General

  • Target

    ff9212e305718dc963916ed8ffe42d553aea41bb44b312dbdb16dafd1b125474N.exe

  • Size

    1.5MB

  • Sample

    250121-sz53cs1jas

  • MD5

    a85fc237c6a4ce58422363d3ab559e20

  • SHA1

    581ad77fe54d760329df7be48163a65ce030b179

  • SHA256

    ff9212e305718dc963916ed8ffe42d553aea41bb44b312dbdb16dafd1b125474

  • SHA512

    0345f6998a7c0f77264e7dc6d984bbbf4a08534c00a5bcedf25534c3dde1d2987394338288e192f251cdb06a27b26b582d50e3a0f7c3bfddfa6c5da395f1f19f

  • SSDEEP

    24576:0NNUtQhWhtqDfDXQdy+N+gfQqRsgFlDRluQ70eJiVbWpR:EzhWhCXQFN+0IEuQgyiVK

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      ff9212e305718dc963916ed8ffe42d553aea41bb44b312dbdb16dafd1b125474N.exe

    • Size

      1.5MB

    • MD5

      a85fc237c6a4ce58422363d3ab559e20

    • SHA1

      581ad77fe54d760329df7be48163a65ce030b179

    • SHA256

      ff9212e305718dc963916ed8ffe42d553aea41bb44b312dbdb16dafd1b125474

    • SHA512

      0345f6998a7c0f77264e7dc6d984bbbf4a08534c00a5bcedf25534c3dde1d2987394338288e192f251cdb06a27b26b582d50e3a0f7c3bfddfa6c5da395f1f19f

    • SSDEEP

      24576:0NNUtQhWhtqDfDXQdy+N+gfQqRsgFlDRluQ70eJiVbWpR:EzhWhCXQFN+0IEuQgyiVK

    • 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.

    • 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