Malware Analysis Report

2024-09-11 09:07

Sample ID 240627-pacgzasgrp
Target Client-built.exe
SHA256 8fb5c397bfd7f9782487f81a0b22804cfc9221aa3d1120761923aa94038ea4af
Tags
discordrat persistence rat rootkit stealer
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

8fb5c397bfd7f9782487f81a0b22804cfc9221aa3d1120761923aa94038ea4af

Threat Level: Known bad

The file Client-built.exe was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

discordrat persistence rat rootkit stealer

Discordrat family

Discord RAT

Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

Unsigned PE

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix V13

Initial Access
TA0001
Execution
TA0002
Persistence
TA0003
Privilege Escalation
TA0004
Defense Evasion
TA0005
Credential Access
TA0006
Discovery
TA0007
Lateral Movement
TA0008
Collection
TA0009
Exfiltration
TA0010
Command and Control
TA0011
Web Service
T1102
Impact
TA0040
Resource Development
TA0042
Reconnaissance
TA0043

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-06-27 12:07

Signatures

Discordrat family

discordrat

Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-27 12:07

Reported

2024-06-27 12:09

Platform

win10-20240611-en

Max time kernel

149s

Max time network

135s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Client-built.exe"

Signatures

Discord RAT

stealer rootkit rat persistence discordrat

Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A discord.com N/A N/A
N/A discord.com N/A N/A
N/A discord.com N/A N/A

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe N/A

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Client-built.exe N/A

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe N/A

Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe N/A

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\System32\xpsrchvw.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\System32\xpsrchvw.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\System32\xpsrchvw.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\System32\xpsrchvw.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Client-built.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Client-built.exe"

C:\Windows\System32\xpsrchvw.exe

"C:\Windows\System32\xpsrchvw.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\NewRestart.xps"

C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe

"C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" --started-from-file "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\DenyComplete.asf"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
GB 2.21.189.164:80 tcp
BE 2.17.107.203:80 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 gateway.discord.gg udp
US 162.159.130.234:443 gateway.discord.gg tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 discord.com udp
US 162.159.136.232:443 discord.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 234.130.159.162.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 geolocation-db.com udp
DE 159.89.102.253:443 geolocation-db.com tcp
US 162.159.136.232:443 discord.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 232.136.159.162.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 253.102.89.159.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 22.236.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 210.143.182.52.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/2840-0-0x00007FFF16C53000-0x00007FFF16C54000-memory.dmp

memory/2840-1-0x00000171F4B50000-0x00000171F4B68000-memory.dmp

memory/2840-2-0x00000171F7250000-0x00000171F7412000-memory.dmp

memory/2840-3-0x00007FFF16C50000-0x00007FFF1763C000-memory.dmp

memory/2840-4-0x00000171F7B50000-0x00000171F8076000-memory.dmp

memory/2840-5-0x00007FFF16C50000-0x00007FFF1763C000-memory.dmp