Analysis

  • max time kernel
    94s
  • max time network
    95s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    10-12-2024 22:03

General

  • Target

    ef198c2bd03333e40dc6e723bb985f6507bc3e3662f0986a7db6ee0157ea7142.exe

  • Size

    984KB

  • MD5

    b6d8aa9bbde0aadb7ded1a4096540fe7

  • SHA1

    5e78b639c6a8ca53f03462c8bc5443429f1982ae

  • SHA256

    ef198c2bd03333e40dc6e723bb985f6507bc3e3662f0986a7db6ee0157ea7142

  • SHA512

    d24fb4771bb54f44dfd23505c491eca811aeb4ce14e40204a58849951f9c706e156683f228cb39e7aacb88323eceae8e2e3fb2328188f730aec097c672c0fa55

  • SSDEEP

    12288:MyEIOYTNEIf5AycvEhKIV6tEcln0Ai2a61h3cQ9Fk+ntGoWuzsx1oiLgoi:MyErYT+PvXIUln/1GJgoi

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 12 IoCs

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

  • UAC bypass 3 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • DCRat payload 6 IoCs

    Detects payload of DCRat, commonly dropped by NSIS installers.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 11 IoCs

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

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files 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 12 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 13 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 28 IoCs
  • System policy modification 1 TTPs 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\ef198c2bd03333e40dc6e723bb985f6507bc3e3662f0986a7db6ee0157ea7142.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ef198c2bd03333e40dc6e723bb985f6507bc3e3662f0986a7db6ee0157ea7142.exe"
    1⤵
    • UAC bypass
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    • System policy modification
    PID:2284
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2772
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/$Recycle.Bin/'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1704
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Documents and Settings/'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2276
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/PerfLogs/'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2496
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Program Files/'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2940
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Program Files (x86)/'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2664
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/ProgramData/'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3052
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Recovery/'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5072
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/System Volume Information/'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:428
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Users/'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2204
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Windows/'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2132
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\o5bTDfWcHF.bat"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4032
      • C:\Windows\system32\w32tm.exe
        w32tm /stripchart /computer:localhost /period:5 /dataonly /samples:2
        3⤵
          PID:4284
        • C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\Microsoft.PowerShell.Operation.Validation\OfficeClickToRun.exe
          "C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\Microsoft.PowerShell.Operation.Validation\OfficeClickToRun.exe"
          3⤵
          • UAC bypass
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Checks whether UAC is enabled
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • System policy modification
          PID:388
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogonw" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\winlogon.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1080
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogon" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\winlogon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2796
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogonw" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\winlogon.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 "OfficeClickToRunO" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\Microsoft.PowerShell.Operation.Validation\OfficeClickToRun.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2116
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "OfficeClickToRun" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\Microsoft.PowerShell.Operation.Validation\OfficeClickToRun.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3088
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "OfficeClickToRunO" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\Microsoft.PowerShell.Operation.Validation\OfficeClickToRun.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1524
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBrokerR" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Users\Default\PrintHood\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3096
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBroker" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Default\PrintHood\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4904
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBrokerR" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Users\Default\PrintHood\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4964
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "sihosts" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\sihost.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2332
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "sihost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\sihost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2504
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "sihosts" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\sihost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1576

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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    Downloads

    • C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\Microsoft.PowerShell.Operation.Validation\OfficeClickToRun.exe

      Filesize

      984KB

      MD5

      e9bcd7d1d69d264f8a6ca0726bb50c79

      SHA1

      3b893d65212718df46c03538780a1778c234e3f9

      SHA256

      d6af97ddf3df6cd50df4dabc873180762739225e86ca9bb35ba6b4d2a2fead4d

      SHA512

      fce8d5e1cdac4a4021fa47d2ce42903b1e94dffb8d048e71908e32145376c51c8c96c20b7088b0465da2180d9144e3c2b2c49cbf612f27b300c5f1a103868f3b

