmp
memory/2884-6-0x0000000000760000-0x0000000000860000-memory.dmp
memory/2884-5-0x0000000000760000-0x0000000000860000-memory.dmp
memory/2884-8-0x0000000000760000-0x0000000000860000-memory.dmp
memory/2884-4-0x0000000000760000-0x0000000000860000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\sysrar.doc
| MD5 | 430bd48eaf3c24c495cf21ac41423687 |
| SHA1 | c1ad5f378bcc8749840f8d802c308f3f60f262e5 |
| SHA256 | 78deb02ca875ca1baff357251187799659b1bdc09cb406e79c05c6437b80beca |
| SHA512 | ddd8b1038967ebd1367a8513017cf3e9956946dc117e62e043d2e40733ff1e568a308a0f6f2d5e8c924ed13ad97947947842f8c56212f4a8d725c2d39294bd64 |
memory/2884-19-0x0000000000760000-0x0000000000860000-memory.dmp
memory/2884-20-0x0000000000760000-0x0000000000860000-memory.dmp
memory/2884-23-0x0000000000760000-0x0000000000860000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\system.vbe
| MD5 | b3ae7487667beac7edd4a7d0c19e61ba |
| SHA1 | 7daca93828c48c37bf2414f20ca5ccaf04b56f7d |
| SHA256 | 2ab9d2edb0855a80276c2ed821f9427d8ff87ee23cde0211d96b55faacfe1b8c |
| SHA512 | 1ce18cdbbb7fe830c3c78b41eb7862f15a919a1187846ea3f25f0071a26018a1600e78228aed1382387006e3b5e213bad5cdf8d214a7252418d1cf03c8ea3537 |
memory/2884-39-0x000000007181D000-0x0000000071828000-memory.dmp
memory/2884-40-0x0000000000760000-0x0000000000860000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-19 21:39
Reported
2024-07-19 21:40
Platform
win10v2004-20240709-en
Max time kernel
40s
Max time network
41s
Command Line
Signatures
Office macro that triggers on suspicious action
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.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\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemFamily | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
Processes
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE" /n "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a515d869a75da322c87985158750d4e12f5556b0785379d558d778e3ef481eac.doc" /o ""
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 | 97.17.167.52.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 | 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 47.28.109.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 67.31.126.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 27.73.42.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 149.220.183.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 50.23.12.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 206.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 192.142.123.92.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | tse1.mm.bing.net | udp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 205.47.74.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 10.28.171.150.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
memory/5108-0-0x00007FFDD1830000-0x00007FFDD1840000-memory.dmp
memory/5108-4-0x00007FFE1184D000-0x00007FFE1184E000-memory.dmp
memory/5108-3-0x00007FFDD1830000-0x00007FFDD1840000-memory.dmp
memory/5108-5-0x00007FFDD1830000-0x00007FFDD1840000-memory.dmp
memory/5108-2-0x00007FFDD1830000-0x00007FFDD1840000-memory.dmp
memory/5108-1-0x00007FFDD1830000-0x00007FFDD1840000-memory.dmp
memory/5108-8-0x00007FFE117B0000-0x00007FFE119A5000-memory.dmp
memory/5108-9-0x00007FFE117B0000-0x00007FFE119A5000-memory.dmp
memory/5108-7-0x00007FFE117B0000-0x00007FFE119A5000-memory.dmp
memory/5108-10-0x00007FFE117B0000-0x00007FFE119A5000-memory.dmp
memory/5108-6-0x00007FFE117B0000-0x00007FFE119A5000-memory.dmp
memory/5108-13-0x00007FFE117B0000-0x00007FFE119A5000-memory.dmp
memory/5108-14-0x00007FFE117B0000-0x00007FFE119A5000-memory.dmp
memory/5108-16-0x00007FFE117B0000-0x00007FFE119A5000-memory.dmp
memory/5108-15-0x00007FFE117B0000-0x00007FFE119A5000-memory.dmp
memory/5108-12-0x00007FFDCF390000-0x00007FFDCF3A0000-memory.dmp
memory/5108-11-0x00007FFE117B0000-0x00007FFE119A5000-memory.dmp
memory/5108-17-0x00007FFDCF390000-0x00007FFDCF3A0000-memory.dmp
memory/5108-36-0x00007FFE117B0000-0x00007FFE119A5000-memory.dmp
memory/5108-37-0x00007FFE117B0000-0x00007FFE119A5000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\sysrar.doc
| MD5 | 91e070fcd4bb4ce1cc7912ee2b5a2a94 |
| SHA1 | 9c85f3dac46b1614f2c2d8df6249aa586a3978bd |
| SHA256 | c9e25e3aadfeec236b0604dcfc1320ffcfac90738e44b4204aadd5453dbd656d |
| SHA512 | 461c13f794f521eb7fdec391495b168876746ee6ac84932e2f9009421b8b2208fc8820ef187b75a9fcad8b538c4a65355030bb6fb54335d06a8e189bb09d0b2d |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Office\Recent\index.dat
| MD5 | 23c3d79081663996fda4b20ac3999aa9 |
| SHA1 | 5461b8bd7c643a7a2f497d88406eeb4075ab35fe |
| SHA256 | 47aa6d04bb72893636a2cb6d3ed1fe6341667911d12dedb9c888551b6d21fdcd |
| SHA512 | 69656786e454743a19199d2c8fe43ab73a74ec92033ab28a6c4100087d58bfe93b3255c2df9f45756c187e70980863f0430989fe2c56d724b1f8b6ee7eebb9d3 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\fb3b0dbfee58fac8.customDestinations-ms
| MD5 | b039f4f7bb7faf97483c0956c8348474 |
| SHA1 | 313da140eeac8caa12143cf4509e9c61ccabfcaf |
| SHA256 | a3996cc497e898d6d8e57b37a98fedab20389cc8fbe55e4426155f4596d57040 |
| SHA512 | e8bec4dbbc44edbeffe8b75b3fcde09006fbc57ffb09646b1e481b1c78df34402adb3a57ee8ee7677189821340f2b73de3cefd425c1fe8959c81c240ff0c3479 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\fb3b0dbfee58fac8.customDestinations-ms
| MD5 | 424c965899e05360f2c340c3a5f03c3d |
| SHA1 | a2393b8e09fe9b1499a029babb784f72141c6bed |
| SHA256 | add9bffa9f3b2b8226ee0e14a748571caccfce1b1434c4f43ab846c67bbd4b41 |
| SHA512 | 743b2dfb493419436b67b693feea84d1bf42f1b9cb748bd7c961d1993a0826d841137fe9f53feee0fffa19be565a7f3f62b449bbc4983cc7b43f685e84dd8250 |
memory/5108-86-0x00007FFE117B0000-0x00007FFE119A5000-memory.dmp