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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    42s
  • max time network
    38s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    23-01-2025 15:47

General

  • Target

    taskhostw.exe

  • Size

    1.2MB

  • MD5

    ac904ffc13b5f221270f475065687b59

  • SHA1

    ed6b4383582eae7b72064a10e33cebc6fd3690e5

  • SHA256

    963a316c03e4f88df946a43d537f6ed2d2001eaafcde40bdb52cd15104112606

  • SHA512

    9626483209d8546c835c94cfffd89e1cf6ae813730d04dfdb9b4b4019e12ee0c9166fa76fb47426251f6e669d6c63037718ffb8c8366766cadca1a9f78c91559

  • SSDEEP

    12288:URZ+IoG/n9IQxW3OBseUUT+tcYbqTHSOOJVu1SNEC8m+P1BAyrQ/ta3iruJtDwbD:u2G/nvxW3WieC2nOJVrj8m+aSDwbA9Nq

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 39 IoCs

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

  • UAC bypass 3 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • DCRat payload 2 IoCs

    Detects payload of DCRat, commonly dropped by NSIS installers.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 11 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 7 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Modifies registry class 2 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 39 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs
  • System policy modification 1 TTPs 6 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\taskhostw.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\taskhostw.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2480
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\BlockBrowserWeb\73WPTP5CgKBkfusL13FoS1EalfC.vbe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4024
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\BlockBrowserWeb\JLBdH8Facv2OZKr8pY7k2gD8clI.bat" "
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4908
        • C:\BlockBrowserWeb\ComfontHost.exe
          "C:\BlockBrowserWeb\ComfontHost.exe"
          4⤵
          • UAC bypass
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Checks whether UAC is enabled
          • 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
          • System policy modification
          PID:1284
          • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TwYbIxzDdZ.bat"
            5⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:5028
            • C:\Windows\system32\w32tm.exe
              w32tm /stripchart /computer:localhost /period:5 /dataonly /samples:2
              6⤵
                PID:2168
              • C:\BlockBrowserWeb\OfficeClickToRun.exe
                "C:\BlockBrowserWeb\OfficeClickToRun.exe"
                6⤵
                • UAC bypass
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • Checks whether UAC is enabled
                • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                • System policy modification
                PID:2420
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrssc" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\csrss.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2608
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrss" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\csrss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2328
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrssc" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\csrss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4304
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "OfficeClickToRunO" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\BlockBrowserWeb\OfficeClickToRun.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:920
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "OfficeClickToRun" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\BlockBrowserWeb\OfficeClickToRun.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:808
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "OfficeClickToRunO" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\BlockBrowserWeb\OfficeClickToRun.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4764
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dllhost.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4624
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4308
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4688
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogonw" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\BlockBrowserWeb\winlogon.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3052
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogon" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\BlockBrowserWeb\winlogon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4976
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogonw" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\BlockBrowserWeb\winlogon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3396
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "fontdrvhostf" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Windows\addins\fontdrvhost.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3180
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "fontdrvhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\addins\fontdrvhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1916
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "fontdrvhostf" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Windows\addins\fontdrvhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1728
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBrokerR" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App\6.0.27\pt-BR\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:444
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBroker" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App\6.0.27\pt-BR\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4940
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBrokerR" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App\6.0.27\pt-BR\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4416
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "conhostc" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\conhost.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2516
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "conhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\conhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2576
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "conhostc" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\conhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4492
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogonw" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\winlogon.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4200
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogon" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\winlogon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2356
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogonw" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\winlogon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3840
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "smsss" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Users\Default User\smss.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3096
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "smss" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Default User\smss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2596
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "smsss" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Users\Default User\smss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2876
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "cmdc" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\cmd.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:988
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "cmd" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\cmd.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2264
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "cmdc" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\cmd.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2148
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsassl" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PackageManagement\1.0.0.1\lsass.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1200
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsass" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PackageManagement\1.0.0.1\lsass.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:780
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsassl" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PackageManagement\1.0.0.1\lsass.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:848
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "smsss" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Windows\InputMethod\smss.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4516
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "smss" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\InputMethod\smss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1040
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "smsss" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Windows\InputMethod\smss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4960
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsassl" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Windows\DiagTrack\Settings\lsass.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4068
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsass" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\DiagTrack\Settings\lsass.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3756
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsassl" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Windows\DiagTrack\Settings\lsass.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:5000

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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    Downloads

    • C:\BlockBrowserWeb\73WPTP5CgKBkfusL13FoS1EalfC.vbe

      Filesize

      230B

      MD5

      fdf72c94be3290267c930fab28fbd800

      SHA1

      a0e186ec44952baf296acd483f25327b0c6f33dd

      SHA256

      4eead935013d583296ca49f8fc8b70d38b7c32e1189204629f33cead574e2dd1

      SHA512

      a59b3fe649739e5d61d116149011f8d0f19ed8b217134aabb3f2c698dd52a5ccc4b67414209772be48fe4477158ffa7ebb2097280dccf1607955f1a95d264634

    • C:\BlockBrowserWeb\ComfontHost.exe

      Filesize

      911KB

      MD5

      082141e65f26ececc48552790d6c6da4

      SHA1

      fba9667158632e2dbfa128d1fa1bd4be282e773a

      SHA256

      b49adf276a5e055ef1a3685f032701b41be76177f7f9eb85dfac2d33b5fa7c9f

      SHA512

      cbe0fef685801d436b5637a0e08df052af119284491a382d689686735ee8352d3edaa6857754f16f022a0bb43f95039bc841e4ed1e20614ea0a9976258947946

    • C:\BlockBrowserWeb\JLBdH8Facv2OZKr8pY7k2gD8clI.bat

      Filesize

      47B

      MD5

      68411cfd82c251c57e0fd3e2b6e7af03

      SHA1

      26b09d13a90b0e662d57c59dc903db51dd11a177

      SHA256

      0f31379f24cbc2ab580f9b2f77e4fa36123a732377be53d88c28546228e106d7

      SHA512

      78ba2559d614ed0dbcc2e32a5f6b9ef3d3585df4cc515728ff4cccdefbd00b50f3e34774af016a5fc9f8320ff48e963bc76f9c7b04e80ad69a43eef9c18f2f2a

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TwYbIxzDdZ.bat

      Filesize

      204B

      MD5

      98fb17faac1fd1b3c3aae7e3b950c447

      SHA1

      1a54d4f38030505e555f54edd175515d3194f172

      SHA256

      6d22e65e5a9e3158b875d6e5926c382e57bb8f5a4cfc44ca78cc608ec9ecc51e

      SHA512

      575acb4b3fa4fb0bcce946a4b55288ca919f0905eac1afa3da51886dd6721226bb2f87d6abb1dd8c524241d075495e001eeb25b9d85a96c336ac082f4559a3a4

    • memory/1284-12-0x00007FFF84F13000-0x00007FFF84F15000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8KB

    • memory/1284-13-0x0000000000A10000-0x0000000000AFC000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      944KB

    • memory/1284-14-0x0000000001230000-0x000000000123A000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/1284-15-0x0000000002C80000-0x0000000002C8C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      48KB