General

  • Target

    909a3dcb1e95203b5c18b0bade2c16e7072066b210bc177a36efc12bfad8ac3dN.exe

  • Size

    1.5MB

  • Sample

    241222-e7s6watpcq

  • MD5

    2aebbcc24146145bb68994a680a20890

  • SHA1

    5e40294cedaf42391d9695b25af78e5b92d5f503

  • SHA256

    909a3dcb1e95203b5c18b0bade2c16e7072066b210bc177a36efc12bfad8ac3d

  • SHA512

    dbac0387b0fc8c709a63a719fd8d8e36c4c0d4f35f6e6a1d000cc7e12ba97c2bafc1083d30c8cffc26057ce8e379f4b4e31e2f22d012604ef12c71392b365116

  • SSDEEP

    24576:0NNUtQhWhtqDfDXQdy+N+gfQqRsgFlDRluQ70eJiVbWpR:EzhWhCXQFN+0IEuQgyiVK

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      909a3dcb1e95203b5c18b0bade2c16e7072066b210bc177a36efc12bfad8ac3dN.exe

    • Size

      1.5MB

    • MD5

      2aebbcc24146145bb68994a680a20890

    • SHA1

      5e40294cedaf42391d9695b25af78e5b92d5f503

    • SHA256

      909a3dcb1e95203b5c18b0bade2c16e7072066b210bc177a36efc12bfad8ac3d

    • SHA512

      dbac0387b0fc8c709a63a719fd8d8e36c4c0d4f35f6e6a1d000cc7e12ba97c2bafc1083d30c8cffc26057ce8e379f4b4e31e2f22d012604ef12c71392b365116

    • SSDEEP

      24576:0NNUtQhWhtqDfDXQdy+N+gfQqRsgFlDRluQ70eJiVbWpR:EzhWhCXQFN+0IEuQgyiVK

    • DcRat

      DarkCrystal(DC) is a new .NET RAT active since June 2019 capable of loading additional plugins.

    • Dcrat family

    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence

    • Process spawned unexpected child process

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

    • UAC bypass

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

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

    • Drops file in Drivers directory

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Checks whether UAC is enabled

    • Drops file in System32 directory

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Tasks