| File name: | 0e9b72c9068b0f14beca79dc988325a70a6c0aba.xlsx |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/95020936-a69b-4dcf-93fa-f3fd966453d6 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | FormBook is a data stealer that is being distributed as a MaaS. FormBook differs from a lot of competing malware by its extreme ease of use that allows even the unexperienced threat actors to use FormBook virus. |
| Analysis date: | March 21, 2019, 12:49:09 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/encrypted |
| File info: | CDFV2 Encrypted |
| MD5: | 3ADA3D160B35C9155DC74FCD29EC725F |
| SHA1: | 0E9B72C9068B0F14BECA79DC988325A70A6C0ABA |
| SHA256: | 8792785C0014457D61A376B4A2E5350CEE145CF25325D9CDE5EA604B4E8A813D |
| SSDEEP: | 1536:wrrMVgAMKvqLAAZWvMTEscC/cgxy/QKOVJ3NbjZ6FI1:wPg7MKCLAAZWc/cgxy/QKOVJ3hV6F8 |
MALICIOUS
Suspicious connection from the Equation Editor
- EQNEDT32.EXE (PID: 1844)
Equation Editor starts application (CVE-2017-11882)
- EQNEDT32.EXE (PID: 1844)
Downloads executable files from the Internet
- EQNEDT32.EXE (PID: 1844)
FORMBOOK was detected
- explorer.exe (PID: 1696)
Connects to CnC server
- explorer.exe (PID: 1696)
Application was dropped or rewritten from another process
- vbc.exe (PID: 696)
- vbc.exe (PID: 908)
- ajmvpxd.exe (PID: 716)
- ajmvpxd.exe (PID: 1520)
Actions looks like stealing of personal data
- wininit.exe (PID: 244)
Formbook was detected
- wininit.exe (PID: 244)
- Firefox.exe (PID: 2368)
Changes the autorun value in the registry
- wininit.exe (PID: 244)
Stealing of credential data
- wininit.exe (PID: 244)
SUSPICIOUS
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- EQNEDT32.EXE (PID: 1844)
- explorer.exe (PID: 1696)
- DllHost.exe (PID: 1144)
Application launched itself
- vbc.exe (PID: 696)
- ajmvpxd.exe (PID: 716)
Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
- wininit.exe (PID: 244)
Creates files in the user directory
- wininit.exe (PID: 244)
Loads DLL from Mozilla Firefox
- wininit.exe (PID: 244)
Creates files in the program directory
- DllHost.exe (PID: 1144)
INFO
Starts Microsoft Office Application
- explorer.exe (PID: 1696)
Reads Microsoft Office registry keys
- EXCEL.EXE (PID: 1924)
Creates files in the user directory
- Firefox.exe (PID: 2368)
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Total processes
46
Monitored processes
12
Malicious processes
5
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 244 | "C:\Windows\System32\wininit.exe" | C:\Windows\System32\wininit.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Start-Up Application Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 696 | C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe | C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe | — | EQNEDT32.EXE | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: caMSTUDiO GrOUP Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: the pIDGiN deVElOpEr cOmmunity Exit code: 0 Version: 4.09.0005 Modules
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| 716 | "C:\Program Files\Kgfmx\ajmvpxd.exe" | C:\Program Files\Kgfmx\ajmvpxd.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: caMSTUDiO GrOUP Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: the pIDGiN deVElOpEr cOmmunity Exit code: 0 Version: 4.09.0005 Modules
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| 908 | C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe | C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe | — | vbc.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: caMSTUDiO GrOUP Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: the pIDGiN deVElOpEr cOmmunity Exit code: 0 Version: 4.09.0005 Modules
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| 1144 | C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3AD05575-8857-4850-9277-11B85BDB8E09} | C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe | svchost.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: COM Surrogate Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 1520 | "C:\Program Files\Kgfmx\ajmvpxd.exe" | C:\Program Files\Kgfmx\ajmvpxd.exe | — | ajmvpxd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: caMSTUDiO GrOUP Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: the pIDGiN deVElOpEr cOmmunity Exit code: 0 Version: 4.09.0005 Modules
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| 1696 | C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | — | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Explorer Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 1844 | "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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| 1924 | "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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| 2100 | /c del "C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe" | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | wininit.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
740
Read events
694
Write events
34
Delete events
12
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (1924) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel\Resiliency\StartupItems |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ur6 |
Value: 7572360084070000010000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1924) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 1033 |
Value: Off | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1924) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 1033 |
Value: On | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1924) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MTTT |
Value: 84070000780FC284E4DFD40100000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1924) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel\Resiliency\StartupItems |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | ur6 |
Value: 7572360084070000010000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1924) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel\Resiliency\StartupItems |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1924) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel\Resiliency |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1924) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1924) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1924) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel\Resiliency\DocumentRecovery\F9199 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | F9199 |
