Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240704-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240704-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    05/07/2024, 01:13

General

  • Target
    374290f4bc29e1d5a3295b8f23c281393075beae64db51cd5a5e96c03f9ef8b0.exe
  • Size 3.5MB
  • Sample240705-bla7dsyekq
  • SHA256 374290f4bc29e1d5a3295b8f23c281393075beae64db51cd5a5e96c03f9ef8b0
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • DcRat

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

  • Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Process spawned unexpected child process 12 IoCs

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

  • UAC bypass 3 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • DCRat payload 4 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 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 8 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Looks up external IP address via web service 3 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 5 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Modifies registry class 3 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 12 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs
  • System policy modification 1 TTPs 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.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\374290f4bc29e1d5a3295b8f23c281393075beae64db51cd5a5e96c03f9ef8b0.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\374290f4bc29e1d5a3295b8f23c281393075beae64db51cd5a5e96c03f9ef8b0.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2256
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Media\ptTa5jsNCfUXu0BBuzB.vbe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1056
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Media\r8iyEc3qvUngPTm4Ix.bat" "
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1968
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Media\fontreview.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Media\fontreview.exe"
          4⤵
          • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
          • UAC bypass
          • Checks computer location settings
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Adds Run key to start application
          • Checks whether UAC is enabled
          • Drops file in Program Files directory
          • Modifies registry class
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          • System policy modification
          PID:4560
          • C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\sihost.exe
            "C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\sihost.exe"
            5⤵
            • UAC bypass
            • Checks computer location settings
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Checks whether UAC is enabled
            • Modifies registry class
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            • System policy modification
            PID:4816
            • C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e6bbb153-fa41-4e40-bdf1-5c60868da1bb.vbs"
              6⤵
                PID:4800
              • C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
                "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cc2d57f9-d31d-4aa6-b75c-b2276f780794.vbs"
                6⤵
                  PID:1364
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Media\file.vbs"
          2⤵
            PID:1044
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsassl" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\lsass.exe'" /f
          1⤵
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:700
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsass" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\lsass.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
          1⤵
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:4508
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsassl" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\lsass.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
          1⤵
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:4732
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "servicess" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\services.exe'" /f
          1⤵
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:4336
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "services" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\services.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
          1⤵
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:4604
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "servicess" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\services.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
          1⤵
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:340
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsassl" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\lsass.exe'" /f
          1⤵
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:2996
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsass" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\lsass.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
          1⤵
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:3864
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsassl" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\lsass.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
          1⤵
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:636
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "sihosts" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\sihost.exe'" /f
          1⤵
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:2240
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "sihost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\sihost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
          1⤵
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:4504
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "sihosts" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\sihost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
          1⤵
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:212
        • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
          1⤵
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:3088
        • C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe
          1⤵
            PID:2880

          Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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                Downloads

                RCX6968.tmp

                • Path C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\RCX6968.tmp
                • Size 3.3MB
                • SHA256 e04e0c0b8d9adb45df5e4f016e961ed055feed1bed4c73060427a6687fc01c35
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                lsass.exe

                • Path C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\lsass.exe
                • Size 3.3MB
                • SHA256 805e7c36f99552b41fdaf1d05331ec0c1ca28a40bc899adf38d25621fef6a9ce
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                cc2d57f9-d31d-4aa6-b75c-b2276f780794.vbs

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cc2d57f9-d31d-4aa6-b75c-b2276f780794.vbs
                • Size 484B
                • SHA256 9c9ec4ff8c44a45200d15dbc322affe7802a5ebd5c06ea073761683b760b6dc7
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                e6bbb153-fa41-4e40-bdf1-5c60868da1bb.vbs

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e6bbb153-fa41-4e40-bdf1-5c60868da1bb.vbs
                • Size 708B
                • SHA256 6bea818540f6774e76a1082ff4c7f0ca57e16c9b9a35323771dc38127614a1a4
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                file.vbs

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Media\file.vbs
                • Size 34B
                • SHA256 f1cccb5ae4aa51d293bd3c7d2a1a04cb7847d22c5db8e05ac64e9a6d7455aa0b
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                fontreview.exe

