Analysis

  • max time kernel
    131s
  • max time network
    101s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240426-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240426-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    17/05/2024, 02:01

General

  • Target
    0a32536cc1d5e2a35d7d289b4ff0e76b.exe
  • Size 1.5MB
  • Sample240517-cfjf9acd2v
  • SHA256 8d31ae46e123de0d23937d664298428e37b45a7a135a95d73f5887779ee48710
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • DcRat

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

  • Process spawned unexpected child process 42 IoCs

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

  • UAC bypass 3 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • DCRat payload 8 IoCs

    Detects payload of DCRat, commonly dropped by NSIS installers.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 26 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 11 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 42 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 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\0a32536cc1d5e2a35d7d289b4ff0e76b.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a32536cc1d5e2a35d7d289b4ff0e76b.exe"
    1⤵
    • UAC bypass
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    • System policy modification
    PID:4956
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\M6GUBXEQen.bat"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3956
      • C:\Windows\system32\w32tm.exe
        w32tm /stripchart /computer:localhost /period:5 /dataonly /samples:2
        3⤵
          PID:4404
        • C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dllhost.exe
          "C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dllhost.exe"
          3⤵
          • UAC bypass
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Checks whether UAC is enabled
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • System policy modification
          PID:740
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "sihosts" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Users\All Users\Mozilla-1de4eec8-1241-4177-a864-e594e8d1fb38\updates\sihost.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:4880
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "sihost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\All Users\Mozilla-1de4eec8-1241-4177-a864-e594e8d1fb38\updates\sihost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:4792
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "sihosts" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Users\All Users\Mozilla-1de4eec8-1241-4177-a864-e594e8d1fb38\updates\sihost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1096
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "unsecappu" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Windows\Resources\Ease of Access Themes\unsecapp.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1972
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "unsecapp" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\Resources\Ease of Access Themes\unsecapp.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:3040
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "unsecappu" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Windows\Resources\Ease of Access Themes\unsecapp.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2948
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "MusNotificationM" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\MusNotification.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1160
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "MusNotification" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\MusNotification.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1100
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "MusNotificationM" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\MusNotification.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1580
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "MusNotificationM" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Users\Default User\MusNotification.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:4556
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "MusNotification" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Default User\MusNotification.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2840
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "MusNotificationM" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Users\Default User\MusNotification.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:3220
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "sihosts" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Program Files\MSBuild\sihost.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:4264
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "sihost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\MSBuild\sihost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1960
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "sihosts" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Program Files\MSBuild\sihost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:4108
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "TextInputHostT" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\TextInputHost.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1536
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "TextInputHost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\TextInputHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2004
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "TextInputHostT" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\TextInputHost.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 "csrssc" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\csrss.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:4856
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrss" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\csrss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2124
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrssc" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\csrss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:3912
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrssc" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Sidebar\csrss.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:544
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrss" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Sidebar\csrss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:4712
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrssc" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Sidebar\csrss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:3932
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "spoolsvs" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\spoolsv.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:5048
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "spoolsv" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\spoolsv.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2460
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "spoolsvs" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\spoolsv.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:4028
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "SearchAppS" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\SearchApp.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:4432
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "SearchApp" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\SearchApp.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2392
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "SearchAppS" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\SearchApp.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:3780
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dllhost.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:4280
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:3332
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:3956
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBrokerR" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Windows\debug\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2488
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBroker" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\debug\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:4632
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBrokerR" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Windows\debug\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:4404
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBrokerR" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Portable Devices\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2820
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBroker" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Portable Devices\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:884
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBrokerR" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Portable Devices\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1192
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBrokerR" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Program Files\MSBuild\Microsoft\Windows Workflow Foundation\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:5064
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBroker" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\MSBuild\Microsoft\Windows Workflow Foundation\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1224
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBrokerR" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Program Files\MSBuild\Microsoft\Windows Workflow Foundation\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2628

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          RuntimeBroker.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Portable Devices\RuntimeBroker.exe
          • Size 1.5MB
          • SHA256 b0a4e82dcc150c8cbb301469be6463e2a208f3e97f7d35297fd1d8e9265befb1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          RuntimeBroker.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\MSBuild\Microsoft\Windows Workflow Foundation\RuntimeBroker.exe
          • Size 1.5MB
          • SHA256 7a6ac5ec73a3bf0d5397f2d19caf1ff592fc744af7eadb7183d8ffdc56edaf15
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          sihost.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\MSBuild\sihost.exe
          • Size 1.5MB
          • SHA256 8d31ae46e123de0d23937d664298428e37b45a7a135a95d73f5887779ee48710
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          sihost.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\MSBuild\sihost.exe
          • Size 1.5MB
          • SHA256 c57642b93f990f95e17261483ccfa1e6937cbe892cd576525559abec16b4e8b8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          spoolsv.exe

          • Path C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\spoolsv.exe
          • Size 1.5MB
          • SHA256 63b058c1c13866958854e0b2cce7a1c2deca5507dbd2622e9380f77ab0181353
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          M6GUBXEQen.bat

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\M6GUBXEQen.bat
          • Size 198B
          • SHA256 062bc30229fcc3982eeb1d8fdb8c1cc24277d47e7018ab0f156837ab324a70ee
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          RCX3D5C.tmp

          • Path C:\Windows\Resources\Ease of Access Themes\RCX3D5C.tmp
          • Size 1.5MB
          • SHA256 1d547dd97ae48345cae40c0a76258b3efa12dd8e9ea689f3d022e482584aa173
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          memory/740-217-0x0000000000510000-0x000000000069C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4956-3-0x00000000030A0000-0x00000000030BC000-memory.dmp

          memory/4956-7-0x00000000030E0000-0x00000000030F0000-memory.dmp

          memory/4956-10-0x0000000003110000-0x000000000311C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4956-11-0x0000000003120000-0x0000000003128000-memory.dmp

          memory/4956-13-0x0000000003140000-0x000000000314C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4956-12-0x0000000003130000-0x0000000003138000-memory.dmp

          memory/4956-14-0x000000001BC30000-0x000000001BC3A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4956-15-0x000000001BC50000-0x000000001BC5C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4956-8-0x00000000030F0000-0x00000000030FA000-memory.dmp

          memory/4956-9-0x0000000003100000-0x0000000003108000-memory.dmp

          memory/4956-0-0x00007FFD7B753000-0x00007FFD7B755000-memory.dmp

          memory/4956-4-0x000000001C190000-0x000000001C1E0000-memory.dmp

          memory/4956-5-0x00000000017A0000-0x00000000017B0000-memory.dmp

          memory/4956-6-0x00000000030C0000-0x00000000030D6000-memory.dmp

          memory/4956-212-0x00007FFD7B750000-0x00007FFD7C211000-memory.dmp

          memory/4956-2-0x00007FFD7B750000-0x00007FFD7C211000-memory.dmp

          memory/4956-1-0x0000000000DF0000-0x0000000000F7C000-memory.dmp