Analysis

  • max time kernel
    37s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    01/07/2026, 05:16

General

  • Target
    xbd3bd69f73ac84878a02221950d57a57f8eb50b18f8008a018a6fa70944e6b9c.exe
  • Size 1.7MB
  • Sample260701-fx5mlaez5k
  • SHA256 bd3bd69f73ac84878a02221950d57a57f8eb50b18f8008a018a6fa70944e6b9c
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: DcRat 30 IoCs

    DarkCrystal(DC) is a new .NET RAT active since June 2019 capable of loading additional plugins.

  • Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Process spawned unexpected child process 28 IoCs

    This typically indicates the parent process was compromised via an exploit or macro.

  • UAC bypass 3 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • SmartAssembly .NET packer 5 IoCs

    Detects SmartAssembly .NET packer.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 28 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • System policy modification 1 TTPs 3 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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xbd3bd69f73ac84878a02221950d57a57f8eb50b18f8008a018a6fa70944e6b9c.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xbd3bd69f73ac84878a02221950d57a57f8eb50b18f8008a018a6fa70944e6b9c.exe"
    1⤵
    • Family: DcRat
    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
    • UAC bypass
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • System policy modification
    PID:5688
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBrokerR" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Family: DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4080
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBroker" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Family: DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2568
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBrokerR" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Family: DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:3148
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "fontdrvhostf" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\fontdrvhost.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Family: DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2468
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "fontdrvhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\fontdrvhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Family: DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2496
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "fontdrvhostf" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\fontdrvhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Family: DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4688
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "sihosts" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\Templates\sihost.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Family: DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:6028
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "sihost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\Templates\sihost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Family: DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:3928
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "sihosts" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\Templates\sihost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Family: DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:3416
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\RuntimeBroker.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\RuntimeBroker.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3712
  • C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\fontdrvhost.exe
    "C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\fontdrvhost.exe"
    1⤵
      PID:1544
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsassl" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\AdSelectionAttestationsPreloaded\lsass.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Family: DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:6052
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsass" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\AdSelectionAttestationsPreloaded\lsass.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Family: DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1648
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "lsassl" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\AdSelectionAttestationsPreloaded\lsass.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Family: DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:6332
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dwmd" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Windows\assembly\NativeImages_v2.0.50727_32\System.Core\53d14f96fbb4de613f790f0bc8c99a34\dwm.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Family: DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:6920
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dwm" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\assembly\NativeImages_v2.0.50727_32\System.Core\53d14f96fbb4de613f790f0bc8c99a34\dwm.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Family: DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4704
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "dwmd" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Windows\assembly\NativeImages_v2.0.50727_32\System.Core\53d14f96fbb4de613f790f0bc8c99a34\dwm.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Family: DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:6884
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "WUDFHostW" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\WUDFHost.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Family: DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3340
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "WUDFHost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\WUDFHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Family: DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:6316
    • C:\Users\Admin\Templates\sihost.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\Templates\sihost.exe"
      1⤵
        PID:5960
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\AdSelectionAttestationsPreloaded\lsass.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\AdSelectionAttestationsPreloaded\lsass.exe"
        1⤵
          PID:2084
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "WUDFHostW" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\WUDFHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
          1⤵
          • Family: DcRat
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:6288
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "StartMenuExperienceHostS" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\it-IT\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe'" /f
          1⤵
          • Family: DcRat
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:7980
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "StartMenuExperienceHost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\it-IT\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
          1⤵
          • Family: DcRat
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:7160
        • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
          sihost.exe
          1⤵
            PID:2160
            • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
              explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
              2⤵
                PID:2404
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              schtasks.exe /create /tn "StartMenuExperienceHostS" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\it-IT\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
              1⤵
              • Family: DcRat
              • Process spawned unexpected child process
              • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
              PID:6644
            • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\it-IT\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
              "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\it-IT\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe"
              1⤵
                PID:7004
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                schtasks.exe /create /tn "RegistryR" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Windows.old\Registry.exe'" /f
                1⤵
                • Family: DcRat
                • Process spawned unexpected child process
                • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                PID:7268
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                schtasks.exe /create /tn "Registry" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows.old\Registry.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
                1⤵
                • Family: DcRat
                • Process spawned unexpected child process
                • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                PID:5764
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                schtasks.exe /create /tn "RegistryR" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Windows.old\Registry.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
                1⤵
                • Family: DcRat
                • Process spawned unexpected child process
                • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                PID:8040
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                schtasks.exe /create /tn "IdleI" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Idle.exe'" /f
                1⤵
                • Family: DcRat
                • Process spawned unexpected child process
                • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                PID:7296
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                schtasks.exe /create /tn "Idle" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Idle.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
                1⤵
                • Family: DcRat
                • Process spawned unexpected child process
                • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                PID:1756
              • C:\Windows.old\Registry.exe
                "C:\Windows.old\Registry.exe"
                1⤵
                  PID:4892
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  schtasks.exe /create /tn "IdleI" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Idle.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
                  1⤵
                  • Family: DcRat
                  • Process spawned unexpected child process
                  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                  PID:3392
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBrokerR" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Users\Default User\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /f
                  1⤵
                  • Family: DcRat
                  • Process spawned unexpected child process
                  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                  PID:4704

                Network

                      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                      RuntimeBroker.exe

                      • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\RuntimeBroker.exe
                      • Size 1.7MB
                      • SHA256 bd3bd69f73ac84878a02221950d57a57f8eb50b18f8008a018a6fa70944e6b9c
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                      memory/5688-0-0x0000000074372000-0x0000000074373000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-1-0x00000000054A0000-0x000000000571C000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-2-0x0000000074360000-0x0000000074B1C000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-4-0x0000000005220000-0x000000000549A000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-3-0x0000000005720000-0x0000000005CDA000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-5-0x0000000074360000-0x0000000074B1C000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-17-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-15-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-104-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-134-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-130-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-128-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-126-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-124-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-123-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-120-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-118-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-116-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-114-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-113-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-110-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-108-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-106-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-102-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-101-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-99-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-95-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-92-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-90-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-88-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-86-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-84-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-81-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-78-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-76-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-74-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-72-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-70-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-68-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-64-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-62-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-57-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-96-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-82-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-67-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-61-0x0000000074360000-0x0000000074B1C000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-59-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-55-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-53-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-51-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-49-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-47-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-45-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-43-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-37-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-35-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-33-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-31-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-29-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-27-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-25-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-24-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-19-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-13-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-7-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-6-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-41-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-40-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-21-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-11-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-10-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-1861-0x0000000074372000-0x0000000074373000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-1862-0x0000000074360000-0x0000000074B1C000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-5229-0x0000000074360000-0x0000000074B1C000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-5230-0x0000000004CD0000-0x0000000004CEC000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-5231-0x0000000004D00000-0x0000000004D50000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-5233-0x00000000064C0000-0x00000000064D0000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-5232-0x0000000004D60000-0x0000000004D68000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-5235-0x0000000006500000-0x0000000006508000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-5234-0x0000000006520000-0x0000000006536000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-5236-0x0000000006540000-0x0000000006550000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-5237-0x0000000006590000-0x000000000659A000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-5238-0x00000000068C0000-0x00000000068CC000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-5239-0x00000000068D0000-0x00000000068E2000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-5240-0x0000000006900000-0x0000000006E2C000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-5241-0x0000000006E90000-0x0000000006E9C000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-5242-0x0000000006EA0000-0x0000000006EAC000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-5243-0x0000000007170000-0x000000000717A000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-5245-0x0000000007190000-0x000000000719C000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-5244-0x0000000007180000-0x0000000007188000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-5248-0x0000000007370000-0x000000000737C000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-5247-0x0000000074360000-0x0000000074B1C000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-5246-0x00000000072A0000-0x0000000007332000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-5250-0x00000000074E0000-0x0000000007546000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-5252-0x0000000074360000-0x0000000074B1C000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-6917-0x0000000074360000-0x0000000074B1C000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-7737-0x0000000074360000-0x0000000074B1C000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5688-8230-0x0000000074360000-0x0000000074B1C000-memory.dmp