efb6509beeac93a6637886bd262a2e49cefdde037b3d63aa10a4efc4d9cb646e

General

Target
o-level-economics-2281-2024-may-june-paper-22-question-paper.pdf
Size 263KB
Sample261030-g414esdf32
SHA256 efb6509beeac93a6637886bd262a2e49cefdde037b3d63aa10a4efc4d9cb646e
MD5 17716e920f3b5bbb17bb5afcedfb84ad
SHA1 6da50a4f40bf9446f5961b2f74f9d2903c6a2214
SHA512 a4380c81497b99fc2289c0749be903734bd19720b65319c3be6dd80777740d2e04f611e3e554c457a0e5368888509fa106d63f1098c30ced0c40d8c4eabbd7c4
SSDEEP 6144:VXIxzRMVpUoW4Tojrftb8UrRGWDZK3jtIb4YOC/2Q2:lIxFYpUopAxb8UrRGgK3jS4Yj+T
TLSH
T162449D20E81B9CCDFC4FD64AC97A35294A1CF26B65CC78C1412E8F63F104A9967936DB
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

3^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 8 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RdrCEF.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RdrCEF.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RdrCEF.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RdrCEF.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RdrCEF.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RdrCEF.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	AcroRd32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RdrCEF.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	AcroRd32.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	AcroRd32.exe

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

adware spyware

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4057491610-3392471755-192832105-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION	AcroRd32.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 20 IoCs

pid	Process
4720	AcroRd32.exe
4720	AcroRd32.exe
4720	AcroRd32.exe
4720	AcroRd32.exe
4720	AcroRd32.exe
4720	AcroRd32.exe
4720	AcroRd32.exe
4720	AcroRd32.exe
4720	AcroRd32.exe
4720	AcroRd32.exe
4720	AcroRd32.exe
4720	AcroRd32.exe
4720	AcroRd32.exe
4720	AcroRd32.exe
4720	AcroRd32.exe
4720	AcroRd32.exe
4720	AcroRd32.exe
4720	AcroRd32.exe
4720	AcroRd32.exe
4720	AcroRd32.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4720	AcroRd32.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
4720	AcroRd32.exe
4720	AcroRd32.exe
4720	AcroRd32.exe
4720	AcroRd32.exe
4720	AcroRd32.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4720 wrote to memory of 4272	4720	AcroRd32.exe	90
PID 4272 wrote to memory of 3992	4272	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 4272 wrote to memory of 5976	4272	RdrCEF.exe	92
PID 4272 wrote to memory of 5976	4272	RdrCEF.exe	92
PID 4272 wrote to memory of 5972	4272	RdrCEF.exe	95
PID 4272 wrote to memory of 5972	4272	RdrCEF.exe	95
PID 4272 wrote to memory of 2952	4272	RdrCEF.exe	96
PID 4272 wrote to memory of 5504	4272	RdrCEF.exe	98
PID 4272 wrote to memory of 640	4272	RdrCEF.exe	100

