Analysis Overview
SHA256
be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e
Threat Level: Known bad
The file be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.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
Loads dropped DLL
Checks computer location settings
Uses the VBS compiler for execution
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
UPX packed file
Unsigned PE
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2025-03-10 11:21
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-03-10 11:21
Reported
2025-03-10 11:24
Platform
win10v2004-20250217-en
Max time kernel
107s
Max time network
144s
Command Line
Signatures
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\be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe | N/A |
Uses the VBS compiler for execution
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\be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.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\be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.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 WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.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\be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.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\xIjdSSf.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\xIjdSSf" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpEDAC.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"
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"
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 | g.bing.com | udp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | g.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 104.208.16.89:443 | tcp | |
| GB | 2.16.153.11:80 | tcp | |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | g.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | g.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | g.bing.com | tcp |
Files
memory/3564-0-0x00000000743FE000-0x00000000743FF000-memory.dmp
memory/3564-1-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007F0000-memory.dmp
memory/3564-2-0x00000000056A0000-0x0000000005C44000-memory.dmp
memory/3564-3-0x00000000051D0000-0x0000000005262000-memory.dmp
memory/3564-4-0x00000000053B0000-0x00000000053BA000-memory.dmp
memory/3564-5-0x00000000743F0000-0x0000000074BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/3564-6-0x0000000005C50000-0x0000000005FA4000-memory.dmp
memory/3564-7-0x00000000054C0000-0x000000000555C000-memory.dmp
memory/3564-8-0x0000000006480000-0x000000000694C000-memory.dmp
memory/3564-9-0x0000000008620000-0x000000000871E000-memory.dmp
memory/3564-10-0x0000000005620000-0x000000000563E000-memory.dmp
memory/3564-11-0x00000000743FE000-0x00000000743FF000-memory.dmp
memory/3564-12-0x00000000743F0000-0x0000000074BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/3564-13-0x00000000070B0000-0x000000000716C000-memory.dmp
memory/4712-18-0x0000000002EF0000-0x0000000002F26000-memory.dmp
memory/4712-19-0x00000000743F0000-0x0000000074BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/4712-21-0x00000000743F0000-0x0000000074BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/4712-20-0x00000000058C0000-0x0000000005EE8000-memory.dmp
memory/1744-22-0x00000000743F0000-0x0000000074BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/1744-23-0x00000000743F0000-0x0000000074BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/4712-31-0x00000000061C0000-0x0000000006226000-memory.dmp
memory/4712-30-0x00000000060A0000-0x0000000006106000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_sutyqula.quc.ps1
| MD5 | d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641 |
| SHA1 | 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d |
| SHA256 | 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7 |
| SHA512 | 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpEDAC.tmp
| MD5 | ee33992f9b95f362b64b902c115220fc |
| SHA1 | b7701a795e964f172b7408dee07523c2c64d98df |
| SHA256 | 9e194e1cb8519b3679c42ee0a5ed240128516cd006f2058f3772ec02a4f0b32c |
| SHA512 | 79aa48b6090c3c88627902ab8e16e6aa7b55218ac1cf2a84e37436c3533d2ba726b743eaab350aeafb46eab61e6c5f3102618245d23bfc97e1e69ebcc67a82dc |
memory/4712-24-0x0000000005840000-0x0000000005862000-memory.dmp
memory/3564-47-0x00000000743F0000-0x0000000074BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/4712-48-0x0000000006810000-0x000000000682E000-memory.dmp
memory/4712-49-0x0000000006830000-0x000000000687C000-memory.dmp
memory/4712-51-0x000000006F330000-0x000000006F37C000-memory.dmp
memory/1744-63-0x000000006F330000-0x000000006F37C000-memory.dmp
