darkcloud | be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e

Analysis

max time kernel
79s
max time network
141s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250217-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
11/03/2025, 04:45

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General

Target

be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe
Size

1.2MB
MD5

498c31b587f16c1263e92a03a8baeb93
SHA1

8c6edd8e32870a3276d2ed246d2311e05764b42d
SHA256

be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e
SHA512

f10fe82ba2a995c77737260c6b0407ae59b97d16fecebeaef5a22ae636197b33fcaf0dacabc925167b6f21a764ee19d34636ecb02194ab5a1e2780151b799f92
SSDEEP

24576:1o7MrTswryb85Fm6lmnr4eKiwMonfJk/WvDHal++UQcOVh9Z:kQ2bcs6cseJwMofqeakQJh9

Score

10^/10

darkcloud discovery execution stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcloud

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

Signatures

DarkCloud
An information stealer written in Visual Basic.
stealer darkcloud
Darkcloud family
darkcloud

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.

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
1536	powershell.exe
4288	powershell.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-22591836-1183090055-1220658180-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe

Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs

Command and Scripting Interpreter
T1059

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1584 set thread context of 1428	1584	be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe	105

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

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.

persistence execution

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

pid	Process
2268	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 12 IoCs

pid	Process
1584	be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe
1536	powershell.exe
1536	powershell.exe
4288	powershell.exe
4288	powershell.exe
1584	be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe
1584	be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe
1536	powershell.exe
1584	be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe
1584	be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe
1584	be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe
4288	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1584	be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1536	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4288	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1428	vbc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1584 wrote to memory of 1536	1584	be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe	98
PID 1584 wrote to memory of 1536	1584	be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe	98
PID 1584 wrote to memory of 1536	1584	be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe	98
PID 1584 wrote to memory of 4288	1584	be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe	100
PID 1584 wrote to memory of 4288	1584	be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe	100
PID 1584 wrote to memory of 4288	1584	be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe	100
PID 1584 wrote to memory of 2268	1584	be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe	102
PID 1584 wrote to memory of 2268	1584	be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe	102
PID 1584 wrote to memory of 2268	1584	be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe	102
PID 1584 wrote to memory of 3340	1584	be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe	104
PID 1584 wrote to memory of 3340	1584	be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe	104
PID 1584 wrote to memory of 3340	1584	be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe	104
PID 1584 wrote to memory of 1428	1584	be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe	105
PID 1584 wrote to memory of 1428	1584	be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe	105
PID 1584 wrote to memory of 1428	1584	be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe	105
PID 1584 wrote to memory of 1428	1584	be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe	105
PID 1584 wrote to memory of 1428	1584	be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe	105
PID 1584 wrote to memory of 1428	1584	be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe	105
PID 1584 wrote to memory of 1428	1584	be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe	105
PID 1584 wrote to memory of 1428	1584	be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe	105

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1584
- 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:1536
- 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:4288
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\xIjdSSf" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp676F.tmp"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
  PID:2268
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe
  "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe"
  2⤵
  PID:3340
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe
  "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:1428

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Persistence

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log

Filesize
2KB

MD5
968cb9309758126772781b83adb8a28f

SHA1
8da30e71accf186b2ba11da1797cf67f8f78b47c

SHA256
92099c10776bb7e3f2a8d1b82d4d40d0c4627e4f1bf754a6e58dfd2c2e97042a

SHA512
4bd50732f8af4d688d95999bddfd296115d7033ddc38f86c9fb1f47fde202bffa27e9088bebcaa3064ca946af2f5c1ca6cbde49d0907f0005c7ab42874515dd3

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Filesize
18KB

MD5
5f16ef4fa29a2caab389592cb72f4cb1

SHA1
5ea10dd4392455d3561a61fe5552ea74bd9291d0

SHA256
9e1ac11e444011d07d9039bcf558ff1f9450df190068756c9c5dc3d68c3d283c

SHA512
7a0ffc253a439496b34bbec1b1d9809e772447a79d864e50c2c351c815f0940fc46a71ae25d57d3ddfa1ee1b8f0cb54dfd5f67a8268f8a64b28dca2bc379536e

