Analysis

  • max time kernel
    91s
  • max time network
    146s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20220414-en
  • submitted
    08-07-2022 07:54

General

  • Target

    a753520f6e10b07283488893315f3c5e03fbed7e27b303e95934d62f1acaa409.exe

  • Size

    3.9MB

  • MD5

    84c119baf2964e44d504f6172d89f593

  • SHA1

    d74042f52d0a2d5cd4543b6c4a8e31b8a4c5bee4

  • SHA256

    a753520f6e10b07283488893315f3c5e03fbed7e27b303e95934d62f1acaa409

  • SHA512

    3dcac82230c278b8a1c4e063d79bd308c8e8ee65e71d8e0b371ac8520049fd2a863bc0b9b910989a5e310534aea6fe1274c2774e755ca701b977f8bc983bef6b

Malware Config

Signatures

  • DcRat

    DarkCrystal(DC) is a new .NET RAT active since June 2019 capable of loading additional plugins.

  • DCRat payload 7 IoCs

    Detects payload of DCRat, commonly dropped by NSIS installers.

  • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM) 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

    BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Themida packer 8 IoCs

    Detects Themida, an advanced Windows software protection system.

  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 2 IoCs
  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a753520f6e10b07283488893315f3c5e03fbed7e27b303e95934d62f1acaa409.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a753520f6e10b07283488893315f3c5e03fbed7e27b303e95934d62f1acaa409.exe"
    1⤵
    • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
    • Checks BIOS information in registry
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4648
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "schtasks" /create /tn "services" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Default User\services.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:4120
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "schtasks" /create /tn "OfficeClickToRun" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Documents and Settings\OfficeClickToRun.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:4480
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "schtasks" /create /tn "explorer" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Documents and Settings\explorer.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:4720
    • C:\Documents and Settings\explorer.exe
      "C:\Documents and Settings\explorer.exe"
      2⤵
      • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Checks BIOS information in registry
      • Checks whether UAC is enabled
      • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3876

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Execution

Scheduled Task

1
T1053

Persistence

Scheduled Task

1
T1053

Privilege Escalation

Scheduled Task

1
T1053

Defense Evasion

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

1
T1497

Discovery

Query Registry

2
T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

1
T1497

System Information Discovery

2
T1082

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Downloads

  • C:\Documents and Settings\explorer.exe
    Filesize

    3.9MB

    MD5

    84c119baf2964e44d504f6172d89f593

    SHA1

    d74042f52d0a2d5cd4543b6c4a8e31b8a4c5bee4

    SHA256

    a753520f6e10b07283488893315f3c5e03fbed7e27b303e95934d62f1acaa409

    SHA512

    3dcac82230c278b8a1c4e063d79bd308c8e8ee65e71d8e0b371ac8520049fd2a863bc0b9b910989a5e310534aea6fe1274c2774e755ca701b977f8bc983bef6b

  • C:\Users\explorer.exe
    Filesize

    3.9MB

    MD5

    84c119baf2964e44d504f6172d89f593

    SHA1

    d74042f52d0a2d5cd4543b6c4a8e31b8a4c5bee4

    SHA256

    a753520f6e10b07283488893315f3c5e03fbed7e27b303e95934d62f1acaa409

    SHA512

    3dcac82230c278b8a1c4e063d79bd308c8e8ee65e71d8e0b371ac8520049fd2a863bc0b9b910989a5e310534aea6fe1274c2774e755ca701b977f8bc983bef6b

  • memory/3876-157-0x0000000077C90000-0x0000000077E33000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1.6MB

  • memory/3876-145-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/3876-156-0x0000000000BE0000-0x0000000001652000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    10.4MB

  • memory/3876-155-0x0000000000BE0000-0x0000000001652000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    10.4MB

  • memory/3876-152-0x0000000077C90000-0x0000000077E33000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1.6MB

  • memory/3876-151-0x0000000000BE0000-0x0000000001652000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    10.4MB

  • memory/3876-150-0x0000000000BE0000-0x0000000001652000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    10.4MB

  • memory/3876-158-0x0000000077C90000-0x0000000077E33000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1.6MB

  • memory/3876-159-0x0000000000BE0000-0x0000000001652000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    10.4MB

  • memory/4120-142-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/4480-143-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/4648-138-0x0000000005B10000-0x0000000005B76000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    408KB

  • memory/4648-141-0x0000000077C90000-0x0000000077E33000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1.6MB

  • memory/4648-148-0x00000000005A0000-0x0000000001012000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    10.4MB

  • memory/4648-149-0x0000000077C90000-0x0000000077E33000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1.6MB

  • memory/4648-140-0x0000000006920000-0x00000000069BC000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    624KB

  • memory/4648-139-0x0000000006880000-0x0000000006912000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    584KB

  • memory/4648-130-0x00000000005A0000-0x0000000001012000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    10.4MB

  • memory/4648-137-0x0000000006030000-0x00000000065D4000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.6MB

  • memory/4648-136-0x00000000005A0000-0x0000000001012000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    10.4MB

  • memory/4648-135-0x00000000005A0000-0x0000000001012000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    10.4MB

  • memory/4648-132-0x0000000077C90000-0x0000000077E33000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1.6MB

  • memory/4648-131-0x00000000005A0000-0x0000000001012000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    10.4MB

  • memory/4720-144-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp