Analysis

  • max time kernel
    143s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20250129-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250129-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    31-01-2025 02:48

General

  • Target

    HORNETrat_launcher.exe

  • Size

    2.9MB

  • MD5

    f07b8eea2d8c8ee368b680254ad0fee5

  • SHA1

    1c75b5bcabedf0e31c76df0ff6ee23ab389bae3b

  • SHA256

    34947ad997759cb6aaf571df44c0996dae57e04cf4510ef4136b8b7ca16eea4e

  • SHA512

    9c01412cb8aa51419f74f8b614f88383f41ce2e2698b373b7d59519d23b875e0660b6fe4a947afa0b79878223afacb8cb8b8a3164b0a44d20f8f58521ff9d21e

  • SSDEEP

    49152:BB3kRVwF/UHWZU5qfD330oa5EL0h81IC4XA4QKa1lWpdh:L0ReSS05G281ICX4QKa1lWpdh

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 15 IoCs

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

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 7 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 1 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.

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Modifies registry class 6 IoCs
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 15 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 48 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\HORNETrat_launcher.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HORNETrat_launcher.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4328
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\mshyperblock\7CVEgcv.vbe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:808
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\mshyperblock\S9mCKi92BftZwElqhr8FGhYT1zV90zFd1F.bat" "
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5116
        • C:\mshyperblock\hyperInto.exe
          "C:\mshyperblock/hyperInto.exe"
          4⤵
          • Checks computer location settings
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • 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:2400
          • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\BtR8dixjJV.bat"
            5⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:4088
            • C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
              chcp 65001
              6⤵
                PID:3280
              • C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
                ping -n 10 localhost
                6⤵
                • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
                • Runs ping.exe
                PID:4616
              • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows NT\unsecapp.exe
                "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows NT\unsecapp.exe"
                6⤵
                • Checks computer location settings
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • Modifies registry class
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:920
                • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\F0qtrCuOKA.bat"
                  7⤵
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:3452
                  • C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
                    chcp 65001
                    8⤵
                      PID:4136
                    • C:\Windows\system32\w32tm.exe
                      w32tm /stripchart /computer:localhost /period:5 /dataonly /samples:2
                      8⤵
                        PID:2520
                      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows NT\unsecapp.exe
                        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows NT\unsecapp.exe"
                        8⤵
                        • Checks computer location settings
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        • Modifies registry class
                        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                        PID:2484
                        • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FfDOv2d6gz.bat"
                          9⤵
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:2164
                          • C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
                            chcp 65001
                            10⤵
                              PID:3944
                            • C:\Windows\system32\w32tm.exe
                              w32tm /stripchart /computer:localhost /period:5 /dataonly /samples:2
                              10⤵
                                PID:3544
                              • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows NT\unsecapp.exe
                                "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows NT\unsecapp.exe"
                                10⤵
                                • Checks computer location settings
                                • Executes dropped EXE
                                • Modifies registry class
                                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                                PID:1940
                                • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                                  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\h53aanzGdD.bat"
                                  11⤵
                                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                                  PID:5008
                                  • C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
                                    chcp 65001
                                    12⤵
                                      PID:1388
                                    • C:\Windows\system32\w32tm.exe
                                      w32tm /stripchart /computer:localhost /period:5 /dataonly /samples:2
                                      12⤵
                                        PID:2580
                                      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows NT\unsecapp.exe
                                        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows NT\unsecapp.exe"
                                        12⤵
                                        • Checks computer location settings
                                        • Executes dropped EXE
                                        • Modifies registry class
                                        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                                        PID:4696
                                        • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                                          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lnXy25yoCy.bat"
                                          13⤵
                                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                                          PID:4452
                                          • C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
                                            chcp 65001
                                            14⤵
                                              PID:3608
                                            • C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
                                              ping -n 10 localhost
                                              14⤵
                                              • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
                                              • Runs ping.exe
                                              PID:2560
                                            • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows NT\unsecapp.exe
                                              "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows NT\unsecapp.exe"
                                              14⤵
                                              • Executes dropped EXE
                                              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                              PID:3836
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    schtasks.exe /create /tn "unsecappu" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows NT\unsecapp.exe'" /f
                    1⤵
                    • Process spawned unexpected child process
                    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                    PID:2988
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    schtasks.exe /create /tn "unsecapp" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows NT\unsecapp.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
                    1⤵
                    • Process spawned unexpected child process
                    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                    PID:4712
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    schtasks.exe /create /tn "unsecappu" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows NT\unsecapp.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
                    1⤵
                    • Process spawned unexpected child process
                    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                    PID:3112
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    schtasks.exe /create /tn "unsecappu" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Uninstall Information\unsecapp.exe'" /f
                    1⤵
                    • Process spawned unexpected child process
                    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                    PID:876
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    schtasks.exe /create /tn "unsecapp" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\Uninstall Information\unsecapp.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
                    1⤵
                    • Process spawned unexpected child process
                    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                    PID:3644
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    schtasks.exe /create /tn "unsecappu" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Uninstall Information\unsecapp.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
                    1⤵
                    • Process spawned unexpected child process
                    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                    PID:1732
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    schtasks.exe /create /tn "sppsvcs" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\mshyperblock\sppsvc.exe'" /f
                    1⤵
                    • Process spawned unexpected child process
                    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                    PID:1972
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    schtasks.exe /create /tn "sppsvc" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\mshyperblock\sppsvc.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
                    1⤵
                    • Process spawned unexpected child process
                    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                    PID:816
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    schtasks.exe /create /tn "sppsvcs" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\mshyperblock\sppsvc.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
                    1⤵
                    • Process spawned unexpected child process
                    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                    PID:1484
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBrokerR" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /f
                    1⤵
                    • Process spawned unexpected child process
                    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                    PID:4508
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBroker" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
                    1⤵
                    • Process spawned unexpected child process
                    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                    PID:3996
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBrokerR" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
                    1⤵
                    • Process spawned unexpected child process
                    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                    PID:4072
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    schtasks.exe /create /tn "fontdrvhostf" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\Windows Workflow Foundation\v3.0\fontdrvhost.exe'" /f
                    1⤵
                    • Process spawned unexpected child process
                    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                    PID:736
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    schtasks.exe /create /tn "fontdrvhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\Windows Workflow Foundation\v3.0\fontdrvhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
                    1⤵
                    • Process spawned unexpected child process
                    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                    PID:1684
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    schtasks.exe /create /tn "fontdrvhostf" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\Windows Workflow Foundation\v3.0\fontdrvhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
                    1⤵
                    • Process spawned unexpected child process
                    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                    PID:4116

