Malware analysis ssd.xlsx Malicious activity | ANY.RUN

Add for printing

File name:	ssd.xlsx
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/0d3230e8-8d5d-4871-9bbb-3f84c4b3da12
Verdict:	Malicious activity
Analysis date:	January 23, 2019, 10:00:07
OS:	Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:	exploit cve-2017-11882
Indicators:
MIME:	application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
File info:	Microsoft Excel 2007+
MD5:	CBAC6117AD39576C61B4DFE2143610BA
SHA1:	9CE1849F3BE06FB6D9DE83DD1726D7C1FE57A88B
SHA256:	6C22F1ECE38B6E3A28E654DFAF0ACACB3E7D985CD4F579DC9CA3AFCAC8497777
SSDEEP:	96:2cBkBXwdd+XJfjFiUkP3LlEoQXBKQmmXsn/CwEvC3fLSInuUIMNcidXJF5G1YhyW:zsfJU5qXdXmqwiC3TbnBLfdXpJ8CWK

ANY.RUN is an interactive service which provides full access to the guest system. Information in this report could be distorted by user actions and is provided for user acknowledgement as it is. ANY.RUN does not guarantee maliciousness or safety of the content.

Launch configuration

Task duration:: 180 seconds
Heavy Evasion option:: off
Network geolocation:: off
Additional time used:: 120 seconds
MITM proxy:: off
Privacy:: Public submission
Fakenet option:: off
Route via Tor:: off
Autoconfirmation of UAC:: on
Network:: on

Software preset

Internet Explorer 8.0.7601.17514 undefined
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC MUI (15.023.20070)
Adobe Flash Player 26 ActiveX (26.0.0.131)
Adobe Flash Player 26 NPAPI (26.0.0.131)
Adobe Flash Player 26 PPAPI (26.0.0.131)
Adobe Refresh Manager (1.8.0)
CCleaner (5.35)
FileZilla Client 3.36.0 (3.36.0)
Google Chrome (68.0.3440.106)
Google Update Helper (1.3.33.17)
Java 8 Update 92 (8.0.920.14)
Java Auto Updater (2.8.92.14)
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.1 (4.6.01055)
Microsoft Office Access MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Access Setup Metadata MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Excel MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office OneNote MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Outlook MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office PowerPoint MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Professional 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Proof (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Proof (French) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Proof (Spanish) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Proofing (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Publisher MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Shared MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Shared Setup Metadata MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Single Image 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Word MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x86 9.0.30729.6161 (9.0.30729.6161)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable - 10.0.40219 (10.0.40219)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x86) - 12.0.30501 (12.0.30501.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x86 Additional Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x86 Minimum Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable (x86) - 14.15.26706 (14.15.26706.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 x86 Additional Runtime - 14.15.26706 (14.15.26706)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 x86 Minimum Runtime - 14.15.26706 (14.15.26706)
Mozilla Firefox 61.0.2 (x86 en-US) (61.0.2)
Notepad++ (32-bit x86) (7.5.1)
Opera 12.15 (12.15.1748)
Skype version 8.29 (8.29)
VLC media player (2.2.6)
WinRAR 5.60 (32-bit) (5.60.0)

Hotfixes

Client LanguagePack Package
Client Refresh LanguagePack Package
CodecPack Basic Package
Foundation Package
IE Troubleshooters Package
InternetExplorer Optional Package
KB2534111
KB2999226
KB976902
LocalPack AU Package
LocalPack CA Package
LocalPack GB Package
LocalPack US Package
LocalPack ZA Package
ProfessionalEdition
UltimateEdition

Add for printing

MALICIOUS
- Suspicious connection from the Equation Editor
  - EQNEDT32.EXE (PID: 2468)
- Equation Editor starts application (CVE-2017-11882)
  - EQNEDT32.EXE (PID: 2468)
SUSPICIOUS
- Creates files in the user directory
  - EQNEDT32.EXE (PID: 2468)
- Executes application which crashes
  - EQNEDT32.EXE (PID: 2468)
INFO
- Reads Microsoft Office registry keys
  - EXCEL.EXE (PID: 2800)

Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report

Add for printing

No Malware configuration.

Add for printing

TRiD

.xlsx	\|	Excel Microsoft Office Open XML Format document (61.2)
.zip	\|	Open Packaging Conventions container (31.5)
.zip	\|	ZIP compressed archive (7.2)

EXIF

ZIP

ZipRequiredVersion:	20
ZipBitFlag:	0x0002
ZipCompression:	Deflated
ZipModifyDate:	2019:01:21 08:33:18
ZipCRC:	0xd5d69ee5
ZipCompressedSize:	372
ZipUncompressedSize:	1369
ZipFileName:	[Content_Types].xml

XMP

Creator:	APPLE PC

XML

LastModifiedBy:	APPLE PC
CreateDate:	2018:09:17 07:54:41Z
ModifyDate:	2018:09:17 07:54:54Z
Application:	Microsoft Excel
DocSecurity:	None
ScaleCrop:	No
HeadingPairs:	Worksheets 1
TitlesOfParts:	Sheet1
Company:	-
LinksUpToDate:	No
SharedDoc:	No
HyperlinksChanged:	No
AppVersion:	16.03

No data.

