Malware analysis http://kingsidedesign.com/blog/KnMZ-HQiysTo8J24DoT_NfXcjnfYT-qeH/ Malicious activity

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URL:	http://kingsidedesign.com/blog/KnMZ-HQiysTo8J24DoT_NfXcjnfYT-qeH/
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/65d85c36-5373-4fc1-94fa-06d814dfec05
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. 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. Trojans are a group of malicious programs distinguished by their ability to masquerade as benign software. Depending on their type, trojans possess a variety of capabilities, ranging from maintaining full remote control over the victim’s machine to stealing data and files, as well as dropping other malware. At the same time, the main functionality of each trojan family can differ significantly depending on its type. The most common trojan infection chain starts with a phishing email. Malware Trends Tracker >>>
Analysis date:	April 23, 2019, 16:15:50
OS:	Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:	opendir loader emotet trojan emotet-doc
Indicators:
MD5:	208739DEEA67416D0778ED176C416D33
SHA1:	61602ABDF916FCC0DD354C94313DCFC6F1268A56
SHA256:	904B71B462D22399D424E5DC9E6F823BA3F5497FBD3A8EB1FABBC4E8E4223201
SSDEEP:	3:N1KVMLBHl3rgQ1cvvX9hGzDgp3:Cm1FbgQWvivG3

ANY.RUN is an interactive service which provides full access to the guest system. Information in this report could be distorted by user actions and is provided for user acknowledgement as it is. ANY.RUN does not guarantee maliciousness or safety of the content.

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 (73.0.3683.75)
Google Update Helper (1.3.33.23)
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 65.0.2 (x86 en-US) (65.0.2)
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
- Application was dropped or rewritten from another process
  - soundser.exe (PID: 928)
  - soundser.exe (PID: 3092)
  - 427.exe (PID: 2660)
  - 427.exe (PID: 2628)
- Emotet process was detected
  - soundser.exe (PID: 3092)
- Downloads executable files from the Internet
  - powershell.exe (PID: 936)
- EMOTET was detected
  - soundser.exe (PID: 928)
- Connects to CnC server
  - soundser.exe (PID: 928)
SUSPICIOUS
- Executable content was dropped or overwritten
  - 427.exe (PID: 2628)
  - powershell.exe (PID: 936)
- Starts itself from another location
  - 427.exe (PID: 2628)
- Application launched itself
  - WINWORD.EXE (PID: 2756)
- Creates files in the user directory
  - powershell.exe (PID: 936)
- Starts Microsoft Office Application
  - WINWORD.EXE (PID: 2756)
  - chrome.exe (PID: 3276)
- Connects to server without host name
  - soundser.exe (PID: 928)
INFO
- Reads Microsoft Office registry keys
  - WINWORD.EXE (PID: 2104)
  - WINWORD.EXE (PID: 2756)
- Creates files in the user directory
  - WINWORD.EXE (PID: 2756)
- Modifies the open verb of a shell class
  - chrome.exe (PID: 3276)
- Application launched itself
  - chrome.exe (PID: 3276)

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Total processes

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Process information

PID	CMD	Path	Indicators	Parent process
3276	"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" http://kingsidedesign.com/blog/KnMZ-HQiysTo8J24DoT_NfXcjnfYT-qeH/	C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe		explorer.exe
User: admin Company: Google Inc. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Google Chrome Version: 73.0.3683.75
3376	"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" /prefetch:7 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Crashpad" "--metrics-dir=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/report --annotation=channel= --annotation=plat=Win32 --annotation=prod=Chrome --annotation=ver=73.0.3683.75 --initial-client-data=0x7c,0x80,0x84,0x78,0x88,0x6fae0f18,0x6fae0f28,0x6fae0f34	C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	—	chrome.exe
User: admin Company: Google Inc. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Google Chrome Version: 73.0.3683.75
2656	"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=watcher --main-thread-id=3220 --on-initialized-event-handle=308 --parent-handle=312 /prefetch:6	C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	—	chrome.exe
User: admin Company: Google Inc. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Google Chrome Version: 73.0.3683.75
3752	"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=944,5059443428091262702,2540024473480929749,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --gpu-preferences=KAAAAAAAAACAAwAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAEAAAAIAAAAAAAAACgAAAAEAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAoAAAAAAAAADAAAAAAAAAAOAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAFAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAUAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAGAAAA --service-request-channel-token=11955287170698732282 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=952 --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2	C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	—	chrome.exe
User: admin Company: Google Inc. Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Version: 73.0.3683.75
2416	"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=944,5059443428091262702,2540024473480929749,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --service-pipe-token=6916302042260531969 --lang=en-US --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=6916302042260531969 --renderer-client-id=5 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1976 /prefetch:1	C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	—	chrome.exe
User: admin Company: Google Inc. Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Version: 73.0.3683.75
2608	"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=944,5059443428091262702,2540024473480929749,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --service-pipe-token=7162453006450246452 --lang=en-US --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=7162453006450246452 --renderer-client-id=4 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1984 /prefetch:1	C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	—	chrome.exe
User: admin Company: Google Inc. Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Version: 73.0.3683.75
3204	"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=944,5059443428091262702,2540024473480929749,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --service-pipe-token=584868079693694506 --lang=en-US --extension-process --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=584868079693694506 --renderer-client-id=3 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2208 /prefetch:1	C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	—	chrome.exe
User: admin Company: Google Inc. Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 73.0.3683.75
2756	"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE" /n "C:\Users\admin\Downloads\II-2125656-04232019.doc"	C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE	—	chrome.exe
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Word Version: 14.0.6024.1000
2104	"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE" /Embedding	C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE	—	WINWORD.EXE
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Word Exit code: 0 Version: 14.0.6024.1000
1208	"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=944,5059443428091262702,2540024473480929749,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --disable-gpu-sandbox --use-gl=disabled --gpu-preferences=KAAAAAAAAACAAwAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAEAAAAIAAAAAAAAACgAAAAEAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAoAAAAAAAAADAAAAAAAAAAOAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAFAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAUAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAGAAAA --service-request-channel-token=6284033522468954314 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3968 /prefetch:2	C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	—	chrome.exe
User: admin Company: Google Inc. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 73.0.3683.75

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Total events

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Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
3276	chrome.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\ShaderCache\GPUCache\index		—
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3276	chrome.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\ShaderCache\GPUCache\data_0		—
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3276	chrome.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\ShaderCache\GPUCache\data_1		—
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3276	chrome.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\ShaderCache\GPUCache\data_2		—
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3276	chrome.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\ShaderCache\GPUCache\data_3		—
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3276	chrome.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\de7873dd-f626-4b1c-892e-5bb0b52e0726.tmp		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
3276	chrome.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\000018.dbtmp		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
3276	chrome.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\GPUCache\index		—
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3276	chrome.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\GPUCache\data_0		—
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3276	chrome.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\GPUCache\data_1		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—

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HTTP(S) requests

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Threats

HTTP requests

PID	Process	Method	HTTP Code	IP	URL	CN	Type	Size	Reputation
928	soundser.exe	POST	—	24.150.44.53:80	http://24.150.44.53/devices/iplk/ringin/merge/	CA	—	—	malicious
936	powershell.exe	GET	200	210.2.64.74:80	http://lamdepuytinsaigon.com/wp-includes/XZl/	VN	executable	77.5 Kb	suspicious
3276	chrome.exe	GET	200	205.134.255.48:80	http://kingsidedesign.com/blog/KnMZ-HQiysTo8J24DoT_NfXcjnfYT-qeH/	US	document	225 Kb	malicious

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Connections

PID	Process	IP	Domain	ASN	CN	Reputation
936	powershell.exe	210.2.64.74:80	lamdepuytinsaigon.com	Quang Trung Software City Development Company	VN	suspicious
3276	chrome.exe	172.217.22.68:443	www.google.com	Google Inc.	US	whitelisted
3276	chrome.exe	172.217.18.3:443	clientservices.googleapis.com	Google Inc.	US	whitelisted
3276	chrome.exe	172.217.23.141:443	accounts.google.com	Google Inc.	US	whitelisted
3276	chrome.exe	173.194.76.94:443	ssl.gstatic.com	Google Inc.	US	whitelisted
928	soundser.exe	24.150.44.53:80	—	Cogeco Cable	CA	malicious
3276	chrome.exe	205.134.255.48:80	kingsidedesign.com	InMotion Hosting, Inc.	US	malicious

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
clientservices.googleapis.com	172.217.18.3	whitelisted
kingsidedesign.com	205.134.255.48	malicious
accounts.google.com	172.217.23.141	shared
www.google.com	172.217.22.68	whitelisted
ssl.gstatic.com	173.194.76.94	whitelisted
lamdepuytinsaigon.com	210.2.64.74	suspicious

Threats

PID	Process	Class	Message
3276	chrome.exe	Potential Corporate Privacy Violation	ET POLICY Office Document Download Containing AutoOpen Macro
3276	chrome.exe	Potentially Bad Traffic	ET WEB_CLIENT SUSPICIOUS Possible Office Doc with Embedded VBA Project (Wide)
3276	chrome.exe	Misc activity	SUSPICIOUS [PTsecurity] Download DOC file with VBAScript
936	powershell.exe	Potential Corporate Privacy Violation	ET POLICY PE EXE or DLL Windows file download HTTP
936	powershell.exe	Potentially Bad Traffic	ET INFO Executable Retrieved With Minimal HTTP Headers - Potential Second Stage Download
936	powershell.exe	Misc activity	ET INFO EXE - Served Attached HTTP
928	soundser.exe	A Network Trojan was detected	MALWARE [PTsecurity] Feodo/Emotet

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General Info

http://kingsidedesign.com/blog/KnMZ-HQiysTo8J24DoT_NfXcjnfYT-qeH/

208739DEEA67416D0778ED176C416D33

61602ABDF916FCC0DD354C94313DCFC6F1268A56

904B71B462D22399D424E5DC9E6F823BA3F5497FBD3A8EB1FABBC4E8E4223201

3:N1KVMLBHl3rgQ1cvvX9hGzDgp3:Cm1FbgQWvivG3

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MALICIOUS

Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

Emotet process was detected

Downloads executable files from the Internet

EMOTET was detected

Connects to CnC server

SUSPICIOUS

Executable content was dropped or overwritten

Starts itself from another location

Application launched itself

Creates files in the user directory

Starts Microsoft Office Application

Connects to server without host name

INFO

Reads Microsoft Office registry keys

Creates files in the user directory

Modifies the open verb of a shell class

Application launched itself

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