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Database Entry



DarkCloud


Vendor detections: 16


Intelligence 16 IOCs YARA 16 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 9eb48972a13c1c27cfd7f23e517321655648e5796bd26850d255d4a12b91fff9
SHA3-384 hash: 34bcdde72f9dec7b8ff23f030fdac9454561da6f94b2ed31d4f8299d977f3f866347b6a08c84c2b0097919ed707de489
SHA1 hash: 99c37b9a978d0ac96aa72092634a7dda3231e943
MD5 hash: e706676b9deda09759817272814c77ab
humanhash: lemon-potato-alaska-foxtrot
File name:9eb48972a13c1c27cfd7f23e517321655648e5796bd26850d255d4a12b91fff9
Download: download sample
Signature DarkCloud
File size:1'312'256 bytes
First seen:2025-01-10 14:08:33 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 3d95adbf13bbe79dc24dccb401c12091 (881 x AgentTesla, 737 x FormBook, 236 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 24576:Qtb20pkaCqT5TBWgNQ7a739C5q6hW0T4TCbjjTwA6A:ZVg5tQ7a739v6vUTCbt5
Threatray 1'968 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T11455D02373DDC365C3725273BA65B701BEBB782506A5F56B2FD8093CE920122521EA73
TrID 68.8% (.CPL) Windows Control Panel Item (generic) (57583/11/19)
12.5% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
6.0% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
5.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
2.4% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
Magika pebin
File icon (PE):PE icon
dhash icon aae2f3e38383b629 (2'034 x Formbook, 1'183 x CredentialFlusher, 666 x AgentTesla)
Reporter adrian__luca
Tags:DarkCloud exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
200
Origin country :
HU HU
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
9eb48972a13c1c27cfd7f23e517321655648e5796bd26850d255d4a12b91fff9
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-01-10 14:23:40 UTC
Tags:
esher

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.1%
Tags:
autorun autoit emotet
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Creating a window
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Creating a file
Creating a process from a recently created file
Launching a process
Сreating synchronization primitives
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context anti-debug autoit compiled-script evasive fingerprint hacktool keylogger lolbin microsoft_visual_cc monero mpcmdrun packed packed packer_detected
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Windows PE Executable
Found a Windows Portable Executable (PE) binary. Depending on context, the presence of a binary is suspicious or malicious.
Result
Threat name:
DarkCloud
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
AI detected suspicious sample
Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file
Drops VBS files to the startup folder
Found malware configuration
Machine Learning detection for dropped file
Machine Learning detection for sample
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample uses process hollowing technique
Sample uses string decryption to hide its real strings
Sigma detected: Drops script at startup location
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected DarkCloud
Yara detected Generic Dropper
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1589094 Sample: 7JuOjFLYfz.exe Startdate: 11/01/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 48 Found malware configuration 2->48 50 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->50 52 Yara detected DarkCloud 2->52 54 7 other signatures 2->54 9 7JuOjFLYfz.exe 4 2->9         started        13 wscript.exe 1 2->13         started        process3 file4 34 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\ghauts.exe, PE32 9->34 dropped 64 Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file 9->64 66 Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function) 9->66 15 ghauts.exe 2 9->15         started        68 Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage) 13->68 19 ghauts.exe 1 13->19         started        signatures5 process6 file7 36 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\ghauts.vbs, data 15->36 dropped 38 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 15->38 40 Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file 15->40 42 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 15->42 46 4 other signatures 15->46 21 svchost.exe 15->21         started        44 Sample uses process hollowing technique 19->44 23 ghauts.exe 1 19->23         started        26 svchost.exe 19->26         started        signatures8 process9 signatures10 28 WerFault.exe 20 18 21->28         started        56 Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file 23->56 58 Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function) 23->58 60 Writes to foreign memory regions 23->60 62 2 other signatures 23->62 30 svchost.exe 23->30         started        process11 process12 32 WerFault.exe 4 23 30->32         started       
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.AutoitInject
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2024-11-29 01:26:37 UTC
AV detection:
20 of 24 (83.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
darkcloud
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:darkcloud discovery stealer
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
AutoIT Executable
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Drops startup file
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
DarkCloud
Darkcloud family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
https://api.telegram.org/bot7725030292:AAFHYtQUWDdOhIko2DIqyexjh4XvUaOA1Fs/sendMessage?chat_id=6732456666
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
3b75425895af4ae3186b36277553641e37ca1d620ae18d68e40d13351b54de6a
MD5 hash:
94d1531b52774dce52a89e33646d5b1d
SHA1 hash:
29bf887b025b97bd7a9e1e261852ba824234a625
SH256 hash:
e1b68f62c317f73c307781fbfbabdd134052b873a44c28cd729d8071ff06efa6
MD5 hash:
82c7dcba8bec3e70f61144edda930b3f
SHA1 hash:
65797ce19b95fccc086f3319127c3fd6042c785c
Detections:
darkcloudstealer INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SQLQuery_ConfidentialDataStore INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_TelegramChatBot MALWARE_Win_DarkCloud
SH256 hash:
9eb48972a13c1c27cfd7f23e517321655648e5796bd26850d255d4a12b91fff9
MD5 hash:
e706676b9deda09759817272814c77ab
SHA1 hash:
99c37b9a978d0ac96aa72092634a7dda3231e943
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:AutoIT_Compiled
Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies compiled AutoIT script (as EXE). This rule by itself does NOT necessarily mean the detected file is malicious.
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SQLQuery_ConfidentialDataStore
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables containing SQL queries to confidential data stores. Observed in infostealers
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_TelegramChatBot
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables using Telegram Chat Bot
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_DarkCloud
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects DarkCloud infostealer
Rule name:ProtectSharewareV11eCompservCMS
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:RansomPyShield_Antiransomware
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Suspicious String and Import combination that Ransomware mostly abuse(can create FP)
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SEH__vba
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:telegram_bot_api
Author:rectifyq
Description:Detects file containing Telegram Bot API
Rule name:UPXV200V290MarkusOberhumerLaszloMolnarJohnReiser
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_DarkCloud_9905abce
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:YahLover
Author:Kevin Falcoz
Description:YahLover

