Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
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resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system -
submitted
16-01-2025 05:39
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe
Resource
win7-20240903-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
General
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Target
b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe
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Size
783KB
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MD5
2c61257d1d3d5237077be932a8f36611
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SHA1
73bda93a69680a551b515c831b19aa0724b40ddd
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SHA256
b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6
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SHA512
8d8f2a4c9cbbef1cc7ae205f2b9a4570bcc1f467b04d07a17370242e2b32919fdabcc1881c77f2ce7d23e58bea4b46d0d9947980d85f0b11217a65ebccaff21e
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SSDEEP
12288:GqnOYxdAgpoNeF91rg5iFdr0yQ9gYx+EIpakCYJRU7Q9bWoFzqKe:G+OQbpbgsFdAyQvzSqaq8qn
Malware Config
Signatures
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DcRat
DarkCrystal(DC) is a new .NET RAT active since June 2019 capable of loading additional plugins.
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Dcrat family
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Process spawned unexpected child process 5 IoCs
This typically indicates the parent process was compromised via an exploit or macro.
description pid pid_target Process procid_target Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 2764 2844 schtasks.exe 30 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 2732 2844 schtasks.exe 30 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 2924 2844 schtasks.exe 30 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 2660 2844 schtasks.exe 30 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 2628 2844 schtasks.exe 30 -
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = "0" b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\PromptOnSecureDesktop = "0" b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/1812-1-0x0000000000A30000-0x0000000000AFA000-memory.dmp dcrat behavioral1/files/0x00050000000186c8-32.dat dcrat behavioral1/files/0x000c000000012245-77.dat dcrat behavioral1/memory/2984-78-0x0000000000860000-0x000000000092A000-memory.dmp dcrat -
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 2984 b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe -
Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 5 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\taskhost = "\"C:\\Recovery\\1a287102-69f6-11ef-b2ff-62cb582c238c\\taskhost.exe\"" b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6 = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\Kno5811\\b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe\"" b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\csrss = "\"C:\\Windows\\System32\\expand\\csrss.exe\"" b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\dwm = "\"C:\\Windows\\System32\\atmfd\\dwm.exe\"" b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\winlogon = "\"C:\\Windows\\System32\\gameux\\winlogon.exe\"" b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe -
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe -
Drops file in System32 directory 12 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\System32\atmfd\dwm.exe b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe File created C:\Windows\System32\atmfd\6cb0b6c459d5d3455a3da700e713f2e2529862ff b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\System32\expand\RCXCC86.tmp b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\System32\atmfd\dwm.exe b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe File created C:\Windows\System32\expand\csrss.exe b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe File created C:\Windows\System32\expand\886983d96e3d3e31032c679b2d4ea91b6c05afef b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe File created C:\Windows\System32\gameux\winlogon.exe b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe File created C:\Windows\System32\gameux\cc11b995f2a76da408ea6a601e682e64743153ad b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\System32\expand\csrss.exe b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\System32\atmfd\RCXCE89.tmp b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\System32\gameux\RCXD08D.tmp b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\System32\gameux\winlogon.exe b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe -
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
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Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 5 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
pid Process 2764 schtasks.exe 2732 schtasks.exe 2924 schtasks.exe 2660 schtasks.exe 2628 schtasks.exe -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 12 IoCs
pid Process 1812 b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe 1812 b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe 1812 b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe 1812 b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe 1812 b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe 1812 b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe 1812 b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe 1812 b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe 1812 b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe 1812 b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe 1812 b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe 1812 b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1812 b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2984 b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 1812 wrote to memory of 2984 1812 b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe 37 PID 1812 wrote to memory of 2984 1812 b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe 37 PID 1812 wrote to memory of 2984 1812 b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe 37 -
System policy modification 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\PromptOnSecureDesktop = "0" b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = "0" b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe -
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
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe"1⤵
- UAC bypass
- Adds Run key to start application
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- System policy modification
PID:1812 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Kno5811\b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Kno5811\b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2984
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "taskhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\1a287102-69f6-11ef-b2ff-62cb582c238c\taskhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:2764
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Kno5811\b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:2732
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "csrss" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\expand\csrss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:2924
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "dwm" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\atmfd\dwm.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:2660
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogon" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\gameux\winlogon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:2628
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Privilege Escalation
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
1Bypass User Account Control
1Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Kno5811\b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6.exe
Filesize783KB
MD5205426f57a01699441f0d30a40457ed1
SHA1d1ddfee34108e9e88215e49b33af75a897f64087
SHA256f34665abef2631749c3068b3b62f2f6eb33dd8233e2c5fc2fd53a69691354d79
SHA512a68764d1f8798537fc842025f8436d37f960e6e0aed02a8c48c8ba614859f7a1de99467c52cb7e8e7c72f27b77f253e1a64896cec1ebb7bdf9261e4a33e68a0f
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Filesize
783KB
MD52c61257d1d3d5237077be932a8f36611
SHA173bda93a69680a551b515c831b19aa0724b40ddd
SHA256b2fd79951a589f19ccbafb051b044c1054d1bc0de377758fa5bed3b134884cb6
SHA5128d8f2a4c9cbbef1cc7ae205f2b9a4570bcc1f467b04d07a17370242e2b32919fdabcc1881c77f2ce7d23e58bea4b46d0d9947980d85f0b11217a65ebccaff21e