File name:

35dd56263f51c4b05fef5b2ea61f49f3b658964725bb81ecc0224dffd7660233.docm

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/874ade6a-b305-460c-997a-ea93adfc6ec9
Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

Cobalt Strike is a legitimate penetration software toolkit developed by Forta. But its cracked versions are widely adopted by bad actors, who use it as a C2 system of choice for targeted attacks.

Analysis date: April 24, 2019, 01:48:37
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:
macros
macros-on-open
cobaltstrike
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
File info: Microsoft Word 2007+
MD5:

DD843AEEFB3189D1C9486C780015E047

SHA1:

B6E4C042CACDB04B825B25786FED0126C68F15FF

SHA256:

35DD56263F51C4B05FEF5B2EA61F49F3B658964725BB81ECC0224DFFD7660233

SSDEEP:

384:CTe8M25JNKNtj2hvpIYVA+tiRmy6kMlnOwIq6GVnG6F7//o4MAIIt//:38M+6wvpIYVAz16ka1VcAIItH

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Unusual execution from Microsoft Office

      • WINWORD.EXE (PID: 3012)
    • COBALTSTRIKE was detected

      • rundll32.exe (PID: 3396)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Uses RUNDLL32.EXE to load library

      • WINWORD.EXE (PID: 3012)
    • Connects to server without host name

      • rundll32.exe (PID: 3396)
  • INFO

    • Reads Microsoft Office registry keys

      • WINWORD.EXE (PID: 3012)
    • Creates files in the user directory

      • WINWORD.EXE (PID: 3012)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.docm | Word Microsoft Office Open XML Format document (with Macro) (53.6)
.docx | Word Microsoft Office Open XML Format document (24.2)
.zip | Open Packaging Conventions container (18)
.zip | ZIP compressed archive (4.1)

EXIF

ZIP

ZipRequiredVersion: 20
ZipBitFlag: 0x0006
ZipCompression: Deflated
ZipModifyDate: 1980:01:01 00:00:00
ZipCRC: 0x4dc12e6a
ZipCompressedSize: 419
ZipUncompressedSize: 1563
ZipFileName: [Content_Types].xml

XMP

Creator: w.tax

XML

LastModifiedBy: w.tax
RevisionNumber: 1
CreateDate: 2019:04:23 13:30:00Z
ModifyDate: 2019:04:23 13:31:00Z
Template: Normal
TotalEditTime: 1 minute
Pages: 1
Words: -
Characters: -
Application: Microsoft Office Word
DocSecurity: None
Lines: -
Paragraphs: -
ScaleCrop: No
Company: Microsoft
LinksUpToDate: No
CharactersWithSpaces: -
SharedDoc: No
HyperlinksChanged: No
AppVersion: 14
No data.
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Total processes
33
Monitored processes
2
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start winword.exe no specs #COBALTSTRIKE rundll32.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
3012"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE" /n "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\35dd56263f51c4b05fef5b2ea61f49f3b658964725bb81ecc0224dffd7660233.docm"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXEexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft Word
Exit code:
0
Version:
14.0.6024.1000
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft office\office14\winword.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft.vc90.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.30729.6161_none_50934f2ebcb7eb57\msvcr90.dll
c:\windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_5.82.7601.17514_none_ec83dffa859149af\comctl32.dll
3396C:\Windows\\System32\\rundll32.exeC:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
WINWORD.EXE
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows host process (Rundll32)
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\rundll32.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\imagehlp.dll
Total events
1 074
Read events
728
Write events
341
Delete events
5