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_iukqfkla.qth.ps1

Filesize
60B

MD5
d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

SHA1
6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

SHA256
96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

SHA512
5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp676F.tmp

Filesize
1KB

MD5
7a62a3a3713e1c6e60983a15a1617bee

SHA1
75abf607a80d906f1ff645905de5e84dfae04bb2

SHA256
54d5ce4d55f636187a9bb975e9ec9c17746e641a54db1c797b276d49b1f5a63a

SHA512
963d11f9b524f68f647cfd2327faec9b30bb637d7e321f896647cc74a0d92b5f220654eb1ffc41214352aae1b5a6e3eddfcaa8bb2dec11a74824f06dfbc097bc

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memory/1428-48-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000471000-memory.dmp

Filesize
452KB

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memory/1428-49-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000471000-memory.dmp

Filesize
452KB

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memory/1536-64-0x0000000006290000-0x00000000062C2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
200KB

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memory/1536-21-0x0000000074E90000-0x0000000075640000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/1536-88-0x0000000006FE0000-0x0000000006FFA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/1536-87-0x0000000007630000-0x0000000007CAA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.5MB

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memory/1536-75-0x0000000006E80000-0x0000000006E9E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/1536-76-0x0000000006EB0000-0x0000000006F53000-memory.dmp

Filesize
652KB

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memory/1536-92-0x0000000007210000-0x000000000721E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/1536-65-0x000000006FDE0000-0x000000006FE2C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/1536-18-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000023E6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
216KB

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memory/1536-19-0x0000000074E90000-0x0000000075640000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/1536-20-0x0000000004EE0000-0x0000000005508000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.2MB

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memory/1536-89-0x0000000007050000-0x000000000705A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/1536-22-0x0000000074E90000-0x0000000075640000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/1536-54-0x0000000005D00000-0x0000000005D4C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/1536-24-0x0000000004E10000-0x0000000004E32000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/1536-93-0x0000000007220000-0x0000000007234000-memory.dmp

Filesize
80KB

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memory/1536-26-0x0000000005670000-0x00000000056D6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
408KB

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memory/1536-51-0x0000000005CB0000-0x0000000005CCE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/1536-95-0x0000000007300000-0x0000000007308000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/1536-98-0x0000000074E90000-0x0000000075640000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/1536-25-0x0000000005510000-0x0000000005576000-memory.dmp

Filesize
408KB

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memory/1584-12-0x0000000074E90000-0x0000000075640000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/1584-8-0x0000000006130000-0x00000000065FC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.8MB

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memory/1584-1-0x0000000000490000-0x00000000005D0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.2MB

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memory/1584-63-0x0000000074E90000-0x0000000075640000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/1584-2-0x00000000056B0000-0x0000000005C54000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.6MB

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memory/1584-13-0x000000000AC40000-0x000000000ACFC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
752KB

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memory/1584-0-0x0000000074E9E000-0x0000000074E9F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1584-11-0x0000000074E9E000-0x0000000074E9F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1584-10-0x0000000005D10000-0x0000000005D2E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/1584-3-0x0000000004FC0000-0x0000000005052000-memory.dmp

Filesize
584KB

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memory/1584-9-0x0000000008360000-0x000000000845E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1016KB

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memory/1584-4-0x0000000074E90000-0x0000000075640000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/1584-7-0x0000000005610000-0x00000000056AC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
624KB

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memory/1584-5-0x0000000005070000-0x000000000507A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/1584-6-0x00000000052B0000-0x0000000005604000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/4288-91-0x00000000074C0000-0x00000000074D1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
68KB

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memory/4288-94-0x0000000007600000-0x000000000761A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/4288-90-0x0000000007540000-0x00000000075D6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
600KB

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memory/4288-38-0x0000000074E90000-0x0000000075640000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/4288-77-0x000000006FDE0000-0x000000006FE2C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/4288-23-0x0000000074E90000-0x0000000075640000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/4288-102-0x0000000074E90000-0x0000000075640000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/4288-36-0x0000000074E90000-0x0000000075640000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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