                  Network

                  MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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                  Downloads

                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\unsecapp.exe.log

                    Filesize

                    1KB

                    MD5

                    c8e311b78b67d7909e05b01de9cf1ffb

                    SHA1

                    198f9411189ef79a8de60fa7fdfe957239de767b

                    SHA256

                    48c4b6ae7307aca161d53a1076f8d33b5c55b2f9664804df1adfe098ab6368d2

                    SHA512

                    abaece55e4fb680c0b54e3306970eef42262ea1f352728e871ee1ff19042b6e7145a67f0914039f62e8ed273de66d094251633d6cf0a79c4c00e4b43c48108b3

                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\BtR8dixjJV.bat

                    Filesize

                    174B

                    MD5

                    2c6bba89544152a53472b489949d600a

                    SHA1

                    5561799f08b886ffd84bba30affbfe9531c20694

                    SHA256

                    971f0250b7a40aab5ec05f9e50bd6404ce29ed7cead2c2e03d43197b7c828c64

                    SHA512

                    d132df7b2e938b983040ecf5a8985c4f165337becc0795099f57ae0cc647ecf5a2a764920d32264ee2c650f9602793c4f4b7480077be23e2cbcc144631e540a0

                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\F0qtrCuOKA.bat

                    Filesize

                    222B

                    MD5

                    f0008179c46ba80bbb7642fe6b8b3144

                    SHA1

                    c90b87da6585ac1b8b88918bde5e1b625f81ac80

                    SHA256

                    119469496f70b86200775c160f74a48b7327b78a6ef0dc14235a689a3fdb9b21

                    SHA512

                    7c1ba22ff681f26bf3cd244b530511b9dc8a74682b567d84fdd497903d13ddd7b7b2312e0f1861269827d25e57cba6c8ca7cc67bfb8f5df0c310644af9c1557e

                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FfDOv2d6gz.bat

                    Filesize

                    222B

                    MD5

                    2b24a4776ff6e620292faf21db7d7779

                    SHA1

                    7066700c7dd3d88cb4c2b41efbacdf557da73d8a

                    SHA256

                    dca448e0034f05232cb1a4e8c68b6a4a0f7c1fd12b6eeede708d4ffbf1dcdb2d

                    SHA512

                    9f3199e58b5a2311b88f32926fe398b0c0bad6f05a6101124dda7f7cf6744eb0b52dd5a72e679d81fcba9caa8cf7b58b1a1f14434816dc3b0c6b9211abc361ef

                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\h53aanzGdD.bat

                    Filesize

                    222B

                    MD5

                    e48788fbf1e2ce7b1a38774b63f49877

                    SHA1

                    2474ab67dc7ebbe62e7e40d3ef4b52b7761b5e19

                    SHA256

                    a44c1915c62128cba327d436113a37b137d274b42c4a98ba81bc3fcb1013db1e

                    SHA512

                    65533911fbb1848cc56aa9bf07585e74c4de5baf0d771305aece2f9fb2af6060fd3d7f37bbba77f06856172fd541183af3cce20bbbee1556cc8bc941fde37f38

                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lnXy25yoCy.bat

                    Filesize

                    174B

                    MD5

                    9f573fc9c9bacef181860db36b036072

                    SHA1

                    8cd1feca863d671efb244504814bfa08e679d094

                    SHA256

                    f826a7ffd058ffcd4ecff1b289c7fbb2bbfc17e25120560b248c7526050e5f9e

                    SHA512

                    42caaebfb8ee54e701a86a5c69f73b6de98af40490060154a3732b1fd6626654f63fab04b447e3f6c1a881f39ca4a566bc0190be6af146e937d4e4955c8c80f1

                  • C:\mshyperblock\7CVEgcv.vbe

                    Filesize

                    225B

                    MD5

                    b7a9d7bc751980e5d28b50643805b2b0

                    SHA1

                    dd4e0de7003f4dfc9a4cc52bfbf542e335a700f3

                    SHA256

                    417517292e016853942d2072a55cb914a1e9c552af7d4fce9e9497d32d42ae2f

                    SHA512

                    965e0ecc6c2535d46c7cc27ca7917f5ff20e07b881bf4ab15f26fd25807ad756fed4eca03f8315b68d1e72db1b97f9344ce111955b4c7368f40c5d2f8afec8a0

                  • C:\mshyperblock\S9mCKi92BftZwElqhr8FGhYT1zV90zFd1F.bat

                    Filesize

                    71B

                    MD5

                    769d41729d7dc06c2302102db2bf90bf

                    SHA1

                    156cdeacce22a5969515bc4d61f47a908da78f1e

                    SHA256

                    38f5e3ea511d8cfe28b6d163d844a8cd7c1428ba2f0017793fba1fbae559d54e

                    SHA512

                    f33d0e2ca822168915a2ac6f8ab8bc4774d8733f92d8937b96c9b3e39ece245f003183c53d55c6a51b6c9b1241d252bd303af7381516ae1cd23641fda45de5c7

                  • C:\mshyperblock\hyperInto.exe

                    Filesize

                    2.6MB

                    MD5

                    5bdfa3d66339a5624d36ee2038584cfc

                    SHA1

                    a55b70c8e118a0aa3d3d06281ce5809db2933a7a

                    SHA256

                    a1cdf05403d641c6717c540e76ee1cff8b3d3723df3574413dbdd7e18d1393fa

                    SHA512

                    de156c9044d48657056d087252f46ed3c36f1ce676b1e0a2b3946dc29fa6e5347685bff1b4ad83ecb5b194bd3eb2e3976cbd7028d34390590393bbb5373b84c2

                  • memory/920-79-0x000000001C450000-0x000000001C49E000-memory.dmp

                    Filesize

                    312KB

                  • memory/1940-120-0x000000001C3F0000-0x000000001C43E000-memory.dmp

                    Filesize

                    312KB

                  • memory/2400-19-0x0000000001AB0000-0x0000000001ABE000-memory.dmp

                    Filesize

                    56KB

                  • memory/2400-27-0x000000001BFD0000-0x000000001BFE6000-memory.dmp

                    Filesize

                    88KB

                  • memory/2400-30-0x000000001C650000-0x000000001CB78000-memory.dmp

                    Filesize

                    5.2MB

                  • memory/2400-32-0x0000000003490000-0x000000000349C000-memory.dmp

                    Filesize

                    48KB

                  • memory/2400-34-0x000000001C180000-0x000000001C1DA000-memory.dmp

                    Filesize

                    360KB

                  • memory/2400-36-0x00000000034C0000-0x00000000034CE000-memory.dmp

                    Filesize

                    56KB

                  • memory/2400-38-0x000000001C120000-0x000000001C138000-memory.dmp

                    Filesize

                    96KB

                  • memory/2400-40-0x000000001BFB0000-0x000000001BFBC000-memory.dmp

                    Filesize

                    48KB

                  • memory/2400-56-0x000000001CF90000-0x000000001CFDE000-memory.dmp

                    Filesize

                    312KB

                  • memory/2400-29-0x000000001BFF0000-0x000000001C002000-memory.dmp

                    Filesize

                    72KB

                  • memory/2400-25-0x0000000003480000-0x0000000003490000-memory.dmp

                    Filesize

                    64KB

                  • memory/2400-23-0x0000000001AC0000-0x0000000001ACC000-memory.dmp

                    Filesize

                    48KB

                  • memory/2400-21-0x00000000034A0000-0x00000000034B2000-memory.dmp

                    Filesize

                    72KB

                  • memory/2400-12-0x00007FF893F23000-0x00007FF893F25000-memory.dmp

                    Filesize

                    8KB

                  • memory/2400-17-0x0000000001900000-0x0000000001910000-memory.dmp

                    Filesize

                    64KB

                  • memory/2400-15-0x00000000018F0000-0x00000000018FE000-memory.dmp

                    Filesize

                    56KB

                  • memory/2400-13-0x0000000000FA0000-0x0000000001236000-memory.dmp

                    Filesize

                    2.6MB

                  • memory/2484-100-0x000000001C960000-0x000000001C9AE000-memory.dmp

                    Filesize

                    312KB

                  • memory/4696-140-0x000000001C950000-0x000000001C99E000-memory.dmp

                    Filesize

                    312KB