darkcloud | c9dde95c0675425d3222564efafb7029931cb5a5ef7846c2e6d1ae00ba2d4b6f

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
151s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
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General

Target
c9dde95c0675425d3222564efafb7029931cb5a5ef7846c2e6d1ae00ba2d4b6f.exe
Size 1.2MB
Sample260810-scbj8sbp21
SHA256 c9dde95c0675425d3222564efafb7029931cb5a5ef7846c2e6d1ae00ba2d4b6f
MD5 303ef6167c8a9842226acf4b1cf72754
SHA1 d001a3b3597bf8103b13fe4d468fea03b7cecfac
SHA512 8ac7844a02fa2a2ab1cff49b02cb78fbe8dbc89b5d2e8cae8da9c93288b727ac44855fa7f03dec02cc36c08a5a6f752f50dc895fb375984233ceb39fdfdf5de0
SSDEEP 24576:3Gb/Dgm/D2Up50s+FI/bRugNQ2g7fyKssNXSIUx7gVmTeiQfvmnt2:+pt1ugNQ2YhiIUpHfQXWt
TLSH
T12F550100135BCC02E0E68BF6A8F1D27432B05ECFB9E6C29BAFD55FA739167C59590642
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

discovery execution darkcloud persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcloud

Version

Signatures

Family: DarkCloud
An information stealer written in Visual Basic.
stealer darkcloud

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Run Powershell and hide display window.

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
5304	powershell.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
5044	syapfYkesv.exe
3880	syapfYkesv.exe

Reads WinSCP keys stored on the system 2 TTPs
Tries to access WinSCP stored sessions.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials in Registry
T1552.002
Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials In Files
T1552.001

Credentials from Web Browsers
T1555.003

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3053180483-1881419501-3594244048-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\syapfYkesv = "\"C:\\Windows\\system32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\powershell.exe\" -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -WindowStyle Hidden -File \"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\io4xfzo5lnf.ps1\""	c9dde95c0675425d3222564efafb7029931cb5a5ef7846c2e6d1ae00ba2d4b6f.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3576 set thread context of 5140	3576	c9dde95c0675425d3222564efafb7029931cb5a5ef7846c2e6d1ae00ba2d4b6f.exe	91
PID 5044 set thread context of 3880	5044	syapfYkesv.exe	99

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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	c9dde95c0675425d3222564efafb7029931cb5a5ef7846c2e6d1ae00ba2d4b6f.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	c9dde95c0675425d3222564efafb7029931cb5a5ef7846c2e6d1ae00ba2d4b6f.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	syapfYkesv.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	syapfYkesv.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs

pid	Process
3576	c9dde95c0675425d3222564efafb7029931cb5a5ef7846c2e6d1ae00ba2d4b6f.exe
3576	c9dde95c0675425d3222564efafb7029931cb5a5ef7846c2e6d1ae00ba2d4b6f.exe
5304	powershell.exe
5304	powershell.exe
5044	syapfYkesv.exe
5044	syapfYkesv.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3576	c9dde95c0675425d3222564efafb7029931cb5a5ef7846c2e6d1ae00ba2d4b6f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5304	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5044	syapfYkesv.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
5140	c9dde95c0675425d3222564efafb7029931cb5a5ef7846c2e6d1ae00ba2d4b6f.exe
3880	syapfYkesv.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 11 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3576 wrote to memory of 5140	3576	c9dde95c0675425d3222564efafb7029931cb5a5ef7846c2e6d1ae00ba2d4b6f.exe	91
PID 3576 wrote to memory of 5140	3576	c9dde95c0675425d3222564efafb7029931cb5a5ef7846c2e6d1ae00ba2d4b6f.exe	91
PID 3576 wrote to memory of 5140	3576	c9dde95c0675425d3222564efafb7029931cb5a5ef7846c2e6d1ae00ba2d4b6f.exe	91
PID 3576 wrote to memory of 5140	3576	c9dde95c0675425d3222564efafb7029931cb5a5ef7846c2e6d1ae00ba2d4b6f.exe	91
PID 3576 wrote to memory of 5140	3576	c9dde95c0675425d3222564efafb7029931cb5a5ef7846c2e6d1ae00ba2d4b6f.exe	91
PID 5304 wrote to memory of 5044	5304	powershell.exe	95
PID 5044 wrote to memory of 3880	5044	syapfYkesv.exe	99
PID 5044 wrote to memory of 3880	5044	syapfYkesv.exe	99
PID 5044 wrote to memory of 3880	5044	syapfYkesv.exe	99
PID 5044 wrote to memory of 3880	5044	syapfYkesv.exe	99
PID 5044 wrote to memory of 3880	5044	syapfYkesv.exe	99

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c9dde95c0675425d3222564efafb7029931cb5a5ef7846c2e6d1ae00ba2d4b6f.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c9dde95c0675425d3222564efafb7029931cb5a5ef7846c2e6d1ae00ba2d4b6f.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3576
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c9dde95c0675425d3222564efafb7029931cb5a5ef7846c2e6d1ae00ba2d4b6f.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c9dde95c0675425d3222564efafb7029931cb5a5ef7846c2e6d1ae00ba2d4b6f.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:5140