    • C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\sihost.exe

      Filesize

      984KB

      MD5

      c684adc41bd26570d3ae4e5c8809d2d1

      SHA1

      9bb9a800fbd364a9864f213d3d93b6996531bfb4

      SHA256

      0c560a7e4a720053d85d0915bdf92d2889ee35e5d9fe954101047ea12cf77682

      SHA512

      07258b3e063ed8cc7f845afe2ba83e2610104030888580d2bd9b2c60c3dd0e78ed119308898c42833f999ffafebe43028d822f91d4cea09aad55c842a8e57ac8

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

      Filesize

      2KB

      MD5

      d85ba6ff808d9e5444a4b369f5bc2730

      SHA1

      31aa9d96590fff6981b315e0b391b575e4c0804a

      SHA256

      84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f

      SHA512

      8c414eb55b45212af385accc16d9d562adba2123583ce70d22b91161fe878683845512a78f04dedd4ea98ed9b174dbfa98cf696370598ad8e6fbd1e714f1f249

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

      Filesize

      944B

      MD5

      77d622bb1a5b250869a3238b9bc1402b

      SHA1

      d47f4003c2554b9dfc4c16f22460b331886b191b

      SHA256

      f97ff12a8abf4bf88bb6497bd2ac2da12628c8847a8ba5a9026bdbb76507cdfb

      SHA512

      d6789b5499f23c9035375a102271e17a8a82e57d6f5312fa24242e08a83efdeb8becb7622f55c4cf1b89c7d864b445df11f4d994cf7e2f87a900535bcca12fd9

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

      Filesize

      944B

      MD5

      d28a889fd956d5cb3accfbaf1143eb6f

      SHA1

      157ba54b365341f8ff06707d996b3635da8446f7

      SHA256

      21e5d7ccf80a293e6ba30ed728846ca19c929c52b96e2c8d34e27cd2234f1d45

      SHA512

      0b6d88deb9be85722e6a78d5886d49f2caf407a59e128d2b4ed74c1356f9928c40048a62731959f2460e9ff9d9feee311043d2a37abe3bb92c2b76a44281478c

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

      Filesize

      944B

      MD5

      bd5940f08d0be56e65e5f2aaf47c538e

      SHA1

      d7e31b87866e5e383ab5499da64aba50f03e8443

      SHA256

      2d2f364c75bd2897504249f42cdf1d19374f5230aad68fa9154ea3d03e3031a6

      SHA512

      c34d10c7e07da44a180fae9889b61f08903aa84e8ddfa80c31c272b1ef9d491b8cec6b8a4c836c3cb1583fe8f4955c6a8db872515de3a9e10eae09610c959406

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

      Filesize

      944B

      MD5

      28d4235aa2e6d782751f980ceb6e5021

      SHA1

      f5d82d56acd642b9fc4b963f684fd6b78f25a140

      SHA256

      8c66720f953e82cfbd8f00543c42c0cf77c3d97787ec09cb3e1e2ba5819bd638

      SHA512

      dba1bd6600f5affcfdc33a59e7ac853ee5fdfafb8d1407a1768728bd4f66ef6b49437214716b7e33e3de91d7ce95709050a3dab4354dd62acaf1de28107017a2

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

      Filesize

      944B

      MD5

      2e907f77659a6601fcc408274894da2e

      SHA1

      9f5b72abef1cd7145bf37547cdb1b9254b4efe9d

      SHA256

      385da35673330e21ac02545220552fe301fe54dedefbdafc097ac4342a295233

      SHA512

      34fa0fff24f6550f55f828541aaefe5d75c86f8f0842d54b50065e9746f9662bb7209c74c9a9571540b9855bb3851f01db613190024e89b198d485bb5dc07721

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

      Filesize

      944B

      MD5

      e243a38635ff9a06c87c2a61a2200656

      SHA1

      ecd95ed5bf1a9fbe96a8448fc2814a0210fa2afc

      SHA256

      af5782703f3f2d5a29fb313dae6680a64134db26064d4a321a3f23b75f6ca00f

      SHA512

      4418957a1b10eee44cf270c81816ae707352411c4f5ac14b6b61ab537c91480e24e0a0a2c276a6291081b4984c123cf673a45dcedb0ceeef682054ba0fc19cb4

