Analysis Overview
SHA256
0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Darkcloud family
DarkCloud
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
ACProtect 1.3x - 1.4x DLL software
Checks computer location settings
Loads dropped DLL
Uses the VBS compiler for execution
UPX packed file
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Unsigned PE
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2025-03-07 14:21
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-03-07 14:21
Reported
2025-03-07 14:24
Platform
win7-20250207-en
Max time kernel
148s
Max time network
123s
Command Line
Signatures
DarkCloud
Darkcloud family
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
ACProtect 1.3x - 1.4x DLL software
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe | N/A |
Uses the VBS compiler for execution
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2096 set thread context of 2784 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe |
UPX packed file
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe"
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"
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"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\xQkCOnXBVqKmW" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp19E7.tmp"
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe"
Network
Files
memory/2096-0-0x0000000074CCE000-0x0000000074CCF000-memory.dmp
memory/2096-1-0x0000000001350000-0x0000000001464000-memory.dmp
memory/2096-2-0x0000000074CC0000-0x00000000753AE000-memory.dmp
memory/2096-3-0x0000000000A20000-0x0000000000A38000-memory.dmp
memory/2096-4-0x0000000074CCE000-0x0000000074CCF000-memory.dmp
memory/2096-5-0x0000000074CC0000-0x00000000753AE000-memory.dmp
memory/2096-6-0x0000000005F00000-0x0000000005FBC000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp19E7.tmp
| MD5 | b3910056ae08f5df266b10f0ea54128d |
| SHA1 | 147ca93ecd54238154aa48dcc945a1adfb2710ee |
| SHA256 | bbb1a05836a06ba18bfe427e7d24968c7a0a6024013ca943b3eec05362b83ae3 |
| SHA512 | 6a5b6df69386a7aa6e7e6ac1caf24cc2262020ec7faf7a315a4360412e59c6d05046d40fceaa8c7146c7d9f8a12eadb636c77b2d30268a75ffa87e69aa41d531 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\d93f411851d7c929.customDestinations-ms
| MD5 | 249974c0f989b3ffa3e67a3bfa9b1623 |
| SHA1 | 5fb1e56a7dc9369c3e5bd60e14c53c618f407f95 |
| SHA256 | 72fa309e8cd2e9a2271f295c6eed01ee399275fbe0b67eeeb45ddba90d53a751 |
| SHA512 | d5131519c428ad384af570e27c0fb172ba19104df780e1cb77cf58704fb4c277458f35061d4846fa5dd9b1a979f96ba0f0e4a6c45a1ac8d20b0c09c23200e2c6 |
memory/2784-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000471000-memory.dmp
memory/2784-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000471000-memory.dmp
memory/2784-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000471000-memory.dmp
memory/2784-27-0x00000000FFFDE000-0x00000000FFFDF000-memory.dmp
memory/2784-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000471000-memory.dmp
memory/2784-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000471000-memory.dmp
memory/2096-33-0x0000000074CC0000-0x00000000753AE000-memory.dmp
\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\JXXXDSWS-Admin\vbsqlite3.dll
| MD5 | 073a17b6cfb1112c6c838b2fba06a657 |
| SHA1 | a54bb22489eaa8c52eb3e512aee522320530b0be |
| SHA256 | dcfcd16fbf0511d3f2b3792e5493fa22d7291e4bb2efbfa5ade5002a04fc2cab |
| SHA512 | 5bc8307350bd8ba09fa9eedddc62f1dba65db62eb09ae64e0adff4dfad0937dbec5b621f294f5980bf77033faac3bfe200945c0280606915ee9a82d34a003b9e |
memory/2784-39-0x000000006FA80000-0x000000006FAE9000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-03-07 14:21
Reported
2025-03-07 14:24
Platform
win10v2004-20250217-en
Max time kernel
94s
Max time network
139s
Command Line
Signatures
DarkCloud
Darkcloud family
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-925314154-1797147466-1467878628-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe | N/A |
Uses the VBS compiler for execution
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1632 set thread context of 2280 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe |
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe | N/A |
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe"
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"
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"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\xQkCOnXBVqKmW" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpBD26.tmp"
