General

  • Target
    119a68034c34af185b41be35067f1851.exe
  • Size 1.9MB
  • Sample240529-xelkfaee75
  • SHA256 88ca97ed664243845afb3693bcbe5150e3628039e34f99b49df865442b60b4f1
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      119a68034c34af185b41be35067f1851.exe
    • Size 1.9MB
    • SHA256 88ca97ed664243845afb3693bcbe5150e3628039e34f99b49df865442b60b4f1
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
    • 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 to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Drops file in System32 directory

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Tasks