General

  • Target

    37468855ebf226183fa79f847e1ff6b8.exe

  • Size

    2.6MB

  • Sample

    240701-gakjksxelb

  • MD5

    37468855ebf226183fa79f847e1ff6b8

  • SHA1

    2df791c0968b4a7cfe87bd19c814654684657190

  • SHA256

    3e9e0cd9de7f50623058c9306b1ea32ba9bd2a70a8bcfec39cf47caf30a4ba59

  • SHA512

    8c433d17f7d1fc7a6804d19451dc1523ca92fee714ec40a05c82672a46d8545c7f0000e1034f82dd060e349158a48f09a78680456ffe9bb4e1023ffe84c6944b

  • SSDEEP

    49152:TbA3qudZIUCiMYC0lBwTJ1njISkH75z40TtJX3vwy0uAXI:TbY7IQMYe1ncl75zt13IyZAXI

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      37468855ebf226183fa79f847e1ff6b8.exe

    • Size

      2.6MB

    • MD5

      37468855ebf226183fa79f847e1ff6b8

    • SHA1

      2df791c0968b4a7cfe87bd19c814654684657190

    • SHA256

      3e9e0cd9de7f50623058c9306b1ea32ba9bd2a70a8bcfec39cf47caf30a4ba59

    • SHA512

      8c433d17f7d1fc7a6804d19451dc1523ca92fee714ec40a05c82672a46d8545c7f0000e1034f82dd060e349158a48f09a78680456ffe9bb4e1023ffe84c6944b

    • SSDEEP

      49152:TbA3qudZIUCiMYC0lBwTJ1njISkH75z40TtJX3vwy0uAXI:TbY7IQMYe1ncl75zt13IyZAXI

    • DcRat

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

    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence

    • Process spawned unexpected child process

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

    • DCRat payload

      Detects payload of DCRat, commonly dropped by NSIS installers.

    • Disables Task Manager via registry modification

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

      Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Looks up external IP address via web service

      Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

    • Drops file in System32 directory

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Execution

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Scheduled Task

1
T1053.005

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

2
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Winlogon Helper DLL

1
T1547.004

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Scheduled Task

1
T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

2
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Winlogon Helper DLL

1
T1547.004

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Scheduled Task

1
T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

4
T1112

Subvert Trust Controls

1
T1553

Install Root Certificate

1
T1553.004

Credential Access

Unsecured Credentials

1
T1552

Credentials In Files

1
T1552.001

Discovery

Query Registry

2
T1012

System Information Discovery

2
T1082

Collection

Data from Local System

1
T1005

Tasks