dcrat | e3f18a036f10a5bf7d92648a32f119bbdf79f3ad750532fcd2f70487a9783a19

Reason

Machine shutdown

General

Target

AntiHacks.exe
Size

3.2MB
MD5

e0288245a40e10ff53abf8e72a92886b
SHA1

e7c65a626687c6b3e2f72b9af6f3d4a037654fb9
SHA256

e3f18a036f10a5bf7d92648a32f119bbdf79f3ad750532fcd2f70487a9783a19
SHA512

56b7479c02371b318f3403a1715cf195a3f2fb7df66c718e9168943c79ec38d55252834138ef066f15eda3a62f9a7b2bceac855e5455d31380e11efc422f48ac
SSDEEP

49152:6dsTqXFh3qCd825DyT8iHVmw6M2z0dcTaTfZb2fuYgZW83six0cJIjK3Uv+8sLFC:6d1dWAbkNcyZcuYgE4I258AXy

Score

10^/10

dcrat xworm discovery evasion execution infostealer rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

C2

main-although.gl.at.ply.gg:30970

Attributes

Install_directory
%AppData%
install_file
XClient.exe

Signatures

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

Detect Xworm Payload 2 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\checkinghackMinecraft.exe	family_xworm
behavioral1/memory/2740-18-0x0000000001090000-0x00000000010A8000-memory.dmp	family_xworm

Xworm
Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.
trojan rat xworm

DCRat payload 3 IoCs

Detects payload of DCRat, commonly dropped by NSIS installers.

rat

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RuntimeBroker.exe	dcrat
\SurrogatewinDrivernetsvc\portproviderperf.exe	dcrat
behavioral1/memory/2712-37-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000000C36000-memory.dmp	dcrat

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.
execution

PowerShell
T1059.001

Processes:

powershell.exepowershell.exepowershell.exepowershell.exe

pid process

2932 powershell.exe
2024 powershell.exe
1956 powershell.exe
1576 powershell.exe
Disables Task Manager via registry modification
evasion

pid	process
2932	powershell.exe
2024	powershell.exe
1956	powershell.exe
1576	powershell.exe

Drops startup file 2 IoCs

Processes:

checkinghackMinecraft.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\XClient.lnk	checkinghackMinecraft.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\XClient.lnk	checkinghackMinecraft.exe

Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs

Processes:

shellbag.exeRuntimeBroker.execheckinghackMinecraft.exeportproviderperf.exe

pid process

2864 shellbag.exe
1632 RuntimeBroker.exe
2740 checkinghackMinecraft.exe
2712 portproviderperf.exe
Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

Processes:

cmd.exe

pid process

2664 cmd.exe
2664 cmd.exe
Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

Processes:

flow ioc

4 ip-api.com
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

pid	process
2864	shellbag.exe
1632	RuntimeBroker.exe
2740	checkinghackMinecraft.exe
2712	portproviderperf.exe

pid	process
2664	cmd.exe
2664	cmd.exe

flow	ioc
4	ip-api.com

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Processes:

shellbag.exeRuntimeBroker.exeWScript.execmd.exereg.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	shellbag.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RuntimeBroker.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	WScript.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	reg.exe

Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Modify Registry
T1112

Processes:

reg.exe

pid process

2516 reg.exe
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

Processes:

powershell.exepowershell.exepowershell.exepowershell.exe

pid process

2932 powershell.exe
2024 powershell.exe
1956 powershell.exe
1576 powershell.exe

pid	process
2516	reg.exe

pid	process
2932	powershell.exe
2024	powershell.exe
1956	powershell.exe
1576	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 9 IoCs

Processes:

checkinghackMinecraft.exeportproviderperf.exepowershell.exepowershell.exepowershell.exepowershell.exeshutdown.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	checkinghackMinecraft.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	portproviderperf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2932	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2024	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1956	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1576	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	checkinghackMinecraft.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2392	shutdown.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2392	shutdown.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes:

shellbag.exe

pid process

2864 shellbag.exe
2864 shellbag.exe

pid	process
2864	shellbag.exe
2864	shellbag.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 42 IoCs

Processes:

