Analysis Overview
SHA256
94213c6a04939eca937ffffb3f938a7dfc297cc20cd7d02d5a8a06b69d56dc79
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 94213c6a04939eca937ffffb3f938a7dfc297cc20cd7d02d5a8a06b69d56dc79.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
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
UPX packed file
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2025-03-08 11:31
Signatures
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-03-08 11:31
Reported
2025-03-08 11:34
Platform
win7-20240903-en
Max time kernel
140s
Max time network
122s
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\RegSvcs.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1788 set thread context of 1832 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\94213c6a04939eca937ffffb3f938a7dfc297cc20cd7d02d5a8a06b69d56dc79.exe | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.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\RegSvcs.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\94213c6a04939eca937ffffb3f938a7dfc297cc20cd7d02d5a8a06b69d56dc79.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
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\94213c6a04939eca937ffffb3f938a7dfc297cc20cd7d02d5a8a06b69d56dc79.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\RegSvcs.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\94213c6a04939eca937ffffb3f938a7dfc297cc20cd7d02d5a8a06b69d56dc79.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\94213c6a04939eca937ffffb3f938a7dfc297cc20cd7d02d5a8a06b69d56dc79.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\94213c6a04939eca937ffffb3f938a7dfc297cc20cd7d02d5a8a06b69d56dc79.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\ECmmsbHOaKPh.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\ECmmsbHOaKPh" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp425D.tmp"
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | nfs.sa.com | udp |
| US | 209.74.88.50:443 | nfs.sa.com | tcp |
Files
memory/1788-0-0x0000000074B8E000-0x0000000074B8F000-memory.dmp
memory/1788-1-0x0000000000A00000-0x0000000000AD8000-memory.dmp
memory/1788-2-0x0000000074B80000-0x000000007526E000-memory.dmp
memory/1788-3-0x0000000000430000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp
memory/1788-4-0x0000000074B8E000-0x0000000074B8F000-memory.dmp
memory/1788-5-0x0000000074B80000-0x000000007526E000-memory.dmp
memory/1788-6-0x0000000000610000-0x00000000006B4000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\d93f411851d7c929.customDestinations-ms
| MD5 | 5c162a7e40653f0966f4ac9d8e338301 |
| SHA1 | 5815e64725b89ea35980af01876e5f34ae6af594 |
| SHA256 | 696765644710e774acf9706aab017048ea8e0bd78f2cdc92186c5b0f8adc71e0 |
| SHA512 | 3c2c8f43478762fe8dd517a0d482a930ece614366249e318917529c19cbc571ecaae2f4b20097b285989f8f9aebebacc406318fb5f1c793fc74f35f2576d1c32 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\7PHM4AMSM9CV2A5FZZ10.temp
| MD5 | 1b1e881510928d2afbaa9bbb1b32b7f8 |
| SHA1 | c117421db7c74ef1168c2ddd991fe4b629719b80 |
| SHA256 | e27776c5f224766fdfa8efa5eacd93e20bed3f8270e36a20d75ba9493903cd31 |
| SHA512 | af8b772ac49575e638098962389fcd2008c9243edae453278c7e895b0631cdd0120aa30ad40012e5e8c858fc33e9942f77b5ed890e87e68d789a25946c8e0ab7 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp425D.tmp
| MD5 | 1f17996e7b1a364c028dfff1d408eda8 |
| SHA1 | f79926cfa9528a27496739a1283f53236cabfd54 |
| SHA256 | e1151a1b715276c87da3b14c69ebb9c7898250b35959fd155542da90a976f532 |
| SHA512 | 555f0fd6b1d2c4acd8cee7d721b4e68d03c742efa3644a47d4e2cc339ee40baba4530ec7818de2f440db961ea7c0b87bbdbf21dccc39ea973d650f9a47515754 |
memory/1832-29-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045A000-memory.dmp