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\o-level-economics-2281-2024-may-june-paper-22-question-paper.pdf"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Checks processor information in registry
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4720
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --backgroundcolor=16514043
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4272
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=9077D39DF95F01049A6221F3FFA0490C --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1804 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3992
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=renderer --disable-browser-side-navigation --disable-gpu-compositing --service-pipe-token=AECBE6A4EF1167EDCEED1CDBB2D5C765 --lang=en-US --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --enable-pinch --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --enable-gpu-async-worker-context --content-image-texture-target=0,0,3553;0,1,3553;0,2,3553;0,3,3553;0,4,3553;0,5,3553;0,6,3553;0,7,3553;0,8,3553;0,9,3553;0,10,3553;0,11,3553;0,12,3553;0,13,3553;0,14,3553;0,15,3553;0,16,3553;0,17,3553;0,18,3553;1,0,3553;1,1,3553;1,2,3553;1,3,3553;1,4,3553;1,5,3553;1,6,3553;1,7,3553;1,8,3553;1,9,3553;1,10,3553;1,11,3553;1,12,3553;1,13,3553;1,14,3553;1,15,3553;1,16,3553;1,17,3553;1,18,3553;2,0,3553;2,1,3553;2,2,3553;2,3,3553;2,4,3553;2,5,3553;2,6,3553;2,7,3553;2,8,3553;2,9,3553;2,10,3553;2,11,3553;2,12,3553;2,13,3553;2,14,3553;2,15,3553;2,16,3553;2,17,3553;2,18,3553;3,0,3553;3,1,3553;3,2,3553;3,3,3553;3,4,3553;3,5,3553;3,6,3553;3,7,3553;3,8,3553;3,9,3553;3,10,3553;3,11,3553;3,12,3553;3,13,3553;3,14,3553;3,15,3553;3,16,3553;3,17,3553;3,18,3553;4,0,3553;4,1,3553;4,2,3553;4,3,3553;4,4,3553;4,5,3553;4,6,3553;4,7,3553;4,8,3553;4,9,3553;4,10,3553;4,11,3553;4,12,3553;4,13,3553;4,14,3553;4,15,3553;4,16,3553;4,17,3553;4,18,3553;5,0,3553;5,1,3553;5,2,3553;5,3,3553;5,4,3553;5,5,3553;5,6,3553;5,7,3553;5,8,3553;5,9,3553;5,10,3553;5,11,3553;5,12,3553;5,13,3553;5,14,3553;5,15,3553;5,16,3553;5,17,3553;5,18,3553;6,0,3553;6,1,3553;6,2,3553;6,3,3553;6,4,3553;6,5,3553;6,6,3553;6,7,3553;6,8,3553;6,9,3553;6,10,3553;6,11,3553;6,12,3553;6,13,3553;6,14,3553;6,15,3553;6,16,3553;6,17,3553;6,18,3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --service-request-channel-token=AECBE6A4EF1167EDCEED1CDBB2D5C765 --renderer-client-id=2 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1796 --allow-no-sandbox-job /prefetch:1
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:5976
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=renderer --disable-browser-side-navigation --disable-gpu-compositing --service-pipe-token=EC510E71FBE74A62B931BBBB87CF92F3 --lang=en-US --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --enable-pinch --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --enable-gpu-async-worker-context --content-image-texture-target=0,0,3553;0,1,3553;0,2,3553;0,3,3553;0,4,3553;0,5,3553;0,6,3553;0,7,3553;0,8,3553;0,9,3553;0,10,3553;0,11,3553;0,12,3553;0,13,3553;0,14,3553;0,15,3553;0,16,3553;0,17,3553;0,18,3553;1,0,3553;1,1,3553;1,2,3553;1,3,3553;1,4,3553;1,5,3553;1,6,3553;1,7,3553;1,8,3553;1,9,3553;1,10,3553;1,11,3553;1,12,3553;1,13,3553;1,14,3553;1,15,3553;1,16,3553;1,17,3553;1,18,3553;2,0,3553;2,1,3553;2,2,3553;2,3,3553;2,4,3553;2,5,3553;2,6,3553;2,7,3553;2,8,3553;2,9,3553;2,10,3553;2,11,3553;2,12,3553;2,13,3553;2,14,3553;2,15,3553;2,16,3553;2,17,3553;2,18,3553;3,0,3553;3,1,3553;3,2,3553;3,3,3553;3,4,3553;3,5,3553;3,6,3553;3,7,3553;3,8,3553;3,9,3553;3,10,3553;3,11,3553;3,12,3553;3,13,3553;3,14,3553;3,15,3553;3,16,3553;3,17,3553;3,18,3553;4,0,3553;4,1,3553;4,2,3553;4,3,3553;4,4,3553;4,5,3553;4,6,3553;4,7,3553;4,8,3553;4,9,3553;4,10,3553;4,11,3553;4,12,3553;4,13,3553;4,14,3553;4,15,3553;4,16,3553;4,17,3553;4,18,3553;5,0,3553;5,1,3553;5,2,3553;5,3,3553;5,4,3553;5,5,3553;5,6,3553;5,7,3553;5,8,3553;5,9,3553;5,10,3553;5,11,3553;5,12,3553;5,13,3553;5,14,3553;5,15,3553;5,16,3553;5,17,3553;5,18,3553;6,0,3553;6,1,3553;6,2,3553;6,3,3553;6,4,3553;6,5,3553;6,6,3553;6,7,3553;6,8,3553;6,9,3553;6,10,3553;6,11,3553;6,12,3553;6,13,3553;6,14,3553;6,15,3553;6,16,3553;6,17,3553;6,18,3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --service-request-channel-token=EC510E71FBE74A62B931BBBB87CF92F3 --renderer-client-id=4 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2376 --allow-no-sandbox-job /prefetch:1
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:5972
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=0D4625097237F2CE532867837684FFEB --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2628 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2952
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=B55F4177F42F022832E53953172B5855 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2780 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:5504
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=6EDF52C181D771C9AAEDE93EE24C6648 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2680 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:640