AntiHacks.exeRuntimeBroker.exeWScript.execmd.execheckinghackMinecraft.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1676 wrote to memory of 2864	1676	AntiHacks.exe	shellbag.exe
PID 1676 wrote to memory of 2864	1676	AntiHacks.exe	shellbag.exe
PID 1676 wrote to memory of 2864	1676	AntiHacks.exe	shellbag.exe
PID 1676 wrote to memory of 2864	1676	AntiHacks.exe	shellbag.exe
PID 1676 wrote to memory of 1632	1676	AntiHacks.exe	RuntimeBroker.exe
PID 1676 wrote to memory of 1632	1676	AntiHacks.exe	RuntimeBroker.exe
PID 1676 wrote to memory of 1632	1676	AntiHacks.exe	RuntimeBroker.exe
PID 1676 wrote to memory of 1632	1676	AntiHacks.exe	RuntimeBroker.exe
PID 1676 wrote to memory of 2740	1676	AntiHacks.exe	checkinghackMinecraft.exe
PID 1676 wrote to memory of 2740	1676	AntiHacks.exe	checkinghackMinecraft.exe
PID 1676 wrote to memory of 2740	1676	AntiHacks.exe	checkinghackMinecraft.exe
PID 1632 wrote to memory of 2604	1632	RuntimeBroker.exe	WScript.exe
PID 1632 wrote to memory of 2604	1632	RuntimeBroker.exe	WScript.exe
PID 1632 wrote to memory of 2604	1632	RuntimeBroker.exe	WScript.exe
PID 1632 wrote to memory of 2604	1632	RuntimeBroker.exe	WScript.exe
PID 2604 wrote to memory of 2664	2604	WScript.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2604 wrote to memory of 2664	2604	WScript.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2604 wrote to memory of 2664	2604	WScript.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2604 wrote to memory of 2664	2604	WScript.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2712	2664	cmd.exe	portproviderperf.exe
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2712	2664	cmd.exe	portproviderperf.exe
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2712	2664	cmd.exe	portproviderperf.exe
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2712	2664	cmd.exe	portproviderperf.exe
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2516	2664	cmd.exe	reg.exe
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2516	2664	cmd.exe	reg.exe
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2516	2664	cmd.exe	reg.exe
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2516	2664	cmd.exe	reg.exe
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 2932	2740	checkinghackMinecraft.exe	powershell.exe
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 2932	2740	checkinghackMinecraft.exe	powershell.exe
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 2932	2740	checkinghackMinecraft.exe	powershell.exe
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 2024	2740	checkinghackMinecraft.exe	powershell.exe
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 2024	2740	checkinghackMinecraft.exe	powershell.exe
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 2024	2740	checkinghackMinecraft.exe	powershell.exe
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 1956	2740	checkinghackMinecraft.exe	powershell.exe
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 1956	2740	checkinghackMinecraft.exe	powershell.exe
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 1956	2740	checkinghackMinecraft.exe	powershell.exe
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 1576	2740	checkinghackMinecraft.exe	powershell.exe
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 1576	2740	checkinghackMinecraft.exe	powershell.exe
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 1576	2740	checkinghackMinecraft.exe	powershell.exe
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 2392	2740	checkinghackMinecraft.exe	shutdown.exe
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 2392	2740	checkinghackMinecraft.exe	shutdown.exe
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 2392	2740	checkinghackMinecraft.exe	shutdown.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AntiHacks.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AntiHacks.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1676

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\shellbag.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\shellbag.exe"
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:2864

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RuntimeBroker.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RuntimeBroker.exe"
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1632

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\SurrogatewinDrivernetsvc\sVkY0feTF0k.vbe"
3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2604

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
cmd /c ""C:\SurrogatewinDrivernetsvc\qbWCF1w5.bat" "
4⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2664

C:\SurrogatewinDrivernetsvc\portproviderperf.exe
"C:\SurrogatewinDrivernetsvc\portproviderperf.exe"
5⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2712

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableTaskMgr /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
5⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry key
PID:2516

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\checkinghackMinecraft.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\checkinghackMinecraft.exe"
2⤵
- Drops startup file
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2740

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\checkinghackMinecraft.exe'
3⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2932

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'checkinghackMinecraft.exe'
3⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2024

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\XClient.exe'
3⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1956

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'XClient.exe'
3⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1576

C:\Windows\system32\shutdown.exe
shutdown.exe /f /s /t 0
3⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2392

C:\Windows\system32\LogonUI.exe
"LogonUI.exe" /flags:0x0
1⤵
PID:1504

C:\Windows\system32\LogonUI.exe
"LogonUI.exe" /flags:0x1
1⤵
PID:2440

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

1

T1059

PowerShell

1

T1059.001

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\SurrogatewinDrivernetsvc\qbWCF1w5.bat

Filesize
162B

MD5
e01ef91219b266b14d1ae415d30256d5

SHA1
cad006a2efee48fcad1166e7ce3bc118ff139808

SHA256
db58b3dde8508ecbe59d938545246355b52d9cdec29f76657b66638c4d7aeeb2

SHA512
7826ca4bda02431bff87c7c72bd1ea53bc769b8574302a37445318360326e5a89e309c35dbc8f9981ec35c5067b4a459195b78d0289f5d93f6ec54be4c3f1e7b

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C:\SurrogatewinDrivernetsvc\sVkY0feTF0k.vbe