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Media\fontreview.exe
                • Size 3.3MB
                • SHA256 f76ce5581a109be6e0d8358e0dc15a8dea066cb27256628a315e6edd94264b0c
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                ptTa5jsNCfUXu0BBuzB.vbe

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Media\ptTa5jsNCfUXu0BBuzB.vbe
                • Size 204B
                • SHA256 8c2161c0de7a3e07e53766e6e267fe23f98c2cdeef31220eaa68be1bf48e0eb7
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                r8iyEc3qvUngPTm4Ix.bat

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Media\r8iyEc3qvUngPTm4Ix.bat
                • Size 32B
                • SHA256 f1fc9c92abe5e1a915c0f3dfdbe9df00bc60a6163025574a33c1e48a8ae9eefb
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                memory/4560-35-0x000000001C4C0000-0x000000001C4C8000-memory.dmp

                memory/4560-39-0x000000001C4F0000-0x000000001C4FC000-memory.dmp

                memory/4560-23-0x000000001C260000-0x000000001C270000-memory.dmp

                memory/4560-22-0x000000001C250000-0x000000001C258000-memory.dmp

                memory/4560-21-0x000000001C2A0000-0x000000001C2F0000-memory.dmp

                memory/4560-26-0x000000001C2F0000-0x000000001C302000-memory.dmp

                memory/4560-27-0x000000001C420000-0x000000001C42C000-memory.dmp

                memory/4560-28-0x000000001C400000-0x000000001C408000-memory.dmp

                memory/4560-29-0x000000001C410000-0x000000001C420000-memory.dmp

                memory/4560-30-0x000000001C430000-0x000000001C43A000-memory.dmp

                memory/4560-31-0x000000001C440000-0x000000001C496000-memory.dmp

                memory/4560-32-0x000000001C490000-0x000000001C49C000-memory.dmp

                memory/4560-34-0x000000001C4B0000-0x000000001C4BC000-memory.dmp

                memory/4560-33-0x000000001C4A0000-0x000000001C4A8000-memory.dmp

                memory/4560-25-0x000000001C290000-0x000000001C298000-memory.dmp

                memory/4560-36-0x000000001C4D0000-0x000000001C4E2000-memory.dmp

                memory/4560-37-0x000000001CA10000-0x000000001CF38000-memory.dmp

                memory/4560-24-0x000000001C270000-0x000000001C286000-memory.dmp

                memory/4560-38-0x000000001C4E0000-0x000000001C4EC000-memory.dmp

                memory/4560-40-0x000000001C500000-0x000000001C508000-memory.dmp

                memory/4560-41-0x000000001C510000-0x000000001C51C000-memory.dmp

                memory/4560-42-0x000000001B730000-0x000000001B73C000-memory.dmp

                memory/4560-44-0x000000001B750000-0x000000001B75C000-memory.dmp

                memory/4560-43-0x000000001C760000-0x000000001C768000-memory.dmp

                memory/4560-46-0x000000001B760000-0x000000001B76E000-memory.dmp

                memory/4560-49-0x000000001C740000-0x000000001C74C000-memory.dmp

                memory/4560-48-0x000000001C730000-0x000000001C738000-memory.dmp

                memory/4560-47-0x000000001C720000-0x000000001C728000-memory.dmp

                memory/4560-45-0x000000001B740000-0x000000001B74A000-memory.dmp

                memory/4560-50-0x000000001C750000-0x000000001C758000-memory.dmp

                memory/4560-51-0x000000001C870000-0x000000001C87A000-memory.dmp

                memory/4560-52-0x000000001C770000-0x000000001C77C000-memory.dmp

                memory/4560-19-0x000000001B770000-0x000000001B778000-memory.dmp

                memory/4560-20-0x000000001C230000-0x000000001C24C000-memory.dmp

                memory/4560-18-0x0000000002BE0000-0x0000000002BEE000-memory.dmp

                memory/4560-17-0x0000000000710000-0x0000000000A5A000-memory.dmp