Malware analysis book-list-by-title Malicious activity

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download:	book-list-by-title
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/4f0b12a1-0022-4d04-b63e-96c6cd4a3366
Verdict:	Malicious activity
Analysis date:	May 20, 2019, 12:59:47
OS:	Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:	opendir
Indicators:
MIME:	text/html
File info:	HTML document, UTF-8 Unicode text, with very long lines, with CRLF, LF line terminators
MD5:	C742D99CA2B4F8EB670349208BEB3187
SHA1:	9455651897FD40A84FC7A52E07149DA25C27AF26
SHA256:	A1A10092BF25EAC0935AA1A1C6A1BCAE99BBCFFE5A1D093E8B5F2C8C3EC0CA09
SSDEEP:	1536:ScRDeh/r/QWFgVmwngopkl3h7w04mjkZ9UDgS0cZ+kKNd/wILAPMyUDn0/Di+FlC:SF/DQWFwmwngopkR91BjkHUDxZ+kKnwS

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Launch configuration

Task duration:: 60 seconds
Heavy Evasion option:: on
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
No malicious indicators.
SUSPICIOUS
- Starts Internet Explorer
  - MSOXMLED.EXE (PID: 3676)
- Executed via COM
  - FlashUtil32_26_0_0_131_ActiveX.exe (PID: 3632)
INFO
- Reads Internet Cache Settings
  - iexplore.exe (PID: 1724)
  - iexplore.exe (PID: 388)
  - iexplore.exe (PID: 1136)
- Changes internet zones settings
  - iexplore.exe (PID: 1136)
- Reads internet explorer settings
  - iexplore.exe (PID: 388)
  - iexplore.exe (PID: 1724)
- Application launched itself
  - iexplore.exe (PID: 1136)
- Creates files in the user directory
  - iexplore.exe (PID: 1724)
  - FlashUtil32_26_0_0_131_ActiveX.exe (PID: 3632)
- Dropped object may contain TOR URL's
  - iexplore.exe (PID: 1724)
- Reads settings of System Certificates
  - iexplore.exe (PID: 1724)

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No Malware configuration.

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TRiD

.xml/atom	\|	Atom web feed (54.1)
.aiml	\|	Artificial Intelligence Markup Language (22.1)
.htm/html	\|	HyperText Markup Language with DOCTYPE (19)
.html	\|	HyperText Markup Language (4.5)

EXIF

HTML

HTTPEquivXUACompatible:	IE=edge
ContentType:	text/html; charset=UTF-8
Title:	List of Free Science Books \| Physics Database
viewport:	width=device-width,initial-scale=1
Description:	Loads of free science books, including books on physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy and mathematics. Most books are available in pdf format for download. Enjoy!
Keywords:	books,ebooks,free,list,science,math,physics,astronomy,mathematics,free pdf books,free physics textbooks,physics textbook pdf,
Generator:	Custom Login v3.2.8
twitterTextTitle:	List of Free Science Books
twitterCard:	summary

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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

3676

"C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE14\MSOXMLED.EXE" /verb open "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\book-list-by-title.xml"

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE14\MSOXMLED.EXE

—

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

XML Editor

Exit code:

Version:

14.0.4750.1000

Modules

Images
c:\program files\common files\microsoft shared\office14\msoxmled.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll

1136

"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohome

C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe

MSOXMLED.EXE

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Internet Explorer

Version:

8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)

Modules

Images
c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.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\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll

1724

"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" SCODEF:1136 CREDAT:71937

C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe

iexplore.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

LOW

Description:

Internet Explorer

Version:

8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)

Modules

Images
c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.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\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll

388

"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" SCODEF:1136 CREDAT:14337

C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe

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iexplore.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Internet Explorer

Version:

8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)

Modules

Images
c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll

3632

C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil32_26_0_0_131_ActiveX.exe -Embedding

C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil32_26_0_0_131_ActiveX.exe

—

svchost.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Adobe Systems Incorporated

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 26.0 r0

Version:

26,0,0,131

Modules

Images
c:\windows\system32\macromed\flash\flashutil32_26_0_0_131_activex.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll

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Total events

1 027

Read events

909

Write events

116

Delete events

Modification events


(PID) Process:	(1136) iexplore.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Operation:	write	Name:	CompatibilityFlags
Value: 0
(PID) Process:	(1136) iexplore.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:	write	Name:	UNCAsIntranet
Value: 0
(PID) Process:	(1136) iexplore.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:	write	Name:	AutoDetect
Value: 1
(PID) Process:	(1136) iexplore.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones
Operation:	write	Name:	SecuritySafe
Value: 1
(PID) Process:	(1136) iexplore.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
Operation:	write	Name:	ProxyEnable
Value: 0
(PID) Process:	(1136) iexplore.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections
Operation:	write	Name:	SavedLegacySettings
Value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
(PID) Process:	(1136) iexplore.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\Active
Operation:	write	Name:	{3309FCD7-7AFF-11E9-A09E-5254004A04AF}
Value: 0
(PID) Process:	(1136) iexplore.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{2670000A-7350-4F3C-8081-5663EE0C6C49}\iexplore
Operation:	write	Name:	Type
Value: 4
(PID) Process:	(1136) iexplore.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{2670000A-7350-4F3C-8081-5663EE0C6C49}\iexplore
Operation:	write	Name:	Count
Value: 1
(PID) Process:	(1136) iexplore.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{2670000A-7350-4F3C-8081-5663EE0C6C49}\iexplore
Operation:	write	Name:	Time
Value: E3070500010014000D0000000B00F602

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Executable files

Suspicious files

Text files

106

Unknown types

Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
1136	iexplore.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\H6QNMHE9\favicon[1].ico		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
1136	iexplore.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Services\search_{0633EE93-D776-472f-A0FF-E1416B8B2E3A}.ico		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
1136	iexplore.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~DFDBC66FB4FA9D7210.TMP		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
1136	iexplore.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~DF17410DE29894F059.TMP		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
1724	iexplore.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\50QF7OOA\style-responsive[1].css		text
		MD5:E22886B975FFFF5BA7EDA883DC3A176A	SHA256:1801880ED5C1DBBC9B1D9E4FB3718D191DCE90A68C63185AA2A8D4B651167D17
1724	iexplore.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\index.dat		dat
		MD5:8144590AC167EA10FFF3FFAF0471DC61	SHA256:E936FCF79031653DEC8829DD50D4E868395E9426A54CCA3795D1CE50B1399B94
1136	iexplore.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\StructuredQuery.log		text
		MD5:873E99AE4407451156650080678A6152	SHA256:6F88B36716D1A768A8BDDEBF7698CB9D48F6EDAC58F5F990079903E67874731C
1136	iexplore.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\Active\{3309FCD9-7AFF-11E9-A09E-5254004A04AF}.dat		binary
		MD5:36D7E90BFF41A2B5A5298AE7F3FC38D1	SHA256:F47C09E594B41E807EE6544E8276E9A2B0DB41A8CF53501E1C554934A1046463
1724	iexplore.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\50QF7OOA\analytics[1].js		text
		MD5:415DAEBEE6888069F0C30E43134EDF98	SHA256:7DFF09578729615FCD15C840A32C9F82A33FE2331A851E4AC40BE03CB111B3F0
1724	iexplore.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\5MOJ494T\style[1].css		text
		MD5:91774F8A021130E5AC0F5135C273656A	SHA256:7603AEF915AEB3640AB3858ED0243502C075F6DD80B4524690CAD95EAB1C76AF

