Analysis

  • max time kernel
    95s
  • max time network
    142s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    10-01-2025 03:53

General

  • Target

    bc3f7e752971227983d7c0eec18816ae2dbdd4444ddc26dec020159f11ff640f.exe

  • Size

    828KB

  • MD5

    2f9ff2f250a639e72310b4ebc02054d7

  • SHA1

    ddaa6f6ce1729f7cb390e89a91c200dc11aec4d0

  • SHA256

    bc3f7e752971227983d7c0eec18816ae2dbdd4444ddc26dec020159f11ff640f

  • SHA512

    7920a80dead2c84e7348813eb344bba991634a71c9f4d1089e555d4f02173bb96529bac8365319da821ed473ca5fb5733a19be756951077e7af5c782f4b41256

  • SSDEEP

    12288:TviNmUgaxKEQo+Hg5GHYv63A26CLjNh6lSS3zRNJm8nZfN:Tv+DrsEQxgIHYv6wfah6lJjRuan

Score
10/10

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 24 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 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 9 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 4 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 24 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 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\bc3f7e752971227983d7c0eec18816ae2dbdd4444ddc26dec020159f11ff640f.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bc3f7e752971227983d7c0eec18816ae2dbdd4444ddc26dec020159f11ff640f.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:220
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jg9U23qGKp.bat"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:800
      • C:\Windows\system32\w32tm.exe
        w32tm /stripchart /computer:localhost /period:5 /dataonly /samples:2
        3⤵
          PID:1560
        • C:\Users\Default User\dllhost.exe
          "C:\Users\Default User\dllhost.exe"
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:4648
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogonw" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Portable Devices\winlogon.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3928
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogon" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Portable Devices\winlogon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4512
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogonw" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Portable Devices\winlogon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4764
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "bc3f7e752971227983d7c0eec18816ae2dbdd4444ddc26dec020159f11ff640fb" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\bc3f7e752971227983d7c0eec18816ae2dbdd4444ddc26dec020159f11ff640f.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4868
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "bc3f7e752971227983d7c0eec18816ae2dbdd4444ddc26dec020159f11ff640f" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\bc3f7e752971227983d7c0eec18816ae2dbdd4444ddc26dec020159f11ff640f.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:412
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "bc3f7e752971227983d7c0eec18816ae2dbdd4444ddc26dec020159f11ff640fb" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\bc3f7e752971227983d7c0eec18816ae2dbdd4444ddc26dec020159f11ff640f.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2724
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "OfficeClickToRunO" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Windows\RemotePackages\RemoteDesktops\OfficeClickToRun.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:544
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "OfficeClickToRun" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\RemotePackages\RemoteDesktops\OfficeClickToRun.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2156
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "OfficeClickToRunO" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Windows\RemotePackages\RemoteDesktops\OfficeClickToRun.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2264
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Users\Default User\dllhost.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3812
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Default User\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4312
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Users\Default User\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4588
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "upfcu" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Program Files\MSBuild\Microsoft\Windows Workflow Foundation\v3.0\upfc.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3900
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "upfc" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\MSBuild\Microsoft\Windows Workflow Foundation\v3.0\upfc.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2328
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "upfcu" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Program Files\MSBuild\Microsoft\Windows Workflow Foundation\v3.0\upfc.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3840
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "IdleI" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\ja-JP\Idle.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1328
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "Idle" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\ja-JP\Idle.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3548
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "IdleI" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\ja-JP\Idle.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:680
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "smsss" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Network Sharing\smss.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4788
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "smss" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Network Sharing\smss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4832
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "smsss" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Network Sharing\smss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3304
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "SearchAppS" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions\SearchApp.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:5068
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "SearchApp" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions\SearchApp.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4636
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "SearchAppS" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions\SearchApp.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3996

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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    Downloads

    • C:\Program Files\MSBuild\Microsoft\Windows Workflow Foundation\v3.0\upfc.exe

      Filesize

      828KB

      MD5

      2f9ff2f250a639e72310b4ebc02054d7

      SHA1

      ddaa6f6ce1729f7cb390e89a91c200dc11aec4d0

      SHA256

      bc3f7e752971227983d7c0eec18816ae2dbdd4444ddc26dec020159f11ff640f

      SHA512

      7920a80dead2c84e7348813eb344bba991634a71c9f4d1089e555d4f02173bb96529bac8365319da821ed473ca5fb5733a19be756951077e7af5c782f4b41256

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jg9U23qGKp.bat

      Filesize

      198B

      MD5

      4cd7e18f50581b9c34bea495ccf14408

      SHA1

      40a3ad9e444cdaae857986151341fb5ba9856ace

      SHA256

      5c6a2caab02bf4952ce5fb92c9ad5bfb774bccdb0f6740c10aadec81ea270a3a

      SHA512

      5137b571e20dcd18647377200a0e062542736aa3c1d5721efc9a69d092af228c9a2703c70938c9d6e5a5bfd96dfad41922ec4a6d3e4b76eafb204e3b43b1e57a

    • memory/220-0-0x00007FFDC4013000-0x00007FFDC4015000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8KB

    • memory/220-1-0x0000000000050000-0x0000000000126000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      856KB

    • memory/220-4-0x00007FFDC4010000-0x00007FFDC4AD1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/220-24-0x00007FFDC4010000-0x00007FFDC4AD1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB