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Database Entry



AZORult


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 422db8f19b1bf50347640398bf997bd31546e38ef3b0bc9f9cf3fcf3b3e9f8f2
SHA3-384 hash: c1e9b7af49239d1027a0442f5bdc5ced8905cee3ce59527b4b425cd133e54b0506310302f25ef9a3dbde7142abb309c9
SHA1 hash: 813923b0c54f1f06256c529045047568cb48de49
MD5 hash: f366fbdb2f68cb8d8876163342678d41
humanhash: friend-early-hot-december
File name:99.xlsx
Download: download sample
Signature AZORult
File size:234'392 bytes
First seen:2021-12-08 15:37:26 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Excel file xlsx
MIME type:application/encrypted
ssdeep 6144:NfnIP+Hfy4PZV6r80qlAstvEzcZ+rJ/MDbAqf:NPVnU80qmstacZ+RMDbAm
TLSH T1E33412E2BAA66108FE3215F8C4B588245A6BFCB514B0D2D7F2D6BC3CD1B8F175426325
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:AZORult CVE-2017-11882 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
5227736 bytesEncryptedPackage
6224 bytesEncryptionInfo

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
299
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
99.xlsx
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2021-12-08 21:18:01 UTC
Tags:
encrypted opendir exploit CVE-2017-11882 loader

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
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
DNS request
Sending a custom TCP request
Creating a window
Searching for synchronization primitives
Launching a process
Creating a file
Sending an HTTP GET request to an infection source by exploiting the app vulnerability
Creating a process from a recently created file
Result
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
OOXML Excel File with Embedding Objects in Encrypted Excel File
Document image
Document image
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
embedequation exploit packed shellcode VelvetSweatshop
Result
Threat name:
Azorult
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
phis.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
Drops PE files to the user root directory
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL
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)
Sigma detected: Droppers Exploiting CVE-2017-11882
Sigma detected: EQNEDT32.EXE connecting to internet
Sigma detected: Execution from Suspicious Folder
Sigma detected: File Dropped By EQNEDT32EXE
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 Bitcoin Wallet information
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 Crypto Currency Wallets
Tries to steal Instant Messenger accounts or passwords
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access)
Yara detected AntiVM3
Yara detected Azorult
Yara detected Azorult Info Stealer
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 536546 Sample: 99.xlsx Startdate: 08/12/2021 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 40 Snort IDS alert for network traffic (e.g. based on Emerging Threat rules) 2->40 42 Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL 2->42 44 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->44 46 13 other signatures 2->46 7 EQNEDT32.EXE 12 2->7         started        12 EXCEL.EXE 33 29 2->12         started        process3 dnsIp4 38 198.46.199.153, 49167, 80 AS-COLOCROSSINGUS United States 7->38 30 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\VBA[1].exe, PE32 7->30 dropped 32 C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe, PE32 7->32 dropped 56 Office equation editor starts processes (likely CVE 2017-11882 or CVE-2018-0802) 7->56 14 vbc.exe 1 5 7->14         started        34 C:\Users\user\Desktop\~$99.xlsx, data 12->34 dropped file5 signatures6 process7 signatures8 58 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 14->58 17 vbc.exe 66 14->17         started        process9 dnsIp10 36 elvincom.com 104.37.175.156, 49168, 49169, 80 MAJESTIC-HOSTING-01US United States 17->36 22 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\vcruntime140.dll, PE32 17->22 dropped 24 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\ucrtbase.dll, PE32 17->24 dropped 26 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\softokn3.dll, PE32 17->26 dropped 28 45 other files (none is malicious) 17->28 dropped 48 Tries to harvest and steal Putty / WinSCP information (sessions, passwords, etc) 17->48 50 Tries to steal Instant Messenger accounts or passwords 17->50 52 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 17->52 54 4 other signatures 17->54 file11 signatures12
Threat name:
Document-OLE.Exploit.CVE-2017-11882
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2021-12-09 05:15:48 UTC
File Type:
Document
Extracted files:
51
AV detection:
16 of 28 (57.14%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
azorult
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:azorult collection discovery infostealer spyware stealer suricata trojan
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Launches Equation Editor
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
outlook_office_path
outlook_win_path
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting
Checks installed software on the system
Loads dropped DLL
Reads data files stored by FTP clients
Reads local data of messenger clients
Reads user/profile data of local email clients
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Uses the VBS compiler for execution
Blocklisted process makes network request
Downloads MZ/PE file
Executes dropped EXE
Azorult
suricata: ET MALWARE AZORult v3.3 Server Response M3
suricata: ET MALWARE Win32/AZORult V3.3 Client Checkin M5
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
http://elvincom.com/Nmp09/index.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

AZORult

Excel file xlsx 422db8f19b1bf50347640398bf997bd31546e38ef3b0bc9f9cf3fcf3b3e9f8f2

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment

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