Analysis

  • max time kernel
    139s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240903-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    05-11-2024 03:59

General

  • Target

    9615f26aefd8a273a4f87f28f88306238f06960ff560b75a9c1f8cd1d7910462.exe

  • Size

    1.8MB

  • MD5

    8fe4d765052f33ee206babd50ecebff4

  • SHA1

    626ed36cc72ed374334c868a5d2471cd1d70e9ef

  • SHA256

    9615f26aefd8a273a4f87f28f88306238f06960ff560b75a9c1f8cd1d7910462

  • SHA512

    5a41dbc6ead37caa5de7c3110378fc1357954a6b02b50eea6d82ff2685962536090e2e6e75a83ab321aa14a04a50f31c92290ace854bd45bc4c5913a1e1a7210

  • SSDEEP

    49152:IBJS5y9ltNK+s0am17m5uSTRhNCYX1xoUQ/Ui5zbf2qmOK:ywGls0amCyN5zbf7jK

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 6 IoCs
  • Process spawned unexpected child process 18 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

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

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 12 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 5 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.

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 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 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 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\9615f26aefd8a273a4f87f28f88306238f06960ff560b75a9c1f8cd1d7910462.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9615f26aefd8a273a4f87f28f88306238f06960ff560b75a9c1f8cd1d7910462.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3048
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\msSurrogateProvidercomponentPerf\jkOicXdQzIcV9is8cWaVy6nJ.vbe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1280
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\msSurrogateProvidercomponentPerf\wAdFTqpCaV8zL9PLLEPDNQlrlvWhrY.bat" "
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2264
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\msSurrogateProvidercomponentPerf\MsRefHost.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\msSurrogateProvidercomponentPerf/MsRefHost.exe"
          4⤵
          • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Adds Run key to start application
          • Drops file in Program Files directory
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2756
          • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\csc.exe
            "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\csc.exe" /noconfig /fullpaths @"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hqw3gz3v\hqw3gz3v.cmdline"
            5⤵
            • Drops file in System32 directory
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:2216
            • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe
              C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe /NOLOGO /READONLY /MACHINE:IX86 "/OUT:C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RESB53B.tmp" "c:\Windows\System32\CSCFFE8514418A941428D388C7C581F33F4.TMP"
              6⤵
                PID:1756
            • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXy2TTfhvS.bat"
              5⤵
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:444
              • C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
                chcp 65001
                6⤵
                  PID:2192
                • C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
                  ping -n 10 localhost
                  6⤵
                  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
                  • Runs ping.exe
                  PID:3008
                • C:\Windows\AppPatch\lsm.exe
                  "C:\Windows\AppPatch\lsm.exe"
                  6⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                  PID:2156
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "spoolsvs" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Windows\twain_32\spoolsv.exe'" /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2620
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "spoolsv" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\twain_32\spoolsv.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2728
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "spoolsvs" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Windows\twain_32\spoolsv.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2228
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\MSOCache\All Users\{90140000-0016-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C\dllhost.exe'" /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2592
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\MSOCache\All Users\{90140000-0016-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:584
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\MSOCache\All Users\{90140000-0016-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1348
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "dwmd" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Updater6\dwm.exe'" /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2804
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "dwm" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Updater6\dwm.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1408
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "dwmd" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Updater6\dwm.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2512
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "smsss" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\smss.exe'" /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2800
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "smss" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\smss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2928
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "smsss" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\smss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1664
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsml" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Windows\AppPatch\lsm.exe'" /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2708
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsm" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\AppPatch\lsm.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2936
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsml" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Windows\AppPatch\lsm.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2120
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "MsRefHostM" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\msSurrogateProvidercomponentPerf\MsRefHost.exe'" /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:872
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "MsRefHost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\msSurrogateProvidercomponentPerf\MsRefHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2256
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "MsRefHostM" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\msSurrogateProvidercomponentPerf\MsRefHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1364

      Network

      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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      Downloads

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXy2TTfhvS.bat

        Filesize

        155B

        MD5

        0c0311df2352b6051208493ea4400f82

        SHA1

        90c0699d5bc76a84d8cec1b00a29f799fd088359

        SHA256

        1c116b0d65a1bbab1d1b47a4258f5f2acfe2ed2858863366034407f2cbdde19b

        SHA512

        9eff4ac0e4acfcf1f4e0b6939bfa0d0d3d7b6436996c535f1843872e4e62f0088e5f7fa38ae8abe1cb211ef8fff37012f3b06748c686183e9afad1fa03f9002f

