| File name: | 45d353abf3ef14452ab0233a253c8adf711e3573daaaf17a7a767e4c5dd7742f.doc |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/0aad9619-acd7-424c-80f4-9c14928673c8 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | FormBook is a data stealer that is being distributed as a MaaS. FormBook differs from a lot of competing malware by its extreme ease of use that allows even the unexperienced threat actors to use FormBook virus. |
| Analysis date: | November 08, 2018, 06:20:34 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | text/plain |
| File info: | ASCII text, with very long lines, with CRLF, CR line terminators, with escape sequences |
| MD5: | 492F933A46820FFDF19E5301547FADB3 |
| SHA1: | 7B4A43B8F44D65633DD48B27F91128D1E3ECDC00 |
| SHA256: | 45D353ABF3EF14452AB0233A253C8ADF711E3573DAAAF17A7A767E4C5DD7742F |
| SSDEEP: | 768:vmfcmfKmfdmfdmfQmfQmfQmfQmfQmfQmfQmfhmfcmfcmfcmf6ubyWBbNRISzrmyq:QANAWnvyQkmS |
MALICIOUS
Application was dropped or rewritten from another process
- 1.exe (PID: 2824)
- 1.exe (PID: 4004)
Equation Editor starts application (CVE-2017-11882)
- EQNEDT32.EXE (PID: 3448)
Suspicious connection from the Equation Editor
- EQNEDT32.EXE (PID: 3448)
FORMBOOK was detected
- explorer.exe (PID: 1772)
Changes the autorun value in the registry
- netsh.exe (PID: 2488)
Formbook was detected
- netsh.exe (PID: 2488)
- Firefox.exe (PID: 1012)
Connects to CnC server
- explorer.exe (PID: 1772)
Actions looks like stealing of personal data
- netsh.exe (PID: 2488)
Stealing of credential data
- netsh.exe (PID: 2488)
SUSPICIOUS
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- EQNEDT32.EXE (PID: 3448)
Application launched itself
- 1.exe (PID: 2824)
Creates files in the user directory
- EQNEDT32.EXE (PID: 3448)
- netsh.exe (PID: 2488)
Uses NETSH.EXE for network configuration
- explorer.exe (PID: 1772)
Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
- netsh.exe (PID: 2488)
Loads DLL from Mozilla Firefox
- netsh.exe (PID: 2488)
INFO
Reads Microsoft Office registry keys
- WINWORD.EXE (PID: 3556)
Starts Microsoft Office Application
- explorer.exe (PID: 1772)
Creates files in the user directory
- WINWORD.EXE (PID: 3556)
- Firefox.exe (PID: 1012)
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Total processes
37
Monitored processes
8
Malicious processes
4
Suspicious processes
1
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1012 | "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\Firefox.exe" | C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\Firefox.exe | netsh.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Mozilla Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Firefox Exit code: 0 Version: 61.0.2 Modules
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| 1772 | C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | — | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Explorer Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 2488 | "C:\Windows\System32\netsh.exe" | C:\Windows\System32\netsh.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Network Command Shell Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 2824 | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1.exe | — | EQNEDT32.EXE | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 2996 | /c del "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1.exe" | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | netsh.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) Modules
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| 3448 | "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE" -Embedding | C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE | svchost.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Design Science, Inc. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Equation Editor Exit code: 0 Version: 00110900 Modules
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| 3556 | "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE" /n "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\45d353abf3ef14452ab0233a253c8adf711e3573daaaf17a7a767e4c5dd7742f.doc" | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Word Exit code: 0 Version: 14.0.6024.1000 Modules
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| 4004 | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1.exe | — | 1.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
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Total events
1 229
Read events
857
Write events
367
Delete events
5
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (1772) explorer.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Action Center\Checks\{C8E6F269-B90A-4053-A3BE-499AFCEC98C4}.check.0 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CheckSetting |
Value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| |||
| (PID) Process: | (3556) WINWORD.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Word\Resiliency\StartupItems |
| Operation: | write | Name: | *9& |
Value: 2A392600E40D0000010000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3556) WINWORD.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 1033 |
Value: Off | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3556) WINWORD.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 1033 |
Value: On | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3556) WINWORD.EXE | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\00004109D30000000000000000F01FEC\Usage |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WORDFiles |
Value: 1298661393 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3556) WINWORD.EXE | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\00004109D30000000000000000F01FEC\Usage |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProductFiles |
