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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    138s
  • max time network
    146s
  • 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, 02:52

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 5 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 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Modifies registry class 6 IoCs
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 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:4924
    • 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:3580
      • 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:4496
        • C:\mshyperblock\hyperInto.exe
          "C:\mshyperblock/hyperInto.exe"
          4⤵
          • Checks computer location settings
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Drops file in Program Files directory
          • Modifies registry class
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4884
          • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\gEzZlFc3Jo.bat"
            5⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:632
            • C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
              chcp 65001
              6⤵
                PID:3964
              • C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
                ping -n 10 localhost
                6⤵
                • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
                • Runs ping.exe
                PID:1732
              • C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\RuntimeBroker.exe
                "C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\RuntimeBroker.exe"
                6⤵
                • Checks computer location settings
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • Modifies registry class
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:3552
                • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tkLJtwnwVT.bat"
                  7⤵
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:1504
                  • C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
                    chcp 65001
                    8⤵
                      PID:4076
                    • C:\Windows\system32\w32tm.exe
                      w32tm /stripchart /computer:localhost /period:5 /dataonly /samples:2
                      8⤵
                        PID:3772
                      • C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\RuntimeBroker.exe
                        "C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\RuntimeBroker.exe"
                        8⤵
                        • Checks computer location settings
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        • Modifies registry class
                        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                        PID:3912
                        • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\yhfppzmMH9.bat"
                          9⤵
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:3616
                          • C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
                            chcp 65001
                            10⤵
                              PID:3580
                            • C:\Windows\system32\w32tm.exe
                              w32tm /stripchart /computer:localhost /period:5 /dataonly /samples:2
                              10⤵
                                PID:3232
                              • C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\RuntimeBroker.exe
                                "C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\RuntimeBroker.exe"
                                10⤵
                                • Checks computer location settings
                                • Executes dropped EXE
                                • Modifies registry class
                                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                                PID:2368
                                • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                                  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mup9OI6yD3.bat"
                                  11⤵
                                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                                  PID:4560
                                  • C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
                                    chcp 65001
                                    12⤵
                                      PID:1336
                                    • C:\Windows\system32\w32tm.exe
                                      w32tm /stripchart /computer:localhost /period:5 /dataonly /samples:2
                                      12⤵
                                        PID:952
                                      • C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\RuntimeBroker.exe
                                        "C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\RuntimeBroker.exe"
                                        12⤵
                                        • Checks computer location settings
                                        • Executes dropped EXE
                                        • Modifies registry class
                                        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                                        PID:3664
                                        • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                                          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8MPHA9c1U6.bat"
                                          13⤵
                                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                                          PID:2992
                                          • C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
                                            chcp 65001
                                            14⤵
                                              PID:1664
                                            • C:\Windows\system32\w32tm.exe
                                              w32tm /stripchart /computer:localhost /period:5 /dataonly /samples:2
                                              14⤵
                                                PID:2416
                                              • C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\RuntimeBroker.exe
                                                "C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\RuntimeBroker.exe"
                                                14⤵
                                                • Executes dropped EXE
                                                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                                PID:3348
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dwmd" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Uninstall Information\dwm.exe'" /f
                      1⤵
                      • Process spawned unexpected child process
                      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                      PID:2996
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dwm" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\Uninstall Information\dwm.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
                      1⤵
                      • Process spawned unexpected child process
                      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                      PID:2720
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dwmd" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Uninstall Information\dwm.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
                      1⤵
                      • Process spawned unexpected child process
                      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                      PID:4468
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      schtasks.exe /create /tn "TextInputHostT" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\TextInputHost.exe'" /f
                      1⤵
                      • Process spawned unexpected child process
                      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                      PID:4040
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      schtasks.exe /create /tn "TextInputHost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\TextInputHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
                      1⤵
                      • Process spawned unexpected child process
                      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                      PID:4016
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      schtasks.exe /create /tn "TextInputHostT" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\TextInputHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
                      1⤵
                      • Process spawned unexpected child process
                      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                      PID:2580
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      schtasks.exe /create /tn "TextInputHostT" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\TextInputHost.exe'" /f
                      1⤵
                      • Process spawned unexpected child process
                      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                      PID:4572
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      schtasks.exe /create /tn "TextInputHost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\TextInputHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
                      1⤵
                      • Process spawned unexpected child process
                      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                      PID:1180
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      schtasks.exe /create /tn "TextInputHostT" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\TextInputHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
                      1⤵
                      • Process spawned unexpected child process
                      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                      PID:2980
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBrokerR" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /f
                      1⤵
                      • Process spawned unexpected child process
                      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                      PID:1184
                    • 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:4560
                    • 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:4596
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      schtasks.exe /create /tn "sysmons" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Portable Devices\sysmon.exe'" /f
                      1⤵
                      • Process spawned unexpected child process
                      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                      PID:4412
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      schtasks.exe /create /tn "sysmon" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Portable Devices\sysmon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
                      1⤵
                      • Process spawned unexpected child process
                      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                      PID:4488
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      schtasks.exe /create /tn "sysmons" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Portable Devices\sysmon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
                      1⤵
                      • Process spawned unexpected child process
                      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                      PID:2156

                    Network

                    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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                    Downloads

                    • C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\TextInputHost.exe

                      Filesize

                      2.6MB

                      MD5

                      01ab4515258f4bddd97d98518cb46409

                      SHA1

                      f45b1ee75f483b1a603023830835b3965b43c789

                      SHA256

                      3603dda2245769a7f744499c40cf05ba21483b991e401635f5f6c649de9861c8

                      SHA512

                      fde32d8839c6aa3d41522d40398b5151c64fd6cb8d81e6d964ef18f726accc831fc7f70e7d921b6ac0f0ff262ae824aa45c72fe450be83993f26a204515ef22a

