General

  • Target
    2a4c4774b3dc169e1bcd80dcba50c680_NeikiAnalytics.exe
  • Size 1.9MB
  • Sample240605-cldsysbh96
  • SHA256 cab29c9ab55e8abba46f02e6002a5f34169ed7b8b370280011cd44eb5475bb3d
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      2a4c4774b3dc169e1bcd80dcba50c680_NeikiAnalytics.exe
    • Size 1.9MB
    • SHA256 cab29c9ab55e8abba46f02e6002a5f34169ed7b8b370280011cd44eb5475bb3d
    • 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