General

  • Target

    c439c14021fc0aa06d37ea075b6629e4eedee4518a5960f73941bc82291cf784

  • Size

    659KB

  • Sample

    220731-ntmavaecb6

  • MD5

    c98ab7ddf2809a9db363bce22d5468f9

  • SHA1

    f3d28dae38bba6b614a63504119f202f08308919

  • SHA256

    c439c14021fc0aa06d37ea075b6629e4eedee4518a5960f73941bc82291cf784

  • SHA512

    2b8ce86d4de1fe35b12195f42881737506f32cd4abad2be9688d3f5077427f7a477ef35677fe05bc85c70ba4b17faaaf8d6a717b52f26bc86a36d862220bf302

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

ZQW

C2

http://aliq.no-ip.info:1604

http://aliq.no-ip.info:1605

http://aliq.no-ip.info:2147

http://aliq.no-ip.info:4569

aliq.no-ip.info:1604

aliq.no-ip.info:1605

aliq.no-ip.info:2147

aliq.no-ip.info:4569

http://aliq111.no-ip.info:1604

http://aliq111.no-ip.info:1605

http://aliq111.no-ip.info:2147

http://aliq111.no-ip.info:4569

http://aliq555.publicvm.com:1604

http://aliq555.publicvm.com:2147

http://aliq555.publicvm.com:1605

http://aliq555.publicvm.com:4569

aliq555.publicvm.com:1604

aliq555.publicvm.com:1605

aliq555.publicvm.com:2147

aliq555.publicvm.com:4569

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-BM2VJFH

Attributes
  • InstallPath

    C:\MSDCSC\ZQWZ.exe

  • gencode

    N7GilaH4YpEz

  • install

    true

  • offline_keylogger

    true

  • persistence

    true

  • reg_key

    ZQWZ

Targets

    • Target

      c439c14021fc0aa06d37ea075b6629e4eedee4518a5960f73941bc82291cf784

    • Size

      659KB

    • MD5

      c98ab7ddf2809a9db363bce22d5468f9

    • SHA1

      f3d28dae38bba6b614a63504119f202f08308919

    • SHA256

      c439c14021fc0aa06d37ea075b6629e4eedee4518a5960f73941bc82291cf784

    • SHA512

      2b8ce86d4de1fe35b12195f42881737506f32cd4abad2be9688d3f5077427f7a477ef35677fe05bc85c70ba4b17faaaf8d6a717b52f26bc86a36d862220bf302

    • Darkcomet

      DarkComet is a remote access trojan (RAT) developed by Jean-Pierre Lesueur.

    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Sets file to hidden

      Modifies file attributes to stop it showing in Explorer etc.

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Deletes itself

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Persistence

Winlogon Helper DLL

1
T1004

Hidden Files and Directories

2
T1158

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1060

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

2
T1112

Hidden Files and Directories

2
T1158

Discovery

Query Registry

1
T1012

System Information Discovery

2
T1082

Tasks