File information


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BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_DLL_CHARACTERISTICSMissing dll Security Characteristics (HIGH_ENTROPY_VA)high
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
AUTH_APIManipulates User AuthorizationADVAPI32.dll::AllocateAndInitializeSid
ADVAPI32.dll::CopySid
ADVAPI32.dll::FreeSid
ADVAPI32.dll::GetLengthSid
ADVAPI32.dll::GetTokenInformation
ADVAPI32.dll::GetAce
COM_BASE_APICan Download & Execute componentsole32.dll::CLSIDFromProgID
ole32.dll::CoCreateInstance
ole32.dll::CoCreateInstanceEx
ole32.dll::CoInitializeSecurity
ole32.dll::CreateStreamOnHGlobal
MULTIMEDIA_APICan Play MultimediaWINMM.dll::mciSendStringW
WINMM.dll::timeGetTime
WINMM.dll::waveOutSetVolume
SECURITY_BASE_APIUses Security Base APIADVAPI32.dll::AddAce
ADVAPI32.dll::AdjustTokenPrivileges
ADVAPI32.dll::CheckTokenMembership
ADVAPI32.dll::DuplicateTokenEx
ADVAPI32.dll::GetAclInformation
ADVAPI32.dll::GetSecurityDescriptorDacl
SHELL_APIManipulates System ShellSHELL32.dll::ShellExecuteExW
SHELL32.dll::ShellExecuteW
SHELL32.dll::SHFileOperationW
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and ThreadsADVAPI32.dll::CreateProcessAsUserW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateProcessW
ADVAPI32.dll::CreateProcessWithLogonW
KERNEL32.dll::OpenProcess
ADVAPI32.dll::OpenProcessToken
ADVAPI32.dll::OpenThreadToken
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIKERNEL32.dll::TerminateProcess
KERNEL32.dll::SetSystemPowerState
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryA
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryExW
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryW
KERNEL32.dll::GetDriveTypeW
WIN_BASE_EXEC_APICan Execute other programsKERNEL32.dll::WriteConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::ReadConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::SetStdHandle
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleCP
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleMode
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create FilesKERNEL32.dll::CopyFileW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateDirectoryW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateHardLinkW
IPHLPAPI.DLL::IcmpCreateFile
KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileW
KERNEL32.dll::DeleteFileW
WIN_BASE_USER_APIRetrieves Account InformationKERNEL32.dll::GetComputerNameW
ADVAPI32.dll::GetUserNameW
ADVAPI32.dll::LogonUserW
ADVAPI32.dll::LookupPrivilegeValueW
WIN_NETWORK_APISupports Windows NetworkingMPR.dll::WNetAddConnection2W
MPR.dll::WNetUseConnectionW
WIN_REG_APICan Manipulate Windows RegistryADVAPI32.dll::RegConnectRegistryW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegCreateKeyExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegDeleteKeyW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegOpenKeyExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegQueryValueExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegSetValueExW
WIN_USER_APIPerforms GUI ActionsUSER32.dll::BlockInput
USER32.dll::CloseDesktop
USER32.dll::CreateMenu
USER32.dll::EmptyClipboard
USER32.dll::FindWindowExW
USER32.dll::FindWindowW

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