Malware analysis equation.rtf Malicious activity | ANY.RUN

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File name:	equation.rtf
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/1eaf0c20-8ac3-4bf4-afb7-e35d48510f0c
Verdict:	Malicious activity
Analysis date:	January 22, 2019, 17:28:23
OS:	Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:	ole-embedded exploit cve-2017-11882
Indicators:
MIME:	text/rtf
File info:	Rich Text Format data, version 1, ANSI
MD5:	6FE87A14B97A5885A341E29E1B923E9C
SHA1:	00C822D6330599F3C76732B7B81FD4ADAC0124A0
SHA256:	89CB3ED351EB14E64A00AB529AF15D4263D31DAF3FF5D47622E7D95489816FD9
SSDEEP:	48:MpziWZutGfEjNMtvbDSj3xMa279LSmhmXmw9svMVy3hSeLu7hDGw9tGkigd/D:MvZUG5VoWxwOGsvMVyRwrtGki+D

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Launch configuration

Task duration:: 60 seconds
Heavy Evasion option:: off
Network geolocation:: off
Additional time used:: none
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

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MALICIOUS
- Equation Editor starts application (CVE-2017-11882)
  - EQNEDT32.EXE (PID: 3316)
SUSPICIOUS
- Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
  - EQNEDT32.EXE (PID: 3316)
INFO
- Creates files in the user directory
  - WINWORD.EXE (PID: 2972)
- Reads Microsoft Office registry keys
  - WINWORD.EXE (PID: 2972)
- Application was crashed
  - EQNEDT32.EXE (PID: 3316)

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No Malware configuration.

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TRiD

.rtf	\|	Rich Text Format (100)

No data.

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Total processes

Monitored processes

Malicious processes

Suspicious processes

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID

CMD

Path

Indicators

Parent process

2448

calc.exe AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAC

C:\Windows\system32\calc.exe

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cmd.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Windows Calculator

Exit code:

Version:

6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)

Modules

Images
c:\windows\system32\calc.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll

2972

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE" /n "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\equation.rtf"

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

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explorer.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Microsoft Word

Exit code:

Version:

14.0.6024.1000

Modules

Images
c:\program files\microsoft office\office14\winword.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\winsxs\x86_microsoft.vc90.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.30729.6161_none_50934f2ebcb7eb57\msvcr90.dll
c:\windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_5.82.7601.17514_none_ec83dffa859149af\comctl32.dll

3316

"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\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll

3984

cmd.exe /c calc.exe AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAC

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe

—

EQNEDT32.EXE

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Windows Command Processor

Exit code:

Version:

6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)

Modules

Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\winbrand.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll

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Total events

1 100

Read events

718

Write events

377

Delete events

Modification events


(PID) Process:	(2972) WINWORD.EXE	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Word\Resiliency\StartupItems
Operation:	write	Name:	}-0
Value: 7D2D30009C0B0000010000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:	(2972) WINWORD.EXE	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages
Operation:	write	Name:	1033
Value: Off
(PID) Process:	(2972) WINWORD.EXE	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages
Operation:	write	Name:	1033
Value: On
(PID) Process:	(2972) WINWORD.EXE	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\00004109D30000000000000000F01FEC\Usage
Operation:	write	Name:	WORDFiles
Value: 1312161813
(PID) Process:	(2972) WINWORD.EXE	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\00004109D30000000000000000F01FEC\Usage
Operation:	write	Name:	ProductFiles
Value: 1312161932
(PID) Process:	(2972) WINWORD.EXE	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\00004109D30000000000000000F01FEC\Usage
Operation:	write	Name:	ProductFiles
Value: 1312161933
(PID) Process:	(2972) WINWORD.EXE	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Word
Operation:	write	Name:	MTTT
Value: 9C0B00005446CBE977B2D40100000000
(PID) Process:	(2972) WINWORD.EXE	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Word\Resiliency\StartupItems
Operation:	write	Name:	6/0
Value: 362F30009C0B000004000000000000008C00000001000000840000003E0043003A005C00550073006500720073005C00610064006D0069006E005C0041007000700044006100740061005C0052006F0061006D0069006E0067005C004D006900630072006F0073006F00660074005C00540065006D0070006C0061007400650073005C004E006F0072006D0061006C002E0064006F0074006D00000000000000
(PID) Process:	(2972) WINWORD.EXE	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Word\Resiliency\StartupItems
Operation:	delete value	Name:	6/0
Value: 362F30009C0B000004000000000000008C00000001000000840000003E0043003A005C00550073006500720073005C00610064006D0069006E005C0041007000700044006100740061005C0052006F0061006D0069006E0067005C004D006900630072006F0073006F00660074005C00540065006D0070006C0061007400650073005C004E006F0072006D0061006C002E0064006F0074006D00000000000000
(PID) Process:	(2972) WINWORD.EXE	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:	write	Name:	UNCAsIntranet
Value: 0

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Executable files

Suspicious files

Text files

Unknown types

Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
2972	WINWORD.EXE	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CVR6DED.tmp.cvr		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
2972	WINWORD.EXE	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates\~$Normal.dotm		pgc
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
2972	WINWORD.EXE	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~$uation.rtf		pgc
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
2972	WINWORD.EXE	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.MSO\8D3CDA88.wmf		wmf
		MD5:95BB648D6EB9265EEAF0F889731B1E23	SHA256:9639441A9D36E7E4FDA980961B75EEB334540B8CFBCEE71EB3CD857E0A838E0C

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General Info

equation.rtf

6FE87A14B97A5885A341E29E1B923E9C

00C822D6330599F3C76732B7B81FD4ADAC0124A0

89CB3ED351EB14E64A00AB529AF15D4263D31DAF3FF5D47622E7D95489816FD9

48:MpziWZutGfEjNMtvbDSj3xMa279LSmhmXmw9svMVy3hSeLu7hDGw9tGkigd/D:MvZUG5VoWxwOGsvMVyRwrtGki+D

Software environment set and analysis options

Launch configuration

Software preset

Hotfixes

Behavior activities

MALICIOUS

Equation Editor starts application (CVE-2017-11882)

SUSPICIOUS

Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

INFO

Creates files in the user directory

Reads Microsoft Office registry keys

Application was crashed

Malware configuration

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TRiD

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