Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    28-11-2024 22:34

General

  • Target

    adc85d83fc17ffe2fcfe34eeab35f0e2_JaffaCakes118.exe

  • Size

    1.4MB

  • MD5

    adc85d83fc17ffe2fcfe34eeab35f0e2

  • SHA1

    a837f2267ed9eee9a981bd8448cbe1282866305b

  • SHA256

    fd5201856b63ee93c1a3e41857e7afce525967b6592c3c52d1848da634eaef3c

  • SHA512

    fa47b6eb1705f522a93a9fb9f19048947b07036e3d0283f88d91bef3a9f600e44e87181d404cd5b812969ab9fe9fd7b6bcb06f1fe650433e58c333ba084ccf58

  • SSDEEP

    24576:U2G/nvxW3Ww0tq0BXRF76zMbvO0opwOb9sVuqfIfdQeFWdOCI9+4D:UbA30vbvOTdJkVKdSMEU

Malware Config

Signatures

  • DcRat 16 IoCs

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

  • Dcrat family
  • Process spawned unexpected child process 15 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 4 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 15 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 10 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 11 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 15 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 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\adc85d83fc17ffe2fcfe34eeab35f0e2_JaffaCakes118.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\adc85d83fc17ffe2fcfe34eeab35f0e2_JaffaCakes118.exe"
    1⤵
    • DcRat
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5032
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\fontHostMonitor\feh0ZxyV3e7FSf6.vbe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4744
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\fontHostMonitor\PwA1zMnsPP.bat" "
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3872
        • C:\fontHostMonitor\fontHostMonitorsavesNet.exe
          "C:\fontHostMonitor\fontHostMonitorsavesNet.exe"
          4⤵
          • Checks computer location settings
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Adds Run key to start application
          • 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:5064
          • C:\fontHostMonitor\fontHostMonitorsavesNet.exe
            "C:\fontHostMonitor\fontHostMonitorsavesNet.exe"
            5⤵
            • Checks computer location settings
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Adds Run key to start application
            • Drops file in System32 directory
            • Drops file in Windows directory
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:2160
            • C:\Users\Public\Desktop\Registry.exe
              "C:\Users\Public\Desktop\Registry.exe"
              6⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              PID:1764
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "sysmon" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\system\sysmon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:3300
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "Registry" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Public\Pictures\Registry.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4996
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBroker" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\altspace\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:116
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "sysmon" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\DtcInstall\sysmon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:3460
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "TextInputHost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\InputApp\InputApp\TextInputHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4404
  • 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⤵
    • DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2944
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "conhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\JavaScriptCollectionAgent\conhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4668
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "conhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\KBDBUG\conhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:1240
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "SearchApp" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\AppxManifest\SearchApp.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2884
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "conhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Documents and Settings\conhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:724
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "SppExtComObj" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\ProgramData\ssh\SppExtComObj.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4792
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "unsecapp" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\wbem\fdWNet\unsecapp.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2384
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "WmiPrvSE" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\wbem\netnccim\WmiPrvSE.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:3832
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "Registry" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Public\Desktop\Registry.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:3420
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "Registry" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\Registry.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:3392

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\fontHostMonitorsavesNet.exe.log

    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    b7c0c43fc7804baaa7dc87152cdc9554

    SHA1

    1bab62bd56af745678d4e967d91e1ccfdeed4038

    SHA256

    46386a61f3aaf1b1c2e6efc9fc7e9e9ff16cd13ae58b8d856835771fedb6d457

    SHA512

    9fda3dd00a3406137e0113f13f78e77b20a76512b35820d38df696842cbbf2e2ebabfb99a3846c9637ecb54af858ec1551521187e379872973006426a253f769

  • C:\fontHostMonitor\PwA1zMnsPP.bat

    Filesize

    48B

    MD5

    1e53948fece6a759613e4d182f426d0f

    SHA1

    06f4f4212d4ac1cb3a585c6418495729530d75a2

    SHA256

    c449acadd920fc97bf366241ada89791300f99831a7aa6c6fde64a1e800df800

    SHA512

    b029e6799d936a565fc29d7e8823d1ac3bbbc873d5b8acdda21a234ba6d65496385ff43908e53f3b85fc3bcff86763d851f5dd03c25e289b706b961cecbede4d

  • C:\fontHostMonitor\feh0ZxyV3e7FSf6.vbe

    Filesize

    202B

    MD5

    cb9171302c0cd9e551de72646e89916c

    SHA1

    112a62c9231c1982a08923df5452ff037e46430f

    SHA256

    fe4ae655cd3e1dca1f54e20fc49ba01bce5a78f13400bc45700cd958e8a33dfe

    SHA512

    5d65b239fa3ee81c30e19df1cdeb72842688d23c254700b2cc86a87ffaf6a00e6aaf44096ade937313272c5105d0bcc29107977c690b4523f66436a61b94222e

  • C:\fontHostMonitor\fontHostMonitorsavesNet.exe

    Filesize

    1.1MB

    MD5

    a627f57bf0890b35f70f02ab54e868f7

    SHA1

    6d1f2e59fbd98b3ae808026e9ca4b00fe70b4ee8

    SHA256

    a95ee29f75af413547275c267c54ca69fff71ca46f0107cd9485914d070e6a98

    SHA512

    e33cbfcc864157b8f99bd44482be58a0dd94c612400409c0c1a3b324c51eaf3b6fed85eda30758a7505b57d544dd59b4ad3f196459ca8609451fddf88c392b97

  • memory/5064-12-0x00007FF8CDEF3000-0x00007FF8CDEF5000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/5064-13-0x0000000000DC0000-0x0000000000EE2000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.1MB