Analysis

  • max time kernel
    92s
  • max time network
    147s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    01/01/2025, 05:43

General

  • Target
    JaffaCakes118_494742d29651ab84e89eff67f56458af.exe
  • Size 1.3MB
  • Sample250101-gepdbsypar
  • SHA256 0be7ff4110d0b603cfb6dd4ed599333d0fe8851222ed4aa2dd63f74211fb35bd
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • DcRat 9 IoCs

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

  • Dcrat family
  • Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 8 IoCs
  • Process spawned unexpected child process 8 IoCs

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

  • DCRat payload 2 IoCs

    Detects payload of DCRat, commonly dropped by NSIS installers.

  • Disables Task Manager via registry modification
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 16 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 7 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry class 2 IoCs
  • Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 8 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 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\JaffaCakes118_494742d29651ab84e89eff67f56458af.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_494742d29651ab84e89eff67f56458af.exe"
    1⤵
    • DcRat
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2472
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\WINDEFENDER\NcNbeZlzgEnbMlE44buVM.vbe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3940
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\WINDEFENDER\sTeGstiEH.bat" "
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4376
        • C:\WINDEFENDER\Hostdhcpwindll.exe
          "C:\WINDEFENDER\Hostdhcpwindll.exe"
          4⤵
          • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
          • Checks computer location settings
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Adds Run key to start application
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • Drops file in Program Files directory
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          • Modifies registry class
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4756
          • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aTYtLRW4MV.bat"
            5⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:4104
            • C:\Windows\system32\w32tm.exe
              w32tm /stripchart /computer:localhost /period:5 /dataonly /samples:2
              6⤵
                PID:1788
              • C:\Windows\System32\VAN\RuntimeBroker.exe
                "C:\Windows\System32\VAN\RuntimeBroker.exe"
                6⤵
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:1152
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
            reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableTaskMgr /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
            4⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Modifies registry key
            PID:2924
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "taskhostw" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\idndl\taskhostw.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4636
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "sihost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\OFFICE16\Office Setup Controller\sihost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4100
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBroker" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\VAN\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3720
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "spoolsv" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\eapputil\spoolsv.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4768
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "sysmon" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\Installer\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}\sysmon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2128
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBroker" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Documents and Settings\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1680
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "Idle" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Public\Libraries\Idle.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4468
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBroker" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\ProgramData\Desktop\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3752

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          aTYtLRW4MV.bat

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aTYtLRW4MV.bat
          • Size 205B
          • SHA256 5f9934d9ed7890d2d195960ec6e86cc967a4272c01716a9332c4af7cb31ab7f7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          Hostdhcpwindll.exe

          • Path C:\WINDEFENDER\Hostdhcpwindll.exe
          • Size 997KB
          • SHA256 06d617aaeeed679b2520009f33b57b986fa00410b1f5cda0e56beb0b55f05119
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          NcNbeZlzgEnbMlE44buVM.vbe

          • Path C:\WINDEFENDER\NcNbeZlzgEnbMlE44buVM.vbe
          • Size 208B
          • SHA256 24114cfc25ca2500d245ce846ca6d9f8446142a31d9f2abcf4afe76cfbdb2eed
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          sTeGstiEH.bat

          • Path C:\WINDEFENDER\sTeGstiEH.bat
          • Size 158B
          • SHA256 35849b76ff4336921dc2f2bf8a648199d9ccc5847270393793c20cef7e51e9a1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          memory/1152-39-0x000000001AD80000-0x000000001AD8C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1152-40-0x000000001AD90000-0x000000001AD98000-memory.dmp

          memory/1152-41-0x000000001ADA0000-0x000000001ADA8000-memory.dmp

          memory/1152-43-0x000000001ADC0000-0x000000001ADC8000-memory.dmp

          memory/1152-42-0x000000001ADB0000-0x000000001ADB8000-memory.dmp

          memory/1152-44-0x000000001ADE0000-0x000000001ADE8000-memory.dmp

          memory/4756-12-0x00007FFC37123000-0x00007FFC37125000-memory.dmp

          memory/4756-13-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000360000-memory.dmp