Analysis

  • max time kernel
    94s
  • max time network
    136s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    06-01-2025 17:57

General

  • Target

    JaffaCakes118_321f612c6caf1fd630725623fe40a5fe.exe

  • Size

    1.2MB

  • MD5

    321f612c6caf1fd630725623fe40a5fe

  • SHA1

    8cf094d5074445dd427987edc583e90c09eb4c1b

  • SHA256

    6095c3b37ce46a00267f8bd43345e1e83f366875901c0cdfd22349360c930219

  • SHA512

    6aed7fde3c3f52c14e1c0f44b64147c0ed4c9c87b93c02e354ff7364a0296ed0affa2fb2c3caf73e07f764ce7d7840acb5e4e02f7e1fe1031b6226f18af5610f

  • SSDEEP

    24576:P2G/nvxW3WsLG9Eiz6adDRmCICoh3yfB0R9We1tHJTiBdTadFOQxQUS2NQtLqv7P:PbA3vLG9Eiz6adDRmCICoh3yfB0R9Wef

Malware Config

Signatures

  • DcRat 4 IoCs

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

  • Dcrat family
  • Process spawned unexpected child process 3 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.

  • 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 3 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 3 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 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_321f612c6caf1fd630725623fe40a5fe.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_321f612c6caf1fd630725623fe40a5fe.exe"
    1⤵
    • DcRat
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4972
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\driverintoperfCommon\wlmoRFgBvo.vbe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2236
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\driverintoperfCommon\vJSmSBhcFKfKb07LK.bat" "
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4936
        • C:\driverintoperfCommon\driverintoperfCommonsessiondll.exe
          "C:\driverintoperfCommon\driverintoperfCommonsessiondll.exe"
          4⤵
          • Checks computer location settings
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Adds Run key to start application
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4908
          • C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\System.exe
            "C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\System.exe"
            5⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:4316
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "driverintoperfCommonsessiondll" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\driverintoperfCommon\vJSmSBhcFKfKb07LK\driverintoperfCommonsessiondll.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:1908
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "System" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\System.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:3692
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "sysmon" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\lsasetup\sysmon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:3544

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\driverintoperfCommon\driverintoperfCommonsessiondll.exe

    Filesize

    911KB

    MD5

    056f58dfd4dbd2472994437d57da6515

    SHA1

    b25732eeed9b92fa7c41e4d5f624e543841fb889

    SHA256

    6ab8569493f8b26107d701117956341d4b880ffa0d5e5e498380e9e21fad6ca4

    SHA512

    1d2f09ad6b752ab5d18797ebbc22991e04a3df27e3dce85f31446690c595b6550cd9db6ec69aaa57b307e36d3f1f247fb37bdfa9fb76496a3fa5e76423e7e1d3

  • C:\driverintoperfCommon\vJSmSBhcFKfKb07LK.bat

    Filesize

    60B

    MD5

    7714e2b53919911e980444b45460395e

    SHA1

    21cddd2196d4e75bbb2cc7707b94934932680d07

    SHA256

    6e0f83f0badfed55ce960d3f3b49b742c3f2bf50e36beefd48fdbb2d0b71bc8c

    SHA512

    2611942f953a7c4deaf4a80863279a309befa69171f2e657a671afc52b9540dbada2b147280ac2af05d71e78802ba56b0cd82bfe8799fcd53805ffa0b828ae03

  • C:\driverintoperfCommon\wlmoRFgBvo.vbe

    Filesize

    214B

    MD5

    b691364b66d675eeed04c145b61c1eec

    SHA1

    dc589cc90dea7c2337354951a18ddc456ef6cb19

    SHA256

    1028571339899a1c775e82790e37ce001554848fae43c5c58357474c94b5bd2b

    SHA512

    a807538e52b8acdbcc35d60df9b3ff1e529cd23c39a7a2a5afe19fc4a05ba46d9cb7ba1a7012f43c2b27eef7681dff8d3a9aa204fe85816146455ac0e1a8010c

  • memory/4908-12-0x00007FFFA37F3000-0x00007FFFA37F5000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/4908-13-0x00000000007E0000-0x00000000008CA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    936KB