Analysis

  • max time kernel
    142s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240226-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240226-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    29/06/2024, 04:54

General

  • Target

    66adff449794719027ce154809c64d1e6d2850a0cefd527ba959fdc1e2156311_NeikiAnalytics.exe

  • Size

    1.2MB

  • MD5

    bef8285cfd7940f27ae2cd23329bc3b0

  • SHA1

    25550fa2bd7e20689f695c2dedf44b91a78136e5

  • SHA256

    66adff449794719027ce154809c64d1e6d2850a0cefd527ba959fdc1e2156311

  • SHA512

    71bfec2fee44137dd9eba41c922aa39e9f99ab0f46a1a40cfd15a73545f7e7b38ba38b19957ed3ddb07e9781691df88e79dc28a76b757c657a836715243698d8

  • SSDEEP

    24576:5XPG6SZOZ2WlG4n8ndcEaNghwoW6s0NYgUuYjdkUl8:5XPGs2OGzntaUwoW6XNpUfO

Malware Config

Signatures

  • DcRat 36 IoCs

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

  • Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 12 IoCs
  • Process spawned unexpected child process 36 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 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs

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

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 24 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 8 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 6 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 36 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 27 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 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\66adff449794719027ce154809c64d1e6d2850a0cefd527ba959fdc1e2156311_NeikiAnalytics.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\66adff449794719027ce154809c64d1e6d2850a0cefd527ba959fdc1e2156311_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:412
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\BgXRhsq7Jr.bat"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3104
      • C:\Windows\system32\w32tm.exe
        w32tm /stripchart /computer:localhost /period:5 /dataonly /samples:2
        3⤵
          PID:1624
        • C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\66adff449794719027ce154809c64d1e6d2850a0cefd527ba959fdc1e2156311_NeikiAnalytics.exe
          "C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\66adff449794719027ce154809c64d1e6d2850a0cefd527ba959fdc1e2156311_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2956
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dllhost.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2772
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4452
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:764
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "wininitw" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Security\BrowserCore\en-US\wininit.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3804
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "wininit" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Security\BrowserCore\en-US\wininit.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3160
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "wininitw" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Security\BrowserCore\en-US\wininit.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1112
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "msedgem" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Windows\DigitalLocker\en-US\msedge.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1040
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "msedge" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\DigitalLocker\en-US\msedge.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1224
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "msedgem" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Windows\DigitalLocker\en-US\msedge.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4056
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "servicess" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Windows\PrintDialog\Assets\services.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4696
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "services" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\PrintDialog\Assets\services.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2588
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "servicess" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Windows\PrintDialog\Assets\services.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4044
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "MusNotificationM" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\odt\MusNotification.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:396
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "MusNotification" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\odt\MusNotification.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3036
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "MusNotificationM" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\odt\MusNotification.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4952
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogonw" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Windows\INF\.NET CLR Networking\040C\winlogon.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:5056
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogon" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\INF\.NET CLR Networking\040C\winlogon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:868
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogonw" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Windows\INF\.NET CLR Networking\040C\winlogon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1212
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "wininitw" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\wininit.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3224
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "wininit" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\wininit.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1460
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "wininitw" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\wininit.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4828
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "msedgem" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Program Files\dotnet\swidtag\msedge.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1984
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "msedge" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\dotnet\swidtag\msedge.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4104
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "msedgem" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Program Files\dotnet\swidtag\msedge.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4164
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "66adff449794719027ce154809c64d1e6d2850a0cefd527ba959fdc1e2156311_NeikiAnalytics6" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\66adff449794719027ce154809c64d1e6d2850a0cefd527ba959fdc1e2156311_NeikiAnalytics.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4560
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "66adff449794719027ce154809c64d1e6d2850a0cefd527ba959fdc1e2156311_NeikiAnalytics" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\66adff449794719027ce154809c64d1e6d2850a0cefd527ba959fdc1e2156311_NeikiAnalytics.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4908
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "66adff449794719027ce154809c64d1e6d2850a0cefd527ba959fdc1e2156311_NeikiAnalytics6" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\66adff449794719027ce154809c64d1e6d2850a0cefd527ba959fdc1e2156311_NeikiAnalytics.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3844
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "wininitw" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\System\it-IT\wininit.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2244
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "wininit" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\System\it-IT\wininit.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1960
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "wininitw" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\System\it-IT\wininit.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3136
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "msedgem" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Users\All Users\msedge.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4784
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "msedge" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\All Users\msedge.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3632
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "msedgem" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Users\All Users\msedge.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2584
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "66adff449794719027ce154809c64d1e6d2850a0cefd527ba959fdc1e2156311_NeikiAnalytics6" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Users\Default\66adff449794719027ce154809c64d1e6d2850a0cefd527ba959fdc1e2156311_NeikiAnalytics.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4280
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "66adff449794719027ce154809c64d1e6d2850a0cefd527ba959fdc1e2156311_NeikiAnalytics" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Default\66adff449794719027ce154809c64d1e6d2850a0cefd527ba959fdc1e2156311_NeikiAnalytics.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1856
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "66adff449794719027ce154809c64d1e6d2850a0cefd527ba959fdc1e2156311_NeikiAnalytics6" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Users\Default\66adff449794719027ce154809c64d1e6d2850a0cefd527ba959fdc1e2156311_NeikiAnalytics.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4364
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1028 --field-trial-handle=2252,i,16504368816373493055,9578615028378602855,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8
      1⤵
        PID:2072

