Analysis

  • max time kernel
    117s
  • max time network
    143s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240708-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240708-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    09-12-2024 16:51

General

  • Target

    9035fcba668617e1471b67b0b5d95ea2582828243ab923dd2c423e667dbd629d.exe

  • Size

    1.9MB

  • MD5

    f0760ed8625ee03218d3064f83594c03

  • SHA1

    07c653bb3ca05ac4e208f689abc2e0652e8614aa

  • SHA256

    9035fcba668617e1471b67b0b5d95ea2582828243ab923dd2c423e667dbd629d

  • SHA512

    3047e0053a2bf8871f796b3218dd1982adef3b9cffbb90d18cebfda18ad56faef00af34371c7ff9d1c9e84cf92dc220548f801d814625e082e40f4b8fd79746e

  • SSDEEP

    49152:OB8c5eSHkidcRnl0jHWuN2op5tUaqNCAM:QH3k0snDCgNCAM

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 18 IoCs

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

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 18 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Looks up external IP address via web service 2 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 6 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 3 IoCs

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

  • Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 2 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 20 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 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\9035fcba668617e1471b67b0b5d95ea2582828243ab923dd2c423e667dbd629d.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9035fcba668617e1471b67b0b5d95ea2582828243ab923dd2c423e667dbd629d.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2492
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome_BITS_11056_1885616804\winrar-x64-701\QfVXG2q6DfaUiSMJ.vbe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2472
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome_BITS_11056_1885616804\winrar-x64-701\vrb9dR4dg8Y2QFcBzx1PxO83yV.bat" "
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1920
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome_BITS_11056_1885616804\winrar-x64-701\WinRAR.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome_BITS_11056_1885616804/winrar-x64-701/WinRAR.exe"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Drops file in Program Files directory
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          • Modifies system certificate store
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2792
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/'
            5⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:2304
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/$Recycle.Bin/'
            5⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:296
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Documents and Settings/'
            5⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:2408
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/MSOCache/'
            5⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:2060
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/PerfLogs/'
            5⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1924
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Program Files/'
            5⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:2536
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Program Files (x86)/'
            5⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1624
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/ProgramData/'
            5⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1900
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Recovery/'
            5⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1548
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/System Volume Information/'
            5⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1732
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Users/'
            5⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:944
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Windows/'
            5⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:664
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Defender\es-ES\lsass.exe'
            5⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1056
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\dwm.exe'
            5⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:3000
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Synchronization Services\Idle.exe'
            5⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1772
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Recovery\8cdd6da2-3d81-11ef-9400-f2a3cf4ad94f\taskhost.exe'
            5⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1708
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Windows\Logs\DISM\sppsvc.exe'
            5⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:2976
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome_BITS_11056_1885616804\winrar-x64-701\WinRAR.exe'
            5⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1736
          • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\kBMUTqVuEM.bat"
            5⤵
              PID:304
              • C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
                chcp 65001
                6⤵
                  PID:352
                • C:\Windows\system32\w32tm.exe
                  w32tm /stripchart /computer:localhost /period:5 /dataonly /samples:2
                  6⤵
                    PID:1740
                  • C:\Recovery\8cdd6da2-3d81-11ef-9400-f2a3cf4ad94f\taskhost.exe
                    "C:\Recovery\8cdd6da2-3d81-11ef-9400-f2a3cf4ad94f\taskhost.exe"
                    6⤵
                    • Executes dropped EXE
                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                    PID:3052
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsassl" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Defender\es-ES\lsass.exe'" /f
          1⤵
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:3044
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsass" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Defender\es-ES\lsass.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
          1⤵
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:2396
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsassl" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Defender\es-ES\lsass.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
          1⤵
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:980
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "dwmd" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\dwm.exe'" /f
          1⤵
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:2452
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "dwm" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\dwm.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
          1⤵
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:2516
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "dwmd" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\dwm.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
          1⤵
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:2876
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "IdleI" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Synchronization Services\Idle.exe'" /f
          1⤵
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:2900
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "Idle" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Synchronization Services\Idle.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
          1⤵
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:1740
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "IdleI" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Synchronization Services\Idle.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
          1⤵
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:2836
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "taskhostt" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Recovery\8cdd6da2-3d81-11ef-9400-f2a3cf4ad94f\taskhost.exe'" /f
          1⤵
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:1896
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "taskhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\8cdd6da2-3d81-11ef-9400-f2a3cf4ad94f\taskhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
          1⤵
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:1880
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "taskhostt" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Recovery\8cdd6da2-3d81-11ef-9400-f2a3cf4ad94f\taskhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
          1⤵
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:1884
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "sppsvcs" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Windows\Logs\DISM\sppsvc.exe'" /f
          1⤵
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:2368
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "sppsvc" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\Logs\DISM\sppsvc.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
          1⤵
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:2072
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "sppsvcs" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Windows\Logs\DISM\sppsvc.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
          1⤵
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:624
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "WinRARW" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome_BITS_11056_1885616804\winrar-x64-701\WinRAR.exe'" /f
          1⤵
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:2988
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "WinRAR" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome_BITS_11056_1885616804\winrar-x64-701\WinRAR.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
          1⤵
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:1964
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "WinRARW" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome_BITS_11056_1885616804\winrar-x64-701\WinRAR.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
          1⤵
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:2736

        Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome_BITS_11056_1885616804\winrar-x64-701\QfVXG2q6DfaUiSMJ.vbe

          Filesize

          251B

          MD5

          af5a30d028d6a5e7d188ff3b979e8566

          SHA1

          e76317932d35a4428738912c5b1107af501f4b03

          SHA256

          1f6f643b2402635cc0cad80bbf2b6ee77da35af77dfb4890687d676affa13eac

          SHA512

          f1d66bf2dc43b63815e7e86529d402ebf15553f406edde9a3e22f1493b68636b0237ddd92d8e93820a82c7031ca420cd088d397de10adb5f5830bb3f64bafa53

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome_BITS_11056_1885616804\winrar-x64-701\vrb9dR4dg8Y2QFcBzx1PxO83yV.bat

          Filesize

          117B

          MD5

          38c9a9b2baa13052d877a46df02f565a

          SHA1

          9c777107eaac4b39d50347e3757c384b338ad7eb

          SHA256

          95b80502d9e6d30a2a34b6958bb18cba07f6c8a117ba71eee88df97b91ab4d18

          SHA512

          f2e35fc451e1702735dbc5effec881b23d094772c34026982201281500392e5092e57c8531018e482d4dc838b1674f43a7a3712f66b376c5bb1c2807ee7c120a

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

          Filesize

          237B

          MD5

          7b61e73ecd6e3acfc0209d184b85b6a8

          SHA1

          fa26c881af003a885ed31a3f6e83969ce4d7b546

          SHA256

          6449afa1607a9a8ae4f46bd90b6fec65dcd2c29505cd4c4f9fb413515f5ed32d

          SHA512

          6b83625a7e35c4992d11effd07d7f4bf5bfa98bca9a134ff7371e5146dc51db3fd2b8e9f196aa0372e3adc9933b13ac9897aede94e06e44525539a14b92b7f2e

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

          Filesize

          7KB

          MD5

          a817bc1d296edc2411d2b0651ad3bd33

          SHA1

          6d830cf518a1280c0d5a93214a3e19a46ce06a4c

          SHA256

          a643fd675b7f542e283361c2ce25b972311bd9580932deabe1a448bc486b3dbd

          SHA512

          dc60161217f5e95432684f380c1ef951774404f54073d3c014a0e246fd327a663449e42672e9aa6bbe11f0316e11b6bc643a5854d38e422f03c0e80a303dc728

        • memory/1732-133-0x0000000002310000-0x0000000002318000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          32KB

        • memory/1732-132-0x000000001B700000-0x000000001B9E2000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          2.9MB

        • memory/2792-17-0x0000000000440000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          112KB

        • memory/2792-23-0x0000000000420000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          48KB

        • memory/2792-25-0x0000000000430000-0x000000000043E000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          56KB

        • memory/2792-27-0x00000000004A0000-0x00000000004A8000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          32KB

        • memory/2792-29-0x00000000004B0000-0x00000000004BC000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          48KB

        • memory/2792-21-0x0000000000480000-0x0000000000492000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          72KB

        • memory/2792-19-0x0000000000460000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          96KB

        • memory/2792-15-0x0000000000410000-0x000000000041E000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          56KB

        • memory/2792-13-0x0000000000A60000-0x0000000000C60000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          2.0MB

        • memory/3052-136-0x00000000012B0000-0x00000000014B0000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          2.0MB