Analysis by: Francesca Villasanta
ALIASES:

HEUR:Trojan.MSOffice.Emotet.gen (KASPERSKY)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel: Dropped by other malware

This Trojan arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 93,381 bytes
File Type: Other
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 28 Feb 2022
Payload: Drops files, Connects to URLs/IPs

Arrival Details

This Trojan arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Installation

This Trojan drops the following files:

  • {Parent of default Excel save path}\wo1.ocx

It adds the following processes:

  • %Windows%\SysWow64\regsvr32.exe/s {Parent of default Excel save path}\wo1.ocx

(Note: %Windows% is the Windows folder, where it usually is C:\Windows on all Windows operating system versions.)

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • https://{BLOCKED}lionairesweb.com/wp-admin/MD/
  • https://{BLOCKED}lway.com/cgi-bin/b5c9CX4IK2GgN6C/
  • https://{BLOCKED}cat.fr/wp-admin/uKCcU1bqvbSvE/ 
  • http://{BLOCKED}b.com.br/wp-admin/FIWBL/ 
  • https://in{BLOCKED}onsevigne.org/wp-includes/pvDqUHqjYEqoQ6R/