Analysis

  • max time kernel
    28s
  • max time network
    28s
  • 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, 12:35

General

  • Target
    Winver.exe
  • Size 1.8MB
  • Sample250101-psc68axmbm
  • SHA256 c91143795474ec192096650cddcacd5d4e0d46b384e8a56dab7ca029ac2a7d43
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

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 18 IoCs

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

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 18 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 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\Winver.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Winver.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • 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:2772
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\eVx41bBAa8.bat"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3324
      • C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
        chcp 65001
        3⤵
          PID:3828
        • C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
          ping -n 10 localhost
          3⤵
          • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
          • Runs ping.exe
          PID:2152
        • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\fontdrvhost.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\fontdrvhost.exe"
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:3116
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dwmd" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dwm.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3704
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dwm" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dwm.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3620
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dwmd" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dwm.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3928
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "SystemS" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\System.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3076
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "System" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\System.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1780
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "SystemS" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\System.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2364
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "SystemS" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Users\Public\System.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1904
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "System" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Public\System.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1148
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "SystemS" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Users\Public\System.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:216
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "fontdrvhostf" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\Documents\fontdrvhost.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2024
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "fontdrvhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\Documents\fontdrvhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2460
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "fontdrvhostf" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\Documents\fontdrvhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4644
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "upfcu" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\upfc.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2588
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "upfc" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\upfc.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2012
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "upfcu" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\upfc.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1680
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "WinverW" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Winver.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4144
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "Winver" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Winver.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2388
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "WinverW" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Winver.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3416

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          dwm.exe

          • Path C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dwm.exe
          • Size 1.8MB
          • SHA256 c91143795474ec192096650cddcacd5d4e0d46b384e8a56dab7ca029ac2a7d43
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          eVx41bBAa8.bat

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\eVx41bBAa8.bat
          • Size 168B
          • SHA256 0fa8cd30c40b57bee26b3c0f22b091baabd725738a1bfa39e5d35c873e3fb5e2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          memory/2772-8-0x00007FFCCA250000-0x00007FFCCAD11000-memory.dmp

          memory/2772-11-0x000000001C140000-0x000000001C190000-memory.dmp

          memory/2772-4-0x00007FFCCA250000-0x00007FFCCAD11000-memory.dmp

          memory/2772-6-0x000000001BD50000-0x000000001BD5E000-memory.dmp

          memory/2772-7-0x00007FFCCA250000-0x00007FFCCAD11000-memory.dmp

          memory/2772-10-0x000000001BD80000-0x000000001BD9C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2772-0-0x00007FFCCA253000-0x00007FFCCA255000-memory.dmp

          memory/2772-3-0x00007FFCCA250000-0x00007FFCCAD11000-memory.dmp

          memory/2772-13-0x000000001BDA0000-0x000000001BDB8000-memory.dmp

          memory/2772-15-0x00007FFCCA250000-0x00007FFCCAD11000-memory.dmp

          memory/2772-18-0x00007FFCCA250000-0x00007FFCCAD11000-memory.dmp

          memory/2772-2-0x00007FFCCA250000-0x00007FFCCAD11000-memory.dmp

          memory/2772-27-0x00007FFCCA250000-0x00007FFCCAD11000-memory.dmp

          memory/2772-31-0x00007FFCCA250000-0x00007FFCCAD11000-memory.dmp

          memory/2772-1-0x0000000000F90000-0x0000000001162000-memory.dmp

          memory/2772-35-0x00007FFCCA250000-0x00007FFCCAD11000-memory.dmp