General

  • Target
    Crescent-Installer.exe
  • Size 4.6MB
  • Sample261009-pz7dmsgv81
  • SHA256 981a87dc29a849711f241de4a6b2089af88cc6f56d2ade35824c8e3148ef539d
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      Crescent-Installer.exe
    • Size 4.6MB
    • SHA256 981a87dc29a849711f241de4a6b2089af88cc6f56d2ade35824c8e3148ef539d
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

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

    • Disables one or more Microsoft Defender components

      Uses the Powershell Set-MpPreference cmdlet to disable one or more Microsoft Defender components.

    • Checks whether UAC is enabled

    • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2

      Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.

    • Network Share Discovery

      Attempt to gather information on host network.

    • Discovers running processes

      Running process information can be used to identify security tools or plan follow-on actions.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks