Analysis

  • max time kernel
    121s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240903-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    16-12-2024 23:06

General

  • Target

    b5a1474fcb8f7b9809d52546bd304af3.exe

  • Size

    2.2MB

  • MD5

    b5a1474fcb8f7b9809d52546bd304af3

  • SHA1

    8604fe586fa0d03adaa6608169a62c65c837de7d

  • SHA256

    dc83dbd12c5a432a6c168982e55d6c7be89dd0bc4b915e3e93e3a97c8af0ab0d

  • SHA512

    39931300c863c521957dd5d842c0c6e0d66d2b43663136375e21feb26181bd1c9d4494025e0e7a00b80b51405d1e67bfe825787e60c1b99998463b4e3a49a7ee

  • SSDEEP

    49152:IBJVhKLUy2ich2Y+jCRZCH77sVccM50sF/CwsuVoM:y3hKPFch2YHgbucc00OdoM

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 6 IoCs

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

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 6 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 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\b5a1474fcb8f7b9809d52546bd304af3.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b5a1474fcb8f7b9809d52546bd304af3.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2388
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Bridgecontainerserver\VBxKsR3W5qREBSxxvIt5VpzoFdFFANtbsRk6NDfKSHeOxN7UsJds5Ck.vbe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2336
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd /c ""C:\Bridgecontainerserver\SlMo.bat" "
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2984
        • C:\Bridgecontainerserver\BrokerhostNet.exe
          "C:\Bridgecontainerserver/BrokerhostNet.exe"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2980
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\explorer.exe'
            5⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1792
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Bridgecontainerserver\BrokerhostNet.exe'
            5⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:776
          • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Bz8hGClOSy.bat"
            5⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1284
            • C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
              chcp 65001
              6⤵
                PID:2808
              • C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
                ping -n 10 localhost
                6⤵
                • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
                • Runs ping.exe
                PID:2812
              • C:\Bridgecontainerserver\BrokerhostNet.exe
                "C:\Bridgecontainerserver\BrokerhostNet.exe"
                6⤵
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:2944
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "explorere" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\explorer.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1728
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "explorer" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\explorer.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2636
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "explorere" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\explorer.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1744
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "BrokerhostNetB" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Bridgecontainerserver\BrokerhostNet.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1076
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "BrokerhostNet" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Bridgecontainerserver\BrokerhostNet.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2024
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "BrokerhostNetB" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Bridgecontainerserver\BrokerhostNet.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2412

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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    Downloads

    • C:\Bridgecontainerserver\SlMo.bat

      Filesize

      89B

      MD5

      20c75fef4553c17d36635750cfb57049

      SHA1

      8489a5998acaa63326bc1a665c38eb71c5d1f426

      SHA256

      0dcef4794868f563d515bbeee69e35dde750411ee9dcaafdef597806c89cabd0

      SHA512

      2819f6585bd3ee7e9f1703c259b97b21dbacde276186a489acfea0c36f377f751845b50ed00a70e029e95f588193cf69f77aeaf2785e67888378b9f2e95ee92a

    • C:\Bridgecontainerserver\VBxKsR3W5qREBSxxvIt5VpzoFdFFANtbsRk6NDfKSHeOxN7UsJds5Ck.vbe

      Filesize

      204B

      MD5

      e52eec5fe59f0e73555c7d43c0035f62

      SHA1

      e6fcc87b7d260c2fcfff89e28e7d45357357520e

      SHA256

      b5712ce1aa870e16ed1464f1ecd627aed7020bb48c61252471cf9ec0b2d38d7f

      SHA512

      325c467e6519fb72238c62abbb7b89d32016a71416d41f148a38e41853928fc9cc84ed6b096784af9b1ad23c3363316d6b4f3464959127dfee1794cc926d40a7

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Bz8hGClOSy.bat

      Filesize

      170B

      MD5

      2b4f5d4ca9a6f600c82793268e8368c3

      SHA1

      f18ed71291b07bbe74ab5da52870cf5f454e8916

      SHA256

      a2de054fd0c41c4695a4107e11a76b93a61002707eb72022eec0f45777894f5a

      SHA512

      342c6a614bd0f36800bd97684ef72088e2e982efdb0d7d6e373f0101cd3bd481669c9903c93ac2c72c8a3595c96269c0800834a6aa0a1acabe24938ff1aec712

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\7920ORI5YF10126US02U.temp

      Filesize

      7KB

      MD5

      d2d58c1354071fcc86fb1c2a8e66b07b

      SHA1

      8711ee790606c6a6e1343cf72919eb2c5de31059

      SHA256

      0a46333ce04602f7f1e2697de3124d8d42871f625cb12b941a24ed00e501a123

      SHA512

      8b16e72d6e806d45cf1699edc33459496b41100014920aea43825c956a7bdddf2a88b3631e95050590908f209888735b3936b6e089e14c3c9b2927d69cdbffd0

    • \Bridgecontainerserver\BrokerhostNet.exe

      Filesize

      1.9MB

      MD5

      0f91548ca49c64d6a8cd3846854f484c

      SHA1

      033c309b683020221ae189c4236a70c0d3ddd568

      SHA256

      a7883947a5f3c0d74f3eac6c2a6da45555298d769f5e3137e10a3ece14e83dfd

      SHA512

      e207b5545ceed034ec22f13e1a36f13656721b2c9cab97f6ec7ba8195f32ddc1673e1334902b2d4fc0ce393baf7f806bedf4a03a26a8ffe79ad17a87cf9a90a2

    • memory/776-42-0x0000000001DA0000-0x0000000001DA8000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      32KB

    • memory/1792-41-0x000000001B820000-0x000000001BB02000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      2.9MB

    • memory/2944-44-0x0000000000FE0000-0x00000000011C6000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.9MB

    • memory/2980-13-0x00000000001B0000-0x0000000000396000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.9MB

    • memory/2980-23-0x00000000003A0000-0x00000000003AC000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      48KB

    • memory/2980-21-0x00000000001A0000-0x00000000001AE000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      56KB

    • memory/2980-19-0x0000000000580000-0x0000000000598000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      96KB

    • memory/2980-17-0x00000000004D0000-0x00000000004EC000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      112KB

    • memory/2980-15-0x0000000000190000-0x000000000019E000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      56KB