Analysis

  • max time kernel
    120s
  • max time network
    125s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20241010-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    22-12-2024 23:49

General

  • Target

    771f3bc23da9c40adfb3ba5869ecde3890681af6cb8ff9a0c9104b04be3307b3.exe

  • Size

    952KB

  • MD5

    066ac67ff4803f8053decd2f83d5834e

  • SHA1

    4f9a371bbbb0d601d36eb150134397c8e2fb4b06

  • SHA256

    771f3bc23da9c40adfb3ba5869ecde3890681af6cb8ff9a0c9104b04be3307b3

  • SHA512

    9ffaf8455c3b36c6c06bd1fd7dd63544376ee5699769b14041186152a428a213be6174c55531cdd46896038d20297e27ccb90a167c1d1537bb73ec4bf516c305

  • SSDEEP

    24576:W+O7F9smBDJwWmIezBLwsHuWbxR4AK5ZJXX:x8/KfRTK

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 11 IoCs
  • Process spawned unexpected child process 11 IoCs

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

  • UAC bypass 3 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • DCRat payload 7 IoCs

    Detects payload of DCRat, commonly dropped by NSIS installers.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 22 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 20 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 15 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 11 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 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\771f3bc23da9c40adfb3ba5869ecde3890681af6cb8ff9a0c9104b04be3307b3.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\771f3bc23da9c40adfb3ba5869ecde3890681af6cb8ff9a0c9104b04be3307b3.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
    • UAC bypass
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • 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
    • System policy modification
    PID:2880
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\X2Ifph4EYR.bat"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1740
      • C:\Windows\system32\w32tm.exe
        w32tm /stripchart /computer:localhost /period:5 /dataonly /samples:2
        3⤵
          PID:1728
        • C:\Windows\System32\pidgenx\dwm.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\pidgenx\dwm.exe"
          3⤵
          • UAC bypass
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Checks whether UAC is enabled
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • System policy modification
          PID:1120
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "audiodg" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\PerfLogs\Admin\audiodg.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2656
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsm" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\msdtckrm\lsm.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2744
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrss" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\RemotePackages\RemoteDesktops\csrss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2408
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "771f3bc23da9c40adfb3ba5869ecde3890681af6cb8ff9a0c9104b04be3307b3" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\1033\771f3bc23da9c40adfb3ba5869ecde3890681af6cb8ff9a0c9104b04be3307b3.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:436
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "OSPPSVC" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatform\OSPPCEXT\OSPPSVC.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1324
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "wininit" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\efslsaext\wininit.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2016
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\MSOCache\All Users\{90140000-0019-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2564
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "smss" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\samlib\smss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1844
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\31f19e42-8726-11ef-be9a-dab21757c799\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2132
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dwm" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\pidgenx\dwm.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2280
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "explorer" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\SDK\explorer.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2192

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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    Downloads

    • C:\PerfLogs\Admin\audiodg.exe

      Filesize

      952KB

      MD5

      accd1bcebb70e3c14e67b872524e9201

      SHA1

      afd977b315b114f6c6ff3ab8f84473a05c6ba235

      SHA256

      eb0b353eb04f66fe09c741076e45a910b962db647b473ffca516b6219f26c23d

      SHA512

      85b1e63892fe752ffbce9789431c75a02ccaa5a678836cec69dc7ff034f30f57bd4aee05b7c25d0d9f0b427db787e5799a509b29c827140d3c9836c3a963caee

    • C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatform\OSPPCEXT\OSPPSVC.exe

      Filesize

      952KB

      MD5

      066ac67ff4803f8053decd2f83d5834e

      SHA1

      4f9a371bbbb0d601d36eb150134397c8e2fb4b06

      SHA256

      771f3bc23da9c40adfb3ba5869ecde3890681af6cb8ff9a0c9104b04be3307b3

      SHA512

      9ffaf8455c3b36c6c06bd1fd7dd63544376ee5699769b14041186152a428a213be6174c55531cdd46896038d20297e27ccb90a167c1d1537bb73ec4bf516c305

    • C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatform\OSPPCEXT\OSPPSVC.exe

      Filesize

      952KB

      MD5

      281588e52332fc21eabfdf169386cfb2

      SHA1

      ca51c574ef14424cea6aedc9c20b561079c70ba3

      SHA256

      a7736fa7a7ba36f9298d18f1b00235b009fb030e2c2c03fda21587fc0eb58c0d

      SHA512

      5d1a0cf45d54352ee361064670889c9800ba1ccfb6dd10d06a852c77343713822a21cb47211c4b59bd82ac91c9c94f91137f42c4249a3841a4ca1e2800ed0b84

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\X2Ifph4EYR.bat

      Filesize

      199B

      MD5

      0c1191984548444139d96716572f000f

      SHA1

      15635cd82fa20b7a532e057958836f8e4850e64d

      SHA256

      ad9fac72cb3be7d37cb7869ca159398e9f36d4923a572f2a69197082666988ab

      SHA512

      42e7208fc9f5f5e3066d1c1ad72b68e8452a86fed661d3c4e57d743c31fd24405f56d48cb34e8573a897dbebe67f8fd879447139d562f69bd3fd5a9806dd3e40

    • C:\Windows\System32\pidgenx\dwm.exe

      Filesize

      952KB

      MD5

      e9c1e7d6e6cdf7d017ffe1895561aa28

      SHA1

      bfa35ea53a6da954096259b95f1d9cc16cdbdf97

      SHA256

      37c6eeec7bd569b4fd4a5cbb4eb535d5e2f3295b3b4c25db6e8b08fc0590cfa5

      SHA512

      20391b2be8157e12132b892deb457cb6485061d7bb714041cb7d522fe7680431a6b8788a36c08129b82d662c162dbe85d67ba89f918fb531a8aeb284f00ad8cb

    • C:\Windows\System32\samlib\smss.exe

      Filesize

      952KB

      MD5

      5268514cf7e987ddae87bb674d22de32

      SHA1

      10be8eb5e470b7fb10b06c6cf1bf6b59f5826ed1

      SHA256

      6ca778740cbaa1b02419502ddb5be72a5bbf78c48cd1f6ee0b87295b9699e5a0

      SHA512

      310a59c42bcd11508ba9bfd77e9916ef03bf5833e0e0c76690b5ef407ce93ae34986f3a78e1c8e2cfc5d38efebedbdcd0a988352821f752a4db0e1acc79320a6

    • memory/1120-173-0x0000000000ED0000-0x0000000000FC4000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      976KB

    • memory/2880-5-0x00000000001F0000-0x00000000001FA000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/2880-0-0x000007FEF56D3000-0x000007FEF56D4000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/2880-9-0x0000000000520000-0x000000000052A000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/2880-10-0x0000000000580000-0x000000000058C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      48KB

    • memory/2880-11-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000056C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      48KB

    • memory/2880-7-0x00000000001E0000-0x00000000001EA000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/2880-6-0x0000000000530000-0x000000000053C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      48KB

    • memory/2880-8-0x0000000000550000-0x0000000000558000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      32KB

    • memory/2880-4-0x00000000001D0000-0x00000000001E0000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/2880-146-0x000007FEF56D3000-0x000007FEF56D4000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/2880-3-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001D0000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/2880-163-0x000007FEF56D0000-0x000007FEF60BC000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      9.9MB

    • memory/2880-2-0x000007FEF56D0000-0x000007FEF60BC000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      9.9MB

    • memory/2880-170-0x000007FEF56D0000-0x000007FEF60BC000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      9.9MB

    • memory/2880-1-0x0000000000310000-0x0000000000404000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      976KB