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Database Entry



Loki


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 36d2d362eecc306a3f60f91299cb0cd80a7c074ec7e7d99e20cf02489412baf5
SHA3-384 hash: 6365a8de65ebfa8f3f68ebd2370e68b66838b0a38dc93fc3529412076732dc593b25e11ac66ebc1521640462487f09f9
SHA1 hash: 151f8bcde83e59e034277f716edca54971183fdb
MD5 hash: 5d0721cd5f0c7d39c555f1c90f02e8c2
humanhash: crazy-delta-hamper-juliet
File name:March_Order_Sales_Contract.xlsx
Download: download sample
Signature Loki
File size:191'352 bytes
First seen:2022-03-08 17:14:36 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Excel file xlsx
MIME type:application/encrypted
ssdeep 3072:XMSwL56FNmwnXmJ73tZvlL6T/HvkmDc3IidYv0PfFx04tcZMLG2vFE14U06QtXzj:8Sq563TX0x6TvsOtYYv03AtGL2WSkXzj
TLSH T1C014126723D39668D1D2A3F7112B8500C420FEBD2B1C6BF6865632A9DE3039E7D1DD1A
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:CVE-2017-11882 Loki VelvetSweatshop xlsx

Office OLE Information


This malware samples appears to be an Office document. The following table provides more information about this document using oletools and oledump.

OLE dump
Detection: VelvetSweatshop

MalwareBazaar was able to identify 6 sections in this file using oledump:

Section IDSection sizeSection name
164 bytesDataSpaces/DataSpaceInfo/StrongEncryptionDataSpace
2112 bytesDataSpaces/DataSpaceMap
3208 bytesDataSpaces/TransformInfo/StrongEncryptionTransform/Primary
476 bytesDataSpaces/Version
5184696 bytesEncryptedPackage
6224 bytesEncryptionInfo

