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General

  • Target

    advbattoexeconverter.exe

  • Size

    804KB

  • Sample

    240515-waz2lacb46

  • MD5

    83bb1b476c7143552853a2cf983c1142

  • SHA1

    8ff8ed5c533d70a7d933ec45264dd700145acd8c

  • SHA256

    af09248cb756488850f9e6f9a7a00149005bf47a9b2087b792ff6bd937297ffb

  • SHA512

    6916c6c5addf43f56b9de217e1b640ab6f4d7e5a73cd33a7189f66c9b7f0b954c5aa635f92fcef5692ca0ca0c8767e97a678e90d545079b5e6d421555f5b761a

  • SSDEEP

    24576:0xFkFHdJ8aT/iziXH6FGnYhqQuimKC6Qpor:0IdJ1KiBYhsl+r

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      advbattoexeconverter.exe

    • Size

      804KB

    • MD5

      83bb1b476c7143552853a2cf983c1142

    • SHA1

      8ff8ed5c533d70a7d933ec45264dd700145acd8c

    • SHA256

      af09248cb756488850f9e6f9a7a00149005bf47a9b2087b792ff6bd937297ffb

    • SHA512

      6916c6c5addf43f56b9de217e1b640ab6f4d7e5a73cd33a7189f66c9b7f0b954c5aa635f92fcef5692ca0ca0c8767e97a678e90d545079b5e6d421555f5b761a

    • SSDEEP

      24576:0xFkFHdJ8aT/iziXH6FGnYhqQuimKC6Qpor:0IdJ1KiBYhsl+r

    • DcRat

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

    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence

    • Process spawned unexpected child process

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

    • DCRat payload

      Detects payload of DCRat, commonly dropped by NSIS installers.

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

      Run Powershell and hide display window.

    • Disables Task Manager via registry modification

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Drops file in Drivers directory

    • Manipulates Digital Signatures

      Attackers can apply techniques such as changing the registry keys of authenticode & Cryptography to obtain their binary as valid.

    • Modifies Windows Firewall

    • ASPack v2.12-2.42

      Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42

    • Checks BIOS information in registry

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

    • Checks computer location settings

      Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

      Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

    • UPX packed file

      Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Checks for any installed AV software in registry

    • Checks installed software on the system

      Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

    • Creates a large amount of network flows

      This may indicate a network scan to discover remotely running services.

    • Enumerates connected drives

      Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

    • Mark of the Web detected: This indicates that the page was originally saved or cloned.

    • Drops file in System32 directory

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

1
T1059

PowerShell

1
T1059.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

2
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Winlogon Helper DLL

1
T1547.004

Create or Modify System Process

1
T1543

Windows Service

1
T1543.003

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

2
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Winlogon Helper DLL

1
T1547.004

Create or Modify System Process

1
T1543

Windows Service

1
T1543.003

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

4
T1112

Subvert Trust Controls

2
T1553

SIP and Trust Provider Hijacking

1
T1553.003

Install Root Certificate

1
T1553.004

Impair Defenses

1
T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall

1
T1562.004

Credential Access

Unsecured Credentials

1
T1552

Credentials In Files

1
T1552.001

Discovery

Query Registry

8
T1012

System Information Discovery

7
T1082

Software Discovery

1
T1518

Security Software Discovery

1
T1518.001

Network Service Discovery

1
T1046

Peripheral Device Discovery

2
T1120

Collection

Data from Local System

1
T1005

Tasks