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Database Entry


Loki


Vendor detections: 15


Maldoc score: 9


Intelligence 15 IOCs 1 YARA 13 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: ceb6280d6468d6b88be01b20f41ccb504aa3dfed3ec62dc2a9e52893e2d54932
SHA3-384 hash: 5bcd65f2a01339fd2d20c4a7f9a12e300851b817fd87a9d5038e0d7a15ee2a97163f0e32373ace6e04047e053890d83a
SHA1 hash: 5192f3f9d08d86aee18a6c4ccb0e0c1175dcd420
MD5 hash: 6a728404491e18b8eb84830fbaad0b5b
humanhash: enemy-cat-social-robin
File name:MSDS .xlsm
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Signature Loki
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File size:441'473 bytes
First seen:2022-04-13 04:06:35 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Excel file xlsm
MIME type:application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
ssdeep 12288:OwXQu7SHOCZhSTIS2dGpeWpqivD1YxR25O8Uv:8warmMSAGMID1R5Otv
TLSH T14D942300C7D19E2AAC9440B7EF24C7C440E27093A58F2D492B7CB97D60DBC6E55AE9EC
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:Loki xlsm


Avatar
abuse_ch
Loki C2:
http://212.192.246.209/I-T/5z0/pin.php

Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)

Below is a list of indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with this malware samples.

IOCThreatFox Reference
http://212.192.246.209/I-T/5z0/pin.php https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/518976/

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 id
Maldoc score: 9
OLE dump

MalwareBazaar was able to identify 8 sections in this file using oledump:

Section IDSection sizeSection name
A1531 bytesPROJECT
A289 bytesPROJECTwm
A3169 bytesVBA/Sheet1
A4370 bytesVBA/ThisWorkbook
A5171 bytesVBA/Workbook
A67 bytesVBA/_VBA_PROJECT
A7228 bytesVBA/dir
OLE vba

MalwareBazaar was able to extract and deobfuscate VBA script(s) the following information from OLE objects embedded in this file using olevba:

TypeKeywordDescription
AutoExecWorkbook_OpenRuns when the Excel Workbook is opened
IOC20.40.97.94IPv4 address
IOCcertutil.exeExecutable file name
IOC065754100.batExecutable file name
IOCRudrhyicllbdvnwoxjraExecutable file name
SuspiciousShellMay run an executable file or a system command
SuspiciousvbHideMay run an executable file or a system command
SuspiciousHex StringsHex-encoded strings were detected, may be used to obfuscate strings (option --decode to see all)
SuspiciousBase64 StringsBase64-encoded strings were detected, may be used to obfuscate strings (option --decode to see all)

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
370
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
lokibot
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ID:
1
File name:
MSDS .xlsm
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2022-04-13 04:11:02 UTC
Tags:
macros macros-on-open loader trojan lokibot stealer
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/db1e1102-b7a6-4f56-ad6c-690cf31e3b48

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
File type:
application/vnd.ms-excel.sheet.macroEnabled.12
Has a screenshot:
False
Contains macros:
True
Detection:
LokiBot
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Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/263267/
Detection(s):
TwinWave.EvilDoc.GreenSlantPicturesOfU.XL.220404.UNOFFICIAL
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TwinWave.EvilDoc.PublicDottedQuadDLrRunLikeHell.20210223.UNOFFICIAL
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TwinWave.EvilDoc.CertUtilFadeAway.20220102.UNOFFICIAL
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Xls.Dropper.EPPlus-9802867-2
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Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Sending a custom TCP request
Creating a window
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a process with a hidden window
Launching a process
Sending an HTTP GET request
Creating a file
Creating a process from a recently created file
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Running batch commands by exploiting the app vulnerability
Result
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
Excel File with Macro
Link:
https://app.docguard.net/ceb6280d6468d6b88be01b20f41ccb504aa3dfed3ec62dc2a9e52893e2d54932/results/dashboard
Payload URLs
URL
File name
http://20.40.97.94/t7b/loader/uploads/065754100.bat
ThisWorkbook
Document image
Image:
Download PNG
Document image
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
certutil certutil.exe cmd macros macros-on-open
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/62564c66ffe27d5119bd472d/reports/1e4f8914-343f-4d77-846a-ce7d2388eb26/overview
Label:
Malicious
Suspicious Score:
9.9/10
Score Malicious:
1%
Score Benign:
0%
Link:
https://www.malware.ai/gui/files/?id=1d19f135-53b9-4e91-9e5d-b50cb3e3c3c0
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Link:
https://labs.inquest.net/dfi/sha256/ceb6280d6468d6b88be01b20f41ccb504aa3dfed3ec62dc2a9e52893e2d54932
Details
Macro with Startup Hook
Detected macro logic that will automatically execute on document open. Most malware contains some execution hook.
IPv4 Dotted Quad URL
A URL was detected referencing a direct IP address, as opposed to a domain name.
Macro Execution Coercion
Detected a document that appears to social engineer the user into activating embedded logic.
Macro Contains Suspicious String
Detected a macro with a suspicious string. Suspicious strings include privileged function calls, obfuscations, odd registry keys, etc...
InQuest Machine Learning
An InQuest machine-learning model classified this macro as potentially malicious.
Document With No Content
Document contains little or no semantic information.
Result
Threat name:
Lokibot
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/975874
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Document contains an embedded VBA macro which may execute processes
Document exploit detected (process start blacklist hit)
Drops PE files to the document folder of the user
Found malware configuration
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Machine Learning detection for dropped file
Machine Learning detection for sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Office document tries to convince victim to disable security protection (e.g. to enable ActiveX or Macros)
Sigma detected: Microsoft Office Product Spawning Windows Shell
Sigma detected: Suspicious Certutil Command
Sigma detected: Windows Shell File Write to Suspicious Folder
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
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)
Yara detected aPLib compressed binary
Yara detected Lokibot
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 608361 Sample: MSDS .xlsm Startdate: 13/04/2022 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 67 Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL 2->67 69 Found malware configuration 2->69 71 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->71 73 13 other signatures 2->73 9 EXCEL.EXE 53 14 2->9         started        12 books.exe 12 1 2->12         started        15 books.exe 1 2->15         started        process3 file4 49 C:\Users\user\Desktop\~$MSDS .xlsm, data 9->49 dropped 17 cmd.exe 9->17         started        83 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 12->83 85 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 12->85 19 cmd.exe 12->19         started        21 books.exe 12->21         started        23 cmd.exe 15->23         started        25 books.exe 15->25         started        27 books.exe 15->27         started        signatures5 process6 process7 29 Rudrhyicllbdvnwoxjraxkdm.exe.exe 14 8 17->29         started        33 certutil.exe 14 17->33         started        36 timeout.exe 19->36         started        38 timeout.exe 23->38         started        dnsIp8 53 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\books.exe, PE32 29->53 dropped 87 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file registry) 29->87 89 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 29->89 91 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 29->91 40 Rudrhyicllbdvnwoxjraxkdm.exe.exe 54 29->40         started        45 cmd.exe 29->45         started        63 20.40.97.94, 49171, 49172, 49173 MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCKUS United States 33->63 55 C:\Users\...\Rudrhyicllbdvnwoxjraxkdm.exe.exe, PE32 33->55 dropped 57 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\065754100[1].bat, PE32 33->57 dropped 59 C:\Users\...\FA8663C0FB7899718061FECD03388EA6, PE32 33->59 dropped 61 C:\Users\...\FA8663C0FB7899718061FECD03388EA6, data 33->61 dropped 93 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 33->93 95 Drops PE files to the document folder of the user 33->95 file9 signatures10 process11 dnsIp12 65 212.192.246.209, 49174, 49175, 49176 RHC-HOSTINGGB Russian Federation 40->65 51 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\5879F5.exe (copy), PE32 40->51 dropped 75 Tries to harvest and steal Putty / WinSCP information (sessions, passwords, etc) 40->75 77 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 40->77 79 Tries to harvest and steal ftp login credentials 40->79 81 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 40->81 47 timeout.exe 45->47         started        file13 signatures14 process15
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/ceb6280d6468d6b88be01b20f41ccb504aa3dfed3ec62dc2a9e52893e2d54932/
Threat name:
Document-Excel.Trojan.LokiBot
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2022-04-13 04:07:07 UTC
File Type:
Document
Extracted files:
26
AV detection:
20 of 41 (48.78%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=z23cqdlendllrc7admqpihglkbfkhx7nh3dc3qvj4uujhywvjeza._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
n/a
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/220413-epmw5saffr/
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present
Process spawned unexpected child process
Malware family:
Lokibot
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/ceb6280d6468/report/overview.html
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Lokibot
Score:
0.90
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/ceb6280d6468d6b88be01b20f41ccb504aa3dfed3ec62dc2a9e52893e2d54932

YARA Signatures

MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:BitcoinAddress
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Author:Didier Stevens (@DidierStevens)
Description:Contains a valid Bitcoin address
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects binaries (Windows and macOS) referencing many web browsers. Observed in information stealers.
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_Referenfces_File_Transfer_Clients
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables referencing many file transfer clients. Observed in information stealers
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_GENInfoStealer
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables containing common artifcats observed in infostealers
Rule name:infostealer_loki
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Rule name:infostealer_xor_patterns
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Author:jeFF0Falltrades
Description:The XOR and string patterns shown here appear to be unique to certain information-stealing malware families, namely LokiBot and Pony/Fareit. The XOR patterns were observed in a several loaders and payloads for LokiBot, but have also appeared (less frequently) in Pony/Fareit loaders and samples. The two accompanying rules below can be used to further classify the final payloads.
Rule name:Loki
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Author:kevoreilly
Description:Loki Payload
Rule name:LokiBot
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Author:kevoreilly
Description:LokiBot Payload
Rule name:malware_Lokibot_strings
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Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect Lokibot in memory
Reference:internal research
Rule name:malware_shellcode_hash
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Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect shellcode api hash value
Rule name:MAL_Lokibot_Stealer
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Description:Detects Lokibot Stealer Variants
Rule name:STEALER_Lokibot
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Author:Marc Rivero | McAfee ATR Team
Description:Rule to detect Lokibot stealer
Rule name:win_lokipws_auto
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Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:Detects win.lokipws.

File information

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

Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/263267/

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