Analysis

  • max time kernel
    96s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    07-11-2024 20:12

General

  • Target

    aac41b74838379e24f8b5ca5e704fea42bc06eb158b460dde82e6e3029c14ee7.exe

  • Size

    1.5MB

  • MD5

    20b7f5d28ee98e5c43286823ea8cf1e6

  • SHA1

    78ca9fcf1eb4f779d09271121f0c2fc6b74de2e8

  • SHA256

    aac41b74838379e24f8b5ca5e704fea42bc06eb158b460dde82e6e3029c14ee7

  • SHA512

    ae6c707fd71fb6af879ccb82da8955228e871d94ad8fdc81f3483956aefda85ca4bdb7b1604d68cf5709932eb26c95b435bce500811dd3e8558596fca87139aa

  • SSDEEP

    24576:U2G/nvxW3Ww0tU5oiFd+IZhV5UVdoWpcCQD/nxsRGIE0Fc3q7UEE:UbA30U5oiZGV+5TD6RJFs8a

Malware Config

Signatures

  • DcRat

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

  • Dcrat family
  • Process spawned unexpected child process 42 IoCs

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

  • DCRat payload 2 IoCs

    Detects payload of DCRat, commonly dropped by NSIS installers.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 9 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 6 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 1 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 42 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 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\aac41b74838379e24f8b5ca5e704fea42bc06eb158b460dde82e6e3029c14ee7.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aac41b74838379e24f8b5ca5e704fea42bc06eb158b460dde82e6e3029c14ee7.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2932
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\containerWebmonitorDll\T7oNlk2vHaQ8MXkSqmK2HufyoPSWwE.vbe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1260
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\containerWebmonitorDll\UU3jqQ4vWPCbmzdnuhCfA2VrMpTm.bat" "
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3264
        • C:\containerWebmonitorDll\Brokerdll.exe
          "C:\containerWebmonitorDll\Brokerdll.exe"
          4⤵
          • Checks computer location settings
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • Drops file in Program Files directory
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1328
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\logs\dwm.exe
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\logs\dwm.exe"
            5⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:436
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrssc" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\csrss.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4276
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrss" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\csrss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:3748
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrssc" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\csrss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2680
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "OfficeClickToRunO" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\Microsoft.PowerShell.Operation.Validation\OfficeClickToRun.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:3716
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "OfficeClickToRun" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\Microsoft.PowerShell.Operation.Validation\OfficeClickToRun.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4860
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "OfficeClickToRunO" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\Microsoft.PowerShell.Operation.Validation\OfficeClickToRun.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2436
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "taskhostwt" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Windows\SKB\LanguageModels\taskhostw.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2032
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "taskhostw" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\SKB\LanguageModels\taskhostw.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:444
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "taskhostwt" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Windows\SKB\LanguageModels\taskhostw.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:1336
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "WmiPrvSEW" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Windows\InputMethod\CHT\WmiPrvSE.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2400
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "WmiPrvSE" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\InputMethod\CHT\WmiPrvSE.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4612
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "WmiPrvSEW" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Windows\InputMethod\CHT\WmiPrvSE.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:3052
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "backgroundTaskHostb" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Users\Default\backgroundTaskHost.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:1664
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "backgroundTaskHost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Default\backgroundTaskHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:3448
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "backgroundTaskHostb" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Users\Default\backgroundTaskHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4512
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBrokerR" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\containerWebmonitorDll\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:3560
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBroker" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\containerWebmonitorDll\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:1340
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBrokerR" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\containerWebmonitorDll\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:5044
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "conhostc" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\catroot2\{127D0A1D-4EF2-11D1-8608-00C04FC295EE}\conhost.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2264
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "conhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\catroot2\{127D0A1D-4EF2-11D1-8608-00C04FC295EE}\conhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:332
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "conhostc" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\catroot2\{127D0A1D-4EF2-11D1-8608-00C04FC295EE}\conhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:3600
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "conhostc" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\conhost.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:780
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "conhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\conhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2040
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "conhostc" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\conhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4416
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsassl" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\containerWebmonitorDll\lsass.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:732
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsass" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\containerWebmonitorDll\lsass.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2676
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsassl" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\containerWebmonitorDll\lsass.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:3352
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "StartMenuExperienceHostS" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:5016
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "StartMenuExperienceHost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:1004
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "StartMenuExperienceHostS" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4984
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "dwmd" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\logs\dwm.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4700
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "dwm" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\logs\dwm.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:1072
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "dwmd" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\logs\dwm.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:820
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "servicess" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\containerWebmonitorDll\services.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:1132
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "services" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\containerWebmonitorDll\services.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4540
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "servicess" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\containerWebmonitorDll\services.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:1716
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "OfficeClickToRunO" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\OfficeClickToRun.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4296
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "OfficeClickToRun" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\OfficeClickToRun.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4284
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "OfficeClickToRunO" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\OfficeClickToRun.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:3520
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsassl" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Users\Public\lsass.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4216
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsass" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Public\lsass.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 "lsassl" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Users\Public\lsass.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4988

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\containerWebmonitorDll\Brokerdll.exe

    Filesize

    1.2MB

    MD5

    67ae0d53416be7874e657ae8184bbcb6

    SHA1

    b2e8dc6da421ddcb65875515f52c16cccde24be8

    SHA256

    04602534388c779f47a66d164f25af60f34a2be16ea5f3f5c6a99ca909e142f7

    SHA512

    2ee417d1150c4e31cb3cb4c5d2c7ff3db6f81fba8c930e482baf16a45e66250f104dbcffc417afde7f244abe7acce315fc8833a999cadd7be3a934eb34abf2a5

  • C:\containerWebmonitorDll\T7oNlk2vHaQ8MXkSqmK2HufyoPSWwE.vbe

    Filesize

    227B

    MD5

    732083bb2600ac40ae76216b1be346a9

    SHA1

    706a692088170daeffc7eff189cdfd53d01bac76

    SHA256

    fb298a365d280de99d20ae5e2c6432045b7f5fa07b45a9b1ba67d8d4e136e52a

    SHA512

    250a377d5c7f7c21e1415e85b6042cca54cd4c1f855d6b780b19dfb01d192c1f2676095b8c3fba366c7683c824daf8376b1d4f8b49003e6113397f49de4421ef

  • C:\containerWebmonitorDll\UU3jqQ4vWPCbmzdnuhCfA2VrMpTm.bat

    Filesize

    41B

    MD5

    756eee59db5c306ed63519c4014b9284

    SHA1

    6adb232367169ac4bc01f3b4a0ed940df3420d94

    SHA256

    6957c8a2885868e6f828f6984ad998f8a58e19e21569c352342cde48f4dca4f7

    SHA512

    b54e3a1070e83664673950ab32fcf0da5dd1e06619425b94df8c7632aa5a9dfb2fb1c50a27949694c5887e59ef6dbc97a0a2f424abc400bca854df1f8e0c7e21

  • memory/1328-12-0x00007FF98A003000-0x00007FF98A005000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/1328-13-0x0000000000A50000-0x0000000000B82000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.2MB

  • memory/1328-14-0x0000000002C00000-0x0000000002C1C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    112KB

  • memory/1328-15-0x000000001BEA0000-0x000000001BEF0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    320KB

  • memory/1328-17-0x0000000002C20000-0x0000000002C2C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/1328-16-0x0000000002E00000-0x0000000002E16000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    88KB