Analysis

  • max time kernel
    102s
  • max time network
    103s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    02/11/2024, 02:33

General

  • Target

    5fdd8a6cd6e75dacc368bb361235cc83646148e395e839c11a47234ec662cbe6N.exe

  • Size

    952KB

  • MD5

    1209550c133b7d9348abd6a9e73cf550

  • SHA1

    5757619894aef5ec83b1a4c4bc0a3426d4ae0880

  • SHA256

    5fdd8a6cd6e75dacc368bb361235cc83646148e395e839c11a47234ec662cbe6

  • SHA512

    513b154b26b928e4aa7db95a8e4d49e6b2a5074d1d2af48311c4a8049ff4a49701ffe161e228d98b1cf9b986128bfad9803c69f73c081096342dd31dc95fe6ba

  • SSDEEP

    24576:++O7F9smBDJwWmIezBLwsHuWbxR4AK5ZJXX:58/KfRTK

Malware Config

Signatures

  • DcRat

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

  • Dcrat family
  • Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 18 IoCs
  • Process spawned unexpected child process 18 IoCs

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

  • UAC bypass 3 TTPs 9 IoCs
  • DCRat payload 5 IoCs

    Detects payload of DCRat, commonly dropped by NSIS installers.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 36 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 34 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 6 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 18 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs
  • System policy modification 1 TTPs 9 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\5fdd8a6cd6e75dacc368bb361235cc83646148e395e839c11a47234ec662cbe6N.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5fdd8a6cd6e75dacc368bb361235cc83646148e395e839c11a47234ec662cbe6N.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
    • UAC bypass
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    • System policy modification
    PID:1312
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5fdd8a6cd6e75dacc368bb361235cc83646148e395e839c11a47234ec662cbe6N.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5fdd8a6cd6e75dacc368bb361235cc83646148e395e839c11a47234ec662cbe6N.exe"
      2⤵
      • 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 System32 directory
      • 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:2564
      • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\I4AA2fPbZ0.bat"
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:712
        • C:\Windows\system32\w32tm.exe
          w32tm /stripchart /computer:localhost /period:5 /dataonly /samples:2
          4⤵
            PID:3816
          • C:\Documents and Settings\csrss.exe
            "C:\Documents and Settings\csrss.exe"
            4⤵
            • UAC bypass
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Checks whether UAC is enabled
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            • System policy modification
            PID:3068
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "fontdrvhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\appmgr\fontdrvhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1604
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBroker" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\dfscli\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3424
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "backgroundTaskHost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\PerfLogs\backgroundTaskHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:424
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "5fdd8a6cd6e75dacc368bb361235cc83646148e395e839c11a47234ec662cbe6N" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\NetFramework\BreadcrumbStore\5fdd8a6cd6e75dacc368bb361235cc83646148e395e839c11a47234ec662cbe6N.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3660
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBroker" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\tcblaunch\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3116
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "Idle" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\WinMSIPC\Server\Idle.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2540
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBroker" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Documents and Settings\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3756
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "sihost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\AppxSysprep\sihost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:5008
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "fontdrvhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\wscisvif\fontdrvhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4764
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "backgroundTaskHost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Documents and Settings\backgroundTaskHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2944
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "WmiPrvSE" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\wbem\KrnlProv\WmiPrvSE.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2576
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "spoolsv" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\KeyboardFilterCore\spoolsv.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4808
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBroker" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Documents and Settings\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:528
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBroker" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\MSBuild\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2188
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBroker" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\wsnmp32\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3640
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrss" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\SIGNUP\csrss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3772
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrss" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Documents and Settings\csrss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4492
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "explorer" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\DtcInstall\explorer.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1008

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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    Downloads

    • C:\Documents and Settings\9e8d7a4ca61bd92aff00cc37a7a4d62a2cac998d

      Filesize

      808B

      MD5

      e86f01aa3a827d1092387917f420b336

      SHA1

      1add285de5c6950a88a4ea99fcb1880a00e4ff89

      SHA256

      adc4a44e61e6844675309e239208f5d43a74319b6a696d9715761280524be70c

      SHA512

      2c3ca2315b6fcaeb65cc73c18993b8738b2c73543d35d5b62b6dbf02e7ce8b935ce12d14c29f035df0e84522758b456084dded489467e20840c75b5471641263

    • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\WinMSIPC\Server\Idle.exe

      Filesize

      952KB

      MD5

      c782994969a65c3c996feffb4852a3de

      SHA1

      b324bdae8a4f5e4240f369bd8d77d340ab21637f

      SHA256

      263ca9606fb85222992064e44d7c104e449fdeae676796135e73a5d286be2c21

      SHA512

      512da37773dbf41e5aa3a1c2e6cf7c2006c7f2793053532a97b00202a4205dc8e6cbf01557b09812e6e8ccb0f8ece34ee0896a95b0bdce98fb8b5eba199282ee

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\5fdd8a6cd6e75dacc368bb361235cc83646148e395e839c11a47234ec662cbe6N.exe.log

      Filesize

      1KB

      MD5

      7f3c0ae41f0d9ae10a8985a2c327b8fb

      SHA1

      d58622bf6b5071beacf3b35bb505bde2000983e3

      SHA256

      519fceae4d0dd4d09edd1b81bcdfa8aeab4b59eee77a4cd4b6295ce8e591a900

      SHA512

      8a8fd17eef071f86e672cba0d8fc2cfed6118aff816100b9d7c06eb96443c04c04bc5692259c8d7ecb1563e877921939c61726605af4f969e3f586f0913ed125

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\I4AA2fPbZ0.bat

      Filesize

      199B

      MD5

      c582f87f0a086132ad8590fbb286bcfd

      SHA1

      332d47ab173547be683421f30dac88b68af559dd

      SHA256

      f59e29b70b211c222c6bb9ee29514a88e4cf04de8afad1ecd209765ae93f3b78

      SHA512

      16fb6fc5df445c0b90c869da81e3556f0ed223a93b9169da44a5a84967699db1e097d7bd97d1de8999e93c2b01678f38bf3eb7cdc4d101dafadb09e2b7e8ce36

    • C:\Windows\System32\AppxSysprep\sihost.exe

      Filesize

      952KB

      MD5

      56809da4864fa8c53abe0a218769ba38

      SHA1

      af3812db4a846a308aaaa49345d6d3b15f68cd44

      SHA256

      6e183061c081951e5c926af2bb4d6c323981a9dbd8e000882575e25fc667055c

      SHA512

      9b3784a69b21958dc129c5a231a946f855790ce1cde515a10f6d80f22ccc824c99095ad8ab23963ebe4388bad224c7421b6af169955f8fe95b541123a24d27e8

    • C:\Windows\System32\tcblaunch\RuntimeBroker.exe

      Filesize

      952KB

      MD5

      1209550c133b7d9348abd6a9e73cf550

      SHA1

      5757619894aef5ec83b1a4c4bc0a3426d4ae0880

      SHA256

      5fdd8a6cd6e75dacc368bb361235cc83646148e395e839c11a47234ec662cbe6

      SHA512

      513b154b26b928e4aa7db95a8e4d49e6b2a5074d1d2af48311c4a8049ff4a49701ffe161e228d98b1cf9b986128bfad9803c69f73c081096342dd31dc95fe6ba

    • C:\Windows\System32\wscisvif\fontdrvhost.exe

      Filesize

      952KB

      MD5

      db8edd01b5d18c07a6fd5e02c2ec53a6

      SHA1

      5498036052e716688c86b6009f6ab9ce4eb3b496

      SHA256

      d4d7ce7a8653727c3852bd1433f8f44fa2de694bdfb87c978dcffc4f08ec6b5e

      SHA512

      e86e8886ed70b3ed9c312467f27d8568e09e04eff5873521f200119df4a2d81f9c855dc571bd19154096fafb84896a63eed797333cfb149092b3ff36228fce0e

    • memory/1312-5-0x0000000002D00000-0x0000000002D0A000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/1312-10-0x000000001B660000-0x000000001B66C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      48KB

    • memory/1312-9-0x000000001B650000-0x000000001B65A000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/1312-11-0x000000001B670000-0x000000001B67C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      48KB

    • memory/1312-8-0x000000001B640000-0x000000001B648000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      32KB

    • memory/1312-7-0x000000001B630000-0x000000001B63A000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/1312-6-0x0000000002D30000-0x0000000002D3C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      48KB

    • memory/1312-0-0x00007FFFA2C73000-0x00007FFFA2C75000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8KB

    • memory/1312-4-0x0000000002CF0000-0x0000000002D00000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/1312-3-0x0000000002CE0000-0x0000000002CF0000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/1312-141-0x00007FFFA2C70000-0x00007FFFA3731000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/1312-2-0x00007FFFA2C70000-0x00007FFFA3731000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/1312-1-0x0000000000A90000-0x0000000000B84000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      976KB