Analysis

  • max time kernel
    95s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    23-01-2025 15:10

General

  • Target

    Nixware.exe

  • Size

    2.7MB

  • MD5

    d07543cb1bc6f660adcb7107ab33f270

  • SHA1

    8421ed19516a2152e4a53d694179107f3ef585c0

  • SHA256

    be08dac8fc827b41b19be240140f13e19a802e6c6108105cc303a873c57a20c4

  • SHA512

    03b6e377af1022d298aeac70c779b621cb5c0e636874e7739fa7ad30b1d64a08a16429719f89dcd0122f8b7309b20708672f8da32577e0265c3c8b34bae2add0

  • SSDEEP

    49152:GB7nRsoz7nIZgHltNj/VImvhIudDXtNHUxQ:Y7nq27nIENjqihIerHUxQ

Malware Config

Signatures

  • DcRat

    DarkCrystal(DC) is a new .NET RAT active since June 2019 capable of loading additional plugins.

  • Dcrat family
  • Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Process spawned unexpected child process 18 IoCs

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

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 12 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 7 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs

    Enumerate browser information.

  • 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.

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Modifies registry class 2 IoCs
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 18 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 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\Nixware.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Nixware.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3076
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\surrogatesession\9Jg3KVOjcV42zUZPCuIVZgehfMBu6YbdOPQ48qfJn162TYBQ.vbe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:724
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\surrogatesession\SnwsOZ2aiJutXMyXmD.bat" "
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1900
        • C:\surrogatesession\BlockPortdriverCommon.exe
          "C:\surrogatesession/BlockPortdriverCommon.exe"
          4⤵
          • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
          • Checks computer location settings
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Adds Run key to start application
          • 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:3504
          • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\csc.exe
            "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\csc.exe" /noconfig /fullpaths @"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\15rn1l1q\15rn1l1q.cmdline"
            5⤵
            • Drops file in System32 directory
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1424
            • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe
              C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe /NOLOGO /READONLY /MACHINE:IX86 "/OUT:C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RESEDAC.tmp" "c:\Windows\System32\CSC1ECD5601EFB74A8A909E87A0CB46D86.TMP"
              6⤵
                PID:2740
            • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\BHLtc5cVMY.bat"
              5⤵
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:5064
              • C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
                chcp 65001
                6⤵
                  PID:2224
                • C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
                  ping -n 10 localhost
                  6⤵
                  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
                  • Runs ping.exe
                  PID:1256
                • C:\Windows\Prefetch\ReadyBoot\fontdrvhost.exe
                  "C:\Windows\Prefetch\ReadyBoot\fontdrvhost.exe"
                  6⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                  PID:1600
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "fontdrvhostf" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Windows\Prefetch\ReadyBoot\fontdrvhost.exe'" /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3456
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "fontdrvhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\Prefetch\ReadyBoot\fontdrvhost.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 "fontdrvhostf" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Windows\Prefetch\ReadyBoot\fontdrvhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3000
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "smsss" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets\smss.exe'" /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4624
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "smss" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets\smss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3188
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "smsss" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets\smss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1028
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "wininitw" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Users\Public\Documents\wininit.exe'" /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2900
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "wininit" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Public\Documents\wininit.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4824
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "wininitw" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Users\Public\Documents\wininit.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:992
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\dllhost.exe'" /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4704
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4724
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3428
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "cmdc" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Multimedia Platform\cmd.exe'" /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4424
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "cmd" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Multimedia Platform\cmd.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5096
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "cmdc" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Multimedia Platform\cmd.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4284
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "BlockPortdriverCommonB" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\surrogatesession\BlockPortdriverCommon.exe'" /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3480
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "BlockPortdriverCommon" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\surrogatesession\BlockPortdriverCommon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3304
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "BlockPortdriverCommonB" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\surrogatesession\BlockPortdriverCommon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3476

      Network

      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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      Downloads

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\BHLtc5cVMY.bat

        Filesize

        173B

        MD5

        744d3494d9b25d0506511675faeb3b0c

        SHA1

        5c6de7f59bc8964be079e0d40114e86e40e0d8f0

        SHA256

        c6910c6389d16a00ff37bed351dd95f14249f26e67fd3cc6c17f48045a8ca0ba

        SHA512

        c9d6da90bf73fb5fa00a1ceadc1fbb24d9f181b18c0b4701ba9c5527f2ed62ed2e28f4c3facbd067f04276dba74b2b07791f4f537b116d3c6895fbf7c36bf5ed

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RESEDAC.tmp

        Filesize

        1KB

        MD5

        83cc4fc01d3f6f13ca0993f59eac9cef

        SHA1

        b000fa18c4275c821e8ada3291b28eec6007cd9a

        SHA256

        5eba6cd86f1c206c04677870eb4603251a77c6883d8e57fe37a834e9e0495037

        SHA512

        3d03dccc153db849ba5e9cb2059cc66df495e2da966fbd59cedfc57d24cef798d5391372c15132101d6a5d88036bc4aecfba1350bf20b0b49decb7af3e356099

