Analysis

  • max time kernel
    95s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    11-01-2025 04:11

General

  • Target

    a2249bfbc47db7399d868ffb04035b360dadd039fd1de0824500cb26f23adff7.exe

  • Size

    1.7MB

  • MD5

    60aee14b66a5385404c52533841731f2

  • SHA1

    5fdc7a1d3e168b2b7e2824cd3b50570b03a5d03f

  • SHA256

    a2249bfbc47db7399d868ffb04035b360dadd039fd1de0824500cb26f23adff7

  • SHA512

    5a3eb9d974f43e0a81187d76a779b5995d3645291f15f31fbda165e3c668980d01bed1f3f42561d0a62930e5e09af01a7229dde939e50ad9cc3ce1c413d8dc75

  • SSDEEP

    24576:N3QwuLyEbVoCtPreIjNLoN/VNGeSQDx1m17zezKOkCzeJGFUJ:NgwuuEpdDLNwVMeXDL0fdSzAG

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 9 IoCs

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

  • DCRat payload 3 IoCs

    Detects payload of DCRat, commonly dropped by NSIS installers.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 11 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 7 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Modifies registry class 2 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 9 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 62 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 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\a2249bfbc47db7399d868ffb04035b360dadd039fd1de0824500cb26f23adff7.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a2249bfbc47db7399d868ffb04035b360dadd039fd1de0824500cb26f23adff7.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • 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:1196
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1664
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/$Recycle.Bin/'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3968
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Documents and Settings/'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1512
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/PerfLogs/'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2288
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Program Files/'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2696
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Program Files (x86)/'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:220
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/ProgramData/'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4664
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Recovery/'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1332
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/System Volume Information/'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4868
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Users/'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1876
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Windows/'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4196
    • C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\fontdrvhost.exe
      "C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\fontdrvhost.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2388
      • C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a974bc78-b0fa-4f15-bb11-7419d72e61b4.vbs"
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4108
        • C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\fontdrvhost.exe
          C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\fontdrvhost.exe
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:3496
      • C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b04b1a8c-4f8a-4207-a545-e0e0a9d52aef.vbs"
        3⤵
          PID:1236
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsassl" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\lsass.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1268
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsass" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\lsass.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4932
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsassl" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\lsass.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1900
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "fontdrvhostf" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\fontdrvhost.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1116
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "fontdrvhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\fontdrvhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3528
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "fontdrvhostf" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\fontdrvhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3744
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "SystemS" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Windows\addins\System.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3992
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "System" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\addins\System.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1272
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "SystemS" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Windows\addins\System.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1892

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\fontdrvhost.exe.log

      Filesize

      1KB

      MD5

      3ad9a5252966a3ab5b1b3222424717be

      SHA1

      5397522c86c74ddbfb2585b9613c794f4b4c3410

      SHA256

      27525f5fc7871c6828ab5173315e95b5c7e918d2ee532781c562c378584b5249

      SHA512

      b1a745f7a0f33b777ffc34f74f42752144d9f2d06b8bc613e703570494762b3af87e153212c3274b18af14f17b8619e2f350b7c3cc11228f7d4208d4251e90e6

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log

      Filesize

      2KB

      MD5

      d85ba6ff808d9e5444a4b369f5bc2730

      SHA1

      31aa9d96590fff6981b315e0b391b575e4c0804a

      SHA256

      84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f

      SHA512

      8c414eb55b45212af385accc16d9d562adba2123583ce70d22b91161fe878683845512a78f04dedd4ea98ed9b174dbfa98cf696370598ad8e6fbd1e714f1f249

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

      Filesize

      944B

      MD5

      cadef9abd087803c630df65264a6c81c

      SHA1

      babbf3636c347c8727c35f3eef2ee643dbcc4bd2

      SHA256

      cce65b73cdfe9304bcd5207913e8b60fb69faa20cd3b684f2b0343b755b99438

      SHA512

      7278aa87124abb382d9024a645e881e7b7cf1b84e8894943b36e018dbf0399e6858392f77980b599fa5488e2e21bf757a0702fe6419417edac93b68e0c2ec085

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

      Filesize

      944B

      MD5

      2e907f77659a6601fcc408274894da2e

      SHA1

      9f5b72abef1cd7145bf37547cdb1b9254b4efe9d

      SHA256

      385da35673330e21ac02545220552fe301fe54dedefbdafc097ac4342a295233

      SHA512

      34fa0fff24f6550f55f828541aaefe5d75c86f8f0842d54b50065e9746f9662bb7209c74c9a9571540b9855bb3851f01db613190024e89b198d485bb5dc07721

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

      Filesize

      944B

      MD5

      e243a38635ff9a06c87c2a61a2200656

      SHA1

      ecd95ed5bf1a9fbe96a8448fc2814a0210fa2afc

      SHA256

      af5782703f3f2d5a29fb313dae6680a64134db26064d4a321a3f23b75f6ca00f

      SHA512

      4418957a1b10eee44cf270c81816ae707352411c4f5ac14b6b61ab537c91480e24e0a0a2c276a6291081b4984c123cf673a45dcedb0ceeef682054ba0fc19cb4

