Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240802-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240802-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    20/08/2024, 14:56

General

  • Target
    5d0958e2bf96b110c7f114d783e4517a.exe
  • Size 3.8MB
  • Sample240820-sa1fksyamd
  • SHA256 511b7dffe882fa5fa36b6aa5b426a58ba4be1a090294f6ba1dd197ee3fd6bdee
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • DcRat

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

  • Process spawned unexpected child process 15 IoCs

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

  • UAC bypass 3 TTPs 12 IoCs
  • DCRat payload 2 IoCs

    Detects payload of DCRat, commonly dropped by NSIS installers.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 8 IoCs
  • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 7 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry class 5 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 15 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 42 IoCs
  • System policy modification 1 TTPs 12 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\5d0958e2bf96b110c7f114d783e4517a.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5d0958e2bf96b110c7f114d783e4517a.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2136
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\chainfontBroker\trc5nQ.vbe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:960
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\chainfontBroker\fo6T8oNFoLNkag45R4Dcasp.bat" "
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3664
        • C:\chainfontBroker\Hyperdhcp.exe
          "C:\chainfontBroker\Hyperdhcp.exe"
          4⤵
          • UAC bypass
          • Checks computer location settings
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Checks whether UAC is enabled
          • 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
          • System policy modification
          PID:4904
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\chainfontBroker\Hyperdhcp.exe'
            5⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:3388
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Multimedia Platform\unsecapp.exe'
            5⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1056
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\chainfontBroker\Idle.exe'
            5⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:5036
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\Windows Workflow Foundation\v3.5\WmiPrvSE.exe'
            5⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:3340
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Windows\assembly\sihost.exe'
            5⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1428
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\Windows Workflow Foundation\TrustedInstaller.exe'
            5⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:3308
          • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DXL1DPV8uS.bat"
            5⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:4572
            • C:\Windows\system32\w32tm.exe
              w32tm /stripchart /computer:localhost /period:5 /dataonly /samples:2
              6⤵
                PID:2308
              • C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\Windows Workflow Foundation\TrustedInstaller.exe
                "C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\Windows Workflow Foundation\TrustedInstaller.exe"
                6⤵
                • UAC bypass
                • Checks computer location settings
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • Checks whether UAC is enabled
                • Modifies registry class
                • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                • System policy modification
                PID:396
                • C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
                  "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4668ba6b-e8d9-4e92-aa95-d5c39503bc1b.vbs"
                  7⤵
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:1952
                  • C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\Windows Workflow Foundation\TrustedInstaller.exe
                    "C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\Windows Workflow Foundation\TrustedInstaller.exe"
                    8⤵
                    • UAC bypass
                    • Checks computer location settings
                    • Executes dropped EXE
                    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
                    • Modifies registry class
                    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                    • System policy modification
                    PID:712
                    • C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
                      "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\79c66466-4867-4f8b-9491-eb19ef5eb9c9.vbs"
                      9⤵
                      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                      PID:1896
                      • C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\Windows Workflow Foundation\TrustedInstaller.exe
                        "C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\Windows Workflow Foundation\TrustedInstaller.exe"
                        10⤵
                        • UAC bypass
                        • Checks computer location settings
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        • Checks whether UAC is enabled
                        • Modifies registry class
                        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                        • System policy modification
                        PID:3236
                        • C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
                          "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8b84f11c-adc9-4d1a-8291-b9f3301bd6bd.vbs"
                          11⤵
                            PID:5000
                          • C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
                            "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3b5c8010-33e2-4c01-bfad-2743ea3b05ec.vbs"
                            11⤵
                              PID:1588