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

                      Filesize

                      1KB

                      MD5

                      c8e311b78b67d7909e05b01de9cf1ffb

                      SHA1

                      198f9411189ef79a8de60fa7fdfe957239de767b

                      SHA256

                      48c4b6ae7307aca161d53a1076f8d33b5c55b2f9664804df1adfe098ab6368d2

                      SHA512

                      abaece55e4fb680c0b54e3306970eef42262ea1f352728e871ee1ff19042b6e7145a67f0914039f62e8ed273de66d094251633d6cf0a79c4c00e4b43c48108b3

                    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8MPHA9c1U6.bat

                      Filesize

                      215B

                      MD5

                      b4669c657d5156b5c6d95febb06f5c83

                      SHA1

                      10d8f3bfd7c83ab7c48889f3c2b7a11f622d8729

                      SHA256

                      aedafbb3781eb3e085cefa7cc4ff4ac9eb2ecdfdf713b65f66e5241aa8fb7c2b

                      SHA512

                      32208267d508f0611981ab44c483fedb2665b819fb9e1f5bb73cbe0453760d74c75560292a33a40e7a5edce88c8ef953372da70ff746cfdfd3b57f7c7c059dbe

                    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\gEzZlFc3Jo.bat

                      Filesize

                      167B

                      MD5

                      0d92b5f1ec4bf7dd810c5c5a9d4f7c75

                      SHA1

                      b408283c6cb4142d5328d433b91cbf2c016f331c

                      SHA256

                      bbf54c6ca43a8ec63e6a6caeca8267b8b71a15bcce86c97fd3c87a4867b995d0

                      SHA512

                      1afb122ad3906d17bea1d8484a17c00abee784dbc80e158b099515c025edb3768295c8eaaa93b2b5a8ee794fa3902186fd445b654b30604a8940e46c4ecc0324

                    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mup9OI6yD3.bat

                      Filesize

                      215B

                      MD5

                      d9ce3947a87d9fe21d8a77ef62389edd

                      SHA1

                      143293db03b938132685653c93691edc80713749

                      SHA256

                      20b3711f220be8dbd410ada57aec8bdbab849e947ae1d04bbb18e465a88ffa39

                      SHA512

                      7c362e57eeacefa69ca1954124e8c3534eb06fa16962e62febdf5dbf6e77497a8ebdc5076ca20c5ba0f350223fc46d1bd5544403b28f59cb539fc2e073ea8d2b

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

                      Filesize

                      215B

                      MD5

                      d10fc91fb3ceebe75535063e7a529608

                      SHA1

                      979c999d004e0b1abdee0e9ff45121805d0710f9

                      SHA256

                      f8939b2560d0fa75e63a864ad2f084f70cbabb082042e7d9c3c6c185ec18bdf5

                      SHA512

                      27966c33aebfd56dc7eab57a304532837cc74293f28590166459433b585cfd1dabb89da53d00789fbbedc7fb1984b1ea4d023b0447ca364f5e7d51790aa8066a

                    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\yhfppzmMH9.bat

                      Filesize

                      215B

                      MD5

                      9691bd69ea8fc875eeac6c0bb96eee80

                      SHA1

                      fc81b15d97a9a72ed2141153f0c74895a9b624a7

                      SHA256

                      3b525378c59c95646fb3aa275ae7d3f93e6a0cc2c12cb244e0180e170a075a66

                      SHA512

                      07553c291bc6ad715990ff7c69cc21c3a604cd1933821d9dc788c4f00f9b2871ec749aa6c31d304ea5058031d22aa8839977f2d3def317b9c58e53e74f9e395f

                    • 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/4884-29-0x0000000002A40000-0x0000000002A52000-memory.dmp

                      Filesize

                      72KB

                    • memory/4884-38-0x000000001B450000-0x000000001B468000-memory.dmp

                      Filesize

                      96KB

                    • memory/4884-25-0x00000000028B0000-0x00000000028C0000-memory.dmp

                      Filesize

                      64KB

                    • memory/4884-30-0x000000001BAF0000-0x000000001C018000-memory.dmp

                      Filesize

                      5.2MB

                    • memory/4884-32-0x0000000002A00000-0x0000000002A0C000-memory.dmp

                      Filesize

                      48KB

                    • memory/4884-34-0x000000001B5C0000-0x000000001B61A000-memory.dmp

                      Filesize

                      360KB

                    • memory/4884-36-0x0000000002A10000-0x0000000002A1E000-memory.dmp

                      Filesize

                      56KB

                    • memory/4884-27-0x0000000002A20000-0x0000000002A36000-memory.dmp

                      Filesize

                      88KB

                    • memory/4884-40-0x0000000002A60000-0x0000000002A6C000-memory.dmp

                      Filesize

                      48KB

                    • memory/4884-23-0x00000000028A0000-0x00000000028AC000-memory.dmp

                      Filesize

                      48KB

                    • memory/4884-21-0x00000000029E0000-0x00000000029F2000-memory.dmp

                      Filesize

                      72KB

                    • memory/4884-19-0x0000000002890000-0x000000000289E000-memory.dmp

                      Filesize

                      56KB

                    • memory/4884-17-0x0000000002880000-0x0000000002890000-memory.dmp

                      Filesize

                      64KB

                    • memory/4884-15-0x0000000000E80000-0x0000000000E8E000-memory.dmp

                      Filesize

                      56KB

                    • memory/4884-13-0x00000000003E0000-0x0000000000676000-memory.dmp

                      Filesize

                      2.6MB

                    • memory/4884-12-0x00007FFB99FC3000-0x00007FFB99FC5000-memory.dmp

                      Filesize

                      8KB