Analysis

  • max time kernel
    137s
  • max time network
    108s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240426-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240426-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    24-05-2024 03:30

General

  • Target

    ce8abab7abf2a2ed224d8c9a3fe10114547c743518e905765b8d8ef76500cabc.exe

  • Size

    2.7MB

  • MD5

    8a988516d37df432161e208d0d8c42bd

  • SHA1

    58598135c7dced1b5266814edc5e44afc5dda59f

  • SHA256

    ce8abab7abf2a2ed224d8c9a3fe10114547c743518e905765b8d8ef76500cabc

  • SHA512

    f546d5ab0de84baa5a580a576df5ed19e90b220501b0f251932fec9755391b8cb7b6080f523fe79322ea25fbca44eaf2bd6f600d94d7e090b624d3f86852e6a3

  • 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 4 IoCs
  • Process spawned unexpected child process 12 IoCs

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

  • UAC bypass 3 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • DCRat payload 2 IoCs

    Detects payload of DCRat, commonly dropped by NSIS installers.

  • Detects executables packed with SmartAssembly 8 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 8 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 16 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 12 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 38 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 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\ce8abab7abf2a2ed224d8c9a3fe10114547c743518e905765b8d8ef76500cabc.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ce8abab7abf2a2ed224d8c9a3fe10114547c743518e905765b8d8ef76500cabc.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
    • UAC bypass
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    • System policy modification
    PID:3628
    • 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:1552
    • C:\Program Files\Windows Security\BrowserCore\en-US\dllhost.exe
      "C:\Program Files\Windows Security\BrowserCore\en-US\dllhost.exe"
      2⤵
      • UAC bypass
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Checks whether UAC is enabled
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • System policy modification
      PID:1616
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "fontdrvhostf" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser\VisualElements\fontdrvhost.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:2788
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "fontdrvhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser\VisualElements\fontdrvhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:1352
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "fontdrvhostf" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser\VisualElements\fontdrvhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:4716
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "MusNotificationM" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\MusNotification.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:2036
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "MusNotification" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\MusNotification.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:4432
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "MusNotificationM" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\MusNotification.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:2000
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "backgroundTaskHostb" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\backgroundTaskHost.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:3936
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "backgroundTaskHost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\backgroundTaskHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:5108
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "backgroundTaskHostb" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\backgroundTaskHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:464
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Security\BrowserCore\en-US\dllhost.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:2388
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Security\BrowserCore\en-US\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:1236
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Security\BrowserCore\en-US\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:1360

Network

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

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

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

1
T1548

Bypass User Account Control

1
T1548.002

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

4
T1112

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

1
T1548

Bypass User Account Control

1
T1548.002

Impair Defenses

1
T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

1
T1562.001

Discovery

Query Registry

2
T1012

System Information Discovery

3
T1082

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Downloads

  • C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser\VisualElements\fontdrvhost.exe
    Filesize

    2.7MB

    MD5

    8a988516d37df432161e208d0d8c42bd

    SHA1

    58598135c7dced1b5266814edc5e44afc5dda59f

    SHA256

    ce8abab7abf2a2ed224d8c9a3fe10114547c743518e905765b8d8ef76500cabc

    SHA512

    f546d5ab0de84baa5a580a576df5ed19e90b220501b0f251932fec9755391b8cb7b6080f523fe79322ea25fbca44eaf2bd6f600d94d7e090b624d3f86852e6a3

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_y40l0xae.obm.ps1
    Filesize

    60B

    MD5

    d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

    SHA1

    6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

    SHA256

    96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

    SHA512

    5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

  • memory/1552-96-0x00000212A3700000-0x00000212A3722000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    136KB

  • memory/3628-16-0x000000001C280000-0x000000001C28C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/3628-5-0x000000001C1B0000-0x000000001C200000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    320KB

  • memory/3628-17-0x000000001C290000-0x000000001C298000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/3628-4-0x000000001C140000-0x000000001C15C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    112KB

  • memory/3628-3-0x0000000003080000-0x0000000003088000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/3628-8-0x000000001C160000-0x000000001C176000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    88KB

  • memory/3628-9-0x000000001C180000-0x000000001C188000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/3628-10-0x000000001C1A0000-0x000000001C1A8000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/3628-11-0x000000001C190000-0x000000001C1A0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3628-12-0x000000001C200000-0x000000001C20A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/3628-13-0x000000001C210000-0x000000001C266000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    344KB

  • memory/3628-14-0x000000001C260000-0x000000001C268000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/3628-15-0x000000001C270000-0x000000001C278000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/3628-0-0x00007FFFFD8A3000-0x00007FFFFD8A5000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/3628-112-0x00007FFFFD8A0000-0x00007FFFFE361000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/3628-6-0x0000000003090000-0x0000000003098000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/3628-19-0x000000001C2B0000-0x000000001C2BC000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/3628-20-0x000000001C3D0000-0x000000001C3D8000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/3628-23-0x000000001C4F0000-0x000000001C4FC000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/3628-22-0x000000001C3E0000-0x000000001C3EC000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/3628-21-0x000000001C3C0000-0x000000001C3C8000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/3628-24-0x000000001C500000-0x000000001C508000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/3628-26-0x00007FFFFD8A0000-0x00007FFFFE361000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/3628-27-0x000000001C520000-0x000000001C52C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/3628-25-0x000000001C510000-0x000000001C51A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/3628-30-0x00007FFFFD8A0000-0x00007FFFFE361000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/3628-7-0x000000001BA20000-0x000000001BA30000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3628-2-0x00007FFFFD8A0000-0x00007FFFFE361000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/3628-1-0x0000000000C40000-0x0000000000F00000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    2.8MB

  • memory/3628-18-0x000000001C2A0000-0x000000001C2AC000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    48KB