      • C:\surrogatesession\9Jg3KVOjcV42zUZPCuIVZgehfMBu6YbdOPQ48qfJn162TYBQ.vbe

        Filesize

        213B

        MD5

        f8702ecc9e0f72ccee89fdef7a40b971

        SHA1

        a495334be7d04fd4d3d4ceba0b1b846a0ad76d78

        SHA256

        eea23b38c07a415c44a958410d435a4266ebdf7b7cdbb57c2f011b094df99cd5

        SHA512

        68c8b4ebc2c57f0716b6c62d2596686f50a1a02b58a8090dcffec1615125b05ad76e9650be78e094b9df29f4ca3ac91d4ca7718abe4502266ecca8b44c872ee4

      • C:\surrogatesession\BlockPortdriverCommon.exe

        Filesize

        2.0MB

        MD5

        77905da28eb0ae1c97f92d614f341411

        SHA1

        aa7a9229ede890bc8efd667aa4ac488517260f32

        SHA256

        3c53924669c7c88687d862775af6f78fb2c656d93577f8c96358918e984d8a42

        SHA512

        66b36b0bc4f38d069ab02adb7d0d2a030ea2268bc826c24533193bc3477c703d941bad86433cfd04af27af6854ee60f17eb1dd84440ebab9494b1d5b0d8ba904

      • C:\surrogatesession\SnwsOZ2aiJutXMyXmD.bat

        Filesize

        105B

        MD5

        c4ede3cc43ab27c5ac840dfd8cd98632

        SHA1

        61b6df44c8563c5d400c50bbedd91ee9d8c4b28c

        SHA256

        64eab9ebe09f70865dbb3f35b7e5b76d3ac1c6246bfe7d08569d218a6d0bcfcb

        SHA512

        715182ee0e5a1a38be29484d6b241a80360dd6afcf9991330d5b278c8bb7ea371d89cd7edf4d943dcc405ce85ff276ea882b219eb1f50526307c02ce1f354ade

      • \??\c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\15rn1l1q\15rn1l1q.0.cs

        Filesize

        377B

        MD5

        7ce71cda102ee0b2efd0463754110e84

        SHA1

        501c7a7a84858cc1d56412a13fcb900a549e9da0

        SHA256

        79642ca2537f3aa4bb068792f5dfcd5854ecd43c2d7080bbf33ac12bb1eefe04

        SHA512

        f9939d35157efcc6fb6f6c2487c144f189eccd2bfc228b81ab13f371b3034e7c9b832702e074e62b5174d1d43ce5df09da7da3214e8570b654ba5a90a6d15873

      • \??\c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\15rn1l1q\15rn1l1q.cmdline

        Filesize

        235B

        MD5

        fc9e052d195b8ec94e9a1786378ea846

        SHA1

        38676dd4a6c1352f283dd2a87e5be5c947288060

        SHA256

        48e7e4810174c9aca901dc9cb93e08bd9d2b11e3a025b7fcedc658d5ca558923

        SHA512

        b513e29d05d4a5eaf79236f66382eab176e80d81cf3dcb20a104e2efa6cf56c8e49d22fc602e0f346b3c6454a0fcfb6169ab2f9ba8132a953b2d0d0dee96807a

      • \??\c:\Windows\System32\CSC1ECD5601EFB74A8A909E87A0CB46D86.TMP

        Filesize

        1KB

        MD5

        be99f41194f5159cc131a1a4353a0e0a

        SHA1

        f24e3bf06e777b4de8d072166cff693e43f2295c

        SHA256

        564d9051e5639603c83562a9ff2c2e478cc7e13d54faf39f761297bac78603bf

        SHA512

        51d1a50772bb7d689193e6a9b2e363185cf5438103644b2b68cf13e08274c5d99407b99f8cdc856143d28669f5ee4ee316041a8e33df42f55bfd181aa3f3c0f5

      • memory/3504-24-0x0000000000F90000-0x0000000000F9C000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        48KB

      • memory/3504-33-0x0000000002B10000-0x0000000002B18000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        32KB

      • memory/3504-20-0x0000000002AD0000-0x0000000002AE8000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        96KB

      • memory/3504-26-0x0000000002AF0000-0x0000000002AFE000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/3504-28-0x000000001B440000-0x000000001B452000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        72KB

      • memory/3504-29-0x000000001BE10000-0x000000001C338000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        5.2MB

      • memory/3504-31-0x0000000002B00000-0x0000000002B0C000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        48KB

      • memory/3504-22-0x0000000000F80000-0x0000000000F8E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/3504-35-0x000000001B460000-0x000000001B46C000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        48KB

      • memory/3504-18-0x0000000002B20000-0x0000000002B70000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        320KB

      • memory/3504-17-0x0000000002950000-0x000000000296C000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        112KB

      • memory/3504-15-0x0000000000F70000-0x0000000000F7E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/3504-13-0x0000000000540000-0x0000000000752000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        2.1MB

      • memory/3504-64-0x000000001BD40000-0x000000001BDE1000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        644KB

      • memory/3504-12-0x00007FFEED6D3000-0x00007FFEED6D5000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8KB