Analysis

  • max time kernel
    45s
  • max time network
    116s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    02/10/2026, 15:19

General

  • Target
    2026-10-01_4a53fe87eefdaef1946365fd0d3ecce0_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
  • Size 2.0MB
  • Sample261002-sp7s7sch49
  • SHA256 20725e7b9f82d2b37dcd6e3824fe8ba4cf5e31a5f68868144bf5785a19fb3833
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: DcRat 26 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 24 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 Windows directory 4 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 24 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 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\2026-10-01_4a53fe87eefdaef1946365fd0d3ecce0_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-01_4a53fe87eefdaef1946365fd0d3ecce0_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 Windows 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:4400
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "ShellHostS" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Windows\Installer\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}\ShellHost.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Family: DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:800
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "ShellHost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\Installer\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}\ShellHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Family: DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:5980
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "ShellHostS" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Windows\Installer\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}\ShellHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Family: DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4644
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Windows\Branding\Basebrd\dllhost.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Family: DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2924
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\Branding\Basebrd\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Family: DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:3164
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Windows\Branding\Basebrd\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
    1⤵
    • Family: DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4176
  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "WUDFHostW" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\WUDFHost.exe'" /f
    1⤵
    • Family: DcRat
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:716
  • C:\Windows\Installer\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}\ShellHost.exe
    "C:\Windows\Installer\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}\ShellHost.exe"
    1⤵
      PID:2020
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "WUDFHost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\WUDFHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Family: DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:5392
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "WUDFHostW" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\WUDFHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Family: DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:5088
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "SearchHostS" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\SearchHost.exe'" /f
      1⤵
      • Family: DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:6012
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn "SearchHost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\SearchHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
      1⤵
      • Family: DcRat
      • Process spawned unexpected child process
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4528
    • C:\Windows\Branding\Basebrd\dllhost.exe
      "C:\Windows\Branding\Basebrd\dllhost.exe"
      1⤵
        PID:3652
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /create /tn "SearchHostS" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\SearchHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
        1⤵
        • Family: DcRat
        • Process spawned unexpected child process
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1996
      • C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\WUDFHost.exe
        "C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\WUDFHost.exe"
        1⤵
          PID:5248
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "ctfmonc" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\ctfmon.exe'" /f
          1⤵
          • Family: DcRat
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:3252
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "ctfmon" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\ctfmon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
          1⤵
          • Family: DcRat
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:5664
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "ctfmonc" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\ctfmon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
          1⤵
          • Family: DcRat
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:6616
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrssc" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\Favorites\Links\csrss.exe'" /f
          1⤵
          • Family: DcRat
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:6564
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrss" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\Favorites\Links\csrss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
          1⤵
          • Family: DcRat
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:5528
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrssc" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\Favorites\Links\csrss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
          1⤵
          • Family: DcRat
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:5004
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /create /tn "dwmd" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\dwm.exe'" /f
          1⤵
          • Family: DcRat
          • Process spawned unexpected child process
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:6936
        • C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\ctfmon.exe
          "C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\ctfmon.exe"
          1⤵
            PID:2776
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            schtasks.exe /create /tn "dwm" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\dwm.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
            1⤵
            • Family: DcRat
            • Process spawned unexpected child process
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:4628
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            schtasks.exe /create /tn "dwmd" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\dwm.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
            1⤵
            • Family: DcRat
            • Process spawned unexpected child process
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:6224
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            schtasks.exe /create /tn "SecurityHealthSystrayS" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Windows.old\SecurityHealthSystray.exe'" /f
            1⤵
            • Family: DcRat
            • Process spawned unexpected child process
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:3240
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            schtasks.exe /create /tn "SecurityHealthSystray" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows.old\SecurityHealthSystray.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
            1⤵
            • Family: DcRat
            • Process spawned unexpected child process
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:6156
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            schtasks.exe /create /tn "SecurityHealthSystrayS" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Windows.old\SecurityHealthSystray.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
            1⤵
            • Family: DcRat
            • Process spawned unexpected child process
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:3552

          Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                Downloads

                ShellHost.exe

                • Path C:\Windows\Installer\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}\ShellHost.exe
                • Size 2.0MB
                • SHA256 20725e7b9f82d2b37dcd6e3824fe8ba4cf5e31a5f68868144bf5785a19fb3833
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                memory/4400-0-0x00000000741C2000-0x00000000741C3000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-1-0x00000000055F0000-0x00000000058A8000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-2-0x00000000741B0000-0x000000007496C000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-3-0x00000000058B0000-0x0000000005E6A000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-4-0x00000000741B0000-0x000000007496C000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-5-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E6000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-6-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-18-0x00000000741B0000-0x000000007496C000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-17-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-33-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-42-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-46-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-54-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-66-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-74-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-78-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-96-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-116-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-132-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-130-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-128-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-126-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-124-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-122-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-120-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-118-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-114-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-112-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-110-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-108-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-106-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-104-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-102-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-100-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-98-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-94-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-92-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-90-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-88-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-86-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-84-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-82-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-80-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-76-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-72-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-70-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-68-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-63-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-64-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-60-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-58-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-56-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-52-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-50-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-49-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-44-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-40-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-36-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-38-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-34-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-30-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-28-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-26-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-22-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-20-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-24-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-16-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-10-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-7-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-13-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-11-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000055E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-1975-0x00000000741C2000-0x00000000741C3000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-1976-0x00000000741B0000-0x000000007496C000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-5229-0x00000000741B0000-0x000000007496C000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-5230-0x00000000024D0000-0x00000000024EC000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-5231-0x0000000002500000-0x0000000002550000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-5232-0x0000000002560000-0x0000000002568000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-5233-0x0000000006750000-0x0000000006760000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-5234-0x0000000006760000-0x0000000006776000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-5236-0x00000000067B0000-0x00000000067C2000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-5235-0x00000000067A0000-0x00000000067A8000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-5237-0x00000000067F0000-0x00000000067F8000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-5238-0x00000000090C0000-0x00000000090D0000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-5239-0x00000000090E0000-0x0000000009172000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-5240-0x0000000006DF0000-0x0000000006DFA000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-5241-0x0000000009180000-0x0000000009188000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-5242-0x00000000091A0000-0x00000000091AC000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-5243-0x00000000091C0000-0x00000000091C8000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-5245-0x00000000091D0000-0x00000000091E2000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-5247-0x00000000097A0000-0x00000000097AC000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-5246-0x0000000009220000-0x000000000974C000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-5248-0x00000000097C0000-0x00000000097CC000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-5249-0x00000000097D0000-0x00000000097DC000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-5250-0x00000000097F0000-0x00000000097FC000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-5251-0x0000000009800000-0x0000000009808000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-5253-0x0000000009BB0000-0x0000000009BBE000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-5254-0x0000000009BE0000-0x0000000009BE8000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-5255-0x0000000009BF0000-0x0000000009BF8000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-5252-0x0000000009BA0000-0x0000000009BAA000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-5256-0x0000000009C20000-0x0000000009C2A000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-5257-0x0000000009C30000-0x0000000009C3C000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-5258-0x00000000741B0000-0x000000007496C000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-5260-0x0000000009C50000-0x0000000009CB6000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-5262-0x00000000741B0000-0x000000007496C000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-6195-0x00000000741B0000-0x000000007496C000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-6615-0x00000000741B0000-0x000000007496C000-memory.dmp

                memory/4400-6824-0x00000000741B0000-0x000000007496C000-memory.dmp