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
win7-20240903-en -
resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system -
submitted
08/03/2025, 03:03
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe
Resource
win7-20240903-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 2744 powershell.exe 2568 powershell.exe -
ACProtect 1.3x - 1.4x DLL software 1 IoCs
Detects file using ACProtect software.
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x0008000000015e47-35.dat acprotect -
Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
pid Process 800 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 2728 set thread context of 800 2728 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 36 -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x0008000000015e47-35.dat upx behavioral1/memory/800-38-0x000000006C400000-0x000000006C469000-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 2604 schtasks.exe -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
pid Process 2728 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 2728 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 2744 powershell.exe 2568 powershell.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2728 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2744 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2568 powershell.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
pid Process 800 vbc.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2728 wrote to memory of 2744 2728 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 30 PID 2728 wrote to memory of 2744 2728 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 30 PID 2728 wrote to memory of 2744 2728 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 30 PID 2728 wrote to memory of 2744 2728 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 30 PID 2728 wrote to memory of 2568 2728 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 32 PID 2728 wrote to memory of 2568 2728 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 32 PID 2728 wrote to memory of 2568 2728 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 32 PID 2728 wrote to memory of 2568 2728 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 32 PID 2728 wrote to memory of 2604 2728 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 33 PID 2728 wrote to memory of 2604 2728 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 33 PID 2728 wrote to memory of 2604 2728 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 33 PID 2728 wrote to memory of 2604 2728 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 33 PID 2728 wrote to memory of 800 2728 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 36 PID 2728 wrote to memory of 800 2728 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 36 PID 2728 wrote to memory of 800 2728 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 36 PID 2728 wrote to memory of 800 2728 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 36 PID 2728 wrote to memory of 800 2728 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 36 PID 2728 wrote to memory of 800 2728 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 36 PID 2728 wrote to memory of 800 2728 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 36 PID 2728 wrote to memory of 800 2728 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe 36 PID 2728 wrote to memory of 800 2728 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:2728 -
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:2744
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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:2568
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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\tmpA219.tmp"2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:2604
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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:800
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
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Downloads
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Filesize
1KB
MD5ef2db92ffccccf25738faa62593660ca
SHA12e3dd24727cea40561fb6953b1ab788ce54c31dd
SHA256ef0a5abfc9ccc5337a27ff4c7b956ea208c67ca4756aacf66ee1539cfd0e84e8
SHA51232e106c4125b27d2e842d05f76a54e8539ecc687174616fdd7b812ab435492517f09d07a94d25179b6bb42e6226cca72dc6b27eebc3b3262edf4d673be4e62a4
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\YWONGKUF7TVBF90B037D.temp
Filesize7KB
MD52c9f66a16cfecdd58a1a3c7a20d1e3f8
SHA1dc50c40b075fc2afc1750f4a0fa886667fecd52e
SHA25628c5115c68cc863a81f62a0a6ef5d6f408d1a335f1e205be7f4269350a6d78d0
SHA5122b658b156e319bfc1ca6e5ba58282d7ee1a65f7eae4aeafcfe8e0ca84312febf82e77d87813ff63d18d5fbdd7c9a09a355b7172c745c5f7b4d22a4bb255b7bcf
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Filesize
161KB
MD5073a17b6cfb1112c6c838b2fba06a657
SHA1a54bb22489eaa8c52eb3e512aee522320530b0be
SHA256dcfcd16fbf0511d3f2b3792e5493fa22d7291e4bb2efbfa5ade5002a04fc2cab
SHA5125bc8307350bd8ba09fa9eedddc62f1dba65db62eb09ae64e0adff4dfad0937dbec5b621f294f5980bf77033faac3bfe200945c0280606915ee9a82d34a003b9e