Analysis

  • max time kernel
    95s
  • max time network
    96s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    07-01-2025 22:43

General

  • Target

    cfe5bf369e60e17054176b8926c7336e53d0489e1a65815610a794886d1d90d2N.exe

  • Size

    1.2MB

  • MD5

    77760d25680549a6e33d813225f15ae0

  • SHA1

    3ba98784170c929615f2a606c1865bbcca860140

  • SHA256

    cfe5bf369e60e17054176b8926c7336e53d0489e1a65815610a794886d1d90d2

  • SHA512

    6e758c1402852a2ee6c669208b491160eefb086c1b5bc52b698d9292ad933e8e71a66413e367b6f6c36f1df841e145b8ee5f06035deceba678a481279ebbcbac

  • SSDEEP

    24576:Zrtb29jyTS6MoaS0BPXM3l9HDesNM1w3HzjM4LjvTCdPILP+4:jb29j5jf/GB6eZLG

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 6 IoCs

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

  • UAC bypass 3 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • DCRat payload 4 IoCs

    Detects payload of DCRat, commonly dropped by NSIS installers.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 10 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 20 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 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\cfe5bf369e60e17054176b8926c7336e53d0489e1a65815610a794886d1d90d2N.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cfe5bf369e60e17054176b8926c7336e53d0489e1a65815610a794886d1d90d2N.exe"
    1⤵
    • UAC bypass
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    • System policy modification
    PID:1272
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\paWlWqEOOw.bat"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4312
      • C:\Windows\system32\w32tm.exe
        w32tm /stripchart /computer:localhost /period:5 /dataonly /samples:2
        3⤵
          PID:4644
        • C:\Windows\notepad\sysmon.exe
          "C:\Windows\notepad\sysmon.exe"
          3⤵
          • UAC bypass
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Checks whether UAC is enabled
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • System policy modification
          PID:224
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrss" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\L2Schemas\csrss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2556
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "fontdrvhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\WpcRefreshTask\fontdrvhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4728
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "sihost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\gptext\sihost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3296
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "sysmon" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\twain_32\sysmon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1576
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "sysmon" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\notepad\sysmon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4568
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogon" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\SchCache\winlogon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2196

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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    Downloads

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

      Filesize

      193B

      MD5

      b69e49ff5d11fe6698068257642a49e2

      SHA1

      b391a7c8f5065c497b9036a19c935bcba81a1d9d

      SHA256

      910ea5273e2f3705424e0f020be449fce0ac15e1ed939520aaf076450ccf00b8

      SHA512

      441a001f02d2f36230bea6e5fdcb1eec53844d880844ecdd18c508ed36874ecba398bd3dd7ae8e3a64dbb14aa6b24f305e9089860e40524b34130b129e5e5cc7

    • C:\Windows\notepad\sysmon.exe

      Filesize

      1.2MB

      MD5

      77760d25680549a6e33d813225f15ae0

      SHA1

      3ba98784170c929615f2a606c1865bbcca860140

      SHA256

      cfe5bf369e60e17054176b8926c7336e53d0489e1a65815610a794886d1d90d2

      SHA512

      6e758c1402852a2ee6c669208b491160eefb086c1b5bc52b698d9292ad933e8e71a66413e367b6f6c36f1df841e145b8ee5f06035deceba678a481279ebbcbac

    • C:\Windows\notepad\sysmon.exe

      Filesize

      1.2MB

      MD5

      27e94e42d7e229f5bbe4bee9ef991bd6

      SHA1

      4ff1cd1b578525ec078413c4e108e8188203306e

      SHA256

      f19e3b3a8b90e92d417b7ff025f24e4d4c81740d0fbf302c22bd18eff7f0f9d9

      SHA512

      5ae946bbeac6b0cdd9084dde8644918e7203398faf7e3e2eee925d9f417030600998ec2a1fd14d11bf7fe9c5c6b8962534597511d1c89b724b11c00030c2a4de

    • memory/224-105-0x0000000000F40000-0x0000000001074000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.2MB

    • memory/1272-3-0x00000000015C0000-0x00000000015D0000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/1272-5-0x0000000001600000-0x000000000160C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      48KB

    • memory/1272-6-0x00000000015D0000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/1272-7-0x00000000015E0000-0x00000000015E8000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      32KB

    • memory/1272-8-0x0000000001620000-0x000000000162C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      48KB

    • memory/1272-4-0x00000000015F0000-0x00000000015FC000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      48KB

    • memory/1272-0-0x00007FF974D63000-0x00007FF974D65000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8KB

    • memory/1272-2-0x00007FF974D60000-0x00007FF975821000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/1272-101-0x00007FF974D60000-0x00007FF975821000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/1272-1-0x0000000000BD0000-0x0000000000D04000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.2MB