Value: 1298661508 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3556) WINWORD.EXE | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\00004109D30000000000000000F01FEC\Usage |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProductFiles |
Value: 1298661509 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3556) WINWORD.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Word |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MTTT |
Value: E40D000026BEB2312B77D40100000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3556) WINWORD.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Word\Resiliency\StartupItems |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 6:& |
Value: 363A2600E40D000004000000000000008C00000001000000840000003E0043003A005C00550073006500720073005C00610064006D0069006E005C0041007000700044006100740061005C0052006F0061006D0069006E0067005C004D006900630072006F0073006F00660074005C00540065006D0070006C0061007400650073005C004E006F0072006D0061006C002E0064006F0074006D00000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3556) WINWORD.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Word\Resiliency\StartupItems |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | 6:& |
Value: 363A2600E40D000004000000000000008C00000001000000840000003E0043003A005C00550073006500720073005C00610064006D0069006E005C0041007000700044006100740061005C0052006F0061006D0069006E0067005C004D006900630072006F0073006F00660074005C00540065006D0070006C0061007400650073005C004E006F0072006D0061006C002E0064006F0074006D00000000000000 | |||
Executable files
2
Suspicious files
73
Text files
2
Unknown types
3
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3556 | WINWORD.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CVR318A.tmp.cvr | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3556 | WINWORD.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~$d353abf3ef14452ab0233a253c8adf711e3573daaaf17a7a767e4c5dd7742f.doc | pgc | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3448 | EQNEDT32.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1.exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3556 | WINWORD.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates\~$Normal.dotm | pgc | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3448 | EQNEDT32.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\R9ZEWH8D\hwcovf[1].jpg | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3448 | EQNEDT32.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\admin@bit[1].txt | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2488 | netsh.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\5M6B6R9E\5M6logim.jpeg | image | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2488 | netsh.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\5M6B6R9E\5M6logrc.ini | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1012 | Firefox.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\5M6B6R9E\5M6logrf.ini | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3448 | EQNEDT32.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\IETldCache\index.dat | dat | |
MD5:D7A950FEFD60DBAA01DF2D85FEFB3862 | SHA256:75D0B1743F61B76A35B1FEDD32378837805DE58D79FA950CB6E8164BFA72073A | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
6
TCP/UDP connections
7
DNS requests
8
Threats
12
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1772 | explorer.exe | POST | — | 185.23.21.27:80 | http://www.quercuspharm.com/z2/ | PL | — | — | malicious |
1772 | explorer.exe | POST | — | 185.23.21.27:80 | http://www.quercuspharm.com/z2/ | PL | — | — | malicious |
3448 | EQNEDT32.EXE | GET | 301 | 67.199.248.11:80 | http://bit.ly/2F7dZ53 | US | html | 116 b | shared |
1772 | explorer.exe | GET | 301 | 185.23.21.27:80 | http://www.quercuspharm.com/z2/?r0H=qJWhqSSXDNU0ITrsQV5d6TricK6NP05wROja6T+NYkDt49TyHprYtIRQgtbI+G/B5IBNsw==&CZ=8pfxV4&sql=1 | PL | — | — | malicious |
1772 | explorer.exe | POST | — | 185.23.21.27:80 | http://www.quercuspharm.com/z2/ | PL | — | — | malicious |
1772 | explorer.exe | GET | 404 | 199.192.26.174:80 | http://www.polrad.com/z2/?r0H=yM2gAZGxuED8vnYWiw98DrHulH6hqt1X+KjaMPszRqaXmFB6cWoy0IwQzESigPdQzaaIVQ==&CZ=8pfxV4 | US | html | 326 b | malicious |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3448 | EQNEDT32.EXE | 67.199.248.11:80 | bit.ly | Bitly Inc | US | shared |
3448 | EQNEDT32.EXE | 185.83.214.16:443 | a.doko.moe | — | PT | suspicious |
1772 | explorer.exe | 199.192.26.174:80 | www.polrad.com | — | US | malicious |
1772 | explorer.exe | 185.23.21.27:80 | www.quercuspharm.com | E24 Sp. z o.o. | PL | malicious |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
bit.ly |
| shared |
a.doko.moe |
| unknown |
www.wka893.com |
| unknown |
www.polrad.com |
| malicious |
www.uvrlau.info |
| unknown |
www.e5o27k.info |
| unknown |
www.quercuspharm.com |
| malicious |
www.yil520.net |
| unknown |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
1772 | explorer.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | MALWARE [PTsecurity] FormBook CnC Checkin (GET) |
1772 | explorer.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | MALWARE [PTsecurity] FormBook CnC Checkin (GET) |
1772 | explorer.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | MALWARE [PTsecurity] FormBook CnC Checkin (POST) |
1772 | explorer.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | MALWARE [PTsecurity] TrojanSpy:FormBook CnC Checkin (POST) |
1772 | explorer.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | MALWARE [PTsecurity] FormBook CnC Checkin (POST) |
1772 | explorer.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | MALWARE [PTsecurity] TrojanSpy:FormBook CnC Checkin (POST) |
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