Analysis

  • max time kernel
    142s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240215-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240215-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    31-05-2024 15:39

General

  • Target

    nursultan nexgen fix.exe

  • Size

    1.5MB

  • MD5

    a3d07c747770c9a471a44446e46e33d5

  • SHA1

    8340534fb1770bae9660287ddb0496e243efcfe4

  • SHA256

    16015088c3352a8257f420555e7ce6245aa0e6682deeca79bf7e08c24e1ac3de

  • SHA512

    307cbdddaa9f426f8ceec060c2c0b1ab5ed3573e327dbcfdda7b1dfd22cf17559f017d835d71bdd15397fa95b0c7dfbfb4cd6b51cd5b2adc1d1cddc8ffe27f99

  • SSDEEP

    24576:U2G/nvxW3Ww0tpfnNGcvUCxt9groiK5Cg3ZRvm43TzvmF2cK07:UbA30pfnLRRgrheJROuTzvIR

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.

  • DCRat payload 3 IoCs

    Detects payload of DCRat, commonly dropped by NSIS installers.

  • Disables Task Manager via registry modification
  • Downloads MZ/PE file
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs

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

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 10 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 3 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 key 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 16 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 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\nursultan nexgen fix.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nursultan nexgen fix.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2700
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\portagentbrowserweb\WRLLAAz5wgYRSh1EMNi6f5aM.vbe"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2080
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd /c ""C:\portagentbrowserweb\6X9rFgrS3wv5iM7PLkmLFP1j.bat" "
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2556
        • C:\portagentbrowserweb\Containerruntime.exe
          "C:\portagentbrowserweb\Containerruntime.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:2120
          • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9L5366RhnT.bat"
            5⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:940
            • C:\Windows\system32\w32tm.exe
              w32tm /stripchart /computer:localhost /period:5 /dataonly /samples:2
              6⤵
                PID:3052
              • C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\services.exe
                "C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\services.exe"
                6⤵
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:1640
          • 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:2216
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "audiodga" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Users\Default User\audiodg.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2488
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "audiodg" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Default User\audiodg.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2552
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "audiodga" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Users\Default User\audiodg.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2480
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "wininitw" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Journal\Templates\wininit.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2160
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "wininit" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Journal\Templates\wininit.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2132
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "wininitw" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Journal\Templates\wininit.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1892
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "explorere" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\MSOCache\All Users\{90140000-0011-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C\explorer.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1448
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "explorer" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\MSOCache\All Users\{90140000-0011-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C\explorer.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1456
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "explorere" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\MSOCache\All Users\{90140000-0011-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C\explorer.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1144
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dwmd" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\dwm.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1032
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dwm" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\dwm.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2336
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dwmd" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\dwm.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1768
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "servicess" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\services.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2388
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "services" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\services.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1428
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "servicess" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\services.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1760
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrssc" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\csrss.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1588
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrss" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\csrss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1592
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrssc" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\csrss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1256
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "wininitw" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\Music\wininit.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:864
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "wininit" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\Music\wininit.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1128
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "wininitw" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\Music\wininit.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2824
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsml" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Users\Default User\lsm.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2412
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsm" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Default User\lsm.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1984
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsml" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Users\Default User\lsm.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2140
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "sppsvcs" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\portagentbrowserweb\sppsvc.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1648
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "sppsvc" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\portagentbrowserweb\sppsvc.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 "sppsvcs" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\portagentbrowserweb\sppsvc.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:680
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "smsss" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Windows\Vss\smss.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1020
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "smss" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\Vss\smss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:644
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "smsss" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Windows\Vss\smss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1220
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "wininitw" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\es-ES\wininit.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1820
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "wininit" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\es-ES\wininit.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 "wininitw" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\es-ES\wininit.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1052
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrssc" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\portagentbrowserweb\csrss.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:964
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrss" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\portagentbrowserweb\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 "csrssc" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\portagentbrowserweb\csrss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1120
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "taskhostt" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\MSOCache\All Users\{90140000-0117-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C\Access.en-us\taskhost.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2916
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "taskhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\MSOCache\All Users\{90140000-0117-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C\Access.en-us\taskhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1036
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "taskhostt" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\MSOCache\All Users\{90140000-0117-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C\Access.en-us\taskhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1472
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "SystemS" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\Cookies\System.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:960
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "System" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\Cookies\System.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:784
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "SystemS" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\Cookies\System.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2980

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9L5366RhnT.bat
      Filesize

      207B

      MD5

      696d442ded21fffd1984c006816f0e59

      SHA1

      553fbdaaefc0fbe539b404e0e43c3c0cb461ac2f

      SHA256

      c0ff4c9ba94aced6f5d649d209b5e2e232ed3db50fdb7f85e8d7b2ea439f9185

      SHA512

      4774867e5c71236718975e98ccfd80f914d1cdc13d8b3ca427d2bceface43a75fcbde65d5b816681cb279f39ec557fa9a174997a9c775f79f5b7c8f86d7257d2

    • C:\portagentbrowserweb\6X9rFgrS3wv5iM7PLkmLFP1j.bat
      Filesize

      157B

      MD5

      c8f8a078dace2ff4cb106803c9199643

      SHA1

      a5029ff4c4f0f24b0fbe2951c9a8002501ebd3b5

      SHA256

      1b99d39fa273f33b072c67e0df7d33b1699fa17b7c7139467a658302a5ed0e0d

      SHA512

      efaea3b4653768bbd135a0ec55319df2464f1d440ad982f31a5eff05c5ba5032f4718683ff6419c668bf1f34a117b5a101f56d1efc1d74ad93e692c52686f999

    • C:\portagentbrowserweb\Containerruntime.exe
      Filesize

      1.2MB

      MD5

      5887a563351ca99247b7e2c448bd9f2e

      SHA1

      b24695e88143863297535989900bb7521ea86d67

      SHA256

      e74cbd74c838db604926e27322342c02f803b95f98680d4089b5c01ed93fb390

      SHA512

      b7d82bd09ba64891b75bbb9356de74a1ed0835709a391698c1301825777418f57e4f2ae3c260d3f7b6ada05d0e7ddeb4a6b75901fdf53bdd82ffa2febb685107

    • C:\portagentbrowserweb\WRLLAAz5wgYRSh1EMNi6f5aM.vbe
      Filesize

      220B

      MD5

      61a07f2f9e8e9b1f5175b2d60c3e3f18

      SHA1

      e695b0c2b43c786453bf3f6ae504f0626951d281

      SHA256

      5c75708ec9e4fe419a2fd1067bd5793bacb28140177cc6b36300fbf28e7c23d1

      SHA512

      8ef3529f6bf504224e7803019f1e162aead7961bc1a5115f50fb5f580570e8b04707da21a7aab4eb7f1554a3b5333597fb3335e5f6a74dabfdb0583eecb35b5d

    • memory/1640-52-0x0000000000C60000-0x0000000000D92000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      1.2MB

    • memory/2120-13-0x0000000000920000-0x0000000000A52000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      1.2MB

    • memory/2120-14-0x0000000000250000-0x000000000026C000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      112KB

    • memory/2120-15-0x00000000004F0000-0x0000000000506000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      88KB

    • memory/2120-16-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000059C000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      48KB