Add for printing

All screenshots are available in the full report

Add for printing

Total processes

Monitored processes

Malicious processes

Suspicious processes

Behavior graph

Click at the process to see the details

Process information

PID

CMD

Path

Indicators

Parent process

2468

"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:

Version:

00110900

Modules

Images
c:\program files\common files\microsoft shared\equation\eqnedt32.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll

2800

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE" /dde

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE

—

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Microsoft Excel

Exit code:

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

3668

"C:\Windows\system32\ntvdm.exe" -i1

C:\Windows\system32\ntvdm.exe

—

EQNEDT32.EXE

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

NTVDM.EXE

Exit code:

255

Version:

6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)

Modules

Images
c:\windows\system32\ntvdm.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\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll

Add for printing

Total events

540

Read events

514

Write events

Delete events

Modification events


(PID) Process:	(2800) EXCEL.EXE	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel\Resiliency\StartupItems
Operation:	write	Name:	z,$
Value: 7A2C2400F00A0000010000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:	(2800) EXCEL.EXE	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages
Operation:	write	Name:	1033
Value: Off
(PID) Process:	(2800) EXCEL.EXE	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages
Operation:	write	Name:	1033
Value: On
(PID) Process:	(2800) EXCEL.EXE	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel
Operation:	write	Name:	MTTT
Value: F00A000092B7967A02B3D40100000000
(PID) Process:	(2800) EXCEL.EXE	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel\Resiliency\StartupItems
Operation:	delete value	Name:	z,$
Value: 7A2C2400F00A0000010000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:	(2800) EXCEL.EXE	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel\Resiliency\StartupItems
Operation:	delete key	Name:
Value:
(PID) Process:	(2800) EXCEL.EXE	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel\Resiliency
Operation:	delete key	Name:
Value:
(PID) Process:	(2800) EXCEL.EXE	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:	write	Name:	UNCAsIntranet
Value: 0
(PID) Process:	(2800) EXCEL.EXE	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:	write	Name:	AutoDetect
Value: 1
(PID) Process:	(2800) EXCEL.EXE	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel\Resiliency\DocumentRecovery\19A000
Operation:	write	Name:	19A000
Value: 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

Add for printing

Executable files

Suspicious files

Text files

Unknown types

Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
2800	EXCEL.EXE	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CVR98EA.tmp.cvr		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
3668	ntvdm.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\scsA483.tmp		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
3668	ntvdm.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\scsA494.tmp		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
2468	EQNEDT32.EXE	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\name.exe		html
		MD5:EEDEFC85A62F75E121EA7179C079D626	SHA256:5BDCEDABBEF2BC8228E6348E744C7A1D12EFB7B37DE1738F251372003D9C4B7C

Download PCAP, analyze network streams, HTTP content and a lot more at the full report

Add for printing

HTTP(S) requests

TCP/UDP connections

DNS requests

Threats

HTTP requests

PID	Process	Method	HTTP Code	IP	URL	CN	Type	Size	Reputation
2468	EQNEDT32.EXE	GET	403	185.26.122.47:80	http://royaproduct.ru/img/2/info/ion.exe	RU	html	1.14 Kb	suspicious

Download PCAP, analyze network streams, HTTP content and a lot more at the full report

Connections

PID	Process	IP	Domain	ASN	CN	Reputation
2468	EQNEDT32.EXE	185.26.122.47:80	royaproduct.ru	Hostland LTD	RU	suspicious

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
royaproduct.ru	185.26.122.47	suspicious

Threats

PID	Process	Class	Message
2468	EQNEDT32.EXE	Potentially Bad Traffic	ET CURRENT_EVENTS Terse alphanumeric executable downloader high likelihood of being hostile

Add for printing

No debug info

General Info

ssd.xlsx

CBAC6117AD39576C61B4DFE2143610BA

9CE1849F3BE06FB6D9DE83DD1726D7C1FE57A88B

6C22F1ECE38B6E3A28E654DFAF0ACACB3E7D985CD4F579DC9CA3AFCAC8497777

96:2cBkBXwdd+XJfjFiUkP3LlEoQXBKQmmXsn/CwEvC3fLSInuUIMNcidXJF5G1YhyW:zsfJU5qXdXmqwiC3TbnBLfdXpJ8CWK

Software environment set and analysis options

Launch configuration

Software preset

Hotfixes

Behavior activities

MALICIOUS

Suspicious connection from the Equation Editor

Equation Editor starts application (CVE-2017-11882)

SUSPICIOUS

Creates files in the user directory

Executes application which crashes

INFO

Reads Microsoft Office registry keys

Malware configuration

Static information

TRiD

EXIF

ZIP

XMP

XML

Video and screenshots

Processes

Behavior graph

Specs description

Process information

Information

Modules

Information

Modules

Information

Modules

Registry activity

Modification events

Files activity

Dropped files

Network activity

HTTP requests

Connections

DNS requests

Threats

Debug output strings