Overview

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Static

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EAX Console.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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General

  • Target
    EAX Console.exe
  • Size 102KB
  • Sample260809-ghb76svxcz
  • SHA256 7b5099a2989a1e7d52ac7a1c653b5dfb22f2c33ca01a00d20cd48276fc992f76
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
10/10
darksideratdefense_evasionexecutionpersistencetrojan

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      EAX Console.exe
    • Size 102KB
    • SHA256 7b5099a2989a1e7d52ac7a1c653b5dfb22f2c33ca01a00d20cd48276fc992f76
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    Score
    10/10
    defense_evasionexecutiondarksideratpersistencetrojan

    • Detects DarkSideRAT

    • Family: DarkSideRAT

      DarkSideRAT is a remote access trojan.

      trojandarksiderat

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

      Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

      execution

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Prevents Microsoft Defender from scanning certain paths by adding an exclusion.

      Uses the Powershell Add-MpPreference cmdlet to exclude paths from being scanned by Microsoft Defender.

      defense_evasion

    • Adds Run key to start application

      persistence

    • Checks system information in the registry

      System information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

    behavioral1

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

1
T1059

PowerShell

1
T1059.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Scheduled Task

1
T1053.005

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Scheduled Task

1
T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Scheduled Task

1
T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Hide Artifacts

2
T1564

File/Path Exclusions

1
T1564.012

Ignore Process Interrupts

1
T1564.011

Impair Defenses

1
T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

1
T1562.001

Modify Registry

1
T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

2
T1012

System Information Discovery

1
T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

Tasks