General

  • Target

    DCRatBuild.exe

  • Size

    3.1MB

  • Sample

    241103-ajxryaypas

  • MD5

    8f648fc108316e4b8ff2ce7cfb010834

  • SHA1

    1f5ce63997b036dd7b192eedb67fa92d16737484

  • SHA256

    47efd687dcfd8b5db64bfa28f8d5479bca12c000d2a50d054698055bb4497028

  • SHA512

    a404333c593e9ab0d5b5d969e6a94a6b6cfae9c87e8a6bf971891def42336986df3fcd4f6b489b00f0f75e3a309b496554d5c895b5916ae44580f5b829a4f247

  • SSDEEP

    49152:ubA3jsc787INQ481IA7o/wJZts4rhwxz+UCShrMAbYV5jSa:ubdcg7IrU/ZtZrmz+fArzb+5jSa

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      DCRatBuild.exe

    • Size

      3.1MB

    • MD5

      8f648fc108316e4b8ff2ce7cfb010834

    • SHA1

      1f5ce63997b036dd7b192eedb67fa92d16737484

    • SHA256

      47efd687dcfd8b5db64bfa28f8d5479bca12c000d2a50d054698055bb4497028

    • SHA512

      a404333c593e9ab0d5b5d969e6a94a6b6cfae9c87e8a6bf971891def42336986df3fcd4f6b489b00f0f75e3a309b496554d5c895b5916ae44580f5b829a4f247

    • SSDEEP

      49152:ubA3jsc787INQ481IA7o/wJZts4rhwxz+UCShrMAbYV5jSa:ubdcg7IrU/ZtZrmz+fArzb+5jSa

    • DcRat

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

    • Dcrat family

    • Process spawned unexpected child process

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

    • UAC bypass

    • 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.

    • Disables Task Manager via registry modification

    • Drops file in Drivers directory

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

      Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

    • Checks whether UAC is enabled

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Tasks