Analysis Overview
SHA256
656a763764b70f754ed7c3d4a84d6dae3bd0b5103ca454b73d1fc7c07260b905
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 656a763764b70f754ed7c3d4a84d6dae3bd0b5103ca454b73d1fc7c07260b905 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Process spawned unexpected child process
Suspicious Office macro
Blocklisted process makes network request
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Enumerates system info in registry
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Checks processor information in registry
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Modifies registry class
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-09-04 22:00
Signatures
Suspicious Office macro
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-09-04 22:00
Reported
2024-09-04 22:01
Platform
win7-20240903-en
Max time kernel
19s
Max time network
16s
Command Line
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\rundll32.exe | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE |
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
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 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 |
| 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
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2872 wrote to memory of 2080 | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe |
| PID 2872 wrote to memory of 2080 | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe |
| PID 2872 wrote to memory of 2080 | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe |
| PID 2872 wrote to memory of 2080 | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe |
| PID 2872 wrote to memory of 2080 | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe |
| PID 2872 wrote to memory of 2080 | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe |
| PID 2872 wrote to memory of 2080 | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe |
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\656a763764b70f754ed7c3d4a84d6dae3bd0b5103ca454b73d1fc7c07260b905.xls
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" C:\Users\Public\Documents\NiO.txt,DllRegisterServer
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | statedauto.com | udp |
| US | 54.208.224.251:443 | statedauto.com | tcp |
| US | 34.202.219.172:443 | statedauto.com | tcp |
| US | 54.208.224.251:443 | statedauto.com | tcp |
| US | 34.202.219.172:443 | statedauto.com | tcp |
Files
memory/2872-1-0x000000007239D000-0x00000000723A8000-memory.dmp
memory/2872-0-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp
memory/2872-2-0x000000007239D000-0x00000000723A8000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-09-04 22:00
Reported
2024-09-04 22:01
Platform
win10v2004-20240802-en
Max time kernel
59s
Max time network
35s
Command Line
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\explorer.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\WScript.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe | N/A |
Checks processor information in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| 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 |
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 |
Modifies registry class
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1194130065-3471212556-1656947724-1000_Classes\Local Settings | C:\Windows\explorer.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 use of FindShellTrayWindow
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| 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 |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 4980 wrote to memory of 3988 | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | C:\Windows\explorer.exe |
| PID 4980 wrote to memory of 3988 | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | C:\Windows\explorer.exe |
| PID 3460 wrote to memory of 2608 | N/A | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe |
| PID 3460 wrote to memory of 2608 | N/A | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | C:\Windows\System32\WScript.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\656a763764b70f754ed7c3d4a84d6dae3bd0b5103ca454b73d1fc7c07260b905.xls"
C:\Windows\explorer.exe
explorer.exe C:\Users\Public\Documents\qdeDxo.vbs
C:\Windows\explorer.exe
C:\Windows\explorer.exe /factory,{75dff2b7-6936-4c06-a8bb-676a7b00b24b} -Embedding
C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Public\Documents\qdeDxo.vbs"
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 | roaming.officeapps.live.com | udp |
| FR | 52.109.68.129:443 | roaming.officeapps.live.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 18.89.109.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 154.239.44.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 129.68.109.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 81.144.22.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 68.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | statedauto.com | udp |
| US | 54.208.224.251:443 | statedauto.com | tcp |
| US | 34.202.219.172:443 | statedauto.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 11.179.89.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 209.205.72.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 183.59.114.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 206.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 36.56.20.217.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
memory/4980-0-0x00007FFDFDC2D000-0x00007FFDFDC2E000-memory.dmp
memory/4980-1-0x00007FFDBDC10000-0x00007FFDBDC20000-memory.dmp
memory/4980-2-0x00007FFDBDC10000-0x00007FFDBDC20000-memory.dmp
memory/4980-3-0x00007FFDBDC10000-0x00007FFDBDC20000-memory.dmp
memory/4980-4-0x00007FFDBDC10000-0x00007FFDBDC20000-memory.dmp
memory/4980-6-0x00007FFDFDB90000-0x00007FFDFDD85000-memory.dmp
memory/4980-7-0x00007FFDBDC10000-0x00007FFDBDC20000-memory.dmp
memory/4980-5-0x00007FFDFDB90000-0x00007FFDFDD85000-memory.dmp
memory/4980-11-0x00007FFDFDB90000-0x00007FFDFDD85000-memory.dmp
memory/4980-13-0x00007FFDFDB90000-0x00007FFDFDD85000-memory.dmp
memory/4980-14-0x00007FFDBB9F0000-0x00007FFDBBA00000-memory.dmp
memory/4980-12-0x00007FFDFDB90000-0x00007FFDFDD85000-memory.dmp
memory/4980-10-0x00007FFDFDB90000-0x00007FFDFDD85000-memory.dmp
memory/4980-9-0x00007FFDFDB90000-0x00007FFDFDD85000-memory.dmp
memory/4980-8-0x00007FFDFDB90000-0x00007FFDFDD85000-memory.dmp
memory/4980-15-0x00007FFDBB9F0000-0x00007FFDBBA00000-memory.dmp
memory/4980-16-0x00007FFDFDB90000-0x00007FFDFDD85000-memory.dmp
memory/4980-17-0x00007FFDFDB90000-0x00007FFDFDD85000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Public\Documents\qdeDxo.vbs
| MD5 | e64db1480dbe3731df10bc880e8fb802 |
| SHA1 | 00d2736ee984707cc7c3086aca325bf8e2c49d2e |
| SHA256 | 2562f21d2323ff1c6c6749aaef8bb7fc536e0acfd7b9fae92b24447e1d7c8311 |
| SHA512 | 76064a665802d9a3d1749784050ca1254936897e51e710004f722ab373d50a5d99d059b4784a3a8cef266ee51ee895afc520ab16670535102273e90ca65fe1b4 |
memory/4980-31-0x00007FFDFDB90000-0x00007FFDFDD85000-memory.dmp
memory/4980-32-0x00007FFDFDC2D000-0x00007FFDFDC2E000-memory.dmp
memory/4980-33-0x00007FFDFDB90000-0x00007FFDFDD85000-memory.dmp
memory/4980-34-0x00007FFDFDB90000-0x00007FFDFDD85000-memory.dmp