                        • C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
                          "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c9988e5d-6426-46bd-bfff-199756da5bbb.vbs"
                          9⤵
                            PID:2128
                      • C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
                        "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cee712ee-b514-4631-8a2c-41dc231c9ad0.vbs"
                        7⤵
                          PID:4984
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              schtasks.exe /create /tn "unsecappu" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Multimedia Platform\unsecapp.exe'" /f
              1⤵
              • Process spawned unexpected child process
              • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
              PID:2748
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              schtasks.exe /create /tn "unsecapp" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Multimedia Platform\unsecapp.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
              1⤵
              • Process spawned unexpected child process
              • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
              PID:3796
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              schtasks.exe /create /tn "unsecappu" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Multimedia Platform\unsecapp.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
              1⤵
              • Process spawned unexpected child process
              • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
              PID:4192
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              schtasks.exe /create /tn "IdleI" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\chainfontBroker\Idle.exe'" /f
              1⤵
              • Process spawned unexpected child process
              • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
              PID:760
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              schtasks.exe /create /tn "Idle" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\chainfontBroker\Idle.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
              1⤵
              • Process spawned unexpected child process
              • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
              PID:1532
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              schtasks.exe /create /tn "IdleI" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\chainfontBroker\Idle.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
              1⤵
              • Process spawned unexpected child process
              • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
              PID:1172
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              schtasks.exe /create /tn "WmiPrvSEW" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\Windows Workflow Foundation\v3.5\WmiPrvSE.exe'" /f
              1⤵
              • Process spawned unexpected child process
              • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
              PID:4076
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              schtasks.exe /create /tn "WmiPrvSE" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\Windows Workflow Foundation\v3.5\WmiPrvSE.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
              1⤵
              • Process spawned unexpected child process
              • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
              PID:3580
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              schtasks.exe /create /tn "WmiPrvSEW" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\Windows Workflow Foundation\v3.5\WmiPrvSE.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
              1⤵
              • Process spawned unexpected child process
              • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
              PID:3752
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              schtasks.exe /create /tn "sihosts" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Windows\assembly\sihost.exe'" /f
              1⤵
              • Process spawned unexpected child process
              • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
              PID:2724
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              schtasks.exe /create /tn "sihost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\assembly\sihost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
              1⤵
              • Process spawned unexpected child process
              • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
              PID:4204
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              schtasks.exe /create /tn "sihosts" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Windows\assembly\sihost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
              1⤵
              • Process spawned unexpected child process
              • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
              PID:1328
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              schtasks.exe /create /tn "TrustedInstallerT" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\Windows Workflow Foundation\TrustedInstaller.exe'" /f
              1⤵
              • Process spawned unexpected child process
              • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
              PID:2460
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              schtasks.exe /create /tn "TrustedInstaller" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\Windows Workflow Foundation\TrustedInstaller.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
              1⤵
              • Process spawned unexpected child process
              • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
              PID:4380
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              schtasks.exe /create /tn "TrustedInstallerT" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\Windows Workflow Foundation\TrustedInstaller.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
              1⤵
              • Process spawned unexpected child process
              • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
              PID:372

