General

  • Target
    WindowsHosvxzxczztManager.exe
  • Size 5.2MB
  • Sample260908-vtaqdagh69
  • SHA256 5dd7d9bdd790b8e32d6a58018be685c4ea416c7ae264c6f9c309d1098bca4364
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      WindowsHosvxzxczztManager.exe
    • Size 5.2MB
    • SHA256 5dd7d9bdd790b8e32d6a58018be685c4ea416c7ae264c6f9c309d1098bca4364
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • DCRat payload

      Detects payload of DCRat, commonly dropped by NSIS installers.

    • Family: DcRat

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

    • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings

    • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings

    • Process spawned unexpected child process

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

    • Windows security bypass

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

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

    • Checks computer location settings

      Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Windows security modification

    • Enumerates connected drives

      Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

    • Network Service Discovery

      Attempt to gather information on host's network.

    • Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host.

    • SmartAssembly .NET packer

      Detects SmartAssembly .NET packer.

    • UPX packed file

      Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks