Analysis

  • max time kernel
    147s
  • max time network
    120s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240903-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    08/03/2025, 03:03

General

  • Target

    0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562.exe

  • Size

    1.1MB

  • MD5

    c8f970035499e0b5a9f46143861e0966

  • SHA1

    7db7652da457175d3098791a5237e1dd3d7db66b

  • SHA256

    0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562

  • SHA512

    784edd5a9a77a21f508fb0210984d61ffb6bf8ca5738bcb6b0722b9b26726653d684deef1e36da341d494f1454602d87065d028159f7adb16ff7ab8ee9f59d65

  • SSDEEP

    24576:nFj4zNvqBuFnh4BY6IY92VD2KJIMQSyeO7P:nFEeuL4BYKEVZJIMryT7

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcloud

C2

https://api.telegram.org/bot8052153515:AAEy1R0ssCqYRtfr5MLZ5lbcuC9K_RdIieY/sendMessage?chat_id=5022382431

Signatures

  • DarkCloud

    An information stealer written in Visual Basic.

  • Darkcloud family
  • 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.

  • ACProtect 1.3x - 1.4x DLL software 1 IoCs

    Detects file using ACProtect software.

  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 2 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • 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.

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

Processes

  • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA219.tmp

    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    ef2db92ffccccf25738faa62593660ca

    SHA1

    2e3dd24727cea40561fb6953b1ab788ce54c31dd

    SHA256

    ef0a5abfc9ccc5337a27ff4c7b956ea208c67ca4756aacf66ee1539cfd0e84e8

    SHA512

    32e106c4125b27d2e842d05f76a54e8539ecc687174616fdd7b812ab435492517f09d07a94d25179b6bb42e6226cca72dc6b27eebc3b3262edf4d673be4e62a4

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\YWONGKUF7TVBF90B037D.temp

    Filesize

    7KB

    MD5

    2c9f66a16cfecdd58a1a3c7a20d1e3f8

    SHA1

    dc50c40b075fc2afc1750f4a0fa886667fecd52e

    SHA256

    28c5115c68cc863a81f62a0a6ef5d6f408d1a335f1e205be7f4269350a6d78d0

    SHA512

    2b658b156e319bfc1ca6e5ba58282d7ee1a65f7eae4aeafcfe8e0ca84312febf82e77d87813ff63d18d5fbdd7c9a09a355b7172c745c5f7b4d22a4bb255b7bcf

  • \Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\XPAJOTIY-Admin\vbsqlite3.dll

    Filesize

    161KB

    MD5

    073a17b6cfb1112c6c838b2fba06a657

    SHA1

    a54bb22489eaa8c52eb3e512aee522320530b0be

    SHA256

    dcfcd16fbf0511d3f2b3792e5493fa22d7291e4bb2efbfa5ade5002a04fc2cab

    SHA512

    5bc8307350bd8ba09fa9eedddc62f1dba65db62eb09ae64e0adff4dfad0937dbec5b621f294f5980bf77033faac3bfe200945c0280606915ee9a82d34a003b9e

  • memory/800-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000471000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    452KB

  • memory/800-27-0x00000000FFFDE000-0x00000000FFFDF000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/800-38-0x000000006C400000-0x000000006C469000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    420KB

  • memory/800-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000471000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    452KB

  • memory/800-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000471000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    452KB

  • memory/800-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000471000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    452KB

  • memory/800-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000471000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    452KB

  • memory/2728-2-0x0000000073F40000-0x000000007462E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    6.9MB

  • memory/2728-3-0x00000000009F0000-0x0000000000A08000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    96KB

  • memory/2728-0-0x0000000073F4E000-0x0000000073F4F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2728-4-0x0000000073F4E000-0x0000000073F4F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2728-6-0x00000000050D0000-0x000000000518C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    752KB

  • memory/2728-1-0x0000000000B60000-0x0000000000C74000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.1MB

  • memory/2728-5-0x0000000073F40000-0x000000007462E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    6.9MB

  • memory/2728-39-0x0000000073F40000-0x000000007462E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    6.9MB