Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
windows10-2004_x64 -
resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20230220-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
25-03-2023 07:26
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
9943942BF1ECA23FF0436ACD54810DC44DFF46CA3A8AC.exe
Resource
win7-20230220-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
9943942BF1ECA23FF0436ACD54810DC44DFF46CA3A8AC.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20230220-en
General
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Target
9943942BF1ECA23FF0436ACD54810DC44DFF46CA3A8AC.exe
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Size
1.1MB
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MD5
b85703c0702978331fc74eabbaac9eaa
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SHA1
866687b8ae839026dd450da4503129a68943dfe8
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SHA256
9943942bf1eca23ff0436acd54810dc44dff46ca3a8ac3e71d99152e52ae87d4
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SHA512
f5c995d4a3f627781c844d2982bf420a3fd631fb1df0951a8c168ea648f3d52ad033f8413e1acb390fbfea2666a71a7918a4612a0cbed3f6ad9abf1b5a4a7452
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SSDEEP
12288:KvP1CSBQksGMBHEf+5GRKvtqfnfxfH1v+5UW2CBxoyIYO3NQefsUZL+0w0qn4:KESBjfRKoffx9QfISeU/0w0+4
Malware Config
Signatures
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DcRat
DarkCrystal(DC) is a new .NET RAT active since June 2019 capable of loading additional plugins.
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Process spawned unexpected child process 4 IoCs
This typically indicates the parent process was compromised via an exploit or macro.
Processes:
schtasks.exeschtasks.exeschtasks.exeschtasks.exedescription pid pid_target process target process Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 1060 1364 schtasks.exe Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 3532 1364 schtasks.exe Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 4400 1364 schtasks.exe Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 3844 1364 schtasks.exe -
Processes:
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/628-133-0x0000000000E40000-0x0000000000F58000-memory.dmp dcrat C:\Users\unsecapp.exe dcrat C:\Users\unsecapp.exe dcrat C:\Documents and Settings\unsecapp.exe dcrat -
Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
Processes:
9943942BF1ECA23FF0436ACD54810DC44DFF46CA3A8AC.exedescription ioc process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1529757233-3489015626-3409890339-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 9943942BF1ECA23FF0436ACD54810DC44DFF46CA3A8AC.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
Processes:
unsecapp.exepid process 1820 unsecapp.exe -
Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
Processes:
9943942BF1ECA23FF0436ACD54810DC44DFF46CA3A8AC.exedescription ioc process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\backgroundTaskHost = "\"C:\\Windows\\System32\\Windows.Internal.System.UserProfile\\backgroundTaskHost.exe\"" 9943942BF1ECA23FF0436ACD54810DC44DFF46CA3A8AC.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\unsecapp = "\"C:\\Documents and Settings\\unsecapp.exe\"" 9943942BF1ECA23FF0436ACD54810DC44DFF46CA3A8AC.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\backgroundTaskHost = "\"C:\\Windows\\System32\\dot3hc\\backgroundTaskHost.exe\"" 9943942BF1ECA23FF0436ACD54810DC44DFF46CA3A8AC.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\backgroundTaskHost = "\"C:\\Windows\\System32\\Windows.UI.Logon\\backgroundTaskHost.exe\"" 9943942BF1ECA23FF0436ACD54810DC44DFF46CA3A8AC.exe -
Drops file in System32 directory 7 IoCs
Processes:
9943942BF1ECA23FF0436ACD54810DC44DFF46CA3A8AC.exedescription ioc process File created C:\Windows\System32\Windows.UI.Logon\eddb19405b7ce1152b3e19997f2b467f0b72b3d3 9943942BF1ECA23FF0436ACD54810DC44DFF46CA3A8AC.exe File created C:\Windows\System32\Windows.Internal.System.UserProfile\backgroundTaskHost.exe 9943942BF1ECA23FF0436ACD54810DC44DFF46CA3A8AC.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\System32\Windows.Internal.System.UserProfile\backgroundTaskHost.exe 9943942BF1ECA23FF0436ACD54810DC44DFF46CA3A8AC.exe File created C:\Windows\System32\Windows.Internal.System.UserProfile\eddb19405b7ce1152b3e19997f2b467f0b72b3d3 9943942BF1ECA23FF0436ACD54810DC44DFF46CA3A8AC.exe File created C:\Windows\System32\dot3hc\backgroundTaskHost.exe 9943942BF1ECA23FF0436ACD54810DC44DFF46CA3A8AC.exe File created C:\Windows\System32\dot3hc\eddb19405b7ce1152b3e19997f2b467f0b72b3d3 9943942BF1ECA23FF0436ACD54810DC44DFF46CA3A8AC.exe File created C:\Windows\System32\Windows.UI.Logon\backgroundTaskHost.exe 9943942BF1ECA23FF0436ACD54810DC44DFF46CA3A8AC.exe -
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.
