Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    08/05/2026, 12:48

General

  • Target
    31eb24228ec0ef19a119bc6cd18140ffe187c3d8c7df9f992dfb67ad9d64b1ba.exe
  • Size 1.2MB
  • Sample260508-p14n5scy3l
  • SHA256 31eb24228ec0ef19a119bc6cd18140ffe187c3d8c7df9f992dfb67ad9d64b1ba
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • darkcloud

Attributes

Signatures

  • Family: DarkCloud

    An information stealer written in Visual Basic.

  • Drops startup file 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Reads WinSCP keys stored on the system 2 TTPs

    Tries to access WinSCP stored sessions.

  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • SmartAssembly .NET packer 1 IoCs

    Detects SmartAssembly .NET packer.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\31eb24228ec0ef19a119bc6cd18140ffe187c3d8c7df9f992dfb67ad9d64b1ba.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\31eb24228ec0ef19a119bc6cd18140ffe187c3d8c7df9f992dfb67ad9d64b1ba.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops startup file
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4724
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\31eb24228ec0ef19a119bc6cd18140ffe187c3d8c7df9f992dfb67ad9d64b1ba.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\31eb24228ec0ef19a119bc6cd18140ffe187c3d8c7df9f992dfb67ad9d64b1ba.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4932
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
        taskkill /f /im chrome.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2688
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\BEKPASEB-Admin\chrome.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\BEKPASEB-Admin\chrome.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3444
        • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\Google-Chrome.exe
          "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\Google-Chrome.exe"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          PID:3520
  • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1836
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
    "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"
    1⤵
      PID:3692

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          Google-Chrome.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\Google-Chrome.exe
          • Size 8KB
          • SHA256 0f78885c06cc8b07829847f8b9b948f4b3048cb42e4e00dbee8fb684424664ca
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_ep0jzx4d.hnw.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ep0jzx4d.hnw.ps1
          • Size 60B
          • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          chrome.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\BEKPASEB-Admin\chrome.exe
          • Size 28KB
          • SHA256 d890c39dc1644a16f99142a73766db35676b386d6319c6b0f82e8c88ea821a85
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          chrome_decrypt.zip

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\BEKPASEB-Admin\chrome_decrypt.zip
          • Size 8KB
          • SHA256 1f5fca2a2ff6581857dfe856692f3146e2d4b40a61c33ae7661f40f2367516ba
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/1836-86-0x00000245ADC70000-0x00000245ADC82000-memory.dmp

          memory/1836-38-0x00000245C65B0000-0x00000245C65F6000-memory.dmp

          memory/1836-37-0x00000245C6120000-0x00000245C6142000-memory.dmp

          memory/4724-5-0x0000000005560000-0x00000000055FC000-memory.dmp

          memory/4724-6-0x0000000008110000-0x0000000008126000-memory.dmp

          memory/4724-9-0x0000000008180000-0x0000000008286000-memory.dmp

          memory/4724-1-0x00000000057A0000-0x0000000005D46000-memory.dmp

          memory/4724-19-0x0000000005070000-0x00000000051BD000-memory.dmp

          memory/4724-2-0x00000000052E0000-0x0000000005372000-memory.dmp

          memory/4724-8-0x00000000052D0000-0x00000000052E0000-memory.dmp

          memory/4724-7-0x0000000005070000-0x00000000051BD000-memory.dmp

          memory/4724-0-0x00000000005C0000-0x00000000006F0000-memory.dmp

          memory/4724-4-0x00000000053A0000-0x00000000053AA000-memory.dmp

          memory/4724-3-0x00000000052D0000-0x00000000052E0000-memory.dmp

          memory/4932-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000471000-memory.dmp

          memory/4932-85-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000471000-memory.dmp

          memory/4932-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000471000-memory.dmp