Analysis

  • max time kernel
    117s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20250207-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250207-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    08-02-2025 00:10

General

  • Target

    6d4ef6f0c39215c0af0c1c27d4ffa791.exe

  • Size

    2.7MB

  • MD5

    6d4ef6f0c39215c0af0c1c27d4ffa791

  • SHA1

    7c08658bce2a986fd39e5083302443838b3d0bb3

  • SHA256

    82aaf8a6c7718e883bf7f9cb3d18a7889a8080227f14f9bc1ce0e9efa77d651b

  • SHA512

    51e774b0e91085fad49b5efb5c582f456ea97849947096e506c76addb43591db3b7e97165b938e06d0f7d57e3201c66442e38f85d0ef73a578ef35761df17693

  • SSDEEP

    49152:3FBbm1L31i0DcUvyI2JmrVN5KXgDaWicjl5kYaYdYCag2X/DPScyr9Jy:Hb+jWAyIZz4XgWWFjfrWCf2X/bA9Jy

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 30 IoCs

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

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

    Detects payload of DCRat, commonly dropped by NSIS installers.

  • Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 36 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows 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 1 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 1 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 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 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\6d4ef6f0c39215c0af0c1c27d4ffa791.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d4ef6f0c39215c0af0c1c27d4ffa791.exe"
    1⤵
    • UAC bypass
    • Checks computer location settings
    • 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:636
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\uYA2TrKB2l.bat"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:544
      • C:\Windows\system32\w32tm.exe
        w32tm /stripchart /computer:localhost /period:5 /dataonly /samples:2
        3⤵
          PID:1292
        • C:\Users\Default User\smss.exe
          "C:\Users\Default User\smss.exe"
          3⤵
          • UAC bypass
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Checks whether UAC is enabled
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • System policy modification
          PID:1232
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogonw" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\defaults\pref\winlogon.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2108
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogon" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\defaults\pref\winlogon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3096
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogonw" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\defaults\pref\winlogon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:5092
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "StartMenuExperienceHostS" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\Shared Gadgets\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4832
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "StartMenuExperienceHost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\Shared Gadgets\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2492
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "StartMenuExperienceHostS" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\Shared Gadgets\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1776
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "backgroundTaskHostb" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\WindowsPowerShell\Configuration\Schema\backgroundTaskHost.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3628
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "backgroundTaskHost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\WindowsPowerShell\Configuration\Schema\backgroundTaskHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4944
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "backgroundTaskHostb" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\WindowsPowerShell\Configuration\Schema\backgroundTaskHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3296
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "sppsvcs" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Windows\Vss\Writers\sppsvc.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2624
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "sppsvc" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\Vss\Writers\sppsvc.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3648
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "sppsvcs" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Windows\Vss\Writers\sppsvc.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 "csrssc" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Multimedia Platform\csrss.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4132
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrss" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Multimedia Platform\csrss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4776
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrssc" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Multimedia Platform\csrss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:460
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "servicess" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Users\Default User\services.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3772
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "services" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Default User\services.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4328
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "servicess" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Users\Default User\services.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3600
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "spoolsvs" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\spoolsv.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4316
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "spoolsv" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\spoolsv.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2044
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "spoolsvs" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\spoolsv.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4812
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "SearchAppS" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\SearchApp.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4772
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "SearchApp" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\SearchApp.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3668
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "SearchAppS" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\SearchApp.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2084
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "IdleI" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PackageManagement\1.0.0.1\Idle.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4404
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "Idle" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PackageManagement\1.0.0.1\Idle.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2064
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "IdleI" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PackageManagement\1.0.0.1\Idle.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1856
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "smsss" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Users\Default User\smss.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3448
    • 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:2208
    • 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:2516
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" /ping 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-PGFwcCBhcHBpZD0iezhBNjlEMzQ1LUQ1NjQtNDYzYy1BRkYxLUE2OUQ5RTUzMEY5Nn0iIHZlcnNpb249IjEyMy4wLjYzMTIuMTIzIiBuZXh0dmVyc2lvbj0iIiBsYW5nPSJlbiIgYnJhbmQ9IkdHTFMiIGNsaWVudD0iIiBpbnN0YWxsYWdlPSIxIiBpbnN0YWxsZGF0ZXRpbWU9IjE3Mzg5NDU5ODUiIG9vYmVfaW5zdGFsbF90aW1lPSIxMzM4MzQxODQ0NDQzNjAwMDAiPjxldmVudCBldmVudHR5cGU9IjMxIiBldmVudHJlc3VsdD0iMSIgZXJyb3Jjb2RlPSIwIiBleHRyYWNvZGUxPSIyMTc5ODYyIiBzeXN0ZW1fdXB0aW1lX3RpY2tzPSI1MDMwMTI2MDkyIi8-PC9hcHA-PC9yZXF1ZXN0Pg
      1⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      PID:4712

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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    Downloads