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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ReaderMessages

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\ReaderMessages
Size 36KB
SHA256 b1b77e96279ead2b460de3de70e2ea4f5ad1b853598a4e27a5caf3f1a32cc4f3
MD5 b30d3becc8731792523d599d949e63f5
SHA1 19350257e42d7aee17fb3bf139a9d3adb330fad4
SHA512 523f54895fb07f62b9a5f72c8b62e83d4d9506bda57b183818615f6eb7286e3b9c5a50409bc5c5164867c3ccdeae88aa395ecca6bc7e36d991552f857510792e
SSDEEP 24:TLiXlzkrFsgIFsxX3pALXmnHpkDGjmcxBSkomXk+2m9RFTsyg+wmf9Mzm+Zs3tGl:TqlmFTIF3XmHjBoGGR+jMz+LhT
TLSH
T178F21D566E241E3CCA9EC336340836C34D78023DACF3B762A58A719747AD181E37D6E9
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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ReaderMessages

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\ReaderMessages
Size 56KB
SHA256 111dac2948e4cecb10b0d2e10d8afaa663d78d643826b592d6414a1fd77cc131
MD5 752a1f26b18748311b691c7d8fc20633
SHA1 c1f8e83eebc1cc1e9b88c773338eb09ff82ab862
SHA512 a2f5f262faf2c3e9756da94b2c47787ce3a9391b5bd53581578aa9a764449e114836704d6dec4aadc097fed4c818831baa11affa1eb25be2bfad9349bb090fe5
SSDEEP 192:wedRBvVrThe4p4/KhTB4p4CitZtkZsLRGVDbw6H3ph+v3YQa9:weZdThkKhBvkZsLRGlzh+vS9
TLSH
T1C94379DF2A348110CA0768BABD71771BB655D0BFC1C2F0A87AD68A1780B463CE775687
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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ReaderMessages

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\ReaderMessages
Size 64KB
SHA256 3260f5a6cefdbb9ae3a20a5a5e9c3164fa50797d239bf4cbbcdd10626bde188c
MD5 8dcc1da1f780b95c1b566372be06bbda
SHA1 12f679888b64123b52febff01e4ee3ea4f92fd6d
SHA512 8b07326bbe6e9cb066265412204ab0665aeb29ab6516eae6041c7fdb0088ded0e9bda81b069cc0201d6b9a4d271e39ff624e733166834d3c0dff15ec5103f589
SSDEEP 384:yevdThatELJ8SWvDTuGmQgZsLglKhubvGZsLRZh+vS4:C+eUZsLQCZsL3hUS4
TLSH
T1EE53CBDB26348040CA07A8BBADB5731BB662D0BFC1C6F1E87E858A1780F453D9775687
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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