Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    117s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    01/10/2026, 12:31

General

  • Target
    2026-09-30_6eb381e4cf6cd6b6b75ae6ed89635f63_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
  • Size 2.0MB
  • Sample261001-pqanbatepc
  • SHA256 b82c18e8744520eda8f0f425ed066b072e22bbd97e5e6e7e9dd84ef45c0e6763
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: DcRat 29 IoCs

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

  • Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Process spawned unexpected child process 27 IoCs

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

  • UAC bypass 3 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Detects executables packed with SmartAssembly 7 IoCs
  • Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • SmartAssembly .NET packer 7 IoCs

    Detects SmartAssembly .NET packer.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 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 27 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 5 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\2026-09-30_6eb381e4cf6cd6b6b75ae6ed89635f63_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_6eb381e4cf6cd6b6b75ae6ed89635f63_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe"
    1⤵
    • Family: DcRat
    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
    • UAC bypass
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • System policy modification
    PID:5584
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "WUDFHostW" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\WUDFHost.exe'" /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 "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:5416
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "WUDFHostW" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /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:1052
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "StartMenuExperienceHostS" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Users\Default User\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Family: DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2684
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "StartMenuExperienceHost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Default User\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Family: DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2812
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "StartMenuExperienceHostS" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Users\Default User\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Family: DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4244
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBrokerR" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Family: DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:5256
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBroker" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Family: DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2304
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\WUDFHost.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\WUDFHost.exe"
    1⤵
      PID:4732
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBrokerR" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Family: DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:5360
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "IdleI" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Idle.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Family: DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:5132
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "Idle" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Idle.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Family: DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4100
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "IdleI" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Idle.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Family: DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2728
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "fontdrvhostf" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows NT\Accessories\en-US\fontdrvhost.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Family: DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:5116
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "fontdrvhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows NT\Accessories\en-US\fontdrvhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Family: DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2192
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "fontdrvhostf" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows NT\Accessories\en-US\fontdrvhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Family: DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:992
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "ctfmonc" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\ctfmon.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Family: DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:876
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows NT\Accessories\en-US\fontdrvhost.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows NT\Accessories\en-US\fontdrvhost.exe"
      1⤵
        PID:1320
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "ctfmon" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\ctfmon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Family: DcRat
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1016
      • C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\RuntimeBroker.exe
        "C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\RuntimeBroker.exe"
        1⤵
          PID:3672
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "ctfmonc" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\ctfmon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
          1⤵
          • Family: DcRat
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:4500
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Windows.old\dllhost.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 "dllhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows.old\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
          1⤵
          • Family: DcRat
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:1036
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Windows.old\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
          1⤵
          • Family: DcRat
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:5312
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\ctfmon.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\ctfmon.exe"
          1⤵
            PID:4360
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            schtasks.exe /create /tn "SearchHostS" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\Application Data\SearchHost.exe'" /f
            1⤵
            • Family: DcRat
            • Process spawned unexpected child process
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:1176
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            schtasks.exe /create /tn "SearchHost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\Application Data\SearchHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
            1⤵
            • Family: DcRat
            • Process spawned unexpected child process
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:6620
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            schtasks.exe /create /tn "SearchHostS" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\Application Data\SearchHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
            1⤵
            • Family: DcRat
            • Process spawned unexpected child process
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:6588
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            schtasks.exe /create /tn "dwmd" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\ja-JP\dwm.exe'" /f
            1⤵
            • Family: DcRat
            • Process spawned unexpected child process
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:4236
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            schtasks.exe /create /tn "dwm" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\ja-JP\dwm.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
            1⤵
            • Family: DcRat
            • Process spawned unexpected child process
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:4256
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            schtasks.exe /create /tn "dwmd" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\ja-JP\dwm.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
            1⤵
            • Family: DcRat
            • Process spawned unexpected child process
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:2324

          Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                Downloads

                WUDFHost.exe

                • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\WUDFHost.exe
                • Size 2.0MB
                • SHA256 b82c18e8744520eda8f0f425ed066b072e22bbd97e5e6e7e9dd84ef45c0e6763
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                memory/5584-0-0x0000000074242000-0x0000000074243000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-1-0x0000000005590000-0x0000000005848000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-2-0x0000000074230000-0x00000000749EC000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-3-0x0000000005850000-0x0000000005E0A000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-4-0x0000000074230000-0x00000000749EC000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-6-0x0000000074230000-0x00000000749EC000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-5-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005586000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-7-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-23-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-60-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-85-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-131-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-132-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-126-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-124-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-122-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-120-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-118-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-129-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-117-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-114-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-112-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-110-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-108-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-106-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-104-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-102-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-101-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-98-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-96-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-94-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-92-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-90-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-88-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-82-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-80-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-78-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-76-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-74-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-70-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-68-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-86-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-72-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-66-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-64-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-63-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-58-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-56-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-54-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-52-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-50-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-49-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-46-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-45-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-42-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-40-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-38-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-36-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-34-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-32-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-30-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-28-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-26-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-24-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-20-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-18-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-16-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-14-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-8-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-12-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-11-0x00000000052D0000-0x0000000005581000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-2350-0x0000000074230000-0x00000000749EC000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-2349-0x0000000074242000-0x0000000074243000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-5229-0x0000000074230000-0x00000000749EC000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-5230-0x0000000002BE0000-0x0000000002BFC000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-5231-0x0000000002C10000-0x0000000002C60000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-5233-0x0000000006610000-0x0000000006620000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-5232-0x0000000002C70000-0x0000000002C78000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-5234-0x0000000006620000-0x0000000006636000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-5235-0x0000000006660000-0x0000000006668000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-5236-0x0000000006670000-0x0000000006682000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-5237-0x0000000006B20000-0x0000000006B28000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-5238-0x00000000066B0000-0x00000000066C0000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-5239-0x0000000006B50000-0x0000000006BE2000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-5240-0x0000000006BF0000-0x0000000006BFA000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-5241-0x0000000006C10000-0x0000000006C18000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-5242-0x0000000006C20000-0x0000000006C2C000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-5243-0x0000000006C40000-0x0000000006C48000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-5245-0x0000000006C50000-0x0000000006C62000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-5246-0x0000000007E40000-0x000000000836C000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-5247-0x0000000008390000-0x000000000839C000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-5248-0x00000000083B0000-0x00000000083BC000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-5249-0x00000000083C0000-0x00000000083CC000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-5250-0x00000000083E0000-0x00000000083EC000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-5251-0x00000000083F0000-0x00000000083F8000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-5253-0x00000000087A0000-0x00000000087AE000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-5255-0x00000000087E0000-0x00000000087E8000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-5256-0x00000000087F0000-0x00000000087FA000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-5257-0x0000000008800000-0x000000000880C000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-5254-0x00000000087D0000-0x00000000087D8000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-5252-0x0000000008790000-0x000000000879A000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-5259-0x0000000074230000-0x00000000749EC000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-5260-0x0000000008820000-0x0000000008886000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-5263-0x0000000074230000-0x00000000749EC000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-6622-0x0000000074230000-0x00000000749EC000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-6879-0x0000000074230000-0x00000000749EC000-memory.dmp

                memory/5584-7104-0x0000000074230000-0x00000000749EC000-memory.dmp