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HTTP(S) requests

TCP/UDP connections

DNS requests

Threats

HTTP requests

PID	Process	Method	HTTP Code	IP	URL	CN	Type	Size	Reputation
1724	iexplore.exe	GET	200	192.254.235.140:80	http://physicsdatabase.com/book-list-by-title/	US	html	24.3 Kb	suspicious
1724	iexplore.exe	GET	200	192.254.235.140:80	http://physicsdatabase.com/wp-content/themes/wp-clear321/style.css	US	text	10.0 Kb	suspicious
1724	iexplore.exe	GET	200	192.254.235.140:80	http://physicsdatabase.com/wp-content/themes/wp-clear321/style-responsive.css	US	text	1.15 Kb	suspicious
1724	iexplore.exe	GET	301	151.101.1.140:80	http://www.reddit.com/static/button/button2.js	US	—	—	whitelisted
1724	iexplore.exe	GET	200	192.254.235.140:80	http://physicsdatabase.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.js?ver=1.12.4	US	text	32.9 Kb	suspicious
1724	iexplore.exe	GET	404	74.125.140.82:80	http://css3-mediaqueries-js.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/css3-mediaqueries.js	US	html	1.55 Kb	whitelisted
1724	iexplore.exe	GET	200	192.254.235.140:80	http://physicsdatabase.com/?sccss=1&ver=4.9.8	US	text	1.40 Kb	suspicious
1724	iexplore.exe	GET	200	192.254.235.140:80	http://physicsdatabase.com/wp-content/plugins/wicakhp-wp-fats/jquery-ui-1.10.4.custom.min.css?ver=4.9.8	US	text	4.83 Kb	suspicious
1724	iexplore.exe	GET	200	192.254.235.140:80	http://physicsdatabase.com/wp-content/plugins/jetpack/css/jetpack.css?ver=6.8	US	text	11.9 Kb	suspicious
1724	iexplore.exe	GET	200	93.184.220.66:80	http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js	US	text	92.7 Kb	whitelisted

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Connections

PID	Process	IP	Domain	ASN	CN	Reputation
1724	iexplore.exe	172.217.22.110:443	www.google-analytics.com	Google Inc.	US	whitelisted
1136	iexplore.exe	204.79.197.200:80	www.bing.com	Microsoft Corporation	US	whitelisted
1724	iexplore.exe	192.254.235.140:80	physicsdatabase.com	Unified Layer	US	suspicious
1724	iexplore.exe	172.217.16.206:443	apis.google.com	Google Inc.	US	whitelisted
—	—	74.125.140.82:80	css3-mediaqueries-js.googlecode.com	Google Inc.	US	whitelisted
—	—	151.101.1.140:80	www.reddit.com	Fastly	US	suspicious
—	—	172.217.22.110:80	www.google-analytics.com	Google Inc.	US	whitelisted
1724	iexplore.exe	151.101.1.140:443	www.reddit.com	Fastly	US	suspicious
1724	iexplore.exe	216.58.206.3:80	fonts.gstatic.com	Google Inc.	US	whitelisted
—	—	216.58.210.10:80	fonts.googleapis.com	Google Inc.	US	whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
www.bing.com	204.79.197.200 13.107.21.200	whitelisted
physicsdatabase.com	192.254.235.140	suspicious
apis.google.com	172.217.16.206	whitelisted
www.google-analytics.com	172.217.22.110	whitelisted
www.reddit.com	151.101.1.140 151.101.65.140 151.101.129.140 151.101.193.140	whitelisted
platform.twitter.com	93.184.220.66	whitelisted
css3-mediaqueries-js.googlecode.com	74.125.140.82	whitelisted
fonts.googleapis.com	216.58.210.10	whitelisted
fonts.gstatic.com	216.58.206.3	whitelisted
wordpress.com	192.0.78.17 192.0.78.9	whitelisted

Threats

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General Info

book-list-by-title

C742D99CA2B4F8EB670349208BEB3187

9455651897FD40A84FC7A52E07149DA25C27AF26

A1A10092BF25EAC0935AA1A1C6A1BCAE99BBCFFE5A1D093E8B5F2C8C3EC0CA09

1536:ScRDeh/r/QWFgVmwngopkl3h7w04mjkZ9UDgS0cZ+kKNd/wILAPMyUDn0/Di+FlC:SF/DQWFwmwngopkR91BjkHUDxZ+kKnwS

Software environment set and analysis options

Launch configuration

Software preset

Hotfixes

Behavior activities

MALICIOUS

SUSPICIOUS

Starts Internet Explorer

Executed via COM

INFO

Reads Internet Cache Settings

Changes internet zones settings

Reads internet explorer settings

Application launched itself

Creates files in the user directory

Dropped object may contain TOR URL's

Reads settings of System Certificates

Malware configuration

Static information

TRiD

EXIF

HTML

Video and screenshots

Processes

Behavior graph

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Process information

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Modules

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Modules

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Information

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Modules

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