Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
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resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20250207-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system -
submitted
07/03/2025, 14:21
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe
Resource
win7-20250207-en
General
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Target
0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe
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Size
1.1MB
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MD5
c8f970035499e0b5a9f46143861e0966
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SHA1
7db7652da457175d3098791a5237e1dd3d7db66b
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SHA256
0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562
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SHA512
784edd5a9a77a21f508fb0210984d61ffb6bf8ca5738bcb6b0722b9b26726653d684deef1e36da341d494f1454602d87065d028159f7adb16ff7ab8ee9f59d65
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SSDEEP
24576:nFj4zNvqBuFnh4BY6IY92VD2KJIMQSyeO7P:nFEeuL4BYKEVZJIMryT7
Malware Config
Extracted
darkcloud
https://api.telegram.org/bot8052153515:AAEy1R0ssCqYRtfr5MLZ5lbcuC9K_RdIieY/sendMessage?chat_id=5022382431
Signatures
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Darkcloud family
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Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.
pid Process 2964 powershell.exe 3036 powershell.exe -
ACProtect 1.3x - 1.4x DLL software 1 IoCs
Detects file using ACProtect software.
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x0009000000015650-36.dat acprotect -
Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
pid Process 2784 vbc.exe -
Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs
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Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2096 set thread context of 2784 2096 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 36 -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x0009000000015650-36.dat upx behavioral1/memory/2784-39-0x000000006FA80000-0x000000006FAE9000-memory.dmp upx -
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
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System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language vbc.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language schtasks.exe -
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
pid Process 3016 schtasks.exe -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
pid Process 2096 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 3036 powershell.exe 2964 powershell.exe 2096 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2096 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3036 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2964 powershell.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
pid Process 2784 vbc.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2096 wrote to memory of 2964 2096 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 30 PID 2096 wrote to memory of 2964 2096 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 30 PID 2096 wrote to memory of 2964 2096 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 30 PID 2096 wrote to memory of 2964 2096 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 30 PID 2096 wrote to memory of 3036 2096 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 32 PID 2096 wrote to memory of 3036 2096 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 32 PID 2096 wrote to memory of 3036 2096 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 32 PID 2096 wrote to memory of 3036 2096 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 32 PID 2096 wrote to memory of 3016 2096 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 33 PID 2096 wrote to memory of 3016 2096 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 33 PID 2096 wrote to memory of 3016 2096 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 33 PID 2096 wrote to memory of 3016 2096 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 33 PID 2096 wrote to memory of 2784 2096 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 36 PID 2096 wrote to memory of 2784 2096 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 36 PID 2096 wrote to memory of 2784 2096 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 36 PID 2096 wrote to memory of 2784 2096 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 36 PID 2096 wrote to memory of 2784 2096 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 36 PID 2096 wrote to memory of 2784 2096 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 36 PID 2096 wrote to memory of 2784 2096 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 36 PID 2096 wrote to memory of 2784 2096 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 36 PID 2096 wrote to memory of 2784 2096 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 36
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe"1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2096 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe"2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2964
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\xQkCOnXBVqKmW.exe"2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3036
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\xQkCOnXBVqKmW" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp19E7.tmp"2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:3016
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C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe"2⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:2784
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
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Downloads
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Filesize
1KB
MD5b3910056ae08f5df266b10f0ea54128d
SHA1147ca93ecd54238154aa48dcc945a1adfb2710ee
SHA256bbb1a05836a06ba18bfe427e7d24968c7a0a6024013ca943b3eec05362b83ae3
SHA5126a5b6df69386a7aa6e7e6ac1caf24cc2262020ec7faf7a315a4360412e59c6d05046d40fceaa8c7146c7d9f8a12eadb636c77b2d30268a75ffa87e69aa41d531
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\d93f411851d7c929.customDestinations-ms
Filesize7KB
MD5249974c0f989b3ffa3e67a3bfa9b1623
SHA15fb1e56a7dc9369c3e5bd60e14c53c618f407f95
SHA25672fa309e8cd2e9a2271f295c6eed01ee399275fbe0b67eeeb45ddba90d53a751
SHA512d5131519c428ad384af570e27c0fb172ba19104df780e1cb77cf58704fb4c277458f35061d4846fa5dd9b1a979f96ba0f0e4a6c45a1ac8d20b0c09c23200e2c6
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Filesize
161KB
MD5073a17b6cfb1112c6c838b2fba06a657
SHA1a54bb22489eaa8c52eb3e512aee522320530b0be
SHA256dcfcd16fbf0511d3f2b3792e5493fa22d7291e4bb2efbfa5ade5002a04fc2cab
SHA5125bc8307350bd8ba09fa9eedddc62f1dba65db62eb09ae64e0adff4dfad0937dbec5b621f294f5980bf77033faac3bfe200945c0280606915ee9a82d34a003b9e