Analysis

  • max time kernel
    143s
  • max time network
    147s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240708-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240708-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    25/07/2024, 13:13

General

  • Target

    AntiHacks.exe

  • Size

    3.2MB

  • MD5

    e0288245a40e10ff53abf8e72a92886b

  • SHA1

    e7c65a626687c6b3e2f72b9af6f3d4a037654fb9

  • SHA256

    e3f18a036f10a5bf7d92648a32f119bbdf79f3ad750532fcd2f70487a9783a19

  • SHA512

    56b7479c02371b318f3403a1715cf195a3f2fb7df66c718e9168943c79ec38d55252834138ef066f15eda3a62f9a7b2bceac855e5455d31380e11efc422f48ac

  • SSDEEP

    49152:6dsTqXFh3qCd825DyT8iHVmw6M2z0dcTaTfZb2fuYgZW83six0cJIjK3Uv+8sLFC:6d1dWAbkNcyZcuYgE4I258AXy

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.

  • Detect Xworm Payload 2 IoCs
  • Xworm

    Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

  • DCRat payload 3 IoCs

    Detects payload of DCRat, commonly dropped by NSIS installers.

  • 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.

  • Disables Task Manager via registry modification
  • Drops startup file 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • 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.

  • Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 39 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AntiHacks.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AntiHacks.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2644
    • 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:2372
    • 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:2748
      • 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:2584
        • 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:1640
          • C:\SurrogatewinDrivernetsvc\portproviderperf.exe
            "C:\SurrogatewinDrivernetsvc\portproviderperf.exe"
            5⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1616
          • 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:2204
    • 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:2752
      • 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:1224
      • 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:2968
      • 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:532
      • 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:2100

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\SurrogatewinDrivernetsvc\qbWCF1w5.bat

    Filesize

    162B

    MD5

    e01ef91219b266b14d1ae415d30256d5

    SHA1

    cad006a2efee48fcad1166e7ce3bc118ff139808

    SHA256

    db58b3dde8508ecbe59d938545246355b52d9cdec29f76657b66638c4d7aeeb2

    SHA512

    7826ca4bda02431bff87c7c72bd1ea53bc769b8574302a37445318360326e5a89e309c35dbc8f9981ec35c5067b4a459195b78d0289f5d93f6ec54be4c3f1e7b

  • C:\SurrogatewinDrivernetsvc\sVkY0feTF0k.vbe

    Filesize

    209B

    MD5

    dff0ba210d60370a3210fbf77409987f

    SHA1

    dde49d39fcbd1fdef91262c3606dc428efb8edfa

    SHA256

    79720c3c313e1bdd57e0ddd8824ea9d0792b37388d0e7f06e9fddb07e63241ab

    SHA512

    a9a619f85ba84275a1dea2728201eeace31819a8654058e316edf701baa78370600719ad4100d6f7c3a505c88417730c968cf57a03b3b2b067979d9123f634a7

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

    Filesize

    3.0MB

    MD5

    02a93a43adbbdfcdeb26c8103fe6696f

    SHA1

    3e1868a55003bc3e3e3f12194a9c79278dd82ffa

    SHA256

    826cd4f11e7de9cf540c894d23ba1164d14abe8df3fbb3edcf3b7052db1e45ee

    SHA512

    bfd5e591186fc35db75298954340f7c13c9a42d525641f5d953db0bd708abb6bf8fbe54ffe37bfd37ded72be63e2885b7544ae3b8126410864d78411bf025f0c

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

    Filesize

    71KB

    MD5

    ed3794861ddc34b4748ff8081e80cb2b

    SHA1

    e63cf084552f0c2803de0109e3d2fcd3102c4738

    SHA256

    6af19a694c8c3e6860d2555ce16be115c599c3424ec1e01c0bf67acd3298ae0f

    SHA512

    df771b8eecb7e065628c06b8cca9aa7df6dd05bbdba0f85ed34010e264a286a17129289d6ac3e9f87c56152ed7a35302e88ae6643a1bb06c45745cf3d5ea0b03

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

    Filesize

    1.6MB

    MD5

    463058236a0d84f8f8982d946eed0e07

    SHA1

    800ab71ed3b3bf4fb67fc9e1628e59d0aab8b124

    SHA256

    c93a0f4c6b5f24ee31cddb92b0ea3337021b5fb91faae8a381d3bd2c9b6add54

    SHA512

    18bd9aea8489c5e873a679da92c83d2739de9532f5751bd23aea9eda226b9a95909f8fd525b0ce47859492997002aee32ecf37bb79e07f24b512287b8fd58a53

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms

    Filesize

    7KB

    MD5

    6d591157394532bcf0f7abf89d723d73

    SHA1

    fb11dee5e83758fb4be63630f67c06856d493ab4

    SHA256

    0705f598ffa0a88c84c3a6fc7d6516c5cd865e805c848219eeb69d71d9736d40

    SHA512

    5b03fccc251ee20038f746b633263d0b07ddd2fc39cdac8d915e2ca1de9d9fe1e79bf7bff5894eb3af004232d5883df01b4b3241f778e341b559cf13f4f81c1c

  • \SurrogatewinDrivernetsvc\portproviderperf.exe

    Filesize

    2.7MB

    MD5

    ccb3ede1b16f1040b8050978c107cd88

    SHA1

    0c5daee4db896be5f6e24076eba13d73958f35b0

    SHA256

    55013eeda207f51fa0e08e6c73193c56cc894c31e66dd08f8a7a085bad349fa0

    SHA512

    387c524522afdac4916fbb9c39e6dc137c922f27e534bd1cf1ec98bac357fc9c7add2de5ef70e5d6cdca0e1cbc9f7bd43b80cf9a9add6728234758e1e81f7e56

  • memory/1224-43-0x000000001B460000-0x000000001B742000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    2.9MB

  • memory/1224-45-0x0000000002A70000-0x0000000002A78000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/1616-53-0x00000000003D0000-0x00000000003DE000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/1616-44-0x00000000008D0000-0x0000000000B86000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    2.7MB

  • memory/2100-64-0x0000000002890000-0x0000000002898000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/2372-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000572000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.4MB

  • memory/2372-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000572000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.4MB

  • memory/2372-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000572000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.4MB

  • memory/2372-70-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000572000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.4MB

  • memory/2372-11-0x0000000000409000-0x000000000040A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2644-0-0x000007FEF5FE3000-0x000007FEF5FE4000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2644-1-0x000000013F870000-0x000000013FBAA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    3.2MB

  • memory/2644-24-0x000007FEF5FE0000-0x000007FEF69CC000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    9.9MB

  • memory/2644-9-0x000007FEF5FE0000-0x000007FEF69CC000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    9.9MB

  • memory/2752-23-0x0000000000B20000-0x0000000000B38000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    96KB

  • memory/2968-52-0x00000000027E0000-0x00000000027E8000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/2968-51-0x000000001B5C0000-0x000000001B8A2000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    2.9MB