memory/4712-62-0x0000000007800000-0x00000000078A3000-memory.dmp
memory/4712-61-0x0000000006DB0000-0x0000000006DCE000-memory.dmp
memory/4712-50-0x0000000006DD0000-0x0000000006E02000-memory.dmp
memory/1744-73-0x0000000007760000-0x0000000007DDA000-memory.dmp
memory/4712-74-0x0000000007B30000-0x0000000007B4A000-memory.dmp
memory/1744-75-0x0000000007180000-0x000000000718A000-memory.dmp
memory/1744-76-0x0000000007390000-0x0000000007426000-memory.dmp
memory/1744-77-0x0000000007310000-0x0000000007321000-memory.dmp
memory/4712-78-0x0000000007D60000-0x0000000007D6E000-memory.dmp
memory/4712-79-0x0000000007D70000-0x0000000007D84000-memory.dmp
memory/1744-80-0x0000000007450000-0x000000000746A000-memory.dmp
memory/1744-81-0x0000000007430000-0x0000000007438000-memory.dmp
memory/1744-84-0x00000000743F0000-0x0000000074BA0000-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\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
| MD5 | bdc5fffbf084b134b1988ce584c15b94 |
| SHA1 | d5f71791f9ef8364c0939f81fa03a477963ef7eb |
| SHA256 | deb01feb1eadbf728c097f03bf04263f3c0bde30dd2cf2929a87677057206980 |
| SHA512 | 1cf83511d3500fac4801259f43034c1dede335d6a721f57c1d7779ee54bbf47366be2d443e82187331577b6f2eb708ef2bb76f1435a393472623713f63ee7aca |
memory/4712-88-0x00000000743F0000-0x0000000074BA0000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-03-10 11:21
Reported
2025-03-10 11:24
Platform
win7-20240729-en
Max time kernel
148s
Max time network
16s
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 844 set thread context of 2584 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.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
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.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\be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.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\be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.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\be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.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\xIjdSSf.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\xIjdSSf" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpBD85.tmp"
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe"
Network
Files
memory/844-0-0x00000000747AE000-0x00000000747AF000-memory.dmp
memory/844-1-0x0000000001000000-0x0000000001140000-memory.dmp
memory/844-2-0x00000000747A0000-0x0000000074E8E000-memory.dmp
memory/844-3-0x0000000005FA0000-0x000000000609E000-memory.dmp
memory/844-4-0x0000000000550000-0x000000000056E000-memory.dmp
memory/844-5-0x00000000747AE000-0x00000000747AF000-memory.dmp
memory/844-6-0x00000000747A0000-0x0000000074E8E000-memory.dmp
memory/844-7-0x000000000AA90000-0x000000000AB4C000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\d93f411851d7c929.customDestinations-ms
| MD5 | 38ef3605d5b4560c5930a9f77b5ea878 |
| SHA1 | d35de9db8dccc67315f56e7682c90b68e551d2fb |
| SHA256 | 2540807be1ad47c4da9e9c1ed42151ff83f9367bf0089d11d12ccd9502f63463 |
| SHA512 | 79e1b4b2ec96fdb3bc2e32ad995cd92799e9621d7c380e9fc7a00df74954c3a11dc616db88c8dca05924cf1808abcbd4338d33f04f734bde7550045dc64b5f1d |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpBD85.tmp
| MD5 | 080bc044b6b6ac40df60793a39052de4 |
| SHA1 | e381d84b370716848c4c88233e70c6dec39acc30 |
| SHA256 | cab6edc5aeb909bc07c96dbbec96df647c07ef5477461e980aa0c916a5392cc4 |
| SHA512 | 2992fb594f42b3e036cecfe1b590f458a0e99317d8dafcbafe89e3ac84eeb6ae0e011fe66f6731e40e00cc41d1958434b1133f859c6acfa730f235f2157378ba |
memory/2584-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000471000-memory.dmp
memory/2584-30-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000471000-memory.dmp
\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\XECUDNCD-Admin\vbsqlite3.dll
| MD5 | 073a17b6cfb1112c6c838b2fba06a657 |
| SHA1 | a54bb22489eaa8c52eb3e512aee522320530b0be |
| SHA256 | dcfcd16fbf0511d3f2b3792e5493fa22d7291e4bb2efbfa5ade5002a04fc2cab |
| SHA512 | 5bc8307350bd8ba09fa9eedddc62f1dba65db62eb09ae64e0adff4dfad0937dbec5b621f294f5980bf77033faac3bfe200945c0280606915ee9a82d34a003b9e |
memory/2584-39-0x000000006B3E0000-0x000000006B449000-memory.dmp
memory/2584-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000471000-memory.dmp
memory/2584-28-0x00000000FFFDE000-0x00000000FFFDF000-memory.dmp
memory/2584-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000471000-memory.dmp
memory/2584-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000471000-memory.dmp
memory/844-40-0x00000000747A0000-0x0000000074E8E000-memory.dmp