Analysis

  • max time kernel
    118s
  • max time network
    120s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20231129-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20231129-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    01-07-2024 00:52

General

  • Target

    malware.exe

  • Size

    1.9MB

  • MD5

    4825e7df93d8acb3dd236cc14c342a71

  • SHA1

    5cc72cdde2d55a8c5e01ccd80cbb5743bc60ca1b

  • SHA256

    c84bbfce14fdc65c6e738ce1196d40066c87e58f443e23266d3b9e542b8a583e

  • SHA512

    a2e8aa90a719cdddb2f9a4fb21b43f6471cb06e0cb94bd041f26b6a4e11bd820a04c5ea832bb899a91db73d7114b046834afe788d6c03d71b1bf6697272de591

  • SSDEEP

    24576:Ware5SMXhd8zlKNfn6LQrmq4Ku0a7ttoXJZ4pt+NfCgPc52L6cnPmJ9C7CnzpCrk:WvgTW0uNmJPCrjTpM5B3L/q0vlU426n

Score
10/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • DcRat

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

  • DCRat payload 3 IoCs

    Detects payload of DCRat, commonly dropped by NSIS installers.

  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 11 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\malware.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\malware.exe"
    1⤵
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2332
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /create /tn COMSurrogate /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppVerif\DllHelper.exe"
      2⤵
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2848
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppVerif\DllHelper.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppVerif\DllHelper.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1688
      • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\InstallUtil.exe
        "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\InstallUtil.exe"
        3⤵
          PID:2468
        • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\InstallUtil.exe
          "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\InstallUtil.exe"
          3⤵
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2476
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c chcp 65001 && ping 127.0.0.1 && DEL /F /S /Q /A "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\malware.exe"
        2⤵
        • Deletes itself
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2564
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chcp.com
          chcp 65001
          3⤵
            PID:2656
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
            ping 127.0.0.1
            3⤵
            • Runs ping.exe
            PID:2800

      Network

      MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

      Execution

      Scheduled Task/Job

      1
      T1053

      Scheduled Task

      1
      T1053.005

      Persistence

      Scheduled Task/Job

      1
      T1053

      Scheduled Task

      1
      T1053.005

      Privilege Escalation

      Scheduled Task/Job

      1
      T1053

      Scheduled Task

      1
      T1053.005

      Discovery

      System Information Discovery

      1
      T1082

      Remote System Discovery

      1
      T1018

      Replay Monitor

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      Downloads

      • memory/1688-15-0x0000000002080000-0x000000000221F000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        1.6MB

      • memory/1688-23-0x0000000002080000-0x000000000221F000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        1.6MB

      • memory/1688-17-0x000000000BB70000-0x000000000BE66000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        3.0MB

      • memory/1688-16-0x0000000002080000-0x000000000221F000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        1.6MB

      • memory/1688-14-0x0000000002080000-0x000000000221F000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        1.6MB

      • memory/2332-13-0x0000000000850000-0x00000000009EF000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        1.6MB

      • memory/2332-0-0x0000000000850000-0x00000000009EF000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        1.6MB

      • memory/2332-2-0x0000000000850000-0x00000000009EF000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        1.6MB

      • memory/2332-1-0x0000000000850000-0x00000000009EF000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        1.6MB

      • memory/2476-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000456000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        344KB

      • memory/2476-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000456000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        344KB

      • memory/2476-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000456000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        344KB

      • memory/2476-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000456000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        344KB