memory/1832-28-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045A000-memory.dmp
memory/1832-27-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp
memory/1832-23-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045A000-memory.dmp
memory/1832-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045A000-memory.dmp
memory/1832-19-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045A000-memory.dmp
memory/1788-32-0x0000000074B80000-0x000000007526E000-memory.dmp
\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\MXQFNXLT-Admin\vbsqlite3.dll
| MD5 | 073a17b6cfb1112c6c838b2fba06a657 |
| SHA1 | a54bb22489eaa8c52eb3e512aee522320530b0be |
| SHA256 | dcfcd16fbf0511d3f2b3792e5493fa22d7291e4bb2efbfa5ade5002a04fc2cab |
| SHA512 | 5bc8307350bd8ba09fa9eedddc62f1dba65db62eb09ae64e0adff4dfad0937dbec5b621f294f5980bf77033faac3bfe200945c0280606915ee9a82d34a003b9e |
memory/1832-39-0x000000006FDF0000-0x000000006FE59000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-03-08 11:31
Reported
2025-03-08 11:34
Platform
win10v2004-20250217-en
Max time kernel
136s
Max time network
149s
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-1-5-21-1170604239-850860757-3112005715-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\94213c6a04939eca937ffffb3f938a7dfc297cc20cd7d02d5a8a06b69d56dc79.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2908 set thread context of 4308 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\94213c6a04939eca937ffffb3f938a7dfc297cc20cd7d02d5a8a06b69d56dc79.exe | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.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:\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\RegSvcs.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\94213c6a04939eca937ffffb3f938a7dfc297cc20cd7d02d5a8a06b69d56dc79.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.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\94213c6a04939eca937ffffb3f938a7dfc297cc20cd7d02d5a8a06b69d56dc79.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\RegSvcs.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\94213c6a04939eca937ffffb3f938a7dfc297cc20cd7d02d5a8a06b69d56dc79.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\94213c6a04939eca937ffffb3f938a7dfc297cc20cd7d02d5a8a06b69d56dc79.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\94213c6a04939eca937ffffb3f938a7dfc297cc20cd7d02d5a8a06b69d56dc79.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\ECmmsbHOaKPh.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\ECmmsbHOaKPh" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp4D9E.tmp"
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | nfs.sa.com | udp |
| US | 209.74.88.50:443 | nfs.sa.com | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tcp | |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tcp | |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | tse1.mm.bing.net | udp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
Files
memory/2908-0-0x0000000074DDE000-0x0000000074DDF000-memory.dmp
memory/2908-1-0x00000000008C0000-0x0000000000998000-memory.dmp
memory/2908-2-0x0000000005A50000-0x0000000005FF4000-memory.dmp
memory/2908-3-0x00000000053A0000-0x0000000005432000-memory.dmp
memory/2908-4-0x0000000074DD0000-0x0000000075580000-memory.dmp
memory/2908-5-0x0000000005380000-0x000000000538A000-memory.dmp
memory/2908-6-0x0000000005520000-0x000000000553E000-memory.dmp
memory/2908-7-0x0000000074DDE000-0x0000000074DDF000-memory.dmp
memory/2908-8-0x0000000074DD0000-0x0000000075580000-memory.dmp
memory/2908-9-0x0000000004E20000-0x0000000004EC4000-memory.dmp
memory/2908-10-0x000000000D990000-0x000000000DA2C000-memory.dmp
memory/4944-11-0x00000000045E0000-0x0000000004616000-memory.dmp
memory/4944-12-0x0000000074DD0000-0x0000000075580000-memory.dmp
memory/4944-13-0x0000000004C50000-0x0000000005278000-memory.dmp
memory/4944-14-0x0000000074DD0000-0x0000000075580000-memory.dmp
memory/4944-15-0x0000000074DD0000-0x0000000075580000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_2duudrpd.rek.ps1
| MD5 | d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641 |
| SHA1 | 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d |
| SHA256 | 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7 |
| SHA512 | 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82 |
memory/4944-21-0x00000000053E0000-0x0000000005402000-memory.dmp
memory/4944-27-0x0000000005660000-0x00000000056C6000-memory.dmp
memory/4944-26-0x0000000005580000-0x00000000055E6000-memory.dmp
memory/4944-28-0x0000000005710000-0x0000000005A64000-memory.dmp
memory/4944-29-0x0000000005B30000-0x0000000005B4E000-memory.dmp
memory/4944-30-0x0000000005B90000-0x0000000005BDC000-memory.dmp
memory/4944-33-0x000000006F970000-0x000000006F9BC000-memory.dmp
memory/4944-32-0x0000000074DD0000-0x0000000075580000-memory.dmp
memory/4944-31-0x0000000006110000-0x0000000006142000-memory.dmp
memory/4944-44-0x0000000074DD0000-0x0000000075580000-memory.dmp
memory/4944-43-0x0000000006D10000-0x0000000006D2E000-memory.dmp
memory/4944-45-0x0000000006D30000-0x0000000006DD3000-memory.dmp
memory/4944-46-0x00000000074D0000-0x0000000007B4A000-memory.dmp
memory/4944-47-0x0000000006E90000-0x0000000006EAA000-memory.dmp
memory/4944-48-0x0000000006F00000-0x0000000006F0A000-memory.dmp
memory/4944-49-0x0000000007110000-0x00000000071A6000-memory.dmp
memory/4944-50-0x0000000007090000-0x00000000070A1000-memory.dmp
memory/4944-51-0x00000000070C0000-0x00000000070CE000-memory.dmp
memory/4944-52-0x00000000070D0000-0x00000000070E4000-memory.dmp
memory/4944-53-0x00000000071D0000-0x00000000071EA000-memory.dmp
memory/4944-54-0x00000000071B0000-0x00000000071B8000-memory.dmp
memory/4944-57-0x0000000074DD0000-0x0000000075580000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
| MD5 | 3d086a433708053f9bf9523e1d87a4e8 |
| SHA1 | b3ab5d4f282a4c8fe8c3005b8a557ed5a0e37f28 |
| SHA256 | 6f8fd1b8d9788ad54eaeee329232187e24b7b43393a01aeba2d6e9675231fb69 |
| SHA512 | 931ae42b4c68a4507ff2342332b08eb407050d47cf4176137ea022d0f6e513c689e998445a04c6d18d4877391705c586bfce0234632b898d41aaed0957996dfd |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp4D9E.tmp
| MD5 | 988f8f03c6e08ab0ccb6d2b5dfa0531c |
| SHA1 | 4a294fab4a53497c87cebd5d2a5bb8d7db22f6bc |
| SHA256 | d6b52112730739722cbdb0eaf14f0b3f2cb42b736e29141044c02d64a2114102 |
| SHA512 | 484ef97ff4cb9ed6ed76276c1892ff1c0e7e7c0b102c87bd915c58550bea439437e21b7385821703de279d60323747d134e7e08f6332eb41186c4427e0f925b9 |
memory/1856-73-0x0000000005E00000-0x0000000006154000-memory.dmp
memory/4308-74-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045A000-memory.dmp
memory/2908-77-0x0000000074DD0000-0x0000000075580000-memory.dmp
memory/4308-76-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045A000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
| MD5 | 943d6cf3dbb39777f78ff294383d8193 |
| SHA1 | 0c46bc62ef3ac3d3d937d522d1651080b678cf0a |
| SHA256 | 50efbe26e51263b5aea5e8e8c0f11ba7b0c0b8d9bf52444c13716e5f2b717e8a |
| SHA512 | fb0ad063210dff4e42f0bedbac5720d2a291d986706cc338c8c79b5d1e3a7c7d67e71209e724c7f7dcbb745fc3aa9d8277e751d97f903fc8d3150d069458253c |
memory/1856-85-0x0000000006980000-0x00000000069CC000-memory.dmp
memory/1856-100-0x00000000076C0000-0x0000000007763000-memory.dmp
memory/1856-90-0x00000000714B0000-0x00000000714FC000-memory.dmp
memory/1856-101-0x0000000007980000-0x0000000007991000-memory.dmp
memory/1856-102-0x00000000079B0000-0x00000000079C4000-memory.dmp