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

      Filesize

      944B

      MD5

      a8e8360d573a4ff072dcc6f09d992c88

      SHA1

      3446774433ceaf0b400073914facab11b98b6807

      SHA256

      bf5e284e8f95122bf75ead61c7e2b40f55c96742b05330b5b1cb7915991df13b

      SHA512

      4ee5167643d82082f57c42616007ef9be57f43f9731921bdf7bca611a914724ad94072d3c8f5b130fa54129e5328ccdebf37ba74339c37deb53e79df5cdf0dbe

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RCX92DB.tmp

      Filesize

      1.7MB

      MD5

      60aee14b66a5385404c52533841731f2

      SHA1

      5fdc7a1d3e168b2b7e2824cd3b50570b03a5d03f

      SHA256

      a2249bfbc47db7399d868ffb04035b360dadd039fd1de0824500cb26f23adff7

      SHA512

      5a3eb9d974f43e0a81187d76a779b5995d3645291f15f31fbda165e3c668980d01bed1f3f42561d0a62930e5e09af01a7229dde939e50ad9cc3ce1c413d8dc75

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_4yz3fikn.rkb.ps1

      Filesize

      60B

      MD5

      d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

      SHA1

      6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

      SHA256

      96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

      SHA512

      5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a974bc78-b0fa-4f15-bb11-7419d72e61b4.vbs

      Filesize

      713B

      MD5

      8d5c6d6a1abbc714ec8dd6a03142a0e5

      SHA1

      1c9f43726753d702e3e207fd1129a9d79e2b3e40

      SHA256

      a89a8f963d0ace32a3e439561618916b002f7ec3be5006cae6f3646b465a78c3

      SHA512

      027f8180ef292e989614d2083bc3c9d865077ccea9e8242bd872a2713bfdbc7af1204658b71b02b1ab399828ee95106320a7a7364f6710066c527b1f5f666e56

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b04b1a8c-4f8a-4207-a545-e0e0a9d52aef.vbs

      Filesize

      489B

      MD5

      565732c8ca3da73174722a76b9450630

      SHA1

      7eedd4581e075b542c5fd567b238cb8af9dd1b22

      SHA256

      f95ad24d68d246689ec573015c53891ab8342c8b2b23be60c116d34f17ad644f

      SHA512

      b98327b09042f5734e0258c4f04087441f29155aec8142ba6fc53d5a815b4b2e3d76770154fdb38204d927f0cfa42ff979c1e0a8b9b89b9e4e16ad505965bc5d

    • C:\Windows\addins\System.exe

      Filesize

      1.7MB

      MD5

      078926568806facc8e90541443246d9b

      SHA1

      d63ba82b8ba10c8544a2cba26d8f4ee34a8723d8

      SHA256

      fc05a0c140a4e64ade369579f6369317f51a02ce0ee2b1f6dae69c09852d2539

      SHA512

      2347d7412b2caaa649da624558c0cb4df3bb01c0c060a8da1711b39fdf370e1a89ce77a235457159939ecdf63e54b344fb656bb022ec0f8bd05316dfaad5584b

    • memory/1196-18-0x000000001C1D0000-0x000000001C1DC000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      48KB

    • memory/1196-9-0x0000000002F10000-0x0000000002F20000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/1196-14-0x000000001C1E0000-0x000000001C1EC000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      48KB

    • memory/1196-15-0x000000001B850000-0x000000001B85A000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/1196-19-0x00007FFA5DF40000-0x00007FFA5EA01000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/1196-0-0x00007FFA5DF43000-0x00007FFA5DF45000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8KB

    • memory/1196-22-0x00007FFA5DF40000-0x00007FFA5EA01000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/1196-17-0x000000001C180000-0x000000001C18C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      48KB

    • memory/1196-16-0x000000001C170000-0x000000001C178000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      32KB

    • memory/1196-11-0x0000000002F00000-0x0000000002F08000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      32KB

    • memory/1196-10-0x0000000002EF0000-0x0000000002EFC000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      48KB

    • memory/1196-13-0x000000001B840000-0x000000001B84C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      48KB

    • memory/1196-1-0x0000000000990000-0x0000000000B46000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.7MB

    • memory/1196-226-0x00007FFA5DF40000-0x00007FFA5EA01000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/1196-7-0x0000000002EC0000-0x0000000002ED6000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      88KB

    • memory/1196-8-0x0000000002EE0000-0x0000000002EF2000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      72KB

    • memory/1196-5-0x0000000002D40000-0x0000000002D48000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      32KB

    • memory/1196-6-0x0000000002EB0000-0x0000000002EC0000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/1196-4-0x000000001B7F0000-0x000000001B840000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      320KB

    • memory/1196-3-0x0000000001210000-0x000000000122C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      112KB

    • memory/1196-2-0x00007FFA5DF40000-0x00007FFA5EA01000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/2288-117-0x0000018BC0A90000-0x0000018BC0AB2000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      136KB