Analysis

  • max time kernel
    153s
  • max time network
    164s
  • platform
    windows10-1703_x64
  • resource
    win10-20240404-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10-20240404-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-1703-x64system
  • submitted
    07/06/2024, 18:36

General

  • Target
    v2dc/123.exe
  • Size 1.2MB
  • Sample240607-w9d86sda34
  • SHA256 596be26e0d1db72ea7e9bc262390df67b0d096090dc11d134cf1f2af2e03dcb0
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • njrat

Version
  • im523

Botnet
  • Piskosos

C2
  • 4.tcp.eu.ngrok.io:18895

Mutex
  • 2a4acf48542c19bfacb0f6e95aab85b9

Attributes
  • reg_key

    2a4acf48542c19bfacb0f6e95aab85b9

  • splitter

    |'|'|

Signatures

  • DcRat

    DarkCrystal(DC) is a new .NET RAT active since June 2019 capable of loading additional plugins.

  • Process spawned unexpected child process 21 IoCs

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

  • njRAT/Bladabindi

    Widely used RAT written in .NET.

  • DCRat payload 6 IoCs

    Detects payload of DCRat, commonly dropped by NSIS installers.

  • Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Drops startup file 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.

  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 21 IoCs

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

  • Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 36 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 31 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\v2dc\123.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\v2dc\123.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:388
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Server.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Server.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1444
      • C:\Users\Admin\Google Chrome Update Service.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\Google Chrome Update Service.exe"
        3⤵
        • Drops startup file
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Drops autorun.inf file
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4596
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
          netsh firewall add allowedprogram "C:\Users\Admin\Google Chrome Update Service.exe" "Google Chrome Update Service.exe" ENABLE
          4⤵
          • Modifies Windows Firewall
          PID:304
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
          taskkill /F /IM taskmgr.exe
          4⤵
          • Kills process with taskkill
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2732
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Result.bat
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Result.bat"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1956
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\123.bat" "
        3⤵
          PID:3468
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\123.bat
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\123.bat"
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Modifies registry class
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4796
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\chainbrowserDhcp\tIgTTExzXZkUXR.vbe"
            4⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:4716
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\chainbrowserDhcp\1JcS8lT1m5uQWJq3BPgILHLZUP4Xg.bat" "
              5⤵
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:788
              • C:\chainbrowserDhcp\ComSurrogateperf.exe
                "C:\chainbrowserDhcp\ComSurrogateperf.exe"
                6⤵
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • Drops file in Windows directory
                • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:1592
                • C:\Users\Default\Start Menu\unsecapp.exe
                  "C:\Users\Default\Start Menu\unsecapp.exe"
                  7⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                  PID:3804
    • C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE
      C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x2bc
      1⤵
        PID:1308
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "ApplicationFrameHostA" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\chainbrowserDhcp\ApplicationFrameHost.exe'" /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:4656
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "ApplicationFrameHost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\chainbrowserDhcp\ApplicationFrameHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:828
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "ApplicationFrameHostA" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\chainbrowserDhcp\ApplicationFrameHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:3076
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "IdleI" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Users\Default\Desktop\Idle.exe'" /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:3624
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "Idle" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Default\Desktop\Idle.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:4632
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "IdleI" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Users\Default\Desktop\Idle.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:2244
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "SystemS" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Users\All Users\System.exe'" /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:4676
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "System" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\All Users\System.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:3168
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "SystemS" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Users\All Users\System.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:4816
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "conhostc" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Windows\Migration\WTR\conhost.exe'" /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:4124
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "conhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\Migration\WTR\conhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:3496
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "conhostc" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Windows\Migration\WTR\conhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:4424
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "InstallAgentI" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\chainbrowserDhcp\InstallAgent.exe'" /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:4640
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "InstallAgent" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\chainbrowserDhcp\InstallAgent.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 "InstallAgentI" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\chainbrowserDhcp\InstallAgent.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:3456
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "smsss" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\smss.exe'" /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:3048
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "smss" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\smss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:2932
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "smsss" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\smss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:2060
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "unsecappu" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Users\Default\Start Menu\unsecapp.exe'" /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:3620
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "unsecapp" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Default\Start Menu\unsecapp.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:3228
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "unsecappu" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Users\Default\Start Menu\unsecapp.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:8

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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            Downloads

            123.bat

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\123.bat
            • Size 1.1MB
            • SHA256 9b8ec8757d9293941711a7bed618c2bff68781d718b2c0f9c24c18e77f85d50b
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            Result.bat

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Result.bat
            • Size 1.1MB
            • SHA256 d2d1206ae413f6f36cd8f64ae20316dad96d4cdbd0206f844017a070aa98fe2f
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            Server.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Server.exe
            • Size 37KB
            • SHA256 c5e801de358cc8eded9b0b8dff4cbe94a331129b1c616d28d9f5fff90a6a9436
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            1JcS8lT1m5uQWJq3BPgILHLZUP4Xg.bat

            • Path C:\chainbrowserDhcp\1JcS8lT1m5uQWJq3BPgILHLZUP4Xg.bat
            • Size 42B
            • SHA256 2d4e1b122657d183cb75da725c16d61b77e19c1d8c4e0fbc153587df2c7a86f1
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            ComSurrogateperf.exe

            • Path C:\chainbrowserDhcp\ComSurrogateperf.exe
            • Size 828KB
            • SHA256 5246ca60c6d83c0760e836aa0821dc7ef99d977381d98ddef3f02e50151800ca
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            tIgTTExzXZkUXR.vbe

            • Path C:\chainbrowserDhcp\tIgTTExzXZkUXR.vbe
            • Size 222B
            • SHA256 e37057d3754d14998bf18895b83b157a536e9bc109242e3d9f62703badacf44a
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            memory/388-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000532000-memory.dmp

            memory/1444-13-0x0000000073F00000-0x00000000744B0000-memory.dmp

            memory/1444-16-0x0000000073F00000-0x00000000744B0000-memory.dmp

            memory/1444-12-0x0000000073F01000-0x0000000073F02000-memory.dmp

            memory/1444-64-0x0000000073F00000-0x00000000744B0000-memory.dmp

            memory/1592-37-0x00000000008E0000-0x00000000009B6000-memory.dmp

            memory/1956-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000526000-memory.dmp