Analysis

  • max time kernel
    118s
  • max time network
    159s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    23-11-2024 01:12

General

  • Target

    portperf.exe

  • Size

    829KB

  • MD5

    a054982f7e12c1f491eccd25d9c1b5d7

  • SHA1

    b3c78b1c7c8a95486db06e39f56910d0f3e90996

  • SHA256

    4b6302643800dafe4629960e243ba26663f8510c42f4eaf656b1cc510406e408

  • SHA512

    d57be5af22f21e7c20d330f5714ddcf1936152e3d9bd2254c1a2c83f420bfe183ae204c871b1ce2d8f5361a1661afbe39a9b5bec12fb00195a8c0b967977a925

  • SSDEEP

    24576:b3eblFYt2e9esxtDyVjD7D1NauFd3YP+ow7:b2rejxtDydhc

Score
10/10

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 51 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 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 17 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 5 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 51 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 25 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 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\portperf.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\portperf.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • 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
    PID:2152
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wezlu9x3TA.bat"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3964
      • C:\Windows\system32\w32tm.exe
        w32tm /stripchart /computer:localhost /period:5 /dataonly /samples:2
        3⤵
          PID:2420
        • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\csrss.exe
          "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\csrss.exe"
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2288
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dwmd" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Windows\BitLockerDiscoveryVolumeContents\dwm.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:5012
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dwm" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\BitLockerDiscoveryVolumeContents\dwm.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2160
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dwmd" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Windows\BitLockerDiscoveryVolumeContents\dwm.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2804
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBrokerR" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:648
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBroker" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4728
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBrokerR" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:5100
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBrokerR" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\logs\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1192
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBroker" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\logs\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3888
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBrokerR" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\logs\RuntimeBroker.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 "csrssc" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\csrss.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:760
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrss" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\csrss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1580
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrssc" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\csrss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2196
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBrokerR" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Setup Files\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3076
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBroker" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Setup Files\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1280
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBrokerR" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Setup Files\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1096
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBrokerR" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Java\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2892
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBroker" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\Java\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3524
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBrokerR" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Java\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:220
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "TextInputHostT" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\TextInputHost.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2292
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "TextInputHost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\TextInputHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:264
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "TextInputHostT" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\TextInputHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4968
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "sihosts" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Windows\IdentityCRL\sihost.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:5008
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "sihost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\IdentityCRL\sihost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3300
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "sihosts" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Windows\IdentityCRL\sihost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:5108
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "MusNotificationM" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Users\Public\MusNotification.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4556
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "MusNotification" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Public\MusNotification.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3380
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "MusNotificationM" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Users\Public\MusNotification.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4800
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "smsss" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\smss.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3084
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "smss" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\smss.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 "smsss" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\smss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1848
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "taskhostwt" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Users\Default\Pictures\taskhostw.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3644
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "taskhostw" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Default\Pictures\taskhostw.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1952
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "taskhostwt" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Users\Default\Pictures\taskhostw.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4380
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "SearchAppS" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\SearchApp.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2156
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "SearchApp" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\SearchApp.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1816
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "SearchAppS" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\SearchApp.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4040
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogonw" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\winlogon.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2836
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogon" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\winlogon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1892
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogonw" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\winlogon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:224
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\dllhost.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4280
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1300
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:652
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "TextInputHostT" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\TextInputHost.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4464
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "TextInputHost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\TextInputHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:936
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "TextInputHostT" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\TextInputHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4008
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "sppsvcs" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Portable Devices\sppsvc.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3428
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "sppsvc" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Portable Devices\sppsvc.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2624
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "sppsvcs" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Portable Devices\sppsvc.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2620
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "SearchAppS" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\legal\SearchApp.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:904
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "SearchApp" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\legal\SearchApp.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3584
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "SearchAppS" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\legal\SearchApp.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3544

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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    Downloads

    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Setup Files\RuntimeBroker.exe

      Filesize

      829KB

      MD5

      a054982f7e12c1f491eccd25d9c1b5d7

      SHA1

      b3c78b1c7c8a95486db06e39f56910d0f3e90996

      SHA256

      4b6302643800dafe4629960e243ba26663f8510c42f4eaf656b1cc510406e408

      SHA512

      d57be5af22f21e7c20d330f5714ddcf1936152e3d9bd2254c1a2c83f420bfe183ae204c871b1ce2d8f5361a1661afbe39a9b5bec12fb00195a8c0b967977a925

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wezlu9x3TA.bat

      Filesize

      221B

      MD5

      550101984ea2417b1804d00371d5111e

      SHA1

      1376bf2dbf3ddc75462a9697fa37ce5dbd69b704

      SHA256

      d346ac834c185e99af85eff5ca51ac6905ca0cc5794570dce157d2ce602c6576

      SHA512

      eb8e4c15b2abc5263043e3f1d880c2c690b9a64a4b654b8f28d95505de0f0335af35a194a336d07779a7ea8726d844c3c99e9a45361b9f9d5d78f5be65bd4c13

    • memory/2152-0-0x00007FF974D63000-0x00007FF974D65000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8KB

    • memory/2152-1-0x0000000000440000-0x0000000000516000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      856KB

    • memory/2152-2-0x00007FF974D60000-0x00007FF975821000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/2152-42-0x00007FF974D60000-0x00007FF975821000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB