Analysis

  • max time kernel
    117s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240903-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    09-12-2024 14:51

General

  • Target

    68ef473852d3aefd8e5e4f2e00b3dfaa.exe

  • Size

    1.8MB

  • MD5

    68ef473852d3aefd8e5e4f2e00b3dfaa

  • SHA1

    3ba2594ec459d1c9152558ebdd9611427347a73e

  • SHA256

    f28d2482802e94cd02376a7153b318ef4facc86cfc804ae117419c520520f8ec

  • SHA512

    8602717380a4ad4ca7cbcdbb2373e63ff8578d58e6324d43530b134c6d7005469ff89c45bad773da978d4263a56c51efd331b09790f5708a563f26a513cad3ff

  • SSDEEP

    49152:x4LJMXaJ0ypWp8GkSVPa7aQ8b0U51h3r:x4LJWeK3kE9QY53r

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.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 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 6 IoCs
  • 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 use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 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\68ef473852d3aefd8e5e4f2e00b3dfaa.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\68ef473852d3aefd8e5e4f2e00b3dfaa.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2080
    • 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\sxlqhn3y\sxlqhn3y.cmdline"
      2⤵
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2500
      • 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\RES4F87.tmp" "c:\Windows\System32\CSCE32B38C62426439C966B32AD2ABE691B.TMP"
        3⤵
          PID:2936
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\MSOCache\All Users\{90140000-0117-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C\explorer.exe'
        2⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1908
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\logs\dllhost.exe'
        2⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:396
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\kab\LC_MESSAGES\wininit.exe'
        2⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1584
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\fr-FR\winlogon.exe'
        2⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2124
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\Cookies\smss.exe'
        2⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:236
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\68ef473852d3aefd8e5e4f2e00b3dfaa.exe'
        2⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:928
      • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aoVweYocMJ.bat"
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:468
        • C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
          chcp 65001
          3⤵
            PID:2880
          • C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
            ping -n 10 localhost
            3⤵
            • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
            • Runs ping.exe
            PID:1544
          • C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\kab\LC_MESSAGES\wininit.exe
            "C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\kab\LC_MESSAGES\wininit.exe"
            3⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1896
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "explorere" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\MSOCache\All Users\{90140000-0117-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C\explorer.exe'" /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2484
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "explorer" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\MSOCache\All Users\{90140000-0117-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C\explorer.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 "explorere" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\MSOCache\All Users\{90140000-0117-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C\explorer.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2460
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\logs\dllhost.exe'" /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1868
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\logs\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:600
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\logs\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:604
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "wininitw" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\kab\LC_MESSAGES\wininit.exe'" /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:668
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "wininit" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\kab\LC_MESSAGES\wininit.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2812
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "wininitw" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\kab\LC_MESSAGES\wininit.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2956
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogonw" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\fr-FR\winlogon.exe'" /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2960
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogon" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\fr-FR\winlogon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2216
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogonw" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\fr-FR\winlogon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1548
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "smsss" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\Cookies\smss.exe'" /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1448
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "smss" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\Cookies\smss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2340
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "smsss" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\Cookies\smss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1912
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "68ef473852d3aefd8e5e4f2e00b3dfaa6" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\68ef473852d3aefd8e5e4f2e00b3dfaa.exe'" /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1780
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "68ef473852d3aefd8e5e4f2e00b3dfaa" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\68ef473852d3aefd8e5e4f2e00b3dfaa.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 "68ef473852d3aefd8e5e4f2e00b3dfaa6" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\68ef473852d3aefd8e5e4f2e00b3dfaa.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1712

      Network

      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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      Downloads

      • C:\MSOCache\All Users\{90140000-0117-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C\explorer.exe

        Filesize

        1.8MB

        MD5

        68ef473852d3aefd8e5e4f2e00b3dfaa

        SHA1

        3ba2594ec459d1c9152558ebdd9611427347a73e

        SHA256

        f28d2482802e94cd02376a7153b318ef4facc86cfc804ae117419c520520f8ec

        SHA512

        8602717380a4ad4ca7cbcdbb2373e63ff8578d58e6324d43530b134c6d7005469ff89c45bad773da978d4263a56c51efd331b09790f5708a563f26a513cad3ff

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RES4F87.tmp

        Filesize

        1KB

        MD5

        f37cb4d3ccfdeb67a2a2225d71edb4f3

        SHA1

        e89afecc54b63ae8df567da65ae437a4b20fdf8c

        SHA256

        a1b6c86d32ba63db3153d7ed5ea41a265e7ba972417400b0e5e420f805220c0f

        SHA512

        496d4a0a7a4645f83ab92fd3c3aedc4ccf063e01e0d2a93d352faeefb33c21eaf4c7972189b9788926ed2e006617891e4dbc4aba90b96cef1967a1c739062b96

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

        Filesize

        192B

        MD5

        6f2edaa8aefc887f890c2dad9450011c

        SHA1

        442163429433429ddd4a79a390ae55cfeb5df0cc

        SHA256

        ab8b1adabea3ce09796f9b737bd5e8b0fde851942e1040abef1ece0f03e5502c

        SHA512

        5afb54dff4be3182c90b57c6d3ab03372eab43f4c8e8114893d8e1ccc2f3b630ab05a3b8a972dd6478739246e96dce70deddf480914032c0170c94c0e4ad02fc

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms

        Filesize

        7KB

        MD5

        879a90f3b4e5ad5e89a2eb6273b20d22

        SHA1

        87726d36a9e26694623380e3ddb47ff7c357e707

        SHA256

        613c18a1bcdcd10a92145fd68192bdec1a034d91675ae2dc9bc8a39e0b8717b7

        SHA512

        661cee6f0596c9b4f43bcea38f33643eb2b000cd2b13650899f6a7f2012bc700a791a89ec8e2cfea0501cecedebee9514eea53c219f601c11bb68ea4f338a249

      • \??\c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sxlqhn3y\sxlqhn3y.0.cs

        Filesize

        407B

        MD5

        759967bbaed656441e500409febb8733

        SHA1

        6d58ce873e3bbccf6ab937c16a994c6f959afd63

        SHA256

        8dbe1ea0a12d2f30afa014efeb4921af830a74a79ca5ed0cd37e3cb671183860

        SHA512

        cd81893948abb975ef6f7fcac701d6402c7a3b49da52f60f697455f082e84c5d140b2b585420614457605b5603bd75f753db08835eebbe24fdf13c4029c70a67

      • \??\c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sxlqhn3y\sxlqhn3y.cmdline

        Filesize

        235B

        MD5

        6cba37135c7469de0548b0b9911b52a4

        SHA1

        5dbb2fc85add7d2956c7a285de47c8a742a55b82

        SHA256

        3a828fea425934cce3da51fb7b7c6ab5a7f2bc792e97e8458c51dbd9e1134af5

        SHA512

        2c1f334579a978d4c283003c4326470d6d99b0b713dd9a969a2bf12ab5c1c3783f8a5a12470917f23088e7fb2ea42e8f5a4e93b3b4d79e12334bfc167c277fad

      • \??\c:\Windows\System32\CSCE32B38C62426439C966B32AD2ABE691B.TMP

        Filesize

        1KB

        MD5

        dbb2cd021b80875d9c777c705ef845c8

        SHA1

        3ed0cde3b4f4d8267c3cddd37dd4ede100b5ecce

        SHA256

        a4d8c8c391bc1975510bdea24653db0f578d998dead4ce7f8a85eb8fbb3ec829

        SHA512

        a8076e4d1b1641e189d2066050809ce0cce557e23c110fba77c2cfb7448b5915252b2e2f4d3443f708941277b947b951cfba6c191980a09b8c7710589c766c8e

      • memory/1584-49-0x000000001B800000-0x000000001BAE2000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        2.9MB

      • memory/1584-52-0x0000000001EF0000-0x0000000001EF8000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        32KB

      • memory/1896-80-0x0000000000050000-0x000000000022C000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1.9MB

      • memory/2080-7-0x000007FEF6360000-0x000007FEF6D4C000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        9.9MB

      • memory/2080-15-0x000007FEF6360000-0x000007FEF6D4C000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        9.9MB

      • memory/2080-9-0x0000000000BE0000-0x0000000000BFC000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        112KB

      • memory/2080-18-0x000007FEF6360000-0x000007FEF6D4C000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        9.9MB

      • memory/2080-12-0x0000000000C00000-0x0000000000C18000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        96KB

      • memory/2080-14-0x0000000000BC0000-0x0000000000BCC000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        48KB

      • memory/2080-16-0x000007FEF6360000-0x000007FEF6D4C000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        9.9MB

      • memory/2080-10-0x000007FEF6360000-0x000007FEF6D4C000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        9.9MB

      • memory/2080-0-0x000007FEF6363000-0x000007FEF6364000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/2080-6-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000BBE000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/2080-4-0x000007FEF6360000-0x000007FEF6D4C000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        9.9MB

      • memory/2080-3-0x000007FEF6360000-0x000007FEF6D4C000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        9.9MB

      • memory/2080-50-0x000007FEF6360000-0x000007FEF6D4C000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        9.9MB

      • memory/2080-2-0x000007FEF6360000-0x000007FEF6D4C000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        9.9MB

      • memory/2080-1-0x0000000000F80000-0x000000000115C000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1.9MB