Analysis

  • max time kernel
    52s
  • max time network
    53s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240508-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240508-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    25/06/2024, 02:11

General

  • Target
    0bfe1434d50bbb124fb45944a4246ea3_JaffaCakes118.exe
  • Size 1.5MB
  • Sample240625-cmefwavgmd
  • SHA256 85eabe0053da09958088dde25cfb55028b578c5327cbdd213a58563683413ee9
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • DcRat 12 IoCs

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

  • Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 11 IoCs
  • Process spawned unexpected child process 11 IoCs

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

  • DCRat payload 2 IoCs

    Detects payload of DCRat, commonly dropped by NSIS installers.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 22 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 13 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 11 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 15 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 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\0bfe1434d50bbb124fb45944a4246ea3_JaffaCakes118.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0bfe1434d50bbb124fb45944a4246ea3_JaffaCakes118.exe"
    1⤵
    • DcRat
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3152
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\HJCYRZP.vbe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3500
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\vFHz63vA19Vy25.bat" "
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1804
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\hui.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\hui.exe"
          4⤵
          • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
          • Checks computer location settings
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Adds Run key to start application
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • Drops file in Program Files directory
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3900
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\hui.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\hui.exe"
            5⤵
            • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
            • Checks computer location settings
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Adds Run key to start application
            • Drops file in System32 directory
            • Drops file in Program Files directory
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:5660
            • C:\Windows\System32\perfh011\dwm.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\perfh011\dwm.exe"
              6⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              PID:4472
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "conhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Public\Music\conhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:940
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogon" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\cacls\winlogon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:1676
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrss" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Photo Viewer\it-IT\csrss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:6040
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "wininit" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Public\Documents\My Music\wininit.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:5388
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "fontdrvhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\pnrpnsp\fontdrvhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:5612
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsass" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\KBDINUK2\lsass.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:3104
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "dwm" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\PimIndexMaintenanceClient\dwm.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4556
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrss" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\csrss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:3188
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "dwm" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\perfh011\dwm.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4652
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsass" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\Windows.Globalization.Fontgroups\lsass.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4688
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "SearchApp" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Defender\ja-JP\SearchApp.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4560

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        hui.exe.log

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\hui.exe.log
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 46386a61f3aaf1b1c2e6efc9fc7e9e9ff16cd13ae58b8d856835771fedb6d457
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        HJCYRZP.vbe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\HJCYRZP.vbe
        • Size 203B
        • SHA256 2f311a3ed3b7a8183474ebce08d86abb4d4c1f2d1169792cc9c5613f70e7ec2a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        hui.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\hui.exe
        • Size 1.1MB
        • SHA256 6eb5bef4ed977ad77c27d00b642e1f327c57b39e53ee3b60c85e86fda634a6d6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        vFHz63vA19Vy25.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\vFHz63vA19Vy25.bat
        • Size 25B
        • SHA256 75d94792b854edf88578815103ae48089e1cb0566c97c86bc3b3ecf5373778d7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        memory/3900-12-0x00007FFA03793000-0x00007FFA03795000-memory.dmp

        memory/3900-13-0x0000000000610000-0x000000000072E000-memory.dmp

        memory/4472-49-0x0000000000FE0000-0x0000000000FEC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4472-51-0x0000000001010000-0x000000000101E000-memory.dmp

        memory/4472-50-0x0000000001000000-0x0000000001008000-memory.dmp

        memory/4472-52-0x0000000001020000-0x000000000102C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4472-53-0x0000000001040000-0x000000000104A000-memory.dmp