Value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| |||
Executable files
3
Suspicious files
84
Text files
6
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | EXCEL.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CVR8A45.tmp.cvr | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 908 | vbc.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~DFEB3E5087A159989D.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1924 | EXCEL.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.MSO\F3C69870.jpeg | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1924 | EXCEL.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~DF2CF86E50DC8C7900.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1924 | EXCEL.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~$0e9b72c9068b0f14beca79dc988325a70a6c0aba.xlsx | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1520 | ajmvpxd.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~DFB67053C1789AFF0F.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 244 | wininit.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\K056603E\K05logrc.ini | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1696 | explorer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Kgfmx\ajmvpxd.exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2368 | Firefox.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\K056603E\K05logrf.ini | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 696 | vbc.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~DFE206A0C5A3A36771.TMP | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
30
TCP/UDP connections
32
DNS requests
20
Threats
53
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1696 | explorer.exe | GET | — | 72.21.81.200:80 | http://www.smartwaretechnologies.com/sh/?ib-P4z9p=fMYTM6OKw0ipOoaqAe1jVLcOXJEMDjqQdZ+JpfvkjB8Uy9aW1JYi6XmcrmeVASfpTdeVcA==&TZ=ytg4Dt6Xj&sql=1 | US | — | — | malicious |
1844 | EQNEDT32.EXE | GET | 301 | 91.224.140.71:80 | http://gg.gg/dg9yf | NL | — | — | shared |
1696 | explorer.exe | GET | — | 23.20.239.12:80 | http://www.lionsluxury.com/sh/?ib-P4z9p=vXWLaV/mrnCGjA/fO276HuTKF0Nn9HIC5ls+GstNYV/TPZql2gIrwnDObDzFZ2qdBZNa9Q==&TZ=ytg4Dt6Xj | US | — | — | shared |
1696 | explorer.exe | GET | — | 142.111.94.221:80 | http://www.miyl17173.com/sh/?ib-P4z9p=15KdDE0QYMwb0fWRrPOpeBObR1wsfrqPkZzcnLBgFvvp9S2LHYpar9lJ3cEp+cut6UuPyA==&TZ=ytg4Dt6Xj&sql=1 | US | — | — | malicious |
1696 | explorer.exe | GET | — | 69.89.31.89:80 | http://www.faithxdesign.com/sh/?ib-P4z9p=kaWnKwZFr9xspBp9o/TY7yjbt+LpmnnL+aba+5kK/j61rXxs3Ebj0rmSlcO7IOZD/zs5GA==&TZ=ytg4Dt6Xj&sql=1 | US | — | — | malicious |
1696 | explorer.exe | POST | — | 23.20.239.12:80 | http://www.lionsluxury.com/sh/ | US | — | — | shared |
1844 | EQNEDT32.EXE | GET | 200 | 192.81.132.172:80 | http://grabilla.com/09315-7bb97792-333e-4b65-974b-799d7bb01af7.exe?download | US | executable | 472 Kb | suspicious |
1696 | explorer.exe | POST | — | 69.89.31.89:80 | http://www.faithxdesign.com/sh/ | US | — | — | malicious |
1696 | explorer.exe | POST | — | 72.21.81.200:80 | http://www.smartwaretechnologies.com/sh/ | US | — | — | malicious |
1696 | explorer.exe | POST | — | 142.111.94.221:80 | http://www.miyl17173.com/sh/ | US | — | — | malicious |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1844 | EQNEDT32.EXE | 91.224.140.71:80 | gg.gg | Innovation IT Solutions LTD | NL | suspicious |
1844 | EQNEDT32.EXE | 192.81.132.172:80 | grabilla.com | Linode, LLC | US | suspicious |
1696 | explorer.exe | 72.21.81.200:80 | www.smartwaretechnologies.com | MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business | US | whitelisted |
1696 | explorer.exe | 142.111.94.221:80 | www.miyl17173.com | EGIHosting | US | malicious |
1696 | explorer.exe | 69.89.31.89:80 | www.faithxdesign.com | Unified Layer | US | malicious |
1696 | explorer.exe | 50.63.202.54:80 | www.leto.live | GoDaddy.com, LLC | US | malicious |
1696 | explorer.exe | 77.240.23.85:80 | www.danielfarzan.com | Louhi Net Oy | FI | malicious |
1696 | explorer.exe | 23.20.239.12:80 | www.lionsluxury.com | Amazon.com, Inc. | US | shared |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
gg.gg |
| shared |
grabilla.com |
| suspicious |
www.lionsluxury.com |
| shared |
www.smartwaretechnologies.com |
| malicious |
www.xelliia.com |
| unknown |
www.miyl17173.com |
| malicious |
www.faithxdesign.com |
| malicious |
www.faraweb.net |
| unknown |
www.gorelawfirmalpharetta.com |
| unknown |
www.alyssaashlee.com |
| unknown |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
1696 | explorer.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | MALWARE [PTsecurity] FormBook CnC Checkin (GET) |
1696 | explorer.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | MALWARE [PTsecurity] TrojanSpy:FormBook CnC Checkin (POST) |
1844 | EQNEDT32.EXE | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | ET POLICY PE EXE or DLL Windows file download HTTP |
1844 | EQNEDT32.EXE | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET INFO Executable Retrieved With Minimal HTTP Headers - Potential Second Stage Download |
1844 | EQNEDT32.EXE | Misc activity | ET INFO EXE - Served Attached HTTP |
1696 | explorer.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | MALWARE [PTsecurity] FormBook CnC Checkin (GET) |
1696 | explorer.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | MALWARE [PTsecurity] TrojanSpy:FormBook CnC Checkin (POST) |
1696 | explorer.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | MALWARE [PTsecurity] TrojanSpy:FormBook CnC Checkin (POST) |
1696 | explorer.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | MALWARE [PTsecurity] FormBook CnC Checkin (POST) |
1696 | explorer.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | MALWARE [PTsecurity] FormBook CnC Checkin (GET) |
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