Filesize
209B

MD5
dff0ba210d60370a3210fbf77409987f

SHA1
dde49d39fcbd1fdef91262c3606dc428efb8edfa

SHA256
79720c3c313e1bdd57e0ddd8824ea9d0792b37388d0e7f06e9fddb07e63241ab

SHA512
a9a619f85ba84275a1dea2728201eeace31819a8654058e316edf701baa78370600719ad4100d6f7c3a505c88417730c968cf57a03b3b2b067979d9123f634a7

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RuntimeBroker.exe

Filesize
3.0MB

MD5
02a93a43adbbdfcdeb26c8103fe6696f

SHA1
3e1868a55003bc3e3e3f12194a9c79278dd82ffa

SHA256
826cd4f11e7de9cf540c894d23ba1164d14abe8df3fbb3edcf3b7052db1e45ee

SHA512
bfd5e591186fc35db75298954340f7c13c9a42d525641f5d953db0bd708abb6bf8fbe54ffe37bfd37ded72be63e2885b7544ae3b8126410864d78411bf025f0c

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\checkinghackMinecraft.exe

Filesize
71KB

MD5
ed3794861ddc34b4748ff8081e80cb2b

SHA1
e63cf084552f0c2803de0109e3d2fcd3102c4738

SHA256
6af19a694c8c3e6860d2555ce16be115c599c3424ec1e01c0bf67acd3298ae0f

SHA512
df771b8eecb7e065628c06b8cca9aa7df6dd05bbdba0f85ed34010e264a286a17129289d6ac3e9f87c56152ed7a35302e88ae6643a1bb06c45745cf3d5ea0b03

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\shellbag.exe

Filesize
1.6MB

MD5
463058236a0d84f8f8982d946eed0e07

SHA1
800ab71ed3b3bf4fb67fc9e1628e59d0aab8b124

SHA256
c93a0f4c6b5f24ee31cddb92b0ea3337021b5fb91faae8a381d3bd2c9b6add54

SHA512
18bd9aea8489c5e873a679da92c83d2739de9532f5751bd23aea9eda226b9a95909f8fd525b0ce47859492997002aee32ecf37bb79e07f24b512287b8fd58a53

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\913M2LIIBCK5O3FTDEHN.temp

Filesize
7KB

MD5
ffac412e35761679097e709adbd16c3c

SHA1
048ade6ca36c17a4e6a3a8597aefd7809e7b5788

SHA256
b99c939c431f1aa54b6e985dfd17629638f90f64a62710a983ada221374eeab4

SHA512
cd96ae90e22c2a2f8d6f87e0c39fcaf0a5d422c0b42f6c667240b3b0dc29f1cb6ec4d64289a9097a86be78ee7f9b3b861cc71ecbbe57d8b30f357403bae417a7

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\??\PIPE\srvsvc

MD5
d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e

SHA1
da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709

SHA256
e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855

SHA512
cf83e1357eefb8bdf1542850d66d8007d620e4050b5715dc83f4a921d36ce9ce47d0d13c5d85f2b0ff8318d2877eec2f63b931bd47417a81a538327af927da3e

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\SurrogatewinDrivernetsvc\portproviderperf.exe

Filesize
2.7MB

MD5
ccb3ede1b16f1040b8050978c107cd88

SHA1
0c5daee4db896be5f6e24076eba13d73958f35b0

SHA256
55013eeda207f51fa0e08e6c73193c56cc894c31e66dd08f8a7a085bad349fa0

SHA512
387c524522afdac4916fbb9c39e6dc137c922f27e534bd1cf1ec98bac357fc9c7add2de5ef70e5d6cdca0e1cbc9f7bd43b80cf9a9add6728234758e1e81f7e56

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memory/1676-19-0x000007FEF54A0000-0x000007FEF5E8C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.9MB

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memory/1676-0-0x000007FEF54A3000-0x000007FEF54A4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1676-1-0x000000013F9B0000-0x000000013FCEA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.2MB

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memory/2024-51-0x0000000002890000-0x0000000002898000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/2024-50-0x000000001B690000-0x000000001B972000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.9MB

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memory/2712-37-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000000C36000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.7MB

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memory/2712-38-0x00000000004C0000-0x00000000004CE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/2740-18-0x0000000001090000-0x00000000010A8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
96KB

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memory/2864-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000572000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.4MB

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memory/2864-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000572000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.4MB

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memory/2864-20-0x0000000000409000-0x000000000040A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2864-67-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000572000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.4MB

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memory/2864-71-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000572000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.4MB

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memory/2932-43-0x000000001B690000-0x000000001B972000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.9MB

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memory/2932-44-0x0000000002860000-0x0000000002868000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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Analysis

Sharing

Errors

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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