    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\spoolsv.exe

      Filesize

      2.7MB

      MD5

      ea90275466764353b639bb65bfa1f54d

      SHA1

      c8ddfebea010548b90522fa40b73600ec377fbe8

      SHA256

      09b15e710208c096ef6fd9c29e253f1cd22d31c33f1469ee2275ece0c32ec51d

      SHA512

      f513681bf1a7b006ceb11454537db3577bd909145a731de29f87c74c4642221e3474c98a19cb3e480805d9dd713d89bda83b718a796a84057c4fe7596daf674c

    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Multimedia Platform\csrss.exe

      Filesize

      2.7MB

      MD5

      6d4ef6f0c39215c0af0c1c27d4ffa791

      SHA1

      7c08658bce2a986fd39e5083302443838b3d0bb3

      SHA256

      82aaf8a6c7718e883bf7f9cb3d18a7889a8080227f14f9bc1ce0e9efa77d651b

      SHA512

      51e774b0e91085fad49b5efb5c582f456ea97849947096e506c76addb43591db3b7e97165b938e06d0f7d57e3201c66442e38f85d0ef73a578ef35761df17693

    • C:\Program Files (x86)\WindowsPowerShell\Configuration\Schema\backgroundTaskHost.exe

      Filesize

      2.7MB

      MD5

      ac8891ad701a1782c9f5a15225239c3a

      SHA1

      13d7f78e78970077e1dffbdd7050be521de133bf

      SHA256

      2dde52569ea797de36479900bcf380d01d0b6954fffc2a441f79d3fff58fb8ff

      SHA512

      2e1996652dc7c122a5d44e00a497dcd97857f90290ac1df0e0196bee9255f5ac6fbb5715796454db8e4d09e55356c013caab5dfbdbe04d162a5b4bbeea4b2345

    • C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\Shared Gadgets\RCXC4BC.tmp

      Filesize

      2.7MB

      MD5

      a80d790464b0c7d60778d9b2f2288ab8

      SHA1

      f67bd2b152f5d0f0495dc7525869bb2c3f4c41b5

      SHA256

      184419257bd91ca41131ee244b6f7a7ece9f2d241e69f50726f16444597b2f35

      SHA512

      b6d2f9930bc4838f8ef9b13f047cb30fc0f86914a72624536e5610373d76a53ea3bd4a6f132ef4ae73c34d5e9c40c5d6e3e83b48f3ee429f166b8dffa768a9bc

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\uYA2TrKB2l.bat

      Filesize

      195B

      MD5

      010b1b651840b0d8d40d535d6c22de9e

      SHA1

      3ab17d3769c77e5c7f3b7fe2c857010fa68af818

      SHA256

      7a2956bbdb66e99d64cd5cde352d22c1bdbc6fba6014c281a9e323999a1e0ee9

      SHA512

      98b751bd31e694c8a7e1a6552be45f14eb38a642b8a02043fbe3f7046845b6e4175632bbdaf0b6ee5035e93239ede0fe04464256bfe47da176b1f4621f644aca

    • memory/636-8-0x000000001BD60000-0x000000001BD76000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      88KB

    • memory/636-17-0x000000001C5B0000-0x000000001C5BE000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      56KB

    • memory/636-0-0x00007FFE2D563000-0x00007FFE2D565000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8KB

    • memory/636-5-0x000000001BDA0000-0x000000001BDF0000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      320KB

    • memory/636-9-0x000000001BD80000-0x000000001BD88000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      32KB

    • memory/636-10-0x000000001BDF0000-0x000000001BDFA000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/636-11-0x000000001C530000-0x000000001C586000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      344KB

    • memory/636-12-0x000000001BD90000-0x000000001BDA2000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      72KB

    • memory/636-13-0x000000001CAB0000-0x000000001CFD8000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      5.2MB

    • memory/636-16-0x000000001C5A0000-0x000000001C5AC000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      48KB

    • memory/636-18-0x000000001C5C0000-0x000000001C5CC000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      48KB

    • memory/636-7-0x000000001BD50000-0x000000001BD60000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/636-15-0x000000001C590000-0x000000001C598000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      32KB

    • memory/636-14-0x000000001C580000-0x000000001C588000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      32KB

    • memory/636-19-0x000000001C5D0000-0x000000001C5DA000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/636-20-0x000000001C5E0000-0x000000001C5EC000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      48KB

    • memory/636-6-0x000000001BD30000-0x000000001BD38000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      32KB

    • memory/636-4-0x000000001BD10000-0x000000001BD2C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      112KB

    • memory/636-3-0x000000001BD00000-0x000000001BD0E000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      56KB

    • memory/636-2-0x00007FFE2D560000-0x00007FFE2E021000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/636-167-0x00007FFE2D560000-0x00007FFE2E021000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/636-1-0x0000000000F60000-0x0000000001212000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      2.7MB

    • memory/1232-172-0x0000000000A40000-0x0000000000CF2000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      2.7MB

    • memory/1232-173-0x000000001D430000-0x000000001D442000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      72KB