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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            Downloads

            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\66adff449794719027ce154809c64d1e6d2850a0cefd527ba959fdc1e2156311_NeikiAnalytics.exe.log

              Filesize

              1KB

              MD5

              bbb951a34b516b66451218a3ec3b0ae1

              SHA1

              7393835a2476ae655916e0a9687eeaba3ee876e9

              SHA256

              eb70c64ae99d14ac2588b7a84854fbf3c420532d7fe4dfd49c7b5a70c869943a

              SHA512

              63bcbfcf8e7421c66855c487c31b2991a989bdea0c1edd4c40066b52fa3eb3d9d37db1cd21b8eb4f33dd5870cc20532c8f485eab9c0b4f6b0793a35c077f2d6f

            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\BgXRhsq7Jr.bat

              Filesize

              270B

              MD5

              6573f5a8526957c38d68be82c1672433

              SHA1

              938a0fd7e4e40b183f362384cf12ff348e6373a3

              SHA256

              cd24cb0bb8b99c1df11b17613e566bde78aac89e985632fda30181a43fb9985b

              SHA512

              42999b700ea5049726f7d0a3566dbc1f2bff6391b5b38eb3de3c6ab24cb96ac936dc1e05fe677219f8d00685b5a1c05fbd3b0210ce8a0bff43c068d599441ff4

            • C:\odt\MusNotification.exe

              Filesize

              1.2MB

              MD5

              bef8285cfd7940f27ae2cd23329bc3b0

              SHA1

              25550fa2bd7e20689f695c2dedf44b91a78136e5

              SHA256

              66adff449794719027ce154809c64d1e6d2850a0cefd527ba959fdc1e2156311

              SHA512

              71bfec2fee44137dd9eba41c922aa39e9f99ab0f46a1a40cfd15a73545f7e7b38ba38b19957ed3ddb07e9781691df88e79dc28a76b757c657a836715243698d8

            • memory/412-3-0x0000000002A30000-0x0000000002A4C000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              112KB

            • memory/412-4-0x000000001B370000-0x000000001B3C0000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              320KB

            • memory/412-5-0x0000000002A50000-0x0000000002A66000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              88KB

            • memory/412-6-0x00000000028B0000-0x00000000028C2000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              72KB

            • memory/412-7-0x000000001BFB0000-0x000000001C4D8000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              5.2MB

            • memory/412-0-0x00007FFC4E983000-0x00007FFC4E985000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              8KB

            • memory/412-2-0x00007FFC4E980000-0x00007FFC4F441000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              10.8MB

            • memory/412-38-0x00007FFC4E980000-0x00007FFC4F441000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              10.8MB

            • memory/412-1-0x00000000005B0000-0x00000000006EE000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              1.2MB

            • memory/2956-43-0x0000000002440000-0x0000000002452000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              72KB