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RESB53B.tmp

        Filesize

        1KB

        MD5

        f8b6cdd67b138bf1e42266f1aa8f4df7

        SHA1

        afb288e6a182917481baa6c287f6e2999cfdbd90

        SHA256

        f39d7b3390c75c684e6b7d09bc8d880cfc88d87998b61b3682a774c70f073cbc

        SHA512

        0e55078d5931566d2d61e365247a63d32fbb09422f9f9f57506b08013261edc3f828e3cdc45aeffd4ff82e7158e108a742e15c280388f57919979d8a661e9192

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\msSurrogateProvidercomponentPerf\MsRefHost.exe

        Filesize

        1.9MB

        MD5

        8f4b5051db276e30641cd63fac01a982

        SHA1

        2da38a070be557014c57d314211f6236470aca37

        SHA256

        5864cdafd1e3c62524dd7ec715b055e11a3ace3f586d575a2c2f5f9c4f096553

        SHA512

        db77eb1df5aa539bb55ae9c6936c40f7e6d5b9b53e2c7e0c84c2d6df91f541cbdfef92675b45e5e7bb804b8998482970ff92f793e63ad2f9754d43bfab60bfa2

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\msSurrogateProvidercomponentPerf\jkOicXdQzIcV9is8cWaVy6nJ.vbe

        Filesize

        247B

        MD5

        299cb1e8030c59ea61c25d77663d93ce

        SHA1

        47ed6fb489f8e725a2a25ff2de2f769f8c010ca9

        SHA256

        c21646d405045a3684859964fb3a6bab60be39d07ef509902baa267fb3735d60

        SHA512

        121da7ee97dbc5ea1aed2b95acd2b9869783851bf1f267e97dd9ae25d0ad2819eccb8618108d8adb745a4baed59de9eb5da4c2c132659219f5689f03302bcb08

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\msSurrogateProvidercomponentPerf\wAdFTqpCaV8zL9PLLEPDNQlrlvWhrY.bat

        Filesize

        111B

        MD5

        7570b030d6165dbe5710aea256bc5fb0

        SHA1

        f748ac754c02cebb69b874e6c2b7c8dd51bfa43c

        SHA256

        5a7151908f5167f6be21b2518d8d825dc3f13e4fcc0e1b7ea4931669d28ef3e7

        SHA512

        64ba0ebacbc47fa0a7dc3efd361e89d24d7df343548ad337da0d2f4333e37a5ff208fc0d6f3c197d8e944d38cd4029f13f34b01e8a2adb63baea16dcedcd3ade

      • \??\c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hqw3gz3v\hqw3gz3v.0.cs

        Filesize

        363B

        MD5

        a96c3961ec2c2e996a73dabbcc96b58a

        SHA1

        6cc93a758493c1624f7f5cfc1e8af7c4a4d3536c

        SHA256

        40a8afd86301fe68d0c5864514cc5f19eb1124d4e3bcdf1a5d0c273251625f31

        SHA512

        4ac998815413039cf4737ee1860956240f7031ba7b64ea42e521723a8e0c445386920be4776c4fd3d7c4c2af9a572d0278865f9ee51df3d84146c3512b2a19e4

      • \??\c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hqw3gz3v\hqw3gz3v.cmdline

        Filesize

        235B

        MD5

        2cad435f4ddf0f6c7b235729f2eb6e09

        SHA1

        fc811b64c3d624329fc1b480c962cc65468d3f15

        SHA256

        c54ff13458ca2443456cb634dae07ee92a2500c5fe7e808d82eb895dd3364945

        SHA512

        c584a5c81263610f41ef77a90d64c0c731fded9d2acc17fb706fcac1e7453d9283a63a7ebbeaff2fd8eff2577774458205b6be3da4667fa93c93a044d35286f0

      • \??\c:\Windows\System32\CSCFFE8514418A941428D388C7C581F33F4.TMP

        Filesize

        1KB

        MD5

        078586b266e519b5c113064d7a0bf45c

        SHA1

        a9395c0ef35add5c75591ebb94c85c1f33f408bf

        SHA256

        ccf292ff9f142b204ad4f4481a044ba8f9ab274305dcb604bf0b8ae91819ab1e

        SHA512

        5b8eb6aad62657309088c4668d633c2aa6324d4824ec32c3c5e133df0a5493a4342c980e077ba565f3aab29c58f95c8db7195415a1e554384405c1457730f959

      • memory/2156-56-0x00000000002B0000-0x00000000004A4000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        2.0MB

      • memory/2756-15-0x0000000000380000-0x000000000038E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/2756-25-0x00000000003A0000-0x00000000003AC000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        48KB

      • memory/2756-23-0x0000000000390000-0x000000000039E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/2756-21-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000000612000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        72KB

      • memory/2756-19-0x00000000005E0000-0x00000000005F8000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        96KB

      • memory/2756-17-0x00000000003B0000-0x00000000003CC000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        112KB

      • memory/2756-13-0x00000000000B0000-0x00000000002A4000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        2.0MB