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

      Filesize

      944B

      MD5

      6d3e9c29fe44e90aae6ed30ccf799ca8

      SHA1

      c7974ef72264bbdf13a2793ccf1aed11bc565dce

      SHA256

      2360634e63e8f0b5748e2c56ebb8f4aa78e71008ea7b5c9ca1c49be03b49557d

      SHA512

      60c38c4367352537545d859f64b9c5cbada94240478d1d039fd27b5ecba4dc1c90051557c16d802269703b873546ead416279c0a80c6fd5e49ad361cef22596a

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RCX6D32.tmp

      Filesize

      984KB

      MD5

      9dfd9228400f2a007e0d701e1bb4f1b0

      SHA1

      f2a012e28fe86ff4d030c029708669c61b1a3a79

      SHA256

      85cd34a683058c798f5a710ecd1a71e004f1d2816bb21397b38cea0bf9a9456f

      SHA512

      395c2c589dc145bdf8e67fac9cce53056bfd960322db780b6ccd89bfca87b0fcc530ee49837628e88181e21780b206cdb3cd643b33de0292b0229b16df2ca6d3

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_scwhj3lt.ldc.ps1

      Filesize

      60B

      MD5

      d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

      SHA1

      6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

      SHA256

      96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

      SHA512

      5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\o5bTDfWcHF.bat

      Filesize

      270B

      MD5

      9fbddeb43b2ceac9fc2b1e1fa31ac7da

      SHA1

      010c1e4fbaaa9b279a7ea59dc33699ed44f29f18

      SHA256

      537214ba38796389b774c96f746a147818659dbb87e9f7a35931df51684efbf4

      SHA512

      3647e150bca2812f00025b95078900542bcb480526edf4631159eb3985c41aaba901348964621723d27f274fea47125e2d8f6e1234ba1f275611142efd790364

    • C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Printer Shortcuts\RuntimeBroker.exe

      Filesize

      984KB

      MD5

      bc3be7a51820234a521eae879cbbd3ec

      SHA1

      720f7a3501677e22cf8c9c4a0cde9f8dd74c58aa

      SHA256

      e7cc34c69185c111e96a6dec45ef2bd7b4a72fb1e36746ae8776ffae3e2c222b

      SHA512

      a159c4397b91dc932dba2a62f9ab76eecc77b7ace3600e545cd158c7c2cc50b998d018b3fa19d6b528d311d3cd934ef6fa32021869de7bc7e79fcfa5e2b477f8

    • memory/388-209-0x0000000000CA0000-0x0000000000D9C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1008KB

    • memory/2284-9-0x000000001BA10000-0x000000001BA1C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      48KB

    • memory/2284-13-0x000000001BB60000-0x000000001BB6C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      48KB

    • memory/2284-10-0x000000001BA20000-0x000000001BA2C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      48KB

    • memory/2284-11-0x000000001BA30000-0x000000001BA38000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      32KB

    • memory/2284-14-0x000000001BB70000-0x000000001BB7C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      48KB

    • memory/2284-17-0x00007FFB80F40000-0x00007FFB81A01000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/2284-1-0x0000000000DB0000-0x0000000000EAC000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1008KB

    • memory/2284-12-0x000000001BB50000-0x000000001BB5E000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      56KB

    • memory/2284-97-0x00007FFB80F40000-0x00007FFB81A01000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/2284-18-0x00007FFB80F40000-0x00007FFB81A01000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/2284-8-0x000000001BA00000-0x000000001BA0C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      48KB

    • memory/2284-0-0x00007FFB80F43000-0x00007FFB80F45000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8KB

    • memory/2284-7-0x00000000016C0000-0x00000000016CA000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/2284-6-0x000000001B9E0000-0x000000001B9F6000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      88KB

    • memory/2284-5-0x00000000016B0000-0x00000000016C0000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/2284-4-0x00000000016A0000-0x00000000016A8000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      32KB

    • memory/2284-3-0x0000000001680000-0x000000000168E000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      56KB

    • memory/2284-2-0x00007FFB80F40000-0x00007FFB81A01000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/2496-89-0x000002474C1C0000-0x000002474C1E2000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      136KB