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe"
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | tse1.mm.bing.net | udp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
Files
memory/1632-0-0x0000000074E6E000-0x0000000074E6F000-memory.dmp
memory/1632-1-0x0000000000AC0000-0x0000000000BD4000-memory.dmp
memory/1632-2-0x0000000005C00000-0x00000000061A4000-memory.dmp
memory/1632-3-0x0000000005650000-0x00000000056E2000-memory.dmp
memory/1632-4-0x00000000056F0000-0x000000000578C000-memory.dmp
memory/1632-5-0x00000000055D0000-0x00000000055DA000-memory.dmp
memory/1632-6-0x0000000074E60000-0x0000000075610000-memory.dmp
memory/1632-7-0x0000000005840000-0x0000000005858000-memory.dmp
memory/1632-8-0x0000000074E6E000-0x0000000074E6F000-memory.dmp
memory/1632-9-0x0000000074E60000-0x0000000075610000-memory.dmp
memory/1632-10-0x00000000068E0000-0x000000000699C000-memory.dmp
memory/4892-15-0x00000000022C0000-0x00000000022F6000-memory.dmp
memory/4892-16-0x0000000074E60000-0x0000000075610000-memory.dmp
memory/4892-17-0x0000000004D30000-0x0000000005358000-memory.dmp
memory/4892-18-0x0000000074E60000-0x0000000075610000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpBD26.tmp
| MD5 | c4277bc6af354eb5cd5752d5a5aab232 |
| SHA1 | ba902aa94c6993574a11808ceafb8812a97e1084 |
| SHA256 | 84e2d998d6f20fa777ab059e4fcf71be8360bf7c2cf0c8e0724c7cccc60df342 |
| SHA512 | 7a0f2b0e6a1deb55857d4c5c423ff0ebac7e11b0b4cacf2e874e863b5165452fe9de6691509ed8d39c865e0f4f03bb47891f795fcfd994486d0995533524959e |
memory/212-21-0x0000000074E60000-0x0000000075610000-memory.dmp
memory/4892-23-0x0000000004CB0000-0x0000000004D16000-memory.dmp
memory/4892-22-0x0000000004B90000-0x0000000004BF6000-memory.dmp
memory/4892-20-0x0000000004AF0000-0x0000000004B12000-memory.dmp
memory/212-24-0x0000000074E60000-0x0000000075610000-memory.dmp
memory/212-30-0x0000000005FB0000-0x0000000006304000-memory.dmp
memory/4892-31-0x0000000074E60000-0x0000000075610000-memory.dmp
memory/212-37-0x0000000074E60000-0x0000000075610000-memory.dmp
memory/2280-38-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000471000-memory.dmp
memory/2280-39-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000471000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_0e2eeizf.zox.ps1
| MD5 | d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641 |
| SHA1 | 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d |
| SHA256 | 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7 |
| SHA512 | 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82 |
memory/1632-59-0x0000000074E60000-0x0000000075610000-memory.dmp
memory/4892-60-0x0000000005BA0000-0x0000000005BBE000-memory.dmp
memory/4892-61-0x0000000006140000-0x000000000618C000-memory.dmp
memory/4892-73-0x0000000006B90000-0x0000000006BAE000-memory.dmp
memory/4892-63-0x00000000756F0000-0x000000007573C000-memory.dmp
memory/4892-62-0x0000000006190000-0x00000000061C2000-memory.dmp
memory/212-75-0x00000000756F0000-0x000000007573C000-memory.dmp
memory/4892-74-0x0000000006DB0000-0x0000000006E53000-memory.dmp
memory/4892-86-0x0000000006EE0000-0x0000000006EFA000-memory.dmp
memory/4892-85-0x0000000007530000-0x0000000007BAA000-memory.dmp
memory/4892-87-0x0000000006F60000-0x0000000006F6A000-memory.dmp
memory/212-88-0x0000000007B80000-0x0000000007C16000-memory.dmp
memory/4892-89-0x0000000007100000-0x0000000007111000-memory.dmp
memory/4892-90-0x0000000007130000-0x000000000713E000-memory.dmp
memory/4892-91-0x0000000007140000-0x0000000007154000-memory.dmp
memory/212-92-0x0000000007C40000-0x0000000007C5A000-memory.dmp
memory/4892-93-0x0000000007220000-0x0000000007228000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
| MD5 | d62ca1326ddea12a410bf99a33df63ca |
| SHA1 | 2f43d9061044fe6d1bf1e7fc11a595a5f0d90f73 |
| SHA256 | bb4130118e9e939c322be0be6fee05e135d59cb67263ee285dd20d1d5405c538 |
| SHA512 | af2c24b4aad80cf49d38b1a37b200424142f5e77783c50410b46762b6e502773396e8f4c9ad6e36f441936af060ba877b82bea5ea4b68711caa01e38ba703361 |
memory/4892-99-0x0000000074E60000-0x0000000075610000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
| MD5 | 968cb9309758126772781b83adb8a28f |
| SHA1 | 8da30e71accf186b2ba11da1797cf67f8f78b47c |
| SHA256 | 92099c10776bb7e3f2a8d1b82d4d40d0c4627e4f1bf754a6e58dfd2c2e97042a |
| SHA512 | 4bd50732f8af4d688d95999bddfd296115d7033ddc38f86c9fb1f47fde202bffa27e9088bebcaa3064ca946af2f5c1ca6cbde49d0907f0005c7ab42874515dd3 |
memory/212-100-0x0000000074E60000-0x0000000075610000-memory.dmp