            Network

                  MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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                  Downloads

                  TrustedInstaller.exe.log

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\TrustedInstaller.exe.log
                  • Size 1KB
                  • SHA256 414659decfd237dde09625a49811e03b5b30ee06ee2ee97ea8bcfac394d281fd
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                  powershell.exe.log

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
                  • Size 2KB
                  • SHA256 84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                  StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
                  • Size 944B
                  • SHA256 5ab6a1726f425c6d0158f55eb8d81754ddedd51e651aa0a899a29b7a58619c4c
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                  StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
                  • Size 944B
                  • SHA256 95d79fd575bbd21540e378fcbc1cd00d16f51af62ce15bae7080bb72c24e2010
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                  StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
                  • Size 944B
                  • SHA256 f97ff12a8abf4bf88bb6497bd2ac2da12628c8847a8ba5a9026bdbb76507cdfb
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                  StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
                  • Size 160B
                  • SHA256 3aabf4a557a1ac98ef8c958e8d4713f50095da7cf0990916601154185b97e4ab
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                  4668ba6b-e8d9-4e92-aa95-d5c39503bc1b.vbs

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4668ba6b-e8d9-4e92-aa95-d5c39503bc1b.vbs
                  • Size 764B
                  • SHA256 f797a8f99f2ac5108a9b036edd716abedb01e9388a7fdcb2acef1ea31a377a0c
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                  79c66466-4867-4f8b-9491-eb19ef5eb9c9.vbs

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\79c66466-4867-4f8b-9491-eb19ef5eb9c9.vbs
                  • Size 764B
                  • SHA256 dd0e25cae229d87e732482f68beca165d739e8d1df9b9273d83f369fdb2aeb0b
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                  8b84f11c-adc9-4d1a-8291-b9f3301bd6bd.vbs

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8b84f11c-adc9-4d1a-8291-b9f3301bd6bd.vbs
                  • Size 765B
                  • SHA256 eacc9509d2819d479bb59685e46b3be9e9ba8bbfe580705b4c0119dae0b2ec88
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                  DXL1DPV8uS.bat

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DXL1DPV8uS.bat
                  • Size 254B
                  • SHA256 ce9cfe6b75957c091c61f961108bc2e7591bc0f467bab4b2d60fb4819aa824a1
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                  __PSScriptPolicyTest_bslo3cgy.ygk.ps1

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_bslo3cgy.ygk.ps1
                  • Size 60B
                  • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                  cee712ee-b514-4631-8a2c-41dc231c9ad0.vbs

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cee712ee-b514-4631-8a2c-41dc231c9ad0.vbs
                  • Size 541B
                  • SHA256 ab069441fa1cc9561a4ca7c78768af95760eb73d99ed794c6ea189e00b98b3cd
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                  Hyperdhcp.exe

                  • Path C:\chainfontBroker\Hyperdhcp.exe
                  • Size 3.5MB
                  • SHA256 6f305ed7dd7503a5df720e384d391f64ce4d140a6586d0b6cf51c53a0ad1398e
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                  fo6T8oNFoLNkag45R4Dcasp.bat

                  • Path C:\chainfontBroker\fo6T8oNFoLNkag45R4Dcasp.bat
                  • Size 34B
                  • SHA256 6fb6bdfb763e348c4962295201c7d6dcb281cbda602c5494679d7902aae0fff6
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                  trc5nQ.vbe

                  • Path C:\chainfontBroker\trc5nQ.vbe
                  • Size 215B
                  • SHA256 8980bcd5c15acbc8faea86b278912c6ff8037bb29321c73f2695416d59656ad4
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                  memory/396-114-0x000000001BDC0000-0x000000001BDD2000-memory.dmp

                  memory/712-127-0x00000000032E0000-0x0000000003336000-memory.dmp

                  memory/712-128-0x00000000018A0000-0x00000000018B2000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3236-140-0x000000001B6A0000-0x000000001B6B2000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3340-48-0x0000012A053A0000-0x0000012A053C2000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4904-17-0x0000000002900000-0x000000000290A000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4904-22-0x0000000002B30000-0x0000000002B38000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4904-25-0x000000001B3D0000-0x000000001B3D8000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4904-26-0x000000001B3F0000-0x000000001B3FC000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4904-23-0x0000000002B40000-0x0000000002B4A000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4904-24-0x000000001B3C0000-0x000000001B3CE000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4904-21-0x000000001C190000-0x000000001C6B8000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4904-20-0x0000000002920000-0x0000000002932000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4904-19-0x0000000002910000-0x000000000291C000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4904-18-0x000000001B320000-0x000000001B376000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4904-16-0x00000000028E0000-0x00000000028F6000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4904-15-0x0000000002930000-0x0000000002980000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4904-14-0x00000000028C0000-0x00000000028DC000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4904-13-0x0000000000340000-0x00000000006BC000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4904-12-0x00007FFA52493000-0x00007FFA52495000-memory.dmp