Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • 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
    26/01/2025, 14:04

General

  • Target
    Extreme injector.exe
  • Size 3.8MB
  • Sample250126-rdjrkatjft
  • SHA256 cc92c665e4e26f4bf880e69666f019f9d568533510d8ca3d5e4651c1e121231e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • DcRat 32 IoCs

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

  • Dcrat family
  • Process spawned unexpected child process 30 IoCs

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

  • UAC bypass 3 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • DCRat payload 5 IoCs

    Detects payload of DCRat, commonly dropped by NSIS installers.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 5 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 11 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 30 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 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\Extreme injector.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Extreme injector.exe"
    1⤵
    • DcRat
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2548
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Extreme Injector v3.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Extreme Injector v3.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1864
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Injector.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2352
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Injector.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Injector.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2584
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\ChaincomponentWebCrt\TyN1beQAOk.vbe"
        3⤵
        • Checks computer location settings
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2876
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\ChaincomponentWebCrt\MPvPPnEP8ql73Oq.bat" "
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:540
          • C:\ChaincomponentWebCrt\Componentmonitor.exe
            "C:\ChaincomponentWebCrt\Componentmonitor.exe"
            5⤵
            • UAC bypass
            • Checks computer location settings
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Checks whether UAC is enabled
            • Drops file in System32 directory
            • Drops file in Program Files directory
            • Modifies registry class
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            • System policy modification
            PID:2740
            • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nFm4j3lsar.bat"
              6⤵
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:3960
              • C:\Windows\system32\w32tm.exe
                w32tm /stripchart /computer:localhost /period:5 /dataonly /samples:2
                7⤵
                  PID:1012
                • C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dllhost.exe
                  "C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dllhost.exe"
                  7⤵
                  • UAC bypass
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • Checks whether UAC is enabled
                  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                  • System policy modification
                  PID:2876
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "conhostc" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Users\Default User\conhost.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1352
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "conhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Default User\conhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3264
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "conhostc" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Users\Default User\conhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4672
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dllhost.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1856
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3736
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4588
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "StartMenuExperienceHostS" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\SetupMetrics\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1356
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "StartMenuExperienceHost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\SetupMetrics\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2764
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "StartMenuExperienceHostS" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\SetupMetrics\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4420
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrssc" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\csrss.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3016
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrss" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\csrss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3232
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrssc" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\csrss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4808
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "spoolsvs" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\Documents\My Videos\spoolsv.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:444
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "spoolsv" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\Documents\My Videos\spoolsv.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3336
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "spoolsvs" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\Documents\My Videos\spoolsv.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3148
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsassl" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\ChaincomponentWebCrt\lsass.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4756
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsass" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\ChaincomponentWebCrt\lsass.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3500
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsassl" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\ChaincomponentWebCrt\lsass.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3548
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "explorere" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SMI\Store\Machine\explorer.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4328
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "explorer" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SMI\Store\Machine\explorer.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1960
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "explorere" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SMI\Store\Machine\explorer.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1028
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "WmiPrvSEW" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows NT\TableTextService\WmiPrvSE.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4400
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "WmiPrvSE" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows NT\TableTextService\WmiPrvSE.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:820
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "WmiPrvSEW" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows NT\TableTextService\WmiPrvSE.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4368
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dllhost.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:884
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4016
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:752
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "ComponentmonitorC" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Portable Devices\Componentmonitor.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3652
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "Componentmonitor" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Portable Devices\Componentmonitor.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3152
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "ComponentmonitorC" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Portable Devices\Componentmonitor.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1148

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          Componentmonitor.exe

          • Path C:\ChaincomponentWebCrt\Componentmonitor.exe
          • Size 2.7MB
          • SHA256 015cc3f392cb4c3b3d705a3edef3ed94031e8cd6b2d4a80b4123ce60319f1ce1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          MPvPPnEP8ql73Oq.bat

          • Path C:\ChaincomponentWebCrt\MPvPPnEP8ql73Oq.bat
          • Size 46B
          • SHA256 09fd9ed68963fa1404292b9fa84d51b57cd3bfffc73808dc20a1807947bd70f8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          TyN1beQAOk.vbe

          • Path C:\ChaincomponentWebCrt\TyN1beQAOk.vbe
          • Size 212B
          • SHA256 69a84572c197b52b3beb9ec67145c4c1d198936bcc5846a1439da09015790401
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          RCXBBD5.tmp

          • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\SetupMetrics\RCXBBD5.tmp
          • Size 2.7MB
          • SHA256 cf8eebc2deace46b589143dee2f6ab6395304029fbe864093e6870949651e608
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          Extreme Injector v3.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Extreme Injector v3.exe
          • Size 1.9MB
          • SHA256 b65f40618f584303ca0bcf9b5f88c233cc4237699c0c4bf40ba8facbe8195a46
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          Injector.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Injector.exe
          • Size 3.0MB
          • SHA256 b5bc765bb2a46b9a737ea217cf2a12e50d0b56d27c42a78af873bb970b18fcd3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_cg2tsh5g.4mr.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_cg2tsh5g.4mr.ps1
          • Size 60B
          • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          nFm4j3lsar.bat

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nFm4j3lsar.bat
          • Size 198B
          • SHA256 82b48bb13e00c30698d9f3312b8d55264eb9a46910a69a55cc302b3400883fa7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          conhost.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Default\conhost.exe
          • Size 2.7MB
          • SHA256 688d58a7546bfd8ff1c4c199d6d4d575bda343b4bbf3d2f533ecc66acdc9895d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          memory/1864-30-0x000000001E3F0000-0x000000001E42C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1864-52-0x00007FFF703D0000-0x00007FFF70E91000-memory.dmp

          memory/1864-220-0x000000001BCD0000-0x000000001BE79000-memory.dmp

          memory/1864-14-0x00007FFF703D0000-0x00007FFF70E91000-memory.dmp

          memory/1864-16-0x00007FFF703D0000-0x00007FFF70E91000-memory.dmp

          memory/1864-50-0x00007FFF703D0000-0x00007FFF70E91000-memory.dmp

          memory/1864-51-0x000000001BCD0000-0x000000001BE79000-memory.dmp

          memory/1864-27-0x0000000002FA0000-0x0000000002FB2000-memory.dmp

          memory/1864-15-0x0000000000BC0000-0x0000000000DA6000-memory.dmp

          memory/2352-22-0x000001D636AA0000-0x000001D636AC2000-memory.dmp

          memory/2548-40-0x00007FFF703D0000-0x00007FFF70E91000-memory.dmp

          memory/2548-3-0x00007FFF703D0000-0x00007FFF70E91000-memory.dmp

          memory/2548-1-0x0000000000870000-0x0000000000C3A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2548-0-0x00007FFF703D3000-0x00007FFF703D5000-memory.dmp

          memory/2740-60-0x000000001B630000-0x000000001B680000-memory.dmp

          memory/2740-72-0x000000001B6D0000-0x000000001B6DC000-memory.dmp

          memory/2740-63-0x00000000024A0000-0x00000000024B6000-memory.dmp

          memory/2740-62-0x0000000002490000-0x00000000024A0000-memory.dmp

          memory/2740-65-0x000000001AEB0000-0x000000001AEBA000-memory.dmp

          memory/2740-66-0x000000001B5E0000-0x000000001B636000-memory.dmp

          memory/2740-67-0x000000001AEC0000-0x000000001AEC8000-memory.dmp

          memory/2740-68-0x000000001B680000-0x000000001B692000-memory.dmp

          memory/2740-69-0x000000001BBE0000-0x000000001C108000-memory.dmp

          memory/2740-70-0x000000001B6B0000-0x000000001B6B8000-memory.dmp

          memory/2740-71-0x000000001B6C0000-0x000000001B6C8000-memory.dmp

          memory/2740-64-0x00000000024C0000-0x00000000024C8000-memory.dmp

          memory/2740-73-0x000000001B6E0000-0x000000001B6EE000-memory.dmp

          memory/2740-75-0x000000001B700000-0x000000001B70A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2740-74-0x000000001B6F0000-0x000000001B6FC000-memory.dmp

          memory/2740-76-0x000000001B710000-0x000000001B71C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2740-61-0x0000000000B70000-0x0000000000B78000-memory.dmp

          memory/2740-59-0x0000000002470000-0x000000000248C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2740-58-0x0000000000B60000-0x0000000000B6E000-memory.dmp

          memory/2740-57-0x0000000000070000-0x0000000000324000-memory.dmp

          memory/2876-217-0x000000001B600000-0x000000001B656000-memory.dmp