Analysis

  • max time kernel
    119s
  • max time network
    120s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240508-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240508-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    19/05/2024, 10:44

General

  • Target
    7e2e9a46aa1930d18390fcd3f0ae1875ec6781bec595c1cd125d836100e99507.exe
  • Size 1.1MB
  • Sample240519-mtardaee89
  • SHA256 7e2e9a46aa1930d18390fcd3f0ae1875ec6781bec595c1cd125d836100e99507
  • 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 51 IoCs

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

  • DCRat payload 3 IoCs

    Detects payload of DCRat, commonly dropped by NSIS installers.

  • Disables Task Manager via registry modification
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 19 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 51 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 25 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\7e2e9a46aa1930d18390fcd3f0ae1875ec6781bec595c1cd125d836100e99507.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7e2e9a46aa1930d18390fcd3f0ae1875ec6781bec595c1cd125d836100e99507.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1232
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\ReviewwinRuntimeCrt\psMPCJUe60sLwL01eoi9ebYODIM2W.vbe"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2348
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd /c ""C:\ReviewwinRuntimeCrt\vUhbmNt6DJD6nW71Txw7WaIiuWkBg.bat" "
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2136
        • C:\ReviewwinRuntimeCrt\HyperProviderperf.exe
          "C:\ReviewwinRuntimeCrt\HyperProviderperf.exe"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Drops file in Program Files directory
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2648
          • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VqAzTkWWiM.bat"
            5⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1696
            • C:\Windows\system32\w32tm.exe
              w32tm /stripchart /computer:localhost /period:5 /dataonly /samples:2
              6⤵
                PID:1064
              • C:\ReviewwinRuntimeCrt\lsm.exe
                "C:\ReviewwinRuntimeCrt\lsm.exe"
                6⤵
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:2356
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
            reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableTaskMgr /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
            4⤵
            • Modifies registry key
            PID:2112
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "SystemS" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Sidebar\es-ES\System.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2552
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "System" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Sidebar\es-ES\System.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1964
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "SystemS" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Sidebar\es-ES\System.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2524
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "taskhostt" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\106.0.5249.119\taskhost.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2200
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "taskhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\106.0.5249.119\taskhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2388
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "taskhostt" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\106.0.5249.119\taskhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:3004
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrssc" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Program Files\DVD Maker\it-IT\csrss.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2740
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrss" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\DVD Maker\it-IT\csrss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2836
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrssc" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Program Files\DVD Maker\it-IT\csrss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2868
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "wininitw" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Recovery\8f60a382-0d98-11ef-817d-5aba25856535\wininit.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2872
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "wininit" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\8f60a382-0d98-11ef-817d-5aba25856535\wininit.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2992
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "wininitw" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Recovery\8f60a382-0d98-11ef-817d-5aba25856535\wininit.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2980
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "explorere" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Recovery\8f60a382-0d98-11ef-817d-5aba25856535\explorer.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1248
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "explorer" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\8f60a382-0d98-11ef-817d-5aba25856535\explorer.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1996
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "explorere" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Recovery\8f60a382-0d98-11ef-817d-5aba25856535\explorer.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1848
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "smsss" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Users\Default User\smss.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1928
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "smss" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Default User\smss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1640
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "smsss" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Users\Default User\smss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1440
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "servicess" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Users\Default User\services.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2708
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "services" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Default User\services.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2256
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "servicess" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Users\Default User\services.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 "lsassl" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Analysis Services\lsass.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:804
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsass" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Analysis Services\lsass.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2248
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsassl" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Analysis Services\lsass.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 "explorere" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Analysis Services\explorer.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2900
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "explorer" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Analysis Services\explorer.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1612
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "explorere" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Analysis Services\explorer.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2296
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsassl" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Recovery\8f60a382-0d98-11ef-817d-5aba25856535\lsass.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2188
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsass" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\8f60a382-0d98-11ef-817d-5aba25856535\lsass.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:668
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsassl" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Recovery\8f60a382-0d98-11ef-817d-5aba25856535\lsass.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2196
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "cmdc" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\it-IT\cmd.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:584
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "cmd" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\it-IT\cmd.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2300
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "cmdc" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\it-IT\cmd.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:3016
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrssc" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\es-ES\csrss.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:324
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrss" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\es-ES\csrss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1324
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrssc" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\es-ES\csrss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2960
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsml" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\ReviewwinRuntimeCrt\lsm.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2264
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsm" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\ReviewwinRuntimeCrt\lsm.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2384
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsml" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\ReviewwinRuntimeCrt\lsm.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1528
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "conhostc" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\Contacts\conhost.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2000
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "conhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\Contacts\conhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1016
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "conhostc" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\Contacts\conhost.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 "wininitw" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\MSOCache\All Users\{90140000-0115-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C\1033\wininit.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1992
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "wininit" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\MSOCache\All Users\{90140000-0115-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C\1033\wininit.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1620
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "wininitw" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\MSOCache\All Users\{90140000-0115-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C\1033\wininit.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1804
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "smsss" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Synchronization Services\smss.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1708
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "smss" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Synchronization Services\smss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2064
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "smsss" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Synchronization Services\smss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1680
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "taskhostt" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Uninstall Information\taskhost.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2192
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "taskhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\Uninstall Information\taskhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:888
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "taskhostt" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Uninstall Information\taskhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1908

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          psMPCJUe60sLwL01eoi9ebYODIM2W.vbe

          • Path C:\ReviewwinRuntimeCrt\psMPCJUe60sLwL01eoi9ebYODIM2W.vbe
          • Size 225B
          • SHA256 c1ebb1d22050de949169ea9bdfff45eb11be9deb0366ff9a67ed4adee09dfebc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          vUhbmNt6DJD6nW71Txw7WaIiuWkBg.bat

          • Path C:\ReviewwinRuntimeCrt\vUhbmNt6DJD6nW71Txw7WaIiuWkBg.bat
          • Size 158B
          • SHA256 9a6643936b50bc3632659519136ff8720323f60de76e67cd885f85291304849c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          VqAzTkWWiM.bat

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VqAzTkWWiM.bat
          • Size 195B
          • SHA256 ad5cf940820ed196e19629c4bd34be874c1db8a802e8dd7bf81b89ef05bec9f8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          HyperProviderperf.exe

          • Path \ReviewwinRuntimeCrt\HyperProviderperf.exe
          • Size 827KB
          • SHA256 d01b12f06fb2183b99d5161d3e971c573933aef87ecd51ee9eeaf1f1b1514273
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          memory/2356-55-0x0000000000990000-0x0000000000A66000-memory.dmp

          memory/2648-13-0x0000000001180000-0x0000000001256000-memory.dmp