General

  • Target

    4d0394e71bc2839b2926bbccb8747103f54055eeb3c9339aa124278043bc13a1.exe

  • Size

    1.5MB

  • Sample

    250113-yky86awjgt

  • MD5

    175728fc0156adf96439d339ae5a0658

  • SHA1

    77712760c74c0d4826916126c1539ed0ce235dc5

  • SHA256

    4d0394e71bc2839b2926bbccb8747103f54055eeb3c9339aa124278043bc13a1

  • SHA512

    436c18106c410c14d538a288458b3c91d2a0ffbbd22ae80d585482fbf9a0b710b980b4bfdf023528f064380494a0aad04d5d3936ffc6f88f2ea98e0ac5d26818

  • SSDEEP

    24576:UNNUtQhWhtqDfDXQdy+N+gfQqRsgFlDRluQ70eJiVbWpRi:kzhWhCXQFN+0IEuQgyiVKq

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      4d0394e71bc2839b2926bbccb8747103f54055eeb3c9339aa124278043bc13a1.exe

    • Size

      1.5MB

    • MD5

      175728fc0156adf96439d339ae5a0658

    • SHA1

      77712760c74c0d4826916126c1539ed0ce235dc5

    • SHA256

      4d0394e71bc2839b2926bbccb8747103f54055eeb3c9339aa124278043bc13a1

    • SHA512

      436c18106c410c14d538a288458b3c91d2a0ffbbd22ae80d585482fbf9a0b710b980b4bfdf023528f064380494a0aad04d5d3936ffc6f88f2ea98e0ac5d26818

    • SSDEEP

      24576:UNNUtQhWhtqDfDXQdy+N+gfQqRsgFlDRluQ70eJiVbWpRi:kzhWhCXQFN+0IEuQgyiVKq

    • DcRat

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

    • Dcrat family

    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence

    • Process spawned unexpected child process

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

    • UAC bypass

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

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

    • Drops file in Drivers directory

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Checks whether UAC is enabled

    • Drops file in System32 directory

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Tasks