Modification events

(PID) Process:(3012) WINWORD.EXEKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Word\Resiliency\StartupItems
Operation:writeName:|#=
Value:
7C233D00C40B0000010000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:(3012) WINWORD.EXEKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages
Operation:writeName:1033
Value:
Off
(PID) Process:(3012) WINWORD.EXEKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages
Operation:writeName:1033
Value:
On
(PID) Process:(3012) WINWORD.EXEKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\00004109D30000000000000000F01FEC\Usage
Operation:writeName:WORDFiles
Value:
1318584350
(PID) Process:(3012) WINWORD.EXEKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\00004109D30000000000000000F01FEC\Usage
Operation:writeName:ProductFiles
Value:
1318584464
(PID) Process:(3012) WINWORD.EXEKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\00004109D30000000000000000F01FEC\Usage
Operation:writeName:ProductFiles
Value:
1318584465
(PID) Process:(3012) WINWORD.EXEKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Word
Operation:writeName:MTTT
Value:
C40B000012F090DE3FFAD40100000000
(PID) Process:(3012) WINWORD.EXEKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Word\Resiliency\StartupItems
Operation:writeName:u$=
Value:
75243D00C40B000004000000000000008C00000001000000840000003E0043003A005C00550073006500720073005C00610064006D0069006E005C0041007000700044006100740061005C0052006F0061006D0069006E0067005C004D006900630072006F0073006F00660074005C00540065006D0070006C0061007400650073005C004E006F0072006D0061006C002E0064006F0074006D00000000000000
(PID) Process:(3012) WINWORD.EXEKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Word\Resiliency\StartupItems
Operation:delete valueName:u$=
Value:
75243D00C40B000004000000000000008C00000001000000840000003E0043003A005C00550073006500720073005C00610064006D0069006E005C0041007000700044006100740061005C0052006F0061006D0069006E0067005C004D006900630072006F0073006F00660074005C00540065006D0070006C0061007400650073005C004E006F0072006D0061006C002E0064006F0074006D00000000000000
(PID) Process:(3012) WINWORD.EXEKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
0
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
2

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
3012WINWORD.EXEC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CVR63DC.tmp.cvr
MD5:
SHA256:
3012WINWORD.EXEC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~$dd56263f51c4b05fef5b2ea61f49f3b658964725bb81ecc0224dffd7660233.docmpgc
MD5:
SHA256:
3012WINWORD.EXEC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates\~$Normal.dotmpgc
MD5:
SHA256:
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HTTP(S) requests
14
TCP/UDP connections
1
DNS requests
0
Threats
15

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
3396
rundll32.exe
GET
200
165.22.80.67:80
http://165.22.80.67/TRAINING-BEACON
US
binary
48 b
malicious
3396
rundll32.exe
POST
200
165.22.80.67:80
http://165.22.80.67/TRAINING-BEACON/submit.php?id=19773
US
binary
48 b
malicious
3396
rundll32.exe
GET
200
165.22.80.67:80
http://165.22.80.67/TRAINING-BEACON
US
binary
48 b
malicious
3396
rundll32.exe
GET
200
165.22.80.67:80
http://165.22.80.67/TRAINING-BEACON
US
binary
48 b
malicious
3396
rundll32.exe
GET
200
165.22.80.67:80
http://165.22.80.67/TRAINING-BEACON
US
binary
48 b
malicious
3396
rundll32.exe
GET
200
165.22.80.67:80
http://165.22.80.67/TRAINING-BEACON
US
binary
48 b
malicious
3396
rundll32.exe
GET
200
165.22.80.67:80
http://165.22.80.67/Ki5s
US
binary
207 Kb
malicious
3396
rundll32.exe
GET
200
165.22.80.67:80
http://165.22.80.67/TRAINING-BEACON
US
binary
207 Kb
malicious
3396
rundll32.exe
GET
200
165.22.80.67:80
http://165.22.80.67/TRAINING-BEACON
US
binary
48 b
malicious
3396
rundll32.exe
GET
200
165.22.80.67:80
http://165.22.80.67/TRAINING-BEACON
US
binary
48 b
malicious
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
3396
rundll32.exe
165.22.80.67:80
US
malicious

DNS requests

No data

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
3396
rundll32.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
MALWARE [PTsecurity] Backdoor.Cobalt
3396
rundll32.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
MALWARE [PTsecurity] Cobalt Strike Beacon Observed
3396
rundll32.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
MALWARE [PTsecurity] Cobalt Strike Beacon Observed
3396
rundll32.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
MALWARE [PTsecurity] Cobalt Strike send output by POST binary
3396
rundll32.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET INFO GENERIC SUSPICIOUS POST to Dotted Quad with Fake Browser 1
3396
rundll32.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
MALWARE [PTsecurity] Cobalt Strike Beacon Observed
3396
rundll32.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
MALWARE [PTsecurity] Cobalt Strike Beacon Observed
3396
rundll32.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
MALWARE [PTsecurity] Cobalt Strike Beacon Observed
3396
rundll32.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
MALWARE [PTsecurity] Cobalt Strike Beacon Observed
3396
rundll32.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
MALWARE [PTsecurity] Cobalt Strike Beacon Observed
No debug info