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
145
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
File type:
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
Has a screenshot:
False
Contains macros:
False
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Sending a custom TCP request
Creating a window
Сreating synchronization primitives
Searching for synchronization primitives
Launching a process
Creating a file
Adding an access-denied ACE
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Creating a file in the Windows subdirectories
Changing a file
Creating a process with a hidden window
Sending an HTTP GET request to an infection source by exploiting the app vulnerability
Creating a process from a recently created file
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
75%
Tags:
embedequation exploit shellcode VelvetSweatshop
Label:
Malicious
Suspicious Score:
9.8/10
Score Malicious:
99%
Score Benign:
1%
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Macro Execution Coercion
Detected a document that appears to social engineer the user into activating embedded logic.
Document With No Content
Document contains little or no semantic information.
Result
Threat name:
Lokibot
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code references suspicious native API functions
Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender
Adds a new user with administrator rights
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Contains functionality to hide user accounts
Drops PE files to the user root directory
Drops PE files with benign system names
Found malware configuration
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Machine Learning detection for dropped file
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Office equation editor drops PE file
Office equation editor starts processes (likely CVE 2017-11882 or CVE-2018-0802)
Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines)
Sigma detected: Accessing WinAPI in PowerShell. Code Injection.
Sigma detected: Active Directory User Backdoors
Sigma detected: Droppers Exploiting CVE-2017-11882
Sigma detected: EQNEDT32.EXE connecting to internet
Sigma detected: Execution from Suspicious Folder
Sigma detected: File Created with System Process Name
Sigma detected: File Dropped By EQNEDT32EXE
Sigma detected: Hurricane Panda Activity
Sigma detected: Parent in Public Folder Suspicious Process
Sigma detected: Suspicious Remote Thread Created
Snort IDS alert for network traffic (e.g. based on Emerging Threat rules)
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to harvest and steal ftp login credentials
Tries to harvest and steal Putty / WinSCP information (sessions, passwords, etc)
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access)
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file registry)
Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected AntiVM3
Yara detected aPLib compressed binary
Yara detected Lokibot
Yara detected UAC Bypass using CMSTP
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 585425 Sample: March_Order_Sales_Contract.xlsx Startdate: 08/03/2022 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 75 hstfurnaces.net 2->75 91 Snort IDS alert for network traffic (e.g. based on Emerging Threat rules) 2->91 93 Found malware configuration 2->93 95 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->95 97 27 other signatures 2->97 9 EQNEDT32.EXE 12 2->9         started        14 svchost.exe 2->14         started        16 EXCEL.EXE 33 29 2->16         started        signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 77 107.174.138.202, 49165, 80 AS-COLOCROSSINGUS United States 9->77 61 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\vbc[1].exe, PE32 9->61 dropped 63 C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe, PE32 9->63 dropped 107 Office equation editor starts processes (likely CVE 2017-11882 or CVE-2018-0802) 9->107 18 vbc.exe 7 8 9->18         started        65 4e377c5d18ae4b3b83...76c9f660.tmp (copy), PE32 14->65 dropped 67 34813c31-394d-4e7e-a8ce-06002e8745bb.exe, PE32 14->67 dropped 69 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\AdvancedRun.exe, PE32 14->69 dropped 109 Writes to foreign memory regions 14->109 111 Allocates memory in foreign processes 14->111 113 Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender 14->113 115 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 14->115 22 34813c31-394d-4e7e-a8ce-06002e8745bb.exe 14->22         started        24 AdvancedRun.exe 14->24         started        26 powershell.exe 14->26         started        28 11 other processes 14->28 71 C:\...\~$March_Order_Sales_Contract.xlsx, data 16->71 dropped file6 signatures7 process8 file9 53 00dc4081-42ef-4abe-8b57-60134ca74c38.exe, PE32 18->53 dropped 55 22293a5633d24843bd...c0c6617c.tmp (copy), PE32 18->55 dropped 57 C:\Program Files\Common Files\...\svchost.exe, PE32 18->57 dropped 59 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\AdvancedRun.exe, PE32 18->59 dropped 99 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 18->99 101 Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines) 18->101 103 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 18->103 105 7 other signatures 18->105 30 RpcPing.exe 18->30         started        35 00dc4081-42ef-4abe-8b57-60134ca74c38.exe 18->35         started        37 AdvancedRun.exe 1 18->37         started        41 12 other processes 18->41 39 AdvancedRun.exe 24->39         started        signatures10 process11 dnsIp12 79 hstfurnaces.net 91.224.22.85, 49167, 49168, 49169 AS-REGRU Russian Federation 30->79 73 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\5879F5.exe, PE32 30->73 dropped 81 Tries to harvest and steal Putty / WinSCP information (sessions, passwords, etc) 30->81 83 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file registry) 30->83 85 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 30->85 89 2 other signatures 30->89 87 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 35->87 43 AdvancedRun.exe 37->43         started        45 net1.exe 41->45         started        47 net1.exe 41->47         started        49 net1.exe 41->49         started        51 net1.exe 41->51         started        file13 signatures14 process15
Threat name:
Document-OLE.Exploit.CVE-2017-11882
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2022-03-08 16:18:52 UTC
AV detection:
14 of 42 (33.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
lokibot
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:lokibot collection evasion persistence spyware stealer trojan
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Launches Equation Editor
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Modifies registry class
Runs net.exe
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System policy modification
outlook_office_path
outlook_win_path
Enumerates physical storage devices
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops file in Windows directory
Drops file in System32 directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Adds Run key to start application
Checks whether UAC is enabled
Maps connected drives based on registry
Checks BIOS information in registry
Loads dropped DLL
Uses the VBS compiler for execution
Windows security modification
Blocklisted process makes network request
Downloads MZ/PE file
Executes dropped EXE
Looks for VMWare Tools registry key
Grants admin privileges
Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry
Nirsoft
Lokibot
UAC bypass
Windows security bypass
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
http://hstfurnaces.net/gc9/fre.php
http://kbfvzoboss.bid/alien/fre.php
http://alphastand.trade/alien/fre.php
http://alphastand.win/alien/fre.php
http://alphastand.top/alien/fre.php
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Malspam

Loki

Excel file xlsx 36d2d362eecc306a3f60f91299cb0cd80a7c074ec7e7d99e20cf02489412baf5

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment

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