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
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
d7d21799371cee58801df6cb696166b87565159995de6c9bc047c3dd02c9dde2.dll
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
d7d21799371cee58801df6cb696166b87565159995de6c9bc047c3dd02c9dde2.dll
Resource
win11-20260513-en
General
- Target d7d21799371cee58801df6cb696166b87565159995de6c9bc047c3dd02c9dde2.dll
- Size 980KB
- Sample260604-syf2vaav2n
- SHA256 d7d21799371cee58801df6cb696166b87565159995de6c9bc047c3dd02c9dde2
- MD5 0026bfe4a7284b9f3ac9edd25ec377f4
- SHA1 b359c3115e726a6b930ee2a45345b5f4bfcb454b
- SHA512 71cc08437736c2de0781cebdf01acc261f07ea9283a204d965ba2d0148df6a41546b2e328e8ebc83c2ec967e16cd47e2d33d34ebf80af40355d478c1bdc94967
- SSDEEP 12288:Mwv2YvL4QF3J9KBDnBxEIowZ0CnBxEIukXLnF3JeKB:AY9DKB7BiPABioBQKB
- TLSH T1C4258D0477F8671BE17E8731C2725C2913F2A05356A1C74F4E86E94E2F67782EE066A3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Extracted
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darthvader
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178.156.225.48:4662
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135.181.77.225:4662
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185.181.208.198:4662
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Global\RemoteControlClient_0x4ND4R1LH0
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Global\MSEdgeUpdateService_0xW4TCHD0G
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client_dll
skywalker.dll
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client_exe
Client.exe
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deploy_token
a7f3b9c2e1d4f6a8b0c3d5e7f9a1b2c4
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guardian_resource
guardian.bin
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schtask_name
MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCheck
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servers_file
.svcdns.dat
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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
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watchdog_dll
guardian.dll
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web_port
8181
Signatures
- Family: DarthVader, SkyWalker
DarthVader aka SkyWalker is a stealer written in C#.
- Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs
pid Process 5412 InstallUtil.exe 5412 InstallUtil.exe 5412 InstallUtil.exe 5312 rundll32.exe 5312 rundll32.exe 5312 rundll32.exe - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2746394149-3500112804-1243524366-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicrosoftEdgeTelemetry = "\"C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework64\\v4.0.30319\\InstallUtil.exe\" /LogFile= /LogToConsole=false \"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Security\\Plugins\\smartscreen.dll\"" regsvr32.exe -
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2746394149-3500112804-1243524366-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_GPU_RENDERING regsvr32.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2746394149-3500112804-1243524366-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_GPU_RENDERING\regsvr32.exe = "1" regsvr32.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2746394149-3500112804-1243524366-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_GPU_RENDERING\rundll32.exe = "1" regsvr32.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2746394149-3500112804-1243524366-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_NINPUT_LEGACYMODE regsvr32.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2746394149-3500112804-1243524366-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_NINPUT_LEGACYMODE\regsvr32.exe = "0" regsvr32.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2746394149-3500112804-1243524366-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_NINPUT_LEGACYMODE\rundll32.exe = "0" regsvr32.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2746394149-3500112804-1243524366-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION\regsvr32.exe = "11001" regsvr32.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2746394149-3500112804-1243524366-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION\rundll32.exe = "11001" regsvr32.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2708 regsvr32.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2708 wrote to memory of 3324 2708 regsvr32.exe 79 PID 2708 wrote to memory of 5312 2708 regsvr32.exe 83 - 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
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C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exeregsvr32 /s C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d7d21799371cee58801df6cb696166b87565159995de6c9bc047c3dd02c9dde2.dll1⤵
- 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" /f2⤵PID:3324
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C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe"rundll32.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Security\Plugins\smartscreen.dll",Entry2⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
PID:5312
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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
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Security\Plugins\smartscreen.dll
- Size 217KB
- SHA256 f865641c22e75cbb9ee5fe3c37470ce0e127a98aab6f54fc3cf8753e5187b0ac
- MD5 7bd550bc18faac64ad256d165d90cfed
- SHA1 372eab0ae478805297aa0b9fffcd8109366c3a58
- SHA512 1664e82d940f12083dafac227d4194e424212c474d8c39a928c2b9771b5ae620abd9c774f314ca4fde89ea64cf54e1a271cd76c25e5eed9dfd5671e4ae47b900
- SSDEEP 6144:JBvo9HFocum+VobvaGzOx4c4l9HFocum+w:EFvqkagOxEFvqw
- TLSH T1B6245A0CBFDDF85BE93D167186A3086B13F0806316F58B0DAE860D9E9F1A3C2BD56561
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH