Analysis

  • max time kernel
    147s
  • max time network
    155s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240508-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240508-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-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 1 IoCs

    Detects payload of DCRat, commonly dropped by NSIS installers.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 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 21 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\malware.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\malware.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3016
    • 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:2596
    • 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:4260
      • 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:3268
    • 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⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3412
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chcp.com
        chcp 65001
        3⤵
          PID:3964
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
          ping 127.0.0.1
          3⤵
          • Runs ping.exe
          PID:4812

    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

    Query Registry

    1
    T1012

    System Information Discovery

    2
    T1082

    Remote System Discovery

    1
    T1018

    Replay Monitor

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    Downloads

    • memory/3016-1-0x00000000028E0000-0x0000000002A82000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      1.6MB

    • memory/3016-2-0x00000000028E0000-0x0000000002A82000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      1.6MB

    • memory/3268-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000456000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      344KB

    • memory/3268-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000456000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      344KB

    • memory/3268-23-0x00000000061A0000-0x0000000006744000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      5.6MB

    • memory/4260-16-0x0000000002350000-0x00000000024FC000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      1.7MB

    • memory/4260-17-0x0000000002350000-0x00000000024FC000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      1.7MB

    • memory/4260-18-0x0000000010FB0000-0x00000000112A6000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      3.0MB

    • memory/4260-19-0x0000000010FB0000-0x00000000112A6000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      3.0MB