C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -WindowStyle Hidden -File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\io4xfzo5lnf.ps1"
1⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5304
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\syapfYkesv.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\syapfYkesv.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:5044
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\syapfYkesv.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\syapfYkesv.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:3880

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Credentials from Password Stores

T1555

Credentials from Web Browsers

T1555.003

Unsecured Credentials

T1552

Credentials In Files

T1552.001

Credentials in Registry

T1552.002

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

T1005

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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__PSScriptPolicyTest_idlzl2ap.fqr.ps1

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_idlzl2ap.fqr.ps1
Size 60B
SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
TLSH
T177A02228CC303B200020C0080A000002C00B800C080C8C0220000A00B20B820002F080
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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io4xfzo5lnf.ps1

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\io4xfzo5lnf.ps1
Size 1KB
SHA256 5e5438b1b835a31b25a10a388285a4f601615daa6bbe6ef8ad7f8421279fb381
MD5 3476275d94c06aa073c0a368d2a86d1a
SHA1 3eb3a64c5d7f716f8de0bec6cda171b7c48236c4
SHA512 972d33ddeccbf672f0c5b514758808fb8792f8c5759a6fb192a4946cd13d448bbb1263b39a9e282011601ef2c92a26b47bd7edc4761a2c8da7648e4d02f80a08
TLSH
T16821040B9F8447C2006407F0091771CCB22E52DB237F059088DCB5EDB32BE223926CE4
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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LoginData

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\MEEEPEGR-Admin\LoginData
Size 56KB
SHA256 a36a4989ed48954499586d6551e61d6bccfc7bee269b4eab0bb836e394c24c7c
MD5 f92de240ae86100670164298edba43f2
SHA1 5d9ede7e7743e75344ee7f996456693f82896e5d
SHA512 2e6b9cbd04baf609d91a0583d742b19c5dc6dd7b334349fac1a71563c140075408fe881388e1fff72f5c1c0124d0603d54d35f5039c544ee9c1350b4e1684c21
SSDEEP 96:/kS/KLPeymOoizhGNOnfmG38tmvJHbn8MouB6w9fUPnP:B4oizhGNOnDV77Iw9fK
TLSH
T15E43651F1B682802C8698632BCB194F36F7CA13E8F639E922CB044359D75852B12D5FB
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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WebData

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\MEEEPEGR-Admin\WebData
Size 224KB
SHA256 d781b56555e65272ef4019de8706cba5042fb7afcf0f6e2ca56183ca9567ba8e
MD5 710df06c7732247ac90a924171429a31
SHA1 74ca20f5987e39ea08d3765803fa25a9638eddea
SHA512 446dcaa944760f53b09f2112d434f8436ccaffcd7e6e270f699068161a7113f9c0b71de8f4e634bdccebb2364c6976c818fae12adb83c006fe1cce421a690c02
SSDEEP 192:f+xj3fT8w0QQnG2IMW1hPJubRd6vPtcdCewdbsc7V1VJ:2B3fQ9QQn7IMW1hPJuVd6vPkxW
TLSH
T1DD24640A7B787001EDE3D9725CB080771E3CA16D8F22A6915DB654694EB2853A23D8EF
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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syapfYkesv.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\syapfYkesv.exe
Size 1.2MB
SHA256 c9dde95c0675425d3222564efafb7029931cb5a5ef7846c2e6d1ae00ba2d4b6f
MD5 303ef6167c8a9842226acf4b1cf72754
SHA1 d001a3b3597bf8103b13fe4d468fea03b7cecfac
SHA512 8ac7844a02fa2a2ab1cff49b02cb78fbe8dbc89b5d2e8cae8da9c93288b727ac44855fa7f03dec02cc36c08a5a6f752f50dc895fb375984233ceb39fdfdf5de0
SSDEEP 24576:3Gb/Dgm/D2Up50s+FI/bRugNQ2g7fyKssNXSIUx7gVmTeiQfvmnt2:+pt1ugNQ2YhiIUpHfQXWt
TLSH
T12F550100135BCC02E0E68BF6A8F1D27432B05ECFB9E6C29BAFD55FA739167C59590642
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/3576-4-0x0000000004FF0000-0x0000000004FFA000-memory.dmp

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memory/3576-3-0x0000000005040000-0x0000000005050000-memory.dmp

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memory/3576-7-0x0000000005040000-0x0000000005050000-memory.dmp

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memory/3576-8-0x0000000006720000-0x0000000006830000-memory.dmp

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memory/3576-1-0x0000000005620000-0x0000000005BC4000-memory.dmp

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memory/3576-2-0x0000000005070000-0x0000000005102000-memory.dmp

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memory/3576-6-0x00000000066D0000-0x00000000066EC000-memory.dmp

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memory/3576-5-0x00000000052F0000-0x000000000538C000-memory.dmp

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memory/3576-0-0x00000000004C0000-0x0000000000606000-memory.dmp

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memory/5140-33-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000473000-memory.dmp

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memory/5140-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000473000-memory.dmp

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memory/5140-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000473000-memory.dmp

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memory/5304-20-0x00000183F6180000-0x00000183F61A2000-memory.dmp

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memory/5304-19-0x00000183F61C0000-0x00000183F61D0000-memory.dmp

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