Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
windows7_x64 -
resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240729-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system -
submitted
10/03/2025, 11:21
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe
Resource
win7-20240729-en
General
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Target
be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe
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Size
1.2MB
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MD5
498c31b587f16c1263e92a03a8baeb93
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SHA1
8c6edd8e32870a3276d2ed246d2311e05764b42d
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SHA256
be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e
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SHA512
f10fe82ba2a995c77737260c6b0407ae59b97d16fecebeaef5a22ae636197b33fcaf0dacabc925167b6f21a764ee19d34636ecb02194ab5a1e2780151b799f92
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SSDEEP
24576:1o7MrTswryb85Fm6lmnr4eKiwMonfJk/WvDHal++UQcOVh9Z:kQ2bcs6cseJwMofqeakQJh9
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 2816 powershell.exe 2712 powershell.exe -
ACProtect 1.3x - 1.4x DLL software 1 IoCs
Detects file using ACProtect software.
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x00060000000194db-36.dat acprotect -
Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
pid Process 2584 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 844 set thread context of 2584 844 be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe 35 -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x00060000000194db-36.dat upx behavioral1/memory/2584-39-0x000000006B3E0000-0x000000006B449000-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 be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.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 Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language vbc.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 2848 schtasks.exe -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
pid Process 844 be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe 2816 powershell.exe 2712 powershell.exe 844 be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 844 be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2816 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2712 powershell.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
pid Process 2584 vbc.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 844 wrote to memory of 2816 844 be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe 29 PID 844 wrote to memory of 2816 844 be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe 29 PID 844 wrote to memory of 2816 844 be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe 29 PID 844 wrote to memory of 2816 844 be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe 29 PID 844 wrote to memory of 2712 844 be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe 31 PID 844 wrote to memory of 2712 844 be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe 31 PID 844 wrote to memory of 2712 844 be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe 31 PID 844 wrote to memory of 2712 844 be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe 31 PID 844 wrote to memory of 2848 844 be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe 33 PID 844 wrote to memory of 2848 844 be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe 33 PID 844 wrote to memory of 2848 844 be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe 33 PID 844 wrote to memory of 2848 844 be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe 33 PID 844 wrote to memory of 2584 844 be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe 35 PID 844 wrote to memory of 2584 844 be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe 35 PID 844 wrote to memory of 2584 844 be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe 35 PID 844 wrote to memory of 2584 844 be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe 35 PID 844 wrote to memory of 2584 844 be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe 35 PID 844 wrote to memory of 2584 844 be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe 35 PID 844 wrote to memory of 2584 844 be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe 35 PID 844 wrote to memory of 2584 844 be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe 35 PID 844 wrote to memory of 2584 844 be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe 35
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe"1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:844 -
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\be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe"2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2816
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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\xIjdSSf.exe"2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2712
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\xIjdSSf" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpBD85.tmp"2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:2848
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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:2584
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
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Downloads
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Filesize
1KB
MD5080bc044b6b6ac40df60793a39052de4
SHA1e381d84b370716848c4c88233e70c6dec39acc30
SHA256cab6edc5aeb909bc07c96dbbec96df647c07ef5477461e980aa0c916a5392cc4
SHA5122992fb594f42b3e036cecfe1b590f458a0e99317d8dafcbafe89e3ac84eeb6ae0e011fe66f6731e40e00cc41d1958434b1133f859c6acfa730f235f2157378ba
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\d93f411851d7c929.customDestinations-ms
Filesize7KB
MD538ef3605d5b4560c5930a9f77b5ea878
SHA1d35de9db8dccc67315f56e7682c90b68e551d2fb
SHA2562540807be1ad47c4da9e9c1ed42151ff83f9367bf0089d11d12ccd9502f63463
SHA51279e1b4b2ec96fdb3bc2e32ad995cd92799e9621d7c380e9fc7a00df74954c3a11dc616db88c8dca05924cf1808abcbd4338d33f04f734bde7550045dc64b5f1d
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Filesize
161KB
MD5073a17b6cfb1112c6c838b2fba06a657
SHA1a54bb22489eaa8c52eb3e512aee522320530b0be
SHA256dcfcd16fbf0511d3f2b3792e5493fa22d7291e4bb2efbfa5ade5002a04fc2cab
SHA5125bc8307350bd8ba09fa9eedddc62f1dba65db62eb09ae64e0adff4dfad0937dbec5b621f294f5980bf77033faac3bfe200945c0280606915ee9a82d34a003b9e