General
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Target
NURSULTAN.exe
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Size
2.1MB
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Sample
250119-rs2wpa1met
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MD5
fd2d8d7d53e2bdd90497bb9b83d7f909
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SHA1
df1750dd2309196a3595f6bc6c99386e562276c0
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SHA256
98585e8fc301ec5becd9b995466c38981ac37102f917d52fba059261c4ae1647
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SHA512
fbe80cc5f0c3c6d914cc02c27c99f993719399da04302397c6254d623437a2580b82694a33c597d5a761f6d47996ed30bd468da44607e792e7542955b6378160
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SSDEEP
49152:lmqBYFzxwN2mF2mDY+FYFO954TOAghwA3fwQmJnc2+WAIZs0:cG2zxQD1mwAW/PFmpchWFB
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
NURSULTAN.exe
Resource
win10ltsc2021-20250113-en
Malware Config
Targets
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Target
NURSULTAN.exe
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Size
2.1MB
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MD5
fd2d8d7d53e2bdd90497bb9b83d7f909
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SHA1
df1750dd2309196a3595f6bc6c99386e562276c0
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SHA256
98585e8fc301ec5becd9b995466c38981ac37102f917d52fba059261c4ae1647
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SHA512
fbe80cc5f0c3c6d914cc02c27c99f993719399da04302397c6254d623437a2580b82694a33c597d5a761f6d47996ed30bd468da44607e792e7542955b6378160
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SSDEEP
49152:lmqBYFzxwN2mF2mDY+FYFO954TOAghwA3fwQmJnc2+WAIZs0:cG2zxQD1mwAW/PFmpchWFB
Score10/10-
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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Modifies WinLogon for persistence
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Process spawned unexpected child process
This typically indicates the parent process was compromised via an exploit or macro.
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Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.
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Checks computer location settings
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
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Executes dropped EXE
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Adds Run key to start application
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Drops file in System32 directory
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Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
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MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
1PowerShell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Winlogon Helper DLL
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Winlogon Helper DLL
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
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