Analysis

  • max time kernel
    118s
  • max time network
    119s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240903-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    22-11-2024 07:38

General

  • Target

    adebff4c705c3b2f33f51042bdba1094f29d33f24b456ddb1465be3f7f80b3ca.exe

  • Size

    1.9MB

  • MD5

    f93786885d2a064e5bfaa873d5adce3a

  • SHA1

    2f5607b932aca74701dd9aa0a581d7e6971df23f

  • SHA256

    adebff4c705c3b2f33f51042bdba1094f29d33f24b456ddb1465be3f7f80b3ca

  • SHA512

    61d28dc832fd3ec100841323e1cdb3da166c0673bfbb20ab2ccff25d0e90b407b05fe8f59eb0ce93c0fdf130aa2b12e0cc7ce2158b4b2a22f51d7701550782c9

  • SSDEEP

    49152:HN54VMGOhLmPkO4koPyVu5eAEfgPwNqsrui:v0vEf8u5eAmFZ

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 6 IoCs

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

  • DCRat payload 6 IoCs

    Detects payload of DCRat, commonly dropped by NSIS installers.

  • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM) 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

    BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Identifies Wine through registry keys 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Wine is a compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications, which can be used as sandboxing environment.

  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 6 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 4 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\adebff4c705c3b2f33f51042bdba1094f29d33f24b456ddb1465be3f7f80b3ca.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\adebff4c705c3b2f33f51042bdba1094f29d33f24b456ddb1465be3f7f80b3ca.exe"
    1⤵
    • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
    • Checks BIOS information in registry
    • Identifies Wine through registry keys
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2408
    • C:\Documents and Settings\dwm.exe
      "C:\Documents and Settings\dwm.exe"
      2⤵
      • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
      • Checks BIOS information in registry
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Identifies Wine through registry keys
      • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2656
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\Registration\CRMLog\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2856
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "dwm" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Documents and Settings\dwm.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2632
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "dwm" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\dxtmsft\dwm.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2760
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrss" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\main\csrss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2640
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrss" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\sbunattend\csrss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2608
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "Idle" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\ProgramData\Favorites\Idle.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2672

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sbunattend\csrss.exe

    Filesize

    1.9MB

    MD5

    f93786885d2a064e5bfaa873d5adce3a

    SHA1

    2f5607b932aca74701dd9aa0a581d7e6971df23f

    SHA256

    adebff4c705c3b2f33f51042bdba1094f29d33f24b456ddb1465be3f7f80b3ca

    SHA512

    61d28dc832fd3ec100841323e1cdb3da166c0673bfbb20ab2ccff25d0e90b407b05fe8f59eb0ce93c0fdf130aa2b12e0cc7ce2158b4b2a22f51d7701550782c9

  • memory/2408-0-0x0000000001050000-0x000000000154A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    5.0MB

  • memory/2408-1-0x0000000001050000-0x000000000154A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    5.0MB

  • memory/2408-2-0x0000000001050000-0x000000000154A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    5.0MB

  • memory/2408-22-0x0000000006470000-0x000000000696A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    5.0MB

  • memory/2408-24-0x0000000001050000-0x000000000154A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    5.0MB

  • memory/2656-26-0x0000000001040000-0x000000000153A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    5.0MB

  • memory/2656-27-0x0000000001040000-0x000000000153A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    5.0MB

  • memory/2656-29-0x0000000000C60000-0x0000000000C6E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/2656-28-0x0000000000C40000-0x0000000000C4C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/2656-30-0x0000000000CF0000-0x0000000000CFA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/2656-31-0x0000000000D00000-0x0000000000D08000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/2656-33-0x0000000001040000-0x000000000153A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    5.0MB