Analysis

  • max time kernel
    118s
  • max time network
    124s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240419-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240419-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    14-05-2024 03:55

General

  • Target

    6fa32b421f0866b58f05526f85b6d590_NeikiAnalytics.exe

  • Size

    2.7MB

  • MD5

    6fa32b421f0866b58f05526f85b6d590

  • SHA1

    fb2463e84c81171c07f1cd6f4b661231cc6e01c2

  • SHA256

    f3227b8dbb23c0388c1c761da0751316e0963dac4e15ed1a62c92a8a2d0a4601

  • SHA512

    e74839e7e6b7e7c3c78e658878f86813c1470d881110c0b2ee96e859dd9f9dccb89561d83aafbafdbf682eafbb40e92cc129aa489f067dc94861113109d7dd45

  • SSDEEP

    49152:iH64y2XDuLlIY14o9/yDzr1xJ8XbRrC9mWvR08Yv7yP3GcY:iHfE5Ad8Xd295UmGc

Malware Config

Signatures

  • DcRat

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

  • Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 9 IoCs
  • Process spawned unexpected child process 27 IoCs

    This typically indicates the parent process was compromised via an exploit or macro.

  • UAC bypass 3 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • DCRat payload 3 IoCs

    Detects payload of DCRat, commonly dropped by NSIS installers.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 18 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 8 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 27 IoCs

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

  • Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs
  • System policy modification 1 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • 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

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fa32b421f0866b58f05526f85b6d590_NeikiAnalytics.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fa32b421f0866b58f05526f85b6d590_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
    • UAC bypass
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    • System policy modification
    PID:2188
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:836
    • C:\Users\Public\Music\Sample Music\explorer.exe
      "C:\Users\Public\Music\Sample Music\explorer.exe"
      2⤵
      • UAC bypass
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Checks whether UAC is enabled
      • Modifies system certificate store
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • System policy modification
      PID:3064
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "IdleI" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\MSOCache\All Users\{90140000-0019-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C\Idle.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:2640
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "Idle" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\MSOCache\All Users\{90140000-0019-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C\Idle.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:2736
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "IdleI" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\MSOCache\All Users\{90140000-0019-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C\Idle.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:2616
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "sppsvcs" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\MSOCache\All Users\{90140000-001B-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C\sppsvc.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:2652
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "sppsvc" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\MSOCache\All Users\{90140000-001B-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C\sppsvc.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:2496
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "sppsvcs" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\MSOCache\All Users\{90140000-001B-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C\sppsvc.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:2600
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "audiodga" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Users\Public\Downloads\audiodg.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:1828
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "audiodg" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Public\Downloads\audiodg.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:1684
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "audiodga" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Users\Public\Downloads\audiodg.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:804
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "servicess" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser\features\services.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:1136
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "services" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser\features\services.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:2548
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "servicess" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser\features\services.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:2764
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "6fa32b421f0866b58f05526f85b6d590_NeikiAnalytics6" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Recovery\07daf2c2-fe8f-11ee-804d-f636db4e28e7\6fa32b421f0866b58f05526f85b6d590_NeikiAnalytics.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:2788
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "6fa32b421f0866b58f05526f85b6d590_NeikiAnalytics" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\07daf2c2-fe8f-11ee-804d-f636db4e28e7\6fa32b421f0866b58f05526f85b6d590_NeikiAnalytics.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:1248
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "6fa32b421f0866b58f05526f85b6d590_NeikiAnalytics6" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Recovery\07daf2c2-fe8f-11ee-804d-f636db4e28e7\6fa32b421f0866b58f05526f85b6d590_NeikiAnalytics.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:1740
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "audiodga" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\audiodg.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:2400
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "audiodg" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\audiodg.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:2408
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "audiodga" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\audiodg.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:2112
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "SystemS" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Windows\Fonts\System.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:1968
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "System" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\Fonts\System.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:2292
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "SystemS" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Windows\Fonts\System.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:1608
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\dllhost.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:756
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:1284
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:1420
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "explorere" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Users\Public\Music\Sample Music\explorer.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:1748
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "explorer" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Public\Music\Sample Music\explorer.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:2244
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "explorere" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Users\Public\Music\Sample Music\explorer.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:2576

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Recovery\07daf2c2-fe8f-11ee-804d-f636db4e28e7\6fa32b421f0866b58f05526f85b6d590_NeikiAnalytics.exe

    Filesize

    2.7MB

    MD5

    6fa32b421f0866b58f05526f85b6d590

    SHA1

    fb2463e84c81171c07f1cd6f4b661231cc6e01c2

    SHA256

    f3227b8dbb23c0388c1c761da0751316e0963dac4e15ed1a62c92a8a2d0a4601

    SHA512

    e74839e7e6b7e7c3c78e658878f86813c1470d881110c0b2ee96e859dd9f9dccb89561d83aafbafdbf682eafbb40e92cc129aa489f067dc94861113109d7dd45

  • memory/836-121-0x000000001B6F0000-0x000000001B9D2000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    2.9MB

  • memory/836-122-0x00000000026E0000-0x00000000026E8000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/2188-16-0x0000000000990000-0x0000000000998000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/2188-7-0x00000000005A0000-0x00000000005B6000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    88KB

  • memory/2188-17-0x0000000002400000-0x000000000240C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/2188-6-0x0000000000510000-0x0000000000520000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/2188-18-0x0000000002410000-0x000000000241C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/2188-8-0x00000000005C0000-0x00000000005C8000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/2188-9-0x00000000005D0000-0x00000000005D8000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/2188-10-0x0000000000900000-0x0000000000910000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/2188-11-0x00000000005E0000-0x00000000005EA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/2188-12-0x0000000000910000-0x0000000000966000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    344KB

  • memory/2188-13-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000000968000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/2188-19-0x0000000002450000-0x0000000002458000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/2188-15-0x0000000000980000-0x000000000098C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/2188-0-0x000007FEF5D13000-0x000007FEF5D14000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2188-5-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000508000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/2188-4-0x00000000004D0000-0x00000000004EC000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    112KB

  • memory/2188-14-0x0000000000970000-0x0000000000978000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/2188-20-0x0000000002420000-0x0000000002428000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/2188-21-0x0000000002430000-0x000000000243C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/2188-22-0x0000000002440000-0x000000000244C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/2188-23-0x0000000002460000-0x0000000002468000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/2188-24-0x0000000002470000-0x000000000247A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/2188-26-0x000007FEF5D10000-0x000007FEF66FC000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    9.9MB

  • memory/2188-25-0x0000000002480000-0x000000000248C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/2188-3-0x00000000004C0000-0x00000000004C8000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/2188-120-0x000007FEF5D10000-0x000007FEF66FC000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    9.9MB

  • memory/2188-2-0x000007FEF5D10000-0x000007FEF66FC000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    9.9MB

  • memory/2188-1-0x00000000009A0000-0x0000000000C60000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    2.8MB

  • memory/3064-119-0x0000000001370000-0x0000000001630000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    2.8MB