Managed XDR

a62b981e80088e3bfb60b1...f52086e9c5c27d6f4f.xls (Brute Ratel) — malware analysis report

File info

Filename
a62b981e80088e3bfb60b1dff54db24360a44b2c5a79faf52086e9c5c27d6f4f.xls
File type
Composite Document File V2 Document, Little Endian, Os: Windows, Version 6.2, Code page: 1252, Name of Creating Application: Microsoft Excel, Create Time/Date: Sat Sep 16 00:00:00 2006, Last Saved Time/Date: Tue Sep 30 08:47:36 2025, Security: 1
File size
721 KB
First seen
Last seen

Environment

win7/x86 en

Hashes

SHA1
14a66f096d79e9fc4665720a782a327a8454385f
SHA256
a62b981e80088e3bfb60b1dff54db24360a44b2c5a79faf52086e9c5c27d6f4f
MD5
a7d0e32d3102bf1d1d5090bfc9b738b0

Malwares

  • Brute Ratel

Signatures

Initial Access

T1192 html_urls: HTML-document downloads a file

Execution

T1059.001 suspicious_powershell: Creates suspicious powershell process
T1059.001 suspicious_process: Spawns a suspicious process
T1204.002 office_vb_load: Microsoft Office is loading VB DLL files (macros usage indicator)
T1064 office_macros: The document contains macro

Privilege Escalation

T1134 opens_thread_token: Opens the access token associated with a thread
T1134 opens_process_token: Opens the access token associated with a process

Defense Evasion

T1070 stealth_window: A process created a hidden window
T1497 evasion_trustrecords: Attempts to detect Sandbox exploring trusted documents
T1497 windows_enumthread: Attempts to enumerate windows using EnumThreadWindows and SendMessage for text obtaining
T1497.002 async_mouse: Watches for mouse clicks using GetAsyncKeyState to detect human activity
T1497.003 antisandbox_sleep: The process attempted to slow down analysis
T1064 office_macros: The document contains macro
T1134 opens_thread_token: Opens the access token associated with a thread
T1134 opens_process_token: Opens the access token associated with a process

Credential Access

T1552 cookie_files: Accesses cookie files
T1555.003 cookie_files: Accesses cookie files

Discovery

T1497 evasion_trustrecords: Attempts to detect Sandbox exploring trusted documents
T1497 windows_enumthread: Attempts to enumerate windows using EnumThreadWindows and SendMessage for text obtaining
T1497.002 async_mouse: Watches for mouse clicks using GetAsyncKeyState to detect human activity
T1497.003 antisandbox_sleep: The process attempted to slow down analysis
T1082 windows_enumthread: Attempts to enumerate windows using EnumThreadWindows and SendMessage for text obtaining
T1083 checks_recent_files: Attempt to check recently opened files through registry

Command and Control

T1071.001 network_http: Performs HTTP requests
T1071.001 wininet_https: Performs HTTP/HTTPS requests using WinInet

Other

yara_rules: Static rules
suricata_alert: Malicious traffic detected
suspicious_process_network: Unusual process network activity detected
office_summary: The document contains suspicious metadata
create_rpc_bindings: Creates RPC connection
get_policy_info: Retrieves information about a Policy object
office_links: Office file contains external links
antisandbox_check_graphics_card: Uses CreateDXGIFactory, potentially to detect graphics card
checktokenmembership: Checks user token with CheckTokenMembership call

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