Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    19-01-2025 03:44

General

  • Target

    154029aecb8134930418ece2437864b8.exe

  • Size

    1.5MB

  • MD5

    154029aecb8134930418ece2437864b8

  • SHA1

    a43825d5c82e4266a37e60a746c31ab128b2a4a1

  • SHA256

    394c5bdb282b16f8fc323f01c9a0ebe0a3824c95efbc082a5ae7b1d547ab3617

  • SHA512

    2cc0dd8965fb53479fed5107ec2b8ba90ae15dbbc22f1d0d7bffc573cf049d69ce745840fdaa582060940f5be8381cfd5ecec870943d6a3ddda95c9f32a9826c

  • SSDEEP

    24576:u/R6JpYYCpuA5TwiNgFE/4vZy270wlc8cz4lc2zVg5OlyxJ:uZ6a8+DsZ5lyzIcUawly

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 45 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.

  • 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 System32 directory 5 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 25 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 30 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 45 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 16 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 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\154029aecb8134930418ece2437864b8.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\154029aecb8134930418ece2437864b8.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • 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:4436
    • C:\Windows\Cursors\sppsvc.exe
      "C:\Windows\Cursors\sppsvc.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2708
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsassl" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Windows\DiagTrack\Scenarios\lsass.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4072
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsass" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\DiagTrack\Scenarios\lsass.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:1984
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsassl" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Windows\DiagTrack\Scenarios\lsass.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:1148
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsassl" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Windows\Fonts\lsass.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:3300
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsass" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\Fonts\lsass.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:3780
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsassl" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Windows\Fonts\lsass.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:3004
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "fontdrvhostf" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Portable Devices\fontdrvhost.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:3732
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "fontdrvhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Portable Devices\fontdrvhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4136
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "fontdrvhostf" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Portable Devices\fontdrvhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:1124
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Reference Assemblies\dllhost.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:1544
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\Reference Assemblies\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2816
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Reference Assemblies\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4292
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "sppsvcs" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Windows\Cursors\sppsvc.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:3660
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "sppsvc" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\Cursors\sppsvc.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4240
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "sppsvcs" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Windows\Cursors\sppsvc.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2392
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "spoolsvs" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Windows\SysWOW64\InputMethod\JPN\spoolsv.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:1860
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "spoolsv" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\SysWOW64\InputMethod\JPN\spoolsv.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:864
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "spoolsvs" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Windows\SysWOW64\InputMethod\JPN\spoolsv.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:1780
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogonw" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Windows\Setup\State\winlogon.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:456
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogon" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\Setup\State\winlogon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:1948
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogonw" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Windows\Setup\State\winlogon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2440
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsassl" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Crashpad\reports\lsass.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:1828
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsass" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\Crashpad\reports\lsass.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:1912
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsassl" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Crashpad\reports\lsass.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:1904
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsassl" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\Windows Workflow Foundation\v3.0\lsass.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:1968
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsass" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\Windows Workflow Foundation\v3.0\lsass.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4760
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsassl" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\Windows Workflow Foundation\v3.0\lsass.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2972
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "StartMenuExperienceHostS" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4852
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "StartMenuExperienceHost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4108
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "StartMenuExperienceHostS" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:228
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogonw" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Multimedia Platform\winlogon.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2136
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogon" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Multimedia Platform\winlogon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:1164
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogonw" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Multimedia Platform\winlogon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2100
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Users\Default\Videos\dllhost.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:1564
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Default\Videos\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:1960
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Users\Default\Videos\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4488
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "servicess" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Windows\tracing\services.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4112
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "services" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\tracing\services.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:3964
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "servicess" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Windows\tracing\services.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4996
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "taskhostwt" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Windows\ShellExperiences\taskhostw.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4344
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "taskhostw" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\ShellExperiences\taskhostw.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:1316
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "taskhostwt" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Windows\ShellExperiences\taskhostw.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:1920
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "OfficeClickToRunO" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\OfficeClickToRun.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:1364
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "OfficeClickToRun" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\OfficeClickToRun.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:3920
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "OfficeClickToRunO" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\OfficeClickToRun.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:5080

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Windows\Cursors\sppsvc.exe

    Filesize

    1.5MB

    MD5

    154029aecb8134930418ece2437864b8

    SHA1

    a43825d5c82e4266a37e60a746c31ab128b2a4a1

    SHA256

    394c5bdb282b16f8fc323f01c9a0ebe0a3824c95efbc082a5ae7b1d547ab3617

    SHA512

    2cc0dd8965fb53479fed5107ec2b8ba90ae15dbbc22f1d0d7bffc573cf049d69ce745840fdaa582060940f5be8381cfd5ecec870943d6a3ddda95c9f32a9826c

  • C:\Windows\Fonts\RCX7A94.tmp

    Filesize

    1.5MB

    MD5

    b66ab928d005c01e272ac126df443b9a

    SHA1

    aa31d93b26e4172953a46a3c9b68a3221e69220a

    SHA256

    6344d2c73350e07c8e30d64180483de154713efe517422b4b23d6a9de376901e

    SHA512

    2d738a0854c1e9e83f9a6e03978e9bb10ba33869f34cfe4cbfb85b22e478269b5f23b5f5f77509b5f4e40d20c242ae0779e308c460f45beb342002ec03afb53e

  • memory/4436-8-0x000000001AF10000-0x000000001AF1C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/4436-9-0x000000001AF20000-0x000000001AF2C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/4436-4-0x000000001AF60000-0x000000001AFB0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    320KB

  • memory/4436-7-0x000000001AEF0000-0x000000001AF00000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/4436-6-0x000000001AED0000-0x000000001AEE6000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    88KB

  • memory/4436-5-0x00000000025F0000-0x0000000002600000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/4436-0-0x00007FFB82543000-0x00007FFB82545000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/4436-3-0x0000000000C00000-0x0000000000C1C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    112KB

  • memory/4436-11-0x000000001AF40000-0x000000001AF4E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/4436-10-0x000000001AF30000-0x000000001AF3E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/4436-12-0x000000001AF50000-0x000000001AF5A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/4436-2-0x00007FFB82540000-0x00007FFB83001000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/4436-1-0x0000000000010000-0x00000000001A2000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.6MB

  • memory/4436-201-0x00007FFB82543000-0x00007FFB82545000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/4436-226-0x00007FFB82540000-0x00007FFB83001000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/4436-287-0x00007FFB82540000-0x00007FFB83001000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB