Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    04/06/2026, 15:31

General

  • Target
    d7d21799371cee58801df6cb696166b87565159995de6c9bc047c3dd02c9dde2.dll
  • Size 980KB
  • Sample260604-syf2vaav2n
  • SHA256 d7d21799371cee58801df6cb696166b87565159995de6c9bc047c3dd02c9dde2
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • darthvader

C2
  • 178.156.225.48:4662

  • 135.181.77.225:4662

  • 185.181.208.198:4662

Mutex
  • Global\RemoteControlClient_0x4ND4R1LH0

  • Global\MSEdgeUpdateService_0xW4TCHD0G

Attributes
  • client_dll

    skywalker.dll

  • client_exe

    Client.exe

  • deploy_token

    a7f3b9c2e1d4f6a8b0c3d5e7f9a1b2c4

  • guardian_resource

    guardian.bin

  • schtask_name

    MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCheck

  • servers_file

    .svcdns.dat

  • tor_bundle_url

    https://archive.torproject.org/tor-package-archive/torbrowser/15.0.7/tor-expert-bundle-windows-x86_64-15.0.7.tar.gz

  • watchdog_dll

    guardian.dll

  • web_port

    8181

Signatures

  • Family: DarthVader, SkyWalker

    DarthVader aka SkyWalker is a stealer written in C#.

  • Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
    regsvr32 /s C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d7d21799371cee58801df6cb696166b87565159995de6c9bc047c3dd02c9dde2.dll
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2708
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      "schtasks.exe" /delete /tn "MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCheck" /f
      2⤵
        PID:3324
      • C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
        "rundll32.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Security\Plugins\smartscreen.dll",Entry
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        PID:5312
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\InstallUtil.exe
      "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\InstallUtil.exe" /LogFile= /LogToConsole=false "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Security\Plugins\smartscreen.dll"
      1⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      PID:5412

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          smartscreen.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Security\Plugins\smartscreen.dll
          • Size 217KB
          • SHA256 f865641c22e75cbb9ee5fe3c37470ce0e127a98aab6f54fc3cf8753e5187b0ac
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/2708-0-0x0000000002180000-0x0000000002190000-memory.dmp

          memory/2708-1-0x000000001C170000-0x000000001C26C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2708-2-0x00007FFB6DD20000-0x00007FFB6DE1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2708-3-0x0000000002180000-0x0000000002190000-memory.dmp

          memory/5312-18-0x00007FFB76660000-0x00007FFB7669E000-memory.dmp

          memory/5412-8-0x0000015002F80000-0x0000015002F8A000-memory.dmp

          memory/5412-12-0x0000015003410000-0x000001500344E000-memory.dmp

          memory/5412-14-0x000001501EB40000-0x000001501EB50000-memory.dmp

          memory/5412-20-0x000001501EB40000-0x000001501EB50000-memory.dmp