General

  • Target
    4A3BF58E23A86EA73D2F1D8BA04E7467.exe
  • Size 518KB
  • Sample241024-n33desveja
  • SHA256 ba30eaf70b11268accb528ce65cea53a3ec811d2e368e4a3d19ebdfaf02cc233
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      4A3BF58E23A86EA73D2F1D8BA04E7467.exe
    • Size 518KB
    • SHA256 ba30eaf70b11268accb528ce65cea53a3ec811d2e368e4a3d19ebdfaf02cc233
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
    • DcRat

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

    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence

    • Process spawned unexpected child process

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

    • DCRat payload

      Detects payload of DCRat, commonly dropped by NSIS installers.

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

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

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Looks up external IP address via web service

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

    • Drops file in System32 directory

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Tasks