Analysis Overview
SHA256
322ce9f97a0d7f86d2e703b33ba9fac7ccfd80af8de2f23de0cb72750411dd6b
Threat Level: Shows suspicious behavior
The file 322ce9f97a0d7f86d2e703b33ba9fac7ccfd80af8de2f23de0cb72750411dd6b was found to be: Shows suspicious behavior.
Malicious Activity Summary
Deletes itself
Executes dropped EXE
Adds Run key to start application
Drops file in Windows directory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Unsigned PE
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-11-09 21:03
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-11-09 21:03
Reported
2024-11-09 21:05
Platform
win7-20241023-en
Max time kernel
149s
Max time network
120s
Command Line
Signatures
Deletes itself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1163522206-1469769407-485553996-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\microsofthelp = "C:\\Windows\\microsofthelp.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\322ce9f97a0d7f86d2e703b33ba9fac7ccfd80af8de2f23de0cb72750411dd6b.exe | N/A |
Drops file in Windows directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\322ce9f97a0d7f86d2e703b33ba9fac7ccfd80af8de2f23de0cb72750411dd6b.exe | N/A |
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\322ce9f97a0d7f86d2e703b33ba9fac7ccfd80af8de2f23de0cb72750411dd6b.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1968 wrote to memory of 1304 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\322ce9f97a0d7f86d2e703b33ba9fac7ccfd80af8de2f23de0cb72750411dd6b.exe | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe |
| PID 1968 wrote to memory of 1304 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\322ce9f97a0d7f86d2e703b33ba9fac7ccfd80af8de2f23de0cb72750411dd6b.exe | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe |
| PID 1968 wrote to memory of 1304 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\322ce9f97a0d7f86d2e703b33ba9fac7ccfd80af8de2f23de0cb72750411dd6b.exe | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe |
| PID 1968 wrote to memory of 1304 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\322ce9f97a0d7f86d2e703b33ba9fac7ccfd80af8de2f23de0cb72750411dd6b.exe | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\322ce9f97a0d7f86d2e703b33ba9fac7ccfd80af8de2f23de0cb72750411dd6b.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\322ce9f97a0d7f86d2e703b33ba9fac7ccfd80af8de2f23de0cb72750411dd6b.exe"
C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe
"C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe"
Network
Files
memory/1968-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000403000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe
| MD5 | 745857e99f0a084026e1b89485c9272a |
| SHA1 | e0765a547050ad646863eb6204ce59de129292e9 |
| SHA256 | 3ad03ac4d57b316168e089ff507a210ed433ae0c6e6aef7ff3960782ed872d54 |
| SHA512 | 6c155c7b8c3414d4cc9d1abe714248afeb9bde60c609b1961238b49c6aa929a80f5baa0d80e89ec21051c161a48ae7d3462bfa6630af98dd3346f0d808d5bf39 |
memory/1968-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000403000-memory.dmp
memory/1304-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000403000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-11-09 21:03
Reported
2024-11-09 21:05
Platform
win10v2004-20241007-en
Max time kernel
149s
Max time network
149s
Command Line
Signatures
Deletes itself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3442511616-637977696-3186306149-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\microsofthelp = "C:\\Windows\\microsofthelp.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\322ce9f97a0d7f86d2e703b33ba9fac7ccfd80af8de2f23de0cb72750411dd6b.exe | N/A |
Drops file in Windows directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\322ce9f97a0d7f86d2e703b33ba9fac7ccfd80af8de2f23de0cb72750411dd6b.exe | N/A |
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\322ce9f97a0d7f86d2e703b33ba9fac7ccfd80af8de2f23de0cb72750411dd6b.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 4656 wrote to memory of 3968 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\322ce9f97a0d7f86d2e703b33ba9fac7ccfd80af8de2f23de0cb72750411dd6b.exe | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe |
| PID 4656 wrote to memory of 3968 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\322ce9f97a0d7f86d2e703b33ba9fac7ccfd80af8de2f23de0cb72750411dd6b.exe | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe |
| PID 4656 wrote to memory of 3968 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\322ce9f97a0d7f86d2e703b33ba9fac7ccfd80af8de2f23de0cb72750411dd6b.exe | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\322ce9f97a0d7f86d2e703b33ba9fac7ccfd80af8de2f23de0cb72750411dd6b.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\322ce9f97a0d7f86d2e703b33ba9fac7ccfd80af8de2f23de0cb72750411dd6b.exe"
C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe
"C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe"
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 | 97.17.167.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 76.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 28.118.140.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 232.168.11.51.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 56.163.245.4.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 198.187.3.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 105.209.201.84.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
memory/4656-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000403000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe
| MD5 | 745857e99f0a084026e1b89485c9272a |
| SHA1 | e0765a547050ad646863eb6204ce59de129292e9 |
| SHA256 | 3ad03ac4d57b316168e089ff507a210ed433ae0c6e6aef7ff3960782ed872d54 |
| SHA512 | 6c155c7b8c3414d4cc9d1abe714248afeb9bde60c609b1961238b49c6aa929a80f5baa0d80e89ec21051c161a48ae7d3462bfa6630af98dd3346f0d808d5bf39 |
memory/3968-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000403000-memory.dmp
memory/4656-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000403000-memory.dmp
memory/3968-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000403000-memory.dmp