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Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
Processes:
schtasks.exeschtasks.exeschtasks.exeschtasks.exepid process 3844 schtasks.exe 1060 schtasks.exe 3532 schtasks.exe 4400 schtasks.exe -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
Processes:
9943942BF1ECA23FF0436ACD54810DC44DFF46CA3A8AC.exeunsecapp.exepid process 628 9943942BF1ECA23FF0436ACD54810DC44DFF46CA3A8AC.exe 628 9943942BF1ECA23FF0436ACD54810DC44DFF46CA3A8AC.exe 628 9943942BF1ECA23FF0436ACD54810DC44DFF46CA3A8AC.exe 628 9943942BF1ECA23FF0436ACD54810DC44DFF46CA3A8AC.exe 628 9943942BF1ECA23FF0436ACD54810DC44DFF46CA3A8AC.exe 1820 unsecapp.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
Processes:
9943942BF1ECA23FF0436ACD54810DC44DFF46CA3A8AC.exeunsecapp.exedescription pid process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 628 9943942BF1ECA23FF0436ACD54810DC44DFF46CA3A8AC.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1820 unsecapp.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
Processes:
9943942BF1ECA23FF0436ACD54810DC44DFF46CA3A8AC.exedescription pid process target process PID 628 wrote to memory of 1820 628 9943942BF1ECA23FF0436ACD54810DC44DFF46CA3A8AC.exe unsecapp.exe PID 628 wrote to memory of 1820 628 9943942BF1ECA23FF0436ACD54810DC44DFF46CA3A8AC.exe unsecapp.exe -
Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs
The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9943942BF1ECA23FF0436ACD54810DC44DFF46CA3A8AC.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9943942BF1ECA23FF0436ACD54810DC44DFF46CA3A8AC.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:628 -
C:\Documents and Settings\unsecapp.exe"C:\Documents and Settings\unsecapp.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1820
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "backgroundTaskHost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\Windows.Internal.System.UserProfile\backgroundTaskHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Creates scheduled task(s)
PID:1060
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "unsecapp" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Documents and Settings\unsecapp.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Creates scheduled task(s)
PID:3532
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "backgroundTaskHost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\dot3hc\backgroundTaskHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Creates scheduled task(s)
PID:4400
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "backgroundTaskHost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\Windows.UI.Logon\backgroundTaskHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Creates scheduled task(s)
PID:3844
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6
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Downloads
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Filesize
1.1MB
MD5b85703c0702978331fc74eabbaac9eaa
SHA1866687b8ae839026dd450da4503129a68943dfe8
SHA2569943942bf1eca23ff0436acd54810dc44dff46ca3a8ac3e71d99152e52ae87d4
SHA512f5c995d4a3f627781c844d2982bf420a3fd631fb1df0951a8c168ea648f3d52ad033f8413e1acb390fbfea2666a71a7918a4612a0cbed3f6ad9abf1b5a4a7452
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Filesize
1.1MB
MD5b85703c0702978331fc74eabbaac9eaa
SHA1866687b8ae839026dd450da4503129a68943dfe8
SHA2569943942bf1eca23ff0436acd54810dc44dff46ca3a8ac3e71d99152e52ae87d4
SHA512f5c995d4a3f627781c844d2982bf420a3fd631fb1df0951a8c168ea648f3d52ad033f8413e1acb390fbfea2666a71a7918a4612a0cbed3f6ad9abf1b5a4a7452
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Filesize
1.1MB
MD5b85703c0702978331fc74eabbaac9eaa
SHA1866687b8ae839026dd450da4503129a68943dfe8
SHA2569943942bf1eca23ff0436acd54810dc44dff46ca3a8ac3e71d99152e52ae87d4
SHA512f5c995d4a3f627781c844d2982bf420a3fd631fb1df0951a8c168ea648f3d52ad033f8413e1acb390fbfea2666a71a7918a4612a0cbed3f6ad9abf1b5a4a7452